Designing a Business Model in the Tourism Industry of Iran by Amirhossein Samadian, Saeid Ehdaie, kamyar Raissifar

“…Abstract The competitive environment of business is becoming more complex day by day and every business needs basic methods in creating, presenting and acquiring value in order to continue its activity, growth and development in this field. …”
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Subsampling Algorithms for Irregularly Spaced Autoregressive Models by Jiaqi Liu, Ziyang Wang, HaiYing Wang, Nalini Ravishanker

“…To overcome this challenge, subsampling algorithms are widely used to perform statistical analyses on smaller, more manageable subsets of the data. The effectiveness of these methods depends on their ability to identify and select data points that improve the estimation efficiency according to some optimality criteria. …”
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Ship global path planning based on improved DQN algorithm by Wei GUAN, Sheng QU, Xianku ZHANG, Tongbo HU

“…ObjectiveIn order to improve the economy and safety of ship navigation path in actual sea environment, this paper proposes a ship global path planning method with an improved Deep Q-Network (DQN) algorithm.MethodFirst, a prioritized experience replay （PER） mechanism is introduced to the DQN to give higher weights to important samples and improve learning efficiency. …”
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Crow Search Algorithm for MEMS Gyroscope Temperature Drift Signal and Processing for Denoising by Xichen Wang, Huiliang Cao, Xiaomin Duan

“…Through the results, it can be found that the optimized VMD and LSSVM using CSA algorithm can achieve more effective denoising. After using the method proposed in this paper, the angular random walk value is 1.1175  ∗ 10−4°/h/√Hz, and the bias stability is 0.0017°/h. …”
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Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Laboratory Parameters in Diabetic Retinopathy of the Central Rural Population of India by Nitu Sharma, Purti Agrawal Saini, Sonu Rawat, Madhav Shridharrao Kadam, Seema Sutey, Priyadarshini Rangari, Amit Rangari

“…For quality control, validation of calibration Multical-XL and control Erba Path and Erba Norm results was done before processing the sample. In laboratory parameters, blood glucose was assessed using glucose oxidase peroxidase (GOD) method, glycosylated hemoglobin with immunoturbidimetrique method, Urea by urease) enzymatic method, creatinine using enzymatic method, total bilirubin by Diazo method, total protein using Biuret method, albumin by BCG method, SGOT/AST - IFCC without the pyridoxal phosphate method, SGPT/ALT with IFCC without the pyridoxal phosphate method, ALP by AMP method, and cholesterol by CHOD-POD method. …”
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Machine learning and company failure prediction: Evidence from South Africa by Nicolene Wesson, Dewald Mienie, Anthea Myatt

“…Practical implications: Machine learning is not necessarily more accurate than traditional statistical methods. …”
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ANALISIS NILAI TAMBAH DAN KEMAMPULABAAN TIGA AGROINDUSTRI VCO D1 KOTA BENGKULU by Musryadi Nabiu, Ellys Yuliarti, Esteria Manurung

“…Respondent  determination method  is by purposive,  sum samples  in this  research  are three  VCO agro industry.  …”
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The determination and pollution analysis of β-N- methylamino-L-alanine and its isomers in algal health products by WANG Chen, YUAN Guanxiang, LUO Qing, QIN Xiaoyun, YANG Shengyuan, LIU Guihua

“…The concentrations of DAB， AEG and BMAA in the detectable samples were between 385-2 305， 250-518 and 472-698 μg/kg， respectively.ConclusionThe established method based on AQC derivation LC-MS/MS method is more efficient and accurate. …”
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Prospects for Raman spectroscopy in cardiology by V. V. Rafalsky, A. Yu. Zyubin, E. M. Moiseeva, I. G. Samusev

“…Raman spectroscopy (RS) is a promising diagnostic method with high informative value and sensitivity. …”
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Nonlinear Volatility Risk Prediction Algorithm of Financial Data Based on Improved Deep Learning by Wangsong Xie

“…During the whole experiment, the time of the research method was less than 1.5 minutes. And for 1200 test samples, the average error of data risk prediction of the proposed method is 0.0217%. …”
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Single Valued Neutrosophic Number Ensemble Learning Model for Stability Classification of Open Pit Mine Slopes by Hanzhong Wang, Jun Ye, Rui Yong

