Spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of ecosystem services based on InVEST-OPGD model: a case study in Kunming by Yuanyuan Zhang, Kouqiang Zhang, Shu’na Wei, Kebin Wang, Haisheng Li

“…Taking Kunming, a key city in southwest China, as the study area, combined with the the changes of land use and vegetation cover from 2000 to 2020, used the InVEST model and spatial autocorrelation analysis method to analyze the spatial and temporal evolution of four ecosystem services (ESs) of water yield (WY), soil conservation (SC), carbon storage (CS), and habitat quality (HQ) from 2000 to 2020, and the Optimal Parameters-based Geographical Detector (OPGD) model was used to explore its driving factors. …”
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Dual-Layer Energy Management Strategy for a Hybrid Energy Storage System to Enhance PHEV Performance by Haobin Jiang, Yang Zhao, Shidian Ma

“…In the upper layer, an equivalent fuel consumption minimization method is applied to optimize the torque distribution between the engine and the motor, while the lower layer employs a rule-based strategy for power allocation between the battery and the supercapacitor. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Decision Tree (M5) and Least Square Support Vector Machine (LS-SVM) Models for Groundwater Level Prediction in the Mashhad Plain by Vajihe Ramezani saani, Mahdi Zarei, Seyed Morteza Seyedian

“…The aim of the present study is to estimate the groundwater table level of the Mashhad plain aquifer using the decision tree model (M5) and to compare it with the least squares support vector machine model (LS-SVM) under 10 different scenarios.Method: For this purpose, monthly climatic data (precipitation, evaporation, and temperature) and groundwater level information from 60 piezometric wells over a 10-year statistical period were utilized, and the employed models were evaluated using statistics such as the coefficient of determination (R2), RMSE, and MBE.Results: The results of the LS-SVM model indicated that the highest simulation accuracy belonged to scenario 4, followed by scenario 9, while the other scenarios exhibited very low accuracy in simulating the water level. …”
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Brownian motion effects and thermophoresis on heat transmission mechanism of hybrid nano liquid flow over a stretched wedge surface by Sharanayya Swami, Suresh Biradar, Jagadish V Tawade, Vediyappan Govindan, Haewon Byeon, Busayamas Pimpunchat

“…Additionally, the Buongiorno slip parameter reduces the rate of energy transfer while amplifying thermal distributions. The thermophoresis parameter was found to influence both concentration and thermal boundary layers. …”
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Experimental Investigations on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of L-Shaped Structure Fabricated by WAAM Process of NiTi SMA by Vatsal Vaghasia, Rakesh Chaudhari, Sakshum Khanna, Jash Modi, Jay Vora

“…In the present study, an L-shaped multi-walled structure of NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) was fabricated by using the wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) method on a titanium substrate. The present study aims to investigate the fabricated structure for microstructure, macrostructure, and mechanical properties. …”
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PHARFF: A Pipeline-Based Graceful Live Migration and Checkpointing Framework for Achieving High Availability and Reliability in FPGA Applications on Cloud by Yame Asfia, Sajid Gul Khawaja, Muhammad Usman Akram, Muhammad Asad, Shoab A. Khan, Alina Mirza

“…Compared to existing methods, our approach also improves design frequency by 16% and optimizes hardware resource utilization, reducing LUT requirements by 27% and minimizing register usage by 2.5 times.…”
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Fault reconfiguration control strategy of islanded marine ranching power supply system based on deep reinforcement learning by Yichun Wang, Bo Zhang, Rongjie Wang, Jiang Desong, Yabo Cui, Zhouyang Sun, Hao Liu

“…Finally, through analysis of fault reconstruction cases in different operating conditions of the marine ranching power system, it is demonstrated that this proposed algorithm can provide optimal reconstruction strategies within as short as 70 ms while achieving objectives such as maximum load recovery, minimum switching times, and minimum network losses. …”
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A brief review on the diagnostic and therapeutic principles of primary urethral cancer by Hengchuan Su, Yao Zhu, Dingwei Ye

“…For patients with superficial and distal urethral lesions, organ sparing approaches or radical reconstructive procedures can be utilized. While for more advanced disease or nodal involvement, an optimal multimodal treatment strategy consisted of surgery and radiochemotherapy should be adopted. …”
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FS-STFNet: a few-shot adaptive spatiotemporal fusion network for short-term tropical cyclone intensity forecasting by Mengjiao Qin, Jingqi Wang, Yanshuo Wu, Yuhan Zhang, Wuxia Lin, Shoujuan Shu

