Comparison of Per Cent Predicted and Percentile Values for Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation by Smita Pakhale, Zoheir Bshouty, Theodore K Marras

“…BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are commonly interpreted as a fraction of predicted normal values, with an abnormal test often defined as less than 80% or greater than 120% of the predicted value. …”
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Mechanical Property of Lateral Piles for Pile Composite Foundation Loaded by Model Test by Chen-xi Feng, Hang Yuan, De-quan Zhou, Peng Du, Chuang-ye Wang, Qiu-ling Yang, Fei Pang, Min Jing, Hui-xian Yu

“…To study the mechanical behavior of lateral restraint piles under such condition, a laboratory model test was conducted. The results are suggested as follows: Axial force distribution curves tend to be “S” shape with two peak values at the upper and lower parts, respectively. …”
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Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures by Muawia A. Dafalla

“…The direct shear test using shear box is commonly recommended by practicing geotechnical engineers to obtain the cohesion and angle of internal friction for granular soils. …”
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Methods for On-Farm Testing of Peanut Varieties in Florida with Results from 2005–2009 by Barry L. Tillman, Mark W. Gomillion, Justin McKinney, George Person, Bill D. Thomas, Clyde Smith

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Evaluation and Testing in Operational Environments: Accelerating Development Cycles for Maritime Unmanned Systems by João Borges de Sousa

“…Here, we discuss the impact of these trends on technological and organizational development from the perspective of the increasing role of evaluation and testing in operational environments. This is carried out in the framework of systems engineering, with reference to three illustrative case studies and required advances, to highlight the impact of the paradigm change on the development and deployment of SoS. …”
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Digital relay protection complex testing method development for electric power equipment by A. V. Simakov, V. V. Kharlamov, V. I. Skorokhodov

“…A technical description is given and the main conclusions of the test operation of the Digital Substation software and hardware complex are presented. …”
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Logatome Discrimination in Cochlear Implant Users: Subjective Tests Compared to the Mismatch Negativity by Torsten Rahne, Michael Ziese, Dorothea Rostalski, Roland Mühler

“…Thirteen adult normal hearing listeners and eight adult CI users, including both good and poor performers, were included in the study and completed the test after their speech intelligibility abilities were evaluated with an established sentence test in noise. …”
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A conceptual replication of an implicit test of grammatical gender effects on inanimate concepts by Devyani Mahajan, Frank H. Durgin

“…This data was used to test whether the grammatical gender in the native languages of German and Spanish speakers affected their sense of the potency of common inanimate categories when tested in a second language (English) in which they were fluent and the nouns had no grammatical gender. …”
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Skin Lesion Classification Through Test Time Augmentation and Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Loris Cino, Cosimo Distante, Alessandro Martella, Pier Luigi Mazzeo

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Countering detector manipulation attacks in quantum communication through detector self-testing by Lijiong Shen, Christian Kurtsiefer

“…In this work, we present a countermeasure against such attacks based on self-testing of detectors to confirm their intended operation without relying on specific aspects of their inner working and to reveal any manipulation attempts. …”
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The Role of Fatigue in Return to Sport Testing Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Justin C Tallard, Corbin Hedt, Bradley S Lambert, Patrick C McCulloch

“…# Background Fatigue may play a role in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, but has not been incorporated into objective test batteries for return to sport decisions following ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. …”
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Integration of Non-Destructive Testing Technologies for Effective Monitoring and Evaluation of Road Pavements by Christina Plati, Angeliki Armeni, Andreas Loizos

“…A powerful tool for this is the use of non-destructive testing technologies. Non-destructive testing (NDT) aims to support the monitoring of pavement condition, as it enables constant and rapid collection of in situ data. …”
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Model for predicting metabolic activity in athletes based on biochemical blood test analysis by Victoria A. Zaborova, Evgenii I. Balakin, Ksenia A. Yurku, Olga E. Aprishko, Vasiliy I. Pustovoyt

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A Preliminary Investigation of the Running Digit Span As a Test of Working Memory by Marjan Jahanshahi, T. Saleem, Aileen K. Ho, R. Fuller, Georg Dirnberger

“…The objective of this study was to compare performance on different versions of the running span task, and to examine the relationship between task performance and tests of episodic memory and executive function. …”
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Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Testing Use of Smartphone Technology for Obesity Treatment by Jerilyn K. Allen, Janna Stephens, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Kerry J. Stewart, Sara Hauck

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Optical Tests on a Curve Fresnel Lens as Secondary Optics for Solar Troughs by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, F. Francini, M. DeLucia, G. Pierucci, D. Jafrancesco

“…Specific measurements and optical tests are used to evaluate the optical features of manufactured samples. …”
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Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds by Caleb Rice, Yu Gu, Haiyang Chao, Trenton Larrabee, Srikanth Gururajan, Marcello Napolitano, Tanmay Mandal, Matthew Rhudy

“…This paper discusses the implementation and flight testing of nonlinear dynamic inversion (NLDI) controllers for close formation flight (CFF) using two distinct UAV platforms: a set of fixed wing aircraft named “Phastball” and a set of quadrotors named “NEO.” …”
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Hematology of common carp following DNA vaccination and koi herpesvirus challenge test by Sri Nuryati, N.A. Maswan, . Alimuddin, . Sukenda, K. Sumantadinata, F.H. Pasaribu, R.D. Soejoedono, A. Santika

“…A dose of 12.5 µg/100 µl vaccine had resulted in a survival rate of 96.67 % during 30 days after challenge test with a lethal dose of KHV. Fish vaccinated using lower doses, i.e. 2.5 and 7.5 µg/100µl showed 100% mortality after 15 and 19 days challenge test respectively, whereas non vaccinated fish as a control showed 100% mortality after 17 days challenge test.  …”
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Machine Learning and Statistical Test–Based Culvert Condition Impact Factor Analysis by Ce Gao, Zhibin Li, Hazem Elzarka, Hongyan Yan, Peijin Li

“…In addition, such a statistical test-assisted factor identification process offered a way of identifying and enhancing the input variable selection for predictive ML model development.…”
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Instability of revised Korean Developmental Screening Test classification in first year of life by Ji Eun Jeong, You Min Kim, Na Won Lee, Gyeong Nam Kim, Jisuk Bae, Jin Kyung Kim

Subjects: “…revised-korean developmental screening test…”
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