ESTIMATING COST CONTINGENCY FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: THE CHALLENGE OF SYSTEMIC AND PROJECT SPECIFIC RISK by J.I.T Buertey, Emmanuel Abeere-Inga, Theophilus Adjei Kumi

“…The research revealed that the effect of project specific risk including natural and force majeure conditions and economic indicators are beyond the prediction and stochasticity effort of the project team. …”
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Involvement of circRNAs in Proinflammatory Cytokines-Mediated β-Cell Dysfunction by Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, Ying Zheng

“…The involvement of the selected circRNAs in β-cell dysfunction was tested after their inhibition in MIN6 cells. MicroRNA target prediction software and multiple bioinformatic approaches were used to predict the targeting genes of circRNAs and analyze possible functions of the circRNAs. …”
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RSM-, ANN-, and GA-Based Process Optimization for Acid Centrifugation Treatment of Cane Molasses Toward Mitigating Calcium Oxide Fouling in Ethanol Plant Heat Exchanger by Lata Deso Abo, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis, Mani Jayakumar, Sundramurthy Venkatesa Prabhu, Gadissa Tokuma Gindaba, Abas Siraj Hamda, B. S. Naveen Prasad

“…The polynomial quadratic equation was used to predict CaO removal efficiency, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was utilized to assess the relevance of process factors. …”
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Comprehensive design of a 100-kilowatt solar power plant with bifacial technology in PVsyst for Arak, Iran by Mohammad Parhamfar, Alireza Zabihi

“…Furthermore, this paper explores incorporating climatic and environmental impacts into PVsyst software for accurate power plant performance prediction, providing a practical example for designing a 100-kilowatt plant.…”
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Integrating network pharmacology and experimental validation to explore the pharmacological mechanism of Astragaloside IV in alleviating urotensin II-mediated renal tubular epithel... by Wenyuan Liu, Qianwei Liu, Ziyuan Zhang, Yaling Hu, Jingai Fang

“…BATMAN, SwissTarget-Prediction and ETCM data bases were used to screen the target proteins of AS-IV. …”
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Development of a Finite Element Model for the HAZ Temperature Field in Longitudinal Welding of Pipeline Steel by Zhixing Wang, Chengjia Shang, Xuelin Wang

“…The morphology of the weld interface was calibrated to align closely with experimental observations. The model’s prediction of the Ac₁ location in actual welded joints exhibited a deviation of less than ±0.3 mm. …”
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Biodegradation of Congo Red Azo Dye Using Lysinibacillus Capsici Immobilized on Polyurethane foam Biocarrier in Moving Bed Bioreactor by Soroush Dayani Najafabadi, Maryam Hasani Zonoozi, Roya Aliaskarian

“…The second-order kinetic model (Grau's equation) provided a more accurate prediction of dye degradation in the MBBR system. This study confirms the successful degradation of Congo red azo dye using immobilized bacteria on Polyurethane foam (PUF) biocarriers in the MBBR bioreactor.…”
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Breaking New Ground in Monocular Depth Estimation with Dynamic Iterative Refinement and Scale Consistency by Akmalbek Abdusalomov, Sabina Umirzakova, Makhkamov Bakhtiyor Shukhratovich, Azamat Kakhorov, Young-Im Cho

“…Monocular depth estimation (MDE) is a critical task in computer vision with applications in autonomous driving, robotics, and augmented reality. However, predicting depth from a single image poses significant challenges, especially in dynamic scenes where moving objects introduce scale ambiguity and inaccuracies. …”
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Flow Patterns Transition Law of Oil-Water Two-Phase Flow under a Wide Range of Oil Phase Viscosity Condition by Wei Wang, Wei Cheng, Kai Li, Chen Lou, Jing Gong

“…Comparisons between predictions and quantities of available data in both low and high viscosity oil-water flow from literatures show a good agreement. …”
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Probabilistic seismic hazard mapping for Bangladesh using updated source models by Anika Samm-A, A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Zillur Rahman

“…Despite identifying several tectonic features, their detailed characterization (e.g. slip type, slip rate, movement direction) remains unclear, leading to a lack of well-defined seismic source models and Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) specific to the region to assess seismic hazards. …”
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A Simple Cable Radiated Emission Evaluation Method for Table-Top Setups According to CISPR 11 and CISPR 32 by Xinglong Wu, Alessandro Grande, Xiaokang Liu, Flavia Grassi, Giordano Spadacini, Sergio A. Pignari, Fabio Vallarino, Luca Ghezzi

