A Characterization of the Powder Yield Behaviors During a Hot Isostatic Pressing Process by Guozheng Quan, Wenjing Ran, Weiwei Dai, Qian Jiang, Yanze Yu, Yu Zhang

“…The accuracy of this model was verified by comparing experimental results with finite element method (FEM) simulations. The findings of this study contribute to a more precise prediction of densification behavior in thermally driven isostatic pressing.…”
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Automatic crop type mapping based on crop-wise indicative features by Junru Yu, Longcai Zhao, Yanfu Liu, Qingrui Chang, Na Wang

“…The time series analysis method (i.e., seasonal trend decomposition) and imputation method was then utilized for the discrete time series of CIF extractors, which were separately trained based on training samples on each day. …”
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Dental Pain in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Caregivers’ Perspective by Sumer M. Alaki, Niveen S. Bakry

“…This study is aimed at evaluating dental pain from caregivers’ perspective in children with ID. Methods. The study sampled 86 children (33 with ID, 53 normally developing) ages ranges from birth to 16 years old among those visiting the School of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Innovative activity of teachers - myth or reality? by A. P. Usol’tsev, E. P. Antipova

“…It is obvious that these types of activity differ considerably. More accurate structuring of innovative activity of the teacher will allow experts to describe more precisely objective essence of innovative processes and to find out more effective means of their stimulation both at the individual level of the teacher and at the level of a national educational system.The aim of the publication was to discuss the questions of what is innovative activity of the teacher; whether innovative activity really exists in mass practice; how innovative activity can be stimulated.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Comparative evaluation of funduscopy, PCR and serology in the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis at ECWA Eye Hospital, Kano by Biodun Bintu Adebakin, Mayor Orezime Atima, Ugbede Idakwo, Jamilu Abubakar Bala, Alhasan Sharif Abdullahi, Auwal Bello Muhammad, Jah Douglas Pam, Emeka John Dingwoke, Florence Olufunke Darda, Bilkisu Ahmed, Isah Abubakar Aliyu, Lawal Dahiru Rogo, Halliru Hassan Abdullahi, Abdulhadi Sale Kumurya

“…Additionally, PCR was used to confirm the presence of T. gondii DNA in blood samples. The results from these methods were compared with assess their sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic value.Results Funduscopy detected T. gondii in 25.4% (67/264) of the patients, while ELISA showed a higher detection rate of 36.7% (97/264). …”
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Research on safety risk assessment model of construction engineering based on attention mechanism and graph neural network by Lanfei He, Ran Chen, Jia Hu, Zhenxi Huang, Li Zhou, Hong Zhang

“…Through experiments, we prove that the average accuracy of the model in the test set is 92.3 %, which is about 10 percentage points higher than the traditional risk assessment method. When predicting high-risk areas, the accuracy rate is as high as 95.6 %, which can provide more accurate risk warning information for project managers, show excellent performance advantages, and help to more effectively prevent risks in advance. …”
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Accounting for alternation in temporal quality analysis in MapBiomas Brazil by Ana Paula Matos, Maria Hunter, Robert Gilmore Pontius, Luis Rodrigo Baumann, Leandro Leal Parente, Laerte Guimarães Ferreira

“…We present here a new method for a robust assessment of land cover transitions over time and apply this methodology to the yearly MapBiomas land use land cover maps of Brazil spanning 1985–2022. …”
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Fusion of transfer learning with nature-inspired dandelion algorithm for autism spectrum disorder detection and classification using facial features by G. Elangovan, N. Jagadish Kumar, J. Shobana, M. Ramprasath, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi, Woong Cho

“…This work presents a Fusion of Transfer Learning (TL) with the Dandelion Algorithm for Accurate Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection and Classification (FTLDA-AASDDC) method. The FTLDA-AASDDC technique detects and classifies autism and non-autism samples using facial images. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and Toxicity Test of Various Extracts from Microalgae <I>Dunaliella salina</I> by Yosi Yananda Sijabat, Wilis Ari Setyati, Retno Hartati

