Generalized Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Percentiles of Birnbaum–Saunders Distributions and Its Application to PM2.5 in Thailand by Warisa Thangjai, Sa-Aat Niwitpong, Suparat Niwitpong

“…These percentiles serve as indicators of both the central tendency and the dispersion of data. While comparing two data distributions, the mean is typically the most dependable parameter for describing the population. …”
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Does Media Discourse Favour the Emergence of Avalanche Risk in Medium-High Mountain Regions? Between Ignorance and Underestimation, the Example of the Vosges Mountains by Florie Giacona, Brice Martin, Nicolas Eckert

“…Consequently, avalanches continue to be viewed as a distinctive attribute of a specific space – namely, high mountains – while the question of the danger posed by the Vosges Mountains is left open. …”
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Shaping sustainable perceptions: The role of metaphors in Olympic news discourse. by Wei Peng

“…In the social dimension, metaphors emphasize fairness, cultural diversity, and social solidarity; in the economic dimension, they highlight resource recycling, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading; while in the ecological dimension, the focus is on environmental protection and the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature. …”
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Neonatal Immunity to Bordetella pertussis Infection and Current Prevention Strategies by Carolina Argondizo-Correia, Ana Kelly Sousa Rodrigues, Cyro Alves de Brito

“…Until recently, prevention consisted of vaccinating children in the first year of life and the herd vaccination of people directly in touch with them, but the increase in cases demands more effective strategies that can overcome the developing immune response in early life and induce protection while children are most vulnerable.…”
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TRENDS AND CORRELATIONS IN ROMANIA'S AGRO-FOOD FOREIGN TRADE IN THE PERIOD 2007-2016 by Agatha POPESCU

“…The export value of agro-food products reached Euro 6.06 billion, while the import value of agro-food products accounted for Euro 6.78 billion in the year 2016. …”
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Green communication and networking for Carbon-peaking and Carbon-neutrality: challenges and solutions by Zhisheng NIU, Sheng ZHOU, Yuxuan SUN

“…Driven by the Carbon-peaking and Carbon-neutrality strategic goals, future mobile communication and networks need to drastically reduce energy consumption while satisfying the growing traffic demand.Therefore, it is necessary to study the theories and technologies used to send more information bits with less energy (SMILE).To meet the challenge, it was far from enough to rely solely on the improvements of wireless transmission technologies and hardware.It was necessary to explore efficient energy utilization mechanisms from the perspective of the system and network.Both energy saving and renewable energy utilization approaches were proposed, and solutions for the growing computing energy consumption were provided.Specifically, by introducing hyper-cellular network, agile coverage and elastic access were realized, and thus service base stations and edge servers could enter the sleeping mode to save energy when the traffic volume was low.Meanwhile, by the introduction of renewable energy and the smart adaption of energy flow and information flow, the energy consumption of the power grid could be greatly reduced.Furthermore, green computing and artificial intelligence could be realized through network function virtualization, energy-efficient coordination of communication and compute resources, and distributed computing and coordination approaches of moving agents.…”
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Use of Tropospheric Delay in GNSS-Based Climate Monitoring—A Review by Aleksandra Maciejewska

“…Nevertheless, the effective long-term monitoring of tropospheric variations continues to represent a significant challenge in the realm of climate science. While conventional methods such as radiosondes and satellite observations yield valuable data, they frequently face constraints related to temporal resolution, spatial coverage, or weather-dependent variations. …”
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Software engineering meets legal texts: LLMs for auto detection of contract smells by Moriya Dechtiar, Daniel Martin Katz, Hongming Wang

“…We achieve high accuracy with further fine-tuning of BERT as well as LEGAL-BERT, while more consistent results were achieved using task-specific data. …”
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An exploration of the interplay between treatment and vaccination in an Age-Structured Malaria Model using non-linear ordinary differential equations by Mahmudul Bari Hridoy, Angela Peace

“…Our research evaluates how malaria vaccination coverage influences disease prevalence and transmission dynamics. …”
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Energy-efficient data collection optimization for dual-UAV-assisted relay marine networks by Fukang Deng, Haibo Luo, Furong Xu, Ming Li, Jianshan Zhang

