Harnessing Multi-Source Data and Deep Learning for High-Resolution Land Surface Temperature Gap-Filling Supporting Climate Change Adaptation Activities by Katja Kustura, David Conti, Matthias Sammer, Michael Riffler

“…Here, we propose a deep-learning-based methodology for LST estimation using multi-source data including Sentinel-2 imagery, land cover, and meteorological data. …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…I generally found mixed HMMs did not improve state assignment relative to standard HMMs. Reliable estimation of random effects required larger sample sizes than are often feasible in telemetry studies. …”
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Situational analysis on porcine diseases: general risk assessment and prioritization of epizootic threats to biosecurity systems of pig establishments in the Russian Federation by A. S. Oganesyan, M. A. Shibayev, O. N. Petrova, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…The method applied to analyse the expert estimates in the situational analysis allows for rapid assessment and interpretation of the situation with identification of priority diseases to be further addressed. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Apomorphine Sublingual Film as an “On-Demand” Treatment for “OFF” Episodes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Andrew Thach, Noam Kirson, Miriam L. Zichlin, Ibrahima Dieye, Eric Pappert, G. Rhys Williams

“…**Methods:** The model estimated total costs and effectiveness for each comparator arm, informed from the treatments’ pivotal studies or literature, over a 10-year horizon. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of comparative survey designs for helminth control programs: Post-hoc cost analysis and modelling of the Kenyan national school-based deworming program. by Mark Minnery, Collins Okoyo, Grace Morgan, Andrew Wang, Olatunji Johnson, Claudio Fronterre, Antonio Montresor, Suzy J Campbell, Charles Mwandawiro, Peter Diggle

“…Subsequent costs were applied to simulated precision estimates of model-based geostatistical (MBG) and traditional survey designs. …”
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Time-series forecasting of microbial fuel cell energy generation using deep learning by Adam Hess-Dunlop, Harshitha Kakani, Stephen Taylor, Dylan Louie, Jason Eshraghian, Colleen Josephson

“…For each timescale, we use quantile regression to obtain point estimates and to establish bounds on the uncertainty of these estimates. …”
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Serum Carboxy-terminal Cross-linking Telopeptide Fragments of Type-2 Collagen Level in the General Population: A Pilot Study by Rajat Khanna, Divyam Jindal, Sudhir Singh

“…Venous samples (5 ml) were collected for the estimation of the sCTX-II level by ELISA kit. Results: The mean sCTX-II level was recorded as 400.42 ± 208.08 pg/ml. …”
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Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination of Commonly Consumed Fruits in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Muluabay Getie Yizengaw, Haile Kassahun, Gebremariam Ketema

“…The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) and to estimate the noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks associated with their daily intake in commonly consumed fruits in Bahir Dar town, northwest Ethiopia. …”
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Surveying Nearshore Bathymetry Using Multispectral and Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning by David Hartmann, Mathieu Gravey, Timothy David Price, Wiebe Nijland, Steven Michael de Jong

“…Sentinel-2 imagery is recommended over PRISMA imagery for estimating shallow bathymetry given its similar performance, much higher image availability and easier handling. …”
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Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019 by Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

“…Evaluate the epidemic trend by calculating the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of the above variables. …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…A defined daily dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants/day was calculated to estimate patients with thromboembolic disorders receiving standard treatment on a daily basis. …”
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Flanking monomer repeats define lower context complexity of sites containing single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome by N. S. Safronova, M. P. Ponomarenko, I. I. Abnizova, G. V. Orlova, I. V. Chadaeva, Y. L. Orlov

“…This tool allows for both (i) complexity estimation of phased samples, and (ii) rapid and effective identification of the frequency spectrum of oligonucleotides with fixed lengths, and a comparison of oligonucleotide frequencies in different samples…”
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Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Moustafa Abdelaal Hegazi, Mohamed Hesham Sayed, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Turki Saad Alahmadi, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Wesam Abdelaziz Elson

“…A random-effects model was utilized to estimate the pooled effects considering the expected variability across studies. …”
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Cost-effective adsorption of cationic dyes using ZnO nanorods supported by orange peel-derived carbon by Eman J. E. Abdelrazek, Ahmed A. Gahlan, Gamal A. Gouda, Abdelaal S. A. Ahmed

“…The adsorption of MB and CV dyes by the OP is fitted with the Freundlich model, and the adsorption of both dyes by the PC and the ZnO-NR@PC composite fitted with the Langmuir model. The estimated maximum adsorption capacity estimated from the adsorption of MB and CV by the ZnO-NR@PC composite was 74.45 and 74.89 mg/g, respectively. …”
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Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

“… # CONCLUSION All raters had at least good reliability estimates for the total score. The same level of consistency was not seen when evaluating each technique flaw. …”
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Efficacy of rifaximin in the treatment of chronic relapsing diverticulitis by S. I. Achkasov, A. I. Moskalyov, Yu. L. Trubachyova, A. F. Filon

“…Aim of investigation. To estimate efficacy of rifaximin in complex conservative treatment of chronic diverticulitis.Material and methods. …”
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An Apparent Thermal Inertia Based Trapezoid Model for Downscaling ESA CCI Soil Moisture Products by Shulin Li, Minfeng Xing, Taifeng Dong

“…The accuracy of SM estimation was validated using in situ SM collected from the Murrumbidgee soil moisture monitoring network. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Relative Performance Analysis of Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Grid-Tied PV Systems by Asfand Yar, Muhammad Yousaf Arshad, Faran Asghar, Waseem Amjad, Furqan Asghar, Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain, Gwi Hyun Lee, Faisal Mahmood

“…The annual average of daily final yield, performance ratio, and capacity factor for 15 kW monoperk was estimated to be 58.32 kWh, 81.42%, and 18.13, respectively. …”
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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherenc... by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

“…Fourteen additional SEMs were estimated to lateralize TRUSTR findings and conduct sensitivity analysis. …”
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A measure of the difference between test sets for generating controlled random tests by V. N. Yarmolik, V. V. Petrovskaya, I. Mrozek

“…The computational complexity of the Hungarian algorithm is estimated by the relation O(n4). As an alternative to the Hungarian algorithm, an algorithm for calculating the considered difference measure is proposed, the complexity of which is much less and has an estimate equal to O(n2). …”
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