Comparison of hair‐trapping methods for the long‐tailed goral by Hee‐Bok Park, Hee Cheon Park, Phil E. Cowan, Sungwon Hong

“…In 2010, the 2 shapes of hair traps were equally efficient at providing samples. We concluded that the hair‐trapping method allows for noninvasive monitoring of the endangered goral, and could be used to monitor other species in South Korea. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.…”
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Impact of storage and extraction methods on peat soil microbiomes by Dylan Cronin, Yueh-Fen Li, Paul Evans, Gene W. Tyson, Ben J. Woodcroft, Virginia I. Rich, IsoGenie 2016 and 2019 Field Teams

“…Recovered microbial community structure is known to be influenced by sample storage conditions and nucleic acid extraction methods, and the impact varies by sample type. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning: A Chronological Overview and Methods by Juan Terven

“…It aims to serve both as an introduction for newcomers to the field and as a practical guide for those seeking to select the most appropriate methods for specific problem domains. Methods: We begin by outlining fundamental reinforcement learning principles, followed by an exploration of early tabular Q-learning methods. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Methods Used to Detect Cracked Teeth by Veronica Kindaro, Huon Molland, Sara Shirbegi, Paul Renner, Unni Krishnan

“…Experienced dentists were more accurate in detecting cracked teeth. Conclusions Visual diagnostic methods cannot definitively diagnose cracks. …”
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Understanding the embodied carbon credentials of modern methods of construction by Richard O’Hegarty, Aislinn McCarthy, Jack O’Hagan, Thanat Thanapornpakornsin, Samar Raffoul, Oliver Kinnane

“…This study assesses the embodied carbon credentials of modern methods of construction (MMC) by conducting a critical literature review and synthesis of the findings. …”
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Effect of Different Cooking Methods on the Flavor of Procambarus clarkii by Chuanfeng HU, Wenxing QIU, Xuan LIU, Shizhe WANG, Yu QIAO, Ziyi TU, Feng CAO, Shuangquan LIU

“…Significant differences were observed among the culinary methods (P<0.05). Microwave heating, steaming, and frying yielded a more diverse array of aromas, with the fried samples exhibiting the greatest number of aroma-active compounds, such as methyl 2-methylbutanoate and (E)-2-heptenal, which lent a distinctive fatty aroma to the fried Procambarus clarkii, heightening its sensory quality. …”
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A Method of Printing Defect Detection Based on DCGAN by WANG Hai-tao, GAO Yu-dong, HOU Jian-xin, HE Yong-jun, CHEN De-yun

“…The method improves the detection accuracy by the following points: ①The upper sampling module is added on the basis of the original network, and the loss in the upper sampling is reduced; ②A self-attention mechanism is proposed to generate more complex and accurate images; ③The noise distribution of the image is analyzed statistically, the optimal threshold is determined, the noise is removed and the accurate defect image is obtained. …”
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An acoustic method of determination of leakage coordinates in gas pipelines by J. BUTKUS, L. JAKEVIČIUS, O. TUMŠYS

“…It is revealed that one of the more perspective methods of detection of leakage coordinates of gas-lines is the acoustic correlation method. …”
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Analysis of key geological structures and rockburst prediction method by Chunchi Ma, Yang Yuan, Xiang Ji, Feng Peng, Ziquan Chen, Hang Zhang

“…Using the rockburst intensity classification scheme and the Monte Carlo method, the samples within the dangerous range of rockbursts were identified. …”
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Generalized Inference for Mediation Analysis by Xiaoyang Ma, David P. MacKinnon, Thomas Mathew, Brian Agan, George Luta, Ionut Bebu

“…Future work should consider the extension of the GPQ method to causal mediation analysis involving more complex models with multiple mediators.…”
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Fair food futures UK: Protocol for a mixed methods study exploring what approaches adopted by community food organisations are more likely to prevent the need for emergency food in... by Laura Sheard, Giorgia Previdoli, Wendy Burton, Rachel Benchekroun, Maddy Power, Bob Doherty, Philip Hadley, Ariadne Beatrice Kapetenaki, Shahid Islam, Sairah Mirza, Claire Cameron, Kate Pickett, Angela Hutton, Charlotte Edwards, Maria Bryant

