Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum: validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of parasites in controlled human malaria infection studies by Elizabeth Kibwana, Domtila Kimani, Nick J. Edwards, Kelvias Keter, Agnes Mutiso, Lydia Nyamako, Rose Gatheru, Adrian V. S. Hill, Philip Bejon, Philip Bejon, Katie J. Ewer, Melissa C. Kapulu, Melissa C. Kapulu

“…The monitoring of infection has historically been carried out by microscopy and/or more recently sensitive quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) based on the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene. …”
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Comparative Performance Analysis of GRPC and Rest API Under Various Traffic Conditions and Data Sizes Using a Quantitative Approach by Moch. Zukhruf Ain, Rizka Ardiansyah, Septiano Anggun Pratama, Muhammad Akbar, Nouval Trezandy Lapatta

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Development, Optimization, and Validation of a Quantitative PCR Assay for <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Detection in Tick, Wildlife, and Human Samples by Julie Lewis, Vett K. Lloyd, Gilles A. Robichaud

“…We developed, optimized, and validated a reliable quantitative PCR (qPCR; real-time PCR) assay to assess Borrelia burgdorferi infection by targeting two B. burgdorferi genes, <i>ospA</i> and <i>flaB</i>. …”
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An efficient post-processing adaptive filtering technique to rectifying the flickering effects. by Anudeep Gandam, Jagroop Singh Sidhu, Sahil Verma, N Z Jhanjhi, Anand Nayyar, Mohamed Abouhawwash, Yunyoung Nam

“…This paper focuses on an efficient pre-and post-processing technique (PP-AFT) to address and rectify the problems of quantization error, ringing, blocking artifact, and flickering effect, which significantly degrade the visual quality of video frames. …”
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Feature-Based Federated Transfer Learning: Communication Efficiency, Robustness and Privacy by Feng Wang, M. Cenk Gursoy, Senem Velipasalar

“…In this paper, we propose feature-based federated transfer learning as a novel approach to improve communication efficiency by reducing the uplink payload by multiple orders of magnitude compared to that of existing approaches in federated learning and federated transfer learning. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Age-Friendly Design in Mountainous Urban Community Parks Based on Nonlinear Models: An Empirical Study in Chongqing, China by Liping Wang, Xiufeng Sun, Junru Yan, Meiru Xie, Hua Qin

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Rapid Quantitative Detection of Dye Concentration in Pt/TiO₂ Photocatalytic System Based on RGB Sensing by Cuiyan Han, Ziao Wang, Jiahong Cui, Shuqi Liu, Liu Yang, Yang Fu, Baolin Zhu, Cheng Guo

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Assessing the Application Effects and Operating Conditions on Three Different Insulation Capacity Walls Using Internal Quantitative Infrared Thermography in China by Huanyu Li, Guohui Feng, Yi Pu, Han Wang

“…Against the backdrop of China’s carbon emission reduction goals, quantitative infrared thermography offers a promising avenue for advancing building energy efficiency testing. …”
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Quantitative Analysis Using a Bayesian Optimization-Based Tunable Softplus Backpropagation Neural Network by Xuesen Xu, Shijia Luo, Xuchen Zhang, Weiming Xu, Rong Shu, Jianyu Wang, Xiangfeng Liu, Ping Li, Changheng Li, Luning Li

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Detection of Phosphorus in Water by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Based on Liquid-Solid Transformation of Graphite Substrate Combined with PLS-SVR Fusion Quantitative Analys... by Huijie Zhang, Yao Chen, Zongjie Bi, Xiaohua Che, Zhaoshuo Tian

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An adaptive dual distillation framework for efficient remaining useful life prediction by Xiang Cheng, Jun Kit Chaw, Shafrida Sahrani, Mei Choo Ang, Saraswathy Shamini Gunasekaran, Moamin A. Mahmoud, Halimah Badioze Zaman, Yanfeng Zhao, Fuchen Ren

