On the exponent in the Von Bertalanffy growth model by Katharina Renner-Martin, Norbert Brunner, Manfred Kühleitner, Werner Georg Nowak, Klaus Scheicher

“…The paper explains this by differences in the data quality: variability is low for data from highly controlled experiments and high for natural data. Other deficiencies were biologically meaningless optimal parameter values or optimal parameter values attained on the boundary of the parameter region (indicating the possible need for a different model). …”
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Effect of Low Temperature on Photosynthetic Characteristics, Senescence Characteristics, and Endogenous Hormones of Winter Wheat “Ji Mai 22” during the Jointing Stage by Fengyin Zhang, Nan Jiang, Hanqi Zhang, Zhiguo Huo, Zaiqiang Yang

“…To investigate the effects of low-temperature (LT) stress on photosynthetic properties and senescence characteristics of winter wheat leaves during the jointing stage, an environmental temperature control experiment was designed at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in 2023, using <i>Triticum aestivum</i> L. …”
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Sensorimotor mechanisms selective to numerosity derived from individual differences by Giovanni Anobile, Irene Petrizzo, Daisy Paiardini, David Burr, Guido Marco Cicchini

“…Principal component analysis revealed two bell-shaped covariance channels, peaking at different numerical values. Two control experiments ruled out the role of non-numerical strategies based on tapping frequency and response duration. …”
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Investigation of the Pulsing Characteristic of a Carbon Nanotube Emitter by Helin Zhu, Jejin Jang, Gyuwan Im, Hyungsoo Mok, Jehwang Ryu, Kyung-Seo Kim

“…Combining the boosted current and pulse control of MOSFET, the dynamic current performance of a CNT tube can be enhanced and the average tube current or dose can be accurately controlled. Experiments, simulation, and analysis have been conducted to study the combined dynamics and its applications.…”
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Tourist Experiences Recommender System Based on Emotion Recognition with Wearable Data by Luz Santamaria-Granados, Juan Francisco Mendoza-Moreno, Angela Chantre-Astaiza, Mario Munoz-Organero, Gustavo Ramirez-Gonzalez

“…Unlike most state-of-the-art studies, which have elicited emotions in controlled experiments and with high-accuracy sensors, this research’s challenge consisted of emotion recognition (ER) in the daily life context of users based on the gathering of HR data. …”
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NMR Investigation of the Supramolecular Complex Formed by a Phenylboronic Acid-Ferrocene Electroactive Probe and Native or Derivatized β-Cyclodextrin by Andrea Cesari, Maria Antonietta Casulli, Takeshi Hashimoto, Takashi Hayashita

“…In particular, we focused on providing insights on the interaction involved and on the calculation of the binding constant of 4-Fc-PB/β-CD supramolecular complex, and elucidation about a drift in the time observed during the control experiments of the electrochemical measurements for the 4-Fc-PB/dpa-<i>p</i>-HB-β-CD supramolecular complex. …”
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Fabrication and Microwave Absorption Properties of Core-Shell Structure Nanocomposite Based on Modified Anthracite Coal by Xiaomei Zhang, Baitong Zhou, Xiang Li, Runhua Chen, Chen Ma, Wenhua Chen, Guohua Chen

“…The carbonization temperatures were specifically studied through a setting control experiment, and 1200 °C was proved to be the optimum parameter to obtain the best dielectric loss and magnetic loss of the sample. …”
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SEER: Sustainable E-commerce with Environmental-impact Rating by Md Saiful Islam, Adiba Mahbub Proma, Caleb Wohn, Karen Berger, Serena Uong, Varun Kumar, Katrina Smith Korfmacher, Ehsan Hoque

“…A quasi-randomized case-control experiment with 98 subjects demonstrates the efficacy and user-friendliness of the proposed concept design. …”
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Home-based arm cycling exercise improves trunk control in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury: an observational study by Joeri F. L. van Helden, Emma Alexander, Hélio V. Cabral, Paul H. Strutton, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Deborah Falla, Joy Roy Chowdhury, Shin-Yi Chiou

“…Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we assessed motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in the ES before and after 30 min of arm cycling in 15 individuals with SCI and 15 able-bodied controls (Experiment 1). Both groups showed increased ES MEP size after the arm cycling. …”
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Extraction of iron from laterite soil and green synthesis of laterite nano iron catalyst (GLaNICs) for its application as Fenton's catalyst in the degradation of triclosan by Rashmishree K N, Bhaskar S, Shrihari S, Arun Kumar Thalla

“…Role of iron in the process has been accessed by control experiment with no nano catalyst addition in which degradation is considerably low. …”
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De-crystallization of Uric Acid Crystals in Synovial Fluid Using Gold Colloids and Microwave Heating by Bridgit Kioko, Taiwo Ogundolie, Morenike Adebiyi, Yehnara Ettinoffe, Caleb Rhodes, Brittney Gordon, Nishone Thompson, Muzaffer Mohammed, Biebele Abel, Kadir Aslan

