Oxidation state of bioavailable dissolved organic matter influences bacterioplankton respiration and growth efficiency by Brandon M. Stephens, Paolo Stincone, Daniel Petras, Chance J. English, Keri Opalk, Stephen Giovannoni, Craig A. Carlson

“…These rare synoptic measurements of interrelated variables reveal complex biochemical and cellular processes underlying variability in large-scale CO2 production estimates.…”
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Assessing the Uncertainty Associated with Flood Features due to Variability of Rainfall and Hydrological Parameters by Ahmad Sharafati, Mohammad Reza Khazaei, Mohamed Salem Nashwan, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Zaher Mundher Yaseen, Shamsuddin Shahid

“…., loss, base flow, and unit hydrograph) are estimated using their probability distribution functions. …”
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Experimental analysis and performance evaluation of a solar PV-driven diffusion absorption refrigeration system by Mohamed Rady, Mohanad Aljahdli, Abdullah Abuhabaya, Eydhah Almatrafi, Faisal Al Batati, Alaa Attar

“…Steady-state results across a wide range of operating conditions are used to create performance maps and identify dynamic characteristics, crucial for estimating generator power for specific cooling loads. …”
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Applying equity principles leads to higher carbon removal obligations in Canada by Kasra Motlaghzadeh, Neil Craik, Juan Moreno-Cruz, Vanessa Schweizer, Jay Fuhrman, Keith W. Hipel

“…Here, we use integrated assessment modeling to examine equity-informed estimates of Canada’s remaining carbon budgets, exploring CDR’s role at net-zero and beyond. …”
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Selection Index in the Study of Adaptability and Stability in Maize by Rogério Lunezzo de Oliveira, Renzo Garcia Von Pinho, Daniel Furtado Ferreira, Luiz Paulo Miranda Pires, Wagner Mateus Costa Melo

“…Data from seven variables were used, obtained through evaluation of 25 maize hybrids at six sites in southern Brazil. The GIDI was estimated by means of the generalized Mahalanobis distance for each plot of the test. …”
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Mobility Crowdsourcing: Toward Zero-Effort Carpooling on Individual Smartphone by Nianbo Liu, Yong Feng, Feng Wang, Bang Liu, Jinchuan Tang

“…Based on a realistic travel survey and simulation, we prove that our scheme can provide efficient and accurate position estimation for individual carpools.…”
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Advanced modeling of seepage dynamics and control strategies in thick coal seams under high-confined aquifer conditions: A case study by Xuyang Chen, Xufeng Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Liang Chen, Jiyao Wang, Zechao Chang, Dongdong Qin, Hao Lv

“…Therefore, unraveling the floor failure mechanism is particularly important for safe coal mining above the high-confined aquifer. This paper estimates the depth of the baseplate failure to be 18.4–27.3 m by combining network parallel electrical methods with drilling visualization technology. …”
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Reconstruction of Riser Profiles by an Underwater Robot Using Inertial Navigation by Luciano Luporini Menegaldo, Stefano Panzieri, Cassiano Neves

“…Along the riser vertical part, the estimated localization error between the simulated nominal and Kalman filter reconstructed robot paths was about 2 m. …”
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Demineralization Depth Using QLF and a Novel Image Processing Software by Jun Wu, Zachary R. Donly, Kevin J. Donly, Steven Hackmyer

“…The purpose of this project was to study this correlation to estimate demineralization depth. Extracted teeth were collected. …”
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Residential Environment Induced Preference Heterogeneity for River Ecosystem Service Improvements: A Comparison between Urban and Rural Households in the Wei River Basin, China by Hengtong Shi, Minjuan Zhao, Fanus Asefaw Aregay, Kai Zhao, Zhide Jiang

“…This paper assesses residential environment induced preference heterogeneity regarding ecosystem services improvements of a river basin by comparing urban and rural residents’ welfare estimates. In a choice experiment, the ecological improvements are described in terms of several observable ecological indicators set in an experimental design. …”
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TMBocelot: an omnibus statistical control model optimizing the TMB thresholds with systematic measurement errors by Xin Lai, Shaoliang Wang, Xuanping Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuqian Liu, Zhili Chang, Zhili Chang, Xiaonan Wang, Xiaonan Wang, Yang Shao, Yang Shao, Jiayin Wang, Yixuan Wang

