SWAT-based soil erosion and sediment yield modeling in the upper Gilgel Abay catchment, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Endalamaw Dessie Alebachew, Kebede Wolka, Mikias Biazen Molla, Nega Chalie Emiru, Orhan Dengiz, David Tavi Agbor

“…This study aimed to estimate soil loss in the Upper Gilgel Abay catchment using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The observed daily sediment data were utilized for the calibration and validation of the model outputs. …”
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Metode Taguchi Untuk Optimasi Proses Engraving CNC Router G-Weike WK1212 untuk Kayu Mahoni by Dewa Kusuma Wijaya, Nur Alfathan Banoel, Tita Talitha

“…This study uses the Taguchi method to determine the optimal setting of the CNC Router machine for the engraving process of mahogany wood material. The test parameters of this research are processing time, tool temperature, length, width and depth dimensions of the process. …”
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Quantification of Barbatusin and 3β-Hydroxy-3-deoxybarbatusin in Plectranthus Species by HPLC-DAD by Maria Goretti de Vasconcelos Silva, Leandro Bezerra Lima, Maria da Conceição Ferreira de Oliveira, Marcos Carlos de Mattos, Jair Mafezoli

“…The evaluated validation parameters were satisfactorily achieved, and the developed methodology represents a suitable tool for application in the quantification of barbatusin (1) and 3β-hydroxy-3-deoxybarbatusin (2) in Plectranthus species.…”
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Anatomical Characteristics Predict Response to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): Development of a Computational Pipeline for Optimizing tDCS Protocols by Giulia Caiani, Emma Chiaramello, Marta Parazzini, Eleonora Arrigoni, Leonor J. Romero Lauro, Alberto Pisoni, Serena Fiocchi

“…In the end, the research suggests multiple regression models as useful tool to predict subjects’ responsiveness and to support a personalized approach that tailors the injected current to the morphology of the patient.…”
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Shape of the Pulmonary Doppler Sonography Blood Flow Profile of the Congo Grey Parrot (<i>Psittacus erithacus</i>) and the Influence of Heart Disease by Carolin Girard, Norbert Kummerfeld, Michael Pees, Michael Fehr, Marko Legler

“…In avian medicine, sonographic examination is an important diagnostic tool for heart diseases. Little is known about the diagnostic relevance of the Doppler blood flow profiles of parrots. …”
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Validation of the Serbian version of the Asthma Control Test by Milenković Branislava, Ristić Snežana, Mirović Danijela, Dimić-Janjić Sanja, Janković Jelena, Đurđević Nataša, Davičević-Elez Žaklina, Lukić Tamara

“…Therefore, it should be utilized more in everyday clinical practice as a useful and reliable tool of asthma control assessment.…”
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Comparison of athlete diet index and body composition between professional and non-professional athletes: a comparative cross-sectional study by Elaheh Dehghani, Zahra Gohari Dezfuli, Sakineh Shab Bidar, Fereshteh Torki, Tohid Seif Barghi, Kurosh Djafarian

“…Data were collected on body composition parameters, including fat mass (FM) and fat free mass (FM) using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and the ADI, a validated tool for assessing diet quality.Results The results revealed that professional athletes had significantly lower FM percentages (16.2% ± 7.1%) and higher FFM percentages (80.8% ± 6.8%) compared to their nonprofessional counterparts (FM 18.8% ± 9.9%, FFM 78.0% ± 9.6%). …”
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Overall hemostatic potential as a marker of subclinical hypercoagulability in treated psoriasis patients by Eva Klara Merzel Šabović, Eva Klara Merzel Šabović, Tadeja Kraner Šumenjak, Mojca Božič Mijovski, Miodrag Janić, Miodrag Janić

“…OHP could be a practical and sensitive tool to stratify cardiovascular risk in psoriasis, especially in patients with concomitant metabolic disease or persistent inflammation.…”
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Agro-physiological traits as biological factors to optimize organic and inorganic amendments for date palm cultivation by Mohamed Anli, Abderrahim Alahyane, Mohamed Ait Babram, Abderrahim Boutasknit, Cherkaoui El Modafar, Abdelilah Meddich

“…It is clear from this study that the application of compost and its combination with PS could be a biological tool to improve date palm development under poor soil.…”
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Non-invasive brain stimulation contributing to postural control with and without stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sangha Cha, Jayoung Choi, Changwon Moon, Kanghee Cho

