Maximum Likelihood Curved Surface Estimation of Multi-Baseline InSAR for DEM Generation in Mountainous Environments by Dehao Liang, Yugang Tian, Xinbo Liu, Haijing Ren, Huifan Liu

“…First, multi-baseline InSAR with Sentinel-1 images is employed to acquire more accurate interferometric phases. Second, two strategies are implemented to improve maximum likelihood elevation estimation, which is particularly susceptible to topographic relief and decorrelation. …”
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Bridging scales and borders on water availability and use in the transboundary Volta River Basin: A water accounting approach by Afua Owusu, Komlavi Akpoti, Mansoor Leh, Tharindu Perera, Lahiru Madushanka, Kirubel Mekonnen, Primrose Tinonetsana, Noosha Tayebi, Ana Cecilia Escalera-Rodriguez, Rafatou Fofana, Naga Manohar Velpuri

“…Sub-basin analysis showed variations in average annual rainfall, ranging from 940 to 1250 mm/year, and groundwater recharge rates (18–64 mm/year), with southern sub-basins receiving more rainfall and having higher recharge rates. Similarly at the country level, variability in rainfall (630–1220 mm/year) and recharge rates (20–280 mm/year) were noted, with downstream countries benefiting from higher rainfall and significant inflows from upstream countries. …”
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Determination of Multicomponents in Rubi Fructus by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Technique by Wenjun Du, Chunyan Wu, Hesong Yu, Qingran Kong, Yunjian Xu, Weidong Zhang

“…The R-values of the NIR-PLSR models for moisture, ellagic acid, and total flavonoids are all greater than 0.90 after suitable pretreatments, indicating that the models are reliable. The RPD values are more than 3.0, which indicate that the models are good and useable for quality control. …”
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Associations between state and trait anxiety on pain-pressure threshold: a pilot study by Scott W. Lowe, Christian Hughey, Breana Fair, Kathryn Downing

“…These findings support the notion that state anxiety is more variable, contrasting with the presumed stability of trait anxiety. …”
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Enhanced prediction of heating value of municipal solid waste using hybrid neuro-fuzzy model and decision tree-based feature importance assessment by Oluwatobi Adeleke, Obafemi O. Olatunji, Tien-Chien Jen, Iretioluwa Olawuyi

“…To this end, the feature importance analysis of MSW input variables was carried out using the decision tree regressor with the Gini importance (GI) metrics to identify the most influential variable. …”
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Reduction of Multiplicative Noise in Radar Images by A. A. Tuzova, V. A. Pavlov, A. A. Belov

“…The structure of speckle noise reduction filters often comprise one or more parameters to control the level of noise smoothing. …”
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Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Female Runners: Results of a Survey by Therese E Johnston, Allison E Jakavick, Caroline A Mancuso, Kathleen C McGee, Lily Wei, Morgan L Wright, Jeremy Close, Ayako Shimada, Benjamin E Leiby

“… # Conclusions Multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors were identified for female runners who sustained one or more stress fracture during running. Prospective studies are warranted to infer a cause and effect relationship amongst these variables and stress fracture risk…”
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Crop residue burning in China (2019–2021): Spatiotemporal patterns, environmental impact, and emission dynamics by Qiancheng Lv, Zeyu Yang, Ziyue Chen, Manchun Li, Bingbo Gao, Jing Yang, Xiao Chen, Bing Xu

“…Our findings also reveal variable lag effects of CRB on regional air quality and pollutants across different seasons, with the strongest impacts in spring and more immediate effects in late autumn. …”
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Identifying climate and environmental determinants of spatial disparities in wheat production using a geospatial machine learning model by Kai Ren, Yongze Song, Linchao Li, Francesco Mancini, Zhuoyao Xiao, Xueyuan Zhang, Rui Qu, Qiang Yu

“…Identifying these spatial determinants enables more efficient crop management – such as targeted sub – regional practices, climate – adaptive variety selection, and soil health strategies – thereby supporting food security and sustainable agricultural systems.…”
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Methodological approach to estimation of the structure of load bearing insulation materials of buildings and constructions of railway transport by A. I. Adilkhodzhaev, S. S. Shaumarov, E. V. Shchipacheva, N. I. Begmatov

“…Thus, optimization, ultimately, is reduced to solving a multifunctional problem with variable multicomponent parameters. Solving the problem of optimizing macrostructure of cellular concrete on the basis of an experiment using the “trial and error” method is very expensive. …”
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Impact of Standard Operating Procedures on Accident Risk in the Transportation of Hazardous Materials: The Moderating Role of Aviation Safety and the Mediating Role of Accident Ris... by Agus Setiawan, Edi Abdurachman, Siti Maemunah, Endri Endri

