Swiss Сonfedеration experience on reception of migrants by N. A. Voronina

“…At present each canton has its own Integration program, designed in accordance with the Modal cantonal program, that allows to implement different integration models, depending on regional requirements and priorities.…”
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Problems of Small and Medium Business in Germany by B. E. Zaritskiy

“…The main conclusion of the author is that the German experience should be treated selectively, taking into account overall internal political, economic and social conditions under which the German policy of supporting SMEs is designed. The strengths of this policy lie in its systemic nature and a commitment to align it with industrial, innovative, social, research, and educational policies.…”
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A Method for Tomato Ripeness Recognition and Detection Based on an Improved YOLOv8 Model by Zhanshuo Yang, Yaxian Li, Qiyu Han, Haoming Wang, Chunjiang Li, Zhandong Wu

“…Finally, an Inner-FocalerIoU loss function is designed and integrated to address the difficulty of ripeness classification caused by class imbalance in the samples. …”
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Strain Distribution Evaluation of Rat Tibia under Axial Compressive Load by Combining Strain Gauge Measurement and Finite Element Analysis by Jiazi Gao, Bei Liu, Min Zhang, He Gong, Bingzhao Gao

“…Rat tibial models with axial compressive load were designed. Strains in three directions (0°, 45°, and 90°) at the proximal shaft of the tibia were measured by using a strain gauge rosette, which was used to calculate the maximum and minimum principal strains. …”
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SVILUPPARE LA COMPETENZA LINGUISTICA IN ITALIANO LS TRAMITE IL FEEDBACK INDIRETTO E LE TECNOLOGIE DIGITALI by Fabrizio Ruggeri

“…Developing linguistic competence in italian ls through indirect feedback and digital technologies This contribution presents a didactic experience designed to achieve various objectives, and reports the results drawn from a quantitative and qualitative analysis. …”
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Reducing lead requirements for wearable ECG: Chest lead reconstruction with 1D-CNN and Bi-LSTM by Kazuki Hebiguchi, Hiroyoshi Togo, Akimasa Hirata

“…These findings offer valuable insights for designing wearable ECG systems capable of reliable monitoring with fewer electrodes.…”
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Predefined-Time <italic>H</italic> _&#x221E; Cooperative Control for Multi-Robot Systems Based on Adjustable Prescribed Performance Control and Adaptive Command Filter by Haitao Liu, Weichen Li, Xin Huang, Xuehong Tian, Qingqun Mai

“…Fourth, the predefined-time <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$H_{\infty } $ </tex-math></inline-formula> coordinated formation controller for multi-robot systems (MRSs) is designed to achieve strong robustness to various disturbances. …”
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Embedding Trust in the Media Access Control Protocol for Wireless Networks by Chaminda Alocious, Hannan Xiao, Bruce Christianson, Joseph Spring

“…The carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanisms in 802.11 have been designed under the assumption that all nodes in the network are cooperative and trustworthy. …”
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Continuous tunability of refractive index contrast in LiNbO3 optical waveguides fabricated by high-vacuum vapor-phase proton exchange by Mihnea Raoul Sandu, Alicia Petronela Rambu, Laura Hrostea, Sorin Tascu

“…Channel waveguides, fabricated in the same condition, were designed for single-mode propagation at telecom wavelength. …”
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Predicting hydropower generation: A comparative analysis of Machine learning models and optimization algorithms for enhanced forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency by Chunyang Wang, Chao Li, Yudong Feng, Shoufeng Wang

“…The dataset involved hydropower generation data from 1819 records gathered from a particular watershed. The framework is designed to tackle challenges in the prediction of hydropower generation by effectively managing complex, multivariate data. …”
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SPARQ: Efficient Entanglement Distribution and Routing in Space&#x2013;Air&#x2013;Ground Quantum Networks by Mohamed Shaban, Muhammad Ismail, Walid Saad

“…A realistic quantum network simulator is designed for performance evaluation. Simulation results show that the TPED policy improves entanglement fidelity by 3&#x0025; and reduces memory consumption by 50&#x0025; compared with benchmark. …”
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Emotional Intervention and Education System Construction for Rural Children Based on Semantic Analysis by Xiaobo Zhang

“…In this paper, a platform for acquiring emotional semantic data of scene images in an open behavioral experimental environment is designed, which breaks the limitations of time and place, and thus acquires a large amount of emotional semantic data of scene images and then uses principal component analysis to evaluate the validity of the data analysis. …”
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Evaluating the impact of smoking on the risk of dry eye disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Kuiliang Yang, Han Zhang, Yujin Wang, Yulin Yan, Zixian Yang, Shanshan Wan, Wanju Yang, Yanning Yang

“…Subsequent research will need to conduct specifically designed randomized controlled trials to further investigate this association.…”
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Molecular Modeling Studies of Substituted 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Triazolinones Aryl and Nonaryl Derivatives as Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor Antagonists by Mukesh C. Sharma, D. V. Kohli, Smita Sharma

“…The information rendered by 3D-QSAR models may lead to a better understanding of structural requirements of triazolinone aryl and nonaryl derivatives and also aid in designing novel potent antihypertensive molecules.…”
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A Combined Frame Difference and Convolution Method for Moving Vehicle Detection in Satellite Videos by Xin Luo, Jiatian Li, Xiaohui A, Yuxi Deng

“…First, a frame difference module (FDM) is designed, combining frame difference and convolution. …”
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Analysis and Selection Method for Radar Echo Features in Challenging Scenarios by Yunlong Dong, Xiao Luo, Hao Ding, Ningbo Liu, Zheng Cao

“…In addressing the issue of weak target detection at sea, most existing feature detection methods are designed for scenarios with low sea states and small grazing angles. …”
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Efficient Generative-Adversarial U-Net for Multi-Organ Medical Image Segmentation by Haoran Wang, Gengshen Wu, Yi Liu

“…This paper introduces a novel medical image-segmentation framework named Efficient Generative-Adversarial U-Net (EGAUNet), designed to facilitate rapid and accurate multi-organ labeling. …”
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Quantification of match and training workload by position in Korean professional men’s volleyball players by Munku Song, Sewoon Yoon, Sangcheol Yoo, Hyunsik Kang

“…Our findings indicate that volleyball workload demands differ by position during matches and pre-match warm-ups, underscoring the importance of designing position-specific training programs.…”
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ESD-YOLOv8: An Efficient Solar Cell Fault Detection Model Based on YOLOv8 by Lingyun Zhang, Xu Wu, Zihan Liu, Panlin Yu, Mingfen Yang

“…Meanwhile, guided by the CloAttention mechanism, a feature fusion layer has been designed to focus the model&#x2019;s attention on small target defect features in the P2 layer, thereby improving the accuracy of defect location. …”
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Injuries from blank cartridge shots in suicide attempts within the South Korean military: a case series of five patients by Jeong Il Joo, Changsin Lee, Kyungwon Lee

“…Purpose Blank cartridges are designed to produce the sound and gas flare of a gunshot without firing a bullet. …”
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