Quantum machine learning with Adaptive Boson Sampling via post-selection by Francesco Hoch, Eugenio Caruccio, Giovanni Rodari, Tommaso Francalanci, Alessia Suprano, Taira Giordani, Gonzalo Carvacho, Nicolò Spagnolo, Seid Koudia, Massimiliano Proietti, Carlo Liorni, Filippo Cerocchi, Riccardo Albiero, Niki Di Giano, Marco Gardina, Francesco Ceccarelli, Giacomo Corrielli, Ulysse Chabaud, Roberto Osellame, Massimiliano Dispenza, Fabio Sciarrino

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Statistical Downscaling Method for Vegetation Optical Depth Based on NDVI by Wang Xinyu, Fang Shibo, Han Jiahao

“…Therefore, the downscaling of VOD is of significant importance.The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is a widely used vegetation index. …”
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Law of Ukraine “on administrative procedure”: new terminology and legal value of the law by Melnykovych M.

“…The presented analysis of individual terms of the normative legal act proved that legal regulation in the field of administrative procedure has deep roots, which, in turn, can serve as a basis for work in the direction of increasing theoretical studies in this field. …”
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Age- and sex-adjusted CT-based reference values for temporal muscle thickness, cross-sectional area and radiodensity by Emilia K. Pesonen, Otso Arponen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Nicole Hernández, Lasse Pikkarainen, Sami Tetri, Tommi K. Korhonen

“…The purpose of this retrospective study was to establish CT-based reference values for TMT, TMA and radiodensity for each decade of age from 0 to 100 years normalized by age and sex, and to define cut-off values for subjects at risk for sarcopenia as defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). …”
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Outdoor Massive MIMO Testbed With Directional Beams: Design, Implementation, and Validation by Spandan Bisoyi, Pasupuleti Muralimohan, Harish Kumar Dureppagari, Pavan Reddy Manne, Kiran Kuchi

“…Furthermore, our analysis of normalized pairing opportunities for all users revealed an unequal distribution of pairing opportunities among different users. …”
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A Bio-Inspired Visual Neural Model for Robustly and Steadily Detecting Motion Directions of Translating Objects Against Variable Contrast in the Figure-Ground and Noise Interferenc... by Sheng Zhang, Ke Li, Zhonghua Luo, Mengxi Xu, Shengnan Zheng

“…Thirdly, the non-linear instantaneous feedback mechanism in divisive contrast normalization is adopted to reduce local contrast sensitivity; further, the parallel ON and OFF contrast pathways are activated. …”
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Comparing the Accuracy and Reliability of Detecting the Intensity of Spinal Inflammation on STIR Sequence with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Axial Spondyloarthritis by Ho Yin Chung, Tommy Tsang Cheung, Vince Wing Hang Lau, Kam Ho Lee, Florence King Pui Chan

“…With reference to sites of active lesions in STIR, the corresponding region of interest (ROI) on the ADC map was drawn to determine the maximum ADC (ADC[Formula: see text]), mean ADC (ADC[Formula: see text]), normalized maximum (nADC[Formula: see text]), and mean (nADC[Formula: see text]). …”
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A Large-Scale Agricultural Land Classification Method Based on Synergistic Integration of Time Series Red-Edge Vegetation Index and Phenological Features by Huansan Zhao, Chunyan Chang, Zhuoran Wang, Gengxing Zhao

“…Using Shandong Province, northern China’s agricultural heartland, as a case study, we first established a foundation with time series red-edge vegetation indices (REVI) from Sentinel-2 imagery, uniquely combining the normalized difference red edge index (NDRE₇₀₅) and plant senescence reflectance index (PSRI). …”
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Experimentación de un prototipo para siembra directa de grano fino de soja by M.A. Principi, R.R. Mattana, O.P. Cardinali, J.L Colodro

“…En los ciclos 2003-04 y 2004-05, con precipitaciones normales para la época de siembra, no existieron diferencias significativas entre tratamientos. …”
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Causally inferred evidence of the impact of green and blue spaces (GBS) on maternal and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rukun K S Khalaf, Selin Akaraci, Faye D Baldwin, Rebecca S Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Ruth F Hunter, Sarah E Rodgers

“…The most reported green space variable was the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) ( n = 46, 74%). …”
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Gender-based Morphometric Analysis of the Human Orbital Aperture Profile using 3D Reconstruction Computed Tomography: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study by Muhammad Omer Afzal Bhatti, Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey, Muhammad Ikram Ali, Allah Rakhyo Shoro, Abdulkrem Ahmed Alenazi, Rayan Alhumaidi Alruwaili

