Psychometrics of an Elo-based large-scale online learning system by Hanke Vermeiren, Joost Kruis, Maria Bolsinova, Han L.J. van der Maas, Abe D. Hofman

“…More specifically, we focus on three main aspects; 1) the development of a new scoring rule balancing response time and accuracy, 2) a way to fix the item scale to deal with item drift, and 3) an improved adaptive K-factor algorithm to speed up convergence in estimation. …”
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Improving the Accuracy of Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease Using Brain Signals Based on Feature Selection in Machine Learning by Shamimeh Sadat Nabavi Monfared, Mohammad Reza Yousefi

“…In this method, after brain signals are pre-processed, time and frequency domain features are extracted from each signal and the best features are selected with the help of the improved intelligent gray wolf algorithm. …”
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Theorical study on mechanical properties of AZ31B Magnesium alloy Sheets under multiaxial loading by A. Znaidi, O.Daghfas, S.Guellouz, R.Nasri

“…It allows you to shorten the time of design and construction related products and tools to analyze and to optimize processes. …”
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Consequences of military actions for aquatic ecosystems and fisheries of Ukraine. Thematic web-bibliography by Ir. Hrytsynyak, T. Shvets

“…A thematic list of publications with a total quantity of 97 sources covering the time interval from 2015 to 2024, and showing the issues of the impact of military operations on natural hydroecosystems, as well as the aquaculture industry of Ukraine has been composed. …”

Single and combined effects of dimethoate and malathion on oxidative stress biomarkers in the non-target freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha by Serdar Osman, Yildirim Numan, Yildirim Nuran Cikcikoglu

“…At the end of 96 hours, it was observed that CAT and SOD activities increased again in some exposure groups compared to the control. Exposure time also had an effect on biomarkers in different levels. …”
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Joint Optimization Design of UAV-Active RIS System Based on a Quadratic Transformation by Yi Peng, Haolin Li, Qingqing Yang

“…By introducing auxiliary variables, the multi-fractional problem can be effectively dealt with. At the same time, the nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic problem (QCQP) is transformed into a convex optimization problem with multiple single variables by combining the semidefinite relaxation method and the successive convex approximation method. …”
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Pain catastrophising in Chinese patients with breast cancer during postoperative chemotherapy: a qualitative study by Jing Ma, Jingyi Wang, Hongying Wang, Chen Tang, Yanting Zhang, Wenjia Long, Jun Zhong

“…The interview data were sorted out and analysed by content analysis method.Results A total of 11 patients were interviewed and five categories were summarised: (1) Physical memory of pain; (2) the special meaning of time; (3) disease treatment and prognosis; (4) interpersonal communication and coping; (5) personal behaviour and growth.Conclusion Patients with breast cancer have adverse pain experience during postoperative chemotherapy. …”
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Effective Technique Using Combined CO2 Laser and Pulsed Dye Laser for Facial Angiofibromas Management in Tuberous Sclerosis by Giuseppe Lodi, Giovanni Cannarozzo, Irene Fusco, Tiziano Zingoni, Elena Campione, Mario Sannino

“…The intralesional dye laser treatment was administered immediately after the CO2 laser session. The time interval between the combined laser treatments was approximately two months. …”
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Startups: An Initial Step for Algerian Entrepreneurial Universities by Wassila SAOUD

“…Research Limitations/Future Research: The limitations include those related to the sample size, which focused on some faculties of Bouira University students, due to time constraints, reluctance to participate. Future research should include all faculties, extend over years, and consider samples from all Algerian universities. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of three-dimensional normal grain growth of pure iron via multi-phase field simulation by Mao H., Li B., Du Y.

“…The grain size distributions under different time evolution showed a good agreement with the Hillert distribution. …”
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Mimar Sinan Narrated by Tezkiretü'l-Bünyan and Tezkiretü'l-Ebniye A Critique on the Book Mimar Sinan Memories by Leila Ghaffari, Jamal Arabzadeh

“…So, after presenting formic characteristics of the book, historical aspects of pre-modern architecture and architects of Islamic world, the life and works of Sinan, his Biography, his treatise’s introduction and finally a comparison between them and a similar text, Risale-yi Mimariye are discussed; Hence this comparison will be effective in better understanding the thoughts of the architects of that time, especially Sinan.…”
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Essential Oils of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants as Botanical Biocide for Management of Coconut Eriophyid Mite (Aceria guerreronis Keifer) by Susmita Patnaik, Kadambini Rout, Sasmita Pal, Prasanna Kumar Panda, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, Satyabrata Sahoo

“…The laboratory experiments on the efficacy of botanical biocide showed that the time taken for dehydration and shriveling of body cells took only sixty seconds. …”
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A 55-Year-Old Man with Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Right Groin after External Beam Radiation for Testicular Cancer by Christine Ibilibor, Jeremy Wells, Sravan Kavuri, Kelvin A. Moses

“…Further studies are required at this time to clarify the clinical implications of these findings.…”
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Spatiotemporal Traffic Flow Prediction with KNN and LSTM by Xianglong Luo, Danyang Li, Yu Yang, Shengrui Zhang

“…The prediction performance is evaluated with real-time traffic flow data provided by the Transportation Research Data Lab (TDRL) at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Data Center. …”
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Glycyrrhizin Attenuates Toll Like Receptor-2, -4 and Experimental Vasospasm in a Rat Model by Chih-Zen Chang, Shu-Chuan Wu, Aij-Lie Kwan

“…This study shows glycyrrhizin exerts anti-inflammatory effects on SAH induced vasospasm and attenuates the ultrashort time expression of TLRs, like TLR-2 and -4. It corresponds to SAH induced early brain injury. …”
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of the Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model in the Megacity of Shanghai by Xiangyu Ao, Ning Zhang

“…In this paper, based on the offline SLUCM model driven by a whole-year surface flux observation data in the Shanghai central business district, a series of parameter sensitivity tests are carried out by using the one at a time (OAT) method, the relative importance and a set of optimized parameters of the SLUCM suitable for high-density urban area are established, and the improvement of simulation is evaluated. …”
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Optimal slope and azimuth analysis for photovoltaic panels based on solar radiation in Kashan by Ali Reza rahimi, Ali Reza Karbalaee doree, mohammad reza karbalaee

“…The results of this study indicate that the amount of radiation received on the collector's surface in the south and in different slopes, 64 percent of the time of year, is more than the radiation on the panel surface mounted in the direction of the southeast or west with different slope angles. …”
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Developmental Trends of Black Spruce Fibre Attributes in Maturing Plantations by Peter F. Newton

“…The transitional shifts in temporal correlation patterns occurring at the time of approximate crown closure where suggestive of intrinsic differences in juvenile and mature wood formation processes. …”
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A Follow-Up Risk Identification Model Based on Multi-Source Information Fusion by Shuwei Guo, Yunyu Bo, Jie Chen, Yanan Liu, Jiajia Chen, Huimin Ge

“…To address poor real-time performance and low accuracy in car-following risk identification, a model based on autoencoders is proposed. …”
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EXCLUSION OF CONTRACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: AN UNREVEALED RISK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Geraldine J. KIKWASI

“…The top nine high risks associated with contractors ‘exclusion are delay of project completion time; increase in project costs; unpleasant reaction from donors or financiers; deferral of organizations strategic plans, mission and visions; development leaping; contractor’s loss of potential staff; contractor’s bankruptcy; contractor’s financial crises; and diversion and misallocation of resources. …”
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