Assessment of soil erosion dynamics and implications for sustainable land management: A case study using the RUSLE model by Lu Zhang, Muhammad Haseeb, Zainab Tahir, Aqil Tariq, Khalid F. Almutairi, Walid Soufan

“…Various parameters were quantified via RS data from Sentinel-2 imagery and processed with geographical information system (GIS) tools. …”
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Integrating Cognitive Intelligence and VANET for Effective Traffic Congestion Detection in Smart Urban Mobility by Anita Mohanty, Ambarish G. Mohapatra, Subrat Kumar Mohanty, Tiansheng Yang, Rajkumar Singh Rathore, Ahmed Alkhayyat, Deepak Gupta

“…This issue not only results in significant time and fuel wastage but also poses a considerable challenge in efficiently disseminating traffic information and managing road conditions for authorities. …”
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Growth, Spectral Vegetation Indices, and Nutritional Performance of Watermelon Seedlings Subjected to Increasing Salinity Levels by Alfonso Llanderal, Gabriela Vasquez Muñoz, Malena Suleika Pincay-Solorzano, Stanislaus Antony Ceasar, Pedro García-Caparros

“…Nevertheless, increasing soil salinization poses a significant challenge, particularly in salt-affected regions. …”
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Joint Modulation Identification and IQ Impairment Handling in Two-Path Relayed Multiple Users OFDMA Over Unknown Channels by Hala Mostafa, Mohamed Marey, Khaled Mohamad Almustafa, Juliano Katrib

“…The design of effective modulation identification (MI) schemes in orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmissions poses a considerable challenge for autonomous radio systems, owing to system complexity and dynamic channel conditions. …”
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Correlation of Platelet Indices with Severity of Gastroesophageal Varices in Patients of Liver Cirrhosis: A Research Protocol by Parav Tantia, Sourya Acharya

“…Cirrhosis is the advanced stage of ongoing liver fibrosis, which poses substantial global health challenges due to its fatal consequences, such as gastroesophageal varices. …”
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Long-Term Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Images and Google Earth Engine: The Case Study Izmir and Erdek Bays by O. Y. Altuntas, M. Saygi, I. Colkesen

“…Monitoring water quality, particularly parameters such as Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Total Suspended Matter (TSM), is essential for sustaining biodiversity and managing aquatic ecosystems. …”
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The association of Malnutrition-Inflammation Score with sleep quality and mental health in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Mehrnaz Morvaridi, Hossein Bavi Behbahani, Meysam Alipour, Ahmad Zare Javid, Sara Keramatzadeh, Shiva Shokri, Pardis Tofighzadeh, Fatemeh Fayazfar, Haleh Soltaniyan Dehkordi, Elahe Ghadimi, Siavash Babajafari Esfandabad, Shokouh Shayanpour

“…Abstract Background Hemodialysis is crucial for individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but it poses challenges that impact health and quality of life. …”
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Improving the efficiency of the electrocoagulation process for Palm Oil Mill effluent: A case study in POME processing in a palm oil processing factory in Meulaboh, West Aceh Regen... by Daudsyah Muhammad, Mulyati Sri, Rosnelly Cut Meurah, Ambarita Aulia Chintia

“…Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a by-product of palm oil processing, which poses a significant risk to environmental integrity due to its high production volume and pollutant content. …”
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Screening Key Factors in the Preparation of Alkaline-Based Adsorbents for Amoxicillin Removal Using Design of Experiments by Ismail Ya Mohammad Nazir Syah, Ngadi Norzita

“…Pharmaceutical contaminants, such as amoxicillin, are persistent pollutants in wastewater and resist conventional treatment methods, posing environmental challenges. This study explores glycerol pitch, a biodiesel by-product, as a sustainable precursor for synthesizing polymerized adsorbents. …”
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Improved Online Kalman Smoothing Method for Ship Maneuvering Motion Data Using Expectation-Maximization Algorithm by Wancheng Yue, Junsheng Ren

“…Our method effectively addresses the challenges posed by heavy-tailed Student-t distributed noise and parameter uncertainty inherent in ship motion data, demonstrating robust parameter learning capabilities, even when initial ship motion system parameters deviate from real conditions. …”
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Apprehending outer membrane models of Gram-negative bacteria at different atomistic resolutions for in silico antibiotic developments by Hidayat Alam Ahmad, Nirwantono Rudi, Pardamean Bens

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the major risks for the current and future global public health. …”
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Adaptive Actor-Critic Based Optimal Regulation for Drift-Free Nonlinear Systems by Ashwin P. Dani, Shubhendu Bhasin

“…The uncertainty in the input term poses a challenge when developing a continuous-time RL controller using existing methods. …”
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Intelligent Stroke Disease Prediction Model Using Deep Learning Approaches by Chunhua Gao, Hui Wang

“…Stroke is a high morbidity and mortality disease that poses a serious threat to people’s health. Early recognition of the various warning signs of stroke is necessary so that timely clinical intervention can help reduce the severity of stroke. …”
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Collision risk and mobility analysis of novice drivers on a highway based on real world data by Mehmet Rizelioğlu

“…These novice driver (ND) parameters are then incorporated into the VISSIM traffic micro-simulation model as a separate driving behavior dataset. …”
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Koffka Ring Perception in Digital Environments with Brightness Modulation by Mile Matijević, Željko Bosančić, Martina Hajdek

“…Various parameters and observation conditions contribute to the emergence of color. …”
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Machine learning based assessment of hoarseness severity: a multi-sensor approach centered on high-speed videoendoscopy by Tobias Schraut, Anne Schützenberger, Tomás Arias-Vergara, Melda Kunduk, Matthias Echternach, Stephan Dürr, Julia Werz, Michael Döllinger

“…IntroductionFunctional voice disorders are characterized by impaired voice production without primary organic changes, posing challenges for standardized assessment. Current diagnostic methods rely heavily on subjective evaluation, suffering from inter-rater variability. …”
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Impact of exercise training on exercise tolerance, cardiac function and quality of life in individuals with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and m... by Hu Li, Yingxue Liu, Yu Liu, Zhichao Xu, Pengchao Pan, Lijun Zeng

“…Abstract Background Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly prevalent and poses significant treatment challenges due to its complex pathophysiology. …”
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Machine learning enhanced metal 3D printing: high throughput optimization and material transfer extensibility by Yuanjie Zhang, Cheng Lin, Yuan Tian, Jianbao Gao, Bo Song, Hao Zhang, Min Wang, Kechen Song, Binghui Deng, Dezhen Xue, Yonggang Yao, Yusheng Shi, Kun Kelvin Fu

“…However, the intricate interplay between laser and metal powders poses a significant challenge for conventional trial-and-error optimization. …”
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A generalizable model for the facial recognition of sika deer with enhanced cross-domain performance by Ye Mu, Jinghuan Hu, Zhipeng Li, Heyang Wang, He Gong, Yu Sun, Tianli Hu

“…However, challenges such as complex backgrounds, occlusions, and age-related facial variations pose significant obstacles to robust facial recognition. …”
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Evaluating Interior Orientation Estimability in Multimedia Photogrammetry - A practical guide on object-invariant bundles by R. Rofallski, A. Colson, A. Colson, T. Luhmann

“…Bundle adjustment in multimedia environments, such as underwater or through refractive interfaces, poses unique challenges for parameter estimation due to increased correlations between interior orientation and refractive parameters. …”
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