Ecological and conservation status of Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa: A rare and endangered tree species in the flora of Libya by Manam W. B. Saaed, Anwagy A. M. Almasouri

“…The study documented 4135 scattered trees covering an area estimated at around 260 hectares, with another 24 individuals located along the road to Al-Qubah city. The average height of the trees was 2.33 m, while the average canopy area and volume per individual were 38.18 m2 and 174.30 m3, respectively. …”
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Analyzing and Forecasting Drought Using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Cities of Golestan Province by Abdosalaam Esmailzadeh

“…Positive SPI values indicate above-average precipitation, while negative SPI values indicate below-average precipitation.The results reveal severe fluctuations in SPI in cities like Aliabad and Gorgan, which have experienced alternating periods of drought and wet conditions. …”
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A hybrid scheduling approach for mega event transportation: integrating harmony search and black widow optimization by Mohd Khaled Shambour, Esam Khan, Muhannad A. Abu-Hashem

“…Specifically, HSBWO outperformed HS with improvements in average fitness values ranging from 3.1% to 55.2%, while improvements over the BWO algorithm ranged from 6.4% to 56.0%, depending on the applied scenarios and population sizes.…”
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The Mini Colon Model: a benchtop multi-bioreactor system to investigate the gut microbiome by Zijie Jin, Andy Ng, Corinne F. Maurice, David Juncker

“…MiCoMo also retained inter-sample microbial differences by developing closely related communities unique to each donor, while maintaining both minimal variations between replicate reactors (average Bray-Curtis similarity 0.72 ± 0.13) andday-to-day variations (average Bray-Curtis similarity 0.81±0.10) after this short stabilization period. …”
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Energy–Environment–Industry Intersection: Rural and Urban Inequity and Approach to Just Transition by Li Sun, Sitong Wang, Jinqiu Wang

“…The key findings reveal that the average urban environmental pollution has transitioned from 10.1574 in 2007 to 8.9540 in 2022, indicating an improvement over time. …”
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An ensemble approach using multidimensional convolutional neural networks in wavelet domain for schizophrenia classification from sMRI data by Tamilarasi Sarveswaran, Vijayarajan Rajangam

“…The multidimensional CNN architectures achieve an average accuracy of 93.2%, 95.8%, and 98.0%, respectively, while the proposed model achieves an average accuracy of 98.9%.…”
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Surgical Treatment and Complications of Pectus Excavatum in Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood: A Literature Review on the Nuss Technique by Alicija Šavareikaitė, Paulius Valatka

“…Intraoperative complications accounted for 1.29%, while postoperative complications accounted for 98.71%. …”
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CFD Modeling of Gas-Liquid Bubbly Flow in Horizontal Pipes: Influence of Bubble Coalescence and Breakup by K. Ekambara, R. Sean Sanders, K. Nandakumar, J. H. Masliyah

“…The coalescence by the random collision driven by turbulence and wake entrainment is considered, while for bubble breakage, the impact of turbulent eddies is considered. …”
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Student self-evaluation and satisfaction with the educational experience in pediatric dentistry at Damascus University by Mohamad Bashier Almonaqel, Farah Babakurd, Hasan Mohammad Alzoubi

“…The average overall satisfaction rating in the second questionnaire was  $$2.8127\pm0.60762$$ 2.8127 ± 0.60762  (indicating "neutrality"), while the remaining four axes of the learner satisfaction scale received an average rating higher than 3.40 (indicating "Agreement"). …”
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ANALISIS SPATIO-TEMPORAL PERUBAHAN TUTUPAN LAHAN DAN KAITANNYA DENGAN TEMPERATUR PERMUKAAN LAHAN DI DESA CIPUTRI PERIODE 2005-2035 by I Kadek Yoga Dwi Putra, Masita Dwi Mandini Manessa, Adi Wibowo

“…Predictions to 2035 show a similar trend, with built-up land projected to increase by 20.11%, while average surface temperature is expected to increase by 2.71°C compared to 2005. …”
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Dynamic evaluation and sensitivity analysis of China’s industrial solid waste management efficiency based on ecological environment cycle perspective by Xin-ge Guan, Fang-rong Ren, Gao Fan, Gao Fan, Qing-qing Zhang, Tao-feng Wu