“…Simulations and retrospective data from 438 patients reveal that TMBocelot outperforms conventional methods in terms of accuracy, consistency of parameter estimations, and threshold determination. TMBocelot enables precise and reliable delineation of TMB-positive thresholds, facilitating the implementation of immunotherapy. …”
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Color Calibration for Colorized Vision System with Digital Sensor and LED Array Illuminator by Zhenmin Zhu, Ruichao Song, Hui Luo, Jun Xu, Shiming Chen

“…By mapping the tristimulus values from RGB to sRGB color space, color difference between the estimated values and the reference values is less than 3ΔE. …”
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Kinetic Study of Biodangerous Methylmercury Degradation under Various Light Conditions by Yutao Zhang, Xia Chen, Qixia Jiang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiuyun Zhang

“…The balance is of great importance and can be used as a key fundamental to estimate MeHg cycling in other complicated aquatic environments. …”
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Hybrid Simulations of Interstellar Pickup Ions at the Solar Wind Termination Shock Revisited by Joe Giacalone, M. Kornbleuth, M. Opher, M. Gkioulidou, J. Köta, E. Puzzoni, J. D. Richardson, G. P. Zank

“…We then use the distributions downstream of the shock from these new simulations to estimate the ENA flux spectrum and compare with observations. …”
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Analysis of a No Equilibrium Linear Resistive-Capacitive-Inductance Shunted Junction Model, Dynamics, Synchronization, and Application to Digital Cryptography in Its Fractional-Ord... by Sifeu Takougang Kingni, Gaetan Fautso Kuiate, Romanic Kengne, Robert Tchitnga, Paul Woafo

“…Moreover, adaptive finite-time synchronization with parameter estimation is applied to achieve synchronization of unidirectional coupled identical fractional-order form of chaotic no equilibrium LRCLSJ models. …”
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Can Scalable Design of Wings for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Be Inspired by Natural Flyers? by Yanghai Nan, Bei Peng, Yi Chen, Zhenyu Feng, Don McGlinchey

“…Then, the pw−AR ratio is defined and employed in wing performance estimation before the lumped parameter is induced and utilized in wing design. …”
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Active Joint Mechanism Driven by Multiple Actuators Made of Flexible Bags: A Proposal of Dual Structural Actuator by Hitoshi Kimura, Takuya Matsuzaki, Mokutaro Kataoka, Norio Inou

“…The joint torque is estimated based on the following factors: empirical formula for the flexible actuator torque, geometric relationship between the joint and the actuator, and the principle of virtual work. …”
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Electrochemical Corrosion Performance of N80 steel in Acidized 10% HCl medium using 4-methyl-1-Phenyl-3-(p-tolyldiazenyl) −2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-ol by Reham H. Wahba, Adel Z. El-Sonbati, Mostafa A. Diab, Esam A. Gomaa, Marwa N. El-Nahass, Y.M. Abdallah

“…Background: In this study, the azo dye, 4-methyl-1-phenyl-3-(p-tolyldiazenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-ol (MPTHP) was synthesized and estimated as a novel inhibitor for protecting N80 steel from corrosion in a 10 % HCl acidic environment. …”
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Risk of progression and the cause of mortality at chronic viral mixed-hepatitis by K. I. Yesmembetov, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, A. V. Odintsov, N. A. Mukhin

“…Aim of investigation. To estimate risk of development of liver function decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and prognostic factors of liver-related mortality in patients with chronic viral mixed-hepatitis.Material and methods. 82 patients with hepatitis D, 56 – with hepatitis B+C and 20 – with hepatitis B+C+D, followed-up from Jan 2002 to Dec 2011, were included in the study. …”
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An Evaluation Method for Effective Prestress of Simply Supported Prestressed Concrete Beams with Breathing Cracks by Wenlong Guo, Peng Liang, Hexu Liu, Y. Frank Chen, Xiaojin Zhao

“…Compared with the existing methods for estimating the prestress using the mid-span deflection or crack width, the proposed method is more reasonable in theory and calculation. …”
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