Addressing Temporal RSSI Fluctuation in Passive Wi-Fi-Based Outdoor Localization by Fanchen Bao, Stepan Mazokha, Jason O. Hallstrom

“…Within this model, we compare the performance of four data transformation methods that further dampen the effect of RSSI fluctuation—basic standardization (STD), Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), Transfer Component Analysis (TCA), and Semi-Supervised TCA (SSTCA). …”
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Videocolonoscopy and chromoscopy in diagnostics of flat adenomas of the large intestine (<i>Prospective study</i>) by S. I. Zaikin, V. V. Agadzhanyan, T. V. Levchenko, Ye. A. Pervov, P. A. Frolov

“…To study macroscopic and morphological differences of flat adenomas in relation to locating within the large intestine.Materials and methods. …”
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Causes of Unwarranted Variation and Disparity in Breast Cancer Management in Regional and Rural Area by Kimberley J. Davis, Chantal Campbell, Rebekah Costelloe, Ting Song, Glaucia Fylyk, Ping Yu, Steven J. Craig

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The impact of new digital infrastructure on agriculture green development: evidence from China by Yanru Zhao, Chenyu Yang, Sarwar Khan

“…This study focuses on agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) in China, aiming to elucidate the direct effects of NDI on AGD, its mediating pathways, and geographical heterogeneity, thereby providing theoretical evidence and policy implications for the green transformation of agriculture.MethodsBased on panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2022, this study employs the global Malmquist-Luenberger (GML) index and the slack-based measure (SBM) model to measure AGTFP and constructs a comprehensive NDI indicator using principal component analysis. …”
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Typology of the "Internal Form-Structure" Drawing upon Argan\'s Formal Approach (Case Study: Historical Bridge-Caravanserai in Iran) by Paryia Pourmohammadi, Farshad Mafakher, Asghar Saed Samiei, Mehrdad Matin

“…Using a descriptive - analytical method, the data were collected through desk and field studies.  …”
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Travel in Omani Maqamat Writings: A Textual Semiotic Study [In Arabic] by Saeed Al-Salti

“…Despite the fact that the writing of these Maqamat spans from the 8th to the 20th century, the essence of the journey does not change; rather, only the method of traveling evolves. For instance, while camels and horses were the most common means of travel, Abdullah Khalili in some of his Maqamat transforms it into a more modern vehicle like a car. …”
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Energy evolution and key parameters of coal breaking by flexible cutting tools by Yong LIU, Zhikang ZHANG, Jianping WEI, Xiangyu XU, Yingjun GAO

“…After the end teeth come into contact with the coal body, the kinetic energy of the teeth rapidly decreases, principally transforming into the coal’s strain energy and frictional energy. …”
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Do Pediatric Nephrologists Know Their Educational Competencies? by Seçil Arslansoyu Çamlar, Hatice Şahin

“…In the Delphi form, all competency titles in the MSCSD v.2.3 curriculum were transformed into propositions that could be scored with a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Fast microwave carbonization of aluminum-coated plastic wastes and perspectives: The examples of CDs and snack bags by Athanasios B. Bourlinos, Konstantinos Spyrou, Dimitrios Moschovas, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Constantinos Salmas, Michael A. Karakassides

“…The proposed method differs from existing time- and energy-consuming pyrolytic processes employed in the traditional carbonization of this sort of waste. …”
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CalR and MPL Driver Mutations and Their Role in the Diagnosis and Clinical Course of JAK2-Unmutated Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasm: Results from a Pilot Single-Center Study by Tarık Onur Tiryaki, Aynur Dağlar Aday, Meliha Nalçacı, Akif Selim Yavuz

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: We found no correlation between thrombosis, leukemic transformation, and driver mutations. MPL gene mutation was present in only myelofibrosis patients, and CALR gene mutation was present in one of the three cases of leukemic transformation. …”
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The impact of environmental tax reform on industrial green development: evidence from China by Zhaoyang Lu, Diao Gou, Lanqin Yang, Ziyue Wu, Hailong Feng

