Evaluating drivers’ braking behavior at mid-block pedestrian crosswalks using video data and a mixed logit model with heterogeneity in the means by Md Jamil Ahsan, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Nafis Anwari, Natalia Barbour

“…Despite RRFB’s site having similar average braking distance compared to the site with MPS, RRFB’s was found to have a higher deceleration near the stop line suggesting abrupt braking and thus creating unsafe conditions. …”
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218Po and 214Po in pharmaceutical materials derived from medical plant, Iraq by Jalil Lawi Dhuha, Abojassim Ali Abid, Awad Amin K., Guida Michele, Mancini Simona

“…While the average values POS in the six groups of the present study were 10.06 ± 2.25 Bq/m3, 15.47 ± 4.15 Bq/m3, 7.09 ± 1.06 Bq/m3, 15.78 ± 4.12 Bq/m3, 17.83 ± 4.49 Bq/m3, and 5.29 ± 0.92 Bq/m3, respectively. …”
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High-Performance Thin PTFE-Ni Metamaterial Absorber for Ultra-Broadband Applications by Camilla C. Moro Carmo, Ursula C. Resende, Silvia C. Albuquerque, Mauricio D. Almeida

“…A systematic parametric analysis was conducted to optimize the structural parameters, maximizing absorption efficiency while maintaining minimal thickness. Numerical simulations performed in CST Studio Suite validated the optimized design, demonstrating an average absorption of 99.00% and a peak absorption of 99.36% within the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$375-850$ </tex-math></inline-formula> nm range. …”
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A Bio-Inspired Visual Network That Fuses Motion and Contrast Features for Detecting Small Moving Objects in Dynamic Complex Environments by Jun Ling, Hecheng Meng, Deming Gong

“…The experimental results show that the visual network performs excellently in terms of detection rate and precision, with an average detection rate of 0.81 and an average precision as high as 0.0968, which are significantly better than those of other comparative methods. …”
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Traditional opal mining practice in Ethiopia, challenges and its economic impact on rural households: the case of wollo opal mining [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved... by Addise Zemelak Sisay, Tadesse Wudu Abate

“…The ESR model shows that, the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) indicates that participating in Participation in opal mining is associated with higher monthly income by 31,380 ETB, while the average treatment effect on the untreated (ATU) shows a potential income increase of 31,625 ETB for non-miners if they engaged in mining. …”
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The nosological structure of respiratory diseases in the pulmonology in-patient unit specifying the proportion of HIV positive patients by I. I. Dubrovskаya, L. V. Puzyrevа, O. A. Yaninа, A. Yu. Lobаstov, N. E. Didenko, A. V. Druzenko

“…The frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis detection in the pulmonology department tends to decrease every year – from 5.3% (2016) to 3.3% (2019), while the average duration of hospital stay before tuberculosis is diagnosed ranges from 4.9 ( 2016) to 5.9 days (2018). …”
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A Framework for Coverage Path Planning of Outdoor Sweeping Robots Deployed in Large Environments by Braulio Félix Gómez, Akhil Jayadeep, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara

“…Simulation results demonstrated that Voronoi-based decomposition achieves higher area coverage (average coverage of 95.6%) than grid-based decomposition (average coverage 52.8%). …”
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Detecting tax evasion in the hospitality and tourism sector by Andrei Dumitriu, Veronica Grosu, Cristina Gabriela Cosmulese

“…The dependent variable of the model was the tax evasion risk indicator, calculated as the difference between the average financial ratios of each firm and the average for the entire sector. …”
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Optical detection of single and multiple seeding using an innovative shape-recognition algorithm by Ali Ghaffarnezhad, Hossein Navid, Hadi Karimi

“…The developed system was subjected to testing using seven different seed types on a conveyor belt, while one seed type underwent testing on a precision corn seeder in the laboratory. …”
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Innovation in processing plastic waste to be used as paving blocks by Trisolvena Muhammad Nana, Prasetyo Tri Budi, Kartini Nuri, Susanto Budi, Novianti Dian, Utami Arie Susetio, Sari Fitriya

