Automatic Generation of Moodle Cloze Questions for the Assessment of Knowledge About Lexical Analysis Algorithms by Roberto Izquierdo-Amo, José Antonio Barbero-Aparicio, José Luis Garrido-Labrador, Alicia Olivares-Gil, César Ignacio García-Osorio

“…In addition, the ease of question generation makes it possible to prepare self-assessment questionnaires for the students, something that they greatly appreciate as a study aid.…”
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Nifedipine-Induced Changes in the Electrohysterogram of Preterm Contractions: Feasibility in Clinical Practice by Maartje P. G. C. Vinken, C. Rabotti, M. Mischi, J. O. E. H. van Laar, S. G. Oei

“…EHG signal analysis has great potential for quantitative monitoring of uterine contractions. …”
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Airport Arrival Flow Prediction considering Meteorological Factors Based on Deep-Learning Methods by Zhao Yang, Yifan Wang, Jie Li, Liming Liu, Jiyang Ma, Yi Zhong

“…It is found that the prediction accuracy is greatly improved by incorporating the meteorological features. …”
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Measuring the Agricultural Sustainability in Rural Areas- A Case Study: Rural Areas of Central District of Ravansar Township by Eskandar Seydaei, Yousuf Ghanbari, Davoud Jamini, Mohammadreza Boshagh

“…In countries which are dependent on rural economy, sustainable agricultural development is of great importance economically, socially, culturally, and politically. …”
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Beam Performance Optimization of Multibeam Imaging Sonar Based on the Hybrid Algorithm of Binary Particle Swarm Optimization and Convex Optimization by Weijie Xia, Xue Jin, Fawang Dou

“…It should be noted that the peak sidelobe level (PSLL) significantly influences the performance of the multibeam imaging sonar. Although a great amount of work has been done to suppress the PSLL of the array, one can verify that these methods do not provide optimal results when applied to the case of multiple patterns. …”
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Oyster grower perspectives on green crab (Carcinus maenas) interactions: using applied social science to inform research and engagement by Kelsey Meyer-Rust, Lindsey Williams, Krystin Ward, Bonnie Brown

“…Research that informs the New Hampshire Aquaculture industry, which has grown significantly over the past few years, and helps the overall associated watershed community to keep Great Bay Estuary healthy is vital. Specific study of green crabs, Carcinus maenas, and their potential effects on oysters, Crassostrea virginica, is important to gain a better understanding of the impact invasive species may have on these ecologically and economically important bivalves. …”
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Crowd Density Estimation of Scenic Spots Based on Multifeature Ensemble Learning by Xiaohang Xu, Dongming Zhang, Hong Zheng

“…Estimating the crowd density of public territories, such as scenic spots, is of great importance for ensuring population safety and social stability. …”
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Study on the Influence of Bionic Structure on the Sealing Performance of Centrifugal Pump Sealing Ring by Ye Cai, Zhengpu Xie, Feixiang Yang, Muhan Yan, Chengqi Mou, Zhangcheng Huang, Yuxin Jin, Jiegang Mou, Yunqing Gu

“…The results show that the bionic groove structure has a certain promoting effect on the external characteristics of the pump; a sealing ring with a circular groove structure can improve the efficiency, greatly reduce the leakage, and has better sealing performance, which are important influences on the performance and stability of the centrifugal pump. …”
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Effective Design of Profiling Float Network for Oceanic Heat-Content Monitoring by Shuhei Masuda, Shigeki Hosoda

“…This implies that the key regions will depend greatly on the operational timeframe of the observing system. …”
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Modulation of Astrocytes on Mode Selection of Neuron Firing Driven by Electromagnetic Induction by Zhongquan Gao, Zhixuan Yuan, Zuo Wang, Peihua Feng

“…Indeed, the combination of the two factors and appropriate choice of parameters show the great potential to control disorder of neuron firing like epilepsy.…”
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<i>Heterotis niloticus</i> (African Bonytongue) Domestication: Potentials, Efforts, and Challenges by Johnny Ogunji, Onyedikachi Evulobi, Stanley Iheanacho, Sven Wuertz

