A New Preprocessing Method for Diabetes and Biomedical Data Classification by Sarbast CHALO, İbrahim Berkan AYDİLEK

“…We present a method for the identification of diabetes that involves the training of the features of a deep neural network between five and 10 times using the cross-validation training mode. The Pima Indian Diabetes (PID) data set was retrieved from the database that is part of the machine learning repository at UCI. …”
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Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS) by Helga Sif Pétursdóttir, Eva Halapi, Björg Thordardottir

“…Reliable assessment tools in clinical settings are essential to detect those at risk of or experiencing burnout, enabling timely intervention.Aims/objectives This study aims to adapt the Parental Burnout Assessment for use in Iceland and evaluate its psychometric properties while exploring how personal and socio-demographic factors influence parental burnout.Materials and methods A sample of 1,110 parents participated. …”
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Synthesis, growth and characterization of magnesium chloride doped L-alanine cadmium chloride single crystal: For nonlinear optical application by Dessale Alemu, Idris Shafi, Tizazu Abza

“…The second harmonic generation efficiency of 1 and 2 mol% MgCl2 doped LACC crystals were analyzed by Kurtz-Perry powder technique and found to be 1.75 and 2 times greater than that of the standard potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal, respectively. …”
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Risk Assessment of Annular Pressure Caused by Tubing Leakage in Offshore Gas Wells with High CO2 by Ninghui Dou, Zhiqiang Hu, Zhiyuan Wang, Hanpin He, Shunhui Yang

“…CO2 sequestration is a kind of technology that can effectively mitigate the greenhouse effect, and the wellbore integrity of the storage system is the key issue to ensure successful CCUS. Failure to timely diagnose tubing leakage in offshore gas wells with high CO2 will lead to annular pressure risk and wellbore corrosion problems. …”
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Synthesis, growth and characterization of magnesium chloride doped L-alanine cadmium chloride single crystal: For nonlinear optical application by Dessale Alemu, Idris Shafi, Tizazu Abza

“…The second harmonic generation efficiency of 1 and 2 mol% MgCl2 doped LACC crystals were analyzed by Kurtz-Perry powder technique and found to be 1.75 and 2 times greater than that of the standard potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal, respectively. …”
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Entrepreneurship education: Exploring the missing piece in Ethiopian primary and secondary education pogrammes by Adane Tessera Biru, Reda Darge Negassi

“…To employ these unemployed persons is a big challenge for authorities. In hard times when educated persons can’t get jobs, it becomes a challenge for states. …”
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3D-network polymer supported bimetallic γ-Fe2O3/Cu nanoparticles: As a new magnetic nanocomposite for the synthesis of new series functionalized benzodiazepines by Setareh Moradi, Roya Mozafari, Mohammad Ghadermazi

“…Advantages of this protocol include the clean reaction conditions, short reaction times, simple work-up, catalyst recyclability, environmental friendliness, suppression of side products, and stability during the reaction process.…”
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute lumbosacral plexopathy with persistent lower back pain and fatigability by Ritwik Ghosh, Moisés León-Ruiz, Abdus S. Mondal, Souvik Dubey, Julián Benito-León

“…This case underscores the importance of considering lymphomatous lumbosacral plexopathy in the differential diagnosis of fatigability and lower back pain to prevent misdiagnosis and ensure timely, appropriate treatment. Further studies are suggested to explore the implications of lymphoma on neuropathy and chronic fatigability among survivors.…”
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Aberrant Right Hepatic Duct Draining into the Cystic Duct: Clinical Outcomes and Management by Aijaz A. Sofi, Osama H. Alaradi, Marwan Abouljoud, Ali T. Nawras

“…These injuries are often-times missed or diagnosed late and as a result can develop serious complications. …”
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Herding unmasked: Insights into cryptocurrencies, stocks and US ETFs. by An Pham Ngoc Nguyen, Martin Crane, Thomas Conlon, Marija Bezbradica

“…We find that herding behavior exists at all times across all types of investment vehicle at a subset level, although perhaps not at the superset level, and that this herding behavior tends to stem from specific events that solely impact that subset of assets. …”
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Planning and Layout Method for Community Bus Stops Based on Carbon Reduction Benefits by Yang LI, Chenyu XIANG, Ning LIU

“…Furthermore, this paper introduces the emotional coefficient of the residents’ public transport trip to determine the effect of travel, waiting and connecting times thereof. Accordingly, new methods and ideas are presented for urban bus stop planning, and the process toward ‘carbon neutrality’ and ‘carbon peaking’ is accelerated.…”
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Transnationalization of science and technology policies in Central America. A network analysis 1955-2020 by Ronny Viales-Hurtado, Ronald Sáenz-Leandro, Marco Garita-Mondragón

“…The new approach involves the supremacy of a neo-liberal and economistic perspective that is still dominant in our times.…”
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Experimental Study of Bilinear Initiating System Based on Hard Rock Pile Blasting by Yusong Miao, Xiaojie Li, HongHao Yan, Xiaohong Wang, Junpeng Sun

“…The results show that the maximum detonation pressure at the Mach reflection point where the incident angle is 46.9° is three times larger than the value of the explosive complete detonation. …”
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Why and How to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C by Stephanos J Hadziyannis

“…If hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is left untreated in the population, then the number of liver-related deaths will soon double and the need for liver transplantation may increase to five times that seen today. Available therapies for CHC are restricted to interferon alpha (IFN-α ) monotherapy and to the combination of IFN-α and ribavirin. …”
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Microwave Irradiation Enhances the Germination Rate of Tartary Buckwheat and Content of Some Compounds in Its Sprouts by Wang Shunmin, Wang Jianfei, Guo Yubao

“…The results showed that the exposure to 600 W microwaves for 10 s resulted in the highest final germination rate after 7 days of germination, which was 2 times that of the control. The exposure of seeds to 800 W for 30 s showed the lowest germination rate (approximately 10%), which decreased by 87% compared with the control (p<0.05). …”
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Thermal Aging of Asahi SB-1000 Polymer Optical Fibers: Study on the Light Transmission Loss by Laura Helena González Trueba, Varlen Grabski, Larissa Alexandrova, Carla Aguilar Lugo

“…Hence, mechanical tests indicate that the fiber decreases its Young’s modulus with longer aging times, making the material more tenacious to rupture.…”
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Porous ground treatments for propeller noise reduction in ground effect by Hasan Kamliya Jawahar, Liam Hanson, Md. Zishan Akhter, Mahdi Azarpeyvand

“…Experiments were conducted in an anechoic chamber using an APC $$10 \times 5.5$$ inch propeller in a pusher configuration. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Restoration of Fertility at Experimental Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Nataliia Volkova, Mariia Yukhta, Anatoliy Goltsev

“…Pregnancy rate in natural estrous cycle after cell administration increased by 20%, and average number of litters in this group was two times significantly higher than that in the control. …”
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Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors among Stroke Survivors in Nigeria by Grace Vincent-Onabajo, Taritei Moses

“…Only educational level was significantly associated with knowledge and participants with tertiary educational qualification were about 48 times (odds ratio = 48.5; CI = 7.6–309.8; P<0.0001) more likely to be knowledgeable than those with no education. …”
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Adapting a Database of Text Messages to a Mobile-Based Weight Loss Program: The Case of the Middle East by Selma Limam Mansar, Shashank Jariwala, Nawal Behih, Maahd Shahzad, Aysha Anggraini

“…The text messages are automated and sent to the users at specific times of day, as suggested by the survey results.…”
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