Phenotypic Impact and Multivariable Assessment of Antifungal Susceptibility in <i>Candida auris</i> Survival Using a <i>Galleria mellonella</i> Model by Jorge Alvarruiz, Alba Cecilia Ruiz-Gaitán, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Javier Pemán, Rosa Blanes-Hernández, Santiago de Cossio, Victor Garcia-Bustos

“…Strong correlations were observed between certain antifungal MICs, suggesting potential cross-resistance patterns; however, no independent association with virulence was identified. …”
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Extensive Numerical Analysis of PDF Parameters for Wind Energy in Brazil: A Study Across 27 Cities for 60 Years Wind Speed by Ahmed Badawi, Amaury Souza, I. M. Elzein, Hassan Ali, Alhareth Zyoud

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Aberrant Responding in Hypothesis Testing: A Threat to Validity or Source of Insight? by Georgios Sideridis, Mohammed H. Alghamdi

“…This study examines how aberrant response patterns influence the relationship between student–teacher relations and students’ perceptions of school safety. …”
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When Genetic Diversity Is Low: The Effects of Ploidy Level on Plant Functional Trait Expression in Spartina Under Global Change by Dirk Granse, Paul Wendt, Sigrid Suchrow, Dieter Hanelt, Jörg Fromm, Morgane Milin, Oscar Lima, Armel Salmon, Malika Aïnouche, Kai Jensen

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Estimating Tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) Using iPad Pro LiDAR Sensor in Boreal Forests by Matthew Guenther, Muditha K. Heenkenda, Brigitte Leblon, Dave Morris, Jason Freeburn

“…Scanning pattern and curve-fitting formula significantly impacted DBH estimate accuracy (p-value ≤ 0.001), while cross-section count and thickness did not. …”
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Synergistic Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring: Dual-Model Training and Inference for Improved Load Disaggregation Prediction by Mazen Bouchur, Andreas Reinhardt

“…During disaggregation, our scheme selects the model that is closest to the appliance’s power consumption pattern, thereby leveraging the most fitting model for each specific instance. …”
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Where do new words like boobage, flamage, ownage come from? Tracking the history of ‑age words from 1100 to 2000 in the OED3 by Chris A. Smith

“…In the final section these productivity concerns were extended to contemporary English via a Web Crawler corpus so as to investigate whether ‑age forms continue to exhibit similar behaviour or whether new patterns can be determined. Three major findings stand out.1) So-called obsolete vage forms in the OED3 are not obsolete after all, showing the remarkable productivity and adaptability of ‑age forms over the centuries;2) ‑age words follow a reliable semantic pattern, fitting into four main categories of ACTION / RESULT, TAX / RIGHTS / PAYMENT, STATUS / POSITION, COLLECTIVE / QUANTITY. …”
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Using Known Births to Account for Delayed Marking in Population Estimation of North Atlantic Right Whales by Daniel W. Linden

“…The birth‐integrated J‐S model had more accurate terminal‐year estimates of right whale population size that remained consistent during subsequent model fitting to additional years of sightings data. While the bias corrections were fairly small (5%) given low per capita calving rates, the demonstrated improvement in accuracy will be helpful to the conservation and management processes for this endangered species. …”
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Gene circuit analysis of the terminal gap gene huckebein. by Maksat Ashyraliyev, Ken Siggens, Hilde Janssens, Joke Blom, Michael Akam, Johannes Jaeger

“…Gap gene circuits are mathematical models of gene networks used as computational tools to extract regulatory information from spatial expression data. This is achieved by fitting the model to gap gene expression patterns, in order to obtain estimates for regulatory parameters which predict a specific network topology. …”
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Dynamic multidimensional pressure deformation in the waist-abdomen region of young women by Xing Zheng, Xiaoyun Liu, Yunyun Hu, Yuqing Shi, Mengyun Zhang, Jun Zhang

