Occupational stressors experienced by pediatric residents during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory study by Mohsen Moradi, Fatemeh Kalroozi, Ali Manafi Anari, Behzad Haghighi Aski, Nahid Mehrabi

“…The data collection tool used in the quantitative phase of this study was the Osipow occupational stress inventory. …”
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Observed different impacts of potential tree restoration on local surface and air temperature by Yitao Li, Zhao-Liang Li, Hua Wu, Xiangyang Liu, Xu Lian, Menglin Si, Jing Li, Chenghu Zhou, Ronglin Tang, Sibo Duan, Wei Zhao, Pei Leng, Xiaoning Song, Qian Shi, Enyu Zhao, Caixia Gao

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Cluster expansion toward nonlinear modeling and classification by Adrian Stroth, Claudia Draxl, Santiago Rigamonti

“…A quantitative first-principles description of complex substitutional materials such as alloys is challenging due to the vast number of configurations and the high computational cost of solving the quantum mechanical problem. …”
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Drying of Saffron Petals as a Critical Step for the Stabilization of This Floral Residue Prior to Extraction of Bioactive Compounds by Inmaculada Criado-Navarro, Francisco Barba-Palomeque, Pedro Pérez-Juan, Carlos A. Ledesma-Escobar, Feliciano Priego-Capote

“…Vacuum evaporation (50 °C) and lyophilization were the most recommended strategies for efficiently isolating flavonoids. Therefore, drying saffron petals is crucial to ensure the efficient extraction of bioactive compounds.…”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of MdCYP86A family in apple by Hui-Min Lv, Rui-Han Qi, Zi-Han Yu, Yao-Yang Man, Yan-Hui Lv, Han Jiang, Tao Wang, Ya-Li Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Li

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Advanced Hyena Hierarchy Architectures for Predictive Modeling of Interest Rate Dynamics from Central Bank Communications by Tao Song, Shijie Yuan, Rui Zhong

“…This work offers a powerful and efficient new paradigm for handling ultra-long financial policy texts and demonstrates the effectiveness of integrating advanced sequence modeling, efficient fine-tuning, and domain adaptation techniques for extracting timely economic signals, with the aim to open new avenues for quantitative policy analysis and financial market forecasting.…”
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Development of a selection system for the colour of wardrobe furniture by Chengmin Zhou, Zhenyu Li, Jake Kaner, Chaoxia Leng

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An open dataset and machine learning algorithms for Niacin Skin-Flushing Response based screening of psychiatric disorders by Xuening Lyu, Rimsa Goperma, Dandan Wang, Chunling Wan, Liang Zhao

“…The core of our methodology involves a novel algorithm featuring an Efficient-Unet based Deep Learning model for the precise segmentation of NSR areas. …”
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Topology Property Based on Network Tomography for Wireless Mobile Multihop Communication Network by Danyang Qin, Lin Ma, Qun Ding

“…The random movement of nodes makes the dynamic topology structure be one of the most important characteristics in wireless multihop communication network, which makes the description and quantization of the dynamic property the very foundation of the design, simulation, and measurement for this kind of network. …”
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Temporal dependent rate-distortion optimization based on distortion backward propagation by Hongwei GUO, Ce ZHU, Xu YANG, Lei LUO

“…Rate-distortion optimization (RDO) is a crucial technique in block based hybrid video encoders.However, the widely used independent RDO is far from obtaining optimal coding performance.To improve the rate-distortion (R-D) performance of high efficiency video coding (HEVC), a temporal dependent RDO algorithm was proposed.Firstly, the formula to calculate temporal distortion propagation factor was derived by using an exponential R-D function.Then, the coding distortion and motion compensation predicted error were obtained by pre-encoding, and the temporal distortion propagation factor was estimated by using distortion backward propagation.Finally, the Lagrange multiplier and quantization parameter of coding tree unit were adaptively adjusted to optimize bit resources allocation.Experimental results show that compared with the original RDO method in HEVC under the low-delay configuration, the proposed algorithm achieves an average 4.4% bit rate reduction for all test sequences, and up to 13.0% bit rate reduction for test sequence BasketballDrill, at the same reconstructed video quality.…”
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Temporal dependent rate-distortion optimization based on distortion backward propagation by Hongwei GUO, Ce ZHU, Xu YANG, Lei LUO

