Forecasting the Thermal Degradation Depending on the Kinetics of Dracaena Draco Lignocellulosic Fibers Using an Artificial Neural Network by Abdelwaheb Hadou, Ahmed Belaadi, Djamel Ghernaout, Herbert Mukalazi

“…The model performed well at lower heating rates (5 and 10°C/min), but because of bias and heteroscedasticity, adjustments are required at higher rates (15–30°C/min). …”
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Stress generation, relaxation and size control in confined tumor growth. by Huaming Yan, Daniel Ramirez-Guerrero, John Lowengrub, Min Wu

“…Experiments on tumor spheroids have shown that compressive stress from their environment can reversibly decrease tumor expansion rates and final sizes. Stress release experiments show that nonuniform anisotropic elastic stresses can be distributed throughout. …”
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Resilience of the transit-oriented built environment against COVID-19 transmission: Evidence from major urban communities in Wuhan city by Yangguang Xiao, Hsi-Chuan Wang, Kojiro Sho

“…Utilising a combination of spatial and aspatial statistical techniques, we assess how population density, bus stop density, park density and proximity to medical facilities and parks influence infection rates. The findings reveal that whereas high population density in urban core areas correlates with lower infection rates, medical accessibility and bus stop density are significant determinants of transmission in peripheral regions. …”
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Simulation and prediction of rural population changes using agent-based modeling. by Shanshan Huang, Yao Huang, Shitai Bao, Jianfang Wang, Siying Chen

“…To mitigate future rural population aging, enhancing birth rates and fostering rural industrial development is essential to curb migration. …”
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Optimizing dance motion reconstruction using a two-dimensional matrix approach with hybrid genetic and fuzzy logic differential evolution by Lin Wang, Yutong Liu, Yucong Geng, Mohammad Khishe

“…We develop the Two-Dimensional Matrix-Calculation (TDMC) model, combined with the Hybrid Genetic Algorithm with Fuzzy Logic Differential Evolution (HGA-FLDE), which aims to optimize the reconstruction of complex dance movements by leveraging Riemannian geometry and adaptive optimization for biomechanical nonlinear motion patterns and missing joint data. Furthermore, accuracy is achieved through other approaches, such as the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Kinect Sensors (KS), and Evolved Deep Gated Recurrent Unit (EDGRU) models, which were all thoroughly tested against one another. …”
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Incidence, mortality, and risk factors of bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancers in China and comparisons with the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Repub... by Gaohaer Kadeerhan, Zhongji Jiang, Hong Guo, Xinzhi Ma, Jin Zhang, Wenmin Guo, Jiedong Jia, Yibo Gao, Dongwen Wang

“…Conclusions The distinct age-specific patterns, elevated rates within specific age groups, and marked upward temporal trends of genitourinary cancers in China underscore the critical need for targeted, age-stratified public health interventions.…”
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Metabarcoding with Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies provides complementary insights into tree seed mycobiota by Jana Mittelstrass, Renate Heinzelmann, René Eschen, Martin Hartmann, Quirin Kupper, Salome Schneider, Simone Prospero, Iva Franić

“…Conclusions Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies metabarcoding captured similar host-dependent diversity patterns despite observed differences in numbers and composition of fungi. …”
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Understanding barriers and opportunities for fresh produce access in eThekwini Metro, Durban, South Africa by Scott Drimie, Mieke Faber, Lisanne du Plessis

“… South Africa faces a triple burden of malnutrition – undernutrition, hidden hunger and increasing rates of overweight and obesity driven by poor dietary choices. …”
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The Fracture Ankle Implant Review (FAIR) study: a national multicentre retrospective review of practice in implant choice, fixation methods, and outcomes in fixation of the fibula... by William G. Fishley, Thomas Baldock, Alan J. Hilley, Rory Morrison, Paul Baker, Dave Townshend, FAIR Study Collaborating Authors

