Does a Meta-Combining Method Lead to More Accurate forecasts in the decision-making process? by Emrah Gulay, Serkan Aras

“…Five popular datasets were utilised to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in an out-of-sample context. The results indicate that the proposed method leads to more accurate forecasts than other combining techniques used in the study. …”
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Power Harmonic Analysis via Neural Network and Quasi-synchronous Sampling Method by PENG Daming, XIAO Shenping, ZHOU Huanxi

“…In the case of asynchronous sampling, the iteration number of the algorithm is more than 10 times, the relative error accuracy of amplitude detection can reach 1×10-10%, and the relative error accuracy of phasor detection can reach 1×10-8%. …”
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Experience sampling method studies in physical activity research: the relevance of causal reasoning by Louise Poppe, Annick L. De Paepe, Benedicte Deforche, Delfien Van Dyck, Tom Loeys, Jelle Van Cauwenberg

“…Abstract Background The experience sampling method (ESM), also known as ecological momentary assessment, is gaining popularity in physical activity research. …”
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A new airtight sampling method for sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) in groundwater by Raka Sunderland, Dan Larsen, Scott Schoefernacker, Deborah Leslie

“…However, modern-air contamination may introduce complications in interpreting data obtained using current sampling methods. A new airtight methodology isolates the sample from modern ambient air; thus, returning more reproducible and reliable results when compared to two traditional (air-sensitive and non-airtight) methods. …”
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The role of sampling in an explanatory sequential mixed methods study: General applications of the transformative paradigm by Tashane K. Haynes-Brown

“…By employing transformative considerations generally in making the sampling decisions a more rigorous and transparent sampling design emerged that yielded more comprehensive inferences. …”
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Simultaneous spectrophotometric method for determination of both ciprofloxacin and cephalexin by using H-point standard addition method by Kawther Ahmed Sadiq, Elham N. Mezaal, Maha A. Mohammed, Dheefaf F. hassan

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Introducing Novel Methods to Identify Fraudulent Responses (Sampling With Sisyphus): Web-Based LGBTQ2S+ Mixed-Methods Study by Kinnon Ross MacKinnon, Naail Khan, Katherine M Newman, Wren Ariel Gould, Gin Marshall, Travis Salway, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Hannah Kia, June SH Lam

“…MethodsTo attract a large and heterogeneous sample, 3 different study flyers were created in English, French, and Spanish. …”
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A Novel Reconstruction Method for Irregularly Sampled Observation Sequences for Digital Twin by Haonan Jiang, Yanbo Zhao, Qiao Zhu, Yuanli Cai

“…Simulation results show that the proposed PRN-NCDE model can improve the estimation accuracy by more than 50% and 70% compared with the recurrent neural network-NCDE (RNN-NCDE) under different sampling numbers and noise levels, and by more than 80% and 60% compared with the recurrent neural network-NODE (RNN-NODE).…”
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An Intelligent Sample Selection Method for Space-Time Adaptive Processing in Heterogeneous Environment by Chongdi Duan, Yu Li, Wei Wei Wang

“…Due to the utilization of space–time property in representative feature extraction and intelligent strategy for the decision-making process, the proposed method acquires more reliable and efficient sample selection results compared with most of conventional sample selection methods. …”
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A New Method to Make 24-Hour Urine Collection More Convenient: A Validity Study by Pooneh Nabavizadeh, Shadi Ghadermarzi, Mohammad Fakhri

“…Methods. Two 24-hour urine samples with the conventional method and with the new automated urine collection device that uses just one-twentieth of each void were obtained from 40 healthy volunteers. …”
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Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children by Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau

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A Two-Stage Local Path Planning Algorithm Based on Sampling and Optimization Methods by Yucheng Liang, Fei Hu, Xidong Zhou

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Comparison of Three Sampling Methods for Estimating Grasshopper (Orthoptera, Acrididea) Assemblages in African Rainforests by Charly Oumarou Ngoute, Philène C. A. Um Nyobe, Sévilor Kekeunou, Michel Lecoq

“…A combine approach incorporating multiple sampling methods provides a more comprehensive assessment of grasshopper diversity, overcoming the limitations of sweeping alone.…”
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Narrative approach to understanding compassion: a mixed methods study in a Polish sample by Mariusz Zieba, Mateusz P. Zatorski, Natalia E. Wójcik

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METHODS OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS FOR FISH SPECIES IDENTIFICATION by T. A. Fomina, V. Yu. Kornienko, M. Yu. Minaev

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Nonparametric Estimation Method for the Distribution Function Using Various Types of Ranked Set Sampling by Ramy Ghareeb, Rikan AL khalidi

“…As well as  frequently produces more exact estimates than simple random sampling  for the same sample size. …”
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The Development of Methods of BLOTCHIP^®-MS for Peptidome: Small Samples in Tuberous Sclerosis by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Kotaro Yuge, Hitomi Sasaki, Tadashi Shiohama, Kyoichi Asada, Hidehisa Tachiki

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLASTERING WORK EXECUTION TIME ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY WITH WORK SAMPLING METHOD by Dwi Dzulma Susanti, Fepy Supriani, Rena Misliniyati, Lindung Zalbuin Mase, Hardiansyah

“…This study aims to analyze the level of productivity and the level of Labor Utilization Rate (LUR) in plastering work using the work sampling method, and the most effective time correlation between morning and afternoon. …”
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Experimental study on the influence of sample preparation and testing methods on the shear mechanical properties of silt by Shige Wang, Yanlong Li, Sen Li, Jintao Liu, Zongling Zhang, Tianyou Lu

“…When the designed moisture content w d of the sample is lower than the optimal moisture content w op, the structural strength of the drying sample is higher than that of the water-added sample, and the brittle failure is more obvious in the drying method, and the shear strength and parameters are larger. …”
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Comparing hair-morphology and molecular methods to identify fecal samples from Neotropical felids. by Carlos C Alberts, Bruno H Saranholi, Fernando Frei, Pedro M Galetti

“…To avoid certain problems encountered with more-traditional and invasive methods in behavioral-ecology studies of mammalian predators, such as felids, molecular approaches have been employed to identify feces found in the field. …”
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