“…Clothing pressure was measured in both standing and sitting postures, while 3D models of the waist-abdomen region were generated using 3D body scanning to capture body deformation patterns. …”
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A quality-of-service evaluation method based on the cloud model for routing protocols in wireless sensor network by Wenxian Jiang, Chenzhe Gu, Jingjing Wu

“…A single index does not adequately reflect the real quality of service while an excessive number of indices increase the complexity of the evaluation model. …”
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Convolutional neural network approach for fault detection and characterization in medium voltage distribution networks by Atefeh Pour Shafei, J.Fernando A. Silva, J. Monteiro

“…Simulation results reveal that while the voltage Park's vector time behavior of a healthy system remains stable, it exhibits circular or mixed patterns under faulty conditions. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Offshore Wind Resources and Optimal Wind Speed Distribution Models in China and Europe by Yanan Chen, Ming Zhao, Zhengxian Liu, Jianlong Ma, Lei Yang

“…The results point out that China’s offshore wind resources exhibit high spatial and temporal variability, influenced by monsoons and typhoons, while European seas are characterized by stable wind patterns. …”
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The joint impact of road density and width on road network performances —a simulation approach based on macroscopic fundamental diagram by Yingying Ma, Wenyi Xie, Xiaoran Qin, Zebang Liang, Ziyan Guan

“…Results indicate that, while maintaining a constant road area ratio, higher density improves network reliability but may initially decrease stability, while efficiency varies with traffic conditions and examination angles. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Axisymmetric Surface Source Plume with Particle Image Velocimetry by Wang Xin, Song Bingyan, Zhang Yujie, Xu Yukun, Wang Fei

“…A simple and accurate expression of the axial velocity of the plume from a circular area source was obtained and the coefficients in the formula were fitted and corrected. The radius of the heat source was in the range of 0.05–0.125 m, while the heat dissipation capacity was in the range of 40–120 W, which could better reflect the relationship between the axial velocity of the thermal plume and height away from the heat source.…”
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A data-driven spatial-temporal model for prediction of tunnel deformation by Ziyi Zhang, Han Zhang, Cong Du, Mingzhao Wei, Xiaochao Wang, Jianqing Wu

“…It was found that the fitting effect is best at the crown, while the predictive performance at the side is unsatisfactory. …”
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Normative reference values of handgrip strength for Brazilian older people aged 65 to 90 years: Evidence from the multicenter Fibra‑BR study. by Michael Eduardo Reichenheim, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Janaína Santos Nascimento, Virgílio Garcia Moreira, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro, Lygia Paccini Lustosa, Eduardo Ferriolli

“…Centiles distributions for the SA and UA populations showed anticipated patterns, respectively falling on and below the normative expected centile references. …”
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A Twin Protection Effect? Explaining Twin Survival Advantages with a Two-Process Mortality Model. by David J Sharrow, James J Anderson

“…We examine this survival advantage by fitting these data with a two-process mortality model that partitions survivorship patterns into extrinsic and intrinsic mortality processes roughly corresponding to acute, environmental and chronic, biological origins. …”
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Enhanced Performance of the Composite of FeMgAl-Layered Double Hydroxide and Rice Husk Biochar to Adsorb Heavy Metal Ions of Lead and Cadmium in Aqueous Solutions by M. T. Amin, A. A. Alazba, M. Shafiq, A. A. Khan

“…A solution of pH value 0.7–0.8 was estimated as an optimum value with a uniform increasing pattern of adsorption capacities and percentage removal of both heavy metal ions using the FeMgAl/LDH as well as the composite adsorbent. …”
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Influence of thermal ageing on tensile-plastic flow and work hardening parameters of Indian reduced activated Ferritic Martensitic steel by Sahoo K.C., Laha K.

“…The constitutive Voce equation successfully captured the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) with the initial stress and saturation stress acting as fitting parameters. Distinct patterns of initial stress and saturation stress variations were observed concerning both N&T and aged steel in relation to temperature. …”
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