Retrieval of refractivity fields from GNSS tropospheric delays: theoretical and data-based evaluation of collocation methods and comparisons with GNSS tomography by Shehaj, Endrit, Geiger, Alain, Rothacher, Markus, Moeller, Gregor

“…This paper focuses on the retrieval of refractivity fields from GNSS measurements by means of least-squares collocation. Collocation adjustment estimates parameters that relate delays and refractivity without relying on a grid. …”
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High-performance partially aligned semiconductive single-walled carbon nanotube transistors achieved with a parallel technique by Wang, Yilei, Pillai, Suresh Kumar Raman, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…By immersing an aminosilane-treated wafer into a solution of nanotubes placed on a rotary shaker, the repetitive flow of the nanotube solution over the wafer surface during the deposition process orients the nanotubes toward the fluid flow direction. By adjusting the nanotube concentration in the solution, the nanotube density of the partially aligned network can be controlled; linear densities ranging from 5 to 45 SWNTs/μm are observed. …”
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Smart building with intelligent indoor lighting control system using reinforcement learning simulations by Chan, Keno Jia Nuo

“…Although the presence of wireless controls allows users to manually adjust the lighting intensity based on their preferences, this becomes a problem when there is more than one occupant in the environment due differences in lighting preferences. …”
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Freezing of impact water droplets on cold moving substrates by Mohamad Taufiq Md Tarmidi

“…The surface temperature can be adjusted accordingly using the thermoelectric cooler (TEC). …”
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Assessment of redistribution policies in Singapore by Ang, Xin Rui, Cham, Zhi An, Peh, Earl Hao Kien

“…Specifically, our study makes adjustments to policy expenditure and recipient profiles based on income and annual value (AV) of homes to address the research questions: What is the impact of an increase in consumption tax on inequality such as the recently announced increase in Goods and Services Taxes (GST) from 7% to 9%? …”
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Syntactic discovery of web service by Nguyen, Van Quoc.

“…Along the development process, these parameters are adjusted according to the testing results. Up to this point, the project has proved to give a positive outcome in evaluating syntactic and semantic similarity.…”
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Enhancing downstream ML performance with unconditional diffusion models for return predictions by Agarwala, Pratham

“…Finally, we evaluate a real life application, by employing a simple trading strategy using the downstream predictions and its back test on the test data showcased significantly better Return on Investment and Sharpe Ratio when augmentation is applied, indicating better risk-adjusted returns.…”
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Single atom catalysts on MXene for carbon dioxide reduction reaction by Lee, Daryll Shzen

“…These properties can be adjusted through various methods, such as modifying surface termination groups, altering layer thickness, ion intercalation, doping, and etching. …”
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Numerical modeling of motion and deformation of cells in microscale hydrodynamic and electric fields by Ye, Ting

“…. • The modified SIMPLER algorithm introduces an improved velocity correction to speed up the convergence of momentum equations, and further integrates a fine adjustment to satisfy the continuity equation with higher accuracy. …”
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Anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays with high surface area for dye-sensitized solar cells by Wang, Xiaoyan

“…Two-step anodization by adjusting voltage from high to low produces double-layered nanotubes. …”
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Study of marine power train system through mathematical modelling of various electro-mechanical components by Khor, Boon Siang

“…A PI controller is employed to adjust the total power output of diesel generator sets based on fluctuation in the system voltage. …”
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Research of modeling and optimization approaches for hybrid ejector-based air conditioning cycle by Wang, Hao

“…In practice, these approaches can be adjusted accordingly to balance of performance and efficiency requirements. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Therefore, three metaheuristics, including multi‐objective water flow, non‐dominated sorting genetic, and a multi‐objective simulated annealing algorithm have been used to find near‐optimal solutions to the problem. After adjusting the parameters of the algorithms using the Taguchi method, the results obtained from the algorithms were analyzed with a statistical test and the performance of the algorithms was evaluated. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission related to common infections: Risk prediction models to tackle antimicrobial resistance in primary care by Fahmi, A, Palin, V, Zhong, X, Yang, Y, Watts, S, Ashcroft, DM, Goldacre, B, MacKenna, B, Fisher, L, Massey, J, Mehrkar, A, Bacon, S, the OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Hand, K, van Staa, TP

