Fabrication of hydrogel mini-capsules as carrier systems [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Gaia Petrucci, Stefano Palagi, Elisa Roberti, Francesco Bianciardi

“…By varying the concentration of calcium ions, we obtain shells of different thicknesses. To estimate it, we have developed a method using the colour intensity from microscope images. …”
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Unraveling the Scale Dependency of SIF-Based Phenology: Amplified Trends and Climate Responses by Xiufeng Chen, Yanbin Yuan, Tao Xiong, Sicong He, Heng Dong

“…Therefore, in this study, two phenological metrics for the Start of Growing Season (SOS) and the End of Growing Season (EOS) were extracted from the phenology of deciduous forests in the middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, utilizing SIF products at scales of 1 km, 5 km, and 50 km, and applying the Savitzky-Golay filtering method along with the dynamic threshold method. Our results showed that the 1-km resolution SIF had a significant advantage over the 5-km and 50-km resolution SIFs in terms of consistency with the extracted phenology results from the Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) sites, with mean absolute errors (MAEs) of 4.48 and 15.49 days for SOS and EOS, respectively. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREA BY NGOs PARTICIPATION. CASE STUDY CĂLĂRAȘI COUNTY, ROMANIA by Radu Andrei IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Oana Roberta CREȚU

“…The research was based on the method of questionnaire survey and χ2 test. Analyzing the answers, it is found that the opinions are very different between the communes (significance threshold very significant), in the sense that those from Modelu and Grădiștea communes know about the existence of NGOs in the community, those from Dragalina commune know about this aspect in a percentage of approx. 50%, while those from Borcea commune do not know or do not know about the existence of these organizations. …”
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Holographic tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing by Maria Isabel Álvarez-Castaño, Andreas Gejl Madsen, Jorge Madrid-Wolff, Viola Sgarminato, Antoine Boniface, Jesper Glückstad, Christophe Moser

“…This method works by projecting intensity patterns, computed via a reverse tomography algorithm, into a photocurable resin from different angles to produce a desired 3D shape when the resin reaches the polymerization threshold. …”
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A fair and efficient two-step procedure for sugarcane properties prediction based on near-infrared spectra by Luiz Alexandre Peternelli, Andréa Carla Bastos Andrade, Cristina Silva Dias, Reinaldo Francisco Teófilo

“…In the initial phase of a breeding program, researchers might focus on classifying individuals as selected or not based on whether they display a property value above or below a specific threshold. Integrating classification methods with near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is essential for effective selection. …”
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An Integrated Fault Identification Approach for Rolling Bearings Based on Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Packet Transform and Generalized Composite Multiscale Amplitude-Aware Permutatio... by Wuqiang Liu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Shen Jinxing

“…Besides, this solution can judge the different faults more accurately compared with other ordinary methods.…”
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Greigite (Fe3S4) Formation in Artificial Sediments via Solid‐State Transformation of Lepidocrocite by Sophie C. Roud, Stuart A. Gilder, SoHyun Park

“…The average particle size of 20–50 nm determined by X‐ray powder diffraction and electron microscopy accords with theoretical predictions of the SP/SD threshold size in greigite. The method constitutes a novel approach to synthesize greigite and to investigate its formation in sediments.…”
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Some aspects of the compaction of raw dredged sediments for a direct reuse as fill material by Daniel Levacher, Samer Oqabi

“…Few research studies are available for the sustainable, ecological and direct use of dewatered sediments, particularly on the compaction of raw sediments and the analysis of the different influences related to their texture, composition and drying methods. …”
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RODA-OOD: Robust Domain Adaptation from Out-of-Distribution Data by Jaekyun Jeong, Mangyu Lee, Sunguk Yun, Keejun Han, Jungeun Kim

“…Domain adaptation aims to effectively learn from two domains with different distributions, solving labeling problems; however, traditional methods assume that the source and target data are in-distribution data that share the same labels. …”
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Short-term forecast of wind power based on the division of wind speed fluctuation characteristics by QIAO Titang, XIE Lirong, YE Jiahao, GAO Yang, DAI Bing

