The Mentoring Experiences of Early Career and Senior Academics in a Multicampus University in South Africa by Yaw Owusu-Agyeman

“…Results – The study’s results revealed that the mentoring experiences of ECAs could be enhanced by, among other things, institutional arrangements designed to address the mentoring needs of ECAs in terms of teaching, researching, researcher rating and engaged scholarship, establishment of clear communication channels that inform ECAs across the different campuses of the various professional development programs available, and the appointment and training of established academics especially at the satellite campuses to mentor ECAs. …”
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State Aids and Tax rulings: an assessment of the Commission’s recent decisional practice by Amedeo Arena

“…After a brief account of the economic rationale for tax rulings and their potential relevance in the context of EU tax competition, the article provides an overview of the Commission’s individual and general measures designed to attract multinational investors in return for significant fiscal advantages. …”
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New PSO-SVM Short-Term Wind Power Forecasting Algorithm Based on the CEEMDAN Model by Hong You, Shixiong Bai, Rui Wang, Zhixiong Li, Shuchen Xiang, Feng Huang

“…Then, particle swarm optimization (PSO) based on improved empirical mode decomposition is designed to optimize the kernel function and penalty factor of the SVM. …”
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Without Pictorial Detour: Benjamin, Mies and the Architectural Image by Lutz Robbers

“…In the second part of this essay, I will attempt to elaborate such a designation for the specificity of the architectural image by analysing a number of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s drawings and collages from the 1920s as architectural images in the Benjaminian sense.…”
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An Investigation of the Feasibility of Feedstock to Support the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Goals by Rebecca J. Chapman, Anton Hettiarachchige Don

“…These findings are fed into a novel weighting algorithm that is designed to assess a number of factors, including various technical characteristics and feasibility studies, as well as produce a detailed outlook of the future potential of each fuel blend. …”
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Deprofessionalization of teachers’ occupation: sociological analysis by Jūratė Litvinaitė

“…The research ‘Teachers’ daily professional activities’ was designed using the photovoice method. The study involved 47 teachers with different professional experiences from different regions of Lithuania. …”
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Spatialisation de la biodiversité en Amazonie brésilienne pour appréhender l’influence de la colonisation des terres et des politiques publiques by Anne-Elisabeth Laques, Danielle Mitja, Eric Delaître, Marcelo Cordeiro Thales, Izildinha de Souza Miranda, Roberta de Fátima Rodrigues Coelho, Sandra Maria Neiva Sampaio

“…This article proposes a method for monitoring spatial dynamics of biodiversity which have occurred along the past 40 years ago in a farming community, Benfica, State of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. It is designed to assess "where", “when”, “why” changes have occurred, and "how much" surface is impacted. ? …”
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Adversarial example generation method for SAR images based on mask extraction by ZHANG Jianwu, NAI Hao, LI Jie, QIAN Jianhua, FANG Yinfeng

“…Firstly, according to the characteristics of the SAR images, an adaptive threshold segmentation method based on the enhanced Lee filter OTSU was designed. The mask extraction module composed of equal modules, this method produced a smaller amount of disturbance, and the structural similarity (SSIM) with the original sample reached that more than 0.997. …”
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Optimization of Human Resource File Information Decision Support System Based on Cloud Computing by Chunling Cai, Chuanyi Chen

“…Based on the analysis of “cloud computing” advantages in resources integration and sharing and so on, on the basis of this system is designed by using the basis of the data acquisition layer, support layer of network services, cloud computing support layer, data standardization conversion layer, system application layer, system layer, decision support layer and so on 7 layer architecture, discusses the features and functions of each layer structure, the working mode and working mode of the Decision Support System (DSS) are introduced in detail. …”
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Elastoplastic and fracture behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers under multiaxial stress states by Jo�o P. Manaia, Francisco A. Pires, Ab�lio M. P. de Jesus

“…Specimens� geometries were carefully designed to achieve various loading conditions and allowing to explore initial stress triaxialities ranged from 0 in pure shear loading ( ? …”
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L’arrivée des centres commerciaux dans les marges urbaines de Rabat : Des lieux inédits de sociabilité et de déambulation urbaine by Tarik Harroud

“…These places embody the values ​​and images of the West and consumer culture, and are a favorite spot for the young people of Rabat as ideal spaces for meeting, socializing with the opposite sex and showing off – particularly in displaying consumer goods (designer items and accessories).…”
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Les énergies renouvelables face à leur territorialisation : une mise en parallèle France-Allemagne par les systèmes d’acteurs by Philippe Hamman, Marie Mangold, Céline Monicolle, Patricia Schneider

“…The sectors involved, the barriers and levers for the projects appear to result from multi-scale interrelationships rather than deriving from one single model, neither designed at a local level nor developed in a global or top-down fashion.…”
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The Dynamics of Village Treasury Land Management to Provide Legal Certainty and Benefits by Imam Ropii, Febry Chrisdanty, Ariska Cesar Divian Candra Kusuma

“…Regarding security, the land certification process that is designated as part of the village treasury land in Sukolilo Village is still incomplete. …”
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The Joola civilization and the management of mangroves in Lower Casamance, Senegal by Claudette Soumbane Diatta, Malick Diouf, Amadou Abdoul Sow, Charlotte Karibuhoye

“…We conducted research designed to understand the practices associated with the use of mangroves by the Joola society. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning-empowered anti-jamming strategy aided by sample information entropy by LI Gang, WU Qi, WANG Xiang, LUO Hao, LI Lianghong, JING Xiaorong, CHEN Qianbin

“…Firstly, the anti-jamming strategy network and entropy prediction network were designed based on neural networks. Then, the anti-jamming strategy network and entropy prediction network were trained with the samples of the spectrum waterfall, which were formed by performing the short-time Fourier transform to the received signals. …”
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System Level Evaluation of Innovative Coded MIMO-OFDM Systems for Broadcasting Digital TV by Y. Nasser, J.-F. Hélard, M. Crussière

“…The proposed 3D code is based on a double-layer structure designed for intercell and intracell space time-coded transmissions. …”
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An experimental analysis of fuzzy logic-sliding mode based IFOC controlled induction motor drive by Rekha Tidke, Anandita Chowdhury

“…A simulation model was designed and implemented in a MATLAB/Simulink environment. …”
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Traffic Congestion in Ecuador: A Comprehensive Review, Key Factors, Impact, and Solutions of Smart Cities by Luis Roberto Jacome Galarza, Wilson Eduardo Jaramillo Sangurima, Silvia Alexandra Jaramillo Luzuriaga

“…To address traffic accidents, it is recommended to identify high-risk areas, monitor fleet variables of buses, educate the population on responsible driving practices, and implement designated driver applications. By considering and implementing these solutions, Ecuadorian cities can alleviate traffic congestion, enhance transportation efficiency, reduce pollution, and improve road safety.…”
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Enhancing IoT security in smart grids with quantum-resistant hybrid encryption by Jian Xiong, Lu Shen, Yan Liu, Xiaofen Fang

“…To address the above challenges, this paper proposes a novel encryption mechanism, the Quantum-Resistant Hybrid Encryption for IoT (QRHE-IoT), designed to enhance the security of communications in IoT-enabled smart grids. …”
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Impact of artificial meat as novel food: controversies and future perspectives by Marco Cintoni, Marta Palombaro, Gabriele Egidi, Elena Leonardi, Federica Gardin, Gabriele Pulcini, Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul, Maria Cristina Mele

“…Moreover, the impact on the environment is still under debate. Well-designed studies are needed to evaluate better the impact of using artificial meat as a substitute for regular meat on human health, gut microbiota, and the environment.…”
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