Modeling Urban Growth and Form with Spatial Entropy by Yanguang Chen

“…By analogy with fractal dimension growth models of cities, a pair of entropy increase models can be derived, and a set of entropy-based measurements can be constructed to describe urban growing process and patterns. …”
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Future Prospects in the Diagnosis and Management of Localized Prostate Cancer by Ahmet Tefekli, Murat Tunc

“…Introduction of serum PSA as a highly specific biomarker for prostatic diseases has led to a dramatic increase in the diagnosis of early stage PCa in last decades. …”
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From news images to action: the mobilizing effect of emotional protest images in news coverage by Stephanie Geise, Diana Panke, Axel Heck

“…Additionally, for people with a high level of political interest, longer exposure to an emotion-inducing news image increases their willingness to participate in political activism, while a low level of political interest produces a negative effect.…”
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OUTSOURCING IN RETAIL by Radojko Lukić

“…Their knowledge is very important for an effective implementation of outsourcing as a function of improving overall performance in retail. …”
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Firefly Optimization Algorithm for the Prediction of Uplift due to High-Pressure Jet Grouting by Wukui Dai, Li Liang, Bingji Zhang

“…A project that needs to be uplifted by high-pressure jet grouting (HPJG) is exposed to particular geological and engineering circumstances; meanwhile, HPJG has intense subjectivity, short of the theoretical base, to ascertain the influence angle β and enlarged radius Δa, which are the main parameters that affect the uplift effect. …”
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Hubungan Faktor Motivasi Dengan Kinerja Perawat dalam Pendokumentasian Discharge Planning di Rumah Sakit Siti Rahmah Padang by Dewi Murni, Esthika Ariany Maisa, Nicen Suherlin

“… Discharge planning is a series of decisions and activities in providing continuous and coordinated nursing care. …”
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Resveratrol-loaded metal-organic framework for mitochondria-targeted amplified CO gas therapy by Fengqin Wang, Yinfang Jiang, Yang Wang

“…In vitro experimental results demonstrate that the combination therapy, involving both RES drug and CO gas therapy, exhibits a synergistic effect against cancer cells. This synergistic strategy has endowed UiO@FeCO@RES as a promising material for biomedical applications.…”
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When does metacognition evolve in the opt-out paradigm? by Robin Watson

“…Individuals are repeatedly presented with a task or problem and must decide between opting-out and receiving a fixed payoff or opting-in and receiving a larger reward if they successfully solve the task. …”
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New Objective Refraction Metric Based on Sphere Fitting to the Wavefront by Mateusz Jaskulski, Andreí Martínez-Finkelshtein, Norberto López-Gil

“…The optimal fitting distance, topt, is obtained empirically from a dataset of 308 eyes as a function of objective refraction pupil radius, r0, and used to define the formula of a new wavefront refraction metric (MTR). …”
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The effect of zirconium on the strength cold-deformed reinforcement properties by E. S. Eltsova, O. Yu. Khodosovskaya, Yu. I. Kozyreva

“…A comparative analysis of the physical and mechanical finished cold-deformed fittings properties with an 8.0 mm diameter made of steel grade Arch-Zr and fittings of a three-sided periodic profile made of wire rod of ordinary quality was done. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Employee Training Using Conventional Methods and Virtual Reality by David Krákora, Petr Hořejší, Andrea Šimerová

“…Its concept is based on an experiment comparing a conventional training method with virtual reality (VR) training. …”
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Beam Performance Optimization of Multibeam Imaging Sonar Based on the Hybrid Algorithm of Binary Particle Swarm Optimization and Convex Optimization by Weijie Xia, Xue Jin, Fawang Dou

“…Results show that, for a sparse semicircular array with multiple patterns, the hybrid algorithm can obtain a lower PSLL compared with existing methods and it consumes less calculation time in comparison with other hybrid algorithms.…”
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Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yields by Nicholas J. Balfour, Ciaran Harris, Jonathan Storkey, Francis L. W. Ratnieks

“…Abstract This is a critical moment for land use policy globally, with many countries (e.g. the UK and the European Union) currently undertaking significant green reforms of their agricultural policies. …”
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Damage Detection of Laminated Rubber Bearings Based on the Antiresonance Frequencies of Periodic Structure and Its Sensitivity Analysis by Ying Zhang, Hongping Zhu, Shun Weng

“…Firstly, a laminated rubber bearing was simplified as a monocoupled periodic rubber-steel structure. …”
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Meckel's Diverticulum in Crohn's Disease by Hugh J Freeman

“…Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital abnormality of the distal ileum associated with failed vitelline duct closure. …”
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Noise-agnostic quantum error mitigation with data augmented neural models by Manwen Liao, Yan Zhu, Giulio Chiribella, Yuxiang Yang

“…Abstract Quantum error mitigation, a data processing technique for recovering the statistics of target processes from their noisy version, is a crucial task for near-term quantum technologies. …”
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Behavior and Splice Length of Deformed Bars Lapping in Spirally Confined Grout-Filled Corrugated Duct by Yongfeng Zheng, Zhangfeng Zhu, Zhengxing Guo, Peng Liu

“…Deformed bars lapped through a grout-filled corrugated duct, and a spiral reinforcement was preembedded in the connection to improve tensile strength of the splice. …”
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Neuronal Differentiation of Adipose Derived Stem Cells: Progress So Far by T. J. Moore, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Unfortunately the nervous system has a limited capacity for self-repair and there are a plethora of disorders, diseases, and types of trauma that affect the central and peripheral nervous systems; however, current treatment modalities are unable to remedy them. …”
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Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy by Evangelos Falidas, Georgios Anyfantakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Christina Goudeli, Boutzouvis Stavros, Constantinos Villias

“…Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and curative procedure. …”
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Vender las pampas. El imaginario de la modernización y la fotografía propagandística en el Territorio Nacional de La Pampa by Paula Inés Laguarda

“…A través del análisis de dos álbumes fotográficos producidos en La Pampa a comienzos del siglo XX, en este artículo se aborda el modo en que la fotografía fue utilizada con fines propagandísticos apelando a imaginarios sociales vinculados al progreso y la modernización. …”
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