An efficient binary salp swarm algorithm for user selection in multiuser MIMO antenna systems by A. Sasikumar, Logesh Ravi, Malathi Devarajan, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Shuvodeep De, Guojiang Xiong, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

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Less Is More? The Impact of Trauma Volume on the Positive Rate of Head Computed Tomography Scans in Head Trauma Patients by Chao-Wen Chen, Yun-Ting Lou, Chi-Ming Chu, Hsing-Lin Lin, Wei-Che Lee, Ke-Zong Ma, Yuan-Chia Cheng, Liang-Chi Kuo

“…Few studies have assessed the impact of trauma volume on the operational efficiency of emergency departments. Herein, we evaluate the association between trauma volume with the positive rate of head computed tomography scans in head trauma patients in a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Time-resolved momentum microscopy with fs-XUV photons at high repetition rates with flexible energy and time resolution by Karl Jakob Schiller, Lasse Sternemann, Matija Stupar, Alan Omar, Martin Hoffmann, Jonah Elias Nitschke, Valentin Mischke, David Maximilian Janas, Stefano Ponzoni, Giovanni Zamborlini, Clara Jody Saraceno, Mirko Cinchetti

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Prediction of sump oil growth rate towards gravitational settling of produced water in oilfield based on machine learning by Zhihua Wang, Cong Wang, Lan Meng, Xiangdong Qi, Jiajun Hong

“…Gravitational settling is crucial for treating produced water, and its efficiency affects the separation in multi-stage treatment processes. …”
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Comparing Soil Erosion Rates on Terraced and Sloping Cultivated Land in Palestine Using FRN 137Cs Trace by Orwa Houshia, Moncef Benmansour, Lionel Mabit, Emil Fulajtár, Saber Abu-Jabal, Ismail Hroub, Rafat Odeh

“…The FRN 137Cs technique, which has proved its efficiency in estimating erosion rates over the last 50–60 years, was used for the first time in Palestine to measure rates of erosion and deposition. …”
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Prediction of Coiled Tubing Erosion Rate Based on Sparrow Search Algorithm Back-Propagation Neural Network Model by Yinping Cao, Fengying Fang, Guowei Wang, Wenyu Zhu, Yijie Hu

“…To accurately predict the erosion rate of coiled tubing, this study studied the influence law of erosion rate through experiments, screened the main influencing factors of erosion rate by grey relational analysis (GRA), and established a back-propagation neural network (BPNN) model optimized by the sparrow search algorithm (SSA) to predict the erosion rate. …”
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Assessing the capability of electrical capacitance tomography for monitoring chopped maize mass flow rates in field forage harvesters by Zbigniew Gut, Aleksander Lisowski, Jacek Klonowski, Adam Świętochowski

“…By providing a more accurate and reliable method for measuring mass flow rates, the ECT system could enhance the efficiency and quality of crop production. …”
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Inverse estimation of the release rate of the heated pollutant source with strong convection and its application to the exhaust system design by Lei Cao, Yi Wang, Yanqiu Huang, Shengnan Guo, Junwei Guo, Yingke Zheng

“…Finally, compared to the calculation methods in the existing design manuals, the local exhaust system designed by the IESR method can efficiently capture the pollutants with a 46 % reduction in the exhaust flow rate. …”
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Tight Approximation of Achievable Rates in RIS-Based Multi-User MIMO Systems Under Channel Estimation Constraints by Samar I. Farghaly, Mohamed I. Ismail, Mostafa M. Fouda, Ahmed S. Alwakeel

“…Our primary goal is to enhance the achievable rate and system capacity. We derive a closed-form deterministic expression for the uplink achievable rate under practical scenarios where channel state information (CSI) is not directly known and must be estimated. …”
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Study on the Liquid‐Holding Rate Law of Gas–Water–Foam Three‐Phase Flow in a Wavy Pipe by Wang Wei, Wang Guowei, Wu Zhenhua, Yang Hui, Ma Bin, Wu Jian, Xu Longyu, Liao Ruiquan

“…One of the common problems encountered in wave‐shaped foam drainage pipelines is the inaccurate prediction of the liquid retention rate. This issue makes it difficult to predict liquid accumulation points, which affects gas output efficiency, causes pipeline corrosion, and generates natural gas hydrates. …”
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A Constant False Alarm Rate Detection Method for Sonar Imagery Targets Based on Segmented Ordered Weighting by Wankai Na, Haisen Li, Jian Wang, Jiani Wen, Tianyao Xing, Yuxia Hou

