Temporal-Spatial Characteristics and Future Changes of Temperature Extremes in Longtan Watershed Based on Multiple Indices by Chongxun Mo, Shiting Long, Yuli Ruan, Yanping Xie, Xingbi Lei, Shufeng Lai, Guikai Sun, Zhenxiang Xing

“…Meanwhile, the simulation effects of temperature were analyzed based on 11 CMIP5 climate models, and the extreme temperature change in 2021–2050 under the high emission scenario RCP8.5 and low emission scenario RCP4.5 was estimated. The main results are as follows: both the warm-related indices and the extreme minimum temperature show an increasing trend. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic Responses Based on an Improved SEIR-SD Model by Yang Liu, Bingrui Liu, Yi Deng, Jia Liu

“…The main contribution of this research is that the effects of different response measures on the number of new infections daily and the cumulative number of deaths of a country or region in the COVID-19 pandemic are estimated quantitatively based on modeling and simulation.…”
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Optimization of data allocation in hierarchical memory for blocked shortest paths algorithms by A. A. Prihozhy

“…Experimental results show that the equitable random algorithm provides an upper bound of the cache size that is very close to the lower bound estimated over the size of a complete subgraph, and show that a non-conflict matrix allocation is possible at δ = 0.5 for M = 4 and at δ = 0.1 for M = 20. …”
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Dietary Iron Intake in Pregnant Women in Europe: A Review of 24 Studies from 14 Countries in the Period 1991–2014 by Nils Thorm Milman

“…Results from Dietary Record studies in 11 countries showed that iron intake varied between 8.3–15.4 mg/day with an estimated “median” value of 10–11 mg/day. Spain, Bosnia, and Poland reported an intake of 8.3–10.1 mg/day, Croatia, England, Norway, and Finland an intake of 10.2–11.4 mg/day, and Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic, and Greece an intake of 12.2–15.4 mg/day. …”
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Interval Prediction of Photovoltaic Power Using Improved NARX Network and Density Peak Clustering Based on Kernel Mahalanobis Distance by Wen-He Chen, Long-Sheng Cheng, Zhi-Peng Chang, Han-Ting Zhou, Qi-Feng Yao, Zhai-Ming Peng, Li-Qun Fu, Zong-Xiang Chen

“…Finally, the joint probability density is established by multivariate kernel density estimation (MKDE) to accomplish the PV power interval prediction. …”
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A Novel Space Large Deployable Paraboloid Structure with Power and Communication Integration by Tao Zheng, Zheng Fei, Xi Rui, Lide Yan

“…Moreover, the tracking accuracy of the TER pointing mechanism is estimated to be within ±0.4° although the machining precision of its components is not high.…”
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Modeling of masonry infilled RC frames with different aspect ratios using plastic hinge and equivalent strut by Ahmed M. El-Kholy, Sayed M. Sayed, Mohamed M. El-Assaly, Mohamed K. Ismail

“…The implementation of the hinge is based on discretizing the frame cross-section into fibers and utilizing a popular formula to estimate the plastic hinge length specific to masonry-infilled frames. …”
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Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients by Braihan Hamdi Hameed, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin

“…Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the association of preoperative serum CA15-3 level with the clinico-pathological characteristics in Iraqi women patients with breast tumor and their efficiency for the prediction of primary breast cancer. …”
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Microstructural analysis and mechanical properties of Ni35Co25.5Al16Fe15.5Cr8 high-entropy alloy in the as-cast and homogenized conditions by A. Pourferiedouni, S.G. Shabestari

“…The true compression strength of homogenized samples exceeded 1300 MPa while the true compression strength of the as-cast sample was over 1130 MPa. The estimated ultimate strength obtained using the SP method is approximately 840 MPa for the homogenized sample, compared to 644 MPa for the as-cast sample. …”
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Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for the Non-overhead Athlete by Bryan L Riemann, George J Davies

