Streamflow prediction using artificial neural networks and soil moisture proxies by Robert Edwin Rouse, Doran Khamis, Scott Hosking, Allan McRobie, Emily Shuckburgh

“…By highlighting this capability to learn effectively using proxy variables, we demonstrate a more transferable framework that minimizes sensing requirements and that enables a route toward generalizing models.…”
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Management Strategies for Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus after Heart Transplantation: A Review by Matthew G. Cehic, Nishant Nundall, Jerry R. Greenfield, Peter S. Macdonald

“…Recently published Consensus Guidelines for the diagnosis of PTDM will hopefully lead to more consistent approaches to the diagnosis of PTDM and provide a platform for the larger-scale multicentre trials that will be needed to determine the role of these newer therapies in the management of PTDM.…”
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Improving SVM performance through data reduction and misclassification analysis with linear programming by Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Mauricio Castro, Mariuxi Leon, Carlos Martin-Barreiro, Michael Liut

“…Abstract In the dual optimization problem behind Support Vector Machine (SVM), each data point corresponds to a decision variable. Therefore, removing data points is equivalent to reducing the dimensionality of the dual problem, leading to a more efficient optimization process. …”
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Reliability Analysis of Horizontal Curves Using Geometric Design Consistency Assessment Criterion by Hossein Saedi, Ali Abdi Kordani, Seyed Mohsen Hosseinian

“…Although speed is one of the most important variables affecting highway safety, numerous studies have been performed on the reliability analysis of horizontal curves without taking the speed variable into account. …”
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Plasticity Induced by Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Bilateral Motor Cortices Is Not Altered in Older Adults by Daina S. E. Dickins, Martin V. Sale, Marc R. Kamke

“…Compared to young adults, older adults exhibit more widespread activity across bilateral motor cortices during the performance of unilateral motor tasks, suggesting that the manifestation of plasticity might also be altered. …”
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A Case Report of Recalcitrant, Extensive Multifocal Epithelial Hyperplasia Treated by Electrocauterization by Saman Al‐Zahawi, Hajer Masoomi, Kambiz Kamyab, Kamran Balighi, Fatemeh Saberi

“…In many cases of multifocal epithelial hyperplasia, a “wait‐and‐see” approach may be sufficient. However, more aggressive treatments, such as destructive modalities, may be necessary for extensive lesions. …”
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The effect of extreme climatic events on littorinid snails in two estuarine environments, temperate (NW Spain) and tropical (NE Brazil) by Rafaela Camargo Maia, Jesus Souza Troncoso

“…The submergence tolerance treatment indicated that the species from Spain are more susceptible to mortality in response to excessive rainfall and/or coastal flooding. …”
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Impacts of Climate Changes on Plant-Beneficial Microorganism Interactions by Kubilay Kurtulus Bastas

“…Recent studies have shown that high CO2 level has a positive effect on the abundance of mycorrhizal fungi, whereas the effects on plant growth promoting bacteria and endophytic fungi are more variable. Elevated CO2 conditions lead to increased colonization of beneficial fungi. …”
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Endoscopic treatment of unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: beyond biliary drainage by Di Zhang, Tianci Shen, Feng Gao, Yong Sun, Zihao Dai, Haifeng Luo, Yanan Sun, Zhuo Yang, Jiangning Gu

“…In addition to external drainage methods like percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD), endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD), particularly endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), offer an effective option for internal drainage, which is more physiologically compatible and better tolerated. …”
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Tiny but mighty, an exploration of microbes and plants as sources of small novel bioactive compounds against invasive mycoses. by Hannah Mai Peacock, James Anthony O'Connor

“…Osmanthus delavayi warrants further study, with an aim to separate out each component, test it for bioactivity and/or asses for the presence of synergism between two or more components, determine their interactions with the blood brain barrier and any potential toxicities and therefore assess the therapeutic potential.…”
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SOME ASPECTS REGARDING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ACTIVITY AT S.C. LUZARDO PREST SERV L.L.C. BÂRCA, DOLJ COUNTY, ROMANIA by Dragoș Mihai MEDELETE, Radu Lucian PÂNZARU

“…At the unit level, there is a need for an adequate management of inputs, as well as a more careful reporting on market realities in order to be able to cope with the current economic situation.…”
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A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Attitude toward Mathematics and Mathematics Anxiety: The Sample of Turkey by Hakan Bayırlı, Mehmet Ertürk Geçici

“…This study aims to obtain a more comprehensive result for the studies examining the relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics anxiety in Turkey. …”
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Vibration control of Stewart platform based on an improved nonlinear proportional-derivative control method by Ke Jin, Ruoning Wang, Yue Zhang, Xueyan Li

“…This control input can track the expected value more precisely, thus strengthening the system's ability to cope with high dynamics. …”
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Stability Calculation of Irregular Structures with Irregular Disorder During Seismic Impact by Zaza Jangidze

“…Therefore, the systematisation of damages and generalisation of results for such buildings is more difficult. Below are some statements sufficiently substantiated with factual material. …”
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Analysis of Mechanical Properties and Damage Behavior of Coal and Sandstone under Different Impact Velocities by Guoning Zhang, Yongjiang Yu, Wei Zhang

“…The peak damage degree of sandstone is more sensitive to the strain rate. The relevant results can provide a theoretical basis for coal mine disaster warning and tunnel support.…”
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The effects of media on the level of accountability of public organization by Mehrdad Matani, Mahshid Hassanpour

“…Finally, the study at hand concludes that in comparison to other media, television is much more powerful in terms of pushing the public sector to be responsive.…”
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Missing-Values Adjustment for Mixed-Type Data by Agostino Tarsitano, Marianna Falcone

“…We propose a new method of single imputation, reconstruction, and estimation of nonreported, incorrect, implausible, or excluded values in more than one field of the record. In particular, we will be concerned with data sets involving a mixture of numeric, ordinal, binary, and categorical variables. …”
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Is digital finance always beneficial to accounting information transparency? Evidence from China by Xingqiang Du, Jing Hong, Hexin Tao, Yongkui Zhang

“…Lastly, MD&A and annual reporting disclosure timeliness are two influential channels by which digital finance affects accounting information transparency, and further the inverted U-shaped relationship is more pronounced for firms in provinces with lower marketisation indexes (CEO-chairman duality) than for their counterparts.…”
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PV Emulator based on DC-DC buck converter and PI Controller by El Asri Yassine, El Fadil Hassan, Lassioui Abdellah, Hasni Anwar, El Ancary Marouane, Bentalhik Issam, Koundi Mohamed

“…By enabling precise control and simulation under diverse scenarios, the emulator aids in reducing experimental costs and space requirements, thereby promoting more efficient solar technology research and education.…”
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Thermoelastic vibrations for solid cylinder with voids, using Moore-Gibson-Thompson heat conduction model by Ahmed Yahya M.H, Anouar Saidi, Ahmed E. Abouelregal, Adam Zakria, Ibrahim-Elkhalil Ahmed, F. A. Mohammed

“…The numerical results show that the size of the voids has a clear physical effect on the studied variables. In fact, the presence of a large number of small pores reduces the variable values. …”
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