“…Specifically, it aims to minimize the total system energy consumption while satisfying constraints such as quality of service and service coverage, through joint optimization of access relationship, UAV trajectory, data offloading, and communication resource allocation. …”
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A study of dominant factors in the coupled coordination of population–ecology–energy–digital economy in China based on random forest algorithm by Qikang Zhong, Jiawei Zhu, Zhe Li

“…Among the four subsystems, the ecological subsystem shows the greatest spatial variation, while the digital economy subsystem is more homogeneous. …”
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Assessing Different Stubble Tillage Technologies on Covered and Uncovered Surfaces by Zoltán Kende, Norbert Egri, Márta Birkás, Márton Jolánkai, Viola Kunos, Boglárka Bozóki, Ákos Tarnawa

“…Key parameters such as soil moisture, penetration resistance, soil structure, surface coverage, and earthworm abundance were assessed. Shallow tillage with the Lemken Rubin 9 disk preserved the highest soil moisture (27.65% at 15–30 cm depth) while reducing compaction. …”
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LCD: IDENTIFYING INFLUENTIAL NODES IN COMPLEX NETWORKS WITH LAYERED CLUSTERING AND DEGREE by Abdulhakeem Othman Mohammed

“… Identifying influential nodes in networks is a key challenge in understanding how information spreads. While numerous algorithms have been proposed in the literature, many struggle with either limited spreading efficiency or high computational complexity. …”
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A Progressive Policy Evaluation Framework for Construction Digitalization in China: Evidence from Wuhan by Xiaotang Xia, Liming Liu, Zhe Wang

“…Future research should extend the temporal and spatial coverage while incorporating adaptive evaluation tools to address policy dynamism.…”
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Economic evaluation of diagnostic tests for Thai patients with tuberculosis: A dynamic transmission model approach. by Natthakan Chitpim, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn, Lisa J White, Aronrag Meeyai, Jiraphun Jittikoon, Kornkanok Bunwong, Sitaporn Youngkong, Montarat Thavorncharoensap, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Wanvisa Udomsinprasert, Usa Chaikledkaew

“…Conventional tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is time-consuming, while newer molecular assays such as Xpert MTB/RIF and loop-mediated amplification test for TB (TB-LAMP) provide faster results but at a higher cost compared to sputum smear microscopy (SSM) with culture and drug susceptibility testing (DST) in Thailand. …”
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Two-Dimensional DOA Estimation for Coprime Planar Arrays: From Array Structure Design to Dimensionality-Reduction Root MUSIC Algorithm by Yunhe Shi, Xiaofei Zhang, Shengxinlai Han

“…The virtualization of the array further increases the available DOFs, while the hole-filling strategy ensures better spatial coverage and continuity. …”
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3D-printed temperature and shear stress-controlled rocker platform for enhanced biofilm incubation by Daniel P. G. Nilsson, Krister Wiklund, Dmitry Malyshev, Magnus Andersson

“…Thermophilic bacteria typically grow between 45 and 80  $$^{\circ }$$ C, while psychrotrophic bacteria thrive between 0 and 15  $$^{\circ }$$ C. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physics-Guided Bayesian Neural Networks for Uncertainty Quantification in Dynamic Systems by Xinyue Xu, Julian Wang

“…Model accuracy is assessed using Mean Squared Error (MSE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAE), and Coefficient of Variation of Root Mean Square Error (CVRMSE), while UQ is evaluated through 95% Credible Intervals (CIs), Mean Prediction Interval Width (MPIW), the Quality of Confidence Intervals (QCI), and Coverage Width-based Criterion (CWC). …”
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Optimized Navigation for SLAM Using Marker-Assisted Region Scanning, Path Finding, and Mapping Completion Control by Luigi Maciel Ribeiro, Nadia Nedjah, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…Designed to enhance autonomous exploration in extreme conditions, MARS-SLAM ensures efficient navigation while providing a systematic method for verifying mapping completion. …”
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Contributory Factors to the Inability of the Poor to Access National Health Protection: A Case Study in Waingapu, Sumba Timur District, Indonesia by Yohanes Kambaru Windi, Baiq Dewi Harnani, Asnani

“…The interviews were audio-taped and transcribed while intensive note-taking was performed during the informal discussion or the conversation was narrated immediately after the talks ended. …”
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