Predictors of Static Postural Loading in Primary-School-Aged Children: Comparing Elastic Net and Multiple Regression Methods by Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei, Reza Osqueizadeh, Hamidreza Goudarzi, Nahid Rahmani, Abbas Ebadi

“…Both models were fitted through five-fold cross-validation with 10 iterations. The grid search technique was used to find the optimal combination of hyperparameters α and λ for the EN. …”
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Advanced Paternal Age and Sperm Proteome Dynamics: A Possible Explanation for Age-Associated Male Fertility Decline by Joana Santiago, Joana V. Silva, Manuel A. S. Santos, Margarida Fardilha

“…Semen samples from volunteers attending fertility consultations at the Hospital of Aveiro were collected, analyzed according to WHO’s guidelines, and processed by the density gradient technique. The proteome and phosphoproteome of 19 normozoospermic human sperm samples divided into four age groups were evaluated by mass spectrometry: ≤30 years old; 31–35 years old; 36–40 years old; and >40 years old. …”
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Deep learning-based skin lesion analysis using hybrid ResUNet++ and modified AlexNet-Random Forest for enhanced segmentation and classification. by Saleem Mustafa, Arfan Jaffar, Muhammad Rashid, Sheeraz Akram, Sohail Masood Bhatti

“…By the stage of preprocessing, a morphology-based technique takes out hair so as to enhance the segmentation precision to use the cleansed images for subsequent analysis. …”
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Circular rubber aggregate CFST stub columns under axial compression: prediction and reliability analysis by Khaled Megahed, Nabil Said Mahmoud, Saad Elden Mostafa Abd-Rabou

“…The hyperparameter tuning of the introduced ML models is performed using the Bayesian Optimization technique. The comparison results show that the CatBoost model is the most reliable and accurate ML model (R2 = 0.999 and 0.993 for the training and testing sets, respectively). …”
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How Phase Transitions Impact Changes in Mantle Convection Style Throughout Earth's History: From Stalled Plumes to Surface Dynamics by Ranpeng Li, Juliane Dannberg, Rene Gassmöller, Carolina Lithgow‐Bertelloni, Lars Stixrude

“…We investigate the potential changes in convection style during Earth's secular cooling using a new numerical technique that reformulates the energy conservation equation in terms of specific entropy instead of temperature. …”
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Efficient Detection of Mind Wandering During Reading Aloud Using Blinks, Pitch Frequency, and Reading Rate by Amir Rabinovitch, Eden Ben Baruch, Maor Siton, Nuphar Avital, Menahem Yeari, Dror Malka

“…A voice activity detection (VAD) technique was also used to recognize human speech. …”
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The Drivers of Hydrologic Behavior in Brazil: Insights From a Catchment Classification by André Almagro, Antônio Alves Meira Neto, Noemi Vergopolan, Tirthankar Roy, Peter A. Troch, Paulo Tarso S. Oliveira

“…Here, we used streamflow signatures and attributes of 735 catchments from the Catchment Attributes for Brazil data set to investigate the dominant hydrological processes for the catchments. …”
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Profile of Macular Ganglion Cell-inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Diabetics With and Without Retinopathy by Nimisha Kaushal, Neha C. Guliani, Brahm P. Guliani

“…Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive technique to detect the earliest retinal changes before DR could be diagnosed on fundus examination. …”
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Modified Whale Optimization Algorithm for Multiclass Skin Cancer Classification by Abdul Majid, Masad A. Alrasheedi, Abdulmajeed Atiah Alharbi, Jeza Allohibi, Seung-Won Lee

“…Our enhanced deep learning ensemble and feature selection technique can improve early-stage skin cancer diagnosis, as shown by these data.…”
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Prevalence of hypertension, and related factors among adults in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Wondimagegn Paulos Kumma, Bernt Lindtjørn, Eskindir Loha

“…The multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess factors associated with hypertension and carried out after declaring the data set as survey data to account for the effect of clustering. …”
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Calculation methodology of current distribution in traction networks of AC current by A. B. Kosarev, B. I. Kosarev

