Sexual and gender identities and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Susan D Stewart, Wendy D Manning, Kristen E Gustafson, Claire Kamp Dush

“…Data from 2,429 partnered adults in the National Couples' Health and Time Use Study (n = 3,593) collected from September 2020 to April 2021 were used to model drinking patterns (frequency, amount, and drinking to cope) by sexual and gender identities, COVID-19 stress and disruption, microaggressions, and supportive climate. …”
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IoT Security: Botnet Detection Using Self-Organizing Feature Map and Machine Learning by Susanto, Deris Stiawan, Budi Santoso, Alex Onesimus Sidabutar, M. Agus Syamsul Arifin, Mohd Yazid Idris, Rahmat Budiarto

“…Results show that the Decision Tree algorithm achieved the highest accuracy rate of 97.24%, with a sensitivity of 0.9523, specificity of 0.9932, and a fast execution time of 100.66 seconds. The use of SOFM successfully reduced memory consumption from 3.08 GB to 923MB. …”
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Oestrus ovis L. (Diptera: Oestridae) Induced Nasal Myiasis in a Dog from Northern Italy by Sergio A. Zanzani, Luigi Cozzi, Emanuela Olivieri, Alessia L. Gazzonis, Maria Teresa Manfredi

“…This is the first record of Oestrus ovis infestion in a dog in Italy and, at the same time, the most northerly finding of larvae of sheep bot fly in the country.…”
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Image Edge Detection Algorithm Based on Fuzzy Radial Basis Neural Network by Lin Feng, Jian Wang, Chao Ding

“…The image edge detection algorithm based on fuzzy radial basis fuser can not only speed up the image preprocessing, meet the real-time detection, and reduce the amount of data processed by the upper computer but also can accurately identify five image edge problems including folds and cracks, which has good application prospects.…”
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Local perceptions of forest, conservation and logging in Papua New Guinea by Paul Sillitoe

“…But what more effective way is there of assessing understanding and ideas widely at the grass-roots in a short time frame?…”
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Determining Hardening Soil Model Parameters of Urmia Lake Sand by Numerical Modeling of Undrained Triaxial Test and Comparison with Laboratory Results by Hadi Bahadori, Vahid Mohammadi

“…Thorough study of the soil behavior requires numerous experiments that require time and cost. The alternative solution is the use of numerical modeling. …”
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Effect of Flexibility Ratio on Seismic Response of Cut-and-Cover Box Tunnel by Shamsher Sadiq, Quang van Nguyen, Hyunil Jung, Duhee Park

“…Equivalent linear time history analyses are conducted to calculate the seismic response of various types of cut-and-cover single box tunnels. …”
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Case report: Short-course hypofractionated radiation therapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of advanced ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma by Xinan Wan, Mingxing Fang, Le Yuan, Hang Zhang, Dan Wang

“…Camrelizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, was administered intravenously every three weeks at a dose of 200 mg each time. The therapeutic effect was significant, with CA125 levels within the normal range. …”
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Integration of visible thinking routine in Nurul Fikri Islamic School as an effort to train thinking skills by R. Rahmat, Dinn Wahyudin, Laksmi Dewi

“…The study's results stated that the use of VTR has a varied pattern, with a reasonably high adoption rate in Islamic Elementary School (IES) and Islamic High School (IHS) in certain months. At the same time, Islamic Middle School (IMS) recorded lower and consistent usage; IES was more active in implementing VTR in the last months, while IHS tended to be consistent throughout the month in this study. …”
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The Centrifugal Differential Mobility Analyser – concept and initial validation of a new device for measuring 2D property distributions by T. N. Rüther, D. B. Rasche, D. B. Rasche, H.-J. Schmid

“…Most of the methods utilized to gain deeper insight into the morphology of nanoparticles are very time-consuming and costly or have bad statistics (such as tandem setups or TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/SEM (scanning electron microscopy) images). …”
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North Sumatera Ethnic-Based Decision-Making Model to Develop Leadership Abilities for Student Communities by Aman Simaremare, Yasaratodo Wau, Trisnawati Hutagalung, Husna P Tambunan

