Comparative pharmacodynamics of intranasal and enteral administration of captopril for uncomplicated hypertensive crises by I. L. Kechyn, V. V. Hladyshev, I. О. Pukhalska

“…Because of asymmetric distribution, the non-parametric method – the Wilcoxon signed-rank test – was used. …”
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Correlating pore space morphology with numerically computed soil gas diffusion for structured loam and sand, including stochastic 3D microstructure modeling by Benedikt Prifling, Matthias Weber, Maximilian Rötzer, Nadja Ray, Alexander Prechtel, Maxime Phalempin, Steffen Schlüter, Doris Vetterlein, Volker Schmidt

“…In a previous work it has been shown that different parametric regression formulas can be used to predict these relations for finely sieved soils of loam and sand. …”
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The Study of Critical Heat Flux in Upflow Boiling Vertical Round Tube under High Pressure by Wei Liu, Jianqiang Shan, Shinian Peng, Guangming Jiang, Yu Liu

“…With an error analysis of the predicted CHF to the experiment database, the prediction capability and the applicability of these correlations are evaluated and the parametric trends of CHF varying with pressure from 15MPa to critical pressure are proposed. …”
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Exploring dynamical features like bifurcation assessment, sensitivity visualization, and solitary wave solutions of the integrable Akbota equation by Chou Dean, Sagher Azad Ali, Asjad Muhammad Imran, Hamed Yasser Salah

“…Sensitivity visualization illustrates how parametric values affect the system’s behavior. The solutions obtained have broad applications in surface geometry and electromagnetism theory. …”
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A Joint Forgetting Factor-Based Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Approach to Predict the State-of-Charge and Model Parameter of Lithium-Ion Battery by Satyaprakash Rout, Satyajit Das

“…The accuracy of model-based State of Charge (SOC) estimators often degrades due to parametric uncertainty, measurement errors, and variations in operating temperature. …”
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Statistical methodologies for evaluation of the rate of persistence of Ebola virus in semen of male survivors in Sierra Leone. by Ndema Habib, Michael D Hughes, Nathalie Broutet, Anna Thorson, Philippe Gaillard, Sihem Landoulsi, Suzanne L R McDonald, Pierre Formenty, Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study Group

“…These methods may be applicable to diseases of a similar nature where persistence estimation of pathogens is of interest.…”
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Prioritizing the Risk of Multiple Invasive Species in the Semiarid Rangelands of Iran: An Ecological Approach to Multicriteria Decision‐Making by Hossein Bashari, Fereshteh Bazgir, Mohammad Reza Vahabi

“…Furthermore, the study method is applicable for assessing the risk of other plant species in semiarid ecosystems.…”
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On the resilience of health systems: A methodological exploration across countries in the WHO African Region. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Regina Titi-Ofei, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Aminata Benitou-Wahebine Seydi, Benson Droti, Ambrose Talisuna, Benjamin Tsofa, Sohel Saikat, Gerard Schmets, Edwine Barasa, Prosper Tumusiime, Lindiwe Makubalo, Joseph Waogodo Cabore, Matshidiso Moeti

“…There is however a recognized dichotomy between its conceptualization in literature, and its application in practice. We propose two mutually reinforcing categories of resilience, representing resilience targeted at potentially known shocks, and the inherent health system resilience, needed to respond to unpredictable shock events. …”
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Method validation of an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) assay for the analysis of magnesium, copper and zinc in red blood cells by Nazmin Bithi, Daniel Ricks, Brandon S. Walker, Christian Law, Kamisha L. Johnson-Davis

“…Additionally, retrospective data were analyzed, and non-parametric reference intervals were calculated. Results: Accuracy and linearity fell within the expected range of ≤±15 % for all analytes. …”
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Chaos-enhanced metaheuristics: classification, comparison, and convergence analysis by Abdelhadi Limane, Farouq Zitouni, Saad Harous, Rihab Lakbichi, Aridj Ferhat, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Pradeep Jangir, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…In addition, a list of 27 standard chaotic maps is explored, and a summary of the application domains where CMAs have demonstrably improved performance is provided. …”
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Solitary waves, bifurcation, chaos, sensitivity, and multistability of electrical transmission line model by Muhammad Abdaal Bin Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair Raza, Maasoomah Sadaf, Ghazala Akram, Muhammad Yousaf, Homan Emadifar, Wael W. Mohammed, Karim K. Ahmed