“…This study addresses this gap by investigating how the reform affects green total factor productivity (GTFP) in key industrial sectors.MethodsWe build a Difference-in-Differences model to assess the causal impact of the 2018 environmental tax change, using it as a quasi-natural experiment. …”
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Perceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare curricula: insights from a nationwide survey of medical students by Ahlam Almusharraf, Abdul Khalique Shaikh, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Osama Alwassil

“…IntroductionIn an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the healthcare sector, understanding the perceptions of future healthcare professionals is vital. …”
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Impact of subclinically hypocalcemic stress on the plasma metabolomic profile of dairy goats by Jia Zhang, Dan Yang, Yafei Zeng, Kaini Guo, Jiajian Zhang, Yan Huang, Yuzhen Sui, Qimin Liu, Xiaoxuan Mo, Chenxu Zhao, Jianguo Wang

“…The aim was to identify key differences in metabolite expression between diseased and healthy animals using metabolomics and lipidomics. …”
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Evaluation of Morphometric Factors on the Distribution of Debris: A Case Study on the Attica Ripples on the South of Paveh- Kermanshah Province, Iran by Mohammad Ahmadi

“…Data of non-scree slope locations were detected at a confidence level of p-value> 0.15 normal, but the data transformation after the conversion of the box-cox were normalized (p-value> 0.13) .The mean comparison of each parameter was done by ANOVA method. …”
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Identification and analysis of S-genotypes in 23 new pear cultivars by WANG Yanan, ZHANG Xiangzhan, WANG Suke, SU Yanli, WANG Long, XUE Huabai

“…The distribution of different S-genes among the tested pear cultivars was not uniform. …”
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Smartphone Screen Time Characteristics in People With Suicidal Thoughts: Retrospective Observational Data Analysis Study by Marta Karas, Debbie Huang, Zachary Clement, Alexander J Millner, Evan M Kleiman, Kate H Bentley, Kelly L Zuromski, Rebecca G Fortgang, Dylan DeMarco, Adam Haim, Abigail Donovan, Ralph J Buonopane, Suzanne A Bird, Jordan W Smoller, Matthew K Nock, Jukka-Pekka Onnela

“…For adolescents and adults, mean daily screen-on time was 254.6 (95% CI 231.4-277.7) and 271.0 (95% CI 252.2-289.8) minutes, mean daily screen-on bout duration was 4.233 (95% CI 3.565-4.902) and 4.998 (95% CI 4.455-5.541) minutes, mean daily screen-off bout duration was 25.90 (95% CI 20.09-31.71) and 26.90 (95% CI 22.18-31.66) minutes, and mean daily screen-on bout count (natural logarithm transformed) was 4.192 (95% CI 4.041-4.343) and 4.090 (95% CI 3.968-4.213), respectively; there were no significant differences between smartphone operating systems (all PPP ConclusionsPassively collected phone logs offer an alternative to self-report measures for studying smartphone screen time characteristics in people with suicidal thinking. …”
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Materials design with target-oriented Bayesian optimization by Yuan Tian, Tongtong Li, Jianbo Pang, Yumei Zhou, Dezhen Xue, Xiangdong Ding, Turab Lookman

“…We further employ the method to discover a thermally-responsive shape memory alloy Ti0.20Ni0.36Cu0.12Hf0.24Zr0.08 with a transformation temperature difference of only 2.66 °C (0.58% of the range) from the target temperature in 3 experimental iterations. …”
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Experiences of Parenting an Autistic Individual During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood in the Indian Context: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis by Harshini Manohar, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, M. Thomas Kishore, Preeti Jacob, Deepak Jayarajan

“…Parents recognize their adolescents’ key attributes, growth, development, and persisting differences that could contribute to future challenges. …”
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A modality separation approach for facial sketch synthesis by Kangning Du, Chaoyi Wang, Lin Cao, Yanan Guo, Wenwen Sun

“…Abstract The technology for face‐to‐sketch synthesis transforms optical face images into a sketch‐style format. …”
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Coupling coordination analysis of agricultural carbon reduction, pollution abatement, green expansion, and growth in Jiangsu Province, China by Zhixian Sun, Yixuan Lu, Xinyue Zheng, Zhiheng Huang, Guanxin Yao

“…Across the province, the CCD difference along the northwest‒southeast direction slightly increased. …”
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