“…# Background While there have been reliability studies conducted on several upper extremity functional performance tests (UEFPT), there are several complicating factors that inhibit the ability to draw definitive consensus about the reliability of the tests in both females and males. Having reliability estimates for UEFPT in the same cohort facilitates direct comparison of their relative and absolute reliability…”
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Indoor Positioning System in Learning Approach Experiments by Dodo Zaenal Abidin, Siti Nurmaini, Erwin, Errissya Rasywir, Yovi Pratama

“…The test was conducted with a deep learning approach using a deep neural network (DNN) algorithm. The DNN method can estimate the actual space and get better position results, whereas machine learning methods such as the DNN algorithm can handle more effectively large data and produce more accurate data. …”
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FMD EPIDEMIC PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS IN RUSSIA IN 2010 – FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 by V. P. Semakina, T. P. Akimova, A. K. Karaulov

“…The analysis of the FMD epidemic situation in the Russian Federation Subjects was performed through epidemic process assessment based on the following estimates: the proportion of infected settlements, epidemic, contagiousness and morbidity rates. …”
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Characteristics of the Relationship of Kidney Dysfunction with Cardiovascular Disease in High Risk Patients with Diabetes by Attilio Losito, Loretta Pittavini, Ivano Zampi, Elena Zampi

“…We aimed at comparing the relationship of reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality between high risk patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves for the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia by Mohammed ALRakathi, Abdullah Alodah

“…Also, two statistical tests, namely the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Chi-Square tests, were used to assess the best-fitting distribution to estimate the maximum rainfall values. Temporal disaggregation of daily precipitation data was performed using the K-nearest neighbors (KNN) method. …”
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Degree of Functionality and Perception of Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Moderate Stroke: Differences between Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Typology by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi, Nuria Ortiz-Marqués, Silvia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…Exact nonparametric tests were used to compare both types of stroke, and t-tests and effect size estimates were employed to compare the stroke group and the normative group. …”
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A Ray of New Hope for the Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability by Nancy Thakur, Kamli Prakash, Sanchita Pugazhendi, Achla Gaikwad

“…In addition to this, parenting intervention helps the parents to realize their own potential to manage their daily life stress, thereby living a happy and successful life with the intellectual disability child. It is estimated that disabilities will cross 10 million by 2022 if appropriate skills are not imparted through training programs.…”
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Fish consumption patterns and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in fried and grilled fish products and mitigation strategies by Abhishek, S. Chakkaravarthi, Tripti Agarwal

“…The incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) estimates for the flexitarians, the entire population, and fish-eating population associated with dietary intake of these products ranged from 4.68 × 10−5 to 1.32 × 10−3, 1.06 × 10−3 to 2.97 × 10−2 and 1.46 × 10−3 to 4.12 × 10−2 respectively. …”
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CORRELATION EVALUATION OF THE FORTESCUE AND CLARKE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR UNSYMMETRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CURRENT VECTORS IN THE THREE-PHASE LINE by O. V. Byalobrzhyeskiy, V. Yu. Kachalka, R. V. Vlasenko

“…Visually however, a similarity of the form and the character is observed, which allows performing correlation coefficient estimation of the mean square values of the currents in α–β–0 and 1–2–0 systems. …”
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Long-term Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Urolithiasis by Thiago Augusto Cunha Ferreira, Alexandre Danilovic, Samirah Abreu Gomes, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, William Carlos Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

“…Renal function was assessed using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) via the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation, while kidney stone events were detected using computed tomography. …”
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Impact of Financial Market uncertainty and Financial Crises on Dynamic Stock—Foreign Exchange Market Correlations: A New Perspective by Farid Irani, Abobaker Al.Al. Hadood, Korhan K. Gökmenoğlu, Seyed Alireza Athari

“…Using quantile regression estimation and analyzing high-frequency data from 1999 to 2021, we uncover distinct relationships influenced by currency-specific uncertainties. …”
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