Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of climate change effects on Tanzanian banana crop yield by Sabas Patrick, Silas Mirau, Isambi Mbalawata, Judith Leo

“…In this case, a large positive coefficient and a negligible negative coefficient show that the independent variable greatly influences the yield of the bananas. Additionally, the study utilize two powerful global sensitivity analysis methods, Sobol’ Sensitivity Indices and Response Surface Methodology, to comprehensively explore the sensitivity of bananas to climate variables. …”
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Refined Urban Functional Zones Identification via Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A POI-Weighted Scoring Innovation by Xuan Du, Yisha Pan, Xiaoyan Yang, Longgao Chen, Liangchen Liu, Ying Lin

“…Results indicate that: 1) The EBK interpolation method not only accounts for the spatial and directional distance relationships between known and unknown sample points, but also produces more accurate raster images and provides more precise estimates in unmeasured ranges. 2) The method successfully identifies UFZs for 99.5% of the buildings in the central urban area of Xuzhou. Additionally, the incorporation of multi-source data enables the extraction of traffic and ecological zones, facilitating the identification of non-building-reliant zones within the city, thereby enhancing the completeness and comprehensiveness of urban spatial recognition. 3) The overall accuracy achieved is 84.4%, with a Kappa coefficient of 0.804 for the classification results, which represents a significant improvement in UFZs identification accuracy compared to traditional methods and offers a robust scientific basis for urban planning and resource optimization.…”
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A holistic physics-informed neural network solution for precise destruction of breast tumors using focused ultrasound on a realistic breast model by Salman Lari, Hossein Rajabzadeh, Mohammad Kohandel, Hyock Ju Kwon

“…Our PINN-based solution operated efficiently in a mesh-free domain, achieving remarkable accuracy with significantly reduced computational demands, compared to conventional FEM techniques. Additionally, employing PINN for estimating partial differential equations (PDE) solutions can notably decrease the enormous number of discretized elements needed. …”
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Diagnosis of invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma by protein-based machine learning by Truong Phan-Xuan Nguyen, Minh-Khang Le, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Shanop Shuangshoti, Nakarin Kitkumthorn, Somboon Keelawat

“…This classifier achieved areas under the curve (AUCs) of 1.00 and accuracy rates of 1.00 in training samples for distinguishing the invasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma from non-malignant samples. Additionally, we analyzed the performance of single-protein/gene receiver operating characteristic in differentiating the invasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma from others within The Cancer Genome Atlas projects, which yielded an AUC >0.5. …”
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Healthcare Workers (HCWs)’ Perceptions and Current Practice of Managing Cognitively Impaired Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Rayan A. Siraj

“…Physical and respiratory therapists were more likely to identify cognitive impairment compared to nurses. Additionally, having more years of experience (≥10 years, OR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.61; <i>p</i> = 0.001) and adequate knowledge of cognitive impairment (OR: 6.23; 95% CI: 4.18 to 9.29; <i>p</i> = 0.001) were strongly associated with better recognition. …”
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A new strategy for modelling sonochemical reactors: Coupling of the non-linear Louisnard model with mass and heat transport equations with applications to cavitating viscous fluids by Quinten Goris, Ariana Bampouli, Mohammed Noorul Hussain, Olivier Louisnard, Georgios D. Stefanidis, Tom Van Gerven

“…More specifically, in our original approach the non-linear Louisnard model was coupled with heat and mass transport equations to predict gradients in temperature and species concentration in a sonicated reactor. Additionally, a new operating window was investigated by modelling mixtures of increasing viscosity on both micro- and macroscale sonochemical effects. …”
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False Alarm Causes and Wind Field Sensitivity Analysis of a Severe Rainfall Event in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Urban Cluster by Lan Zhang, Jiawen Zheng, Huaiyu Li, Rui Yu, Lei Wei, Yufei Zhang

“…The results indicate that the warm and moist airflow transported by the low-level jet stream was intercepted by the upstream MCS (mesoscale convective system) along the coastal area of western Guangdong, and inadequate conditions of negative vorticity dynamics led to insufficient moisture, thermodynamic, and dynamic conditions over the urban cluster, preventing the triggering of heavy precipitation. In addition, the 700 hPa westerly flow guiding the airflow and the stable low-level shear line, coupled with surface convergence lines, influenced the northward or southward movement of MCSs along the coastal and inland regions of western Guangdong. …”
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An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation Technique for Inspection and Data Acquisition in UWSNs by Arif Wibisono, Md. Jalil Piran, Hyoung-Kyu Song, Byung Moo Lee

“…The model successfully navigates to the target point in 3D coordinates X Y Z, assuming the launch point as d0 (10 40 40), and reaches the q-goal target point (45 45 0) within 21 seconds, with the addition of uattractive and urepulsive (magnetic beacon attraction force and repulsion force as simulation of underwater current disturbance factor). …”
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Research note: Protective effects of compound mycotoxin detoxifier in broiler chicken fed aflatoxins-contaminated diets by Kourosh Gholami Ahmadabadi, Mahsa Rahimi, Hamid Raei, Reza Majedifar, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi

“…Increasing body weight gain (BWG) following feeding HCTB were found compared to the PC (P < 0.05). …”
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Lower grass stomatal conductance under elevated CO2 can decrease transpiration and evapotranspiration rates despite carbon fertilization by Sate Ahmad, Charilaos Yiotis, Weimu Xu, Jan Knappe, Laurence Gill, Jennifer McElwain

