Feasibility of a Web-Based and Mobile-Supported Follow-Up Treatment Pathway for Adult Patients With Orthopedic Trauma in the Netherlands: Concurrent Mixed Methods Study by Gijs J A Willinge, Jelle F Spierings, Kim A G J Romijnders, Elke G E Mathijssen, Bas A Twigt, J Carel Goslings, Ruben N van Veen

“…ObjectiveWe aim to assess digital follow-up treatment pathway feasibility from the patient’s perspective and its impact on health care resource use. MethodsA concurrent mixed methods study was conducted parallel to implementation of digital follow-up treatment pathways in an urban level-2 trauma center. …”
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Global and single-nucleotide resolution detection of 7-methylguanosine in RNA by Silvia D’Ambrosi, Raquel García-Vílchez, Darek Kedra, Patrice Vitali, Nuria Macias-Cámara, Laura Bárcena, Monika Gonzalez-Lopez, Ana M. Aransay, Sabine Dietmann, Antonio Hurtado, Sandra Blanco

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Women’s unemployment in urban Ethiopia: bayesian multilevel model approach by Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Mihiret Genene Zewde

“…The multilevel Bayesian model incorporates various levels of variation and employs Bayesian inference for estimation and prediction, allowing for the integration of prior knowledge and uncertainty. …”
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Shifting Sands: Examining and Mapping the Population Structure of Greece Through the Last Three Censuses by Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos, Dionysios Fragkopoulos, Panagiotis Andreopoulos, Alexandra Tragaki

“…This paper aims to facilitate a more nuanced understanding of regional disparities in the population age structure at a local scale by applying a recent method for visualizing these disparities. Utilizing data from the three most recent population censuses in Greece, this method applies advanced data visualization techniques to map age distributions, highlighting significant variations in aging patterns across municipalities, towns, and districts. …”
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Small signal stability in low-renewable power systems: A 138 kV Santo Domingo case study by Ángel José Sánchez-Sánchez, Miguel Aybar-Mejía, Víctor Ernesto Peralta-Maxwell, Ángel Dagoberto Germán-Encarnación, Eduardo De León-Concepción, Deyslen Mariano-Hernández

“…Advanced mathematical techniques address these issues, such as the Fourier transform and the Prony method. In this study, a method was developed using MATLAB, and flow runs were performed in Digsilent software to analyze the oscillations of small signals in a 138 kV substation with low penetration of renewable energy. …”
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Variable-Step Semi-Implicit Solver with Adjustable Symmetry and Its Application for Chaos-Based Communication by Vyacheslav Rybin, Ivan Babkin, Yulia Bobrova, Maksim Galchenko, Alexander Mikhailov, Timur Karimov

“…In this article, we introduce a novel approach to numerical integration based on a modified composite diagonal (CD) method, which is a variation of the semi-implicit Euler–Cromer method. …”
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AD-Det: Boosting Object Detection in UAV Images with Focused Small Objects and Balanced Tail Classes by Zhenteng Li, Sheng Lian, Dengfeng Pan, Youlin Wang, Wei Liu

“…Object detection in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images poses significant challenges due to complex scale variations and class imbalance among objects. Existing methods often address these challenges separately, overlooking the intricate nature of UAV images and the potential synergy between them. …”
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CPO-VMD Combined With Multiscale Permutation Entropy for Noise Reduction in GNSS Vertical Time Series in Mining Areas by Xu Yang, Xinxin Yao, Xinjian Fang, Xuexiang Yu, Yi Wu, Shicheng Xie

“…In order to effectively filter out the noise components in the deformation monitoring data, this paper proposes a time series noise reduction method (CPO-VMD-MPE) that integrates the crested porcupine optimizer (CPO), the variational modal decomposition (VMD), and the multiscale permutation entropy (MPE). …”
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A participatory framework for identifying and ranking multidimensional solutions to nutritional behavior issues in female school students: a stakeholder-based mixed-methods study by Nasrin Mehrjoyan, Fatemeh Zarei, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Fazlollah Ahmadi

“…This study aimed to develop a proposed solution to improve the nutritional behaviors of female school students aged 13–17 years in Khuzestan, Iran. Methods This study employed a mixed-methodology approach, integrating qualitative exploration and stakeholder-driven prioritization. …”
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A Novel VNA-Enhanced Technique for Ka-Band Insertion Loss Measurement in Microstrip Lines by Ching-Wen Tang, Wei-Lun Tsai, Chieh Lee, You-Lin Luo