“…All continuous data were tested for normality and expressed as Mean±Standard deviation (SD). …”
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Primer estudio piloto para el tamizaje neonatal de linfopenias T y B en Colombia by Sebastián Gutiérrez-Hincapié, Carlos Muskus-López, Isaura Pilar Sánchez, José Luis Franco-Restrepo, Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas

“…Todos los neonatos tamizados presentaron niveles normales de TREC y KREC. Se observó concordancia entre los valores de TREC o de KREC en dos tipos diferentes de papel de filtro. …”
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Value of triglyceride glucose-body mass index in predicting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Xiaoyi Qian, Wenwen Wu, Boyang Chen, Simin Zhang, Chunmei Xiao, Long Chen, Jun Chen, Jun Chen, Lingli Ke, Meian He, Xiulou Li, Xiulou Li, Xiulou Li

“…The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparing non-normally distributed continuous data between groups, while the Chi-square test was used for categorical data. …”
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GenVFNet: Generating Visual Field From Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks by Anita Manassakorn, Supatana Auethavekiat, Vera Sa-Ing, Sunee Chansangpetch, Kitiya Ratanawongphaibul, Nopphawan Uramphorn, Visanee Tantisevi

“…In the experiment, GenRawVFs were compared with actual pattern deviation images (RealRawVF) using the structural similarity index measure (SSIM), normalized root mean square error (NRMSE), Fréchet inception distance (FID), and confusion matrix. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of surface Urban Heat Island intensity and the role of vegetation in six major Pakistani cities by Shoaib Ahmad Anees, Kaleem Mehmood, Syed Imran Haider Raza, Sebastian Pfautsch, Munawar Shah, Punyawi Jamjareegulgarn, Fahad Shahzad, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Waseem Razzaq Khan, Timothy Dube

“…Vegetation indices such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Fractional Vegetation Cover (FVC) were inversely correlated with SUHII, explaining up to 50 % of the variance in Peshawar. …”
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Improving the diagnostic accuracy of referrals for papilloedema (DIPP) study: protocol for a mixed-methods study by Luke Bennetto, Beth Stuart, Jonathan Benger, Matthew J Ridd, Helen Bolton, William Hollingworth, Michael Bowen, Amar Shah, Samuel William David Merriel, Alyson Huntley, Victoria Wilson, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Paul Roy, Denize Atan, Frank Moore, Olivia Skrobot, Mary-Ann Sherratt, Marcia Lucraft, Christina Stokes

“…Due to the potential seriousness of this clinical sign, the detection of papilloedema would normally prompt urgent hospital referral for further investigation. …”
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Effectiveness of using implementation frameworks to facilitate the implementation of a stroke management guideline in the traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in China: protocol... by Zhuo Chen, Yefeng Cai, Wenjun He, Yiyuan Cai, Lingrui Liu, Qing Zhao, Sensen lv, Dong (Roman) Xu, Chun Hao, Lanping Zhang, Pengfei Guo, Yuning Shi

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three popular frameworks—Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and Normalization Process Theory (NPT)—in improving implementation outcomes for the integrated TCM and Western medicine clinical practice guideline for stroke management.Methods and analysis This study employs a hybrid type III design with a factorial randomised controlled trial, where 45 TCM hospitals will be randomly assigned to one of eight experimental conditions based on the use or non-use of each framework (CFIR, TDF, NPT). …”
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Fermented sugarcane juice-derived probiotic Levilactobacillus brevis RAMULAB54 enhances lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis through PPAR-γ activation by V. B. Chandana Kumari, Ramith Ramu, Sujay S. Huligere, Shashank M. Patil, Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, Sharath Bijoor, Uma Venkateswaran Manjappara, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Ling Shing Wong

“…In vivo, LB13243 reduced food intake, weight gain, and normalized organ weights in hyperlipidemic rats, while improving glucose levels and lipid profiles in hyperglycemic models. …”
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Sex-based differences in the long-term fate of hippocampal neurons born after a traumatic brain injury by Hannah C. Downing, Hannah C. Downing, Ashley B. Glover, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Katherine L. Thompson, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman

“…However, it is unclear if neurons born early after injury develop normally, survive long-term and functionally integrate into the hippocampal network. …”
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Impact of carbapenem-resistant infections on mortality in mechanically ventilated acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: A comparison with hypoxemia severity – An observatio... by Thejesh Srinivas, Shwethapriya R, Gagana Hanumaiah, Pratibha Todur, Souvik Chaudhuri, Ganesh Paramasivam, Prithvishree Ravindra, Vinutha R. Bhat, Sagar Shanmukhappa Maddani, Shobha U. Kamath, Danavath Nagendra, Vishwas P, Likith Hanumaiah, Pratik Paran Medhi, Prabha Prakash

“…Artificial neural network analysis showed that acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, and CRI had the normalized importance (100 %, 84.5 %, and 83.4 %, respectively) in predicting mortality. …”
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