“…The multistage maceration method uses n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol to extract samples. …”
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A pipeline for processing hyperspectral images, with a case of melanin-containing barley grains as an example by I. D. Busov, M. A. Genaev, E. G. Komyshev, V. S. Koval, T. E. Zykova, A. Y. Glagoleva, D. A. Afonnikov

“…Nowadays, this analysis is used more and more widely, so the development of hyperspectral image processing methods is an urgent task. …”
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A Generative Adversarial Network-Based Extractive Text Summarization Using Transductive and Reinforcement Learning by Jing Yang, Haoshen Qin, Yiping Sun, Hao Wang, Abdullah Ayub Khan, Lip Yee Por, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Pawel Plawiak

“…We implement a Reinforcement Learning (RL)-based strategy to address an imbalance caused by more fake than real samples in the discriminator. …”
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The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on the knowledge-based enterprises performance by explaining the mediating role of innovation strategy and open innovation activities by Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin, Rasoul Nosratpanah, Aref Ashrafzadeh

“…Purpose: Today, the methods of value creation have been transformed by the dynamics of competition. …”
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Evaluating Torsional Recovery test for interlinkage with deformation-recovery measurement metrics of polymer modified bitumen by Nazmus Sakib, Sabrina Islam, Shahriar Bin Kabir, Shamima Yasmin, Md. Mamun Kaysar, Joy Prakash Chowdhury, Md. Mahbubur Rahman

“…Hence, such tests can be useful as rapid quality control and verification tool during field inventory inspections by procuring agencies. Traditional method, that is, ductilometer-based Elastic Recovery (ER-DB) relies on an unwieldy large device, delicate sample preparation process, and variable true strain rate. …”
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Development and evaluation of a triplex real-time PCR assay for enhanced plague diagnostics in Madagascar. by Beza Ramasindrazana, Zoé A Rahalison, Philippe Gauthier, Guillain Mikaty, Zaina I Bodoarison, Lanto A Maminirina, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Mamy G Randriamanantsoa, Gilbert Kayoko, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Andriamiliharison J Rasamindrakotroka, Minoarisoa Rajerison

“…Implementing this new method into routine will enable a faster, more effective response to plague outbreaks by reducing the time needed to confirm plague cases and limiting the spread of the diseases. …”
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Early childhood psychopathology and parental mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: the effects of pandemic restrictions on 0- to 3-year-olds by K. Keller, S. Taubner, A. K. Georg

“…The present study examines how the restrictions imposed during the pandemic and parental mental health affect early childhood psychopathology.MethodFrom September 2019 to December 2021, the Outpatient Department of Family Therapy at the Institute for Psychosocial Prevention, Heidelberg surveyed a clinical sample of 249 families who sought consultation for early childhood psychopathology. …”
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The impact of board gender diversity on the accrual/real earnings management practice: evidence from an emerging market by Eman F. Attia, Sameh Yassen, Ahmed Chafai, Ahmed Qotb

“…Using the system generalized method of moments, companies with more gender diversity are more effective in reducing accrual earnings manipulation (AEM). …”
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Nutrient Intakes in Vegans, Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarians, Orthodox Fasters, and Omnivores in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexey Vladimirovich Galchenko, Gianluca Rizzo, Luciana Baroni

“…The food frequency questionnaire method was used for data collection and analysis. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella and Shigella among Diarrheic Patients Attending Selected Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tiruneh Ararsa, Deneke Wolde, Haile Alemayehu, Ketema Bizuwork, Tadesse Eguale

“…The Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method was employed to assess susceptibility to 11 antimicrobials for each of the Salmonella and Shigella isolates. …”
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The experiences of five southern Ontario high school principals in dealing with student mental health: A qualitative study. by Langhorne, A.

“…A qualitative research method was employed, with each principal sampled participating in a semi-structured interview. …”
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Leveraging Real-Time Population-Scale GPS Data to Forecast and Identify Components of Epidemic Dynamics by Dr Alejandra Hidalgo, Dr Steven Schulz, Dr Ashish Thampi, Richard Pastor

“…The aim is to distinguish between contact-driven and variant-driven epidemics to facilitate more targeted interventions. Methods: We utilize a consistent population-scale panel of GPS location data donors from the German population. …”
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