SSMM: Semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction by Bei Zhu, Yao Jin, Xuehua Guan, Yanni Dong

“…However, the existing manifold learning methods cannot effectively solve the problem of lacking label information and ignore the negative impact of dimensionality reduction on sample division. …”
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Enhancing health risk assessment for soil heavy metal (loid)s using a copula-based monte carlo simulation method by Xiaohui Wang, Feng Xu, Yanjin Gui, Yafeng Liu

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Anabolic-androgenic steroid testing as a tool for consumer engagement and harm reduction: a sequential explanatory mixed-method study by Timothy Piatkowski, Ross Coomber, Cameron Francis, Emma Kill, Geoff Davey, Sarah Cresswell, Alan White, Madeline Harding, Karen Blakey, Steph Reeve, Brooke Walters, Cheneal Puljević, Jason Ferris, Monica J. Barratt

“…It aims to evaluate the impact of enhanced testing and feedback on consumer behaviour and harm reduction. Methods This is a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study incorporating chemical analysis of community-submitted AAS samples and interviews with participants. …”
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How Rich is Platelet Rich Plasma? A Simple Preparation Method of PRP and Its Quality According to Various Classification Systems by Felice FAIZAL, Balachandra NAMBIAR, Raja CHATTERJEE, Praveer RANJAN

“…Platelet count was estimated in this sample as done with the whole blood sample. The results were compared and analysed using statistical methods to determine the efficacy of concentrating platelets by this method. …”
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The Use of 360-Degree Video to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Confidence in Mental Health Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Preliminary Study by Caroline Laker, Pamela Knight-Davidson, Andrew McVicar

“…Higher Education Institutions are uniquely placed to introduce coping skills that help reduce anxiety and increase confidence for pre-registration nurses entering placements for the first time. <b>Methods:</b> A convenience sample of first year mental health student nurses (whole cohort), recruited before their first clinical placement, were invited to participate. …”
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The Effect of Data Conversion Methods (Naive Bayes, C5.0 & Support Vector Machine) on the Performance of Classification Algorithms in Data Mining by Hussein Ali Attallah, Ahmed Al-Asadi, Doctor, Sadeer Sadeq

“…According to the classification success achieved with SVM, normalisation methods are more effective in average, and chi-square distribution among both approaches, and EF unsupervised discrimination method is more effective in F-distribution. …”
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Development of a method for quantitative determination of nitric oxide (NO) in rat tissues based on high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry by N. S. Popov, D. A. Gavrilenko, M. S. Baranov, V. Yu. Balabanyan

“…The developed a bioanalytical method was validated according to the following parameters: a selectivity, a matrix effect, a recovery degree, a sample transfer, an analytical range linearity, a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), an intra- and inter-assay accuracy and precision, and a stability at all the stages of the analysis. …”
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Comparison of Artificial Intelligence-based learning with the traditional method in the diagnosis of COVID-19 chest radiographs among postgraduate radiology residents by Ayesha Isani Majeed

“…CONCLUSION: AI approach proves significantly more time and cost efficient compared to traditional teaching methods in enhancing the ability of radiology residents. …”
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Health risk assessment from habitants of Araró, Michoacán, México, exposed to arsenic by dust, using Monte Carlo probabilistic method by José Leopoldo Mendoza-Lagunas, Alejandra Damayanti Aguilar-Espinosa, Laura Nelly Rodríguez-Cantú, Roberto Guerra-González, Diana María Meza-Figueroa, María Mercedes Meza-Montenegro, Marco A. Martínez-Cinco

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A Cement Bond Quality Prediction Method Based on a Wide and Deep Neural Network Incorporating Embedded Domain Knowledge by Rengguang Liu, Jiawei Yu, Luo Liu, Zheng Wang, Shiming Zhou, Zhaopeng Zhu

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Effect of Synthesis Method and Nickel-Copper Loading on Ni-Cu-Al Catalysts for Production of Hydrogen Via Ethanol Steam Reforming by Abdullah Irankhah, Sepideh Ghafoori, Atieh Ranjbar