“…A systematic analysis of the accuracy and applicability of the proposed method is also provided, showing that the method presents a simple, reliable and easy-to-be-implemented prediction tool for early-stage pre-compliance radiation evaluation, according to CISPR 11/32 testing.…”
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The AI-knowledge management nexus for sustainable learning: A PLS-SEM study by Sashi Ranjan, V. P. Joshith, K. Kavitha, Shana Chittakath

“…The findings revealed that AI-driven knowledge creation, storage, discovery, and prediction significantly contribute to sustainable learning when implemented ethically. …”
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Integrating spatial-temporal risk maps with candidate trajectory trees for explainable autonomous driving planning by Qiyuan Liu, Jiawei Zhang, Jingwei Ge, Cheng Chang, Zhiheng Li, Shen Li, Li Li

“…We then design an explainable trajectory planning framework that integrates risk maps with the candidate trajectory tree generated by trajectory prediction models. We further filter safe candidate trajectories from the tree on the basis of their cumulative risks in the risk maps and then select the optimal trajectory to execute by balancing other driving objectives. …”
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High-Temperature Rutting Resistance of Inverted Asphalt Pavement Structure by Yingjun Jiang, Yu Zhang, Changqing Deng, Yong Yi, Tian Tian, Kejia Yuan

“…To improve the high-temperature rutting resistance of asphalt pavements, an inverted asphalt pavement structure (IAPS), 4 cm AC-13 mixture + 8 cm AC-25 mixture + 6 cm AC-20 mixture + 54 cm cement-stabilized macadam, was proposed herein by considering engineering practice, theoretical calculation, and analysis. A rutting prediction equation of asphalt pavements was then proposed via rut-development trends found by laboratory 18 cm thick rutting test. …”
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Merger of Higher Education Institutions and Educational Competitiveness: Interrelationship Issues by E. S. Anichkin

“…As a methodical basis for the study, we used generalization, comparison, abstraction, prediction; methods of empirical research: interviewing focus groups, content analysis of universities’ Web sites, expert evaluation, case-method.The paper considers the theoretical and methodological grounds of university competitiveness in the conditions of higher education modernization, measurement indicators and factors influencing the competitiveness of university’s educational activity. …”
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An Incremental Learning Ensemble Strategy for Industrial Process Soft Sensors by Huixin Tian, Minwei Shuai, Kun Li, Xiao Peng

“…The weight updating rules are designed by considering the prediction accuracy of submachines with new arrived data. …”
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Target Threat Assessment in Air Combat Based on Improved Glowworm Swarm Optimization and ELM Neural Network by Yuan Cao, Ying-Xin Kou, An Xu, Zhi-Fei Xi

“…Firstly, the linear discriminant analysis method is used to classify the threat assessment indicators, eliminate the correlation between the assessment indicators, and achieve dimensionality reduction of the assessment indicators. Secondly, a prediction model with multiple parallel extreme learning machines as the core is constructed, and the input weights and thresholds of extreme learning machines are optimized by the improved glowworm swarm optimization algorithm, and the weighted integration is carried out according to the training level of the kernel. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…Niche modeling of species has become increasingly important in the context of accelerating climate change and anthropogenic impacts on the biosphere. One such tool for predicting the potential distribution of species is the maximum entropy method (MaxEnt). …”
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Complexity in Individual Trajectories toward Online Extremism by Z. Cao, M. Zheng, Y. Vorobyeva, C. Song, N. F. Johnson

“…A generalization of diagrammatic expansion theory helps quantify these characteristics, including the impact of changes in geographical location, and can facilitate prediction of future risks. By quantifying the trajectories that individuals follow on their journey toward expressing high levels of pro-ISIS support—irrespective of whether they then carry out a real-world attack or not—our findings can help move safety debates beyond reliance on static watch-list identifiers such as ethnic background or immigration status and/or postfact interviews with already convicted individuals. …”
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Scenario Analyses of Land Use Conversion in the North China Plain: An Econometric Approach by Jinyan Zhan, Feng Wu, Chenchen Shi, Fan Zhang, Zhihui Li

“…Scenario analysis and dynamic prediction of land use structure which involve many driving factors are helpful to investigate the mechanism of land use changes and even to optimize land use allocation for sustainable development. …”
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