Moisture Migration and Control of New Embankment for Reconstruction and Expansion Project in Southern China by Junhui Zhang, Feng Li, Ling Zeng, Junhui Peng, Le Ding, Liang He

“…To reveal the moisture migration of the existing and new embankment and control the rise of volumetric moisture content in new embankment, six frequency domain reflectometry sensors were installed in existing and new embankment to monitor the volumetric moisture content. …”
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Tongue Image Alignment via Conformal Mapping for Disease Detection by Jian Wu, Bob Zhang, Yong Xu, David Zhang

“…These approaches mainly extract patches or simple regions on pre-defined positions, which are severely sensitive to tongue deformations. In this paper, we present a conformal mapping method for tongue image alignment, the principle of which is to determine the interior mapping based on the boundary mapping so that it is robust to the deformations. …”
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Study on Anisotropic Petrophysical Modeling of Shale: A Case Study of Shale Oil in Qingshankou Formation in Sanzhao Sag, Songliao Basin, China by Ang Li, Liyan Zhang, Jianguo Yang, Shichao Li, Fei Xiao, Yulai Yao, Yiming Huang, Bo Liu, Longsheng Li

“…Through comparative analysis, the elastic parameters (Lamé impedance and Shear impedance) sensitive to the organic volume fraction and porosity are optimized; the seismic petrophysical cross-plot template with core calibration is constructed. …”
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Detection of COVID-19 Using Protein Sequence Data via Machine Learning Classification Approach by Siti Aminah, Gianinna Ardaneswari, Mufarrido Husnah, Ghani Deori, Handi Bagus Prasetyo

“…The SVM-RFE+KNN model exhibited exceptional performance, achieving a classification accuracy of 99.30%, specificity of 99.52%, and sensitivity of 99.55%. These results demonstrate the model’s efficacy in accurately classifying coronavirus protein sequences. …”
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Implication of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, and Subclinical Inflammation on Mild Renal Insufficiency by Ga Eun Nam, Soon Young Hwang, Hye Soo Chung, Ju Hee Choi, Hyun Jung Lee, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji-A Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…In partial correlation analysis, several components of MetS and liver aminotransferase levels, but not high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), were associated with eGFR. …”
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Ab initio Investigation of the Structural and Electronic Properties of Alkaline Earth Metal - TiO2 Natural Polymorphs by Jane Kathure Mbae, Zipporah Wanjiku Muthui

“…Titanium (IV) oxide (TiO2) has gained much attention due to its application in technologies such as optoelectronics, electronics, sensors, photocatalysts, and sustainable energy generation. …”
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Outcomes of peripherally inserted central catheter vs conventional central venous catheters in hematological cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weilei Ge, Chen Zheng

“…However, these results were not stable on sensitivity analysis. The exclusion of two studies indicated a higher risk of thrombosis with PICC. …”
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Reconstruction of Extreme Geomagnetic Storms: Breaking the Data Paucity Curse by M. I. Sitnov, G. K. Stephens, N. A. Tsyganenko, H. Korth, E. C. Roelof, P. C. Brandt, V. G. Merkin, A. Y. Ukhorskiy

“…This allows one to fit with observations a very flexible magnetic field model using basis function expansions for equatorial and field‐aligned currents, and at the same time, to keep the model sensitive to storm variability. This also allows one to calculate the plasma pressure by integrating the quasi‐static force balance equation with the isotropic plasma approximation. …”
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The geographical variation in grassland forage quality on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driven mainly by climate by Shulan Wu, Xiaotao Lü, Qinghua Liu, Erke Wuda, Liu Li, Chunzhang Zhao, Juanjuan Huang, Shuang Li, Youbang Hu, Wenzhi Du, Hewen Li, Chaoqun Chen, Lin Luo, Ali Raza, Chunying Yin

“…Abstract Background Forage quality is a fundamental determinant for livestock productivity in natural grasslands, and is sensitive to the variations in climate, soil, and plant community composition. …”
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Soil Microarthropods as Tools for Monitoring Soil Quality: The QBS-ar Index in Three European Agroecosystems by Filippo Gallese, Laura Gismero-Rodriguez, Anton Govednik, Laura Giagnoni, Erica Lumini, Marjetka Suhadolc, Francesco Primo Vaccari, Anita Maienza

