Predicting COVID-19 severity in pediatric patients using machine learning: a comparative analysis of algorithms and ensemble methods by Babak Pourakbari, Setareh Mamishi, Sepideh Keshavarz Valian, Shima Mahmoudi, Reihaneh Hosseinpour Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Abdolsalehi, Mahmoud Khodabandeh, Mohammad Farahmand

“…Abstract COVID-19 has posed a significant global health challenge, affecting individuals across all age groups. …”
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Conditions for Accretion Favoring an Unmelted Callisto and a Differentiated Ganymede by Yannis Bennacer, Olivier Mousis, Marc Monnereau, Vincent Hue, Antoine Schneeberger

“…This possibly undifferentiated state contrasts sharply with the globally molten state inferred in its counterpart, Ganymede, and poses unique challenges to theories of the formation and evolution of the Galilean moons. …”
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Combination of skin sympathetic nerve activity and urine biomarkers in improving diagnostic accuracy for urge urinary incontinence by Yu-Chen Chen, Hao-Wei Chen, Tzu-Yu Liu, Yung-Shun Juan, Yu-Peng Liu, Shiou-Lan Chen, Chien-Hung Lee, Wei-Chung Tsai, Wen-Jeng Wu

“…Abstract Urge urinary incontinence (UUI) poses diagnostic challenges due to subjective assessments and limited biomarkers. …”
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Cold-induced biochemical changes in leaves of two commercial clones of Eucalyptus by Patricia Basile, Federico Wallace, Cristina Olivaro, Nicolás De Palma, Omar Borsani, Arthur Fett-Neto

“…IntroductionCold weather poses a significant challenge to the growth of crops and subtropical tree species like Eucalyptus. …”
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Online Asynchronous Learning over Streaming Nominal Data by Hongrui Li, Shengda Zhuo, Lin Li, Jiale Chen, Tianbo Wang, Jun Tang, Shaorui Liu, Shuqiang Huang

“…Specifically, OALN is grounded in three core principles: (1) It utilizes a Gaussian mixture copula in the latent space to preserve class structure and numerical relationships, thereby addressing the encoding and relational learning challenges posed by mixed feature types. (2) It performs adaptive imputation through conditional covariance matrices to seamlessly handle random missing values and feature drift, while incrementally updating copula parameters to accommodate dynamic changes in the feature space. (3) It incorporates a model pool and hint mechanism to efficiently process asynchronous label feedback. …”
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Characteristics and formative mechanism of lacustrine deep-water gravity flow deposition: a case study of the Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin by Taping He, Wenju Wang, Xiaobin Xie, Ke Li, Qing Deng, Shuxian Li, Zhenwei Zhang, Zhou Yaoqi

“…Abstract The sedimentary mechanisms and depositional processes of deep-water gravity flows in lacustrine basins remain incompletely understood, posing challenges for accurate reservoir prediction in continental rift basins. …”
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Changes in water characteristics and pore distributions in loam soil under the coexistence of microplastics and salts by Xuguang Xing, Liuchang Su, Dongwei Li, Fengyue Zhao, Weihua Wang

“…Farmland salinization and microplastics (MPs) pollution are increasing worldwide, posing threats to environmental health and accelerating land degradation. …”
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Assessment of the environmental impact of urban wastewater and the treatment capacity of the Saida activated sludge plant (North-western Algeria) on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha by Souad Zairi, Boumediene Meddah, Miloud Slimani, Asmaa Rahmani

“…Conclusion: The discharge of untreated slaughter wastewater poses serious environmental and public health risks. …”
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A Robust Cross-Channel Image Watermarking Technique for Tamper Detection and its Precise Localization by Muhammad Ashraf, Adnan Nadeem, Oussama Benrhouma, Muhammad Sarim, Kashif Rizwan, Amir Mehmood

“…Chaotic systems are employed to leverage their sensitivity to initial conditions and control parameters, resulting in high confusion and diffusion properties in the proposed scheme. …”
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Energy-resolved neutron imaging and diffraction including grain orientation mapping using event camera technology by Tsviki Y. Hirsh, Andrew F. T. Leong, Adrian S. Losko, Alexander Wolfertz, Daniel J. Savage, Tim T. Jäger, John Rakovan, James J. Wall, Alexander M. Long, Sven C. Vogel