“…Study quality was assessed using the Risk of Bias 2 tool, with treatment effects analyzed through standardized mean differences in a random-effects model. …”
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Clinical and immunological predictors of severe pertussis in children: a nomogram-based prediction model by Shiying Zhang, Na Shan, Junfang Qin, Ying Li, Chang Liu, Yuejie Yang

“…Clinical and immunological parameters were compared between severe and common pertussis groups. …”
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Stability, convergence, and robustness of deterministic multivariable self-tuning control by ZHAO Li, ZHANG Wei-cun, CHU Tian-guang

“…However, we still lack a unified analysis tool (which is independent of specific controller design strategy and parameter estimation algorithm) that can be used by engineers to easily understand and judge the stability, convergence, and robustness of this kind of self-tuning control system. …”
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Multiple breath washout in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a systematic review of the literature by Andreas M. Matthaiou, Alexandra Demetropoulou, Panayiotis Kouis, Konstantinos Douros, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Pinelopi Anagnostopoulou

“…The potential value of MBW as a monitoring tool for patients with PCD is not well known. This systematic review summarises all articles published by the end of 2022 reporting MBW data in patients with PCD and compares MBW parameters to spirometry and chest imaging findings. …”
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Multinational association for supportive care in cancer (MASCC) versus clinical index of stable febrile neutropenia (CISNE): evaluation of predictive performance and clinical utili... by Süleyman Alpar, Sarper Yılmaz

“…Conclusions In the acute care setting, the MASCC score showed relatively higher sensitivity and clinical net benefit, supporting its potential value as a practical tool for early risk stratification in patients presenting with febrile neutropenia.…”
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Flourishing the dimensions of children’s connectedness to nature and the school built environment: a mixed methods approach by Sonali Walimbe, Nandineni Rama Devi, Sumita Rege, Shantanu Chitgopkar, Vidyut Rajhans

“…The validation and categorization of factors through factor analysis resulted in 4 general parameters, viz. Environment and structural features, functional and learning spaces, community and social integration, and innovation and infrastructure to enhance the natural connectedness in the school-built environment and foster attaining target 11.7. …”
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MAC Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks Using EM Wave With TDMA Based Control Channel by Md. Ibrahim Ibne Alam, Md. Farhad Hossain, Kumudu Munasinghe, Abbas Jamalipour

“…Underwater communication (UWC) growing over the past few decades is the major tool for exploring the vast underwater space. Research and development of UWC networks are dominantly acoustic (Ac) wave based due to its long coverage capability. …”
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Predicting the neurological outcome in survivors of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by transcranial Doppler measurement values by Mohamed Soliman Sayed, Ahmed Magdi Abd El Radi, Moataz Fatthy Mohamed, Rania Mostafa El-Husseiny, Abdo Mohamed Al Azab, Ahmed Rostom Omran

“…Aim of work Evaluate the transcranial Doppler (TCD) measurements as a prognostic tool for neurological outcomes after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). …”
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A quantitative coupling degree model for source-to-sink (S2S) system through entropy weight-coupling theory: a case study of the Chengbei Low Uplift area, offshore Bohai Bay Basin,... by Xinyuan Ji, Chunqiang Xu, Wenrui Li, Qiming Wang, Hewei Hu

“…IntroductionSource-to-sink (S2S) analysis plays a crucial role in sedimentological studies, serving as an effective tool for reconstructing sediment-routing processes and guiding hydrocarbon exploration. …”
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Response estimation and system identification of dynamical systems via physics-informed neural networks by Marcus Haywood-Alexander, Giacomo Arcieri, Antonios Kamariotis, Eleni Chatzi

“…This study specifically investigates three key applications of PINNs: state estimation in systems with sparse sensing, joint state-parameter estimation, when both system response and parameters are unknown, and parameter estimation from full-field observation, within a Bayesian framework to quantify uncertainties. …”
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Data-Driven Revolution in Academic Support for Mathematics Underachievers through Random Forest Individual and Hybrid Model by Asadi Srinivasulu, Vanithamani Palanisamy

“…Here, the Random Forest Classifier, a soft computing tool, was utilized on a dataset encompassing 649 student records. …”
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