Hydrogeological Conditions of a Crystalline Aquifer: Simulation of Optimal Abstraction Rates under Scenarios of Reduced Recharge by Sandow Mark Yidana, Obed Fiifi Fynn, Larry Pax Chegbeleh, Prosper M. Nude, Daniel K. Asiedu

“…Aquifer heterogeneities, coupled possibly with topographical trends, have led to the development of five prominent groundwater flowpaths in the area. Estimated groundwater recharge at calibration ranges between 0.25% and 9.13% of the total annual rainfall and appears to hold significant promise for large-scale groundwater development to support irrigation schemes. …”
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Study of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Nanomica Dispersed Hydroxyapatite Based Composites for Biomedical Applications by Anumeha Mishra, Nidhi Khobragade, Koushik Sikdar, Subhabrata Chakraborty, Sashi Bhusan Kumar, Debdas Roy

“…Phase characterization by X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows dissociation of HA into β-TCP (tetra calcium phosphate) in sintered compact. Estimated densification is the highest (~98%) with 20% NM addition. …”
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A Novel Design of Photovoltaic-Based Charging Station for Battery Vehicles with Dynamic Demand: A Case of Short Runs by Mohamed Salameh, Tamer Khatib, Khaled Alsahili

“…The amount of CO2 mitigated by the proposed system is estimated as 1,629,387 (kg/year). The social impact of the proposed project is found acceptable; whereas, most of the current employees will keep their jobs with higher salaries by about 145% and less working hours by 50%. …”
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Single and combined effects of dimethoate and malathion on oxidative stress biomarkers in the non-target freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha by Serdar Osman, Yildirim Numan, Yildirim Nuran Cikcikoglu

“…This study evaluates the single and combined effects of dimethoate (DI) and malathion (MA) on oxidative stress biomarkers in the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha, estimating the potential harm of these pesticides on aquatic ecosystems. …”
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End-to-End Semantic Leaf Segmentation Framework for Plants Disease Classification by Khalil Khan, Rehan Ullah Khan, Waleed Albattah, Ali Mustafa Qamar

“…As the semantic label is provided by the proposed method for each pixel, the information about how much area of a specific leaf is affected due to a disease is also estimated. We use tomato plant leaves as a test case in our work. …”
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In Silico Analysis of Common Long Noncoding RNAs in Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium by Serhat Sirekbasan, Tugba Gurkok Tan

“…In these parasites, thousands of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) estimated to be functional were identified. Identifying the transcripts expressed in common and detecting their functions for better understanding of the role of these lncRNAs require a comparative study. …”
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FIRM ATTRIBUTES AND SHAREHOLDER’S WEALTH OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by A.A. Mustapha, Suleiman Salami, M.S. Tijjani

“…Multiple regression techniques using robust ordinary least square (OLS) due to the pooled nature of the data used, and estimation was employed in analyzing the data obtained from the audited annual reports and accounts of sampled firms. …”
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High-resolution hybrid TDM-CDM MIMO automotive radar by Zakaria Benyahia, Mostafa Hefnawi, Mohamed Aboulfatah, Hassan Abdelmounim, Jamal Zbitou

“…On the other hand, the DL-based scheme utilizes the SqueezeNet deep convolutional neural network (DCNN), which treats the angle, range, and Doppler estimations of the extracted targets as a multi-label classification problem. …”
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Organic Nitrogen in Precipitation: Real Problem or Sampling Artefact? by J.N. Cape, A. Kirika, A.P. Rowland, D.R. Wilson, T.D. Jickells, S. Cornell

“…This means that current estimates of wet deposited N to the U.K., which are based only on the ammonium and nitrate concentrations, are too small. …”
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Predicting Optimum Dilution Factors for BOD Sampling and Desired Dissolved Oxygen for Controlling Organic Contamination in Various Wastewaters by Hisham A. Maddah

“…Average BOD5/COD ratios were then utilized to calculate existing 5-day dissolved oxygen (DO5) concentration for the estimation of experimental dilution factors (dfs) as a good start in sampling analysis to reach an optimum DO5 concentration. …”
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Numerical Simulations on the Front Motion of Water Permeation into Anisotropic Porous Media by Xiangxiang Zhang, J. G. Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Feng Gao

“…The water front motion is calculated based on a directional Darcy’s flow in the anisotropic porous medium, and a revised formula with a correction coefficient is developed for the estimation of permeation depth. After verification with three sets of experimental data, this model is used to numerically investigate the impacts of permeability, viscosity, permeability anisotropy, and mechanical anisotropy on water front motion. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF RABIES EPIZOOTIC SITUATION IN MOSCOW REGION IN 2010-2016 by A. V. Paroshin, S. V. Voskresensky, A. A. Mukovnin, A. V. Yenshin, A. Ye. Metlin, K. N. Gruzdev

“…This is one of the oldest and most dangerous infectious diseases. As estimated by the WHO this disease is in the top five zoonoses that cause major economic losses; it poses a constant threat to animal and human health and is included in the OIE list of notifiable diseases. …”
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A New Method for the Measurement of Gas Pressure in Water-Bearing Coal Seams and Its Application by Xiao Cui, Jiayong Zhang, Liwen Guo, Xuemin Gong

“…Our results demonstrate that this new method can resolve the effects of water pressure, coal slime, and other factors on the estimation of gas pressure. The performance of this new method is considerably better than that of traditional methods. …”
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Gadospin F—Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Atherosclerosis: Validation with Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Fluorescence Imaging in t... by Caroline Jung, Tanja Dučić, Rudolph Reimer, Eva Koziolek, Fabian Kording, Markus Heine, Gerhard Adam, Harald Ittrich, Michael G. Kaul

“…GDF-enhanced MRI allows noninvasive and reliable estimation of plaque burden and monitoring of atherosclerotic progression in vivo.…”
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Evaluation of Athletic Identity in Elite Fencers by Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…In evaluation of data and estimation of values, the SPSS 16.0 statistical package program was utilized. …”
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To the question of the methodic of universities’ scientific potential appreciation by D. Znamenskiy

“…The essence of this method lies in the consistent estimation of factors of formation of the scientific potential (initial assessment) and the forms of its realization (secondary assessment), and also in the comparison of the indices of the secondary and primary evaluations (summative evaluation). …”
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A Novel Technique for Identifying Patients with ICU Needs Using Hemodynamic Features by A. Jalali, P. Ghorbanian, A. Ghaffari, C. Nataraj

“…Further, four criteria from the hemodynamic variables are introduced: circle criterion, estimation error criterion, Poincare plot deviation, and autonomic response delay criterion. …”
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The Impact of Credit Policy Environment on Agricultural Output in Nigeria by Ini-mfon Vincent Patrick, Veronica Sebastin Nkanta, Edet Jouhua Udoh, Sunday Brownson Akpan

“…The research utilized the flexible autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to determine the presence of co-integration. The estimated long-run and short-run models demonstrated the best, most efficient, and unbiasedness qualities. …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Okwuchukwu Odili, Okoro Kelechi Okoro, Nwannediya Faith Oti-Ibiam

“…Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was employed in estimating the variables. The ARDL results indicated that the relationship between fiscal balance and sustainable economic development followed a long-run path. …”
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The real-world safety of Ofatumumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yue Zhou, Yutong Wu, Xiao Zhao, Lingxu Xu, Mingguang Sun, Zhaoyou Meng

“…Furthermore, we utilized the Weibull distribution model to estimate the temporal risk pattern of AEs.ResultsThe investigation incorporated a total of 24,468 case reports pertaining to AEs associated with Ofatumumab. …”
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