Remote sensing-based winter wheat yield estimation integrating machine learning and crop growth multi-scenario simulations by Xin Du, Jiong Zhu, Jingyuan Xu, Qiangzi Li, Zui Tao, Yuan Zhang, Hongyan Wang, Haoxuan Hu

“…This study used the World Food Studies (WOFOST) model, a widely adopted crop growth simulation model, to dynamically simulate winter wheat yield under various growth scenarios to produce a simulated dataset. …”
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Structure and properties of nanosize NiFe2O4 prepared by template and precipitation methods by Ćosović A., Ćosović V., Žák T., David B., Talijan N.

“…The amount of the used precipitating agent (Na2CO3) for the precipitation approach was selected according to two adopted scenarios based on theoretical and average yield of possible side reaction expressed by the degree of substitution (DS). …”
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Synthesis, DFT Calculation, and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Zn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Containing Benzoylacetone and Dithiocarbamate by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Aderoju A. Osowole, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The results of the elemental analyses, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and electronic spectra inferred that the Zn(II) complex adopted a four-coordinate geometry while the Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) complexes assumed octahedral geometries. …”
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Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Model for Bridge Appearance Defect Detection by Rong Pang, Yan Yang, Aiguo Huang, Yan Liu, Peng Zhang, Guangwu Tang

“…First, the Faster R-CNN model adopts Region Of Interest (ROI) pooling, which omits the edge information of the target area, resulting in some missed detections and inaccuracies in both detecting and localizing bridge defects. …”
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Dynamic response of aerodynamic flutter of blooie line during gas drilling in mountain areas by Dianchen Liu, Peng Yang, Ke Deng, Shijie Tian, Hai Yan, Hongtao Li

“…Owing to the constraints of mountainous terrain, the connection of the blooie line inevitably adopts multiple elbow connections. As a result, aerodynamic flutter will occur when high-speed gas flow enters the blooie line, which threatens drilling safety. …”
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Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Relation to Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Product Among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2011–2018 by Ziyi Qian, Chenxu Dai, Siyan Chen, Linjie Yang, Xia Huo

“…Weighted generalized linear models, restricted cubic spline (RCS), weighted quantile sum (WQS), and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) were adopted to assess the association of VOC metabolites (mVOCs) with the visceral adiposity index (VAI) and lipid accumulation product (LAP). …”
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Exploring influencing factors of healthy lifestyles in rural area among older adults with diabetes based on socioecological model by Yudong Miao, Xinran Li, Zhanlei Shen, Dongfang Zhu, Junwen Bai, Jingbao Zhang, Ruizhe Ren, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Jinxin Cui, Mingyue Zhen, Jiajia Zhang, Yalin Song

“…The government should further optimize medical insurance policies to facilitate patients in adopting healthier lifestyles choices.…”
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Novel Excavation and Construction Method for a Deep Shaft Excavation in Ultrathick Aquifers by Chengyong Cao, Chenghua Shi, Linghui Liu, Jianwen Liu, Mingfeng Lei, Yuexiang Lin, Yichao Ye

“…Dewatering using the dewatering systems composed of diaphragm walls and pumping wells is commonly adopted for deep excavations that are undertaken in deep aquifers. …”
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Student Manual Kabale University by Kabale University

“…The Committee drafted the Kabale University Constitution which was officially adopted on, 13th December, 1998.The idea of launching a University in Kabale was well-received and supported by many people. …”
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Fuzzy Terminal Sliding Mode Control with Compound Reaching Law and Time Delay Estimation for HDU of Legged Robot by Kaixian Ba, Bin Yu, Yaliang Liu, Zhengguo Jin, Zhengjie Gao, Junxiao Zhang, Xiangdong Kong

“…In this paper, a position controller that combines fuzzy terminal sliding mode control (FTSMC) and time delay estimation (TDE) is proposed, in which FTSMC adopts a compound reaching law which combines the tangent function and the exponential reaching law. …”
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France and The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Dilemma without Solution by E. V. Ermakova

“…The article deals with the political debate in France around the ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, adopted by the Council of Europe on 25 June 1992, which purpose was to protect the historical regional languages of the EU, some of which are in danger of eventual extinction.. …”
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Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…The framework also supports policymakers in the benchmarking and fine-tuning of currently policy adopted methods for assessing repairability at the product level.…”
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Assessment of greenness, blueness, and whiteness profiles of a validated HPLC-DAD method for quantitation of Donepezil HCl and Curcumin in their laboratory prepared co-formulated n... by Mennah M. Abd Elwahab, Samar Saad, Zeinab A. Sheribah, Nahed El-Enany

“…The validated HPLC-DAD approach was adopted to analyse both medications in laboratory prepared nano-liposomal formulation in which the analytes were successfully quantified with good recovery values and no disrubtion from the added excipients. …”
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Prevalence of Certain Urogenital Bacterial Mollicutes in Patients Suffering from Infertility by Motasem Y. Al-Masri, Intesar Khaleel Ashour, Ashraf Swafta, Sami Al-Shunar

“…Thus, more attention by infertility centers and physicians is required in adopting molecular methods for diagnosis of infections by these microorganisms.…”
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Adapting a country-specific Dragonfly Biotic Index: Framework for seven Central European countries and transboundary pattern analysis by Eva Bílková, Hana Šigutová, Petr Pyszko, Veronika Prieložná, Aleš Dolný

“…Our results revealed significant variation in DBI across countries, emphasizing the importance of country-specific adoptions. Anisoptera exhibited moderate total DBI values, whereas Zygoptera presented either high or low values. …”
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Biophilic Quality Matrix: A tool to evaluate the biophilic quality of a building during early design stage by Niranjika Wijesooriya, Arianna Brambilla, Lina Markauskaite

“…To fill this gap this study proposes a Biophilic Quality Matrix, to evaluate the biophilic quality that was developed adopting three techniques of 1) literature synthesis, 2) framework synthesis, and 3) expert knowledge that included a thorough analysing of the current tools. …”
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Integrating Individual-Based Indices of Contaminant Effects by Christopher L. Rowe, William A. Hopkins, Justin D. Congdon

“…We suggest that investigators adopt a more integrated perspective on contaminant-induced biological changes so that studies of individual-based effects can be better integrated into analyses of mechanisms of population change.…”
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Enhancement of Aeroengine Combustion Chamber Air Cooling Holes Design for Emission Reduction and Pattern Factor Control by Masoud Hajivand

“…A total of five geometric configurations were studied using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations in ANSYS CFX. The adopted combustion model was sort of a combination of the finite-rate (i.e., chemistry, chemical processes) and eddy dissipation model (FRC/EDM). …”

Ciliary peristalsis flow of hydromagnetic Sutterby nanofluid through symmetric channel: Viscous dissipation in case of variable electrical conductivity by Sameh A. Hussein, Sameh E. Ahmed, Anas A.M. Arafa

“…Recognizing the significance of this investigation, a novel mathematical simulation of this process has been performed by analyzing the dynamics of a non-Newtonian magnetized fluid adopting a Darcy flow framework with an undulating wall and an interior ciliated membrane. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Planetary Gearbox Based on Motor Current Signal Analysis by Ziyuan Jiang, Qinkai Han, Xueping Xu

“…The convolutional neural network (CNN), which can automatically extract features, is also adopted. The dynamic experiment of the planetary gearbox with seven types of faults, including tooth chipping in sun/planet/ring gears, inner race spall in planet bearing, inner/outer races, and ball spalls in input support bearing, is conducted. …”
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