Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 genetic polymorphism and multiplicity of infection in selected malarious areas of Northwest Ethiopia by Agenagnew Ashagre, Jimma Dinsa Deressa, Daniel Abebe Mekonnen, Melat Abdu, Tegegne Eshetu, Migbaru Keffale, Aberham Abere, Mulugeta Aemero Tegegne

“…Method A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess merozoite surface protein 2 polymorphisms in P. falciparum isolates from selected malarious areas in Northwest Ethiopia from April to June 2021. …”
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Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Drug and PVA–Drug–Surfactant Complex Organogel with Dimethyl Sulfoxide as a Drug Delivery System by Sabina Otarbayeva, Dmitriy Berillo

“…The swelling behavior of the hydrogels was studied, showing a swelling coefficient between 16 and 32%, indicating their ability to absorb liquid relative to their weight. …”
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Study on Early Warning Methods for Shipping Input Risks Under Consideration of Public Health Events by Zhanxin Ma, Xiyu Zheng, Jiachao Wu, Dongping Pu

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Numerical Simulation of Frost Heave and Thaw Settlement Characteristics in a Complex Pipe–Soil System in the Seasonally Frozen Ground by Qinglin Li, Pengrui Feng, Rui Wang, Ni An, Ruiguang Bai, Guang Yang, Xinlin He, Ping Lin, Zixu Hu

“…The simulations were performed with the coefficient-type partial differential equation (PDE) module in COMSOL Multiphysics. …”
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Investigation of Formation Fluid During the Development of Fields on the Kara Sea Shelf by E. I. Inyakina, E. E. Levitina, K. O. Ryabikova, V. V. Inyakin

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Classification of Paddy Rice Planting Area Through Feature Selection Method Using Sentinel-1/2 Time Series Images by Shiyu Zhang, Pengao Li, Yong Xie, Wen Shao, Xueru Tian

“…The correlation-based feature selection and greedy step wise algorithms performed the best, with an OA of 93.97% and a Kappa coefficient (Kappa) of 0.9176, producing less mapping noise and higher classification accuracy for paddy rice. …”
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Synergistic mapping of urban tree canopy height using ICESat-2 data and GF-2 imagery by Xiaodi Xu, Ya Zhang, Peng Fu, Chaoya Dang, Bowen Cai, Qingwei Zhuang, Zhenfeng Shao, Deren Li, Qing Ding

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Alpine Wetlands Information Extraction Using Optimized Multifeatures and Random Forest Algorithm by Dongchuan Wang, Fei Yang, Shijie Jia, Zhiheng Wang, Chunhua Dong, Mingwei Lang, Kai Ye, Haotian Liu, Tingrong Li

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Towards Precision Medicine in Sinonasal Tumors: Low-Dimensional Radiomic Signature Extraction from MRI by Riccardo Biondi, Giacomo Gravante, Daniel Remondini, Sara Peluso, Serena Cominetti, Francesco D’Amore, Maurizio Bignami, Alberto Daniele Arosio, Nico Curti

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Optimizing Image Watermarking with Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform and Particle Swarm Intelligence for Secure and High-Quality Protection by Abed Al Raoof Bsoul, Alaa Bani Ismail

“…We embed the bits of a binary logo into the least significant bits of these selected coefficients, creating the watermarked image. …”
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Structural Equation Model-Based Selection and Strength Co-Relation of Variables for Work Performance Efficiency Under Traffic Noise Exposure by Manoj Mansing YADAV, Bhaven TANDEL

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Synthesis, Crystallographic Structure, Stability, and HSA-Binding Affinity of a Novel Copper(II) Complex with Pyridoxal-Semicarbazone Ligand by Violeta Jevtovic, Aleksandra Rakić, Jelena M. Živković, Aljazi Abdullah Alrashidi, Maha Awjan Alreshidi, Elham A. Alzahrani, Odeh A. O. Alshammari, Sahar Y. Rajeh, Mostafa A. Hussien, Dušan Dimić