“…However, conventional CFAR methods face some limitations, including a slow computational speed, a high false alarm rate (FAR), and a notable missed detection rate (MDR). …”
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Evaluating the applicability of the growth rate hypothesis in successional tree stands: evidence from temperate forests in Northeast China by Peng Zhang, Xiao-Tao Lü, Guangze Jin, Mai-He Li

“…Abstract Background The classic growth rate hypothesis (GRH) suggests a direct relationship between rapid growth rates, higher phosphorus (P) concentrations, and lower nitrogen (N):P ratios. …”
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Strain rate dependence of dynamic recrystallization and texture evolution in hot compressed Mg-Gd-Er-Zr alloy by Ning Ding, Wenbo Du, Shubo Li, Ke Liu, Xian Du, Zijian Yu

“…Hot deformation with high strain rate has been paid more attention due to its high efficiency and low cost, however, the strain rate dependent dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and texture evolution in hot deformation process, which affect the formability of metals, are lack of study. …”
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Effects of functional electrical stimulation on cognition rate and gait in neurological patients during single- and dual-task walking by Niklas Bleichner, Daniel W. W. Heitzmann, Jennifer Raynaud, Andreas Stähle, Claudia Weichold, Merkur Alimusaj, Cornelia Putz, Frauke Nees, Herta Flor, Sebastian I. Wolf

“…The dual-task consisted of counting backwards from a number near 100 in steps of seven while walking. Cognition rate served as outcome parameter, with high values indicating subjects could efficiently maintain both cognitive task performance and walking speed. …”
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TILAPIA CULTIVATED IN A LOW-SALINITY BIOFLOC SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTED WITH Chlorella vulgaris AND DIFFERENTS MOLASSES APPLICATION RATES by Priscila Celes Maciel de Lima, Luis Otavio Brito Silva, Jéssika de Lima Abreu, Suzianny Maria Bezerra Cabral da Silva, William Severi, Alfredo Oliveira Gálvez

“…A significant interaction between supplementation with C. vulgaris and molasses application rates for final weight and length, survival, feed conversion ratio, specific growth rate, water consumption, protein efficiency ratio, sedimentation time, planktonic community and hematological indices were observed. …”
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Replace of the EPOST glyphosate with pre herbicides and application of different LPOST glyphosate rates for weed control in established vineyard by Zvonko PACANOSKI, Krum BOŠKOV, Arben Beni MEHMETI

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Assessing particle application in multi-pass overlapping scenarios with variable rate centrifugal fertilizer spreaders for precision agriculture by Shi Yinyan, Zhu Yangxu, Wang Xiaochan, Zhang Xiaolei, Zheng Enlai, Zhang Yongnian

“…Environmental impacts and economic demands are driving the development of variable rate fertilization (VRF) technology for precision agriculture. …”
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Steam injection pressures and rates, variable permeabilities systems, and wells alignments parameterization in SAGD: A simulation study by Zhengbin Wu, Morice Richard Mworia, Kun Shu, Yuhang Ren, Qiyang Gou, Shu Jiang, Zhangxin Chen

“…Recently, studies of this method involving steam injection rate and pressure parameterization were performed over limited ranges of these parameters, with limited knowledge of steam injection rate characterization based on different levels of average homogeneity and heterogeneity of permeability systems. …”
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Determination of effective half-life of 131I in thyroid cancer patients using remote dose-rate meter by Laura Kääriä, Maria Lapela, Marko Seppänen, Mikael Högerman, Johanna Ruohola, Annika Ålgars, Tommi Noponen

“…Abstract Background Continuously monitored external dose-rate signals from remote dose-rate meters (DRMs) were analyzed to determine the effective half-life (Teff) of 131I in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. …”
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10-YEARS ANALYSIS OF CRYOBAG FRACTURE IN A LARGE INVENTORY OF CELLULAR THERAPY PRODUCTS: RATES AND RISK FACTORS by AR Belisário, LT Mendonça, RK Andrade, MC Martins, LA Costa, KL Prata

“…Cryobags (CryoStore CS500N, OriGen Biomedical, Austin, TX, USA) were frozen at an uncontrolled rate in a -80°C mechanical freezer and stored in a vapor phase storage tank. …”
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