“…Our results underlined that the QBS-ar is very sensitive for detecting soil quality and treatment effects. …”
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Arachis hypogaea monoacylglycerol lipase AhMAGL3b participates in lipid metabolism by Yihua Zhan, Jing Wang, Xuan Zhao, Zhifu Zheng, Yi Gan

“…Additionally, during seed germination, AhMAGL3b-OE seeds were more dormant than that of WT and the sensitivity to abscisic acid (ABA) treatment was decreased. …”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker by Demoze Asmerom, Tesfay Haile Kalay, Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin Tafere

“…Among the bacterial species, S. aureus ATCC 29213 (standard) was the most sensitive with an average zone of diameter of 16.63 ± 0.12 mm at 200 mg/mL. …”
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Murine model for chronic rhinosinusitis: an interventional study by Amr F. Hamour, John JW. Lee, Ewa Wasilewski, Eric Monteiro, John M. Lee, Allan Vescan, Lakshmi P. Kotra

“…Experimental animals (n = 20) were induced a CRS disease state upon receiving intraperitoneal sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA), followed by intranasal OVA with Aspergillus oryzae protease. …”
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Energy, Exergy, and Economic Performance Analysis of Integrated CPVT with Supercritical CO2 Ejector Refrigeration Cycle for Residential Applications by H. Hawi Ogaili, S. Khalilarya, A. Chitsaz, P. Mojaver

“…Economic analysis highlighted the CPVT module as the primary investment cost driver. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that increasing the solar panel area led to higher exergy destruction and costs without significantly improving efficiencies, while increasing the pump discharge pressure enhanced thermal efficiency but reduced exergy efficiency. …”
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Enhancing Mars Gravity Field Solutions with China’s Tianwen-1 Tracking Data by Shangbiao Sun, Jianguo Yan, Shanhong Liu, Chongyang Wang, Denggao Qiu, Jean-Pierre Barriot

“…The highly elliptical near-polar orbit of the TW1 orbiter offers unique sensitivity to long-wavelength gravity signals, complementing the contributions of low-altitude missions like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). …”
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Prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term and long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting by Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Arash Jalali, Zahra Karimi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Kimia Moradi, Mojgan Ghavami, Saeed Davoodi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Rasoul Aliannejad

“…Moreover, the impact of COPD in smokers and non-smokers on short/long-term outcomes was assessed. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using multiple imputations. …”
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The Immunogenicity of HLA Class II Mismatches: The Predicted Presentation of Nonself Allo-HLA-Derived Peptide by the HLA-DR Phenotype of the Recipient Is Associated with the Format... by Vadim Jucaud

“…A significant association occurred between DSA formation and the predicted HLA-DR presentation of nonself peptides (P=0.0169; accuracy = 80%; sensitivity = 88%; specificity = 63%). In contrast, mismatch characteristics did not differ significantly between mismatches that induced DSA and the ones that did not, except for PIRCHE-II (P=0.0094). …”
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Enhancing Seismic Performance of Steel-Plated Stress-Ribbon Bridge with Tuned Mass Dampers: A Finite-Element Study by Hua Dong, Yi Zhang, Zhiqiang Huang, Wuchuan Pu, Kaiwen Liu, Qishuo Zhang

“…Moreover, the addition of TMDs reduces the bridge’s sensitivity to the direction of earthquake excitation. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED CORRUPTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH USING THE GLS MODEL by Vasko Kelić, Ivana Ostojić, Predrag Jovanović

“…Our goal is to examine whether non-EU Western Balkans countries, characterised by ineffective governance and underdeveloped institutions, are more or less sensitive to corruption compared to more developed European countries. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…We believe this period-sensitive response to changes in the crop price was the result of a social transition that took place during our study period, in which relations between the classes went from being based on communal “table fellowships” (Tischgemeinschaft) to being based on capitalist employer/employee arrangements. …”
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