Application of the Lasso regularisation technique in mitigating overfitting in air quality prediction models by Abbas Pak, Abdullah Kaviani Rad, Mohammad Javad Nematollahi, Mohammadreza Mahmoudi

“…The present investigation, using an extensive collection of data from 16 sensors in Tehran, Iran, from 2013 to 2023, focuses on applying the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (Lasso) regularisation technique to enhance the forecasting precision of ambient air pollutants concentration models, including particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), CO, NO2, SO2, and O3 while decreasing overfitting. …”
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Understanding cellular proliferation activity in breast cancer using multi-compartment model of transverse relaxation time mapping on 3T MRI by Kangwa Alex Nkonde, Kangwa Alex Nkonde, Sai Man Cheung, Nicholas Senn, Jiabao He

“…We hence hypothesise that intra- and extra-cellular transverse relaxation times using Bayesian algorithm might be sensitive to proliferative activity.Materials and methodsTwenty whole tumour specimens freshly excised from patients with invasive ductal carcinoma were scanned on a 3 T clinical scanner. …”
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Supporting Smart Manufacturing in the Space Industry: A Case Study by Ala Arman, Andrea Lombardo, Flavia Monti, Massimo Mecella

“…The proposed approach is evaluated through stress testing, where three processes insert 212,000 sensor records into Kafka queues at varying throughputs, monitored via Metricbeat for system resource usage. …”
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Long-term spatiotemporal features of aerosol optical characteristics and relative humidity in China’s offshore areas by Jie He, Zhao Li, Linyu He, Jian Wang, Weiping Jiang

“…Nevertheless, from 2020 to 2022, the proportion of aerosol types remained largely stable compared to that of 2014–2019, suggesting a negligible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emissions, but the near-shore waters’ aerosol optical properties were more sensitive to minor changes than those of far-off waters. …”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Hand Held Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Older Males with a History of Smoking by Denver Phiri, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…Model input values are taken from the literature. Sensitivity analysis was performed to gauge the robustness of the results. …”
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Use of Badges as Achievements to Enhance Online Learning by B. V. Swaroop Raj, C. Divya

“…WordPress platform was used to design website with additional plugins for registration, discussion forum, and achievement badges. Students were sensitized to digital badge system. Students gained points for posting replies to online discussion, viewing content and clarifying doubts, answering quizzes, and online submission of assignments. …”
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Study on Discrete Null-Field Equation Methods for Bounded Simply Connected Domains: Better Locations of Source Nodes by Li-Ping Zhang, Zi-Cai Li, Hung-Tsai Huang, Ming-Gong Lee, Alexander L. Kazakov

“…Topic II: There are numerous locations for source nodes outside the exterior boundary layers. Based on the sensitivity index, several better choices of pseudo-boundaries are studied for bounded simply connected domains. …”
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Blockchain sharding storage scheme based on concatenated coding by TIAN Youliang, HUANG Yuqing, WANG Shuai

“…Considering the communication delay skew between nodes during the decoding process, a delay-sensitive sharding algorithm based on Metis was proposed, which cut down the communication expenditure in the decoding process by delaying weights to determine the shard ownership of nodes. …”
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Head rotation and the perception of eyelid height and contour by Daniel B Rootman, Elana Meer, Nicholas J Jackson, Stefania B Diniz, John M Nesemann

“…However, it is not yet clear how this perception sensitivity impacts eyelid symmetry. This study investigates surgeons’ and laypeople’s accuracy and efficiency in perceiving eyelid asymmetry from different spatial perspectives.Methods A prospective psychometric experiment was conducted where oculoplastic surgeons were recruited from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Brazilian Oculoplastic Surgery Society, and control participants were recruited via crowdsourcing (Amazon’s Mechanical Turk). …”
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The role of oxidized non-coding RNAs of the epigenome in the development of human diseases (literature review) by S.S. Ostrovska, Ye.N. Dychko, T.Ye. Shumna, G.I. Titov, O.S. Trushenko, P.G. Gerasymchuk, I.Y. Burega

“…Circulating micro RNAs that are sensitive to oxidative stress are reported to be potential biomarkers of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, hyper­trophy, ischemia/reperfusion, and heart failure. …”
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Kajian Evaluasi Manfaat Pembangunan Taman Kiara Artha Terhadap Pengunjung dan Pelaku Usaha by Bayu Kusumo Wardani, Astri Mutia Ekasari

“…Lalu dilihat dari output hasil pengolahan data dengan Expert Choice 11 yang disebut pada tampilan dinamis yang berisian antara kriteria atau Dynamic Sensitivity. Subkriteria mencapai bobot paling tinggi adalah sarana rekreasi 13,6% diikuti dengan sarana bermain anak 10,1% yang merupakan kriteria manfaat sosial. …”
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Unraveling the individual and interactive effects of climate and competition on branch growth dynamics in Pinus koraiensis in Northeast China by Xuehan Zhao, Zheng Miao, Zheng Miao, Fengri Li, Fengri Li, Yuanshuo Hao, Yuanshuo Hao, Yumeng Jiang, Lihu Dong, Lihu Dong

