New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration by Yanpeng Sun, Zuyu Chen, Fangcai Xu, Yufei Zhao, Ruilang Cao, Dong Li

“…These two indices allow for the quantitative interpretation of DPM data into rock mechanics characteristics, such as uniaxial compressive strength, rock quality designation (RQD), and rock mass permeability, eliminating the need for subjective judgment normally involved in the currently used rock mass quality rating approaches.…”
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Normalized difference vegetation index prediction using reservoir computing and pretrained language models by John Olamofe, Ram Ray, Xishuang Dong, Lijun Qian

“…Using MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 250 m SIN Grid V061 dataset, we designed and implemented Reservoir Computing (RC) models and transformer-based models including pretrained language model, and compared the prediction performance of these models to traditional machine learning and deep learning methods such as Nonlinear Regression, Decision Tree, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, and DLinear. …”
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Foetal Haemoglobin, Erythrocytes Containing Foetal Haemoglobin, and Hematological Features in Congolese Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia by L. Tshilolo, V. Summa, C. Gregorj, C. Kinsiama, J. A. Bazeboso, G. Avvisati, D. Labie

“…High HbF levels and F cells are correlated with reduced morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD). This paper was designed to determine the HbF and F cells levels in Congolese sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients in order to determine their impact on the expression of SCD. …”
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MAEMC-NET: a hybrid self-supervised learning method for predicting the malignancy of solitary pulmonary nodules from CT images by Tianhu Zhao, Tianhu Zhao, Yong Yue, Hang Sun, Jingxu Li, Yanhua Wen, Yudong Yao, Wei Qian, Yubao Guan, Shouliang Qi, Shouliang Qi

“…A generative self-supervised task of reconstructing masked axial CT patches containing lesions was designed to learn intra- and inter-slice image representations. …”
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Variations in the performance, fruit shelf life, and mineral compositions of two varieties of pepper (Capsicum chinense ) grown under different soil amendments and seasons by Christopher Aboyeji, Aruna Adekiya, John Afolayan, Faith Okunlola, Barnabas Akaazua, Nifemi Adesola

“…The experiment was a 2 x 2 x 5 factorial with three replications laid out in a Randomised Complete Block Design. Vegetative, yield, and quality parameters were collected.Results: Results show that Caribbean red produced higher values for vegetative parameters, yield, and longer shelf life in season 1. …”
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Results of Endometrial Sampling in Patients with Abnormal Premenopausal Hemorrhages: Analysis of 1492 Cases by Mehmet Şükrü Budak, Mehmet Baki Şentürk, Sedat Akgöl, Mehmet Nafi Sakar, Ali Emre Tahaoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Ayhan Yıldırım

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is the evaluation of histopathologic pattern in premenopausal patients subjected to endometrial sampling due to abnormal uterine hemorrhages. STUDY DESIGN: The results of 1492 premenopausal patients subjected to endometrial sampling due to abnormal uterine hemorrhages in Diyarbakır Maternity and Children Hospital between January 2013 and December 2013 have been evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Inflammation-Related Mechanisms in Chronic Kidney Disease Prediction, Progression, and Outcome by Simona Mihai, Elena Codrici, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Lucian Albulescu, Laura Georgiana Necula, Cristina Mambet, Gabriela Anton, Cristiana Tanase

“…In this scenario, a huge step forward was made by the increasing progression of omics approaches, specially designed for identification of biomarkers useful for early diagnostic and follow-up. …”
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Performance evaluation of bio/chemical leaching solution and nano catalyst in upgrading and enhancing oil recovery by Mohammad Hossein Shabani, Parya Torkaman, Hamidreza Farshadfar, Arezou Jafari, Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi

“…We investigated the effects of various parameters influencing this process, including catalyst type, concentration, and reaction temperature, using design of experiments methodologies. The recovery of metal from electric arc furnace dust during chemical leaching was 15.1 %, while it was only 3.2 % in biological leaching. …”
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Nursing staff and supervisors perceptions on stress and resilience: a qualitative study by Madeleine Helaß, Anja Greinacher, Melanie Genrich, Andreas Müller, Peter Angerer, Harald Gündel, Florian Junne, Christoph Nikendei, Imad Maatouk

“…Our aim was to assess the predisposing risk and resilience factors of the stress of nursing staff as well as to explore the common and distinctive perceptions of these factors between nurses without a managerial position (nursing staff) and employees in a supervising position (nurse managers, ward nurses). Design Generic qualitative study using half-standardized interviews. …”
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Master your practice! A quantitative analysis of Device and system handling training to enable competent interactions with intelligent voice assistants by Maximilian Baumann, André Markus, Jan Pfister, Astrid Carolus, Andreas Hotho, Carolin Wienrich

