Using 3D observations with high spatio-temporal resolution to calibrate and evaluate a process-focused cellular automaton model of soil erosion by water by A. Eltner, D. Favis-Mortlock, O. Grothum, M. Neumann, T. Laburda, P. Kavka

“…Thus, there is a need for erosion models, necessarily process-focused ones, which are able to reliably represent the rates and extents of soil erosion under unprecedented circumstances. …”
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Space and Time Evolution of the Rupture for the 2010 August 27 Mw 5.8 Kuh-zar earthquake by Nazila Asaadi, Sonia Bazargan

“…Selecting the size of the rupture rate has a significant effect on the size of the slip and its area. …”
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New tectonic discrimination diagrams for basic and ultrabasic volcanic rocks through log-transformed ratios of high field strength elements and implications for petrogenetic proces... by Surendra P. Verma, Salil Agrawal

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Deep sea spy: An online citizen science annotation platform for science and ocean literacy by Marjolaine Matabos, Pierre Cottais, Riwan Leroux, Yannick Cenatiempo, Charlotte Gasne-Destaville, Nicolas Roullet, Jozée Sarrazin, Julie Tourolle, Catherine Borremans

“…Since 2010, camera systems deployed at hydrothermal vents have acquired over 11 terabytes (TB) of data that cannot be processed by research labs only. …”
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Character-word level ensemble integrated model for power transformer defect recording text mining method by LI Yuan, LI Rui, LIN Jinshan, JIN Lingfeng, SHAO Xianjun, ZHANG Guanjun

“…The operation and maintenance management of transformers has accumulated a large amount of unstructured defect recording data in the form of text. However, the lack of effective mining method has led to an extremely low utilization rate. …”
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Design Considerations for 1.6 Tbit/s Data Center Interconnects: Evaluating IM/DD and Coherent Transmission over O-Band Transmission Window by Adrian A. Juarez, Yanjun Zhu, Xin Chen, Ming-Jun Li

“…As data center interconnects surge towards a 1.6 Tbit/s data rate, achieving cost-effective and technically viable solutions present challenges. …”
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Structured follow-up pathway to address unmet needs after transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke (SUPPORT TIA): Feasibility study and process evaluation. by Grace M Turner, Melanie Calvert, Robbie Foy, Lou Atkins, Philip Collis, Sarah Tearne, Sue Jowett, Kelly Handley, Jonathan Mant

“…We collected patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) at 1, 12 and 24 weeks and clinical data at baseline and 24 weeks. The process evaluation comprised qualitative interviews with a sub-sample, feedback questionnaires, and observations of intervention delivery.…”
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Design Particularities of Quadrature Chaos Shift Keying Communication System with Enhanced Noise Immunity for IoT Applications by Darja Cirjulina, Ruslans Babajans, Deniss Kolosovs

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UK APAP R-Matrix Electron-Impact Excitation Cross-Sections for Modelling Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasma by Giulio Del Zanna, Guiyun Liang, Junjie Mao, Nigel R. Badnell

“…Systematic R-matrix calculations of electron-impact excitation for ions of astrophysical interest have been performed since 2007 for many iso-electronic sequences as part of the UK Atomic Process for Astrophysical Plasma (APAP) network. Rate coefficients for Maxwellian electron distributions have been provided and used extensively in the literature and many databases for astrophysics. …”
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A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau by Yu-Xin Zhang, Lin Zhao, Chang-Wei Xie, Guo-Jie Hu, Shu-Hua Yang, De-Fu Zou, Yong-Ping Qiao, Xiang-Fei Li, Jia-Jie Peng

“…In this study, we develop a new approach to evaluate regional permafrost changes, which does not rely on spatially distributed meteorological data but instead uses the regional climate change processes or temperature change rates. …”
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A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing by José Côté, Patricia Auger, Gabrielle Chicoine, Jinghui Cheng, Sylvie Cossette, Guillaume Fontaine, Christine Genest, Shalini Lal, Judith Lapierre, M Gabrielle Pagé, Marc-André Maheu-Cadotte, Geneviève Rouleau, Billy Vinette, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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Cross-evaluation of wearable data for use in Parkinson’s disease research: a free-living observational study on Empatica E4, Fitbit Sense, and Oura by Haakon Reithe, Brice Marty, Juan C. Torrado, Elise Førsund, Bettina S. Husebo, Ane Erdal, Simon U. Kverneng, Erika Sheard, Charalampos Tzoulis, Monica Patrascu

“…The uptime was good, but Oura did not record heart rate and movement concomitantly. We also found variation in terms of access to raw data, sampling rate and level of device-native processing, ease of use, retrieval of data, and design. …”
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Methodological approach to assess cardiovascular dynamics in elite cyclists by Manuel Mateo-March, Alejandro Javaloyes, Iván Peña-González, Manuel Moya-Ramón

