Analysis of the status of creative tourism components in the metropolises of Tabriz as the capital of tourism in Islamic countries by Masoud Safair Pour, Yahia Jafari

“…In pursuit of this goal, Miran-e-Shahriy has been developing a creative tourism infrastructure. The metropolis of Tabriz has also been selected as the capital of the Islamic countries for tourism in 2018, with its huge potential. …”
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Probabilistic Power Flow Analysis of DERs Integrated Power System From a Bayesian Parameter Estimation Perspective by Wanjoli, Paul, Moustafa, Mohamed M.Zakaria, Abbasy, Nabil H.

“…By applying Bayes’ theorem, BPE estimates posterior distributions, refined by the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. Validated on IEEE 39-bus and 59-bus test systems in MATLAB/Simulink, BPE outperformed the 2m+1 point estimate method (PEM) in terms of accuracy, computation speed and scalability. …”
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A comparative approach of analyzing data uncertainty in parameter estimation for a Lumpy Skin Disease model by Edwiga Renald, Miracle Amadi, Heikki Haario, Joram Buza, Jean M. Tchuenche, Verdiana G. Masanja

“…The assessment of the uncertainties is determined with the help of Adaptive Metropolis Hastings algorithm, a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) standard statistical method. …”
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Validation of a Simple and Robust Liebermann–Burchard Colorimetric Method for the Assay of Cholesterol in Selected Milk Products in Ghana by Joseph K. Adu, Cedric D. K. Amengor, Naomi Kabiri, Emmanuel Orman, Stella Abla Gameli Patamia, Bernice Korkor Okrah

“…The developed method was validated and used to determine the contents of cholesterol in selected dairy products on the Kumasi Metropolis market. The method demonstrated a good linearity (R2=0.996) over concentration range of 0.01–0.08 mg/ml. …”
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Comparative Abilities of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Abdominal Volume Index, Body Adiposity Index, and Conicity Index as Predictive Screening Tools for Metabolic Syndrome... by Lawrence Quaye, William Kwame Boakye Ansah Owiredu, Nafiu Amidu, Peter Paul Mwinsanga Dapare, Yussif Adams

“…The aim of the study was to explore the comparative abilities of conicity index, body adiposity index, abdominal volume index, body mass index, and waist circumference in predicting cardiometabolic risk among apparently healthy adults in the Tamale metropolis. This study was a cross sectional study conducted from September 2017 to January 2018, among one hundred sixty (160) apparently healthy normoglycemic normotensive adults. …”
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Modeling quinoa growth under saline and water-limiting conditions using SWAP-WOFOST by Diana C. Estrella Delgado, Tom De Swaef, Jan Vanderborght, Eric Laloy, Gerda Cnops, Maarten De Boever, Abdelaziz Hirich, Ayoub El Mouttaqi, Sarah Garré

“…Calibration and parameter uncertainty was performed using the DiffeRential Evolution Adaptive Metropolis (DREAMzs) algorithm on key parameters identified via sensitivity analysis using the Morris method. …”
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Measuring the condition of Tehran Metropolitan based on Ubiquitous city indicators by Haniyeh Asadzadeh, Afshar Hatami, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…The existence of indicators also showed that 33.76 percent of the index is not available at all85% of the indicators are incomplete, and only 23.37% of the indicators are fully exhaustive — finally, the priority of indicators propose to the development of U-city in Tehran metropolis. the results of this research applicable for furthor transformation of Tehran to ubiquitous city. …”
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Etnografía, biopolítica y colonialidad. Genealogías de la precariedad urbana en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires by Silvia Grinberg

“…Una historia de nuestra presente urbanidad en Buenos Aires, una metrópolis que, como otras del sur global, desde fines del siglo XX, se enfrenta a una expansión de la mancha urbana creciente y constante que ocurre al calor de procesos por los que mientras algunas zonas se expanden con los rasgos de la vida cosmopolita globalizada, otras también se expanden y sedimentan en las formas de la urbanización precarizada. …”
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Uncertainty quantification of CT regularized reconstruction within the Bayesian framework by Negin Khoeiniha, Patricio Guerrero, Wim Dewulf

“…To achieve these goals, we apply a rapid regularized Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) reconstruction method [4, 5], employing the Metropolis-Adjusted Langevin Algorithm (MALA) [6] and its Lipschitz-adaptive variant (LipMALA) [7]. …”
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Bacteriological Analysis of Raw Beef Retailed in Selected Open Markets in Accra, Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Prince Obeng, Akua Obeng Forson

