An Investigation of Teaching-Learning Process and Measurement and Evaluation in Elementary English Course Curriculum with the Communicative Language Approach (Teachers’ Views) by Neşe Körhasanoğulları, Bilge Çam Aktaş

“…The study group included 14 primary education English language teachers instructing different grades in public schools in Eskişehir, Turkey. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with teachers and analyzed by content analysis. …”
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Extracting Realistic Pedestrian, Cycling, and Driving Street Networks from OpenStreetMap by J. P. Duque, M. A. Brovelli

“…This paper presents a methodology for extracting realistic and usable pedestrian, cycling, and driving street networks derived from OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. While OSM is a valuable source of information, it is not exempt from inconsistencies and errors, particularly affecting pedestrian and cycling networks, which can lead to inaccurate navigation or unsafe routes. …”
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TIE‐GCM ROPE ‐ Dimensionality Reduction: Part I by Piyush M. Mehta, Richard J. Licata

“…Results show overall performance boost over PCA for the high‐resolution and extrapolated data set as well as reduced reconstruction errors during storm‐time conditions. …”
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$$\alpha$$ -decay half-life predictions with support vector machine by Amir Jalili, Feng Pan, Jerry P. Draayer, Ai-Xi Chen, Zhongzhou Ren

“…., volume, surface, Coulomb features), we incorporate decay energies and orbital angular momentum quantum numbers for both parent and daughter nuclei. Our analysis of 2232 nuclear data points demonstrates that the use of the radial basis function kernel yields predictive models with root mean square errors of 0.819 (for set1) and 0.352 (for set2), aligning with results obtained from comparable machine learning methodologies. …”
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Source Localization and Classification of Pulmonary Valve-Originated Electrocardiograms Using Volume Conductor Modeling with Anatomical Models by Kota Ogawa, Akimasa Hirata

“…Computational analysis revealed that the distance between the estimated wave source and the pulmonary valve was reduced to less than 1 cm, with LC localization achieving errors under 5 mm. …”
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Estimation of Critical Properties of Eucalyptol, Alpha-Terpineol, Limonene, and Caryophyllene in Eucalyptus Oil (Melaleuca leucadendra) Using the Group Contribution Method by Muhammad Dewa Prasetyo, Srie Muljani, Amilia Putri Puspita Sari

“…This study updates the previous research by adding a comparative analysis of estimation errors between methods. Eucalyptus oil was extracted using microwave hydrodistillation followed by vacuum distillation to determine experimental data, then estimated using the Joback, Constantinou-Gani (CG), Wilson-Japerson (WJ), and Marrero-Pardillo (MP) methods. …”
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The Problems of Ensuring the Quality of Experts’ Work: the Case of Media Content Evaluation in the Russian Federation by Yulia A. Krasheninnikova

“…Empirical data for analysis include the texts of expert evaluations over the period 2013–2017 years (N 105) and semi-structured interviews with accredited experts (N 10). …”
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A Real-time Train Perception Method for Obstacle Intrusion Based on Front View Projection by HE Qian, JIANG Guotao, DONG Wenbo, PI Zhichao, YANG Hailang, CHEN Meilin

“…Data collection and experimental verification were carried out using a train equipped with sensors and a perception system. …”
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A recurrent neural network and parallel hidden Markov model algorithm to segment and detect heart murmurs in phonocardiograms. by Andrew McDonald, Mark J F Gales, Anurag Agarwal

“…However, segmentation algorithms often struggle to find S1 or S2 sounds in the presence of strong murmurs or noise that significantly alter or mask the expected sound. Segmentation errors then propagate to the subsequent disease classifier steps. …”
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Control of Reliability of Measurements in Power Systems According to the First Increment and on the Basis of Extrapolating Filters by V. A. Anishchenko, T. V. Pisaruk

“…Unreliable information causes errors in the diagnosis of equipment malfunctions, improper operation of process control systems and reduction the operational technical and economic performance of power systems. …”
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Non-Invasive Cardiac and Respiratory Activity Assessment From Various Human Body Locations Using Bioimpedance by Kaan Sel, Deen Osman, Roozbeh Jafari

