Baatonum Toponymy of Nigeria-Benin Border Area: Notes on the Methodology of Collecting Toponymic Data by Azibaoguanasi Williams

“…Although rural settings may facilitate the elicitation of toponymic legends, the method is equally applicable to urban toponymy and socio-onomastic studies, which often require a synchronic approach.…”
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A critical review of analytical approaches in public bus transit network design and operations planning with focus on emerging technologies and sustainability by Reza Mahmoudi, Saeid Saidi, S.C. Wirasinghe

“…This article leverages the Critical Path Method (CPM) to visualize the historical applications of analytical approaches in PBTNDOPP. …”
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Interactive Learning Tool for System of Linear Equations: Bridging the Gap Between Novice and Expert Through MATLAB-Based Solutions by Reem A. Alnanih, Lamiaa A. Elrefaei

“…Interactive learning tools are increasingly used to visually convey complex concepts, enhancing students’ understanding and engagement during the learning process. …”
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Development and Validation of Virtual Reality Cognitive Training for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Program Evaluation Study by Chen IC, Wu CY, Hu YL, Huang YM

“…I-Chen Chen,1 Ching-Yi Wu,2– 4 Yi-Ling Hu,2,* Yen-Ming Huang5– 7,* 1Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan; 2Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; 3Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; 4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; 5Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan; 6School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan; 7Department of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yen-Ming Huang, Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 33, Linsen South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100025, Taiwan, Tel/Fax +886 2 33668784, Email yenming927@ntu.edu.tw Yi-Ling Hu, Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259, Wunhua 1st Road, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Tel +886 3 2118800 Ext.:3057, Email huy@cgu.edu.twIntroduction: As research on cognitive training methods for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) progresses, fully immersive virtual reality cognitive training (fi-VRCT) has shown promise in enhancing cognitive function. …”
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Model description of combined numerical and stochastic groundwater flow in Bandung-Soreang Groundwater Basin, West Java, Indonesia by Achmad Darul, Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Prihadi Sumintadireja, Gumilar Ramadhan

“…Background: The first groundwater modeling of the Bandung Aquifer Basin in 2009 used a finite difference method with a 0.5 km² grid, representing three volcanic geological layers. …”
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Removal of p-nitrophenol from aqueous environments by UV/S2O82- process in a continuous photoreactor: Optimization by Taguchi method by Seyyed Hamed Zafari

“…The present research was an attempt to investigate the removal of an organic pollutant called p-nitrophenol (PNP) using the UV/S2O82- process in a continuous annular photoreactor in order to optimize the operating conditions effective in the efficiency of the process through the Taguchi method. According to the results of the Taguchi method, the optimal conditions for initial concentration of PNP was equal to 40 mg L-1 with pH equal to 3 and S2O82- concentration equal to 18 mM in a residence time of 17.24 min. …”
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Functionalisation of AgInS2/ZnS TQDs with 4-aminophenyl boronic acid for the development of a spectrofluorometric method for digoxin determination in pharmaceutical samples by Jose A. Rodriguez, Alfredo Guevara-Lara, Carlos Ángel-Jijón, Raybel Muñoz

“…The developed method was validated using a t-test for equal variances by comparing the mean concentration digoxin obtained of samples analysed by triplicate to the mean of a HPLC-UV methodology, resulting in an adequate accuracy. …”
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Transformation of Coordinates of Boundary Points of Neighboring Mining Areas Using an Authorial Procedure Based on the Method of Independent Models—A Case Study by Monika Żogała, Violetta Sokoła-Szewioła, Marian Poniewiera

“…An authorial transformation procedure has been developed based on the method of independent models, which makes it possible to obtain the equal coordinates of identical boundary points using the transformation procedure. …”
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SELECTION A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE VALUES OF COMMON FACTORS FOR INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS IN THE FACTORIAL ANALYSIS AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH ZERO LOADS ON SOME SPECIFIC FACTORS by Viktor B. Turundaevsky, Irina V. Orlova

“…However, these methods cannot be used if the variance of some specific factors equal to zero. …”
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EXPERT LIGHT SOURCES AS AN INSTRUMENTAL METHOD FOR DETECTING HUMAN TEETH AND BONE REMAINS: FEATURES AND PROBLEMS OF APPLICATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF ACCIDENT SCENE EXAMINATION by LESSARD Alek Bryan

