IEEE 802.15.7-Compliant Full Duplex Visible Light Communication: Interference Analysis and Experimentation by Stefano Caputo, Stefano Ricci, Lorenzo Mucchi

“…This research offers a perspective on the practical implications and trade-offs associated with adopting either half- and full-duplex VLC communication paradigm, paving the way for informed decision-making in the design and deployment of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) based on IEEE 802.15.7 networks.…”
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Impact of COBIT5 Framework Application in the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Information Technology. “An Applied Analytical study of a sample of Iraqi Private Shareholding Banks”... by Abdul Ridha S. AL-Basri, Adnan Mohammmed

“…A sample of (25) banks was adopted. Checklist was used to collect research data and to perform statistical analysis, SPSS-19 was used to calculate (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of difference, relative importance, T test, F test, R2 determination factor), The results confirmed the existence of a statistically significant correlation and impact of the framework (COBIT5) as an internal control tool in the Iraqi private shareholding banks, in addition to the application of the framework (COBIT5) as an internal control tool helped in the governance and management of banks as well as maximize the value and benefit through the use of technology Information. …”
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Improving The Performance of Big Data Databases by Nzar Abdulqadir Ali, Dashne Raouf Arif

“…A non-relational database is a database that does not adopt the relational structure given by traditional. …”
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THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF ISANLU KINGDOM UNDER OBA IBRAHIM AGBANA AGIE, 1935 - 1971 by Ayorinde Emmanuel Moses

“…Agie in the political leadership of Isanlu • Analyse his roles in the village reorganisation of Isanlu Kingdom • Assess the relationship between the old villages and the new ones with the attendant problems • Interrogate the new layout villages of Isanlu kingdom and • Investigate the attendant problems associated with urban development in Isanlu kingdom The study adopted quantitative approach in analysing data gathered from Primary and Secondary sources of historical methods. …”
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Early Warning Simulation of Urban Vulnerability in Coal-Resource-Based Cities Based on System Dynamics by Dongmei Feng, Liang Wang, Xiumei Duan

“…Previous studies have lacked a deeper investigation into the vulnerability of such cities from the perspective of coupling feedback mechanisms among various elements or subsystems. This paper adopts Bohle et al.’s “Dual Structure Model” of vulnerability to establish an indicator system for vulnerability warning in coal-resource-based cities. …”
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Thermal Disparity among Fingers and Its Amelioration by CO2-Water Bathing in Connective Tissue Disease Patients by Shigeko Inokuma, Yasuo Kijima

“…The mean temperature (m-Temp) and the coefficient of variation of the temperature (CV=SD/m‐Temp of one hand; the mean of CVs of both hands was adopted as the indicator of thermal disparity) were monitored. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Study on Soil Plug Resistance of Open-Ended Pipe Pile with a Restriction Plate by Yuan Guo, Shaoyang Dong, Jiale Li, Xiong (Bill) Yu

“…Furthermore, the geotechnical centrifuge principle is adopted into the DEM model to study the mechanical behavior of large-diameter soil plugs. …”
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The role of integrated management in the realization of intelligent transportation (Case study: Zahedan city) by Amir Kaveh, Maryam Karimian Bostani, Gholam reza Miri

“…The inability of traditional urban management to address this challenge has led to some approaches, including intelligent transportation. Adopting and implementing such an approach in metropolitan areas requires a change in management approach, of which integrated urban management is known as the most important. …”
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Potential health and economic impact of achieving Kenya’s overweight and obesity reduction target: a modelling study by J Lennert Veerman, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde, Mary Njeri Wanjau

“…Introduction Kenya has adopted the WHO target of halting the rise of overweight, including obesity, by 2025. …”
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Perceptions and Experiences of Caregiver-Employees, Employers, and Health Care Professionals With Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policy in Hong Kong: Thematic Analysis by Maggie Man-Sin Lee, Eng-kiong Yeoh, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Xue Bai, Nelson Chun-Yiu Yeung, Catherine French, Henock Taddese

“…ConclusionsWe strongly recommend exploring and adopting potential CFWP in Hong Kong, considering the complexity of factors identified in this study.…”
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Fine as a type of disciplinary penalty against prisoners of war by Yu. V. Orel

“…It has been concluded that the domestic legislator almost completely adopted (copied) this regulatory provision from the international legal act, without taking into account the realities and specifics of domestic legislation. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of the Dynamic Deformation of a Rod-Strip Fixed on a Double-Sided Support Element through Elastic Interlayers by V. N. Paimushin, V. M. Shishkin, S. F. Chumakova

“…For axial displacements within the thicknesses of the rod and interlayers, approximations were adopted according to S.P. Timoshenko’s shear model, subject to the conditions of continuity at the points where they connect to each other and immobility at the points where the interlayers connect to the support element. …”
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A Group-Based Signal Timing Optimization Model Considering Safety for Signalized Intersections with Mixed Traffic Flows by Fen Wang, Keshuang Tang, Keping Li, Zhigang Liu, Lin Zhu

“…The average delay per person, according to the Highway Capacity Manual 2010 method, was adopted in this paper. Then, the multiobjective optimization issue was formulated as a nonlinear program and solved by a Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm. …”
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Relationship between Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Health-Related Physical Fitness Indicators among Pakistani School Adolescents: Yaali-Pak Study by Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Zhuang Jie, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Wang Tian, Syed Danish Haider Hamdani, Shaista Shireen Danish, Syeda Urooj Fatima

“…Methods. The researcher adopted the cross-sectional research design for the study. …”
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Textures of neutrino mass matrix from S 4-flavor symmetry by N. Chamoun, E. I. Lashin

“…We stress that the different phenomenologies when including/excluding unphysical phases stem from the different definitions of the texture one has to adopt in order to make it insensitive to unphysical phases, rather than to any ‘absent’ physical effects of unphysical phases. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of antipsychotic efficacy from brain gray matter structure in drug-naive first-episode schizophrenia by Xiaodong Guo, Enpeng Zhou, Xianghe Wang, Bingjie Huang, Tianqi Gao, Chengcheng Pu, Xin Yu

“…The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and the Personal and Social Performance Scale were adopted to assess clinical symptoms and social function. …”
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Guidelines for Patient-Centered Documentation in the Era of Open Notes: Qualitative Study by Anita Vanka, Katherine T Johnston, Tom Delbanco, Catherine M DesRoches, Annalays Garcia, Liz Salmi, Charlotte Blease

“…Therefore, it is imperative that clinicians adopt documentation techniques that help both to empower patients and minimize potential harms. …”
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Legal pathology of property acquisition in dilapidated context with historical value by the municipality (case study: Sari city) by alijan shamshirband, Reza Nasiri Larimi, Seyed Mehdi Ahmadi

“…The objective of this research is to elucidate the legal issues associated with property ownership in deteriorated areas of historical significance as managed by the municipality of Sari. This study adopts a descriptive-analytical framework, employing an applied-developmental research approach grounded in survey and field methodologies. …”
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The Factor of Food in Biopolitics and National Security by S. A. Kravchenko

“…In a number of countries including Russia there appeared the problems of food security. The adopted national programs to address these challenges in a "world risk society" (U. …”
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PSO-Aided Inverse Design of Silicon Modulator by Zijian Zhu, Yingxuan Zhao, Zhen Sheng, Fuwan Gan

“…To tackle this issue, the idea of inverse design, widely adopted in passive photonic devices, can be employed in silicon active devices. …”
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