“…A local pilot service evaluation previously identified variance in use of locking plates in all patterns with significant cost implications. The Fracture Ankle Implant Review (FAIR) study aimed to evaluate current practice and implant use across the UK, and review outcomes and complication rates between different fibula fixation methods. …”
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Urban cycling-specific active transportation behaviour is sensitive to the fresh start effect: triangulating observational evidence from real world data by Isaak Fast, Shamsia Sobhan, Nika Klaprat, Tyler George, Nils Vik, Dan Prowse, Jacqueline Collett, Jonathan McGavock

“…This observation could be used to inform policies for increasing cycling rates in urban centres.…”
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Data-Driven Insights into LEED Certification Trends: Saudi Arabia's Path to Sustainability by Hala Sirror, Zeinab Alhassan, Malathe Hamid

“…It analyzes trends over the past decade, focusing on certification growth, building types, rating levels (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum), and regional distribution. …”
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A Dynamic Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Model for Lane-Level Traffic Prediction by Bao Li, Quan Yang, Jianjiang Chen, Dongjin Yu, Dongjing Wang, Feng Wan

“…The temporal features are extracted with the gated recurrent unit (GRU). Then, we adaptively fuse spatial and temporal features with the gating mechanism to get the final spatio-temporal features for lane-level traffic prediction. …”
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Integrated Feature-Temporal GAN for Imbalanced Transaction Fraud Detection by Yicen Zheng, Yu Xie, Jiamin Yao

“…IFT-GAN introduces two key innovations: 1) A Feature-Aware Sample Selection (FASS) module that employs Fisher score-based feature ranking and weighted k-means clustering to create a balanced subset enriched with discriminative fraud signatures; and 2) A Temporal Dependency GAN (TD-GAN) architecture employing a novel Time-aware Gated Recurrent Unit (TaGRU) in both the generator and discriminator, explicitly modeling the temporal intervals between transactions through adaptive temporal gating. …”
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Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery by Camila de Vasconcelos Geraldi, Sara Escorsi-Rosset, Pamela Thompson, Ana C. Gargaro Silva, Américo Ceiki Sakamoto

“…Changes in fMRI activation patterns were seen in the rehabilitation group over the long term. …”
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Assessment of coastal changes in Ashairej promontory: Unraveling anthropogenic influences in Kuwait bay

“…Specifically, land use and land cover changes are identified through: (i) outlining changes in Ashairej promontory from 1985 to 2023, (ii) evaluating bay currents' standard circulation patterns, and (iii) determining decay and sedimentation rates along the Ashairej coast. …”
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From Decline to Rebound: Analyzing the Dynamics of Fertility Trends in Sleman Regency Amid Global Shocks, 2018-2022 by Muhammad Arif Fahrudin Alfana

“…This quantitative study aims to examine the trends of live birth rates in Sleman Regency over a five-year period (2018-2022). …”
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The past, present, and future evolution of Aurora Subglacial Basin’s subglacial drainage system by Anna-Mireilla Hayden, Tyler Pelle, Christine F. Dow

“…Since subglacial drainage accounts for up to 70% of ice shelf melt, our results imply that subglacial hydrology could trigger higher rates of mass loss than previously suggested.…”
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Information Transparency:  Approaches to Evaluation, Key Features, Trends by R. P. Bulyga, I. V. Safonova

“…The article identifies the main patterns and positive trends in the development of information transparency of Russian business over the past ten to fifteen years. …”
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Time series analysis of construction accidents in Saudi Arabia with consideration of COVID19 lockdown effects by Badr T. Alsulami

“…The analysis identifies recurring seasonal patterns, long-term trends, and quantifies the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on accident rates. …”
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Minimal age-related variation in bipedal behavior in Sapajus by Kristin A. Wright, Dorothy M. Fragaszy

“…Apart from very young individuals that were carried by older conspecifics, individuals of all ages showed similar rates and patterns of bipedal behaviors. Bipedal postures were used predominantly during feeding and foraging, most often in arboreal settings, and most often with their prehensile tail grasping, or in contact with, the substrate. …”
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