OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS USED AS PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR HYDROLOGICAL MODELS: STATE-OF-THE-ART AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Objective functions used as performance metrics for hydrological models: state-of-the-art and critical analysis

ABSTRACT Hydrological models (HMs) can be applied for different purposes, and a key step is model calibration using objective functions (OF) to quantify the agreement between observed and calculated discharges.Fully understanding the OF is important to properly take advantage of model calibration and interpret the results.This study evaluates 36 OF

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Digestions fertiles

After a century of eclipse, human excrement has been receiving new attention in FRAGRANCE Europe in recent decades.Indeed, their return to the soil is being considered again as a resource for agriculture.Today, a debate surrounds these practices of urine and feces valorization.This article proposes an analysis of the ongoing discussions based on an

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Anxiolytic Effects of Herbal Ethanol Extract from Gynostemma pentaphyllum in Mice after Exposure to Chronic Stress

In this study, the effects of herbal ethanol extracts of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP-EX), on chronic electric footshock (EF) stress-induced anxiety disorders were investigated in mice, which were orally treated with GP-EX (30 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg) once a day for 14 days, followed by exposure to EF stress (2 mA, Display Units with an interval and dura

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