Analysis of the Water Footprint of Central and Eastern Europe Countries by Damian Panasiuk, Petro Skrypchuk, Barbara Kucharska, Olena Suduk

“…A positive value of this index was also recorded for Slovakia and negative for Lithuania and Ukraine (-282 m3/person/year). Taking into account the exposure of the southern Ukraine steppe to water stress, this is not a favourable situation for greater export of virtual water than its import. …”
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Approach for designing and modelling of nanoscale DG MOSFET devices using Kriging metamodelling technique by Toufik Bentrcia, Fayçal Djeffal, Elasaad Chebaki

“…The elaboration of such models is made possible through the generation of computer experiments using ATLAS‐2D simulator, where the numerical simulations or experimental measurements, account for the accurate behaviour of the device including the ageing phenomena, short channel and quantum confinement effects. …”
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The Effect of Patient Weight and Provider Training and Experience on Dosing of Rocuronium by N. C. Godwin, L. Rodriguez, S. Banks, B. T. Major, Y. Rodriguez

“…Using a mixed model to account for repeated measures, patients were analyzed by dose and weight category as defined by the World Health Organization (eight categories ranging from very severely underweight to very severely obese) as well as by the administering provider’s level of experience. …”
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A Novel Mechanism-Equivalence-Based Tweedie Exponential Dispersion Process for Adaptive Degradation Modeling and Life Prediction by Jiayue Wu, Yujie Liu, Han Wang, Xiaobing Ma, Yu Zhao

“…However, conventional stochastic process models face two major limitations: (1) the reliance on strict assumptions during model formulation, restricting their applicability to a narrow range of degradation processes, and (2) the inability to account for potential variations in the degradation mechanism during modeling and prediction. …”
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Decoding Sentiment in Online Communication: A Social Media Analysis of Fashion Companies by Karolina Mania, Monika Jedynak, Aneta Kuźniarska, Karolina Woszczyna

“…Purpose: The aim of this article was to identify differences in the emotional tone of verbal messages published on the Facebook accounts of selected companies within the fashion industry, focusing on organizations with an active presence on this platform. …”
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Modeling of Throughput in Production Lines Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks by Federico Nuñez-Piña, Joselito Medina-Marin, Juan Carlos Seck-Tuoh-Mora, Norberto Hernandez-Romero, Eva Selene Hernandez-Gress

“…Finally, this study can be used as a guide to forecast the maximum or near maximum throughput of production lines taking into account the buffer size and the number of machines in the line.…”
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One-step introduction of the hexafluoroisobutyl group, synthesis of (S)-5,5,5,5',5',5'-hexafluoroleucine, and its incorporation into peptides and proteins by Delamare, Aline, Naulet, Guillaume, Mummadi, Sandeep, Guichard, Gilles, Compain, Guillaume

“…This modification has been overlooked due to the absence of general, simple, and/or efficient synthetic methods for introducing such a group into small molecules, amino acids, peptides, and proteins. In this account, we review our latest contributions to this field, highlighting the development of a general one-step method to incorporate the hexafluoroisobutyl group using a liquid fluorinated reagent. …”
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Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Biomass for Photocatalysis Applications Perspective by Samira Bagheri, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid

“…The limits of AC productions raised by energy assumption and product selectivity have been uplifted to develop sustainable carbon of the synthesis process, where catalytic conversion is accounted. The catalytic treatment corresponding to mild condition provided a bulk, mesoporous, and nanostructure AC materials. …”
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CAF: Cluster Algorithm and A-Star with Fuzzy Approach for Lifetime Enhancement in Wireless Sensor Networks by Yali Yuan, Caihong Li, Yi Yang, Xiangliang Zhang, Lian Li

“…Secondly, the combined methods of fuzzy inference and A-star algorithm are adopted, taking into account the factors such as the remaining power, the minimum hops, and the traffic numbers of nodes. …”
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Optimization Model and Method of Variable Speed Limit for Urban Expressway by Shubin Li, Tao Wang, Hualing Ren, Baiying Shi, Xiangke Kong

