Planning for the Pandemic by Joanne Embree

“…That the current death rate associated with H5N1 strain infections in humans is approximately 60% is quite frightening; an influenza pandemic with such a high death rate is almost incomprehensible. Therefore, it is a relief to hear that the upper estimates are at a much lower rate of approximately 5% in most suggested epidemiological models. …”
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COVID-19 CONSPIRACISM IN THE AGE OF POST-TRUTH by Ömer Ersin Kahraman

“…The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered one of the most important structural crises of the world as the pandemic has not just had a great impact on the healthcare systems, but it has overwhelmed the world economically, politically and socially due to the extreme measures applied to mitigate the propagation of the virus. …”
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Restoration Strategy for Urban Power Distribution Systems Considering Coupling with Transportation Networks Under Heavy Rainstorm Disasters by Dongli Jia, Zhao Li, Yongle Dong, Xiaojun Wang, Mingcong Lin, Kaiyuan He, Xiaoyu Yang, Jiajing Liu

“…This paper proposes a two-stage restoration strategy for the distribution networks (DNs). …”
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Employee attendance system using face recognition and GPS using local binary pattern histogram by Narahari Vigraha Prasada, Ikrimach

“…Tracking employee attendance is an integral part of running a company in an organized and economical manner. …”
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Usability of Public Play Spaces for Children with Disabilities by Asma Nidaul Haq, Yuko Ito, Natsuka Suyama, Peter Bontje, Hana Hanifah, Kaoru Inoue

“…Five themes arose regarding the experiences of children with disabilities of accessing and using the public play spaces: (1) where time appeared to speed up, (2) “I like the tall one … I like extreme,” (3) fostering connectedness, (4) the need for a safe space, and (5) how a play space should be. …”
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Protein Ubiquitylation in Pancreatic Cancer by Thomas Bonacci, Julie Roignot, Philippe Soubeyran

“…The tumors are characterized by an early, invasive, and metastatic phenotype, and extreme resistance to all known anticancer therapies. …”
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Environmental high temperature (heat stroke) causes articular cartilage damage in vivo and in vitro by Sun yingfei, Yang feng, Ma haoning

“…In recent years, extreme high-temperature weather events have occurred frequently in the world, which directly led to a significant increase in heatstroke. …”
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CIDFuzz: Fuzz testing for continuous integration by Jiaming Zhang, Zhanqi Cui, Xiang Chen, Huiwen Yang, Liwei Zheng, Jianbin Liu

“…Abstract As agile software development and extreme programing have become increasingly popular, continuous integration (CI) has become a widely used collaborative work method. …”
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Self-Centered Function of Adaptive Immunity in Regulation of Immune Responses and in Tolerance by Silvana Balzar

“…The search for common mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory conditions has crystalized the concept of continuous dual resetting of the immune repertoire (CDR) as a basic principle of the immune system function. …”
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Research on Typhoon Prediction by Integrating Numerical Simulation and Deep Learning Methods by Tianyi Lv, Huaming Yu, Liangshi Lin, Yijun Tao, Xin Qi

“…Atmospheric numerical model wind fields, which are widely utilized, often underestimate typhoon intensity. This study proposes a model for predicting typhoon maximum wind speeds using the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network. …”
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Modeling PM2.5 Urban Pollution Using Machine Learning and Selected Meteorological Parameters by Jan Kleine Deters, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Mario Gonzalez, Yves Rybarczyk

“…A regression analysis suggests a better prediction of PM2.5 when the climatic conditions are getting more extreme (strong winds or high levels of precipitation). …”
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Analysis of regional differences, spatial-temporal characteristics, and influencing factors of the coupling and coordination development of science and technology innovation betwee... by Xiao Liu, Qingjin Wang, Hao Gao, Qian Cui, Qian Cui

“…The study then applied the entropy TOPSIS method to calculate the STI scores and further analyzed them using a coupling coordination model. Various research methods were employed to quantify the spatiotemporal characteristics and elucidate the patterns of evolution, with the grey relational analysis model being utilized to examine the mutual influence at the micro-index level.Results and discussionThe study found a significant transformation in the collaboration between universities and enterprises in China, shifting from extreme incoherence to highly coordinated cooperation. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Diabetes Risk Prediction Using Associated Behavioral Features by Ayodeji O. J. Ibitoye, Joseph D. Akinyemi, Olufade F. W. Onifade

“…Diabetes is a global health concern that affects people of all races. …”
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Predicting the heat capacity of strontium-praseodymium oxysilicate SrPr4(SiO4)3O using machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid models by Amir Hossein Sheikhshoaei, Ali Khoshsima, Davood Zabihzadeh

“…A thorough examination of the specific heat capacity of strontium-praseodymium oxysilicate, which serves as a vital thermophysical parameter was investigated. …”
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Soil Contamination by Metals/Metalloids around an Industrial Region and Associated Human Health Risk Assessment by Hale Demirtepe

“…Pollution indices were calculated to determine the metal(loid)s with anthropogenic inputs, and a human health risk assessment was conducted. As a result, significant to extreme enrichment of arsenic (As), moderate to significant enrichment of zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn), and very high enrichment of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were observed in soil samples. …”
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Crystalline-Like Keratopathy after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Literature Review by Elif Erdem, Emine Kocabas, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Özlem Özgür, Meltem Yagmur, T. Reha Ersoz

“…A 7-year-old girl had presented with high body temperature and joint pain which continued for 3 days. …”
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Strengthening Fire-Damaged Lightweight Concrete T-Beams Using Engineered Cementitious Composite with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Grid by Haider M. Al-Baghdadi, Mohammed M. Kadhum

“…Lightweight concrete (LWC) is a long-standing development in the area of construction materials. …”
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Climatological Study on Cyclone Genesis and Tracks in Southern Brazil from 1979 to 2019 by Bruna Alves Oliveira Destéfani, Micael Fernando Broggio, Carlos Alberto Eiras Garcia

“…This study investigates cyclone dynamics and impacts in the Southwestern Atlantic, with a focus on their effects on southern Brazil. As climate change intensifies coastal vulnerability, understanding cyclone behavior has become essential. …”
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Climate change and agricultural productivity: Economic implications for food security by Riza Murabildayeva, Laila Bimendiyeva, Saltanat Kondybayeva, Zhanna Yermekova

“…This study evaluated the relationship between agriculture, food security, and CO2 emissions. In particular, a correlation analysis was conducted between selected indicators for three countries: Kazakhstan, the United States of America, and Germany, as a representative of European Union countries. …”
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Specific Features of Mental Health of Law Enforcement Officers – Participants of the Anti-Terrorist Operation by O. I. Kudermina

“…Under the intense influence of psycho-traumatic factors of the combat environment, a law enforcement officer can get mental disorders of various degree of severity, which lead to a partial or complete loss of combat capability. …”
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