“…In addition, the use of gold colloids without microwave heating (i.e. control experiment) did not result in the de-crystallization of the uric acid crystals, which proves the utility of our MA-MAEC technique in the de-crystallization of uric acid.…”
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Beyond stereotypes of adolescent risk taking: Placing the adolescent brain in developmental context by Daniel Romer, Valerie F. Reyna, Theodore D. Satterthwaite

“…Keywords: Brain development, Dopamine, Decision-making, Cognitive control, Experience…”
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Influence of Surface Chemistry of Fiber and Lignocellulosic Materials on Adhesion Properties with Polybutylene Succinate at Nanoscale by Carlos Marcuello, Brigitte Chabbert, Françoise Berzin, Nicolas B. Bercu, Michael Molinari, Véronique Aguié-Béghin

“…Larger interactions at the nanoscale level were found between the matrix and hypolignified fibers compared to lignified ones, as in control experiments on single lignocellulosic polymer films. …”
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Deep learning-based intelligent control of moisture at the exit of blade charging process in cigarette production by Rui Jinsheng, Qiu Dongchen, Hou Shicong, Rong Jing, Qin Xiaoxiao, Fan Jianan, Wu Kai, Zhao Guoliang, Zhu Chengwen

“…Finally, the effectiveness of export moisture intelligence control, process capability index, and the effect before and after application were analyzed in controlled experiments, respectively. The results show that the difference between the predicted value and the real value of blade export moisture in this paper’s method is only 0.5%, and the process capability index of this paper’s method is improved by 1.48 compared with the PID controller, and it can control the temperature of the return air of the charging machine in the range of 56.86℃~57.21℃. …”
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Spatial Patterns of Non-Structural Carbohydrates in <i>Eucalyptus urophylla</i><i>× E. grandis</i> under Dry-Season Irrigation with Fertilization by Jie-Jun Kong, Wen-Quan Liu, Feng Huang, Lei Hua, Fei Yu, Qian He, Yan Su, Ji-Yue Li, Quan Qiu

“…In present study, we conducted a field control experiment to compare the NSC storage in <i>Eucalyptus urophylla</i> × <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> trees on fertilization and dry-season irrigation to determine the variations of NSC under drought stress. …”
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Reversible chirality inversion of an AuAg x -cysteine coordination polymer by pH change by Bing Ni, Dustin Vivod, Jonathan Avaro, Haoyuan Qi, Dirk Zahn, Xun Wang, Helmut Cölfen

“…Multiple structural changes at different pH values (≈9.6, ≈13) are observed through UV-Vis and CD spectral measurements, as well as other controlled experiments. Exploration of the CP synthesis kinetics suggests that the covalent bond formation is rapid and then the conformation of the CP materials would continuously evolve. …”
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PI/PID Controller Relay Experiment Auto-Tuning with Extended Kalman Filter and Second-Order Generalized Integrator as Parameter Estimators by Danijel Pavković, Dragutin Lisjak, Davor Kolar, Mihael Cipek

“…The results have shown that the proposed auto-tuning system based on relay control experiment for the heat and air-flow process PI/PID temperature control can capture the ultimate gain and period parameters fairly quickly in simulations and in experiments. …”
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Experimental Designs to Study the Aggregation and Colonization of Biofilms by Video Microscopy With Statistical Confidence by Brian A. Pettygrove, Brian A. Pettygrove, Heidi J. Smith, Heidi J. Smith, Kyler B. Pallister, Jovanka M. Voyich, Philip S. Stewart, Philip S. Stewart, Albert E. Parker, Albert E. Parker

“…Results suggest that in untreated control experiments, variability differed substantially between growth phases (i.e., lag or exponential). …”
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Mitigating Ammonia, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Stored Pig Slurry Using Chemical and Biological Additives by Oumaima El bied, Martire Angélica Terrero Turbí, Amalia García-Valero, Ángel Faz Cano, José A. Acosta

“…Chemical agents (sulfuric acid) and biological additives (DAB bacteria) containing specific microbial strains are tested (a mixture of <i>Rhodopseudomonas palustris</i>, <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>, <i>Bacillus amyloliquefaciens</i>, <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i>, <i>Nitrosomona europea</i>, <i>Nictobacter winogradaskyi</i>, and <i>nutritional substrate</i>). Controlled experiments simulate storage conditions and measure emissions of ammonia, methane, and carbon dioxide. …”
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Inducing Crystallinity of Metal Thin Films with Weak Magnetic Fields without Thermal Annealing by Stefan S. Ručman, Winita Punyodom, Jaroon Jakmunee, Pisith Singjai

“…We employed grazing incidence X-Ray Diffraction spectroscopy to characterize crystallinity of Iron, Nickel, Copper and Tungsten thin films prepared by a sparking discharge process in the presence of 0.4 T magnetic field at an ambient temperature of 25 °C. Control experiment was conducted by sparking without a magnetic field present and using ultra-pure nitrogen flow and ambient air containing oxygen. …”
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