A customized ensemble machine learning approach: predicting students’ exam performance by Rasel Ahmed, Nafiz Fahad, Md Saef Ullah Miah, Kah Ong Michael Goh, Mufti Mahmud, M. Mostafizur Rahman

“…Using a dataset of 500 students sourced from Kaggle, we introduce a novel customized ensemble machine learning model, combining Random Forest (RF) and AdaBoost classifiers with a custom-weighted soft voting method (weights of 0.2 for RF and 0.8 for AdaBoost). …”
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MRSA Profiles Reveal Age- and Gender-Specificity in a Tertiary Care Hospital: High Burden in ICU Elderly and Emerging Community Patterns in Youth by Kamaleldin B. Said, Khalid Alshammari, Ruba M. Elsaid Ahmed, Fawwaz Alshammari, Ahmed H. Jadani, Ihab Rakha, Salem A. Almijrad, Anwar E. Almallahi, Bader Alkharisi, Naif M. Altamimi, Tarig Mahmoud, Nada A. Abozaid, Amal D. Alshammari

“…Standard microbiology methods and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines were used for identification and susceptibility testing, with cefoxitin and oxacillin disk diffusions and molecular diagnosis confirming MRSA. …”
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Meeting people where they are: Crowdsourcing goal-specific personalized wellness practices. by Johanna E Hidalgo, Julia Kim, Jordan Llorin, Kathryn Stanton, Josh Cherian, Laura Bloomfield, Mikaela Fudolig, Matthew Price, Jennifer Ha, Natalie Noble, Christopher M Danforth, Peter Sheridan Dodds, Jason Fanning, Ryan S McGinnis, Ellen W McGinnis

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Despite the development of efficacious wellness interventions, sustainable wellness behavior change remains challenging. To optimize engagement, initiating small behaviors that build upon existing practices congruent with individuals' lifestyles may promote sustainable wellness behavior change. …”
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Streamlining urban tree data collection: a case study on Olomouc housing estates by M. Kašpar, A. Létal

“…Technological advancements in data collection methods offer new possibilities for making these processes more efficient. …”
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Biobanking for cancer research: Preservation of tissue integrity – Some technical considerations by S.K. Shankar, Anita Mahadevan

“…Towards achieving this end, the essential requirement is optimizing methods of tissue preservation of human tissues removed at surgery for diagnostic purposes and banking them for subserving future research. …”
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Effects of polyester fibers and gamma irradiation on mechanical properties of polymer concrete containing CaCO3 and silica sand

“…Moreover, we have applied two further methods to improve its mechanical properties: reinforcement with polyester fibers and gamma irradiation with a 60Co source. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Medical sciences by A.S. Reutov, E.A. Koretskaya, E.V. Goryacheva, O.O. Ilyunina

“…An individual approach to optimizing the level of psychoemotional stress can be regarded as one of the methods for preventing diseases such as periodontitis.…”

Proteins from Microalgae: Nutritional, Functional and Bioactive Properties by Juan Pablo García-Encinas, Saul Ruiz-Cruz, Jousé Juárez, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz, Carmen Lizette Del Toro-Sánchez, Enrique Márquez-Ríos

“…However, the efficient extraction of proteins is challenged by their rigid cell walls, necessitating the development of optimized methods such as bead milling, ultrasonication, enzymatic treatments, and pulsed electric fields. …”
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Growing the power system: Expansions on transmission and distribution systems for deep electrification by Jessie Ma

“…Transmission and distribution options, together with their connected sources, are modeled both together and separately to recognize optimal outcomes at a societal level. …”
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Research and Application of Heart Disease Prediction Model Based on Machine Learning by Bao Yongli

“…Future research can stack models and optimize data sources to improve the practical performance of the model. …”
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A Literature Review on the Use of Weather Data for Building Thermal Simulations by Zhengen Ren

“…Thermal simulations of buildings play a critical role in optimizing energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems design. …”
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Advantages And Risks Involved In Financing Companies Development Through The Capital Market by MIHAELA SUDACEVSCHI

“…The financial market offers to companies a certain number of sources of for financing, each of them, or a combination of them, representing the optimal solution, at a certain moment, for a particular investment. …”
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Modeling Biomass Saline Hydrolysis with Aspen Plus: a Study on Agro-industrial Waste Valorization by Bryan Santos Silva, Reginaldo Guirardello

“…Process simulations were conducted using Aspen Plus 8.7 software, based on literature data. Results show that optimal methods and operating conditions depend on the type of salt used. …”
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Breeding value of spring durum wheat accessions for performance traits under environment of Ukrainian Forest-Steppe by С. О. Хоменко, В. С. Кочмарський, І. В. Федоренко, М. В. Федоренко

“…To identify spring durum wheat accessions with high yield level and by yield components for their involvement in breeding programs as a source material. Methods. Field, statistical. Results. …”
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Hydrogels with Essential Oils: Recent Advances in Designs and Applications by Mariana Chelu

“…This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the use of hydrogels containing essential oils for biomedical, dental, cosmetic, food, food packaging, and restoration of cultural heritage applications. Polymeric sources, methods of obtaining, cross-linking techniques, and functional properties of hydrogels are discussed. …”
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Thoracoabdominal stab wounds: modern surgical tactics by B. N. Kotiv, I. M. Samokhvalov, V. Ju. Markevich, I. I. Dzidzava, O. V. Barinov, V. V. Suvorov, A. V. Goncharov, K. V. Petukhov

“…The objective was to determine the optimal therapeutic and diagnostic algorithm for thoracoabdominal injury.Material and methods. …”
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Understanding and accessing the continuum of human/animal support services: A scoping review by Lisa Townsend, Grace Phillips, Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Heather Cammisa

“…Clearinghouses such as Pethelpfinder.org may be more efficient ways of identifying HA/SS than other sources. Further research is needed to optimize growth of HA/SS and facilitate collaboration across human and animal service sectors.…”
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Production of hydrogen-containing gas by vapor conversion of ethanol by M. S. Yakimova, V. F. Tretyakov, N. A. Frantsuzova, L. O. Yarygina

“…Development of the hydrogen power technologies demands new simple and effective methods for hydrogen production from renewable sources. …”
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Biotechnological valorization of sugar beet wastes into value-added products by Azhar Makambai Kyzy, Aichurok Mazhitova

“…The sugar beet processing in the sugar production industry releases huge amounts of sugar beet pulp, lime residue, and molasses, which can be considered a valuable by-product as a source of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin. Sugar beet pulp is often used as a high-energy, low-protein supplement for ruminants to promote optimal rumen health and increase milk production. …”
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Information resources and their exploration in cyberspace as a component of the business potential of modern organizations by Sebastian Łukasik, Piotr Zaskórski

“…The entire study is profiled with the hypothesis that: information resources and their exploration determine the growth of business potential of modern enterprises. Research methods To verify the formulated hypothesis, research methods related to critical analysis of scientific literature, industry reports and other sources related to the research topic were used, as well as our own sub-studies like diagnostic surveys according to the needs profile in question. …”
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