“…Key features include:• Thorough raw data preprocessing for reliability.• Power output normalization to CP for consistent assessment.• Sigmoid modeling of heart rate rise to gauge cardiovascular reactivity.This R-based, reproducible method empowers sports scientists and coaches to boost cyclist performance, with potential use in other endurance sports.…”
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Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Embryo Selection for IVF Applications: A Methodological Review by Lazaros Moysis, Lazaros Alexios Iliadis, George Vergos, Sotirios P. Sotiroudis, Achilles D. Boursianis, Achilleas Papatheodorou, Konstantinos-Iraklis D. Kokkinidis, Mohammad Abdul Matin, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Ilias Siniosoglou, Vasileios Argyriou, Sotirios K. Goudos

“…However, it requires a series of costly and non-trivial procedures, and the success rate still needs improvement. Thus, increasing the success rate, simplifying the process, and reducing costs are all essential challenges of IVF. …”
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GPR Sensing and Visual Mapping Through 4G-LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi HaLow, and Wi-Fi Hotspots with Edge Computing and AR Representation by Scott Tanch, Alireza Fath, Nicholas Hanna, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

“…Augmented reality headset representation of the F-scans is proposed as a method of assisting the operator in using the edge-processed scans. These promising results bode well for the potential of remote processing of GPR data in augmented reality applications.…”
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BASSET: Bandpass-adaptive Single-pulse Search Toolkit—Optimized Subband Pulse Search Strategies for Faint Narrowband Fast Radio Bursts by J. H Cao, P. Wang, D. Li, Q. H. Pan, K. Mao, C. H. Niu, Y. K. Zhang, Q. Y. Qu, W. J. Lu, J. S. Zhang, Y. H. Zhu, Y. D. Wang, H. X. Chen, X. L. Chen, J. H. Fang, Y. Feng, H. Gao, Y. F. Huang, J. Li, C. C. Miao, C. W. Tsai, J. M. Yao, S. P. You, R. S. Zhao, Q. Z. Liu, S. M. Weng, S. H. Yew, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, E. Gügercinoğlu, D. K. Zhou, W. W. Zhu

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Multi-Modal Fused-Attention Network for Depression Level Recognition Based on Enhanced Audiovisual Cues by Yihan Zhou, Xiaokang Yu, Zixi Huang, Feierdun Palati, Zeyu Zhao, Zihan He, Yuan Feng, Yuxi Luo

“…This study introduces a fused-attention model for evaluating depression severity using enhanced multi-modal data inputs. Applying several pre-trained advanced models, this article incorporates audiovisual sequences with augmentation. …”
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Assessing the factors militating against the effective implementation of electronic health records (EHR) in Nigeria by Abisola Esther BABATOPE, Idowu Peter ADEWUMI, Damola Olanipekun AJISAFE, Kayode Olayiwola ADEPOJU, Adetola Rachael BABATOPE

“…The study revealed a low utilization rate for EHR (mean 3.01, SD 0.115) and data storage (mean 3.00, SD 0.231), indicating major problems with EHR implementation. …”
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Forecasting birth trends in Ethiopia using time-series and machine-learning models: a secondary data analysis of EDHS surveys (2000–2019) by Daniel Adane, Assefa Andargie Kassa, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Chalachew Yenew, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Abathun Temesegen, Habitamu Mekonen, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Abraham Teym, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Getaneh Atikilit, Tesfaneh Shimels, Wolde Melese Ayele, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Wondimnew Desalegn Addis, Getasew Yirdaw, Chalachew Abiyu Ayalew, Kalaab Esubalew, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw

“…After data preprocessing steps, including data conversion, filtering, aggregation and transformation, stationarity was checked using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test. …”
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Nonlinear transform coding for semantic communications by Ping ZHANG, Jincheng DAI, Yuming ZHANG, Sixian WANG, Xiaoqi QIN, Kai NIU

“…The modular design and limited processing mechanism of traditional communication systems limit the continuous improvement of end-to-end data transmission capability.For this reason, a new nonlinear transform coding framework for semantic communications was proposed.First, an end-to-end rate distortion optimization criterion for semantic communication was derived based on variational theory.Based on this, a nonlinear transform was designed to extract the compact representation of source data in the semantic latent space, and variable-rate nonlinear joint source-channel coding was implemented through the guidance of variational entropy model.Experiments show that semantic nonlinear transform coding can significantly improve the end-to-end data transmission performance and robustness, and is one of the key technologies to catalyze future semantic communications.…”
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