Integrated AutoML-based framework for optimizing shale gas production: A case study of the Fuling shale gas field by Tianrui Ye, Jin Meng, Yitian Xiao, Yaqiu Lu, Aiwei Zheng, Bang Liang

“…Furthermore, a bi-objective optimization algorithm named NSGA-II is seamlessly incorporated to optimize hydraulic fracturing designs for production boost and cost control. …”
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Compressive Strength of Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete by Gene Expression Programming and Random Forest by Mohsin Ali Khan, Shazim Ali Memon, Furqan Farooq, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Fahid Aslam, Rayed Alyousef

“…To avoid time-consuming and costly experimental procedures, soft computing techniques, namely, random forest regression (RFR) and gene expression programming (GEP), are used in this study to develop an empirical model for the prediction of compressive strength of FGPC. …”
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Utilization of Oncotype DX in an Inner City Population: Race or Place? by Amber A. Guth, Susan Fineberg, Kezhen Fei, Rebeca Franco, Nina A. Bickell

“…As Oncotype DX can reduce overuse of chemotherapy, it is imperative to expand testing to those who could benefit from yet experience underuse of this test, namely, women treated at safety net hospitals. This trial is registered with NCT00233077.…”
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A Subclass of Gamma-Ray Burst Originating from Compact Binary Merger by Chen-Wei Wang, Wen-Jun Tan, Shao-Lin Xiong, Shu-Xu Yi, Rahim Moradi, Bing Li, Zhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Yan-Zhi Meng, Bo-Bing Wu, Jia-Cong Liu, Yue Wang, Sheng-Lun Xie, Wang-Chen Xue, Zheng-Hang Yu, Peng Zhang, Wen-Long Zhang, Yan-Qiu Zhang, Chao Zheng

“…., GRB 060614), we find they form an interesting subclass of type I GRBs, and we suggest to name them as type IL GRB. We find that the prompt emission of type IL GRB is composed of three episodes: (1) a precursor followed by a short quiescent (or weak emission) period, (2) a long-duration main emission, and (3) an extended emission. …”
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Developing a hybrid model for comparative analysis of financial data clustering algorithms by Mojtaba Movahedi, Mahdi Homayounfar, Mehdi Fadaei, Mansour Soufi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 403 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2019, whose performance has been evaluated based on four financial criteria.Findings: After clustering the surveyed companies by five clustering algorithms, namely K-means, EM, COBWEB, density-based algorithm and ward method, seven indicators RS, DB, Dun, SD, Purity, Entropy and Time were used to evaluate the algorithms. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Probiotic Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Some Traditionally Fermented Ethiopian Food Products by Guesh Mulaw, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh Tesfaye

“…The four efficient probiotic LAB isolates that belonged to Lactobacillus species were identified to the strain level using 16S rDNA gene sequence comparisons and, namely, were Lactobacillus plantarum strain CIP 103151, Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans strain NBRC 15906, Lactobacillus paracasei strain NBRC 15889, and Lactobacillus plantarum strain JCM 1149. …”
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LC-MS-Based Global Metabolic Profiles of Alternative Blood Specimens Collected by Microsampling by Marlene N. Thaitumu, Daniel Marques De Sá e Silva, Philippine Louail, Johannes Rainer, Glykeria Avgerinou, Anatoli Petridou, Vassilis Mougios, Georgios Theodoridis, Helen Gika

“…<b>Methods:</b> Two novel quantitative devices, namely, Mitra, Capitainer, and the widely used Whatman cards, were selected for comparison with plasma. …”
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Decoding communicative action vitality forms in social contexts by Radoslaw Niewiadomski, Radoslaw Niewiadomski, Amrita Suresh, Alessandra Sciutti, Giuseppe Di Cesare, Giuseppe Di Cesare

“…This fundamental affective component of the action has been named vitality forms (VFs) by Stern. To date, despite the fundamental role of VFs in social communication, the kinematic features characterizing them have been rarely studied. …”
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Effect of LED Lights on Morphological Construction and Leaf Photosynthesis of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) by Jianlei Qiao, Wen Hu, Shanshan Chen, Hongbo Cui, Jiangtao Qi, Yue Yu, Shuang Liu, Jianfeng Wang

“…Four experimental zones were established, namely white LED + 630 nm (T1), white LED + 660 nm (T2), white LED + 690 nm (T3), and no supplemental lighting (CK). …”
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IMPLEMENTASI KONSEP TUJUAN HIDUP DAN MASYARAKAT SEBAGAI OBJEK KAJIAN DALAM FILSAFAT DARI PEMIKIRAN FILOSOF MUSLIM DI SDN 1 CIWALEN GARUT by Acep Heris Hermawan, Gina Aria Sonia, Tatang Muh Nasir, Leti Latifah, Laelatul Nuroh

