Disparity Map Generation from Illumination Variant Stereo Images Using Efficient Hierarchical Dynamic Programming by Viral H. Borisagar, Mukesh A. Zaveri

“…Window matching and dynamic programming techniques are employed for disparity map estimation. Good quality disparity map is obtained with the optimized path. …”
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Hypertension in Non-Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran: Incidence and Risk Factors by Mohsen Janghorbani, Ashraf Aminorroaya, Masoud Amini

“…Objective. To estimate the incidence of and risk factors for the development of hypertension (HTN) in people with T1D using routinely collected data. …”
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Effects of Adulteration on Diesel Oil with Kerosene Fuel in Ghana by K.O. Boadu

“… This research was carried out to estimate the proportional mixtures of diesel and kerosene that easily shows the incidence of fuel adulteration. …”
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Carbon Emission Evaluation and Low Carbon Economy Optimization Scheduling of Rural Integrated Energy System Based on LCA Method by Chunxiao Wu

“…Subsequently, the carbon emission in each link of the power generation system is estimated by using the life cycle assessment method. …”
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Application of Extrapolation Capability of Vector Fitting for Out-of-Band Dominant Modal Synthesis of Voltage-Source Converters by Weihua Zhou, Jef Beerten

“…Black box-based state-space model identification method using the terminal admittance/impedance frequency responses has thus been drawing increasing research attentions recently. However, the estimation of out-of-band modes commonly suffers from narrow bandwidth of frequency responses. …”
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Sol-Gel Preparation of Highly Water-Dispersible Silsesquioxane/Zirconium Oxide Hybrid Nanoparticles by Yoshiro Kaneko, Tomoyuki Arake

“…The theoretical refractive index of the SQ/ZrO2-NP (APTMOS/ZTB = 0.3) was estimated to be 1.66. It was assumed that the water-dispersible property of the SQ/ZrO2-NPs probably originated from the ZrO2-SiO1.5(CH2)3Cl- core-shell structures.…”
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Investigation of Engineering Properties of Cement-Stabilized Calcareous Sand Foundation by Yuan Chai, Dai-Ping Jiang, Fu-Jiang Wang, Hai-Bo Lyu

“…Therefore, it is very important to estimate the engineering characteristics of cement-stabilized calcareous sand foundations. …”
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Travel Choice Behavior Model Based on Mental Accounting of Travel Time and Cost by Shixu Liu, Jianchao Zhu, Said M. Easa, Lidan Guo, Shuyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Yijian Xu

“…Model parameters are estimated using nonlinear regression, and the utility calculation principles are developed under different hypothetical scenarios. …”
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An Automated Clinical Laboratory Decision Support System for Test Utilization, Medical Necessity Verification, and Payment Processing by Safedin Beqaj, Rojeet Shrestha, Tim Hamill

“…It has been well established and widely recognized that (1) laboratory testing provides 70%-85% of the objective data that physicians use in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients; (2) orders for laboratory tests in the United States have increased, with an estimated volume of 4-5 billion tests per year; (3) there is a lack of user-friendly tools to guide physicians in their test selection and ordering; and (4) laboratory test overutilization and underutilization continue to represent a pervasive source of inefficiency in the health care system. …”
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Classification and Regression Trees analysis identifies patients at high risk for kidney function decline following hospitalization. by Weihao Wang, Wei Zhu, Janos Hajagos, Laura Fochtmann, Farrukh M Koraishy

“…Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline is associated with negative health outcomes, but the use of decision tree algorithms to predict eGFR decline is underreported. …”
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Lessons from the pandemic: Relationship between patient visits and patient length of stay in California’s health system by David D. Cho, Yu Wang

“…Conclusions The findings suggest that, while the need for additional beds and nursing staff in intensive care units exceeded initial estimates, there were also opportunities to streamline the care process for improved efficiency in regular acute care units. …”
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Ovine Eimeria infection, OPG and determinants in and around Gondar town, Ethiopia by Senait Belay, Desie Sheferaw

“… The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ovine Eimeria infection, assess the associated risk factors, and the intensity of infection. …”
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Forecasting Travel Speed in the Rainfall Days to Develop Suitable Variable Speed Limits Control Strategy for Less Driving Risk by Ping Wang, Yajie Zhang, Saisai Wang, Li Li, Xiaohui Li

“…Then, a VSL method and an expressway risk coefficient evaluation method based on estimation of average travel speed are proposed. The experimental results show that the variable 85th percentile speed limit method proposed in this paper can reduce the risk of expressway driving. …”
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Electroosmotic Dewatering of Iron Ore Tailings: A Laboratory Study to Improve Geotechnical Properties by Salih Yüksek

“…Thus, it has been observed that there will be a significant improvement in the geotechnical properties of the tailings’ material. It has been estimated that electroosmotic dewatering rises with increasing the voltage gradient and the energy consumption varies in the range of 0.588–30.645 kWh/dry ton. …”
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FACTORS AFFECTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: MIXED MODELS by Mustafa Akal, Çisem Bektur, Mustafa Naimoğlu

“…This study aims to explain energy efficiency by social, political, institutional, and economic variables for emerging countries during the 1990-2018 period. The estimated models exhibited cointegrated relationships. …”
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Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Relevant Subtypes with Distinct Prognosis and Responses to Chemo- or Immunotherapies in Osteosarcoma by Yang Zhou, Gai Li, Hu Li, Fuchong Lai, Pingguo Duan, Ming Cheng

“…Drug sensitivity was estimated with the GDSC database. WGCNA approach was adopted to determine the EMT-derived genes. …”
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Determination of Isoflavones in Soybean Flour by Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion Extraction and Liquid Chromatography with UV-Diode Array Detection by Antonella Aresta, Pietro Cotugno, Federica Massari, Carlo Zambonin

“…The target isoflavone concentration levels estimated in this work fit existing literature data and were comprised between 39.3 and 345.3 μg/g. …”
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Analysis of Cost Overrun and Schedule Delays of Infrastructure Projects in Low Income Economies: Case Studies in Ethiopia by Solomon Melaku Belay, Seifu Tilahun, Mitiku Yehualaw, Jose Matos, Helder Sousa, Endalew Temesgen Workneh

“…In addition, the top risk factors leading to cost overrun in infrastructure projects are inflation, inaccurate cost estimates, and variations, whereas the major risks causing schedule delays are variations, economic conditions, and escalation of material prices. …”
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Semi-Automated Classification of Side-Scan Sonar Data for Mapping <i>Sabellaria spinulosa</i> Reefs in the Brown Bank, Dutch Continental Shelf by Timo Constantin Gaida, Bas Binnerts, Oscar Bos

“…Located between the swales of the tidal ridges, it was estimated that the reefs cover an area of 3.8 to 5.7% within the surveyed areas. …”
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On Adaptive Fractional Dynamic Sliding Mode Control of Suspension System by Ali Karami-Mollaee, Oscar Barambones

“…Hence, an adaptive procedure is proposed to estimate these parameters. To enhance closed-loop system performance, an adaptive proportional-integral (PI) procedure is also employed, resulting in the FDSMC-PI approach. …”
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