Spatial-domain combination of GRACE monthly time-variable gravity models based on multiple weighting strategies and comparison of models’ performance in the Caspian Sea by Wei You, Ke Qian, Xiangyu Wan, Biao Yu, Jiahui Zhang, Lun Pu, Jianwei Shu, Chong Liu

“…For each approach, we employ four old weighting schemes and one new scheme named oceanic accuracy weighting. We then assessed the combined models through both internal and external validations. …”
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EEG-to-EEG: Scalp-to-Intracranial EEG Translation Using a Combination of Variational Autoencoder and Generative Adversarial Networks by Bahman Abdi-Sargezeh, Sepehr Shirani, Antonio Valentin, Gonzalo Alarcon, Saeid Sanei

“…The model is based on a GAN structure in which a conditional GAN (cGAN) is combined with a variational autoencoder (VAE), named as VAE-cGAN. scEEG sensors are plagued by noise and suffer from low resolution. …”
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Towards Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Systems for Bridge Decks: A Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels Case Study by Osama Y. Abudayyeh, Joseph Barbera, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Hubo Cai, Eyad Almaita

“…The paper presents a practical case study that mainly focuses on describing the initial steps in the development of the sensor network system, namely, the design (system architecture and data structures) and construction along with examples of how the data is acquired, organized, presented, and analyzed, keeping in mind that the bridge is still early in its life-cycle and has not yet experienced any structural problems.…”
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Aerosol Monitoring over Athens Using Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements by D. G. Kaskaoutis, N. Sifakis, A. Retalis, H. D. Kambezidis

“…The accuracy of retrieval mainly depends on the successful selection of the reference satellite data, namely, an image being least contaminated by tropospheric aerosols.…”
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Automatic Aortic Valve Extraction Using Deep Learning with Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac CT Images by Soichiro Inomata, Takaaki Yoshimura, Minghui Tang, Shota Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Sugimori

“…Purpose: This study evaluates the use of deep learning techniques to automatically extract and delineate the aortic valve annulus region from contrast-enhanced cardiac CT images. Two approaches, namely, segmentation and object detection, were compared to determine their accuracy. …”
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Optimal selection of machine learning algorithms for ciprofloxacin prediction based on conventional water quality indicators by Shenqiong Jiang, Xiangju Cheng, Baoshan Shi, Dantong Zhu, Jun Xie, Zhihong Zhou

“…The evaluation results showed that the generalized regression neural network (GRNN) model optimized by particle swarm optimization (PSO) had the best prediction among all the models under the conditions of six input variables, namely COD, NH4+-N, DO, WT, TN, and pH. The performance evaluations were R2= 0.936, NSE= 0.915, RMSE= 3.150 ng/L, and MAPE= 30.909 %. …”
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Targeting Glutathione-S Transferase Enzymes in Musculoskeletal Sarcomas: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy by Michela Pasello, Maria Cristina Manara, Francesca Michelacci, Marilù Fanelli, Claudia Maria Hattinger, Giordano Nicoletti, Lorena Landuzzi, Pier Luigi Lollini, Annamaria Caccuri, Piero Picci, Katia Scotlandi, Massimo Serra

“…By using a panel of 15 drug-sensitive and drug-resistant human osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines, the efficay of the GST-targeting agent 6-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-ylthio)hexanol (NBDHEX) has been assessed and related to GST isoenzymes expression (namely GSTP1, GSTA1, GSTM1, and MGST). NBDHEX showed a relevant in vitro activity on all cell lines, including the drug-resistant ones and those with higher GSTs levels. …”
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The Maslahah of State Policy in Responding to Unregistered Marriage: Inclusion of Unregistered Marriage on The Family Card by Mu'tashim Billah

“…The government also needs to open the means that lead to benefits (fathu al-dhariah) so that the goal of fulfilling children's civil rights with the basis of having a birth certificate, and the purpose of the Marriage Law, namely the validity of marriage, can be achieved through the use of unregistered marriage data for expediting the marriage legalization process (itsbat nikah) in Religious Courts. …”
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An Innovation Capability Development Process for Firms in Developing Countries: A Theoretical Conceptual Model by Gezahegn Tesfaye, Daniel Kitaw

“…Firstly, three key constructs of ICD, namely knowledge accumulation, knowledge application and fund generation were identified. …”
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Outbreak prediction of covid-19 in most susceptible countries by D. Yadav, H. Maheshwari, U. Chandra