“…Finally, generality and quantization experiments validate its broad applicability and deployability. …”
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T-blocker: a simple and robust probe-free quantitative PCR assay to detect somatic mutations down to 0.1% frequency by Hanyoup Kim, Aaron E Ruby, Harini G Shandilya, Arvind K Virmani, Nandita Rahman, Christina M Strange, Jarkko Huuskonen

“…We have developed a simple and robust probe-free quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay method that can detect minor mutant alleles with a frequency as low as 0.1% in a heterogeneous sample by introducing a novel T-blocker concept to the allele-specific PCR method. …”
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Direct Visualization and Quantitative Insights into the Formation and Phase Evolution of Cu Nanoparticles via In Situ Liquid Phase 4D‐STEM by Ningyan Cheng, Hongyu Sun, Yevheniy Pivak, Christian H. Liebscher

“…Abstract Copper (Cu)‐based nanomaterials are one of the most efficient heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction. …”
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Optimizing interpolation and quantitative morphometry analysis suitability to soil erodibility modeling for soil erosion risk mapping in a complex topography by Solomon Temidayo Owolabi, Johanes A. Belle

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Quantitative Assessment of Vessel Traffic Service Center Workload: Development and Validation of the Vessel Traffic Service Operator Workload Index (VOWI) by Gil-Ho Shin, Chae-Uk Song, Daewon Kim

“…This study addresses the critical challenge of lacking quantitative measures for objective evaluation of vessel traffic service (VTS) operator workload, where current uniform staffing approaches fail to reflect center-specific operational characteristics. …”
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Quantitative research of multiscale microstructural evolution during creep of 800H alloy assisted by high-throughput characterization and deep learning by Menglin Gao, Xing Hu, Shengjun Xia, Yingjie Zhan, Xu Li, Shuai Li, Ziqiang Wang, Wei Liu, Qiulin Li

“…By leveraging these quantitative data, we proposed multiscale microstructural evolution patterns and mechanisms during creep. …”
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Deep learning-based quantitative analysis of glomerular morphology in IgA nephropathy whole slide images and its prognostic implications by Seung Yeon Cho, Yisak Kim, Sehoon Park, Jin Ho Paik, Ho Jun Chin, Jeong Hwan Park, Jung Pyo Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Sun-Hee Park, Ho-chang Lee, Hyunjeong Cho, Beom Jin Lim, Hyung Woo Kim, Seung Hyeok Han, Heounjeong Go, Chung Hee Baek, Hajeong Lee, Kyung Chul Moon, Young-Gon Kim

“…We propose artificial intelligence-based frameworks for quantitatively analyzing glomerular histologic features that can predict kidney progression in IgAN. …”
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Analysis of an Aqueous Extract from Turkish Galls Based on Multicomponent Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Combined with Network Pharmacology and Chemometric Analysis by Ya Zeng, Lu Zhao, Meng Hao, Mirzat Maimaiti, Zhi Li, Minghui Zhang, Xuan Ma

“…This study determined a quality index for TG, providing a reference for quality evaluation and introducing a cost-effective and efficient quality control method. Furthermore, it addressed the challenge of developing new Chinese medicine by overcoming the lack of reference substances.…”
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Climate, soil and management factors drive the quantitative relationships between soil fertility and spring maize water productivity in northern China by Jiao Shi, Minggang Xu, Xinhua He, Huaiping Zhou, Jianhua Li

“…The random forest, partial least squares structural equation modeling and variance partitioning analysis were then applied to address the quantitative relationships (QRs) and relevant differences. …”
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Evaluation of Irrigation Management and Plastic Mulch Effects on Water Productivity and Quantitative and Qualitative Yield of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.) by N. Najafi Iman Abadi, M.A. Gholami Sefidkouhi, S. Shiukhy-Soqanloo

“…Moreover, given the current water scarcity conditions, improving the quantitative and qualitative yield of medicinal plants relies heavily on effective irrigation management and efficient cultivation practices.   …”
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