“…By varying the initial conditions, we analyze multistability, which highlights the system’s ability to display multiple stable states influenced by choosing suitable parametric values. The results acquired from this research are new and significant for the continued exploration of the (2+1)-D NLETLE, offering direction for future scholars.…”
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Performance evaluation of different building envelopes integrated with phase change materials in tropical climates by Rolains Golchimard Elenga, Li Zhu, Steivan Defilla

“…The optimisation results showed that regardless of the climate zone and wall type, the application of PCMs with different melting temperatures significantly reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions. …”
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Research on the Impact Toughness of 3D-Printed CoCrMo Alloy Components Based on Fractal Theory by Guoqing Zhang, Junxin Li, Han Wang, Congcong Shangguan, Juanjuan Xie, Yongsheng Zhou

“…In order to obtain high-performance 3D printed parts, this study focuses on the key performance indicator of impact toughness. The parametric modeling software Rhino 6 is used to design impact specimens, and the laser selective melting equipment DiMetal-100, independently developed by the South China University of Technology, is used to manufacture impact specimens. …”
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Exploring the optimal method for quantifying the contribution of driving factors of urban floods by Xi Huang, Linhan Yang, GuiCheng Yang, Jiufeng Li, Luo Liu, Yilun Liu, Xianzhe Tang

“…While research on urban flood susceptibility (UFS) is well-established, studies on factor contributions usually limited to the simple application without fully evaluating their alignment with UF characteristics. …”
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Multimodal GNSS-R self-supervised learning as a generalist Earth surface monitor by Daixin Zhao, Konrad Heidler, Milad Asgarimehr, Conrad M. Albrecht, Jens Wickert, Xiao Xiang Zhu, Lichao Mou

“…Our model is pretrained on multimodal observables, i.e., delay-Doppler maps (DDMs) and auxiliary parametric data, to learn cross-modal representations from GNSS-R data. …”
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Prediction of Temperature Distribution with Deep Learning Approaches for SM1 Flame Configuration by Gökhan Deveci, Özgün Yücel, Ali Bahadır Olcay

“…This study investigates the application of deep learning (DL) techniques for predicting temperature fields in the SM1 swirl-stabilized turbulent non-premixed flame. …”
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Predicting pull-out strength and failure modes of metal anchors embedded in masonry structures using explainable machine learning models and empirical equations by Aryan Baibordy, Mohammad Yekrangnia

“…Furthermore, by comparing the capability of the XML used in this study with other analytical parametric studies such as finite element analysis, it was found that XML can serve as a suitable alternative for identifying the most important features of the pull-out behavior of metal anchors in masonry.…”
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Adjustment of Truncation Effect in First Birth Interval using Current Status Data Technique by Sachin Kumar, Anup Kumar, Amit Kumar Misra, Jai Kishun, Uttam Singh

“…Conclusion: Truncation effect in FBI is address and some non parametric adjustment is used for estimating the duration of FBI. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Perfobond Rib Shear Connectors Embedded in Recycled Aggregate Concrete by Zhenxuan Yu, Shaohua He, Ayman S. Mosallam, Shuo Jiang, Wenxian Feng

“…The outcomes of this study contribute in providing fundamental knowledge in a new sustainable application of PBL in steel-concrete composite beams with RAC slabs.…”
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Noninvasive image texture analysis differentiates K-ras mutation from pan-wildtype NSCLC and is prognostic. by Glen J Weiss, Balaji Ganeshan, Kenneth A Miles, David H Campbell, Philip Y Cheung, Samuel Frank, Ronald L Korn

“…QTA was applied to regions of interest in the primary tumor. Non-parametric Mann Whitney test assessed the ability of the QTA, clinical and patient characteristics to differentiate between K-ras mutation from pan-wildtype. …”
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