A comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of satellite-based precipitation estimates over Thailand by Chanphit Kaprom, James Alexander Williams, Rajeshwar Mehrotra, Chainarong Ophaphaibun, Nutchanart Sriwongsitanon

“…Thirdly, bias correction improved the performance of all SPEs, and accuracy gains were still achievable even with reduced gauged rainfall data. The ensemble of multiple SPEs reduced individual errors, demonstrating their reliability in representing precipitation in Thailand. …”
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A Prospective Observational Study of Drug Therapy Problems in Pediatric Ward of a Referral Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia by Gizachew Kassahun Bizuneh, Betelhem Anteneh Adamu, Getenet Tadege Bizuayehu, Solomon Debebe Adane

“…Data were entered, and descriptive statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version 20 Software. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment by Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani

“…These additional analyses aimed to ensure the reliability and consistency of the main findings. The data analysis was performed using Stata software and tabular data presentations. …”
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Global minds, local impact: Exploring the effect of foreign directors on corporate R&D expenditure by Pu Tingqian, Zulkafli Abdul Hadi

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A tutorial on ‘capped utilisation’ as a metric and key performance target in NHS England’s Model Hospital operating theatres database: caution for international healthcare systems... by Chen Zhang, Claire Dunstan, Jaideep J. Pandit

“…Moreover, we discovered many instances of implausible CTU values and underlying patterns indicating fundamental flaws in the CTU algorithm, rather than data entry errors. We conclude that CTU, and the NHS target of 85%, is not a suitable metric for operating theatre performance. …”
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Quality of life and unmet needs in patients with fabry disease: a qualitative study by Montserrat Morales, Jordi Cruz, Eduardo Brignani, Laura Acuña, Esther Lázaro, Cristina Soria

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Soil Moisture Content Prediction Using Gradient Boosting Regressor (GBR) Model: Soil-Specific Modeling with Five Depths by Tarek Alahmad, Miklós Neményi, Anikó Nyéki

“…The GBR model demonstrated high performance in both soil textures, achieving R² values of 0.98 and 0.94 for silt loam and loam soils, respectively, with low prediction errors (RMSE 0.85 and 0.97, respectively). Feature importance analysis showed that precipitation and humidity were the most influential features in loam soil, while solar radiation had the highest impact on prediction in silt loam soil. …”
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Scan-to-BIM-to-Sim: Automated reconstruction of digital and simulation models from point clouds with applications on bridges by Yunping Fang, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Daniel Boddice, Jialiang Yu, Jelena Ninic

“…The automation of 3D geometric model reconstruction from point clouds is essential for efficient management of critical infrastructure assets like bridges, significantly streamlining and enhancing inspection and structural analysis tasks. However, existing automated frameworks frequently encounter challenges due to substantial computational demands and the difficulties when applied to defective point clouds, which arise from adverse environmental conditions, measurement errors, and limitations of surveying equipment. …”
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The effect of 3D visualization on mainframe application maintenance: A controlled experiment by C.J. Satish, Anand Mahendran

“…Such legacy systems play a significant role in supporting various data immense applications in banking, manufacturing, retail marketing, health care domains etc. …”
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A hybrid model for improving customer lifetime value prediction using stacking ensemble learning algorithm by Amir Mohammad Haddadi, Hodjat Hamidi

“…The results demonstrate that integrating those features and using the Stacking Ensemble model substantially increases the prediction accuracy and decreases the errors. Sensitivity analysis and feature importance also prove the effectiveness of the method.…”
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Uncertainty about Economic Policy and Decisions to Engage in Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Indonesia’s Capital Market by Yeni Januarsi, H. E. R. Taufik, Akhmadi

“…Research Methods: This study investigates 1,800 firm-year observations represented by 200 Indonesian publicly listed firms from all industries that have data available, except the banking and financial industries, from 2012 to 2020.The researchers employ time-series cross-sections, pooled ordinary least squares (OLS),and robust standard errors clustered by years. …”
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Optimal Design of Single-Cell Experiments within Temporally Fluctuating Environments by Zachary R. Fox, Gregor Neuert, Brian Munsky

“…In this work, we develop the FSP-FIM analysis for a stochastic model of stress response genes in S. cerevisiae under time-varying MAPK induction. …”
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Classification of Moral Decision Making in Autonomous Driving: Efficacy of Boosting Procedures by Amandeep Singh, Yovela Murzello, Sushil Pokhrel, Siby Samuel

“…Learning curve analysis confirmed robust learning without overfitting. …”
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Characteristics of real-world driving behavior in people with schizophrenia: a naturalistic study utilizing drive recorders by Hiroki Okada, Saki Komagata, Mayu Takagi, Yuichi Kamata, Junichi Matsumoto, Takaya Maeyama, Yukiko Takashio, Masaki Matoba

“…The present study aimed to compare PWS with healthy controls (HC) in real-world driving behaviors using 500 km of driving data collected through dashcams. Neuropsychological tests were conducted to evaluate both PWS and HC. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of electronic prescription systems in outpatient services: a qualitative study at UNS hospital by Joko Sudarsono, Satibi Satibi, Lutfan Lazuardi, Anna Wahyuni Widayanti

“…The study participants were prescription doctors and pharmacists at UNS Hospital. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis techniques. …”
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Cosmological Constraints from Combining Photometric Galaxy Surveys and Gravitational Wave Observatories by E.L. Gagnon, D. Anbajagane, J. Prat, C. Chang, J. Frieman

“…Spatial variations in survey properties due to selection effects generate substantial systematic errors in large-scale structure measurements in optical galaxy surveys on very large scales. …”
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Digital Institutional Transformation of Electronic Trading Platforms in the Field of Public Procurement of the Russian Federation by B. M. Bizhoev

“…The development of the proposed topic is also based on the use of methods of economic and statistical analysis, scientifc abstraction, comparison and scientifc generalizations.Results: as a result of a detailed analysis, the digital transformation electronic trading platforms into the digital trading platforms was substantiated. …”
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Hyperosmolar Coma: Diagnostic Difficulties on the Clinical Example by L. M. Farkhutdinova

“…Analysis of such clinical situations can serve as an aid for doctors in diagnosing hyperosmolar state.…”
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Conceptual Design of a Low-Cost Class-III Turbofan-Based UCAV Loyal Wingman by Savvas Roussos, Eleftherios Karatzas, Vassilios Kostopoulos, Vaios Lappas

“…The study adopts a “from scratch” design approach, recognizing the limitations of existing data and the potential for scaling errors. This approach involves a meticulous design process that includes the development of precise requirements, weight estimations, and iterative optimization of the aircraft layout to ensure aerodynamic efficiency and operational functionality. …”
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Psychophysiological changes during workspace virtualization by I. V. Tarasova, M. S. Nikitenko, O. A. Trubnikova, I. N. Kukhareva, D. S. Kupriyanova, A. S. Sosnina, O. L. Barbarash

“…The analysis of electroencephalography data showed that the delta rhythm and theta1 rhythm activity decreased by 28 and 13%, respectively, after working in a VR headset as compared to baseline values, while alpha1 rhythm activity increased by 96%. …”
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