“…This was a cross-sectional study with beef samples randomly purchased from six selected open markets in Accra metropolis. Beef samples were examined for total aerobic count (TAC) and total coliform count (TCC). …”
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Revisiting Weimar Film Reviewers’ Sentiments: Integrating Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis with Large Language Models by Isadora Campregher Paiva, Josephine Diecke

“…When applied to a corpus of 80 reviews of three canonical Weimar films (*Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari*, *Metropolis* and *Nosferatu*), this approach successfully recognized the sentiments of 88.75% of reviews, a considerable improvement when compared to the accuracy rate of the direct application of VADER to the reviews (66.25%). …”
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Comparison of the extraction efficiencies of four different solvents used in trace metal digestion of selected soils within Abakaliki, Nigeria by NO Omaka, IF Offor, ER Chukwu, U Ewuzie

“…This work seeks to compare the extraction efficiencies of EDTA, DTPA, HNO3/HClO4 and HCl/HNO3 used in the digestion of soil samples collected from 11 different locations (7 farmlands, 2 waste dumpsites and 2 sections of a mechanic workshop) within Abakaliki metropolis, between August and September 2007. Concentrations of 7 selected trace metals (Pb, Zn, Mn, Ni, Cd, Cu and Fe) were determined in the digested soil samples using atomic absorption  spectrophotometer. …”
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Comparison of the extraction efficiencies of four different solvents used in trace metal digestion of selected soils within Abakaliki, Nigeria by NO Omaka, IF Offor, ER Chukwu, U Ewuzie

“…This work seeks to compare the extraction efficiencies of EDTA, DTPA, HNO3/HClO4 and HCl/HNO3 used in the digestion of soil samples collected from 11 different locations (7 farmlands, 2 waste dumpsites and 2 sections of a mechanic workshop) within Abakaliki metropolis, between August and September 2007. Concentrations of 7 selected trace metals (Pb, Zn, Mn, Ni, Cd, Cu and Fe) were determined in the digested soil samples using atomic absorption  spectrophotometer. …”
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Pollution Characterization, Meteorological Effects, and Sources of Carbon Aerosols in PM2.5 in Urban Xiangtan during Winter by Lizhi He, Zhenghui Xiao, Cheng Xie, Yangfei Ou, Sisi Wang

“…The OC level in Xiangtan exhibited clear diurnal variation, which did not coincide with the diurnal variation of OC observed in the metropolis. In contrast, the EC concentration showed relatively flat diurnal variation. …”
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Relevamiento de la actividad avícola en el territorio norte del área metropolitana de Buenos Aires by María G. SEPULCRI, Diego PALACIOS, L.I. MAGRI, P.M. BARBANO

“…Esta actividad agropecuaria resulta, después de la horticultura, segunda en importancia de producción en el ámbito cercano a la gran metrópolis. El avance urbano de los últimos años ha condicionado a la avicultura debido al surgimiento de nuevas disputas por la ocupación del suelo y de crecientes tensiones productivo-ambientales. …”
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Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Joseph Badu Gyapong, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Alfred Effah, Simon Koffie, Oscar Simon Olympio Mensah, Isaac Arddey, Godwin Boakye, Stephen Opoku, Benjamin Amoani, Robert Amadu Ngala

“…In this longitudinal cross-sectional study, 74 participants were enrolled from the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants were obtained using a questionnaire. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of the Human Surfaceome Reveals New Targets for a Variety of Tumor Types by André L. Fonseca, Vandeclécio L. da Silva, Marbella M. da Fonsêca, Isabella T. J. Meira, Thayná E. da Silva, José E. Kroll, André M. Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Cléber R. Freitas, Raimundo Furtado, Jorge E. de Souza, Beatriz Stransky, Sandro J. de Souza

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Cryptosporidium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Cattle in the Central Region of Ghana by Kwabena Dankwa, Patrick K. Feglo, Samuel V. Nuvor, Michael Aggrey-Korsah, Mohamed Mutocheluh

“…Among the four districts in the study area, Cape Coast metropolis recorded a significantly higher prevalence (60.5%; CI, 49.3-71.8), (p<0.001) compared to the other three. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study by Abraham Norman Nortey, Hubert Amu, Ebenezer Senu, Alfred Effah

“…In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 406 street food vendors were recruited based on a simple random sampling technique from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana, using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Community perceptions of community health worker effectiveness: Contributions to health behaviour change in an urban health district in South Africa by L S Thomas, Y Pillay, E Buch

“…A cross-sectional descriptive study to determine community perceptions of the role and contributions of the CHW programme was conducted in the Ekurhuleni health district, an urban metropolis in SA. Members from 417 households supported by CHWs were interviewed in May 2019 by retired nurses used as fieldworkers. …”
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