“…A test applying the FS-STFNet to TCs in Northwest Pacific from 2019 to 2021 demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority compared to other methods. The model achieves optimal performance during stable TCs structures while effectively reducing biases for weak TCs or topography-affected cases through adaptive adjustments. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological profile of congenital hyperinsulinism in Brazil by Raphael D. Liberatore Junior, Raphael D. Liberatore Junior, Anna L. Marques, Laura L. Dos Santos, Thais M. Luciano

“…Genetic testing was performed in 43 patients, but pathogenic variants were identified in only 7 cases, while the majority (31) was not aware of their results. …”
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Development of freezing process of phase change materials in cylindrical thermal energy storage tanks with various fin configurations by Seyyed Amirreza Abdollahi, Saman Faramarzi, Behnam Azizi Gheshlaghchaei, Sana Sahaf Amin, Mohammad Hossein Heidarshenas, Hamid Majidi, Faramarz Talati

“…Abstract One of the most effective methods for thermal energy storage relies on the latent heat property of phase change materials (PCMs). …”
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Load Modeling and CVR Analysis for Residential Appliances and Distribution Network—A Review by Mithila Seva Bala Sundaram, Tan Chia Kwang, Jeyraj A L Selvaraj Selvaraj, Ab Halim Abu Bakar

“…It explores both component-based and measurement-based load modeling methods, including static and dynamic models, with a special emphasis on the ZIP load model. …”
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Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing as a Mass-Personalized Production Mode in Industry 5.0/6.0 by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Jakub Kopowski, Tomasz Bednarek, Krzysztof Tyburek

“…This review highlights the unique ability of additive manufacturing to deliver mass-customized products while minimizing material waste and reducing energy consumption. …”
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COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS AND ITS EFFECT ON SHADE MATCHING ABILITY by Hetaf S. Redwan, Arwa U Alsaggaf, Rayan A. Hawsawi, Shahinaz N. Sembawa, Amin Marghalani

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) among dentists and dental students, and to evaluate their ability to select suitable shades for aesthetic restorations, comparing those with CVD to participants with normal color vision. Materials and Methods: A total of 187 participants were screened for CVD using the Ishihara color blindness test. …”
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Preoperative Hormone Therapy in the Treatment of Breast Cancer: What Do We Know So Far? by V. V. Vorotnikov, R. A. Pakhomova, A. V. Soinov, A. S. Gunina, I. V. Kopytich, M. G. Tsoi, S. A. Abdugafforov

“…Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in the world. One of the methods of treating breast cancer is neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Ultrasoft Ground Treatment of Vacuum Preloading Combined with Calcium-Based Flocculants by Jin-Kai Yan, Feng Ji, Xia Bian, Gui-Zhong Xu, Lei Liu, Xue-Ling Liu, Jian-Hua Song

“…Vacuum preloading is one of the popular methods improving the engineering properties of slurry ground with high water content. …”
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Methodology for Evaluating the Performance of a New Pulse Oximeter Model and Pulse Oximetry Algorithm in Neonates in a Clinical Trial (Exploratory Study) by T. S. Adylov, E. V. Shestak, V. Yu. Starkov

“…While evaluating a new domestically produced pulse oximeter model in clinical practice, we discovered a lack of references in Russian-language publications on clinical trial methodologies to assess device reliability and performance.The aim of the study is to create a methodology for conducting a multicenter, prospective, cohort, nonrandomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating a domestic pulse oximeter.Methods. …”
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The Relationship Between COVID-19 History and Arterial Vascular Elasticity Measured Using Accelerated Photoplethysmograph Analyzer in Medical Students by Tasya Zuhriya Putri, Nurfitri Bustamam, Tri Faranita, Agneta Irmarahayu

“…Results: This study found that three subjects (6.25%) had optimal arterial vascular elasticity, 28 subjects (58.3%) had normal elasticity, and 17 subjects (35.45%) had sub-optimal elasticity. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…At 5% epoxy, there was a modest increase in strength, while the optimal concentration of 10% demonstrated a significant enhancement. …”
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Accurate estimation of permeability reduction resulted from low salinity water flooding in clay-rich sandstones by Xiaojuan Zhang, Muntadher Abed Hussein, Tarak Vora, Anupam Yadav, Asha Rajiv, Aman Shankhyan, Sachin Jaidka, Mehul Manu, Farzona Alimova, Issa Mohammed Kadhim, Zainab Jamal Hamoodah, Fadhil Faez, Ahmad Khalid

“…Abstract Accurate estimation of permeability reduction in clay-rich sandstones during low-salinity water flooding is critical for optimizing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) strategies and ensuring efficient reservoir management. …”
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