Temporal Trends and Spatial Patterns of Temperature and Its Extremes over the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region (1960–2014), China by Wei Wei, Baitian Wang, Kebin Zhang, Zhongjie Shi, Genbatu Ge, Xiaohui Yang

“…In order to examine temperature changes and extremes in the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region (BTSSR), ten extreme temperature indices were selected, categorized, and calculated spanning the period 1960–2014, and the spatiotemporal variability and trends of temperature and extremes on multitimescales in the BTSSR were investigated using the Mann-Kendall (M-K) test, Sen’s slope estimator, and linear regression. …”
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Changements côtiers et inondations suite au passage d’un ouragan extrême (Irma, 2017) aux Petites Antilles by Tony Rey, Thomas Candela, Matthieu Péroche, Frédéric Leone

“…It made it possible to analyze the impacts of Hurricane Irma on the low-lying shores that are particularly susceptible to extreme cyclonic events and anthropogenic stressors. …”
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Isokinetic Assessment of Knee Flexor and Extensor Strength and Lower Extremity Flexibility Assessment of an NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Team by Savanna Perkins, Paul Canavan

“…Paired sample t-tests were used to compare left and right lower extremities for all outcomes, with the level of significance set at p\<0.05. …”
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Measuring the Effect of Vision on the Synergy of Lower Extremity Muscles during Walking using Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NNMF) Algorithm Method by Nasim Safari, Mahboubeh Alemzadeh, Mahdi Majlesi, Nader Farahpour, Muharram Mansoorizadeh

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Climate Change Impact on the Trigger of Natural Disasters over South-Eastern Himalayas Foothill Region of Myanmar: Extreme Rainfall Analysis by Kyaw Than Oo, Chen Haishan, Kazora Jonah

“…Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heavy rainfall, which can trigger floods or landslides, which also can in turn cause earthquakes. …”
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Response of Extreme Hydrological Events to Climate Change in the Water Source Area for the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project by Wei Yang, Liping Zhang, Lijie Shan, Xinchi Chen, Shaodan Chen

“…The results suggested that the generalized extreme value and Gamma models better simulated the extreme precipitation and flood volume sequence than the generalized Pareto model for the annual maximum series, while the generalized Pareto distribution model was the best-fit model for peaks over threshold series. …”
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Influence of Occupational Therapy at Home to Upper Extremity Function and Activities of Daily Living on Hemiplegia Patients with Stroke in Middle-late Stages by Yan CHEN, Shaohui ZHANG, Ye CHEN

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AgroClimate Crop Season Planning Tool: Reducing the Risk of Extreme Weather Events during Key Stages of Crop Development by Caroline G. Staub, Daniel Perondi, Diego Noleto Luz Pequeno, Patrick Troy, Michael J. Mulvaney, Calvin Perry, Brian Hayes, Willingthon Pavan, Clyde W. Fraisse

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Evaluation of magnetic resonance thermometry performance during MR-guided hyperthermia treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas in the lower extremities and pelvis by Spyridon N. Karkavitsas, Marianne Göger-Neff, Maria Kawula, Kemal Sumser, Benjamin Zilles, Martin Wadepohl, Guillaume Landry, Christopher Kurz, Wolfgang G. Kunz, Olaf Dietrich, Lars H. Lindner, Margarethus M. Paulides

“…Introduction This study evaluated the performance of magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT) during deep-regional hyperthermia (HT) in pelvic and lower-extremity soft-tissue sarcomas.Materials and methods 17 pelvic (45 treatments) and 16 lower-extremity (42 treatments) patients underwent standard regional HT and chemotherapy. …”
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Prediction of Ship Traffic Flow and Congestion Based on Extreme Learning Machine with Whale Optimization Algorithm and Fuzzy c-Means Clustering by Yongjun Chen, Ming Huang, Kaixuan Song, Tengfei Wang

“…We propose a method for predicting the traffic flow of ships by applying the whale optimization algorithm to an extreme learning machine. The method considers external environmental uncertainty and complexity of ships navigating in traffic-intensive waters. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations considering costs and health outcomes of weather and climate-related extreme events in humans by Collins Iwuji, Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton

“…Background Extreme weather and climate-related events are increasing in frequency and intensity, which pose substantial human casualties and economic losses. …”
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Total Organic Carbon Content Prediction in Lacustrine Shale Using Extreme Gradient Boosting Machine Learning Based on Bayesian Optimization by Xingzhou Liu, Zhi Tian, Chang Chen

“…In this study, a novel data-driven Bayesian optimization extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model was proposed to predict the TOC content using wireline log data. …”
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Optimize Post-Operative Recovery (COPE): a randomized controlled feasibility trial in extremity fracture patients by Kyle Gouveia, Sheila Sprague, Jodi L. Gallant, Sarah MacRae, Gina Del Fabbro, Sofia Bzovsky, Paula McKay, Herman Johal, Jason W. Busse, on behalf of the COPE Investigators

“…Abstract Background Outcomes following surgery to operatively manage extremity fractures are variable, and up to two-thirds of patients report chronic post-surgical pain. …”
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Wheel/Rail Adhesion State Identification of Heavy-Haul Locomotive Based on Particle Swarm Optimization and Kernel Extreme Learning Machine by Jianhua Liu, Linfan Liu, Jing He, Changfan Zhang, Kaihui Zhao

“…A wheel/rail adhesion state identification method based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) and kernel extreme learning machine (KELM) is proposed. To this end, a wheel/rail state identification model is constructed using KELM, and then the regularization coefficient and kernel parameter of KELM are optimized by using PSO to improve its accuracy. …”
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Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches in Modeling and Prediction of Extreme Rainfall Series: A Case Study from Southern Highlands Region of Tanzania by Erick A. Kyojo, Silas S. Mirau, Sarah E. Osima, Verdiana G. Masanja

“…Analyzing 31 years of annual maximum rainfall data spanning from 1990 to 2020, the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) model proved to be the best for modeling extreme rainfall in all stations. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Upper Limb Intelligent Rehabilitation Robot and Routine Rehabilitation Combination on Upper Extremities'Motor Function of Stroke Patients by Dongyan XU, Rujin TIAN, Jue LIU, Gang LIU, Yulian ZHU

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Shoulder Strength and Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test Performance in Division III Collegiate Baseball and Softball Players. by David T. Schilling, Ashraf M. Elazzazi

“…# Background Shoulder strength measured with a handheld dynamometer (HHD) and the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) are clinical tools that have been used to measure athlete’s performance and track their progress…”
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Dual-positive gastric cancer: an extremely malignant subtype of gastric cancer with high serum alpha-fetoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations by Weixun Xie, Chengyu Hu, Hongming Liu, Zelai Wu, Bixian Luo, Xiaoying Wu, Xiaoying Wu, Chuanlei Tuo, Ziyin Deng, Han Liang, Yong Liu, Weihua Gong, Weihua Gong

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Clinical Observation on Virtual Reality XBOX Gaming Combined with Routine Rehabilitation Training for Affected Upper Extremity Recovery of Stroke Patients by Junzhi ZHU, Wenheng NONG, Yingfen LIU, Shuheng ZHAO, Youhua GUO, Hongxia CHEN

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Improving wheat yield prediction through variable selection using Support Vector Regression, Random Forest, and Extreme Gradient Boosting by Juan Carlos Moreno Sánchez, Héctor Gabriel Acosta Mesa, Adrián Trueba Espinosa, Sergio Ruiz Castilla, Farid García Lamont

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