“…Rate-distortion optimization (RDO) is a crucial technique in block based hybrid video encoders.However, the widely used independent RDO is far from obtaining optimal coding performance.To improve the rate-distortion (R-D) performance of high efficiency video coding (HEVC), a temporal dependent RDO algorithm was proposed.Firstly, the formula to calculate temporal distortion propagation factor was derived by using an exponential R-D function.Then, the coding distortion and motion compensation predicted error were obtained by pre-encoding, and the temporal distortion propagation factor was estimated by using distortion backward propagation.Finally, the Lagrange multiplier and quantization parameter of coding tree unit were adaptively adjusted to optimize bit resources allocation.Experimental results show that compared with the original RDO method in HEVC under the low-delay configuration, the proposed algorithm achieves an average 4.4% bit rate reduction for all test sequences, and up to 13.0% bit rate reduction for test sequence BasketballDrill, at the same reconstructed video quality.…”
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Water Vapor Correction in Measurements of Aerosol Backscatter Coefficients Using a 910 nm Vaisala CL51 Ceilometer by Jiarui Chen, Xiaoyue Zeng, Siwei Li, Ge Song, Shuangliang Li

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Research on Anisotropic Characteristics of Rock and Intelligent Recognition of Precursory Signal by Nan Li, Zhibo Zhang, Majid Khan, Shaohua Zhang, Xianan Liu, Shujie Li

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Regional Coordination-Spatial Governance-Multi-network Integration Oriented Concept for Shenzhen Passenger Transport Hub System Construction by ZHANG Zhengjun, ZHOU Jun, LUO Yi, LIANG Duidui

“…Finally, differentiated development strategies for passenger transport hubs are explored to promote efficient hub system organization and high-quality governance of the surrounding land use. …”
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CRISPR-Cas9-based one-step multiplexed genome editing through optimizing guide RNA processing strategies in Pichia pastoris by Kaidi Chen, Gulikezi Maimaitirexiati, Qiannan Zhang, Yi Li, Xiangjian Liu, Hongting Tang, Xiang Gao, Bo Wang, Tao Yu, Shuyuan Guo

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Foveal vision reduces neural resources in agent-based game learning by Runping Chen, Gerd J. Kunde, Louis Tao, Louis Tao, Andrew T. Sornborger

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Live Worksheets Media to Improve Exploration of Dance Movements of Grade II Elementary School Students by Riska Nidaul Husnawati, Atip Nurharini

“…E-LKPD teaching materials are flexible and efficient to use. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Infrared Detection of Debonding in Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes via Cooling-Based Excitation by Haonan Cai, Chongsheng Cheng

“…The timing of the maximum temperature difference under cooling excitation was analyzed, and the heat conduction characteristics on the surface of the steel plate during the cooling process were explored. A highly efficient and stable cooling excitation method, suitable for practical engineering detection, is proposed, providing a foundation for quantitative infrared debonding detection in CFSTs. …”
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Promiscuity in Polyphenol–Protein Interactions—Monitoring Protein Conformational Change upon Polyphenol–Protein Binding by Nano-Differential Fluorimetry (Nano-DSF) by Dorothea Schmidt, Amelie Wohlers, Nikolai Kuhnert

“…As a major advantage, measurements are carried out at a high dilution, avoiding the precipitation of polyphenol–protein complexes, allowing the rapid and efficient acquisition of quantitative and qualitative binding data. …”
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The role of COSO framework in preventing earning management practice An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of Auditors & Accountants in banks- Erbil City by Shadan Jabbar Abdulfattah

“… The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of internal control according to the COSO framework for internal control contributes to reducing earning management practices in banking sectors in Erbil city from the point of view of auditors and accountants through quantitative measurement of variables. The selection of the banking industry for this study came due to the importance of the banking sector and increased risks involved in earning management, in light of global competition and economic openness, For the purpose of this research, a quantitative methodology was applied. …”
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