“…In contrast, machine learning (ML) methods offer a more comprehensive approach, analyzing the intricate features present in diverse sampling data. …”
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Orthovoltage x-ray therapy significantly reduces disability risk in knee osteoarthritis patients: A decade-long cohort study by Maria V. Makarova, Mikhail Yu. Valkov, Andrey М. Grjibovski

“…Objective — We compared the incidence of disability among patients with OA who received standard treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in combination with the symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA), or in combination with OVRT for knee OA in the setting of an open randomized controlled trial with long-term follow-up. Material and Methods — The sampling frame included patients with confirmed OA of the knee sensu Altman (1991), with radiographic grades of OA from 0 to 2 sensu Kellgren-Lawrence. …”
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Risk factors for renal impairment in primary aldosteronism: a retrospective study by Shuitao Qin, Jianling Li, Siying Wu, Sen Li, Jing Huang, Jie Yu, Chaoping Wei, Lixia Wei, Shuangbei Zhu, Shanshan Chen, Meilan Chen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with renal impairment among patients diagnosed with primary aldosteronism (PA).MethodsThis study enrolled 147 PA patients who were initially classified into hypokalemic (n=56) and normokalemic (n=91) groups according to serum potassium levels, followed by subgroup stratification using combined adrenal venous sampling (AVS) and computed tomography (CT) diagnostic data. …”
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The role of Altruism and Empathy in anticipating the Attitude toward Organ Donation among Nurses in Intensive Care Units of Qazvin: A Cross-Sectional Study by L. Yekefallah, L. Dehghankar, M. Taherkhani, M. Ranjbaran

“…This study was conducted aimed to determine the empathy and altruism with the nurses’ attitudes in intensive care unit towards organ donation and brain death. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, which was conducted in 2019, 222 nurses from intensive care unit were selected by stratified random sampling. …”
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Explainability of Subfield Level Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing by Hiba Najjar, Miro Miranda, Marlon Nuske, Ribana Roscher, Andreas Dengel

“…We employ a long short-term memory network and investigate the impact of using different temporal samplings of the satellite data and the benefit of adding more relevant modalities. …”
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Constraint - Induced Movement Therapy: Determinants and Correlates of Duration of Adherence to Restraint use Among Stroke Survivors with Hemiparesis by Arinola Olasumbo Sanya, Olumide Olasunkanmi Dada

“…</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty stroke survivors with hemiparesis who met the inclusion criteria were consecutively recruited from the physiotherapy out-patient clinics, using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Social support and physical activity in adolescents: evidence from a correlational approach by Rendy Fahrezy, Amung Ma’mun, Carsiwan, Syarifatunnisa, Anira

“…Research Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived social support and physical activity among adolescents in two different school settings. Methods: A correlational quantitative design with convenience sampling was employed, involving 1.046 adolescents aged 12–18 years from two schools with differing neighborhood contexts. …”
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Analyzing water uptake of apple trees using isotopic techniques in the Shandong Peninsula, China by Tianze Pang, Ying Zhao, María Poca, Jianjun Wang, Hongchen Li, Jinzhao Liu

“…Study focus: Here we quantify the water sources used by apple trees in this area using stable isotopic tracing methods. Through on-field studies in a representative apple orchard and subsequent isotopic assessments, the primary water sources tapped by the apple trees were identified in three plots with contrasting soil characteristics and through 5 days of sub daily sampling. …”
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Exploring health literacy among Japanese and international university students in Japan: A comparative cross-sectional study by Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya

“…Educational institutions must take a more proactive role in fostering HL for all students through general health education and peer-to-peer programs to create a more informed, healthy, and productive student community.…”
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Assessment of face mask use in peripartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study by Samuel Adusei, Tracey Adams, Chantal Stewart

“…We aimed to assess the rate of face mask use in peripartum women in a secondary hospital in South Africa and to determine knowledge of and reasons for use and non-use of face masks. Methods This was a cross-sectional quantitative study using opportunistic sampling of women in the first and second stages of labour and the first six hours postpartum to assess the proportion of women who used face masks effectively between 1 and 31 October, 2020. …”
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