Research on Noise Reduction Method of Pressure Pulsation Signal of Draft Tube of Hydropower Unit Based on ALIF-SVD by Yan Ren, Pan Liu, Leiming Hu, Jin Huang, Ruoyu Qiao, Hongping Chen, Xiaokai Li, Shaojie Huang

“…Aiming at the problem that it is difficult to extract the characteristics of the draft tube pressure fluctuation signal under the background of strong noise, this study proposes a dual noise reduction method based on adaptive local iterative filtering (ALIF) and singular value decomposition (SVD). …”
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Predicting kidney graft function and failure among kidney transplant recipients by Yi Yao, Brad C. Astor, Wei Yang, Tom Greene, Liang Li

“…Additionally, the model should be dynamic in the sense that it adapts to accumulating longitudinal information, including time-varying at-risk population, predictor-outcome association, and clinical history. …”
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Cross-Cultural Sense-Making of Global Health Crises: A Text Mining Study of Public Opinions on Social Media Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Economies by Adham Kahlawi, Firas Masri, Wasim Ahmed, Josep Vidal-Alaball

“…Transparent and culturally adaptive communication strategies are essential to combat misinformation and build public trust. …”
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Library and Information Services for People with Disabilities in Academic Libraries on the Example of the Library of the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Philosophy by Nihada Bećirović

“…In addition to international acts, the paper also examines BH key regulations, such as the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, which explicitly mentions this category of persons. …”
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Counterintuitive DNA destabilization by monovalent salt at high concentrations due to overcharging by Chen Zhang, Fu-Jia Tian, Hong-Wei Zuo, Qi-Yuan Qiu, Jia-Hao Zhang, Wei Wei, Zhi-Jie Tan, Yan Zhang, Wen-Qiang Wu, Liang Dai, Xing-Hua Zhang

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Gaps in climate health literacy: an analysis of Kosovo’s pre-university curricula and textbooks by Lira Ramadani, Lira Ramadani, Melanie Boeckmann, Carolin Klüsener, Giles B. Sioen, Giles B. Sioen

“…Climate change poses significant health risks, making education on mitigation and adaptation essential. Climate Health Literacy (CHL), recognized as vital in the global response to health impacts of climate change, is crucial for equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to manage these challenges. …”
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Farmer perceptions toward the adoption of agroforestry practices: a case study of northwestern Ethiopia by Mulunesh Yayehrad Gashu, Demamu Mesfin, Tadsual Asfaw Dessie

“…IntroductionDespite several reports emphasizing the role of agroforestry in enhancing rural livelihoods, promoting sustainable development, protecting the environment, and supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation, little is known about rural households’ perceptions of the different benefits of agroforestry and the extent of adoption of its different agroforestry technologies, including contour farming with tree planting, alley cropping, woodlot and timber production, integration of fruits, nuts, medicinal trees, home gardens, fruits on farmland, boundary cropping, and live fences. …”
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The Pareto effect in tipping social networks: from minority to majority by J. P. Everall, F. Tschofenig, F. Tschofenig, J. F. Donges, J. F. Donges, I. M. Otto

“…Finally, we provide practical guidance for facilitating difficult norm changes by (1) leveraging trusted community structures and building critical mass in clustered networks (particularly in the 10 %–43 % threshold range), (2) adapting strategies based on norm type and context, and (3) targeting groups with moderate preferences and network positions – avoiding reliance on highly central or well-connected individuals – to enable endogenous spread.…”
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Advancements in Public First Responder Programs for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Updated Literature Review by Michael Kern, Gerrit Jansen, Bernd Strickmann, Thoralf Kerner

“…However, systems that adapted by using PPE and revising protocols generally maintained responder participation and effectiveness. …”
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Genomic analysis and potential polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from Bacillus strains isolated from extreme environments in Mexico by Alvaro Ríos Sosa, Lilia A. Prado Barragán, Alvaro Ríos Reyes, Elva T. Aréchiga Carvajal

“…The best polymer producers tend to be isolated from environments that require survival adaptations from microorganisms, the high-producing Bacillus cereus strain saba.zh comes from refinery wastewater, the costs of production have been a limiting factor for biopolymer production, and one of the focuses of interest has been finding novel strains with better production or singular traits that help in industrial processes. …”
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Estasyon Meteyo nan Jaden: Gid pou Enstalasyon ak Antretyen by Caroline G. Staub, William Eisenstadt, William Blanc, Nicole Monval, Clyde W. Fraisse, William Lusher, George Braun, Lee Staudt

