Revisiting sunspot number as an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) proxy for ionospheric F2 critical frequency by B. S. Zossi, B. S. Zossi, F. D. Medina, F. D. Medina, T. Duran, T. Duran, B. F. de Haro Barbas, B. F. de Haro Barbas, A. G. Elias, A. G. Elias

“…In addition, if we remove the saturation effects from considering a maximum value of Sn, the correlation increases, outperforming all other proxies and correctly predicting the long-term trend estimated by general circulation models.</p>…”
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Multi-detector computer tomography as effective method for Crohn's disease diagnostics by A. A. Tikhonov, A. V. Gorinov, I. V. Zarodnyuk, I. L. Khalif, Ye. S. Korolevsky

“…Signs of CD were obtained by CT-enterography in 62 patients (55,9%), in all of these cases it was possible to establish localization of process, to estimate its spread and reveal complications.Results. …”
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Principal-shared instructional leadership in differentiated instruction classrooms: its effect on pedagogical practices by Pipit Pudji Astutik, Punaji Setyosari, Anang Santoso, Syamsul Hadi, Shirly Rizki Kusumaningrum

“…Path analysis is utilized to estimate variables relationships. The study revealed that principal-shared instructional leadership and differentiated strategies positively and directly affect the quality of pedagogical practices, and learners’ characteristics only contribute to an indirect effect. …”
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DEPENDENCE OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION ON THE CHOSEN AREA OF TRAINING OR SPECIALTY by O. I. Krushelnitskaya, M. V. Polevaya

“…The students of the first courses of 12 universities and branches of Russia from different regions of Russia took part in the study. The students estimated the relative importance of motives by direct ranking. …”
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Eye Movement Impairment Recovery in a Gaucher Patient Treated with Miglustat by Agostino Accardo, Stefano Pensiero, Giovanni Ciana, Fulvio Parentin, Bruno Bembi

“…Eye movement analysis during subsequent controls was performed by estimating the characteristic parameters of saccadic main sequence. …”
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Complexation of Z-ligustilide with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin to improve stability and oral bioavailability by Lu Yapeng, Liu Siyuan, Zhao Yu, Zhu Li, Yu Shuqin

“…Further, oral bioavailability of LIG and the inclusion complex in rats were studied and the plasma drug concentration-time curves fitted well with the non-compartment model to estimate the absolute bioavailability, which was 7.5 and 35.9 %, respectively. …”
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Efficient and Fast Light Field Compression via VAE-Based Spatial and Angular Disentanglement by Soheib Takhtardeshir, Roger Olsson, Christine Guillemot, Marten Sjostrom

“…Light field (LF) imaging captures both spatial and angular information, which is essential for applications such as depth estimation, view synthesis, and post-capture refocusing. …”
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A Quasi-Poisson Approach on Modeling Accident Hazard Index for Urban Road Segments by Lu Ma, Xuedong Yan, Wenxin Qiao

“…Then, a quasi-Poisson regression model is suggested for analyses and the results show that the model is appropriate for dealing with overdispersed count data and several key explanatory variables were found to have significant impact on the estimation of AHI. In addition, the effect of weight on different severity levels of accidents is examined and the selection of the weight is also discussed.…”
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Frontostriatal connectivity dynamically modulates the adaptation to environmental volatility by Yuxuan Zhang, Nicholas T. Van Dam, Hui Ai, Pengfei Xu

“…Humans adjust their learning strategies in changing environments by estimating the volatility of the reinforcement conditions. …”
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Ovarian Volume Correlates Strongly with the Number of Nongrowing Follicles in the Human Ovary by Thomas W. Kelsey, W. Hamish B. Wallace

“…These strong correlations indicate that ovarian volume is a useful factor in the indirect estimation of human ovarian reserve for the individual woman.…”
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Thermophysical investigation of glycol ethers in mannitol solutions at various temperatures by Chakraborty Nabaparna, Thakur Priya, Juglan Kailash Chandra, Syed Abrar Hussain

“…A variety of advanced acoustic-thermodynamic parameters, including apparent molar parameters, partial molar parameters and transfer molar properties, were estimated using the experimentally attained the velocity and density values. …”
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Backpropagation-Based Cooperative Localization of Primary User for Avoiding Hidden-Node Problem in Cognitive Networks by Lin Liu, Zhengyi Li, Chi Zhou

“…Once the existence of PU is detected, a localization algorithm will be employed to first estimate the path loss model for the environment based on backpropagation method and then to locate the position of PU. …”
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Forest Biomass, Carbon Stocks, and Macrofungal Dynamics: A Case Study in Costa Rica by Carlos Rojas, Erick Calvo

“…Fungal productivity and reproductive success were estimated and analyzed in the context of the forest systems studied and results showed fungal dynamics to be a complex and challenging topic. …”
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A Nonparametric Operational Risk Modeling Approach Based on Cornish-Fisher Expansion by Xiaoqian Zhu, Jianping Li, Jianming Chen, Yingqi YangHuo, Lijun Gao, Jichuang Feng, Dengsheng Wu, Yongjia Xie

“…It is generally accepted that the choice of severity distribution in loss distribution approach has a significant effect on the operational risk capital estimation. However, the usually used parametric approaches with predefined distribution assumption might be not able to fit the severity distribution accurately. …”
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Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission by Rafael Alves Guimarães, Aurélio Goulart Rodovalho, Inaina Lara Fernandes, Graciele Cristina Silva, Rodrigo Lopes de Felipe, Ivânia Vera, Valéria Duarte Gregório, Roselma Lucchese

“…This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among NIDUs in the Southwest region of Goiás State, Central Brazil. …”
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Realized Jump Risk and Equity Return in China by Guojin Chen, Xiaoqun Liu, Peilin Hsieh, Xiangqin Zhao

“…We utilize the realized jump components to explore a new jump (including nonsystematic jump and systematic jump) risk factor model. After estimating daily realized jumps from high-frequency transaction data of the Chinese A-share stocks, we calculate monthly jump size, monthly jump standard deviation, and monthly jump arrival rate and then use those monthly jump factors to explain the return of the following month. …”
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An Approach to Segmenting Initial Object Movement in Visual Sensor Networks by Seok-Woo Jang, Si-Ho Cha

“…The extracted motion vectors are subsequently applied to an outlier-elimination algorithm called robust estimation to discriminate between the background motion vectors and those of noise or moving objects. …”
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Experimental Study on Detection of Deterioration in Concrete Using Infrared Thermography Technique by Jungwon Huh, Quang Huy Tran, Jong-Han Lee, DongYeob Han, Jin-Hee Ahn, Solomon Yim

“…In addition, the size of the delamination at 3 cm deep could be estimated with a difference of 10% to 28% for 20 minutes of heating. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Modeling of Hot Carrier Injection in 40 nm CMOS Transistors by Xhesila Xhafa, Ali Dogus Gungordu, Mustafa Berke Yelten

“…Finally, case studies of degradation estimation have been considered involving the usage of machine-learning-based models on transistors with different channel geometries or subjected to distinct stress conditions. …”
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Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management by Nuno Ribeiro-Costa, Pedro Carneiro Sousa, Diogo Abreu Pereira, Paula Azevedo, Delfim Duarte

“…Laryngeal fracture is a rare traumatic injury, potentially fatal, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 30,000 patients admitted to severe trauma centers. …”
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