“…As expected, our results show that elevated CO2 significantly decreases whole‐plant transpiration rates (38% lower in the final week) which is a result of lower stomatal conductance (57% lower in the final week) despite a slight increase in aboveground biomass. Additionally, there was an overall decline in evapotranspiration (ET) under elevated CO2, indicating the impact of CO2‐mediated suppression of transpiration on the overall water balance. …”
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Formaldehyde and propionic acid do not reduce starch gelatinization within a laboratory setting and may not contribute to reduced pellet quality by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.B. Estanich, S.R. Estep, J.S. Moritz

“…The use of antimicrobial feed additives has been increasing due to the risk of salmonellosis to consumers. …”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Furthermore, patients with poor functional status (poor handgrip strength (p<0.001), inability to walk (p<0.001), needing help in daily activity or in transfer (p<0.001)) were significantly associated with malnutrition. Additionally, malnutrition was significantly higher among patients who does not meet their recommended calorie intake (p = 0.008), whose sodium intake within recommendation (p = 0.049), patients with low levels of hemoglobin (p = 0.022), albumin (p<0.001), TIBC (p = 0.002), phosphate (p<0.001), and patients with higher levels of ferritin (p<0.001). …”
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Wear and crack initiation prediction of rail irregularity welding zone by LIN Fengtao, WANG Zixu, TAN Rongkai, ZHANG Zihao, DU Ruiting, SHI Zhiqin

“…When the axle load increases from 12 t to 18 t, the service life of the upper convex weld zone decreases less, while the service life of the lower concave weld zone decreases more. In addition, when the friction coefficient is increased from 0.2 to 0.35, its effect on the service life of the upper convex weld zone is significantly smaller than that of the axle load （12-18 t）. …”
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Determination of present-day crustal deformation along the Kenyan rift system using InSAR by Pius Kipng’etich Kirui, Bjorn Riedel, Markus Gerke

“…Our results indicate that Suswa experienced a 9 cm movement towards the satellite line of sight between 2018-2020, while Longonot moved 4 cm towards satellite line of sight between 2016-2018 and also underwent 3 cm displacement away from the satellite line of sight between 2019-2021. In addition, we observe land subsidence associated with geothermal exploitation in the range of 1 $$-$$ - 3.6 cm/yr in Olkaria as well as in multiple locations in Nairobi at a rate of up to 6 cm/yr, primarily attributed to groundwater overexploitation. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Channelization Near the Wellbore due to Seepage Erosion in Unconsolidated Sands during Fluid Injection by Jin Sun, Shiguo Wu, Jingen Deng, Qingping Li, Qi Fan, Linwei Ma, Yanrui Liu

“…The near-wellbore damage of the formation will decrease the flow rate, and the preferential flow channels are less likely to be induced under the same injection pressure when compared with undamaged formation. In addition, we also found that the reservoir heterogeneity is essential to the formation of preferential flow channels. …”
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Patterns of natural regeneration of pine forests in the Left-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Volodymyr P. Pasternak, Tetiana S. Pyvovar, Anna V. Garmash

“…Natural regeneration in pine-dominated stands is characterized by an age of 4–8 years and a low number of plants per hectare (1,000 [500–2,000]), with few plots containing enough regeneration (over 3,000 plants per hectare) to form a new forest stand without additional planting. The regeneration in the plots varies by species composition: pure Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), pure English oak (Quercus robur L.), pine-oak mix in different proportions with accompanying species (Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.), Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.), or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.) or without any accompanying species. …”
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Immune-mediated mechanisms in acute osteofascial compartment syndrome: insights from multi-omics analysis by Qinzhen Lu, He Ling, Yonghui Lao, Junjie Liu, Wei Su, Zhao Huang

“…Results Our research findings indicate that AOCS is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, primarily involving immune cells, especially neutrophils. In addition, genes associated with ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death, are found to be upregulated in the rat model, with non-coding RNAs playing a role in regulatory interactions. …”
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Real-world Bleeding Outcomes and Costs Following Vascular Graft Anastomosis Using PROLENE Sutures with HEMO-SEAL Technology in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair by Nadia Y. Sutton, Niels-Derrek Schmitz

“…**Conclusion:** The results indicate that real-world use of HEMO-SEAL sutures may be associated with reduced hemostat usage and costs, and reduced bleeding that requires additional hemostats and/or transfusions.…”
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Ellipsoid Zone Integrity and Visual Acuity Changes during Diabetic Macular Edema Therapy: A Longitudinal Study by Lucy J. Kessler, Gerd U. Auffarth, Dmitrii Bagautdinov, Ramin Khoramnia

“…Together with baseline VA, baseline EZ parameters did predict VA outcome after 1 year (p<0.05). Concordantly, VA and EZ parameters from year 1 were associated with VA outcome in year 2. …”
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Estimation of TP53 mutations for endometrial cancer based on diffusion-weighted imaging deep learning and radiomics features by Lei Shen, Bo Dai, Shewei Dou, Fengshan Yan, Tianyun Yang, Yaping Wu

“…Abstract Objectives To construct a prediction model based on deep learning (DL) and radiomics features of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), and clinical variables for evaluating TP53 mutations in endometrial cancer (EC). …”
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