“…Neutron diffraction is useful for assessing microstructural parameters such as phase composition, texture, and dislocation densities, though it typically provides averaged data over the sampled volume. …”
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Antimicrobial Dosing During Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration in Septic Shock Patients: A Prospective, Multicenter Study Protocol by Alicia Wendy Vega Harwood, Marta Martín Fernández, Carlos Ezquer Garin, Francisco Javier Álvarez, Rocío López Herrero, Eduardo Tamayo, Gerardo Aguilar

“…Further calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters and determination of PK/PD breakpoints will be made using Monte Carlo simulation. …”
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Rejuvenation of reverse osmosis polyamide membranes degraded by chlorine in the presence of ferric chloride by Muhammad Inam Bari, Bende Merve Kayhan, Bengü Bozkaya, Aykut Argönül

“…This early degradation of RO membranes poses significant challenges, resulting in operational inefficiencies, early disposal of membranes, and elevated operational costs. …”
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Process and mechanism modeling of cefotaxime removal from hospital wastewater using pistachio shells based magnetic activated carbon nanoparticles by Atefeh Rahmani, Haripriya Naidu, Tomasz Świergosz, Hamid Reza Rahimi, Zahra Mousavi, Maryam Dolatabadi, Saeid Ahmadzadeh

“…Abstract Antibiotic residues have been extensively identified in diverse aquatic environments, posing significant health risks to both humans and animals, while also presenting challenges to the environment. …”
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Research on the fatigue of construction workers by heart rate monitoring by XU Ming-wei, JIN Long-zhe, ZHANG Lin, YU Lu, LIU Jian-guo, TIAN Xing-hua

“…The safety situation in the construction industry across the world has been complicated for a long time, and the high incidence of accidents poses great challenges to this situation. Research on occupational safety and health indicates that people are prone to misconduct or unsafe behavior when they are tired. …”
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Enhancing Load-Bearing Capacity of Weak Soils Using Geosynthetics: A Finite Element Analysis by Hassan Tavassoli Rad, Farhad Mahmoudi Jalali, Mohammad Gheibi, Reza Yeganeh Khaksar, Andres Annuk, Reza Moezzi

“…In the context of mining applications and the increasing demand for high load-bearing soils, utilizing weak soils poses a significant challenge. This study investigates the effectiveness of geosynthetics in stabilizing weak soils through numerical modeling using Abaqus software (R2016X)and validation via laboratory model testing. …”
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Geophysical investigation of aquifer flow unit characteristics in northern parts of Akwa Ibom State, Southern Nigeria by Aniekan M. Ekanem, Nyakno J. George, Jewel E. Thomas, Itoro G. Udo

“…The heterogeneous nature of the aquifer system poses significant challenges to both aquifer delineation into hydraulic flow units (HFUs) and the assessment of groundwater flow efficiency. …”
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LH-YOLO: A Lightweight and High-Precision SAR Ship Detection Model Based on the Improved YOLOv8n by Qi Cao, Hang Chen, Shang Wang, Yongqiang Wang, Haisheng Fu, Zhenjiao Chen, Feng Liang

“…However, detecting multi-scale ship targets in complex backgrounds leads to issues of false positives and missed detections, posing challenges for lightweight and high-precision algorithms. …”
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Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Red Snapper (Lutjanidae) in Nabire Waters by Andi Nacisa Malfin Savina Maharani, Ridwan Sala, Abdul Hamid A Toha, Debora Christin Purbani, Daniel Frikli Mokodongan, Aradea Bujana Kusuma, Bayu Pranata

“…The Lutjanidae family has a wide range of varieties, posing challenges in their morphological identification. …”
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Adsorption of Rhodamine B dye from solution using 3-((1-(4-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)amino)phenyl)ethylidene)amino)phenol (BIAPEHB)/ P(AA-co-AM) composite by Hayder O. Jamel, Maryam H. Jasim, Makarim A. Mahdi, Safaa H. Ganduh, Maryam Batool, Layth S. Jasim, Muhammad Nouman Haider

“…Rhodamine B (RhB), a widely used dye, poses a significant threat to water quality. This study investigates the adsorption of RhB dye onto 3-((1-(4-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)amino)phenyl)ethylidene)amino)phenol (BIAPEHB)/ P(AA-co-AM) composite as a potential solution to this environmental challenge. …”
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Physiological Response to Salinity in Novel M-Series Grapevine Rootstocks: A Comparison with Commercial Standards by Xavier Rius-Garcia, María Videgain-Marco, José Casanova-Gascón, Luis Acuña-Rello, Pablo Martín-Ramos

“…Rising soil salinity poses significant challenges to Mediterranean viticulture. …”
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