“…A comparison between the experimental and theoretical bond lengths and angles was undertaken to verify the applicability of the selected level of theory. The obtained high correlation coefficients and low mean absolute errors confirmed that the optimized structure is suitable for further investigating the interactions between donor atoms and copper, along with the interactions between species in a neutral complex, using the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules approach. …”
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Main control factors affecting mechanical oil recovery efficiency in complex blocks identified using the improved k-means algorithm. by Qiuyu Lu, Suling Wang, Minzheng Jiang, Yanchun Li, Kangxing Dong

“…Next, the moisture value was calculated to obtain the weight of each factor used as a coefficient to calculate the Euclidean distance. Finally, the initial centre point selection of the k-means algorithm problem was solved by combining the dbscan and weighted k-means algorithm. …”
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Optimal design and performance prediction of stepped honeycomb labyrinth seal using CFD and ANN by Geunseo Park, Min Seok Hur, Tong Seop Kim

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Quantitative evaluation of influencing factors for landslide, rockfall and debris flow hazards in the Nyingchi area of Xizang Autonomous Region by Mingwei YU, Yonggang GUO, Libin SU

“…In order to quantitatively analyze the sensitivity of hazards in the Nyingchi area to the impact factors, this study, based on GIS and the certainty coefficient analysis method, selected ten factors, including elevation, slope aspect, topographic relief, and topographic humidity index, to conduct sensitivity analysis on landslide, rockfall and debris flow hazards. …”
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Study on diffusion patterns of multi-component systems in porous media of carbonate gas storage by ZHANG Ruihan, HU Bo, PENG Xian, ZHANG Fei, WANG Yongchao, ZHAO Yulong

“…Through comparative analysis of fitting results, the optimal mathematical model for gas diffusion coefficients applicable to multiscale carbonate reservoirs was selected. …”
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Identification of PET/CT radiomic signature for classification of locally recurrent rectal cancer: A network-based feature selection approach by Sara Dalmonte, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Dajana Cuicchi, Daniel Remondini, Lorenzo Faggioni, Paolo Castellucci, Andrea Farolfi, Emilia Fortunati, Alberta Cappelli, Riccardo Biondi, Arrigo Cattabriga, Gilberto Poggioli, Stefano Fanti, Gastone Castellani, Francesca Coppola, Nico Curti

“…Identifying LRRC through imaging is complex, due to the mismatch between fibrosis and inflammatory pelvic tissue. …”
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A novel approach to skin disease segmentation using a visual selective state spatial model with integrated spatial constraints by Yu Bai, Hai Zhou, Hongjie Zhu, Shimin Wen, Binbin Hu, Haotian Li, Huazhang Wang, Daji Ergu, Fangyao Liu

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A model adapted to predict blast vibration velocity at complex sites: An artificial neural network improved by the grasshopper optimization algorithm by Yong Fan, Guangdong Yang, Yong Pei, Xianze Cui, Bin Tian

“…On the basis of the blasting vibration data monitored during blasting excavation of the left abutment groove of the Baihetan hydropower station, the maximum charge per delay, distance from the blast face, height difference, and acoustic wave velocity were selected as the input parameters. Through a comprehensive evaluation of the running time results, the root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and determination coefficient (R2), a new algorithm, the grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA), which is suitable for optimizing an ANN to predict PPV, is obtained. …”
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ChatGPT (GPT-4) versus doctors on complex cases of the Swedish family medicine specialist examination: an observational comparative study by Artin Entezarjou, Carl Wikberg, Ronny Gunnarsson, David Sundemo, Rasmus Arvidsson

“…Secondary: the correlation between differences in response length and response score; the intraclass correlation coefficient between reviewers; and the percentage of maximum score achieved by each group in different subject categories.Results The mean scores were 6.0, 7.2 and 4.5 for randomly selected doctor responses, top-tier doctor responses and GPT-4 responses, respectively, on a 10-point scale. …”
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