Combining UAV Remote Sensing with Ensemble Learning to Monitor Leaf Nitrogen Content in Custard Apple (<i>Annona squamosa</i> L.) by Xiangtai Jiang, Lutao Gao, Xingang Xu, Wenbiao Wu, Guijun Yang, Yang Meng, Haikuan Feng, Yafeng Li, Hanyu Xue, Tianen Chen

“…A two-layer ensemble model is built to quantitatively estimate leaf nitrogen using the stacking ensemble learning (Stacking) principles. Random Forest (RF), Adaptive Boosting (ADA), Gradient Boosting Decision Trees (GBDT), Linear Regression (LR), and Extremely Randomized Trees (ERT) are among the basis estimators that are integrated in the first layer. …”
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Design of a Wearable Exoskeleton Piano Practice Aid Based on Multi-Domain Mapping and Top-Down Process Model by Qiujian Xu, Meihui Li, Guoqiang Chen, Xiubo Ren, Dan Yang, Junrui Li, Xinran Yuan, Siqi Liu, Miaomiao Yang, Mufan Chen, Bo Wang, Peng Zhang, Huiguo Ma

“…This method integrates the functional domain, structural domain, and user needs domain, and explores the principles and methods for creating functional construction modules, overcoming the limitations of traditional top-down approaches in design flexibility. …”
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Co-producing a safe mobility and falls informatics platform to drive meaningful quality improvement in the hospital setting: a mixed-methods protocol for the insightFall study by Ben Glampson, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Erik Mayer, Rachael Lear, Phoebe Averill, Catalina Carenzo, Rachel Tao, Robert Latchford

“…This protocol describes the co-design and testing of a safe mobility and falls informatics platform for automated, real-time insights to support the learning response to inpatient falls.Methods Underpinned by the learning health system model and human-centred design principles, this mixed-methods study will involve (1) collaboration between healthcare professionals, patients, data scientists and researchers to co-design a safe mobility and falls informatics platform; (2) co-production of natural language processing pipelines and integration with a user interface for automated, near-real-time insights and (3) platform usability testing. …”
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Evaluation of Health Science Students&rsquo; Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Artificial Intelligence in Northern Saudi Arabia: Implications for Curriculum Refinement and... by ALruwail BF, Alshalan AM, Thirunavukkarasu A, Alibrahim A, Alenezi AM, Aldhuwayhi TZA

“…The study employed a validated data collection form with four sections: demographics, knowledge (AI principles and applications), attitudes (perceptions and ethical concerns), and practices (usage and confidence in AI tools). …”
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“…The study explores an integrative approach combining Ayurvedic principles with conventional immobilization for metatarsal fractures. …”
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Tradition and Development of Lithuanian Terminology by Antanas Smetona

“…The third stage of development marks the beginning of systematic and conscious work on terminology, the recognition of terminology as an important auxiliary scientific discipline, and the postulation of its principles in the first half of the 20th century. It is during this period that textbooks and systematic dictionaries were produced in various fields of science (mathematics, geometry, zoology, engineering, philosophy, law, etc.). …”
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Model of property relations in the Soviet Lithuania village (Case of Stungiai village) by Žilvinas Kačiuška

“…Sovietism in village has formed the specific understanding about economy, its administrative principles and rational behaviour skills, and also a relatively strict social differentiation. …”
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Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study by Fateme Mohammadi, Rasoul Salimi, Salman Khazaei, Mostafa Bijani

“…Abstract Background Moral intelligence is a significant and influential factor in the delivery of principled and high-quality care. This is because moral intelligence is the ability to recognize and be sensitive to moral issues, which contributes to the organization of appropriate behavior in the face of moral issues. …”
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Optimizing risk in action: Differences between fixated aim points and movement outcomes in throwing by Stephan Zahno, Damian Beck, Ralf Kredel, André Klostermann, Ernst-Joachim Hossner

“…Conclusion Our findings show that principles of statistical decision theory generalize to more complex tasks. …”
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THE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN-CHINESE HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION IN FRAMEWORK OF “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION by D. A. Smaliakou

“…According to the author of the present paper, new opportunities for active constructive interaction between the countries are provided with the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR or BRI) adopted by China for the purpose of combination of efforts of the states for stable development of economy in the Eurasian space and peaceful co-existence of the people on the basis of the principles of openness, inclusivity of different civilizations, tolerance, safety, mutual benefit and training.The aim of the paper is to discuss the status and prospects of the RussianChinese cooperation in the humanitarian field and search for new narrative for development cooperation.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Humanities education reform exploration and practice under outcomes-based education (OBE) by P. Yang

