Temporal habitat partitioning and resource competition between congenerics: Testing for density-dependent growth and mortality in estuarine shrimp. by Robert P Dunn, Matthew E Kimball, Bruce W Pfirrmann, Andrew S Bruck, Willa M Lane

“…In three experiments designed to simulate each of the phases of penaeid shrimp nursery habitat use (brown only, brown and white overlap, white only), shrimp were maintained at ecologically relevant densities (12.5-37.5 m-2) and tagged to follow growth trajectories. …”
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Porosity in cored-wire-arc directed energy deposition of TiC/Al composite: formation mechanism and inhibition strategy by Liu Yang, Hao Yi, Le Jia, Huajun Cao

“…This study combines wire-arc DED technology with Al-matrix powder cored wire for the first time, successfully fabricating monolayer and multilayer composite components using a custom-designed TiC/Al-matrix powder core wire. The pore types and formation mechanisms in cored-wire-arc DED TiC/Al composites were systematically investigated. …”
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A VHDL Code for Offset Pulse Position Modulation Working with Reed Solomon System by Using ModelSim by Ahmed H. Albatoosh, Mohamed Ibrahim Shuja'a, Basman M. Al-Nedawe

“…The study begins with a concise introduction to RS encode/decode about design and performance and then moves on to discuss the development result of simulation and hardware implementation. …”
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Effect of Web-Based Education on Self-efficacy and Self-care Ability in Heart Failure Patients by Ratih Arum Vatmasari, Kuswantoro Rusca Putra, Heni Windarwati

“…Materials and Methods: This study design is quasi-experimental. The study sample consisted of 80 individuals with heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) II-IV classes and separated into two groups: the intervention group (n = 40) and the control group (n = 40). …”
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Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait by Dalal Alkazemi, Munirah Albeajan, Stan Kubow

“…We aimed to evaluate the association between IgE-mediated FA in children and early exposures including the child’s nutritional status, breastfeeding and its duration, the age at which the solid food was first introduced, antibiotic exposure during the first year of life, and the child’s vitamin D status during infancy. Design. A case-control study. Setting and Subjects. …”
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RHLS: A Robust Hybrid Level Set Model Using Global-Local Signed Energy-Based Pressure Force for Medical Image Segmentation by M. Almasganj, E. Fatemizadeh

“…This paper proposes a novel Robust Hybrid Level Set (RHLS) model specifically designed to address these limitations in medical image segmentation. …”
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Building support for children and families affected by stroke (BUILD CARE): Study protocol. by Maja Kevdzija, Lisa Bartha-Doering, Ruth Heying, Ann Heylighen, Andrea Jelić, Pleuntje Jellema, Anna Franziska Kalhorn, Sophie Mandl, Gesine Marquardt, Birgit Moser, Magdalena Muszynska-Spielauer, Els Ortibus, Anna-Theresa Renner, Anne-Sophie Schoß, Piet Tutenel

“…Findings are expected to deliver information on their design to improve the life of children affected by this rare disease and their families.…”
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Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of Sandstone under the Action of Chemical Erosion and Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Lizhuang Cui, Nan Qin, Shuai Wang, Xuezhi Feng

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging shows that the chemical erosion and freeze-thaw cycles both promote the degradation of rock properties from surface to interior; after 45 freeze-thaw cycles, the mechanical properties drop sharply. To properly design rock tunneling support and long-term protection in the cold region, the impact of both freeze-thaw cycles and chemical erosion should be considered.…”
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Effect of Coffee Husk Compost and NPSB Fertilizers on Selected Soil Chemical Properties of Potato Field in Chora District, South West Ethiopia by Temam Jibril, Getachew Bekele

“…The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. Postharvest soil data were collected and subjected to ANOVA using SAS version 9.4. …”
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Harmonic feature of 27.5 kV traction power system in a Chinese high‐speed railway by Yadong Fan, Ding Hu, Wen Chen, Liming Gao, Jianping Wang, Mi Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Chang He

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Optimization of Rider Scheduling for a Food Delivery Service in O2O Business by Guiqin Xue, Zheng Wang, Guan Wang

“…The large neighborhood search algorithm is validated through numerical experiments and is shown to meet the design objectives. Furthermore, this study reveals that the optimization of rider resource is beneficial to reduce overall cost of the delivery. …”
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A review of electric vehicle technology: Architectures, battery technology and its management system, relevant standards, application of artificial intelligence, cyber security, an... by Vincent M. Macharia, Vijay K. Garg, Dinesh Kumar

“…Interoperability arising from various EV manufacturers' many different charging designs is discussed.…”
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Multivariate Analysis of Genetic Diversity Among Sugarcane Clones (Saccharum spp.) by Melaku Tesfa, Esayas Tena, Mulugeta Kebede

“…The experiment was conducted using a partially balanced lattice design with two replications. Sixteen quantitative traits were measured, including sprouting percentage, tiller count, stalk count, stalk height, stalk diameter, number of internodes, single cane weight, cane yield, sugar yield, Brix%, Pol%, Purity%, Sucrose%, leaf area, leaf width, and leaf length. …”
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A Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Aptasensor for Carbendazim Detection by Suthira Pushparajah, Mahnaz Shafiei, Aimin Yu

“…Aptamer-based sensors offer a promising solution for pesticide detection due to their exceptional selectivity, design versatility, ease of use, and affordability. …”
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Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric Analysis by Ibrahim Niankara, Hassan Ismail Hassan, Rachidatou I. Traoret, Abu Reza Mohammad Islam

“…Using a mixed methods design, we combine bibliometric analysis and geospatial econometric modeling on Scopus OB bibliographic data and consumer financial preferences data from 2021 to 2022 across 139 countries. …”
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Advanced Autonomous System for Monitoring Soil Parameters by Băjenaru Valentina-Daniela, Istrițeanu Simona-Elena, Paul-Nicolae Ancuța

“…The results of this research will be useful for researchers and practitioners involved in the design and implementation of soil monitoring systems.…”
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THE IMPACT OF GENDER DIVERSITY ON EARNINGS QUALITY OF LISTED FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF TWO-STAGE LEAST SQUARES by Joseph Olorunfemi Akande

“…Utilizing a correlation research design, it aims to test and predict the relationships among these variables. …”
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Effect of selective suture removal on graft astigmatism after corneal transplantation in keratoconus by Sepehr Feizi, Mohammad Ali Javadi, Zahra Karjou, Nasim Nouri, Maryam Oraeeyazdani, Zahra Khorrami, Hamed Esfandiari

“…Objectives: To examine the impact of selective suture removal on corneal graft astigmatism following keratoplasty in keratoconus and identify potential factors associated with the changes in graft astigmatism after suture removal. Design: Retrospective, comparative interventional case series. …”
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Effects of Local Chicken Strain and Phytobiotics Supplementation on Body Weight and the Percentage of Lymphoid Organ Weight by Ismoyowati, Tugiyanti Elly, Suswoyo Imam, Darmanto Agus, Agus Santosa Setya

“…A completely randomized design factorial pattern was employed in the experiment. …”
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Global regional and national burden of cataract attributable to high body mass index from 1990 to 2019 by Xiaowen Lan, Baodong Zhang, Yuxi Ding

“…Objectives In order to estimate long-term trends of the years lived with disability (YLDs) for cataract due to high body mass index (BMI).Design and participants Data were retrieved from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019. …”
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