L’Afghanistan, Etat failli ? by Nathalène Reynolds

“…In a context where the “international community” is - not without reason - concerned by the rise of Muslim extremism, and is struggling to grasp the factors feeding that phenomenon, it is useful to assess the impact of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) since its establishment, referring in passing to the ambiguous position of Pakistan.…”
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Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations by Anjali Chaudhary, Ravi Kumar Guntu, Sachidanand Sharma, Ankit Agarwal

“…Projections under high-emission scenarios indicate a widespread increase in P-T dependence, particularly in northern and central areas, highlighting an increased likelihood of compound extremes.…”
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Which Neighborhood Matters? Estimating Multiple-Location Built Environment Effects on the Modality Style by Yaoxia Ge, Chen Gui, Yunqian Zhuang, Chaoying Yin, Wenyun Tang

“…Based on survey data from Beijing, a Multiple Discrete Continuous Extreme Value (MDCEV) model is adopted to reveal the effects of BE at home, work, and activity space locations on the modality style. …”
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The connection between climate change and perinatal mental health by Jennifer L. Barkin, Jennifer L. Barkin, Sanne van Rhijn, Sanne van Rhijn, Chloe M. Johnson

“…With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, clinicians have a role in advocating for climate adaptation in healthcare settings. …”
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Study of some features of the foreign countries special police units activities by М. О. Borovyk

“…The latter involves the acquisition of knowledge of mine action, techniques for using a radio station, techniques of forced entry into the building and release of hostages, skills of extreme control and techniques of aiming fire at the vehicle, scuba diving techniques and express interrogation methods. …”
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Intelligent prediction and understanding of self-shrinkage in ultra-high performance concrete based on machine learning by Ji Hao, Wenbin Jiao, Xinpo Xie, Dula Man, Shengwei Huang

“…This study innovatively presents a machine learning framework utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technologies to predict the autogenous shrinkage behavior of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). …”
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Advances of wearable silicone rubber-based triboelectric nanogenerators: from manufacturing to application by Dianlong Shen, Taili Du, Fangyang Dong, Hu Cai, Aziz Noor, Xiannan Du, Yongjiu Zou, Chengkuo Lee, Minyi Xu

“…Wearable bioelectronic devices are rapidly evolving towards miniaturization and multifunctionality, with remarkable features such as flexibility and comfort. However, achieving a sustainable power supply for wearable bioelectronic devices is still a great challenge. …”
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Comparing Soil pH Mapping from Multi-Temporal PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 Data Across Land Use Types by Ziyu Wang, Wei Wu, Hongbin Liu

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Estimation of PM10 and PM2.5 Using Backscatter Coefficient of Ceilometer and Machine Learning by Bu-Yo Kim, Joo Wan Cha, Yong Hee Lee

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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

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De l’ascension à la descension, deux manières d’aborder le paysage ? by Xavier Cailhol

“…The north face of the Chaperon at the entrance to the Valgaudemar Valley serves as a starting point for this study based on the author's experience of the first ski descent of this slope which is considered to be extreme. …”
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Contribution of type 2 diabetes to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a long-term observational study with different stages of atherosclerosis by Arthur Mader, Dario Haeberli, Barbara Larcher, Jörn F. Dopheide, Christoph H. Saely, Christine F. Heinzle, Peter Amann, Marc Schindewolf, Andreas Festa, Heinz Drexel

“…Cardiovascular events were recorded over a median follow-up period of 7.1 years (Q1 = 3.6 years, Q2 = 7.1 years, Q3 = 11.3 years), covering a total of 9533 patient years. …”
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Adaptive Hybrid Soft-Sensor Model of Grinding Process Based on Regularized Extreme Learning Machine and Least Squares Support Vector Machine Optimized by Golden Sine Harris Hawk Op... by Wei Xie, Jie-sheng Wang, Cheng Xing, Sha-Sha Guo, Meng-wei Guo, Ling-feng Zhu

“…Soft-sensor technology plays a vital role in tracking and monitoring the key production indicators of the grinding and classifying process. …”
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Revisiting the trading activity of high-frequency trading firms around ultra-fast flash events by Christophe Desagre, Floris Laly, Mikael Petitjean

“…This alternative methodology offers the advantage of pinpointing the exact time and duration of a crash, which, in turn, provides a way to more accurately define the observation windows around it. …”
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Structural safety assessment procedure of plastic single-span greenhouses considering semi-rigid clamp joints by Byung-Hun Seo, Sangik Lee, Do-Kyung Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Yerim Jo, Won Choi

“…This study evaluated the structural safety of 9 greenhouse types under extreme weather loads using a nonlinear finite element method (FEM) model that accounts for material nonlinearity of clamp joint. …”
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Islamic Radicalism in North-West Pakistan by O. P. Tchekrizova

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UNREST AND UNFILLED STOMACHS: UNRAVELLING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN ARMED CONFLICT AND FOOD INSECURITY IN NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF NIGERIA by COMFORT FATIMOH SHEIDU, IRORO S. IZU

“…Due to resource competition, political and ethnic tensions, historical grievances, and religious extremism, the region has seen protracted armed conflicts. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Wind Erosion Climate Indices and Their Responses to Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns in the Chinese Mollisol Region over the Past 61 Ye... by HU Wentao, ZHENG Fenli, GAO Xiaoyu, ZHENG Runhe, FU Jinxia, LI Zhi, ZHANG Jiaqiong

“…An intermonthly change trend of these four wind erosion climate indices followed by April > May > March. Except for daily extreme wind velocity, there was a significant decreasing trend of the other three indices from 1960 to 2020 with a significant abrupt change around 1990, but a noticeable upward trend of these indices was observed after 2014. …”
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Secretary bird optimization algorithm based on quantum computing and multiple strategies improvement for KELM diabetes classification by Yu Zhu, Mingxu Zhang, Qinchuan Huang, Xianbo Wu, Li Wan, Ju Huang

“…An improved Secretary Bird Optimization Algorithm (QHSBOA) is proposed in combination with Kernel Extreme Learning Machine (KELM) for a diabetes classification prediction model. …”
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DISAPPROVED GROUP BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE by Eugeniusz MOCZUK

“…The study discusses such issues as extreme behavior in a professional situation, lack of readiness to oppose illegal influence, and mobbing.…”
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