Efficient ibuprofen removal using enzymatic activated ZIF-8-PVDF membranes by Ayat Hassan, Shadi W. Hasan, Bart Van der Bruggen, Sulaiman Al-Zuhair

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Air Pollution Monitoring Using Cost-Effective Devices Enhanced by Machine Learning by Yanis Colléaux, Cédric Willaume, Bijan Mohandes, Jean-Christophe Nebel, Farzana Rahman

“…The high cost of monitoring stations has been identified as a key barrier to widespread coverage, making cost-effective air quality monitoring devices a potential game changer. …”
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Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Wireless Communication Using RNNs: Comprehensive Insights by Rana Tabassum, Mohammad Abrar Shakil Sejan, Md Habibur Rahman, Md Abdul Aziz, Hyoung-Kyu Song

“…By adjusting the propagation environment using reconfigurable reflecting elements, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have become potential techniques used to improve the efficiency of wireless communication networks. …”
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Significant Wave Height Retrieval in Tropical Cyclone Conditions Using CYGNSS Data by Xiangyang Han, Xianwei Wang, Zhi He, Jinhua Wu

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Analysis of the variability of morphometric and physiological parameters of grain crops when using biofertilizers by D. G. Fedorova, L. V. Galaktionova

“…The area of the leaf blade was measured by scanning using the APFill Ink&Toner Coverage Meter program. …”
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Using satellite imagery to assess the glacier retreat in King George Island, Antarctica by Ibeth Rojas-Macedo, Cinthya Bello, Wilson Suarez, Edwin Loarte, Fiorella Vega-Jacome, Maria G. Bustamante Rosell, Pedro M. Tapia

“…Our findings reveal a 10% loss in glacier coverage over the last 31 years, with a slower glacier retreat observed since 2008. …”
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Reducing reliability bias in assessments of extreme weather risk using calibrating priors by S. Jewson, T. Sweeting, L. Jewson

“…Using simulations over multiple training datasets, we find that using maximum likelihood gives predictions of extreme return levels that are exceeded more often than expected. …”
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Assessment of prostate cancer radiotherapy using three-dimensional treatment planning technique by Fatima Jassim Mohammad Hassan, Haydar Hamza Obaid Alabedi

“… Objective: To assess the available commercial treatment planning system using three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy with respect to treatment for prostate cancer patients. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of public finance used for social protection of internally displaced persons by Yuriy Bilan, Halyna Yurchyk, Natalia Samoliuk, Halyna Mishchuk

“…Thirty indicators in total were used (e.g., budgetary funding allocated for housing assistance; budget expenditures on staff salaries of the authorities responsible for certain programs; coverage rate of unemployed IDPs receiving vocational training). …”
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Robust proteome profiling of cysteine-reactive fragments using label-free chemoproteomics by George S. Biggs, Emma E. Cawood, Aini Vuorinen, William J. McCarthy, Harry Wilders, Ioannis G. Riziotis, Antonie J. van der Zouwen, Jonathan Pettinger, Luke Nightingale, Peiling Chen, Andrew J. Powell, David House, Simon J. Boulton, J. Mark Skehel, Katrin Rittinger, Jacob T. Bush

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An improved height sampling approach used for global urban building height mapping by Tingting He, Yihua Hu, Fashuai Li, Yuwei Chen, Maoxin Zhang, Qiming Zheng, Baiyu Dong, He Ren

“…While traditional methods of obtaining building height are often limited by spatial coverage and proprietary constraints, remote sensing data provides an alternative for indirect estimation. …”
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Enhanced classification of tinnitus patients using EEG microstates and deep learning techniques by Zahra Raeisi, Abolfazl Sodagartojgi, Fahimeh Sharafkhani, Amirsadegh Roshanzamir, Hossein Najafzadeh, Omid Bashiri, Alireza Golkarieh

“…Classification was performed using SVM, Decision Tree, Random Forest, and Deep Neural Networks. …”
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Assessment of salt tolerance in peas using machine learning and multi-sensor data by Zehao Liu, Qiyan Jiang, Yishan Ji, Rong Liu, Hongquan Liu, Xiuxiu Ya, Zhenxing Liu, Zhirui Wang, Xiuliang Jin, Tao Yang

“…Using this information, aboveground biomass (AGB) and Soil Plant Analyses Development (SPAD) values were estimated under both growth conditions using four machine learning algorithms: CatBoost, Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), support vector machines (SVM), and random forest regression (RF). …”
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Multi-connectivity solutions for rural areas: Integrating terrestrial 5G and satellite networks to support innovative IoT use cases by Alejandro Ramírez-Arroyo, Melisa López, Ignacio Rodríguez, Sebastian Bro Damsgaard, Preben Mogensen

“…To address the rural coverage issue, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) such as satellite-based solutions, have been introduced to provide coverage in remote regions. …”
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Risk Factors for Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, Utilizing State-Based Surveillance by Brandon Workman, Laura Nabors

“…Chi-squares and multinomial logistic regression analyses, adjusted with the survey’s sampling weight, were used to examine how critical health indicators impacted a COPD diagnosis. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and multi-scenario simulation of the land-use cover change and habitat quality in arid and semi-arid areas: a case study of the urban agglomeration along t... by Tianle Ma, Wenhao Cheng, Wenxuan Yao

“…Habitat quality (HQ) is recognized as a significant factor in biodiversity maintenance and ecological conservation advancement, and the land-use cover change (LUCC) can directly affect the spatial pattern and evolution of HQ. …”
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Insurance Status Among Adults With Hypertension—The Impact of Underinsurance by Jing Fang, Guixiang Zhao, Guijing Wang, Carma Ayala, Fleetwood Loustalot

“…Methods and Results Using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013 data, we identified adults with self‐reported hypertension. …”
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Advanced Water Production via Point of Use Super‐Ultralow‐Pressure Reverse Osmosis and Cellulose‐Polyamide Thin‐Film Nanocomposite Membranes by Juan Luis Fajardo‐Diaz, Armando David Martinez‐Iniesta, Ayaka Yamanaka, Syogo Tejima, Kazou Izu, Shigero Saito, Jun Maeda, My Ali El Khakani, Winadda Wongwiriyapan, Feng Wang, Takuya Hayashi, Kenji Takeuchi, Rodolfo Cruz‐Silva, Morinobu Endo

“…Abstract A novel thin‐film nanocomposite reverse osmosis (RO) membrane was developed for point‐of‐use applications (POU‐RO) at super‐ultralow pressure (0.2 MPa), incorporating carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers (CM‐CNF). …”
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Air pollution: a study of citizen's attitudes and behaviors using different information sources by Annalaura Carducci, Gabriele Donzelli, Lorenzo Cioni, Giacomo Palomba, Marco Verani, Giulia Mascagni, Giuseppe Anastasi, Luca Pardini, Elisabetta Ceretti, Tiziana Grassi, Elisabetta Carraro, Silvia Bonetta, Milena Villarini, Umberto Gelatti

“…After some weeks from this alarm, we tried to evaluate the citizen awareness and interest towards air pollution together with their positive behaviors, using different information sources. Methods: From September 2015 to March 2016, in parallel with the number of exceedances of the PM10 in Italy we evaluated the press coverage, the average monthly searches on Google and the interest on Twitter. …”
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A novel use of Stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video and Drop-Down Video for biodiversity and marine landscape mapping and prediction. by Natasha L Walker-Milne, Sophie Elliott, Peter J Wright, David M Bailey

“…These data were processed to determine proportional coverage of substrata and kriged to produce benthic maps. …”
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