“…COVID-19 is the β-Coronavirus family virus, effect on the lung of human and common symptoms are cough, fever, fatigue, respiratory problem, and cold. The full name of the coronavirus is severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV. …”
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Smoking among pregnant women attending philanthropic maternity in São Paulo (Br by Natália Machado Costa Lopes, Maria Alice Tsunechiro, Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira, Anna Maria Chiesa

“…Thus, women’s knowledge about smoking and newborn health is low, respiratory problems are the most remembered by them; however, 35.9% of women were unable to name any pathology associated with cigarette and the newborn. …”
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BPS Equations of Monopole and Dyon in SU(2) Yang-Mills-Higgs Model, Nakamula-Shiraishi Models, and Their Generalized Versions from the BPS Lagrangian Method by Ardian Nata Atmaja, Ilham Prasetyo

“…In the Born-Infeld type of actions, namely, Nakamula-Shiraishi models and their generalized versions, we find a new feature that, by adding infinitesimally the energy density up to a constant 4b2, with b being the Born-Infeld parameter, it might turn monopole (dyon) to antimonopole (antidyon) and vice versa. …”
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Optimal location selection for digital television signal booster towers in poorly covered areas: application of the EDIS multi-criteria decision-making method by Mehdi Soltanifar

“…This paper introduces a novel multi-criteria decision-making method, named Evaluation based on Distance from Ideal Solution (EDIS), inspired by the EDAS method, aimed at enhancing decision-making processes in this context.Methodology: The EDIS method is utilized for the optimal placement of digital television signal booster towers. …”
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Formulation and Determination of Tannin and Flavonoid Levels of Anti-Acne Gel Formulation from Red Betel Leaf Extract (Piper crocatum) by Annisha Amelya Putri Deana, Prima Minerva

“…Red betel leaf contains phytochemical compounds, namely tannins and flavonoids, which function as antibacterial agents. …”
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dataFishing: An efficient Python tool and user-friendly web-form for mining mitochondrial and chloroplast sequences, taxonomic, and biodiversity data by Luan Rabelo, Davidson Sodré, Oscar David Albito Balcázar, Murilo Furtado do Rosário, Aurycéia Jaquelyne Guimarães-Costa, Grazielle Gomes, Iracilda Sampaio, Marcelo Vallinoto

“…Moreover, it allows the retrieval of DNA sequences, common names, synonyms, conservation status, and species occurrence points. …”
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Enhancing Mixed Traffic Flow Safety via Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Trajectory Planning with a Reinforcement Learning Approach by Yanqiu Cheng, Chenxi Chen, Xianbiao Hu, Kuanmin Chen, Qing Tang, Yang Song

“…This study presents a reinforcement learning modeling approach, named Monte Carlo tree search-based autonomous vehicle safety algorithm, or MCTS-AVS, to optimize the safety of mixed traffic flow, on a one-lane roadway with signalized intersection control. …”
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PENGARUH PARAFFIN WAX SEBAGAI LAPISAN TANKI PADA AIR CONDITIONER WATER HEATER (ACWH) by Chandra Amirsyah Putra Siregar, A M Siregar, R D W Lubis, Arya Rudi, Irham Rosyadi

“…Currently air conditioner (AC) has been widely developed, one of which is the development of functions into two functions, namely air conditioning and providing hot water for bathing needs. …”
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Thiazolidinone Steroids Impregnated Polyurethane Foams as a Solid Phase Extractant for the Extraction and Preconcentration of Cadmium(II) from Industrial Wastewater by Mohammad S. Tawfiq Makki, R. Mohammady Abdel-Rahman, K. Ommar Alfooty, Mohammad S. El-Shahawi

“…Two new thiazolidinone steroids namely sulfadiazino-imino- steroid (I) and 3-sulfonamoyl-phenyl-spiro[4-oxo-thiazolidin-2, 2`steroid] (II) were prepared and characterized from their molecular weight determination and spectroscopic measurements. …”
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LEGAL REGULATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION AS A HIDDEN LEGAL ELEMENT IN RUSSIA: PROBLEMATICS AND TAX CONSEQUENCES by Regina E. Witzke, Kseniya D. Grezeva, Shamil R. Zaripov

“…The authors have identified the problem that is observed in practice, namely its latent manifestation in various forms, leading to an increase in the tax burden on business entities and citizens. …”
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Toward the Language MOOC (LMOOC’s) low dropout rate: The control-value theory of persistency in LMOOC (CVTPLMOOC) by Amir Reza Rahimi, Babak Daneshvar Ghorbani

“…For this gap, in the current study, the researchers developed a new conceptual framework, namely, the control-value theory of persistence in LMOOC (CVTPLMOOC), which includes a serial mechanism incorporating environmental factors, cognitive appraisals, persistence, and boredom. …”
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