Development and calibration of roundabout safety performance functions using machine learning: a case study from Amman, Jordan by Diana Al-Nabulsi, Aya Hassouneh

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Analyzing the ecologicality and functionality of kiln architecture in China through KH coder data mining algorithm and hierarchical event coding by Runze Liu, Xiang Wang, Lin Yuan, Yunting Gao, Yan Zhang, Mengsi Yang, Weicong Li

“…Cultural archaeology and technological advancement have formed the main trajectory of cave dwelling environment development, promoting functional transformation and ecological planning. Meanwhile, political-oriented have acted as a secondary trajectory, advancing the standardization of construction techniques. …”
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A statistical approach to assess interspecific consumptive competition and functional redundancy in ephemeral resource uses using camera traps by Yoshihiro Nakashima, Akane Hashizume, Akane Kanda

“…We also defined the Unique Functional Contribution, which represents the net functional loss when a species is removed, calculated by excluding the contribution potentially substituted by the other species. …”
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Institutional distrust and levels of functional impairment related to indoor air-associated symptoms: A Finnish population-based study by Sanna Selinheimo, Einar Eidstø, Jussi Lampi, Anniina Salmela, Juha Pekkanen

“…The associations between levels of functional impairment and distrust in social institutions (health care, juridical system, government officials, construction business, media, and social media) were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression adjusted for gender, age, and education. …”
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Evaluating Modified Soil Erodibility Factors with the Aid of Pedotransfer Functions and Dynamic Remote-Sensing Data for Soil Health Management by Pooja Preetha, Naveen Joseph

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Modification mechanism of silver nanoparticles-functionalized MW-CNT and GGBFS and CQDs on the structural properties of geopolymer reinforced-composite beam by Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Jamal Khatib, Raul D. S. G. Campilho, Ayub Elahi, Ahmed Ashteyat, Roberto A. Gonzalez-Lezcano, Touhami Tahenni, Gideon Bamigboye, Nagaraj Nagaprasad, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

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Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Community Structure and Functional Profiling during Different Fermentation Stages of Xinjiang Sea Buckthorn Jiaosu by Rui FAN, Wenwen WANG, Linna WEI, Tengbin WANG, Sijia WEI, Jinrong LIU, Fang LI

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamics of microbial community structure and function during the natural fermentation process of sea buckthorn ferment at different stages using metagenomic analysis techniques. …”
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Bridging Fiqh and Religious Practice: Actualizing the Function of Ḥāshiyah as a Form of Worship in the Scribal Traditions of Madurese Pesantren Literature by Naufal Cholily, Mahbub Ghozali, Abd. Kholid, Wan Khairul Aiman Wan Mokhtar, Rami İbrahim Mahmut

“… The function of the ḥāshiyah (gloss), traditionally serving as an explanatory tool for words requiring further exploration, underwent a transformation in its application by kiai (local religious leader) in the pesantren (Islamic boarding school) of Madura. …”
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Degenerate cases in discrete Lotka – Volterra dynamical systems by Ganikhodzhaev, Rasul Nabiyevich, Eshmamatova, Dilfuza Bakhromovna, Муминов, Улугбек Рахимжонович, Masharipov, Sirojiddin Ismoyiljon ugli

“…In this paper, we define these sets for degenerate Lotka–Volterra mappings by constructing the Lyapunov function and applying Jacobian spectrum analysis. …”
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Evaluating the measurement properties and feasibility of physical activity and physical function assessments for children undergoing acute cancer treatmentKey points by Sarah L. Grimshaw, Nicholas F. Taylor, Rachel Conyers, Nora Shields

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the construct validity, responsiveness and feasibility of one physical activity assessment tool (Fitbit Inspire); and six physical function assessment tools (Movement ABC-2, Timed Up and Go, 30-s Chair Stand, Timed Rise from the Floor, Timed Up and Down Stairs, 6-min Walk Test) for children undergoing acute cancer treatment. …”
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Understanding the causal effects and heterogeneity between metabolic syndrome and lung function: a nationwide prospective cohort study in China by Jun Wang, Hai-bin Yu, Si-yuan Lei, Huan-rong Ruan, Xiao-chuan Guo, Jian-sheng Li

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Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Robotic Arms Using Deep Reinforcement Learning with Adaptive Reward Mechanisms by Sen Yan, Yanping Zhu, Wenlong Chen, Jianqiang Zhang, Chenyang Zhu, Qi Chen

“…Second, an adaptive reward function is developed to enable real-time path-planning while avoiding obstacles. …”
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Analysis of Transient Modes of Peltier Thermoelectric Elements under Various Input Influences by Gleb Vasilyev, Oleg Kuzichkin, Dmitry Surzhik, Aleksandr Koskin

“…The calculated relations of piecewise linear approximating functions, spectral densities and time forms of input and output parameters of the model under study are presented. …”
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Incorporation of liver chemistry score in predicting survival of liver‐involved advanced gastric cancer patients who received palliative chemotherapy by Ying Feng, Cheng Zhang, Zhijun Wu, Hui Xu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Chong Feng, Jingyi Shao, Minmin Xie, Yahui Yang, Yi Zhang, Tai Ma

“…Abstract Background Gastric cancer liver metastasis (GCLM) patients usually accompany by abnormal serum liver function tests (LFTs) more or less; however, the prognostic value of LFTs is not fully understood. …”
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The effects of pedestrian and bicycle exposure on crash risk in Minneapolis by Tao Tao, Greg Lindsey, Jason Cao, Jueyu Wang

“…Exposure to risk is a theoretically important correlate of crash risk, but many safety performance functions (SPFs) for pedestrian and bicycle traffic have yet to include the mode-specific measures of exposure. …”
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A Novel Method for Estimating Parameters of Magnetic Dipole Sources Under Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Conditions Based on LM-OBF Algorithm by Zhaotao Yan, Zhaofa Zeng, Jianwei Zhao

“…It then constructs an objective function within a least squares framework and optimizes it using the Levenberg–Marquardt (LM) algorithm to achieve a stable estimation of magnetic source parameters. …”
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Sufficient statistics for the Pareto distribution parameter by I. S. Pulkin, A. V. Tatarintsev

“…In addition, it is noted that any function of this product is a sufficient statistic, in particular, the geometric mean. …”
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High-Precision Permeability Evaluation of Complex Carbonate Reservoirs in Marine Environments: Integration of Gaussian Distribution and Thomeer Model Using NMR Logging Data by Hengyang Lv, Jianhong Guo, Baoxiang Gu, Yuhan Liu, Li Wang, Long Wang, Zuomin Zhu, Zhansong Zhang

“…In this study, we innovatively employ the Gaussian distribution function to construct NMR-derived pseudo-pore size distribution curves. …”
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Identification of key genes associated with cellular aging and mitochondria in acute myocardial infarction by Dehong Chen, Lingling Yao, Ke Mo, Linan Li, Zhiheng Liu, Zhengyuan Xia, Hanlin Ding

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PRAXIOCENTRALISM IN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF THE TEACHER by L. Y. Monakhova, V. S. Fedotova

“…The main objective of the professional standard, systematizing the work function of a teacher, is to describe not personal qualities of teachers but the process and outcome of their activities. …”
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