Seismic Design Value Evaluation Based on Checking Records and Site Geological Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks by Tienfuan Kerh, Yutang Lin, Rob Saunders

“…Initial comparison results show that a neural network model with three neurons in the hidden layer can achieve relatively better performance based on the evaluation index of correlation coefficient or mean square error. …”
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STOCHASTIC MODELING OF LIVING/CONTROLLED COPOLYMERIZATIONS IN TUBULAR REACTORS WITH LATERAL FEED by Matheus Dias de Carvalho, Tiago Silva Miranda Lemos, Jorge David Alguiar Bellido, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…There were obtained all the microstructural properties distributions of the synthesized material at interest and the conversion values, Polydispersity Index (PDI) and chains average molar mass are compared to experimental data. …”
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Prosthetic Hand Based on Human Hand Anatomy Controlled by Surface Electromyography and Artificial Neural Network by Larisa Dunai, Isabel Seguí Verdú, Dinu Turcanu, Viorel Bostan

“…As a result, an algorithm was developed that aimed to recognize two specific gestures (handling a bottle and pointing with the index finger) in real time with 95% accuracy.…”
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Establishing Differences in Thermographic Patterns between the Various Complications in Diabetic Foot Disease by Alfred Gatt, Owen Falzon, Kevin Cassar, Christian Ellul, Kenneth P. Camilleri, Jean Gauci, Stephen Mizzi, Anabelle Mizzi, Cassandra Sturgeon, Liberato Camilleri, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Cynthia Formosa

“…Participants were categorized according to a medical examination, ankle brachial index, doppler waveform analysis, and 10-gram monofilament testing into five groups: healthy adult, DM with no complications, DM with peripheral neuropathy, DM with neuroischaemia, and DM with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) groups. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Design and Experimental Investigation on the Axial Flow Pump with Orthogonal Test Approach by Yuquan Zhang, Yanhe Xu, Yuan Zheng, E. Fernandez-Rodriguez, Aoran Sun, Chunxia Yang, Jue Wang

“…Three levels of four well-known performance factors L9 (34) were considered in the orthogonal test scheme: the number of blades, the blade setting angle, the hub ratio, and the distance between the blade and the guide vane. The evaluation indexes corresponded to the head, efficiency, shaft power, and pressure pulsation, respectively. …”
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Lubricating Performance of Lanzhou Lily Crude Extract as Natural Additive by Min Xie, Chenghua Lai, Juanjuan Chen, Feng Cao, Ying Ma

“…Firstly, different contents of LLCE as an additive notably improved physiochemical properties, such as thermal stability, viscosity, and the viscosity index. With 5–10 wt.% of LLCE added in PEG400, the thermal degradation temperature increased by 37.3–49.5 °C. …”
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On Dynamic Mesh Force Evaluation of Spiral Bevel Gears by Xiaoyu Sun, Yongqiang Zhao, Ming Liu, Yanping Liu

“…One method uses the mesh stiffness estimated by the commonly used average slope approach, the second method applies the mesh stiffness evaluated by the local slope approach, and the third approach utilizes a quasistatically defined interpolation function indexed by mesh deflection and mesh position.…”
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Ultrasonic Guided Waves-Based Monitoring of Rail Head: Laboratory and Field Tests by Piervincenzo Rizzo, Marcello Cammarata, Ivan Bartoli, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Salvatore Salamone, Stefano Coccia, Robert Phillips

“…These data are combined into a damage index vector fed to an unsupervised learning algorithm based on outlier analysis that determines the anomalous conditions of the rail. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Overview of Immune Mechanisms and Biological Treatments by Bruno Rafael Ramos de Mattos, Maellin Pereira Gracindo Garcia, Julia Bier Nogueira, Lisiery Negrini Paiatto, Cassia Galdino Albuquerque, Caique Lopes Souza, Luís Gustavo Romani Fernandes, Wirla Maria da Silva Cunha Tamashiro, Patricia Ucelli Simioni

“…Notwithstanding the high cost involved, these biological therapies show a high index of remission, enabling a significant reduction in cases of surgery and hospitalization. …”
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Behaviour of Clinical, Anthropometric and Laboratory Variables in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Madelaine Hernández Tamayo, Pedro Enrique Miguel Soca, Mildre María Marrero Hidalgo, Luz María Pérez López, Idania Peña Pérez, Mayelín Rivas Estévez