“…A novel measurement technique has been developed to enhance the accuracy of insertion loss measurements using vector network analyzers (VNAs), addressing the challenge of data fluctuations — a critical factor in determining circuit bandwidth and ensuring high-frequency signal integrity. The proposed method employs a Point-wise Least Squares (PLS) approach, eliminating the need for manual selection of smoothing bandwidth and simplifying the measurement process with a dedicated flowchart. …”
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Mixing a Grounded Theory Approach with a Randomized Controlled Trial Related to Intimate Partner Violence: What Challenges Arise for Mixed Methods Research? by Cristina Catallo, Susan M. Jack, Donna Ciliska, Harriet L. MacMillan

“…Mixing a RCT (with a subanalysis of data) with a grounded theory approach required methodological modifications to maintain the overall rigour of this mixed methods study. Modifications were made to the following areas of the grounded theory approach to support the overall integrity of the mixed methods study design: recruitment of participants, maximum variation and negative case sampling, data collection, and analysis methods. …”
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The impact of microburst-induced load variations on aircraft performance through numerical simulation by Ali Pourmoradi, Mehdi Sabzehparvar

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Water Level Variation Monitoring in East Lake, Wuhan Based on Satellite Altimetry by LIU Huo-sheng, WANG Hai-hong, YU Qian-hui, LU Liang, QIN Peng-cheng, LIU Yi-bing

“…According to the analysis of water balance, artificial regulation played a key role in the water level variations of East Lake. [Conclusions] (1) Jason-3 satellite altimetry data can effectively monitor urban lake water level variations, but requires careful data processing, including waveform retracking and outlier elimination. (2) Despite complex waveforms over urban lakes, retracking methods significantly improve altimetry accuracy. …”
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A fully automated hybrid approach for processing high-frequency surface settlement data by Changyu Wang, Zude Ding, Annan Zhou, Zekun Zhu

“…The proposed method minimises manual intervention and reduces reliance on empirical design through the integration of the Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC) based Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Extreme Learning Machine (ELM), and Variational Modal Decomposition (VMD) algorithms. …”
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Construction and analysis of mathematical models describing temporal variations of earth’s gravity field by R. R. Nigmatullin, A. P. Belov, A. M. Erokhin, A. R. Mukhametzyanov, V. N. Koneshov, M. N. Drobyshev

“…Instrumental measurements of gravity variations were performed. The collected data were analyzed using spectral and statistical methods and Fourier transforms. …”
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The specific heat loss combined with the thermoelastic effect for an experimental analysis of the mean stress influence on axial fatigue of stainless steel plain specimens by G. Meneghetti, M. Ricotta, B. Atzori

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Assessing Spatiotemporal LST Variations in Urban Landscapes Using Diurnal UAV Thermography by Nizar Polat, Abdulkadir Memduhoğlu

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SWOT-Based Intertidal Digital Elevation Model Extraction and Spatiotemporal Variation Assessment by Hongkai Shi, Dongzhen Jia, Xiufeng He, Ole Baltazar Andersen, Xiangtian Zheng

“…Traditional methods for the construction of intertidal digital elevation models (DEMs) require the integration of long-term multi-sensor datasets and struggle to capture the spatiotemporal variation caused by ocean dynamics. …”
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Extending gene set variation analysis with a reference dataset to stabilize scores by Lorin Towle-Miller, William Jordan, Alexandre Lockhart, Johannes Freudenburg, Aman Virmani, Mandy Bergquist, Jeffrey Miecznikowski, Will Powley

“…An application on irritable bowel disease highlights interpretational advantages of rsGSVA to other methods in up/down regulation of inflammation signatures. …”
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Thermal Management for Electric Motorcycles—Multi-Scale Modelling and Battery Thermal Design Evaluation by Tao Zhu, Mehmet Kirca, Shilei Zhou, Truong Dinh, Andrew McGordon

“…Particularly, the proposed battery model is structured across the pack–module–cell hierarchy, which makes it capable of distinguishing the thermal state of each individual cell and the cell-to-cell performance variations resulting from temperature effects. The integrated cooling system and multi-scale battery modelling method proposed in this paper allow for a quick comparison of performances between different battery module thermal designs, which is specifically suited for early-stage investigation of different concepts. …”
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