“…Methods include participatory systems mapping and qualitative longitudinal research. …”
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Method selection affects the estimates of residency and site fidelity in bottlenose dolphins: testing sensitivity and performance of different methods using mark-resight data by Israel Huesca-Domínguez, Eduardo Morteo, Luis Gerardo Abarca-Arenas, Brian C. Balmer, Tara M. Cox, Christian A. Delfín-Alfonso, Isabel C. Hernández-Candelario

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BIOFEEDBACK AS A METHOD FOR STUDENTS’ MENTAL STATE ASSESSMENT by M. Yu. Ababkova, V. L. Leontieva

“…It is proved that application of active methods of training unlike traditional ones is more effective in terms of impact on health, adaptability and efficiency of mentality of students. …”
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Zigzag Reinforcement Method for 3D Concrete Printing by Bahram Ahadi, Mercedes Valiente López

“…Unlike the unreinforced specimen, where cracks propagated vertically, the zigzag reinforcement redirected crack propagation horizontally, allowing the beams to carry more load. Additionally, the steel-reinforced sample demonstrated a 68% increase in maximum flexural moment and a 286% increase in flexibility compared to the control specimen. …”
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A new method for analyzing gene expression data by PAN Hai-yan, ZHU Jun, HAN Dan-fu

“…In current, logarithmic ratios are usually analyzed directly by various clustering methods, which may introduce bias interpretation in identifying groups of genes or samples. …”
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Silicon nitride porous ceramics prepared by sacrificial method by R. Chiba, F. M. S. Carvalho, C. C. Guedes-Silva

“…Abstract In this work, a comprehensive study was conducted to examine the impact of ammonium bicarbonate (NH4HCO3) content, a porogenic agent, on the development of the microstructure, compressive strength, and Young’s modulus of the porous silicon nitride ceramics using the sacrificial method. The porous ceramics were obtained by pressureless sintering at 1650 oC and characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. …”
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METHODICAL APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ACUPUNCTURE OF TONGUE by N. Pirovski, N. Dimitrov, D. Atanasova

“…Objective: Refine of the methodology for evaluating morphological changes associated with tongue acupuncture. Material and methods: Selection of experimental animals and appropriate protocol for material collection, fixation, staining and counting of selected morphological structures and elements. …”
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A Visual Measurement Method for Large-Sized Parts by Junkai Yang

“…The experimental results show that the machine vision-based battery box part dimensions measurement method proposed in this paper improves the current measurement efficiency by more than 50 times, the measurement error meets the engineering requirements, and the measurement accuracy is also significantly improved compared with other methods, and has good robustness.…”
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Green Chemistry Method for Analyzing Bisphenol A in Milk by Angela M. Encerrado Manriquez, Wen-Yee Lee

“…A simple, fast, green, and sensitive method for determining Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in commercial milk was developed using a solventless sample preparation technique known as stir bar sorptive extraction, coupled with thermal desorption–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. …”
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Pretreatment method of forchlorfenuron residues in loquat by HPLC analysis by YANG Chunping, LI Zhaojun, NING Hong, CHEN Huabao, GONG Guoshu, YANG Jizhi, ZHANG Min

“…Therefore, residue detection of forchlorfenuron in fruits and vegetables is imperative.High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis is a common detection method. The suitable conditions for the extraction and purification of sample play an important role prior to HPLC analysis.In this study, the extraction efficiency of forchlorfenuron residues in loquat was compared using matrix dispersive solid phase extraction and QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, safe).The results showed that QuEChERS was a more suitable pretreatment method for the determination of forchlorfenuron residues in loquat, because it had obviously higher average recoveries than the matrix dispersive solid phase extraction. …”
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