Comparative study of imputation strategies to improve the sarcopenia prediction task by Shakhzod Karimov, Dilmurod Turimov, Wooseong Kim, Jiyoun Kim

“…The gradient boosting model consistently exhibited superior performance across all imputation strategies, demonstrating its robustness with imputed datasets. Additionally, KNN and MICE emerged as effective imputation techniques, preserving the original data distribution and enabling more accurate classification outcomes. …”
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Investigation of Selected Companies' Websites for Online Recruitment and Sustainability Indicators by Gamze Ay, Hasan Tutar

“…This research analyzes the researched companies' activities for sustainable human resources management through career web pages. In addition, it is aimed to analyze how they benefit from websites in electronic recruitment and innovation approaches in human resources management. …”
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A review of the determinants and prediction methods for off-channel water demand by HE Yanhu, XU Xiaodi

“…The quota index method remains widely applied in practical water resource management. Additionally, hybrid approaches, combining time series analysis with other methods, address limitations in standalone models and enhance prediction accuracy. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of Precise Placement with Pushing Primitive Based on Cartesian Force Control by Jinseong Park, Jeong-Jung Kim, Doo-Yeol Koh

“…Modeling the exact contact friction between the gripper and the grasped object is challenging; therefore, instead of relying on a motion planning approach, we addressed the problem using a control method that leverages feedback from the external force information of the robot manipulator. Additional sensors such as external cameras or tactile sensors in the gripper are not required. …”
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eHealth Literacy and Cyberchondria Severity Among Undergraduate Students: Mixed Methods Study by Wan -Chen Hsu

“…The Cyberchondria Severity Scale was used, which consisted of 4 dimensions (increased anxiety, obsessive-compulsive hypochondria, perceived controllability, and web-based physician-patient interaction). Additionally, we recruited 9 volunteers who scored more than 1 SD above the mean for in-depth interviews on their web-based health information–seeking behaviors. …”
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Public-Private Partnership as a Model of Public Infrastructure Development by A. S. Bednyakov

“…It is essential that in addition to direct economic effects, a publicprivate partnership might result in indirect influence, including a positive impact on institutional development. …”
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E-Government Effectiveness and Efficiency in EU-28 and COVID-19 by Sabina Hodžić, Dejan Ravšelj, Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović

“…The empirical results show that e-government maturity positively and significantly contributes to enhancing government effectiveness and efficiency in the EU-28. In addition, the rule of law plays an important role in each stage regression model. …”
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Intracranial Pathologies and Endocrine Results: Single Pediatric Endocrinology Center Experience by Ülkü Gül Şiraz

“…Cranial evaluation is also important in addition to pituitary imaging in pituitary hormone disorders.…”
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CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL PROTEST IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN by D. V. Streltsov

“…For the opposition parties social protest is nothing more than an opportunity to attract additional votes. Lacking any real chance of coming to power, these parties use mass protest mood for the consolidation of their electoral base. …”
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Tuning into urban birdsong: enhancing nature connectedness with an AI-powered wearable by Zhuying Li, Si Cheng, Xiaoqing Sun, Xipei Ren, Yan Wang, Min-Ling Zhang

“…We used pre- and post-study questionnaires to assess changes in participants’ nature relatedness. Additional questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed to evaluate the device’s usability and user experience. …”
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Alternative dispute resolution: Mediation as a model [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Naser Sherman, Bashar Talal Momani

“…The results of this study shall contribute to the current body of knowledge on mediation and provide practical recommendations for its application in diverse legal contexts. …”
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Forensic Characteristics of Typical Traces of Criminal Offenses on the Circulation of Pornographic Objects by M. V. Voichyshena

“…Typical traces of a criminal offense are trace information of a criminal offense, which manifests itself in changes in the material situation of the place of committing unlawful acts and the memory of people, and reflects how the offender committed the criminal offense, the tools and means used. In addition, the typical traces of criminal offenses on the facts of trafficking of pornographic objects, as well as the methods of their forensic investigation and fixation are highlighted. …”
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Fecal bacteria transplantation replicates aerobic exercise to reshape the gut microbiota in mice to inhibit high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis. by Jie Men, Hao Li, Chenglong Cui, Xuedi Ma, Penghong Liu, Zhengyang Yu, Xueyan Gong, Youhao Yao, Jieying Ren, Chengrui Zhao, Binyu Song, Kaijiang Yin, Jianting Wu, Wei Liu

“…Firstly, we analyzed the body weight, somatotype, adipocyte area, and aortic HE images of the model mice. …”
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Evaluation of Proteins Released to Medium in Yeast-Bacteria Co-culture System by Çağatay Tarhan, Ayşegül Yanık

“…With these systems, natural product discovery, microbial ecology, evolution and pathogenesis studies are carried out. In addition, co-culture systems are also used in industrial, environmental and medical studies. …”
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HisCoM-mimi: software for hierarchical structural component analysis for miRNA-mRNA integration model for binary phenotypes by Yongkang Kim, Taesung Park

“…However, multiple databases can be used to find miRNA-mRNA signatures with known biological information through different algorithms. To take these additional databases into account, we present our advanced application software for HisCoM-mimi for binary phenotypes. …”
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New data and threat status of two rare North African species of the subgenus Bolognaia (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloini: Eurymeloe) by Alberto Sánchez Vialas, José Luis Ruiz, Alain Roujas, Alexandre François

“…A preliminary assessment of the threat status for both species is conducted based on IUCN criteria. Additionally, the habitat characteristics of both species in Morocco are described. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Interrelations Among External Support and Internal Factors on Teachers’ ICT Integration Ability in Less Developed Areas of China by Shun Xu, Tiehao Zhao, Zhongmei Zheng, Sha Zhu

“…The research exploring the cumulative impact of influencing factors on teachers’ ICT integration ability is lacking. Additionally, the mediating role of internal factors on the relationship between external support and teachers’ ICT integration ability has not been adequately addressed. …”
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The use of impression management practices in the chairman’s statements in South African annual reports by Yaeesh Yasseen, Waheeda Mohamed, Mahdiyyah Moola-Yasseen

“…It is anticipated that the results will be of importance to professional accountancy bodies, users and preparers considering the negative perception of the accounting profession owing to recent scandals. …”
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Arithmetic-Like Reasoning in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Demonstration of Cost-Benefit Calculation in Foraging by Sayaka Tsutsumi, Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuo Fujita

“…., “2−1”), while one monkey out of four did so when it was sequentially subtracted twice (i.e., “2−1−1”). …”
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Accurate localization of indoor high similarity scenes using visual slam combined with loop closure detection algorithm. by Zhuoheng Xiang, Jiaxi Guo, Jin Meng, Xin Meng, Yan Li, Jonghyuk Kim, Shifeng Wang, Bo Lu, Yu Chen

“…Specifically, the detection accuracy rates for the TUM f3 loh, Lip6 Indoor, and Bicocca Indoor datasets were 66.67%, 72.72%, and 80.00%, respectively, representing an approximate 18% improvement over the average accuracy of ORB-SLAM2. Additionally, the proposed method demonstrated excellent performance in trajectory error, with a root mean square error (RMSE) of just 0.0816m on the Bicocca Indoor dataset, significantly lower than the 0.1341m RMSE of ORB-SLAM2. …”
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