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> Patients with metabolic syndrome (n = 103: 63.97%) presented values over average weight, height, waist circumference, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, plasma cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides and glucose. …”
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Impact of Duodopa on Quality of Life in Advanced Parkinson's Disease: A UK Case Series by T. Foltynie, C. Magee, C. James, G. J. M. Webster, A. J. Lees, P. Limousin

“…At the time of latest follow up, improvements were observed in both the PDQ39 Summary index as well as diary reports of PD symptom control following introduction of LCIG, supporting its use in well selected patients. …”
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Interannual Variability and Trends in Extreme Precipitation in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica by Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Svetlana Jagovkina, Cuijuan Sui, Bo Sun

“…Interannual variability in extreme precipitation days shows a significant correlation with the Niño 3.4 index during the austral winter semester (May–October). …”
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Enhancing urban agriculture networks: A clustering and multicriteria decision-making approach to sustainability indicators and governance by Jiangwei Kong, Mengxi Gao, Hind Alofaysan, Dilafruz Fayziyeva, Zhi Liu

“…Utilizing the current governance framework, we measured various sustainability indices for clustering analysis to aggregate urban agricultural sites (UASs) and to ascertain the prioritization of clusters based on their vulnerability or risk level as indicated by their priority index in multicriteria decision-making. Eight clusters were chosen for the display of UASs rated using multicriteria decision-making, focusing on scenarios prioritized for governance in light of climate change, social fairness, and economic development consequences. …”
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Evaluation of the chemical composition, protein quality and digestibility of lupin (Lupinus albus and Lupinus angustifolius) by Márcia Regina Pereira Monteiro, Aline Bárbara Pereira Costa, Suellen Fabiane Campos, Mauro Ramalho Silva, Cassiano Oliveira da Silva, Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino, Marialice Pinto Coelho Silvestre

“…The food transformation index, protein efficiency ratio and net protein ratio were significantly higher for the casein group than for the lupin groups. …”
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The Application of Convolutional Neural Network Combined with Fuzzy Algorithm in Colorectal Endoscopy for Tumor Assessment by Te-Jen Su, Feng-Chun Lee, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Fu-Xiang Ke, Shih-Ming Wang, Ming-Chih Huang

“…In addition to uncontrollable factors such as family genetic disorders, diet, and bad habits, life stress may lead to an unhealthy body mass index (BMI), which, together with aging, increases the incidence of colorectal cancer. …”
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Influence of Altitude on the Spatiotemporal Variations of Meteorological Droughts in Mountain Regions of the Free State Province, South Africa (1960–2013) by M. Mbiriri, G. Mukwada, D. Manatsa

“…The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was computed for October to December (OND) and January to March (JFM) summer subseasons for Free State Province, South Africa, to assess the influence of altitude on drought severity and frequency. …”
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Responses of dry edible bean crop growth and water productivities under different irrigation scenarios in the U.S. high plains by Angie Gradiz, Xin Qiao, Saleh Taghvaeian, Wei-zhen Liang, Daran Rudnick, Abia Katimbo, Jun Wang, Swathi Palle

“…This three-year (2021–2023) study investigated the impacts of irrigation treatments, ranging from rainfed to over-irrigated conditions, on soil water dynamics, canopy cover, leaf area index, yield, actual evapotranspiration, and water productivities for dry edible beans grown in western Nebraska, U.S. …”
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Relative Contribution of the Topographic Influence on the Triangle Approach for Evapotranspiration Estimation over Mountainous Areas by Xiaosong Zhao, Yuanbo Liu

“…In this paper, topographic corrections were applied to ET estimates using the surface-air temperature difference-Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ((Ts-Ta)-NDVI) triangle method with MODIS data for the Taihu Basin in China. …”
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Groundwater Single- and Multiobjective Optimization Using Harris Hawks and Multiobjective Billiards-Inspired Algorithm by AbdolGhafour Gerey, Amirpouya Sarraf, Hassan Ahmadi

“…In this study, in order to determine an optimum solution for groundwater drawdown, pumping rates were selected accompanied by three minimization objectives: minimizing shortage influenced by inability to supply, adjusted shortage index, and minimizing the degree of drawdown within predefined areas. …”
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Transovarial infection in Aedes Aegypti: Correlational study on incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) at endemic area of Semarang city, Indonesia by Bela Novita Irneta, Martini Martini, Hadi Mochamad, Udiyono Ari, Yuliawati Sri, Hestiningsih Retno

“…Survey of entomological method was done by examination the houses to measure indexes of larvae density and collection the eggs using ovitrap. …”
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