“…This study aims to analyze the implementation of the concept of the purpose of life and society as objects of study in the Philosophy of Islamic Education from the thoughts of Muslim philosophers as well as the conceptual implementation of the object of study in the curriculum with various philosophical approaches, namely synopsis, normative and inductive. This research uses a qualitative method with a literature study approach. …”
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A multi‐tagged SAR ocean image dataset identifying atmospheric boundary layer structure in winter tradewind conditions by Chen Wang, Justin E. Stopa, Doug Vandemark, Ralph Foster, Alex Ayet, Alexis Mouche, Bertrand Chapron, Peter Sadowski

“…The dataset includes PNG‐formatted SAR image files along with two text files containing the file name, the central latitude/longitude, expert tags for each image, and all dataset metadata. …”
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Synergy of Environmental Education Programs at The Bodogol Nature Conservation Education Center, Complementing The Independent Curriculum at Junior High Schools by Hapriza Aprilia, Rinekso Soekmadi, Hadi Susilo Arifin

“…The research recommends developing two environmental education synergy programs, namely School Visit Synergy and School Visits, to complement the independent curriculum at junior high school (SMP). …”
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Recurrence and chronicity of bonding disorders diagnosed using the structured interview: case report by Yumi Nishikii, Yumi Nishikii, Yoshiko Suetsugu, Hiroshi Yamashita, Keiko Yoshida, Keiko Yoshida

“…To clarify this, in-depth investigations that utilize structured interviews rather than self-reported questionnaires are required.MethodsThe participant was a 29-year-old woman at the first stage of delivery who had experienced three childbirths with different degrees of bonding disorders. We applied a section named “Mother-infant relationship” within the 6th Stafford interview developed by Brockington, which was used to assess bonding disorders, to report this case systematically. …”
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Block-Constraint Laplacian-Regularized Low-Rank Representation and Its Application for Cancer Sample Clustering Based on Integrated TCGA Data by Juan Wang, Jin-Xing Liu, Chun-Hou Zheng, Cong-Hai Lu, Ling-Yun Dai, Xiang-Zhen Kong

“…In this paper, we develop the traditional LRR method and propose a novel method named Block-constraint Laplacian-Regularized Low-Rank Representation (BLLRR) to model multigenome data for cancer sample clustering. …”
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Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by Kevin S. White, Becky Cadsand, Steeve D. Côté, Tabitha Graves, Sandra Hamel, Richard B. Harris, Forest P. Hayes, Eran Hood, Kevin Hurley, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Erich Peitzsch, Wesley Sarmento, Helen Schwantje, Joel Berger

“…For mountain goats and similarly climate-sensitive alpine herbivores, effective conservation will ultimately benefit from collaborations among diverse networks guided by well-planned, strategic visions focused on common ground – namely the resiliency and persistence of culturally and ecologically significant mountain species and the alpine environment they inhabit.…”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of <i>Campylobacter</i> Plasmids Identified in Food Isolates by Yiping He, Gretchen Elizabeth Dykes, Siddhartha Kanrar, Yanhong Liu, Nereus W. Gunther, Katrina L. Counihan, Joe Lee, Joseph A. Capobianco

“…Pangenomic analysis of the plasmid assemblies and reference plasmids from GenBank revealed five distinct groups, namely, pTet, pVir, mega plasmids (>80 kb), mid plasmids (~30 kb), and small plasmids (<6 kb). …”
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Perceived causes of cancer in a rural community of Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Muluken Gizaw, Lidya Genene Abebe, Brhanu Teka, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Shannon A. McMahon, Adamu Addissie, Eva J. Kantelhardt

“…Causes of cancer largely focused on individual behaviours namely mitch (referring to exposure to sunlight), poor personal hygiene and urinating on the ground/dirty areas. …”
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The Unforeseen Diagnosis: Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumour Syndrome Case Report and Review of the Literature by Maxim Barnett, Farhan Ahmed, Radu Mihai, Asha Rattan, Malik Asif Humayun

“…Although patients may present with symptoms (nephrolithiasis, musculoskeletal discomfort, dehydration, or mood disturbance, to name a few), hypercalcaemia is rather frequently identified incidentally. …”
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Deep Joint Demosaicking and Super-Resolution for Spectral Filter Array Images by Abdelhamid N. Fsian, Jean-Baptiste Thomas, Jon Y. Hardeberg, Pierre Gouton

“…To this end, we use a two-branch framework, namely a pseudo-panchromatic image network and a pre-demosaicking sub-branch coupled with a novel deep residual demosaicking and super resolution module. …”
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ERK5 Contributes to VEGF Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy by Yuexiu Wu, Yufeng Zuo, Rana Chakrabarti, Biao Feng, Shali Chen, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…We investigated a novel pathway, namely extracellular signal regulated kinase 5 (ERK5) mediated signaling, in modulating glucose-induced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. …”
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