“…In order to solve the problem that the wind power is difficult to predict accurately due to the drastic change of wind speed, a short-term wind power prediction method based on the division of wind speed fluctuation characteristics is proposed. …”
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Polarizabilities from kaon Compton scattering by Dominik Stamen, Jan Luca Dammann, Yannis Korte, Bastian Kubis

“…Abstract The polarizabilities of light pseudoscalar mesons can be extracted from differential cross sections for Compton scattering near threshold. While this has been accomplished for charged pions employing Primakoff reactions, a corresponding measurement for kaons will be affected by the presence of the $$K^*(892)$$ K ∗ ( 892 ) resonance not too far from threshold. …”
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Theoretical analysis of low power optogenetic control of synaptic plasticity with subcellular expression of CapChR2 at postsynaptic spine by Nripesh Dixit, Gur Pyari, Himanshu Bansal, Sukhdev Roy

“…Irradiance-dependent $${Ca}^{2+}$$ flow is an additional advantage of this novel method. The minimum threshold of light irradiance and optimal ranges of time lag among different stimulations and stimulation frequencies have also been determined. …”
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The Effect of Ontogenetic Dietary Shifts on the Trophic Structure of Fish Communities Based on the Trophic Spectrum by Junwei Xu, Jie Yin, Binduo Xu, Chongliang Zhang, Yupeng Ji, Yiping Ren, Ying Xue

“…The trophic spectrum provides a useful method to investigate the trophic structure of fish communities. …”
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Experimental study on the improvement of micro-pore structure in medium-low maturity continental oil shale by temperature alteration by Linyan Li, Xin Tang, Xiaoyi Zhou, Xiangru Chen, Qiuqi Chen, Haifeng Yan, Zhangping Yan

“…Recent years, in-situ high-temperature modification of pore structure has become a common method to improve permeability and enhance shale oil and gas recovery efficiency. …”
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The Effect of Transitive Closure on the Calibration of Logistic Regression for Entity Resolution by Yumeng Ye, John Talburt

“…The best F-measure of precision and recall for the final ER result was obtained by substantially increasing the threshold of the logistic regression pairwise classifier.…”
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Comparing XAI techniques for interpreting short-term burglary predictions at micro-places by Robin Khalfa, Naomi Theinert, Wim Hardyns

“…These discrepancies highlight the need for careful method selection when translating predictions into crime prevention strategies. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Pelvic Floor Muscle Damage Postpartum: Vaginal Delivery vs. Cesarean Section by Shaohui Chen, Ling Wang, Huitao Guo, Min Jiang, Xiaojun Wang

“…Multinomial logistic regression was employed for CS and VD, and a sensitivity analysis was conducted using level 2 as the threshold. Outcomes. When muscle fiber strength was categorized into four modes at a threshold level of 3, Type I, and Type II fiber muscle endurance (FME) are differences between the CS and VD groups. …”
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A phosphoprotein gene RT-qPCR assay for detecting all lineages of peste des petits ruminants virus by Jiao Xu, Yonggang Zhao, Huicong Li, Qinghua Wang, Jiarong Yu, Yingli Wang, Jingyue Bao, Zhiliang Wang

“…The results of the specificity test indicated that only the different lineages of PPRV could be detected using the developed method, with no cross-reaction observed with other viruses. …”
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An increase in visceral fat is associated with a decrease in the taste and olfactory capacity. by Jose Carlos Fernandez-Garcia, Juan Alcaide, Concepcion Santiago-Fernandez, M M Roca-Rodriguez, Zaida Aguera, Rosa Baños, Cristina Botella, Rafael de la Torre, Jose M Fernandez-Real, Gema Fruhbeck, Javier Gomez-Ambrosi, Susana Jimenez-Murcia, Jose M Menchon, Felipe F Casanueva, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, Francisco J Tinahones, Lourdes Garrido-Sanchez

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>179 females with different weights (from low weight to morbid obesity) were studied. …”
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Precise LULC classification of rural area combining elevational and reflectance characteristics using UAV by Ke Zhang, Lameck Fiwa, Madoka Kurata, Hiromu Okazawa, Kenford A.B. Luweya, Mohammad Shamim Hasan Mandal, Toru Sakai

“…RCI was calculated as the product of the above ground height and the square of the difference between the NDVI value and one. Then, a comprehensive classification method was established by combining the RCI, the traditional threshold method and a machine learning method. …”
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