Combining whole genome sequencing and non-adaptive group testing for large-scale ethnicity screens by Elior Avraham, Noam Shental

“…Our results are based on simulated data, and on simulations based on experimental data from the 1000 Genomes Project and the Human Genome Diversity Project. Conclusions Our computational approach aims to reduce the costs of large-scale ancestry testing by up to 4-fold in many real-life scenarios while not compromising accuracy. …”
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Organic petrographical, geochemical, and mineralogical features of the Permian Coalbrook Sub-basin, South Africa: Reconstruction of paleo-depositional conditions by F. Zonke Chitlango, Ofentse M. Moroeng, Nicola J. Wagner

“…Coal samples from four boreholes drilled as part of an exploration project in the Vereeniging-Sasolburg Coalfield, Coalbrook Sub-basin, South Africa, were studied to understand the depositional environments using organic petrography (macerals, microlithotypes, and vitrinite reflectance), inorganic geochemistry, and mineralogy. …”
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Patient involvement in quality improvement: a survey comparing naturalistic and reflective approaches by Ida Gremyr, Mattias Elg

“…Descriptives and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) in SPSS V.23 were used for the statistical analysis.Results The sample consisted of 16 projects characterised as restrictive, 61 as retrospective and 63 as blended. …”
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A spatial bearing fault classification method based on improved APSMOTE-WKMFA by CHEN Chao, YANG Chenhao, XU Haosen, WAN Ouying, HAN Liling

“…Secondly, the projection mapping was performed using the kernel marginal Fisher analysis based on the wavelet function. …”
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The digital library of Arab children's culture for sustainable development (DLACSD) by Loubna A. Youssef, Usama Elsayed, Sherif Shaheen, Nour Mahmoud Khalifa

“…Purpose – This paper focuses on a project to work on the digital library of Arab children's culture for sustainable development (DLACSD). …”
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Investigating the factors affecting the optimal model of granting rural housing improvement credits; Case study: villages of Malard County by Mohammad Ranjbar, Alireza Estelaji, Majid Karimpour reyhan

“…Despite the positive effects of the project and the allocation of credits in recent years, the incompleteness of this project in many rural houses of the County shows the existence of the mentioned obstacles and the need to review the rules set for receiving loan by the authorities.…”
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Plastic Detectives Are Watching Us: Citizen Science Towards Alternative Single-Use-Plastic-Related Behaviour by Aleksandra Krawczyk, Brenda Olivos Salas, Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak

“…CS activities were predominantly initiated in a bottom-up manner, largely coordinated by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and were mostly confined to the Northern Hemisphere. In our project, volunteers were asked to observe, sample and categorise behaviours in their surroundings using a model that distinguished between SUP use and the adoption of alternative materials or practices. …”
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BIM Adoption in Construction Companies of Tehran Province, Using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by Sahar Taheripour, Mojtaba Azizi, Ehsanallah Eshtehardian

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On the validity of corporate green bonds’ environmental claims: is the environmental reporting of corporate green bonds reliable? by Claudio Petucco, Thomas Schaubroeck, Thomas Gibon, Ioana-Stefania Popescu, Enrico Benetto

“…Applying a cost-effectiveness perspective, we estimate that one million euro invested in a CGB from our sample can avoid the annual CC impact of 44–48 European citizens, but effectiveness varies significantly across projects. …”
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Young people and mountain by Andrea Macchiavelli, Andrea Pozzi

“…The analysis was carried out by: an overview of existing literature on the subject, with particular reference to Italy; a direct CATI survey on a population sample; a direct survey on a sample of students from high schools; in-depth interviews with guides from the Youth Mountaineering Commissions of Club Alpino Italiano (CAI). …”
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Engineering a low-cost, non-invasive corrosion monitoring system. by Negash, D.

“…In all the trials, as the cross-sectional cut of the rebar samples increased, the voltage output in the rebar samples decreased, and statistical sig- nificance was later shown. …”
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Effect of different fermentation methods on the aroma and sensory characteristics of Musalais wine by ZHU Shaolin, CHEN Qiling, ZHANG Wanxueer, HE Jing, GUO Shengting, KAN Luping, YANG Xingyuan

“…Aldehydes, ketones and terpenes were slightly lower than those in the MDZR sample (P>0.05). According to the variable importance projection (VIP) value>1, a total of 16 differentially volatile flavor substances were screened, including isopentyl acetate, ethyl octoate, ethyl 9-decenoate, etc. …”
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Physicochemical indexes and flavor quality analysis of 4 commercial vinegars by WAN Suyan, NIE Wen, LI Chaochun, BAI Yibo, LIU Jing

“…Taking 4 commercial vinegars (samples LV, ZV, SV, and BV) as the research objects, the sensory evaluation, basic physicochemical indexes, volatile flavor compounds, and non-volatile compounds were analyzed, cluster analysis (CA) and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were carried out based on detection results, and the differential flavor substances (variable importance in the projection (VIP) values>1) were determined. …”
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A Comparison of the Fading of Dyestuffs as Textile Colourants and Lake Pigments by Jo Kirby, David Saunders

“…Dyed wool samples and lake pigments prepared from the same dyestuffs were exposed to light over the course of 14 months. …”
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The Art of Interacting with Nature: Results of the Experimental Module "Harmony and Environment through Participatory Techniques and Art Therapy" by Teresa Fernández de Juan, Laurie Silvan Nogaim

“…This article summarizes the “Environment and inner harmony” module carried out during the “Social Integration and Self-esteem” project developed in Northern Baja California with a pilot sample of 100 people, including children, young people and adults. …”
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Constructive Analysis for Least Squares Regression with Generalized K-Norm Regularization by Cheng Wang, Weilin Nie

“…It makes the analysis flexible and may be extended to other algorithms. Based on projection technique for sample error and spectral theorem for integral operator in regularization error, we finally derive a learning rate.…”
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DNA Barcoding of Shark and Ray Species from Bawean and Masalembu Waters East Java by Marita Ika Joesidawati, Nining Nursalim, Nenik Kholilah, Marandi Eko Wibowo, Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani

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Ownership Structure, Earnings Management and Investment Opportunity Set: Evidence from Mexican Firms by Juan M. San Martin-Reyna, Jorge A. Durán-Encalada

“…Towards that end we examined a sample of 83 listed Mexican firms during the period 2005-2011. …”
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Improving smuon searches with neural networks by Alan S. Cornell, Benjamin Fuks, Mark D. Goodsell, Anele M. Ncube

“…We provide an estimate of the sensitivity of our search from Run 2 LHC data, and projections for higher luminosities, showing a clear advantage over previous methods.…”
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Optimización del proceso de gestión administrativa en obras civiles del sector construcción en el municipio de Aguachica Cesar by Dagoberto Lozano-Rivera, Meidy Celenia Carrascal-Lozano, Yazmin Hernández-Álvarez, Carlos Arturo Yazo-Gallardo

“…Methodologically, a feasible project was considered, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, field design. …”
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