“…This indicates that the impact of accident risk as a mediating variable is more significant than that of standard operating procedures as a moderating factor in this study. …”
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Impact of nanoparticles shapes and fuzzy volume fraction on Al2O3 – H2O nanofluid flow past an unsteady expandable surface by Adnan Saeed Butt, Naveed Yaqoob, Sameea Akbar, Gul M. Shaikh, Adeeba Farhat, Fouzia Amir, Mohamed R. Ali

“…This study investigates how fuzzy variable volume fractions of Al2​O3​ nanoparticles affect heat transfer in nanofluid flow over a stretching sheet, highlighting nanofluids as a promising thermal performance enhancer. …”
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A Clinical Study Comparing the Efficacy of SesameOil with Desensitizing Tooth Paste in Reducing Dentinal Hypersensitivity: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Walaa Abdullah Al Qahtani, N. C. Sandeepa, Eman Khalid Abdullah, Yosra Mohammed Mousa, Atheer Abdulhade Ganem, Eman Ali Alqahtani, Afnan Hassan M. Alkhayri

“…Efficacy can be established with many more studies including long follow-up and varying time periods.…”
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Applicability Evaluation of Antarctic Ozone Reanalysis and Merged Satellite Datasets by Junzhe Chen, Yu Zhang, Houxiang Shi, Hao Hu, Jianjun Xu

“…Additionally, all datasets show significantly higher RMSE at Dumont D’Urville and Arrival Heights, which generally are located around the edge of the Antarctic stratospheric vortex where total column ozone values are more variable and on average larger than in the core of the vortex. …”
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Sex influences on hippocampal kindling-induced seizures in middle-aged mice by Hongmei Song, Yapeng Liu, Yuqing Sun, Bryan Mah, Yang Bai, Liang Zhang

“…Relative to male mice, female mice showed faster-progressing and more severe evoked seizures, a higher tendency to experience spontaneous seizures in the early stage of extended kindling, less frequent expression of hippocampal interictal spikes, and insignificant decreases in hippocampal theta rhythm. …”
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The effects of climate and geomorphology on bankfull conditions in subtropical Australian streams by Ryan Shojinaga, David Hamilton, Michele A. Burford, Daniel J. Sobota

“…We hypothesised that subtropical regions in the southern hemisphere, such as parts of eastern Australia, are different hydrologically to well-studied areas due to more variability in hydroclimate and different geophysical settings. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and anxiety among adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007–2012 by Xiao Liang, Kai Chen, Yongcan Xia, Siyuan Ding, Hao Wu, Lijuan Huang, Zhenlin Chen, Yuqian Yan

“…Upon converting WWI into a categorical variable based on quartiles, participants in the highest quartile had a significantly elevated risk of anxiety compared to those in the lowest quartile. …”
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Investigating oral health among individuals with depression: NHANES 2015–2016 by Bayan Almohaimeed, Shanta R. Dube, Ruiyan Luo

“…Oral health outcomes were the dependent variables. We used the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression and the Oral Health Questionnaire (OHQ) to measure oral health outcomes. …”
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Les territoires de la Gestion intégrée des zones côtières et marines by Mahfoud Ghézali

“…The choice of multi-scale strategies, management approach, conception and evaluation of the proximity in this concept, and the new strategy developed to realize the ICZM by different national comities in France, contribute to exploring more deeply the concept of ICZM, especially through culture aspects and junction of management issues in projects at local and territory scale.The linkage of ICZM with public policies at local level and sea/ocean macro-management, reveal the politic barriers in place on the road of integration, rationality and efforts of the actors of ICZM to reduce or eliminate those barriers, particularly by renew conceptual and instrumental tools for coastal governance.…”
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Mechanically Powered Negative Pressure Dressing Enhances Surgical Incision Cosmesis: A Randomized Trial by Brian Williams, MD, Abhinav Gupta, MD, Jordan Martucci, MD, Aubrey Swinford, MD, Kyle G. Cologne, MD, Sarah E. Koller, MD, Joongho Shin, MD

“…The average total Scar Cosmesis Assessment Rating score was significantly lower (more favorable) for the MP-NPD wounds compared with the control wounds (3.39 ± 3.18 versus 4.79 ± 3.18, respectively; P < 0.001). …”
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