“…The SPSA-based solution algorithm was proposed by taking into account the needs of real-time online applications. …”
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Recent trends in studying of alcohol-induced liver disease by I. I. Komkova, M. S. Zharkova, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…To increase efficacy of treatment of acute alcoholic hepatitis the issue of addition to standard treatment by glucocorticosteroids IL-22 is taken into account.…”
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A Modified Nonlinear Damage Accumulation Model for Fatigue Life Prediction Considering Load Interaction Effects by Huiying Gao, Hong-Zhong Huang, Shun-Peng Zhu, Yan-Feng Li, Rong Yuan

“…A modified nonlinear damage accumulation model is proposed in this paper to account for the load interaction effects. Experimental data of two metallic materials are used to validate the proposed model. …”
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THE LANGUAGE OF LUCK: AN EXPLORATION INTO MEDIA DISCOURSE ON GAMBLING IN ROMANIAN NEWS OUTLETS by Alexandra-Teodora BERZOVAN, Ioana NEDELCU, Andreea Alina MOGOȘ

“…This paper takes into account the predominant frames used in online media coverage of gambling in the general news websites Libertatea and Adevărul and the tabloids Click and Cancan, along with prevailing sentiments and narratives in each case. …”
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Routing Protocol for Intelligent Unmanned Cluster Network Based on Node Energy Consumption and Mobility Optimization by He Dong, Baoguo Yu, Wanqing Wu

“…This protocol introduces two routing metrics: node energy based on node degree balancing and relative node mobility, to comprehensively account for both the balance of network node load and the stability of network links. …”
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Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression by Luigi Mario Castello, Davide Raineri, Livia Salmi, Nausicaa Clemente, Rosanna Vaschetto, Marco Quaglia, Massimiliano Garzaro, Sergio Gentilli, Paolo Navalesi, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Umberto Dianzani, Anna Aspesi, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Thus, targeting OPN for therapeutic purposes needs to take into account the heterogeneous functions of the multiple OPN forms with regard to cancer formation and progression. …”
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A predictive model for electrical conductivity of polymer carbon nanofiber composites considering nanofiber/interphase network and tunneling dimensions by Yasser Zare, Muhammad Tajammal Munir, Kyong Yop Rhee, Soo-Jin Park

“…Additionally, the length and diameter of tunnels are considered to account for tunneling resistance in the developed model. …”
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Induction vacuum smelting of Co-Al-W superalloys - optimizing the feedstock based on the alloy's chemical composition, elemental segregation, and slag formation by Mikuszewski T., Tomaszewska A., Moskal G., Migas D., Witala B.

“…In this study, the manufacturing of Co-Al-W alloys by smelting in a vacuum induction furnace was discussed taking into account the optimizing of the feedstock material morphology. …”
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Triboelectric sensor gloves for real-time behavior identification and takeover time adjustment in conditionally automated vehicles by Xiao Lu, Haiqiu Tan, Haodong Zhang, Wuhong Wang, Shaorong Xie, Tao Yue, Facheng Chen

“…The general fixed takeover time budget has certain limitations, as it does not take into account the driver’s non-driving behaviors. Here, we propose an intelligent takeover assistance system consisting of all-round sensing gloves, a non-driving behavior identification module, and a takeover time budget determination module. …”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“… Infertility gained increasing importance throughout our life period in this fast pacing world as increasingly more couples struggle to conceive. Taking into account the cost of fertility treatment there is a good strategy to look into less high-priced options on increasing conception possibilities. …”
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Metastatic Malignant Ectomesenchymoma Initially Presenting as a Pelvic Mass: Report of a Case and Review of Literature by A. Nael, P. Siaghani, W. W. Wu, K. Nael, Lisa Shane, S. G. Romansky

“…Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas account for approximately 10% of all pediatric malignancies. …”
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