“…Furthermore, we simulated branch growth under different combinations of competition and climatic conditions to provide practical and targeted recommendations for Korean pine plantation management.ResultsOur results demonstrate that (1) in addition to branch age, size, and tree height growth, competition, climate, and their interactions significantly improved the branch growth model, with the effects of interactions surpassing the individual effects of climate, which highlights the importance of considering interactive effects; (2) the effects of climate and competition varied depending on the social status of the trees, with dominant and intermediate individuals showing greater sensitivity to competition and climate than suppressed individuals, suggesting that, for future research in this direction, prioritizing sampling of dominant and intermediate individuals would be a cost-effective approach; and (3) owing to the presence of interactions, the influence of climate on branch growth was modulated by competition, suggesting that adjusting competition levels in response to climate stress could lead to desirable branch growth outcomes.DiscussionOur study underscores the importance of understanding the different sources of variation in branch growth is crucial for advancing our understanding of tree growth and crown dynamics, as well as for formulating sustainable management policies amidst the uncertainties of climate change.…”
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Engineering and design of a COF-coated probe for the detection and removal of flumequine and enrofloxacin antibiotics in foodstuffs: a molecular dynamics simulation approach by Alireza Nakhaei, Heidar Raissi, Maryam Alaei, Farzaneh Farzad

“…The presence of antibiotic residues in food is a growing concern, highlighting the need for highly sensitive and accurate analytical techniques capable of detecting these residues at low concentrations. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pneumocystis carinii Detection in Respiratory Samples by Sonu Kumari Agarwal, Harendra Kumar Thakur, Bansidhar Tarai

“…In comparison to GMS, the PCR assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 98% for detecting P. carinii in BAL specimens. …”
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Application of SIMETAW simulation model for prediction of climate parameters in different regions of Iran by Hooshmand Ataei, Mahsa Ravarian, Seyed Alireza Tashakori Hashemi

“…The results of these studies showed that SIMETAW model has high ability to simulate climate variables and has the highest model accuracy in precipitation simulation (R2 = 0.998) and maximum temperature (R2 = 0.997) for semi-arid climate (Mashhad) , Dew point (R2 = 0.998) for temperate and humid climate (Ramsar), for radiation (R2 = 0.998) and wind speed (R2 = 0.9) for Mediterranean climate (Sanandaj) and minimum temperature (R2 = 0.998) for warm and dry climates (Bandar Abbas). According to the sensitivity analysis of SIMETAW model, the input parameters of the model are respectively their effect on potential evapotranspiration from maximum temperature, precipitation, dew point temperature and minimum temperature, solar radiation and wind speed.…”
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Combination of morphological and multiparametric MR neurography enhances carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis and evaluation by Youzhi Wang, Wenjun Wu, Jiamin Kang, Yu Su, Tingting Liu, Jie Zhao, Dingxi Liu, Xiangchuang Kong, Yuxiong Weng, Chuansheng Zheng, Chungao Li, Lixia Wang

“…The combination of these metrics improved diagnostic performance (AUC 0.922, sensitivity 84.85% and specificity 90.62%). Delta ADC, Delta AD, and Delta T2 correlated with function Boston scores. …”
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VdPAT1 encoding a pantothenate transporter protein is required for fungal growth, mycelial penetration and pathogenicity of Verticillium dahliae by Stephen Mwangi Kamau, Yongtai Li, Tiange Sun, Feng Liu, Qian-Hao Zhu, Xinyu Zhang, Jie Sun, Yanjun Li

“…The decreased chitin content in VdPAT1 mutants impaired the fungal cell wall integrity, leading to their increased sensitivity to external stresses.ConclusionTogether, the results demonstrated that VdPAT1 is required for growth, development, resistance to external stresses, mycelial penetration and pathogenicity of V. dahliae.…”
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Alleviating Tumor Hypoxia and Immunosuppression via Sononeoperfusion: A New Ally for potentiating anti-PD-L1 blockade of solid Tumor by Guoliang Yang, Hui Li, Jiabei Yin, Lei Yao, Jun Yang, Jiawei Tang, You Wu, Meng Zhou, TingTing Luo, Yi Zhang, Jing Zhang, Xuezhi Yang, XiaoXiao Dong, Zheng Liu, Ningshan Li

“…Furthermore, the improved immune TME by sononeoperfusion effect sensitized anti-PD-L1 treatment both in MC38 colon cancer and Lewis lung carcinoma mice, resulting in tumor regression and prolonged survival. …”
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Exotic species occupancy in an urban reserve: Explosion or stability? by D. Alejandro Espinosa-Lucas, Gonzalo A. Ramírez-Cruz, Israel Solano-Zavaleta, J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega

“…We conclude by proposing the use of sensitivity and elasticity analyses to identify the most vulnerable stages of exotic plant and animal species to inform future control actions. …”
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Risk factors for multidrug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus by Lianpeng Wu, Lianpeng Wu, Na Chen, Na Chen, Dandan Xia, Dandan Xia, Xiangao Jiang, Xiangao Jiang

“…ROC curve analysis showed that the combination of TB treatment history, smoking history, and HbA1c levels had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.809, with 64.62% sensitivity and 82.61% specificity. In patients without prior TB treatment, smoking history and HbA1c were identified as independent risk factors, with an AUC of 0.771 for their combination. …”
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