“…<i>Heterotis niloticus</i> is a fascinating freshwater fish species popularly referred to as the African bonytongue. It offers great potential for aquaculture due to its rapid growth, flesh quality, adaptability to low oxygen environments, and high market value. …”
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A new proof of Nishioka’s theorem in Mahler’s method by Adamczewski, Boris, Faverjon, Colin

“…Though the general strategy remains the same as in [3], the proof turns out to be greatly simplified. Beyond its own interest, we hope that reading this article will facilitate the understanding of the proof of the main results obtained in [3].…”
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Modelling of the Annual Mean Urban Heat Island Pattern for Planning of Representative Urban Climate Station Network by János Unger, Stevan Savić, Tamás Gál

“…The spatial distribution of the annual mean urban heat island (UHI) intensity pattern was analysed for the medium-sized city Novi Sad, Serbia, located on the low and flat Great Hungarian Plain. The UHI pattern was determined by an empirical modelling method developed by (Balázs et al. 2009). …”
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Nontarget Metabolites of Rhizomes of Edible Sacred Lotus Provide New Insights into Rhizome Browning by Chenyang Hao, Yuetong Yu, Xueting Zhang, Gangqiang Dong, Yan Liu, Sha Chen

“…Shared and unique structure plots were used to compare the outcomes of the ecotype and browning OPLS model, showing that variation in tropical lotus rhizome browning is not obvious; this will be of great importance for genetic improvement by providing a hereditary basis.…”
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Model Reduction Technique Tailored to the Dynamic Analysis of a Beam Structure under a Moving Load by Yuanchang Chen, Bangji Zhang, Shengzhao Chen

“…Although this process increases computational burden, the overall computational time is still greatly reduced because of the small scale of motion equations. …”
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Tumor microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched polymers for controlled drug delivery by Yuqiong Guo, Xinni He, Gareth R. Williams, Yue Zhou, Xinying Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Cuiyun Yu, Yang Liu

“…Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) have drawn great interest in the biomedical field on account of their special morphology, low viscosity, self-regulation, and facile preparation methods. …”
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Successful Outcome of Triangle Tilt as Revision Surgery in a Pediatric Obstetric Brachial Plexus Patient with Multiple Previous Operations by Rahul K. Nath, Vishnu Halthore, Chandra Somasundaram

“…The posture of the arm at rest was greatly improved to a more normal position, and hand to mouth movement was improved as well. …”
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Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review by Georgios Koukourakis, Nikolaos Kelekis, Vassilios Armonis, Vassilios Kouloulias

“…Low-dose rate brachytherapy has become a mainstream treatment option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer because of excellent long-term treatment outcomes in low-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients. To a great extend due to patient lead advocacy for minimally invasive treatment options, high-quality prostate implants have become widely available in the US, Europe, and Japan. …”
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KAB-Newsletter-Issue-7. by Sempungu, Godfrey J. (Chief Ed.), Nowamani, Collins (Ed.), Nuwagaba, Collins (Ed.), Atukwatse, Sandra (Ed.)

“…Here is yet another collection of interesting news about the University. It is with great pleasure that we feature the Kagonyera family in this 7th issue. …”
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Water Quality Assessment Based on Ecological Indicators Around Mwanjari Water Streams in Kabale Municipality. by Muluka, Ivan

“…Based on the Shannon diversity index and Hilsenhofff’s Biotic Index for abundance and tolerance values to determine the water quality among the selected sites, the results were; Ngorogoza pond showed good water quality, followed by Ngorogoza inflow stream and Nyakiharo well with moderate quality, Mwanjari Washingbay downstream with fairly good water quality, and lastly Mwanjari Washingbay upstream with the poor water quality. The result was of great importance in the conservation and management of water sources and so encouraging the use of Bioindicators for predicting indication of water conditions.…”
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