“…In the present work, the effect of synthesis method (simultaneous impregnation and coprecipitation) and copper to nickel active phases loading were investigated in Ni-Cu-Al catalysts. …”
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Twig age 2.0: A novel and reliable method to track variation in ungulate browsing over species, sites and time by Donald M. Waller

“…Exclosures confirm that twig ages respond sensitively and rapidly to deer browsing with more power than methods based on seedling/sapling size. …”
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Effect of heating time and drying method on the functional properties of soy protein isolate–maltodextrin conjugates for plant-based meringue cookies by Hyun Woo Choi, Jung-Hoon Kim, Seung Hwan Ham, Chaeyoung Park, Jeong-Won Kim, Jungwoo Hahn, Young Jin Choi

“…However, the freeze-dried sample exhibited greater hardness due to its denser internal pore structure, underscoring the significant influence of drying methods on texture. …”
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Development of a method for obtaining a suspension of human corneal endothelial cells and its subsequent transplantation in an ex vivo experiment by B.E. Malyugin, S.A. Borzenok, D.S. Ostrovskiy, O.P. Antonova, M.H. Hubetsova, N.R. Tsikarishvili

“…In the samples obtained by the enzymatic method, these particles were absent. …”
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The effects of nutrition education with Pecha Kucha method on prevention of malnutrition in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a randomised controlled study by Gülcan Bahcecioglu Turan, Fatma Karaaslan, Zülfünaz Özer

“…Method This randomized controlled experimental study. …”
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The Hospital Frailty Risk Score as a Predictor of Mortality, Complications, and Resource Utilization in Heart Failure: Implications for Managing Critically Ill Patients by Nahush Bansal, Eun Seo Kwak, Abdel-Rhman Mohamed, Vaishnavi Aradhyula, Mohanad Qwaider, Alborz Sherafati, Ragheb Assaly, Ehab Eltahawy

“…This study utilizes the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS), a validated tool derived from the administrative International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modifications (ICD-10-CM) codes, in investigating the mortality, morbidity, and healthcare resource utilization among heart failure hospitalizations using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). <b>Methods:</b> A retrospective analysis of the 2021 NIS database was assessed to identify adult patients hospitalized with heart failure. …”
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Development of a rapid on-site detection method for largemouth bass virus based on RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a system by Na Li, Chunmei Dai, Yuelin Mao, Yimeng Zhang, Huiyuan Yan, Huijiao Wang, Yinghui Qin, Baicheng Huang, Xinjie Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…The one-pot method and lyophilization strategy demonstrated consistent detection results with two-step RPA-CRISPR methods in clinical sample testing, offering more convenient and stable application characteristics for on-site detection.DiscussionThis study establishes an efficient process for detecting LMBV nucleic acids in fish clinical samples, culminating in a CRISPR-based fluorescent readout, offering significant advantages for viral diagnosis and monitoring.…”
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Characterization of Oil Well Cement–Formation Sheath Bond Strength by Musaed N. J. AlAwad, Khalid A. Fattah

“…Therefore, modified uniaxial compression testing using cement–rock composite samples can be standardized as a practical laboratory method for evaluating cement–formation sheath bond strength. …”
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Estimating complete migration probabilities from grouped data: A methods protocol for developing a global Human Internal Migration Database. by Sigurd Dyrting, Andrew Taylor

“…We illustrate the method by estimating complete age-origin-destination migration probabilities for more than 50 countries using microdata samples from IPUMS International. …”
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The influence of Dunlop and air microbubbling manufacturing methods on the physical, microstructural and mechanical properties of nano-alumina filled natural rubber latex foam by Amin Raveshtian, Mohammad Fasihi, Reza Norouzbeigi, Sajad Rasouli

“…According to the results, adding 3 phr nano-alumina to the foam increased the compression recovery to 86 and 99.4% in the LF and BLF samples, respectively. Finally, the analysis of variance was performed to optimize the formulation of foams prepared by two manufacturing methods.…”
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