“…Comparing those prescribed an antibiotic to those without, reduction in risk of hospital admission were largest with LRTI (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 0.35; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.35–0.36) and UTI (aHR 0.45; 95% CI, 0.44–0.46), compared to URTI (aHR 1.04; 95% CI, 1.03–1.06). …”

Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study by Stephenson, T, Harris, I, Armstrong, C, Fazel, S, Short, R, Blackwood, N

“…Time spent in areas with a higher number of prisoners per member of prison staff was significantly associated with reduced self-harm behaviour in adjusted models (OR 0.89, CI 0.78–0.99, p = 0.039). …”

Older women's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: individual, community, and contextual factors by Banda, A, Hoffman, J, Roos, V

“…Older women in rural areas had lower odds of well-being [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 0.607, 95% 0455,0.809]. At the individual level, the well-being of older women during COVID-19 was associated with age (AOR O.362, 95% CI: 0.190,0.689) and being in paid work (AOR 0.737, 95% CI: 0.552,0.984). …”

Trajectories of interferon-gamma release assay results over two years in independent cohorts from China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States by Chen, C, Xue, H, Horsburgh, CR, Amour, M, Hatherill, M, Tameris, M, von Reyn, CF, Rees, C, Shen, Y, McShane, H, García-Basteiro, AL, Liu, D, Wang, Y, Nathavitharana, RR, Graviss, EA, Shao, Y, Liu, Q, Lu, W, Zhu, L, Martinez, L

“…In one cohort from (N=399; age range, 59 years [IQR, 48–67]), IGRA reversion was more common in younger participants (Adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR], 0.95; 95% CI, 0.93–0.97) and those without recent close tuberculosis exposure (aOR, 0.35; 95%CI, 0.11–1.03 in South Africa; 0.10; 95%CI, 0.01–0.61 in China).…”

The prognostic impact of minimally invasive esophagectomy on survival after esophagectomy following a delayed interval after chemoradiotherapy; a secondary analysis of the DICE stu... by Markar, SR, Sgromo, B, Evans, R, Griffiths, EA, Alfieri, R, Castoro, C, Gronnier, C, Gutschow, CA, Piessen, G, Capovilla, G, Grimminger, PP, Low, DE, Gossage, J, Gisbertz, SS, Ruurda, J, van Hillegersberg, R, D'journo, XB, Phillips, AW, Rosati, R, Hanna, GB, Maynard, N, Hofstetter, W, Ferri, L, Berge Henegouwen, MI, Owen, R

“…Survival analysis showed MIE was associated with improved survival in univariate (P=0.014), multivariate analysis after adjustment for smoking, T and N stage, and histology (HR=1.69; 95% CI 1.14 to 2.5) and propensity matched analysis (P=0.02). …”

Risk prediction of ischemic heart disease using plasma proteomics, conventional risk factors and polygenic scores in Chinese and European adults by Mazidi, M, Wright, N, Yao, P, Kartsonaki, C, Millwood, IY, Fry, H, Said, S, Pozarickij, A, Pei, P, Chen, Y, Wang, B, Avery, D, Du, H, Schmidt, DV, Yang, L, Lv, J, Yu, C, Sun, D, Chen, J, Hill, M, Peto, R, Collins, R, Bennett, DA, Walters, RG, Li, L, Clarke, R, Chen, Z

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Overall, 446 proteins were associated with IHD (false discovery rate &lt;0.05) in Chinese after adjustment for conventional cardiovascular disease risk factors. …”

Self-supervised machine learning to characterise step counts from wrist-worn accelerometers in the UK Biobank by Small, SR, Chan, S, Walmsley, R, von Fritsch, L, Acquah, A, Mertes, G, Feakins, BG, Creagh, A, Strange, A, Matthews, CE, Clifton, DA, Price, AJ, Khalid, S, Bennett, D, Doherty, A

“…Cox regression was used to test the association of daily step count with fatal CVD and all-cause mortality after adjustment for potential confounders.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The algorithm substantially outperformed reference models (free-living mean absolute percent error of 12.5%, versus 65-231%). …”