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Environmental Sciences
Tai McClellan Maaz, Ronald H. Heck, Christine Tallamy Glazer, Mitchell K. Loo, Johanie Rivera Zayas, Aleric Krenz, Tanner Beckstrom, Susan E. Crow, Jonathan L. Deenik
Summary: Soil health is an important ecosystem property affected by human activities. The development of an overall soil health index is challenging due to statistical issues and the need for regional calibration. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a promising approach to improve the reliability and validity of soil health scoring, and it can be used to study the impacts of management practices on soil health. Through this study, a robust scoring function was developed that incorporates the concept of soil health and adjusts scores based on soil properties and land use history. The SEM scoring function showed superior performance in terms of score distribution and the ability to differentiate among different management practices and land use.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Engineering, Manufacturing
Harish Guda, Milind Dawande, Ganesh Janakiraman
Summary: Recent research in operations management has shown that seemingly beneficial interventions may harm a firm's equilibrium payoff even when implementation costs are ignored. Two key characteristics, the nature of the intervention and the extent of interaction, determine whether an intervention helps or hurts the firm. Some interventions that hurt the firm in a single-shot analysis can benefit under repeated interactions, while others continue to harm the firm in repeated interactions.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Fulvio Melia
Summary: This paper discusses the existence of a "preferred" frame of reference in the universe and explains how it is consistent with Einstein's theory of relativity.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
In-Sun Oh, Yeon-Hee Baek, Han Eol Jeong, Kristian B. Filion, Ju-Young Shin
Summary: This study aimed to compare the ability of different methodological approaches to minimize immeasurable time bias in pharmacoepidemiological studies, specifically looking at the use of beta-blockers and all-cause mortality in heart failure patients. The results showed that adjusting for hospitalization as a time-varying variable successfully minimized the bias.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aksheetha Sridhar, Ankita S. More, Amruta R. Jadhav, Komal Patil, Anuj Mavlankar, Vaishnavi M. Dixit, Sharmila A. Bapat
Summary: This study systematically investigates the spectrum of chimeric transcripts (CTs) in ovarian cancer samples. The results reveal the complex structures of CTs, influenced by chromosomal localization, differential splicing, and regulatory non-coding regions. The study also identifies associations between CTs and specific phenotype features during tumor transformation. Furthermore, it suggests that protein-coding CTs are highly conserved in evolution, while non-coding CTs may have evolved more recently. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of spatial arrangement in 3D space for the generation of CTs.
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
N. M. Chtchelkatchev, R. E. Ryltsev, A. V. Mikheyenkov, V. E. Valiulin, I. Ya. Polishchuk
Summary: A general problem in studying supercooled liquids and glasses is the long relaxation times that make it difficult to determine dynamic characteristics explicitly. To solve this issue, one approach is to extrapolate values of a dynamical property, such as viscosity, from a temperature range where it can be directly measured or simulated to the low-temperature region. However, such extrapolations often lead to contradictory results due to different fitting functions. This paper proposes a model-free statistical algorithm for low-temperature extrapolation of liquid viscosity and diffusion coefficient, utilizing numerical analytical continuation and error correction procedures. The method has been tested on various glass-forming systems and showed good stability and predictability.
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Michael Iselin, Min Park, Andrew Van Buskirk
Summary: Sell-side equity analysts often produce inconsistent outputs, which are perceived as low quality, lacking credibility and indicative of strategic behavior. While these inconsistencies are primarily driven by accounting and economic factors, investors still view them as lower-quality information with significant bias.
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Yinglu Tang, Yunpeng Huang, Zhihui Wan, Bing Zhou, Zhihao Wu
Summary: Despite overlapping clinical presentations, PKAN and PD have distinct genetic etiologies. Common mitochondrial abnormalities suggest a potential link in pathogenesis between the two diseases. MQC plays a crucial role in both PKAN and PD, with impaired MQC mechanisms leading to mitochondrial dysfunction in PKAN.
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Plant Sciences
Michele Schneider, Michiel Van Bel, Dirk Inze, Alexandra Baekelandt
Summary: This article focuses on the genetic networks governing leaf cell proliferation and discusses the evolutionary conservation among species. It also explores the interconnectedness between these genetic pathways.
Article
Management
Ibrahim Abada, Xavier Lambin
Summary: Algorithmic decisions are increasingly used for strategic decision-making and can lead to seemingly collusive behavior in the absence of formal communication. However, studies suggest that this collusion may result from imperfect exploration rather than excessive algorithmic sophistication. Through a study on battery operations, it is observed that regulators can discipline the market to achieve socially desirable outcomes by enforcing decentralized learning or intervening during the learning process.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ali Hussein Al-Marshadi, Muhammad Aslam, Abdullah Alharbey
Summary: This paper evaluated a method for selecting suitable covariance structure to efficiently fit SURE models, and validated it using simulated data, showing excellent performance in identifying the correct covariance structure.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Mathematics
Gilles Pisier
Summary: It is shown that a QWEP von Neumann algebra has the weak* positive approximation property if and only if it is seemingly injective in a certain sense. However, there are examples of algebras that are not seemingly injective, such as B(H)** and certain finite examples defined using ultraproducts. Moreover, it suffices for an algebra to be seemingly injective to have a specific factorization of the identity through B(H) with certain positive properties.
ACTA MATHEMATICA SCIENTIA
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Dian Fan, Ronny Pini, Alberto Striolo
Summary: A study on multi-particle transport in randomly jammed packing of spheres at different particle Peclet numbers reveals a modified Nakagami-m function describing particle velocity probability distributions. The function's physical meaning lies in its ability to explain particle deposition in terms of Pe* and the competition between energy barrier distributions and particles' diffusive energy. The universality of the function is demonstrated through comparisons with simulations and experimental data.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
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Automation & Control Systems
Xingjian Sun, Qingling Zhang
Summary: This paper proposes a novel sliding mode controller design method for T-S fuzzy singular systems, utilizing measurable premise variables to address the issue of immeasurable premise variables. Based on new SMC methods, some new convex conditions for designing sliding mode controllers are introduced.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Takuya Midooka, Ken Ebisawa, Misaki Mizumoto, Yasuharu Sugawara
Summary: In this study, a new model is proposed to explain the X-ray spectral variations of NGC 5548. It is found that the variations are mainly explained by independent changes in three components. This research is significant for understanding the mechanism of X-ray spectral variations in galaxies.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