“…In order to avoid difficulties in interpreting the results of the search for human teeth and bone remains and to exclude potentially inconclusive seizures, the article proposes a set of methods for preliminary examination of objects suspected to be human teeth or bone remains detected by expert light sour ces.…”
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Low-Carbon Steel Formed by DRECE Method with Hot-Dip Zinc Galvanizing and Potentiodynamic Polarization Tests to Study Its Corrosion Behavior by Jiřina Vontorová, Vlastimil Novák, Petra Váňová

“…Our study focuses on the practical benefits of the dual rolling equal channel extrusion (DRECE) method, which strengthens the steel and has implications for material hardness and the thickness of subsequently applied hot-dip zinc galvanizing. …”
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Loss Function Optimization Method and Unsupervised Extraction Approach D-DBSCAN for Improving the Moving Target Perception of 3D Imaging Sonar by Jingfeng Yu, Aigen Huang, Zhongju Sun, Rui Huang, Gao Huang, Qianchuan Zhao

“…This method simulates human visual sensitivity to moving targets in water and uses a joint D-DBSCAN spatial clustering approach with single-frame and inter-frame superposition, achieving an improvement of 21.3 points in mAP. …”
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Compound ultrasonic vibration systems with a complex disk tool: Local resonance characteristics, FEM-based modal analysis, and design method by Cunying Zhang, Wenbo Bie, Yu Liu, Fan Chen

“…Thus, a reliable design method for ultrasonic vibration cutting systems with complex disk tools has been provided.…”
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Numerical Simulation Research of Smooth Wall Blasting Using the Timing Sequence Control Method under Different Primary Blast Hole Shapes by XinPing Li, JunLin Lv, JunHong Huang, Yi Luo, TingTing Liu

“…The results show that when the delay initiation time between the successive explosion holes is greater than or equal to the transverse wave of the PBH propagates to the target blast hole (TBH), the concentrated stress along the connection direction of the hole on the wall of the TBH is larger than the other directions of the hole wall. …”
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Le projet Magic Ring : expérimentation d’une méthode de recueil de données quali-quantitatives dans Second Life by Jean-François LUCAS

“…The virtual world of Second Life can be considered as an online experimentation laboratory that allows to design and test research methods. This article focuses on and the genesis of a tracking tool, the Magic Ring, developed for a research study on spatial practices of avatars in Second Life. …”
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Which Surgical Decompression Method to Choose for Acute Upper Urinary Obstruction Due to Stones? A Comparison of JJ Stenting and Percutaneous Nephrostomy by Ali Ayrancı, Faruk Özgör

“…Conclusion: In cases where urgent surgical decompression is required, PNC or RUS placement are equally effective and reliable treatments for the management of the disease. …”
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Is radio an effective method for delivering actionable information for responding to emerging pest threats? A case study of fall armyworm campaign in Zambia by Harrison Rware, Monica K. Kansiime, Idah Mugambi, David Onyango, Justice A. Tambo, Catherine Mloza Banda, Noah A. Phiri, Gilson Chipabika, Mathews Matimelo, Dorcus Chaaba, Tamsin Davis, Julien Godwin

“…The integration also provides opportunities for equally reaching women as men, given the observed digital divide.…”
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Prediction of volumetric radiation effect on natural convection with high Rayleigh number using lattice Boltzmann-control volume finite element method by Mohieddine Ben Salah, Ayoub Msaddak, Talal Alqahtani, Salem Algarni, Faouzi Askri, Badr M. Alshammari, Lioua Kolsi

“…For example, for a Rayleigh number equal to 103, the LB–CVFEM is forty-eight times rapid than the LB–FVM method, and for a Rayleigh number set to 106, the proposed numerical approach takes 8 days, whereas the LB-FVM needs 16 days, iii) for 106 Rayleigh number case which investigated by few published works, there is a development of small recirculation zones in the vicinity of the top and bottom left corners of the cavity, and iv) the radiation effect increases with the extinction coefficient; however, it decreases with the increase of scattering albedo.…”
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Thermodynamics and solar radiative analysis in Jeffery-Hamel flow through non-parallel channel by novel improved residual power series method by Mohamed Bouzidi, Mohsin Ul Haq, Ikram Ullah, Saira Shukat, Hijaz Ahmad, Mohammad Mahtab Alam, Hamid Khan, Marouan Kouki

“…Validation of current method is made with other techniques and shows a reasonable correspondence. …”
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McFarland Standards-Based Spectrophotometry Method for Calculating Approximate Multiplicity of Infection for an Obligate Intracellular Bacterium <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> by P. P. Mahesh, Jaydeep Kolape, Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta

“…The consistency of this method was also tested using the bacterial cultures grown at different times. …”
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