“…In the present work, the authors propose a technique for calculating reduced to a voltage of 27.5 kV equivalent resistances of an external power supply system and a power traction transformer. …”
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Using the full potential of Airborne Laser Scanning (aerial LiDAR) in wildlife research by Cameron F. Cosgrove, Nicholas C. Coops, Tara G. Martin

“…Abstract Species' habitats are strongly influenced by the 3‐dimensional (3D) structure of ecosystems. The dominant technique used to measure 3D structure is Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS), a type of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. …”
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Impact of Denture Cleaning Method and Overnight Storage Condition on Denture Biofilm Mass and Composition: A Cross-Over Randomized Clinical Trial. by Joke Duyck, Katleen Vandamme, Stefanie Krausch-Hofmann, Lies Boon, Katrien De Keersmaecker, Eline Jalon, Wim Teughels

“…The level of significance was set at α< 5%.<h4>Results</h4>Overnight denture storage in water with a cleansing tablet significantly reduced the total bacterial count (p<0.01). …”
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Investigating the role of geological strength index and susceptible zones in landslide triggering mechanisms from Chukyatan-Kumrat road, Dir Upper, Pakistan by Ihtisham Islam, Waqas Ahmed, Salman Ahmed Khattak

“…This study provides valuable insights for mapping landslide vulnerability in similar geological settings.…”
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The Association of Anxiety and Perceived Stress with In vitro Fertilization Outcomes in Infertile Women: A Cross-sectional Study by Sara Abdoli, Amir Hossein Gholami, Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi, Roya Najafi-Vosough, Mozhdeh Azimi, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Sahar Aliabadi, Ali Reza Soltanian, Ali Ghaleiha, Shamim Pilehvari

“…Settings and Design: The current study is a cross-sectional study. …”
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Compound winter low-wind and cold events impacting the French electricity system: observed evolution and role of large-scale circulation by F. Collet, M. Bador, J. Boé, L. Dubus, L. Dubus, B. Jourdier

“…<p>To reach climate mitigation goals, the share of wind power in electricity production is set to increase substantially in France. In winter, low-wind days are challenging for the electricity system when compounded with cold days that are associated with peak electricity demand. …”
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First experience in implantation of a mechanical circulatory support device based on a disk-type pump: an acute experiment by M. O. Zhulkov, A. M. Golovin, E. O. Golovina, A. S. Grenaderov, A. V. Fomichev, S. A. Alsov, A. M. Chernyavsky

“…Under the control of transesophageal echocardiography, the pump operation mode was set with parameters – speed 2400–2600, productivity 4 ± 0.5 l/min, average IAD – 70–80 mm Hg. …”
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Morbidity profile among patients attending allopathic healthcare facilities in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka by Naveen de Soysa, Udayi Gunawardana, Supipi Dissanayake Gunawardana, Padmal de Silva

“…One-day survey via an interviewer-administered questionnaire was done with two-staged stratified-cluster sampling technique. Patients seeking medical certificates/check-ups or living outside the district were excluded.   …”
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Detection of alpha-rod protein repeats using a neural network and application to huntingtin. by Gareth A Palidwor, Sergey Shcherbinin, Matthew R Huska, Tamas Rasko, Ulrich Stelzl, Anup Arumughan, Raphaele Foulle, Pablo Porras, Luis Sanchez-Pulido, Erich E Wanker, Miguel A Andrade-Navarro

“…Using yeast two hybrid analysis and an immunoprecipitation technique, we show that the huntingtin fragments containing alpha-rods associate with each other. …”
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Comparative Study of Adaptive <i>l</i>₁-Regularization for the Application of Structural Damage Diagnosis Under Seismic Excitation by Weilin Wu, Junfang Wang, Jianfu Lin, Xuanyu Liu

“…Regularization is a cutting-edge technique used to address ill-posed problems and has been developed for decades. …”
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