“…The results showed an improvement in participants’ understanding, as indicated by the increase in average test scores from 16.15 (pre-test) to 28.70 (post-test), with an average N-Gain score of 0.44, categorized as medium. …”
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Flow modulation on hydraulic river behavior between al-abbassia and al-shammia barrages using HEC-RAS2D by Zainab Abbass, Jaafar Maatooq, Mustafa Al-Mukhtar

“…The flow velocity values ranged from 2.16 m/s, 1.83 m/s, and 1.55 m/s, while the water surface elevations were 19.2&ndash;29.4 m, 19.05&ndash;29.02 m, and 18.7&ndash;28.8 m for maximum, average, and minimum flow conditions, respectively. …”
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Lower Extremity Function following Partial Calcanectomy in High-Risk Limb Salvage Patients by Noah G. Oliver, John S. Steinberg, Kelly Powers, Karen K. Evans, Paul J. Kim, Christopher E. Attinger

“…Consecutive PC patients were retrospectively divided into two cohorts defined by the amount of calcaneus resected before wound closure: patients in cohort 1 retained = 50% of calcaneus, while patients in cohort 2 underwent resection of >50% of the calcaneus. …”
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Injuries from blank cartridge shots in suicide attempts within the South Korean military: a case series of five patients by Jeong Il Joo, Changsin Lee, Kyungwon Lee

“…Cases 1 and 2 required emergency surgery for foreign body removal and debridement. The average length of hospitalization was 35.2±12.11 days. …”
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Emotional Regulation and its Relationship with Decision-Making Ability among University Female Students in Saudi Arabia by Norah Almotrefi

“…The research sample had a high degree of emotional regulation (average = 3.52, standard deviation = 0.24) and a higher degree of decision-making ability (average = 3.56, standard deviation = 0.53). …”
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From One Domain to Another: The Pitfalls of Gender Recognition in Unseen Environments by Nzakiese Mbongo, Kailash A. Hambarde, Hugo Proença

“…The results revealed a performance split: median in-domain F1 approached 90% in most models, while the average drop under domain shift was up to 16.4 percentage points, with the most recent approaches degrading the most. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Single-Event Multilevel Surgery on Gait Parameters in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. by Robert P Lamberts, Marlette Burger, Jacques du Toit, Nelleke G Langerak

“…The MINORS score for comparative studies (n = 6) was on average 15.7/24, while non-comparative studies (n = 18) scored on average 9.8/16. …”
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Preceding expansion in the treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans involving the frontal bone by Erick Horta Portugal, José Carlos Ribeiro Resende Alves, Aloísio Ferreira da Silva Filho, Rebeca Paohwa Liu da Fonseca, Nárlei Amarante Pereira, Augusto César de Melo Almeida, José de Souza Andrade Filho

“…The expanded flaps easily closed the defects. The average follow-up was 194 months without tumor recurrence. …”
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Fractal Geometry: Surface Characterization of Printing Paper by Yong Ju Lee, Geon-Woo Kim, Tai-Ju Lee, Hyoung Jin Kim

“…The results revealed that while conventional parameters, such as roughness average (<i>Ra</i>) and the average coefficient of friction, are highly sensitive to measurement conditions, MAD-based parameters demonstrate greater robustness and stability. …”
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Automated machine learning for image-based detection of dental plaque on permanent teeth by Teerachate Nantakeeratipat, Natchapon Apisaksirikul, Boonyaon Boonrojsaree, Sirapob Boonkijkullatat, Arida Simaphichet

“…While the two-class model showed promise for clinical use, further studies with larger datasets are recommended to enhance model generalization and real-world applicability.…”
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Learning path planning methods based on learning path variability and ant colony optimization by Jing Zhao, Haitao Mao, Panpan Mao, Junyong Hao

“…With this learning path planning method, the average video learning time of students reaches a maximum of 80 min, while the average completion rate of students' course objectives is stable at 90%, which is about 20% higher than that of the GA-based learning path planning method. …”
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