“…<italic>Results:</italic> Overall, we achieve mean errors as low as 0.003 &#x00B1; 0.002 and 0.67 &#x00B1; 0.28 seconds for IBI and IBrI estimations, respectively. …”
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Identification of diabetic retinopathy lesions in fundus images by integrating CNN and vision mamba models. by Zenglei Liu, Ailian Gao, Hui Sheng, Xueling Wang

“…Nevertheless, manual examination is sometimes arduous, time-consuming, and prone to errors. Deep learning-based methods have recently demonstrated encouraging results in several areas, such as image categorization and natural language mining. …”
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The Impact of High-Tech Exports on Income: Findings on the Translog Production Function by Devran Şanlı, Aziz Konukman

“…In this aspect, the current analysis is a pioneer study. Regression coefficients were estimated by the Driscoll-Kraay method, which produces robust standard errors in cases where OLS assumptions cannot be met. …”
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International students' experiences on speaking and writing skills in language learning processes in higher education. by İsmail Karakuş

“…Adopting a phenomenological design within a qualitative research framework, data were collected from 24 international students through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. …”
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Research on Thermodynamic Properties of the CO₂ Medium During Phase Transition Excited by Energetic Agent by SHEN Zhiqiang, XIA Jun, ZHANG Fanzhen, YANG Lijun

“…The pressure inside the container risen quickly until the agent was completely burned. The dynamic data acquisition instrument and a laptop were used to collect and record the pressure data inside the sealed container during this process, and the data was filtered before further analysis.Results and DiscussionsBy comparing the measured dates of the working fluid pressure rising time (i.e., the time from the initial pressure to the peak pressure inside the container) and the peak pressure with the numerical calculated values of the theoretical prediction model for 4 different energetic agent mass cases namely 30, 40, 50 and 60 g, it is shown that the relative errors of the working fluid pressure rising time and peak pressure in the sealed container are less than 8% and 7%, respectively. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…The participants included 15 unmarried women aged 35 and older from Yazd, who were selected purposefully. Data were analyzed using a semi-structured interview method. …”
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Evaluation and prediction of the physical properties and quality of Jatobá-do-Cerrado seeds processed and stored in different conditions using machine learning models by Daniel Fernando Figueiredo Spengler, Paulo Carteri Coradi, Dágila Melo Rodrigues, Izabela Cristina de Oliveira, Dalmo Paim de Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro

“…Abstract The conservation of seed quality throughout storage depends on established conditions, monitoring, sampling and laboratory analysis, which are subject to errors and require technical and financial resources. …”
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eidos: A modular approach to external function integration in LLMs by José F. Aldana-Martín, Antonio Benítez-Hidalgo, José F. Aldana-Montes

“…Function calling allows Large Language Models (LLMs) to execute a wide range of tasks, from data analysis and mathematical computations to interacting with web services and other software systems. …”
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Morphological and Environmental Drivers of Urban Heat Islands: A Geospatial Model of Nighttime Land Surface Temperature in Iberian Cities by Gustavo Hernández-Herráez, Saray Martínez-Lastras, Susana Lagüela, José A. Martín-Jiménez, Susana Del Pozo

“…The aim of the research is to develop a methodology to assess UHI effects, emphasizing the role of urban morphology, land use, and vegetation in nighttime heat accumulation. A micro-scale analysis with a 50 m resolution is conducted by integrating a custom QGIS plugin with open-access data, ensuring broad applicability. …”
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Bridging the Gap in Carbohydrate Counting With a Mobile App: Needs Assessment Survey by Asmaa Housni, Alexandra Katz, Lucien Junior Bergeron, Alain Simard, Ashley Finkel, Amélie Roy-Fleming, Meranda Nakhla, Anne-Sophie Brazeau

“…No significant differences were observed based on age or app use. The thematic analysis revealed participants’ perceptions of suggested barriers and features, as well as new barriers such as calculation errors from unreliable food data and nutrition labels, fear of eating disorders, limited app reliability, and insufficient health care support, with suggestions for technology-based solutions. …”
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