Enhanced ensemble learning-based uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of ventilation rate in a novel radiative cooling building by Majid Mohsenpour, Mohsen Salimi, Atieh Kermani, Majid Amidpour

“…This study proposes a novel machine learning-based ensemble stacking model to predict ventilation rates in passive cooling buildings, addressing the challenges of black-box modeling. The model's performance is improved across key metrics such as R2, RMSE, and MAE. …”
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ZEB1 as a marker of metastasis in thyroid carcinomas: review of literature and own data by P.P. Zinych, V.M. Pushkarev, N.I. Levchuk, M. Tronko

“…Growth factors activate intracellular signaling pathways, which in turn induce several repressors of E-cadherin gene transcription, such as Snail, Slug, zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1), ZEB2, Twist, TBX-2, and SIX. …”
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Riding Through the Pandemic: Unveiling Motorcycle Crash Trends Amidst Three Years of the COVID-19 Crisis by Shahrin Islam, Armana Sabiha Huq, Sadab Ishraq Khan, Sabah Hossain Iqra

“…The third wave witnessed a sudden drop, followed by a sharp rise in all three variables. Box and whisker plot analysis confirmed the disparities between observed and predicted values, with observed data being lower. …”
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Evaluation of Biocoagulant “Opuntia ficus-indica and Chitosan” to Improve the Removal of Contaminants in Dairy Effluents through Electrocoagulation by Naysha Y. M. Elguera, Stephanie E. S. Pulcha, Edgar M. M. Ballon, Miriam R. F. Castro, Lilia M. M. Ramos, Victor L. A. Tohalino, Pavel K. D. Sarmiento, Vitor C. Almeida, Hugo G. J. Pacheco

“…Additionally, using the Box–Behnken mathematical model for the removal of TB and COD, the effects and interactions of the factors and experimental design levels (considering control formulations using triplicates) were evaluated. …”
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Forecasting dengue in Bangladesh using meteorological variables with a novel feature selection approach by Mahadee Al Mobin

“…The custom objective function’s output can be transformed to quantify the contribution of each variable to the target variable’s variability, providing deeper insights into the workings of black box models. The study concludes that relative humidity is redundant in predicting dengue infection, while meteorological factors exhibit more significant short-term impacts compared to long-term and immediate impacts. …”
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Vehicle Turn Pattern Counting and Short Term Forecasting Using Deep Learning for Urban Traffic Management System by Sundarakrishnan Narayanan, Sohan Varier, Tarun Bhupathi, Manaswini Simhadri Kavali, Mohana, P. Ramakanth Kumar, K. Sreelakshmi

“…Building on this, we designed a custom vehicle counting algorithm that integrated the BoT-SORT tracker with dynamic counting boxes, accurately capturing vehicle movements and turn patterns in real-time and this integrated approach attained a best deviation of 20.79%. for turn pattern counting and 28.41% for forecasting. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Lightweight and Simple Self-Propelled Crawler Potato Combine Harvester by Caichao Liu, Ning Wu, Guangseng Cheng, Feng Wu, Fengwei Gu, Lili Shi, Bing Wang

“…Evaluation indicators such as potato bruise rate, skin breakage rate, loss rate, and impurity content were chosen, and a three-factor, three-level Box–Behnken optimization test was conducted. The results indicated that with a separation screen line speed of 1 m/s, vibration frequency of 8 Hz, and device inclination angle of 30°, the potato damage rate during harvesting was 1.318%, the skin breakage rate was 1.825%, the loss rate was 2.815%, and the impurity rate was 2.736%. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of Exercise-Related Biomarkers in Diabetes by Xiaoju Bao, Jingyue Qiu, Qin Xuan, Xinming Ye

“…Afterward, three hub genes (HSPA8, STIP1, and HSPH1) were highly expressed after exercise through the box plot analysis. Conclusion. A myriad of research results confirms that there is a certain connection between exercise and diabetes, which provides a favorable basis for emerging exercise into the treatment of diabetic patients.…”
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Effects of marble waste on shear strength and pullout resistance of sand reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Beenish Jehan Khan

“…The methodology involved determining basic geotechnical properties and Optimum Mixing Ratios (OMRs) for MW-sand (MWS) mixtures. A large shear box apparatus (0.6 m x 0.6 m x 0.3 m) was used to evaluate the shear strength of sand and optimum MWS samples, as well as the pullout resistance of 8 mm, 12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm, and 25 mm Thread-Wrapped (TW) GFRP bars embedded in both sand and MWS samples. …”
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Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Models for Developing Single-Value and Loop Rating Curves by Majid Niazkar, Mohammad Zakwan

