Optimizing Microclimate Comfort in Macao: ENVI-Met Simulation of High-Density Urban Layouts Under the Climate in the Lingnan Area by Xun Zhou, Yichen Sun, Tianyu Li, Yaming Zhou, Tao Tan, Chengzhi Yu, Siyang Dai

“…Through careful adjustment of simulation parameters to accurately reflect real-world conditions, we found that building layout and size have a significant effect on the Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET). …”
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Epidemiological predictors of quality of life and the role of early markers in children with cerebral palsy: A multi-centric cross-sectional study by Shraddha Badgujar, Jagannath Dixit, Bina M. Kuril, L.S. Deshmukh, Prabha Khaire, Varsha Vaidya, Madhavi Shelke

“…Background: More than 100 million children in the world have at least one type of disability. Among disabled children, approximately 25% of chronic disabilities are of neurological origin. …”
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Towards Fault Detection in Industrial Equipment through Energy Consumption Analysis: Integrating Machine Learning and Statistical Methods by Baddou Nada, Dadda Afaf, Rzine Bouchra, Hmamed Hala

“…These shifts are then correlated with the equipment’s health status, providing a comprehensive overview of energy usage and potential failure points. In our case study, we began by evaluating the prediction model to confirm the performance of LSTM, comparing it with several machine learning models commonly used in the literature, such as Random Forest, Support Vector Machines (SVM), and GRU. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Intraday Multireservoir Hydropower Management by Rodrigo Castro-Freibott, Álvaro García-Sánchez, Francisco Espiga-Fernández, Guillermo González-Santander de la Cruz

“…This framework manages continuous state-action spaces while accounting for fine-grained temporal dynamics, including dam-to-turbine delays, gate movement constraints, and power group operations. Our methodology evaluates three distinct action space formulations (continuous, discrete, and adjustments) implemented using modern RL algorithms (A2C, PPO, and SAC). …”
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Generalized cross-entropy for learning from crowds based on correlated chained Gaussian processes by J. Gil-González, G. Daza-Santacoloma, D. Cárdenas-Peña, A. Orozco-Gutiérrez, A. Álvarez-Meza

“…Through extensive simulated and real-world experiments, CCGP-GCE demonstrated superior classification performance, outperforming state-of-the-art multilabeler models in terms of both accuracy and expert reliability estimation. …”
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Effects of modulating probiotics on greenhouse gas emissions and yield in rice paddies by Shang-Hung Pao, Hewder Wu, Hwey-Lian Hsieh, Chang-Po Chen, Hsing-Juh Lin

“…Rice serves as a crucial staple food for nearly half of the world's population. However, rice paddies contribute remarkably to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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Differential Private POI Queries via Johnson-Lindenstrauss Transform by Mengmeng Yang, Tianqing Zhu, Bo Liu, Yang Xiang, Wanlei Zhou

“…Neither the server nor the third party knows the exact location of the user. …”
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Fostering Interprofessional Education During Required Clerkships for Medical Students Across Regional Campuses by Stephanie Freed, Deborah R. Birnbaum, Jennifer Schwartz, Paul Ko, Megan Christman, Paul Wallach

“…It requires minimal to no resources, ensures comparability, and helps prepare students for real-world teamwork. …”
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A novel approach to Lyapunov stability of Caputo fractional dynamic equations on time scale using a new generalized derivative by Michael Precious Ineh, Edet Peter Akpan, Hossam A. Nabwey

“…The proposed framework extended beyond the limitations of traditional integer-order calculus, offering a more flexible and generalizable tool for researchers working with dynamic systems. …”
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Genres of old Serbian literature in novels of the second half of the 20th century: On the example of the novels: 'Nišči' - Vidosav Stevanović, 'Hazardski rečnik' - Milorad Pavić an... by Furtula Katarina N.

“…In this paper, we studied the incorporation of biblical and medieval genres into novels from the second half of the 20th century. The aim of our study was to indentify and isolate these genres, as well as to analyze them. …”
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Adaptive hip exoskeleton control using heart rate feedback reduces oxygen cost during ecological locomotion by Ali Reza Manzoori, Davide Malatesta, Alexandre Mortier, Johan Garcia, Auke Ijspeert, Mohamed Bouri

“…We evaluated this strategy with twelve able-bodied participants in a real-world scenario including level walking, stairs, and inclines. …”
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Assessing the relation between systemic lupus erythematosus and metabolic syndrome in Syria: a cross-sectional study by Noura Mallouhi, Ahmad Nabil Alhouri, Naram Khalayli, Hasan Nabil Alhouri, Mayssoun Kudsi, Younes Kabalan

“…As a result, fat intake and sedentary life are evident in the modern world. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome, with its components, increased, leading to increased mortality. …”
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Predicting accrual success for better clinical trial resource allocation by Sisi Ma, Yinzhao Wang, John Wagner, Steve Johnson, Serguei Pakhomov, Constantin Aliferis

“…These modifications enable model translation into decision support tools for various real-world settings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to develop models for predicting clinical trial failure due to accrual based on a large dataset with a comprehensive set of trial features.…”
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High Rate of Obesity-Associated Hypertension among Primary Schoolchildren in Sudan by Zeena Salman, Gregory D. Kirk, Mark D. DeBoer

“…That obesity-associated cardiovascular sequelae exist in the developing world at young ages may be a harbinger of future CVD in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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A study on fuzzy cognitive maps using fuzzy inference system by Appasamy Saraswathi, Seyyed Edalatpanah, Sanaz Hami Hassan Kiyadeh

“…The final section gives the conclusions and some suggestions based on our study.…”
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The Dynamics of the Development of French Export Activities in the Transition to a Post-Industrial Economy by Nelly I. Allayarova, Alexey V. Tebekin, Bata I. Ketsba

“…In this regard, it is of interest to consider the experience of developing export activities of other leading countries of the world, which predetermined the choice of the research topic. …”
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The GeoTox Package: open-source software for connecting spatiotemporal exposure to individual and population-level risk by Kyle P. Messier, David M. Reif, Skylar W. Marvel

“…The GeoTox framework offers a tractable solution by integrating geospatial exposure data from source-to-outcome in a series of modular, interconnected steps. …”
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Development and Application of a Cost–Effective Analytical Method for Hydrofluorocarbons Using Preconcentrator–Gas Chromatograph–Mass Spectrometer by Yujiro Ichikawa, Yukiko Ono, Kouki Sasaka

“…The expansion of atmospheric observation networks for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are closely related to climate change and contribute to global warming, significantly impacts our society and daily life. Their emissions are estimated to increase in the future, which is a major challenge. …”
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THE BODY OF «GENERAL AI» AS AN ONTO-SOCIAL VERIFIER by Станіслав БЕСКАРАВАЙНИЙ

“…The body for general AI can be a tool for overcoming the limitations of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem. …”
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Assessing quality of health care in the context of patient satisfaction from patients’ perspective among a physical therapy and rehabilitation unit by Turkan Akin

“…Patients are grouped in two according to ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer of the question ‘Do you agree with you have benefit from applied treatment, does the treatment met your expectations?’. …”
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