“…IntroductionThe recycling and repurposing of industrial solid waste is a crucial element of sustainable development in growing industrialized nations.MethodsAn advanced two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model was employed to assess the effectiveness of solid waste management across all 31 provinces in China throughout the period spanning from 2016 to 2022.ResultsThe research findings suggest the following: (1) The circular economy has shown varying degrees of improvement in efficiency across most regions. (2) The average efficiency of the resource reuse stage is not higher than 0.4, indicating significant room for development that requires serious attention. (3) The western region has a higher average solid waste treatment efficiency of 0.65 compared to 0.53 in the eastern region, while the central region falls at a moderate level. …”
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Assessing the Potential of the Strategic Formation of Urban Platoons for Shared Automated Vehicle Fleets by Senlei Wang, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Hai Xiang Lin

“…Findings suggest that, on average, forming platoons reduces the travel times for travelers even if they experience delays while waiting for a platoon to be formed. …”
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Passion fruit plants alter the soil microbial community with continuous cropping and improve plant disease resistance by recruiting beneficial microorganisms. by Ye Wang, Yao Teng, Jianli Zhang, Zixiong Zhang, Chen Wang, Xiukun Wu, Xiuqin Long

“…Among fungal genera, Trichoderma showed higher abundance in RY than in RP and CS, while the opposite was observed in the pathogen Fusarium. …”
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Pain Perception and Anesthesia Requirements in Diode Laser vs. Traditional Methods for Second Stage Implant Exposure by Saad M. Jameel, Salah A. Alkurtas, Mohammed K. Dhahir

“…The results showed that the average pain in the laser group was 1.48, which was less than the average pain in the traditional group, which was 3.70. …”
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A novel approach to assess acid diversion efficiency in horizontal wells by Abdulameer Almalichy, Murtada Saleh Aljawad, Zoltan Turzo, Ahmed Al-Yaseri

“…For the first three tests, the length of the core was 12 inches, and the cores’ average permeabilities were 16 mD. For the fourth one, two 6-inch length cores with different average permeability (10 and 50 mD) were employed. …”
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Laser weld spot detection based on YOLO-weld by Jianxin Feng, Jiahao Wang, Xinyu Zhao, Zhiguo Liu, Yuanming Ding

“…Finally, a lightweight multi-scale feature processing module, MSBCSPELAN, is proposed to enhance multi-scale feature handling while reducing the number of model parameters. Experimental results indicate that YOLO-Weld significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of laser weld point detection, with mean Average Precision at 50 ( $$\:{mAP}_{50}$$ ) and mean Average Precision at 50:95 ( $$\:{mAP}_{50:95}$$ ) increasing by 15.6% and 15.8%, respectively. …”
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Virtual reality for assessing emergency medical competencies in junior doctors – a pilot study by Franca Keicher, Joy Backhaus, Sarah König, Tobias Mühling

“…The findings of this pilot study suggest that while participants are generally well-prepared for routine tasks, more focus is needed on complex case management. …”
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The Correlation Between Teachers' Emotional Intelligence and Students' Learning Engagement in EFL Class by Wahyu Satya Gumelar, Sri Fitri Wulandari, Tyara Sucia Lestari, Riki Ruswandi

“…The research findings suggest that the emotional intelligence level of teachers is medium from the student's point of view with an average score of 10.07, while from the principal's assessment, it is high scoring an average of 12.2. …”
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The Effect of Improving Preoperative Sleep Quality on Perioperative Pain by Zolpidem in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Study by Zhennan Xiao, Bo Long, Zeji Zhao

“…Opioids are essential in pain management after laparoscopic colorectal surgery while large dose may induce constipation and pneumonia. …”
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Intraoperative rupture of cerebral aneurysm and the use of temporary arterial occlusion by Roganović Zoran, Pavlićević Goran

“…Average size was 17.3 mm for aneurysms with IR and 11.7 mm for those without IR (p>0.05). …”
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