Advanced hybrid machine learning models with explainable AI for predicting residual friction angle in clay soils by Mawuko Luke Yaw Ankah, Shalom Adjei-Yeboah, Yao Yevenyo Ziggah, Edmund Nana Asare

“…These techniques consistently identified Clay Fraction as the most influential variable, followed by Plasticity Index. …”
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Spatially Compounding Drought Events in Brazil by Gabriela C. Gesualdo, Marcos R. Benso, Eduardo M. Mendiondo, Manuela I. Brunner

“…Given the complexity and costs of droughts in Brazil, identifying regions prone to co‐experiencing droughts is critical for developing effective adaptation measures. …”
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Analysis of the availability of bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory drugs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by E. A. Orlova, V. I. Petrov, I. P. Dorfman, O. V. Shatalova, M. A. Orlov

“…According to the results of DU90% analysis, the most purchased drugs for bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory therapy for all the years under study were drugs from the groups of short-acting bronchodilators (salbutamol, fenoterol, ipratropium bromide + fenoterol) and inhaled glucocorticoids (budesonide, beclomethasone). …”
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An Enhanced Distribution System Performance with Optimization Techniques for Location of Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations by Sainadh Singh Kshatri, Venkata Anjani Kumar G, Chilakapati Lenin Babu, Palepu Suresh Babu

“…By minimizing power losses and optimizing voltage profiles, the strategy reduces operational costs and improves the overall stability of the grid. …”
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Investigating family members’ experiences of the implementation and effectiveness of a youth-focused suicide aftercare service: a qualitative study by Marianne Webb, Hannah Richards, Michelle Lamblin, Dzenana Kartal, Pemma Davies, Natasha Swingler, Jo Robinson

“…Results Eight themes were generated from the thematic analysis: (1) Referral process can be opaque and difficult to navigate; (2) Logistics and costs can be a barrier; (3) Increasing knowledge and skills improves family functioning; (4) The impact on young people’s mental health and functioning – building a solid foundation; (5) Regular and transparent communication with staff facilitates engagement; (6) Family and peer sessions provide valuable support, insights, and skills; (7) Individually tailored program meets the needs of most young people; and (8) Discharge process can be inconsistent and unsupportive. …”
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Comparative Profitability Analysis of Monoculture and Intercropping Land-Use Systems: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in North-Western Ethiopia by Yonas Belete Belay, Yoseph Melka

“…We obtained production costs and benefits of the land-use system from the farmers through questionnaires and key informant interviews. …”
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Machine learning framework for investigating nano- and micro-scale particle diffusion in colonic mucus by Marco Tjakra, Kristína Lidayová, Christophe Avenel, Christel A.S. Bergström, Shakhawath Hossain

“…Abstract Biosimilar artificial mucus models that mimic native mucus facilitate efficient, lab-based drug diffusion studies, addressing the costly and challenging preclinical phase of drug development, especially for nano- and micro-scale particle-based colonic drug delivery. …”
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Prediction of 123I-FP-CIT SPECT Results from First Acquired Projections Using Artificial Intelligence by Wadi’ Othmani, Arthur Coste, Dimitri Papathanassiou, David Morland

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A novel serum protein biomarker for the late-stage diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Yi-Xi Pan, Qi Huang, Shan Xing, Qian-Ying Zhu

“…In clinical practice, imaging techniques are the most predominant diagnostic methods, which are costly and may fail to detect small metastatic lesions. …”
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Sustainability Reporting: Catalyst for Organizational and Professional Change by Mădălina Dumitru

“…Entities can be expected to face a multitude of challenges in implementing CSRD, such as data availability and quality, value chain complexity, staff time and knowledge, deadlines, technology, costs, interaction with other regulations, and management involvement. …”
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ZoomHead: A Flexible and Lightweight Detection Head Structure Design for Slender Cracks by Hua Li, Fan Yang, Junzhou Huo, Qiang Gao, Shusen Deng, Chang Guo

“…Detecting metal surface crack defects is of great significance for the safe operation of industrial equipment. However, most existing mainstream deep-object detection models suffer from complex structures, large parameter sizes, and high training costs, which hinder their deployment and application in frontline construction sites. …”
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Toward Adaptive Unsupervised and Blind Image Forgery Localization with ViT-VAE and a Gaussian Mixture Model by Haichang Yin, KinTak U, Jing Wang, Wuyue Ma

“…Most image forgery localization methods rely on supervised learning, requiring large labeled datasets for training. …”
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NEW STRUCTURAL-METRIC METHOD FOR DETECTING PERSPECTIVE OIL AND Gas STRUCTURES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF NURIN-KHAGSKY SQUARE IN KALMYKIA) by Vladimir Mikhailovich Kharchenko, Denis Vasilievich Lapta

“…Introduction: the relevance of research on the development of the most comparatively less costly method is due to the need to increase the efficiency not only of prospecting and exploration, but also the development of oil and gas fields in Russia. …”
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A novel attention-based deep learning model for improving sentiment classification after the case of the 2023 Kahramanmaras/Turkey earthquake on Twitter by Serpil Aslan, Muhammed Yildirim

“…Twitter has emerged as one of the most widely used platforms for sharing information and updates. …”
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Mono- and multidomain defense toxins of the RelE/ParE superfamily by Kenn Gerdes

“…ABSTRACT Toxin–antitoxin (TA) modules are widely distributed across prokaryotes, often existing in large numbers despite their associated fitness costs. Most type II TA modules are bicistronic operons encoding a monodomain toxin and its cognate protein antitoxin. …”
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Implantation Antimicrobial Prophylaxis In General and Military Field Surgery by V. V. Plechev, M. V. Timerbulatov, I. F. Sufiyarov

“…Surgical site infections of the postoperative period are well recognized as one of the most pressing issues in modern surgery. Surgical site infections significantly complicate the postoperative course, necessitates costly treatment, and may require additional surgical interventions, thereby extending hospital stays and adversely impacting quality of life of the patients. …”
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Recent trends in emerging greywater management in India: An overview by Rakshit Jakhar, Katarzyna Styszko

“…Water, one of the most essential resources, is intrinsic to sustaining life. …”
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A lightweight multi-path convolutional neural network architecture using optimal features selection for multiclass classification of brain tumor using magnetic resonance images by Amreen Batool, Yung-Cheol Byun

“…Furthermore, an optimal features module implemented to select the most promising features to enhance our proposed multi-path architecture's performance and computational efficiency. …”
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Evaluation of seed rate and sowing methods on seed quality, yield and seed multiplication ratio of tef (Eragrostis tef) under nitosol and vertisol in Amhara region by Tilaye Anbes, Esubalew Berihun, Yematw Chane, Webayehu Getie

“…With lower production costs and higher benefits, the seed rate of 15 kg ha−1 with row planting produced the most economically desirable yield of early generation tef seed production in the research districts. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of self-directed referrals amongst patients at hospitals in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal 2015 by A. Rajman, O. H. Mahomed

“…Descriptive statistics were used to determine the proportion and the most frequent factors contributing towards patient self-referral. …”
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