“…Kòm kounye a teknoloji yo amelyore e vin pi bon mache, anpil kiltivatè konstwi epi enstale estasyon meteyo ki fèt pou jaden menm, pou yo ka swiv kondisyon meteyo yo, chwazi semans oswa varyete semans ki adapte pou zòn nan, planifye kilè pou plante ak rekòlte, pran desizyon ki gen rapò ak pwoteksyon kont fredi, ak desizyon nan anpil lòt sitiyasyon. …”
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Exploitation of the genetic potential of <i>Thinopyrum</i> and <i>Agropyron</i> genera to protect wheat from diseases and environmental stresses by L. Ya. Plotnikova, V. V. Knaub

“…Obviously, a change in the chemical properties of fungal surface structures of races virulent to Lr19, Lr24, Sr24, Sr25, and Sr26 leads to a decrease in their adaptability to the environment. This possibly determined the durable resistance of cultivars to leaf and stem rusts in different regions. …”
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Comparative analysis of sloshing effects on elevated water tanks’ dynamic response using ANN and MARS by Tahera, Neethu Urs, K. Shashi Raj, Rakesh Kumar, Harish Soundalgekar, T. Deepa, Mohd Asif Shah

“…The water tank's performance as a tuned liquid damper (TLD) was also evaluated in the study. Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were created and trained in order to further examine and forecast the dynamic response. …”
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The efficiency of short-term crop rotations with different sunflower saturation by Zinaida Dehtiarova, Mykola Shevchenko, Yurii Dehtiarov, Victor Budyonny

“…The production costs of soybeans and winter wheat remained stable irrespective of sunflower share, at 413.5 USD and 553.7 USD, respectively, indicating their adaptability. A 20% sunflower share in the crop rotation exhibited the highest energy intensity at 63,348 MJ/ha, while a 60% saturation slightly reduced this figure to 63,279 MJ/ha. …”
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PROFILES OF FILIPINO TEACHERS AND THEIR ONLINE TEACHING COMPETENCIES DURING THE PANDEMIC by Dave Marcial, Aurielle Lisa Z. Maypa, Cindy Ruth R. Villariza, Grace L. Apao

“…In response to this global shift, Filipino educators encountered challenges adapting to the demands of online instruction. This study delves into the profiles of 259 teachers in the Philippines, spanning both basic and higher education, to assess their online teaching competencies during the pandemic. …”
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Labour Education and Vocational Training in Germany: A Brief Historical Review by E. Yu. Esenina, L. N. Kurteeva, S. A. Osadcheva, A. I. Satdykov, H Kress

“…The findings obtained by the Russian-German research team can be useful when developing and implementing flexible and adaptive differentiated curricula into modern vocational education in Russia.…”
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Pathomorphology of severe Grade 3-4 hepatic encephalopathy in decompensated cirrhosis patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure by T.V. Shulyatnikova, V.O. Tumanskiy, L.M. Tumanska

“…The above-mentioned changes confirm that the loss of consciousness and other psychoneurological manifestations of severe HE Grade 3-4 are due to compound am­monia-associated changes in the components of the glioneuronal complex, namely: adaptive remodeling and dystro­phic changes in astrocytes, reduced synaptic transmission and apoptotic neuronal death, reactive changes in microglia with a small proportion of microgliocytes involved in phagocytosis, cytotoxic brain edema and dysfunction of the glymphatic system…”
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An Approach for Detecting Parkinson’s Disease by Integrating Optimal Feature Selection Strategies with Dense Multiscale Sample Entropy by Minh Tai Pham Nguyen, Minh Khue Phan Tran, Tadashi Nakano, Thi Hong Tran, Quoc Duy Nam Nguyen

“…To validate the feature extraction and selection stage, three classifiers—Adaptive Weighted K-Nearest Neighbors (AW-KNN), Radial Basis Function Support Vector Machine (RBF-SVM), and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP)—were employed to evaluate classification efficacy and ascertain optimal performance across selection strategies, including CFS, SBS, and the hybrid SBS-CFS approach. …”
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Ranking of spring bread wheat genotypes according to the heading date and growing season duration in different ecogeographic environments by L. Yu. Novikova, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Background. Adaptation of spring bread wheat cultivars to climate change requires a study of the factors affecting the length of their growing season in various environments. …”
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Daily activity, mood, and quality of life in colorectal cancer patients with chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy: A mediation effect analysis by Ling‐Chun Lu, Shiow‐Luan Tsay, Sou‐Yi Chang, Chung‐Ming Chen, Chieh‐Yu Liu

“…Although the management of CIPN and RDA can prevent irreversible functional problems, enhancing the adaption of mood disturbance can strongly promote their QoL.…”
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