Comparison of Distraction Techniques using Salivary Biomarkers during Local Anaesthesia Administration in Children Aged 3–5 Years: A Clinical Study by Yanina Singh, Poornima Parameshwarappa, Mebin George Mathew, SB Meghana, Mallikarjuna Kenchappa, N. B. Nagaveni

“…Simultaneously, local anaesthesia was administrated to children, after which another saliva sample was collected. Biomarker estimation was done using ELISA. Fisher's exact test was used for statistical analysis. …”
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Transfer functions of a time-varying control system by Volt Avdieiev

“…This makes it possible for the selected time interval to construct the stationary equivalent of the LTV in the form of a transfer function, which can be used to estimate the stability margin, the type and duration of the transient process of disturbance compensation, and the frequency response. …”
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Prediction of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Dual Application of Susceptible-Infective-Recovered (SIR) and Machine Learning Approach by Iqramul Haq, Md. Ismail Hossain, Ahmed Abdus Saleh Saleheen, Md. Iqbal Hossain Nayan, Mafruha Sultana Mila

“…The outbreak of COVID-19 is a global problem today, and, to reduce infectious cases and increase recovered cases, it is relevant to estimate the future movement and pattern of the disease. …”
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The Unbiased Characteristic of Doppler Frequency in GNSS Antenna Array Processing by Yuchen Xie, Zhengrong Li, Feiqiang Chen, Huaming Chen, Feixue Wang

“…Since the integration of frequency is carrier phase, the unbiased Doppler frequency leads to an accurate estimation of carrier phase which can be used to calibrate the antenna array without extra apparatus or complicating algorithms. …”
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Probabilistic Forecasting of Crude Oil Prices Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Model with Lévy Process by Mohammed Alruqimi, Luca Di Persio

“…Traditional time series forecasting models, such as ARIMA and LSTM, often rely on assumptions regarding data structure, limiting their flexibility to estimate volatility or account for external shocks effectively. …”
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Dynamic Prediction for Accuracy Maintaining Reliability of Superprecision Rolling Bearing in Service by Liang Ye, Xintao Xia, Zhen Chang

“…Then, using a predefined accuracy threshold to match the Poisson count for the GD, the estimated value of variation intensity is obtained. …”
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A Community based Cross Sectional Study on Nutritional status among Elderly in Rural Telangana by Sneha Simon, Bhavani R, Balabaskaran S

“…Anthropometric measurements were also estimated. Data entry was done in MS Excel and analysed using SPSS 20.0. …”
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Removal of Reactive Orange 16 Dye from Aqueous Solution by Using Modified Kenaf Core Fiber by Maytham Kadhim Obaid, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Intidhar Jabir Idan

“…In addition, isotherms and kinetics adsorption studies were estimated for determination of the equilibrium adsorption capacity and reactions dynamics, respectively. …”
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Cooperative Localization of Multi-Agent Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) Networks in Intelligent Transportation Systems by S. Shahkar

“…This paper introduces a filter through which AAVs form a multi-agent Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) network to exchange their estimated positions, and eventually achieve a group consensus over the true position of each vehicle. …”
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Variation in Photovoltaic Energy Rating and Underlying Drivers Across Modules and Climates by Kevin S. Anderson, Joshua S. Stein, Marios Theristis

“…Additionally, minor differences in parameter estimation procedures are shown to result in CSER differences of up to 1.5% in some climates. …”
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Study on the Operation Efficiency of Toll Roads in China from the Perspective of Scale Economy by Yan Xu, Jianqiang Fan, Haicheng Xu

“…Based on provincial panel data, this paper then discusses the relationship between toll highway scale and economic performance through system-generalized method of moments estimation and verifies the status quo of the transformation of toll highways from scale to efficiency. …”
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The Operational Strategy of the Curriculum Based on Job Characteristics and Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes by Mostafa Heidari Haratemeh

“…The present study aims to investigating the effect of job characteristics based on the curriculum on labor market outcomes with three hypotheses in mind and in three separate estimates of the impact of job characteristics on the wage levels of occupational stayers and changers, occupational mobility and unemployment duration was examined.Methodology: A sample of 1,300 graduate workers with a skill set that roughly corresponds to the skill set specified in the latest curriculum was selected.Findings: The results showed workers who have been trained in a particular set of job skills stay in that job and receive higher wages. …”
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A New Multivariable Grey Convolution Model Based on Simpson’s Rule and Its Applications by Song Ding, Ruojin Li

“…Accurate estimations can provide a solid basis for decision-making and policy-making that have experienced some kind of complication and uncertainty. …”
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Status and Prospects of Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Our Experience and a Review of the Literature by Sejin Lee, Taeil Son, Hyoung-Il Kim, Woo Jin Hyung

“…There are several advantages to using robotic surgery for gastric cancer, such as reduced estimated blood loss during the operation, a shorter learning curve, and a larger number of examined lymph nodes than conventional laparoscopic gastrectomy. …”
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Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda by Noel Kansiime, Daniel Atwine, Simpson Nuwamanya, Fred Bagenda

“…Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of associated factors were estimated and focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted and summarized into themes. …”
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Serum Transthyretin Level as a Plausible Marker for Diagnosis of Child Acute Malnutrition by Behailu Tsegaye, Amha Mekasha, Solomon Genet

“…The main objective of this study was to assess the estimation of serum transthyretin level as a useful diagnostic method to evaluate nutritional status of children. …”
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Predicting Wet-Road Crashes Using the Finite-Mixture Zero-Truncated Negative Binomial Model by Ying Chen, Zhongxiang Huang

“…The model is applied to three-year wet-road crash data on 395 divided roadway segments (total 586 km), and the parameters are estimated using the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. …”
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Study on the Technical Efficiency of Creative Human Capital in China by Three-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Model by Jian Ma, Yueru Ma, Yong Bai, Bing Xia

“…The authors are trying to estimate the technical efficiency value in Chinese context, which is adjusted by the environmental variables and statistical noises, by establishing a three-stage data envelopment analysis model, using data from 2003 to 2010. …”
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Spatial Variation of Taxi Demand Using GPS Trajectories and POI Data by Xinmin Liu, Lu Sun, Qiuxia Sun, Ge Gao

“…The geographically weighted regression (GWR) model is used to describe the influence factors of spatial heterogeneity of the taxi demand and visualize the spatial distributions of parameter estimations. Results indicate that during the peak hours, there are some differences in taxi demand between workdays and weekends. …”
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Gender, FT4 levels, T stage, and BMI as predictors of TSH levels in thyroid cancer patients by Sen Zhang, Shuli Niu, Ling Zhou

“…The nomogram demonstrated moderate discrimination in estimating the risk of TSH suppression failure, with a Hosmer-Lemeshow test p-value of 0.393 and a bootstrapped calibrated C-index of 0.757 (95% CI 0.687-0.814). …”
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