“…Furthermore, EA, the MHBMO algorithm, and artificial intelligence (AI) models (ANN and MGGP) performed satisfactorily in some of the cases, while the idea of combining MGGP with GRG reveals that this hybrid method improved the performance of MGGP in this specific application. Unlike the black box nature of ANN, MGGP offers explicit equations for stream rating curves, which may be counted as one of the advantages of this AI model.…”
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Application of Fractal Analysis in Detecting Trabecular Bone Changes in Periapical Radiograph of Patients with Periodontitis by Parisa Soltani, Sajad Sami, Jaber Yaghini, Ehsan Golkar, Francesco Riccitiello, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…Fractal dimension (FD) values were calculated using the fractal box counting approach. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test, Mann–Whitney test, intraclass correlation coefficient, and ANOVA (α = 0.05). …”
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Low-Frequency rTMS over Contralesional M1 Increases Ipsilesional Cortical Excitability and Motor Function with Decreased Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized... by Ka Yan Luk, Hui Xi Ouyang, Marco Yiu Chung Pang

“…The MEP (paretic hand) and interhemispheric asymmetry, Fugl-Meyer motor assessment, Action Research Arm Test, and box and block test scores improved more in the experimental group than controls at T1 (p<0.05). …”
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Downregulation of miR-223 promotes HMGB2 expression and induces oxidative stress to activate JNK and promote autophagy in an in vitro model of acute lung injury by Hao-Yu Tan, Bei Qing, Xian-Mei Luo, Heng-Xing Liang

“…A luciferase reporter assay was performed to verify the interaction between miR-223 and the high-mobility group box 2 (HMGB2) protein. Results The results showed that the LPS treatment downregulated miR-223 expression in alveolar epithelial cells. …”
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Correlation between vitamin D levels, individual and socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 infection and death rates in 20 European countries: A modelling study by John C. DEARDEN, Philip H. ROWE

“…Data distributions were normalised by the Box and Cox approach and the Minitab routine ‘Best Subsets’ was used to select the best descriptor sets for each quantitative model of cases and deaths. …”
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Statistical optimization and batch studies on adsorption of phosphate using Al-eggshell by Yan Zhang, Hui Li, Yuyan Zhang, Fengjuan Song, Xiaoqiang Cao, Xianjun Lyu, Yan Zhang, John Crittenden

“…The influence of AlCl 3 concentration and pH values as well as the dosage of sorbent and their interactions on adsorption of phosphate was investigated. Therefore, Box–Behnken design coupled with response surface method was adopted to explore the empirical model for phosphate species removal. …”
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Assessing the Cognitive Sign Features and Guessability of Laboratory Safety Signs for Pharmacy Students by Hajiomid Kalteh, Aghigh Salarian, Solale Ramzani, Jamshid Yazdani Cherati, Siavash Etemadinezhad

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, box plots, and the Spearman correlation test. The significance level was set at 0.05. …”
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Deterioration of Concrete Under Simulated Acid Rain Conditions: Microstructure, Appearance, and Compressive Properties by Lingxu Li, Norazura Muhamad Bunnori, Chee Ghuan Tan

“…This not only changes the number, area, and perimeter of the pores but also affects their shape parameters, including circularity and fractal box-counting dimension. These pores typically measure less than 0.4 μm and include micro- and medium-sized pores, contributing to the more porous and structurally loose concrete matrix. …”
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Optimization of the Production Parameters of Composites from Sugarcane Bagasse and Iron Salts for Use in Dye Adsorption by Carine Pereira da Silva, Marluce Oliveira da Guarda Souza, Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos, Laiana Oliveira Bastos Silva

“…Aiming to optimize the conditions for obtaining composite adsorbents, the Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to study the effects of mass sugarcane bagasse/mass iron salt, type of mixture of sugarcane bagasse/iron salt, and temperature on the response to be obtained (adsorption capacity, qe) before the execution of the adsorption tests. …”
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Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaves Methanolic Extract against In Vitro Growth of Several Babesia Species and Theileria equi and the In Vivo Growth of Ba... by Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mohamed Z. Sayed-Ahmed, Yosif Almoshari, Saad S. Alqahtani, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Nawazish Alam, Basma H. Marghani, Abdelbaset E. Abdelbaset, Ikuo Igarashi

“…MOL’s in vitro antibabesial activity was enhanced when administrated simultaneously with either diminazene aceturate (DA) or MMV665875 compound from malaria box. In mice infected by B. microti, a combination of MOL and a low dose of DA (12.5 mg·kg−1) resulted in a significant (P<0.05) reduction in B. microti growth. …”
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Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior changes by Logan, Corina, McCune, Kelsey, LeGrande-Rolls, Christa, Marfori, Zara, Hubbard, Josephine, Lukas, Dieter

“…We found that grackles in the edge population had a higher flexibility variance (measured by reversal learning) and a higher persistence average (they participated in a larger proportion of trials), and that there were no population differences in average levels of flexibility, innovativeness (number of loci solved on a multiaccess box), or exploration (latency to approach a novel environment). …”
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