“…Diversity ethnic This give challenge at a time opportunity in development more leadership​ holistic. …”
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Development of a Hybridized Model for Predicting the Life Span of Power Transformers by O.O. Olaluwoye, A.A. Okubanjo, O.K. Oyetola, P.O. Alao, O.G. Olasunkanmi

“…The life span of the transformer was determined by adding the service age at any point in time to the remaining lifetime at that point. A GUI of the hybridised model was developed using SIMULINK blocks. …”
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Feature selection and data‐driven model for predicting the remaining useful life of lithium‐ion batteries by Yuhao Zhang, Yunfei Han, Tao Cai, Jia Xie, Shijie Cheng

“…Therefore, building data‐driven models based on direct measurement data (voltage, current, capacity, etc.) during battery operation may be a more effective approach. This paper employs a time series analysis of discharge capacity/voltage curves to perform feature predication. …”
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El Niño-driven flooding and mental health symptomology among adolescents and young adults in Peru by Ilan Cerna-Turoff, Hyunseung Kang, Katherine M. Keyes

“…Further evidence is needed on mental health patterns over time, the influence of exposure severity, and the impact of disaster relief on symptomology in mounting an effective global health response.…”
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Develop the Precise Vacuum Seeder for Nursery Plug Tray Sowing by Using the Vacuum Cleaner by Yenphayab Charatchai, Saijai Jedsada, Hongwiangjan Jeerayut

“…The average working cycle time per tray and the machine capacity per hour are 51.0 seconds and 70 trays, respectively. …”
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Investigating the impacts of connected vehicle technology on the flow of trucks at the busiest Canada-U.S. border crossings by Hanna Maoh, Sidra Anis

“…The simulation results suggest that truck traffic becomes more streamlined with up to 7 % of all trucks switching to the Sarnia crossing under a 100 % V2V scenario when a delay incident is present on the corridor leading to Windsor. Also, average time delay at the Windsor crossing under extended delay conditions spanning over a course of 8 h at this crossing is reduced by 30 % (i.e., delay dropped from 5 h to 3.5 h) when V2I technology is utilized.…”
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Attention‐Based Machine Vision Models and Techniques for Solar Wind Speed Forecasting Using Solar EUV Images by Edward J. E. Brown, Filip Svoboda, Nigel P. Meredith, Nicholas Lane, Richard B. Horne

“…Abstract Extreme ultraviolet images taken by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory make it possible to use deep vision techniques to forecast solar wind speed—a difficult, high‐impact, and unsolved problem. At a 4 day time horizon, this study uses attention‐based models and a set of methodological improvements to deliver an 11.1% lower RMSE and a 17.4% higher prediction correlation compared to the previous work testing on the period from 2010 to 2018. …”
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The Safety of Digital Mental Health Interventions: Findings and Recommendations From a Qualitative Study Exploring Users’ Experiences, Concerns, and Suggestions by Rayan Taher, Daniel Stahl, Sukhi Shergill, Jenny Yiend

“…ConclusionsThe results of this study led to 7 recommendations on how the safety of DMHIs can be improved: provide “easy access” versions of key information, use “approved by...” badges, anticipate and support deterioration, provide real-time feedback, acknowledge the lack of personalization, responsibly manage access, and provide genuine crisis support. …”
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Validation of visual analog scales of mood and anxiety at the workplace. by Frédéric Dutheil, Clara Palgen, Georges Brousse, Thomas Cornet, Martial Mermillod, Ines Lakbar, Guillaume Vallet, Julien S Baker, Jeannot Schmidt, Barbara Charbotel, Bruno Pereira, Louis Delamarre

“…The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is commonly used to detect depressive or anxious states, but its 14-item questionnaire is time-consuming. Visual analog scales (VAS) are easy to use and quick to implement. …”
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Soft grid integration control strategy for self synchronized voltage source DFIG wind turbine generator by Haoshu Shao, Qiang Dong, Zenglu Song, Yong Wang

“…The effectiveness of proposed soft grid integration control strategy is verified on Real-time Digital Simulator.…”
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