“…At present, the technology and tools of OBE, despite the criticism, remain relevant for the development and optimisation of the humanities education system.The aim of the present research is to study and analyse the theory of OBE and the practice on the application of pedagogical principles for modernisation of the humanities education in China.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…The design of meta-analysis was made based on the PICOS (population, intervention/exposure, control, outcomes, and study design) principles, and STATA 15.1 was used to analyze the data. …”
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Developing a business model focused on the planning sustainability of forest sector enterprises by Ihor Soloviy, Orest Kiyko, Vasyl Lavnyy, Igor Bukhanevych, Oksana Pelyukh, Mykhailo Ilkiv, Taras Chelepis, Dmytro Savka, Andriy Lutsenco

“…In general, it is concluded that in order to change the economic model from linear to circular, it is necessary to develop a strategy for the transition to circular economy principles, since its elements are only reflected in certain regulatory documents and publications, but have not become a platform for making business decisions based on sustainable development.…”
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“… because there is nothing symbolic in the described phenomenon”. Asafyev’s Intonation Theory in the Early Soviet Union – Analytical Insights, Intellectual Contexts, and Semiotic... by Patrick Becker-Naydenov

“…Based on the underlying principles of Asafyev’s intonation theory “contrast and repetition,” etc.) and its analytical insights into cadence models, Western scholars have often read it as a continuation of the energeticism and dynamism proposed by August Halm and especially Ernst Kurth. …”
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When can cancer patient treatment nonadherence be considered intentional or unintentional? A scoping review. by Leon Wreyford, Raj Gururajan, Xujuan Zhou

“…The review was registered in the Prospero database CRD42020210340 and follows the PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Searches. The principles of meta-ethnography are used in a synthesis of qualitative findings that preserve the context of primary data. …”
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The Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation and Digital Health Project: Human-Centered Approach to Multipartner Research Agenda Codevelopment by Haneen Amhaz, Sally Xuanping Chen, Amanee Elchehimi, Kylin Jialin Han, Jade Morales Gil, Lu Yao, Marianne Vidler, Kathryn Berry-Einarson, Kathryn Dewar, May Tuason, Nicole Prestley, Quynh Doan, Tibor van Rooij, Tina Costa, Gina Ogilvie, Beth A Payne

“…These questions were grouped into themes using a deductive analysis approach starting with current BC Digital Health Strategy guiding principles. ResultsBetween September 15, 2022, and August 31, 2023, we engaged with more than 150 perinatal health care providers, researchers, and health system stakeholders and a patient advisory group of women who were recently pregnant to understand the perceived needs and priorities for digital innovation in perinatal care in British Columbia, Canada. …”
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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…Retention is one of the mechanical fundamental principles of preparation of cemented fixed prostheses. …”
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Cross-Platform Ecological Momentary Assessment App (JTrack-EMA+): Development and Usability Study by Mehran Sahandi Far, Jona M Fischer, Svea Senge, Robin Rathmakers, Thomas Meissner, Dominik Schneble, Mamaka Narava, Simon B Eickhoff, Juergen Dukart

“…JTrack-EMA+ was designed and implemented per the FAIR (findable, accessible, interpretable, and reusable) principles in both its architecture and data management layers, thereby reducing the burden of integration for clinicians and researchers. …”
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A case-matched series comparing functional outcomes for robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus functionally aligned robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty by Jonathan R. Manara, Macdaniel Nixon, Beth Tippett, Wil Pretty, Dermot Collopy, Gavin W. Clark

“…Functional alignment (FA) is a novel technique for performing a TKA and shares many principles with UKA. Our aim was to compare outcomes from a case-matched series of robotic-assisted UKAs and robotic-assisted TKAs performed using FA. …”
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Cell Morphology on Poly(methyl methacrylate) Microstructures as Function of Surface Energy by Matthias Katschnig, Boris Maroh, Natascha Andraschek, Sandra Schlögl, Ulrike Zefferer, Elisabeth Bock, Gerd Leitinger, Christa Trattnig, Maria Kaufmann, Werner Balika, Clemens Holzer, Ute Schäfer, Silke Patz

“…Whilst the significance of substrate topography as a regulator of cell function is well established, a systematic analysis of the principles underlying this is still unavailable. Here we evaluate the hypothesis that surface energy plays a decisive role in substrate-mediated modulation of cell phenotype by evaluation of cell behaviour on synthetic microstructures exhibiting pronounced differences in surface energy. …”
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