Determining The Factors Affecting Fruit Hardness of Different Peach Types with Meta Analysis by Hande Küçükönder, Kazım Kubilay Vursavuş, Fath Üçkardeş

“…Consequently, “maximum shock acceleration” was found to be a more effective factor comparing to the other factors in determining the the fruit hardness according to the results of meta analysis applied in both methods.…”
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Comparison and System Development of a Two-Coil and Three-Coil Inductive Link for Transcutaneous Power Transfer by Maarten Schelles, Ward Lievens, Laurens Goyvaerts, Frederik Ceyssens, Rikky Muller, Michael Kraft

“…Such efficient and robust transcutaneous power transfer will allow for the development of safer and more patient-friendly implantable devices.…”
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The Volume-Based Pollution-Routing Problem with Time Windows: A Case Study by Bilal Bencharif, Mohamed Amine Beghoura, Emrah Demir

“…This highlights the importance of considering variable speeds in routing problems to assist logistics companies, urban planners, and policymakers achieve more accurate and environmentally friendly transportation solutions.…”
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Psychotic Experiences and Working Memory: A Population-Based Study Using Signal-Detection Analysis. by Rodolfo Rossi, Stanley Zammit, Katherine S Button, Marcus R Munafò, Glyn Lewis, Anthony S David

“…The independent variable was performance on a computerized numerical n-back working memory task. …”
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A Model Predictive Control to Improve Grid Resilience by Joseph Young, David G. Wilson, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett

“…The emphasis throughout the paper is to provide systematic treatment of the topic and produce a novel nonlinear control compatible design framework applicable to electric grids and the control of variable resources. This differs from the more targeted application-based focus in most presentations.…”
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A window into the human immune system: comprehensive characterization of the complexity of antibody complementary-determining regions in functional antibodies by Oscar Mejias-Gomez, Andreas V. Madsen, Kerstin Skovgaard, Lasse E. Pedersen, J. Preben Morth, Timothy P. Jenkins, Peter Kristensen, Steffen Goletz

“…They are composed of heavy and light chains, both with constant and variable regions. The variable region has six hypervariable loops, also known as complementary-determining regions (CDRs) that determine antibody diversity and antigen specificity. …”
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COMBINING ALLOMETRY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO ESTIMATE ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS AT THE INDIVIDUAL TREE LEVEL by Marín Pompa-García, Jaime Roberto Padilla-Martínez, Eduardo Daniel Vivar-Vivar, Jose Israel Yerena-Yamallel

“…Implications: To improve the estimates of AGB, we would not discount the future inclusion of more dasometric attributes, including spectral variables. …”
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Implementation of a digestible calcium system: Why is it needed and where are we? by K.M. Venter, R. Angel, D.R. Korver, M. Cunha, P.W. Plumstead

“…The majority of the P in plant-based feed ingredients is stored as phytate, which is poorly digestible by broilers, while inorganic P sources also show significant variability in digestibility. For decades, poultry nutritionists have incorporated available P in diet formulation, recognizing that the digestibility of P in feedstuffs is highly variable. …”
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Bidirectional Relationship Between Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms in Family Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study by Lucía Jiménez-Gonzalo, María Márquez-González, Carlos Vara-García, Rosa Romero-Moreno, Javier Olazarán, Roland von Känel, Brent T. Mausbach, Andrés Losada-Baltar

“…Two linear mixed models were tested: Model 1 considered insomnia symptoms as the independent variable and depressive symptoms as the outcome; Model 2 considered depressive symptoms as the independent variable and insomnia symptoms as the outcome. …”
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Effects of employees living with an ‘arthritis’ on sickness absence and transitions out of employment: a comparative observational study in the UK by William Whittaker, Ross Wilkie, James Higgerson, Katherine Payne, Martin Eden, Suzanne MM Verstappen

“…Additional analyses examined an interaction between the variable arthritis and these factors to test whether the effect of arthritis differs between these groups.Results Employees reporting having arthritis were more likely to have sickness absence (1.35 percentage points greater rate (95% CI (0.92, 1.78)) and to transition to long-term sick (0.79 percentage points (0.46, 1.13)) and early retirement (0.58 percentage points (0.05, 1.11)). …”
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Determinants of restaurant tax compliance: The moderating role of technology-based monitoring by Elly Asmara, Ngatno, Dwi Ratmono, Augustin Rina Herawati

“…Technology-based tax monitoring acts more as the main determinant rather than as a moderating variable. …”
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Relationship between Receipt of the Samples of Breast Milk Substitutes in Hospitals and Breastfeeding Practice in Japan by Kaho Hisamatsu, Keiko Nanishi, Midori Matsushima, Sumiyo Okawa, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…Logistic regression analysis was conducted with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding as the dependent variable and the receipt of the sample as the explanatory variable. …”
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Towards arbitrary QUBO optimization: analysis of classical and quantum-activated feedforward neural networks by Chia-Tso Lai, Carsten Blank, Peter Schmelcher, Rick Mukherjee

“…These problems typically involve optimizing a large number of binary variables, which makes finding exact solutions exponentially more difficult. …”
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Tribological Performance of Electrochemically Textured EN-GJS 400-15 Spheroidal Cast Iron by Peng Jiang, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, John Christopher Walker

“…This paper presents an experimental study of uniform and variable texture patterns on a honed EN-GJS 400-15 spheroidal graphite cast iron surface. …”
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A New Approach to Development of Students’ Research Abilities in STEM Education by Yelmurat Dosymov, Esim Ergobek, Sherzod Ramankulov, Almagul Ualikhan, Indira Usembayeva, Bakitzhan Kurbanbekov

“…The dependent variable was reassessed after 15 weeks of training. …”
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Higher serum vitamin D levels are associated with decreased odds of obstructive lung disease in the general population: an NHANES analysis (2007–2008 to 2009–2010) by Mohamed Ismail Seedahmed, Aaron D Baugh, Jordan A Kempker

“…In the primary analysis using vitamin D as a continuous variable, there was no association between vitamin D levels and obstructive lung disease. …”
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A Masked, Randomized, Phase 3 Comparison of Triple Fixed-Combination Bimatoprost/Brimonidine/Timolol versus Fixed-Combination Brimonidine/Timolol for Lowering Intraocular Pressure by Curt Hartleben, Juan Camilo Parra, Amy Batoosingh, Paula Bernstein, Margot Goodkin

“…Conjunctival hyperemia, ocular irritation, and dry eye were reported more often with TFC (p≤0.016); however, discontinuations for ocular adverse events were similar between treatments. …”
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Encouraging Healthcare Childbirth to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding: Evidence from Madurese, Indonesia by Mohamad Yoto, Agung Dwi Laksono, Shrimarti Rukmini Devy, Novia Luthviatin, Iken Nafikadini, Nurhasmadiar Nandini, Nur Hafizhah Widyaningtyas

“…The researcher looked at 11 control variables, including regency, residence, mother age, marital status, education, occupation, wealth, antenatal care (ANC), early initiation breastfeeding (EIBF), child's age, and sex, and EBF activity as the outcome variable and childbirth as the exposure variable. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Joint Diseases and Related Surgery: Part-2: The period after the SCI-E by Ahmet Asan, Ahmet Aslan

“…Also, acceptance of articles that may call the attention of more than one specialty may increase the number of citations.…”
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Study on the Mechanical Properties of Coal Weakenedby Acidic and Alkaline Solutions by Dong Xu, Mingshi Gao, Yichao Zhao, Yongliang He, Xin Yu

“…The increase in the damage variable of the coal sample from chemical erosion led to a lower dissipated energy, a higher fractal dimension, and a more fragmented coal sample. …”
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