“…Since higher knowledge of device and system handling is fundamental for positive interaction quality and self-determined use of IVAs, this study examines how training can contribute to the promotion of variables such as usage aspects, social perception, and self-determined interaction and how such training can be designed. Based on an established competence framework and the principles of learning psychology and media didactics, three online training modules were developed to strengthen the user's device and system handling competence, and their effects on the parameters of competent AI interaction were investigated. …”
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InSAR-YOLOv8 for wide-area landslide detection in InSAR measurements by Ruopu Ma, Haiyang Yu, Xuejie Liu, Xinru Yuan, Tingting Geng, Pengao Li

“…In this method, we first design and add a detection head specifically targeting small-scale objects. …”
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Effects of Different Ratios of Fly Ash and River Sand on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill Materials by Jiang Li, Shenggen Cao, Yang Liu, Chiyuan Che, Changzheng Zhao, Shuyu Du, Kaifei Wang, Ruiting Ma

“…The results of this research will provide a theoretical and experimental basis for CPB engineering design.…”
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Monthly or Weekly Supplementation with Cholecalciferol 20,000 IU in People Living with HIV: Results from a Nested Cohort Study by Sebastian Noe, Christine I. Moeckel, Christiane Schwerdtfeger, Celia Oldenbuettel, Hans Jaeger, Eva Wolf, Christoph D. Spinner

“…We aimed to compare the efficacy of weekly versus monthly supplementation with cholecalciferol 20,000 IU in a group of PLWH with vitamin D deficiency in Western Europe. Study Design. Longitudinal, retrospective nested cohort study of PLWH from two large clinical care centers in Munich, Germany. …”
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Cockpit-Llama: Driver Intent Prediction in Intelligent Cockpit via Large Language Model by Yi Chen, Chengzhe Li, Qirui Yuan, Jinyu Li, Yuze Fan, Xiaojun Ge, Yun Li, Fei Gao, Rui Zhao

“…This paper introduces Cockpit-Llama, a novel language model specifically designed for predicting driver behavior intent. Cockpit-Llama predicts driver intent based on the relationship between current driver actions, historical interactions, and the states of the driver and cockpit environment, thereby supporting further proactive interaction decisions. …”
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Mechanism and Prevention and Control of Mine Earthquake in Thick and Hard Rock Strata considering the Horizontal Stress Evolution of Stope by Ming Zhang, Xuelong Hu, Hongtao Huang, Guangyao Chen, Shan Gao, Chao Liu, Lihua Tian

“…Then, based on the obtained results, a mining design method was proposed to reduce the horizontal stress levels of earthquake mitigation. …”
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Soil health of bananas cultivated in Ribeira River Valley – the major producing region of Brazil by Cavalieri-Polizeli Karina Maria Vieira, da Silva Anderson Lucas, Cremonesi Marcus, Lima Juliana Domingues, Cipriano Patriciani Estela, Cherubin Maurício Roberto, Rozane Danilo Eduardo

“…In each county, soil from banana orchards was compared with soil collected from the natural Atlantic Forest in the transitional regeneration phase, in split-plot design, considering each county as a block. Soil health was evaluated through six soil quality indexes developed using different strategies to define the minimum dataset, data interpretation (linear or non-linear scoring curves) and integration (additive or weighted). …”
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Inverse kinematics solution and control method of 6-degree-of-freedom manipulator based on deep reinforcement learning by Chengyi Zhao, Yimin Wei, Junfeng Xiao, Yong Sun, Dongxing Zhang, Qiuquan Guo, Jun Yang

“…The algorithm trains the manipulator agent using the MAPPO algorithm and calculates the difference between the end effector state of the manipulator and the target posture in real-time by designing a reward mechanism, while considering Gaussian distance and cosine distance. …”
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Advancing the Fight Against Cervical Cancer: The Promise of Therapeutic HPV Vaccines by Qian Zheng, Misi He, Zejia Mao, Yue Huang, Xiuying Li, Ling Long, Mingfang Guo, Dongling Zou

“…Unlike current prophylactic vaccines designed to prevent new infections, therapeutic vaccines aim to eradicate or treat existing HPV infections, as well as HPV-associated precancers and cancers. …”
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Task-Oriented Adversarial Attacks for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis Models by Monserrat Vázquez-Hernández, Ignacio Algredo-Badillo, Luis Villaseñor-Pineda, Mariana Lobato-Báez, Juan Carlos Lopez-Pimentel, Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales

“…These findings highlight the importance of considering task-specific characteristics when designing adversarial examples, as even simple modifications to elements that support task classification can successfully mislead models.…”
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Early plasma ferritin concentrations are not associated with time to red cell transfusions in extremely and very preterm neonates: a prospective single-site observational study by Naomi McCallion, Áine Fox, Fionnuala Ní Áinle, Claire Murphy, Lauren Murphy, Daniel O'Reilly, Anna-Claire Glynn, Grainne Kelleher

“…Objective To assess the relationship between plasma ferritin concentrations and (1) antenatal factors and (2) requirement for red cell transfusion.Study design This single-site prospective study recruited infants in the first week of life who were born <32 weeks’ corrected gestational age and did not receive a red cell transfusion prior to sampling. …”
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