Recul des glaciers et appréhension des changements climatiques par les acteurs touristiques locaux. Le cas de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc dans les Alpes françaises by Christophe Clivaz, Alexandre Savioz

“…Selon l’approche anthropologique des changements climatiques, ces derniers se caractérisent par une multitude de phénomènes qui sont généralement imperceptibles à nos sens et leur appréhension en est d’autant plus compliquée. …”
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Optimization Method of Underwater Flapping Foil Propulsion Performance Based on Gaussian Process Regression and Deep Reinforcement Learning by YANG Yinghe, WEI Handi, FAN Dixia, LI Ang

“…The Latin hypercube sampling technique is utilized to obtain the samples of multi-dimensional flapping parameters in actual water pool data, and a Gaussian process regression (GPR) machine learning model is established based on these samples to generalize the working environment. Under different propulsion performance requirements, the TD3 algorithm in deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is trained for maximizing rewards and obtaining the optimal combination of multiple parameter actions in continuous intervals. …”
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Typological analysis of the dynamic characteristics of overflows under homogeneous urban form: evidence from Hong Kong’s back alleys by Da Du, Yuhan Gao, Xinpeng Wang, Nobuaki Furuya

“…However, research has generally focused on fixed elements, such as buildings and streets, while paying less attention to semi-fixed elements, such as “overflow” (i.e. movable personal items that people place in public spaces), which plays a crucial role in shaping urban form. …”
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Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity, Mineral Composition and Major Element Composition in Rocks from Central and South Germany by Oliver Suft, Hannes Hagenauer, David Bertermann

“…Higher quartz and SiO₂ contents generally lead to increased thermal conductivity, while aluminum silicates, common in clay minerals, correlate with lower conductivity. …”
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PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND INVESTOR COMPENSATION SCHEMES IN BULGARIA by Irina Kazandzhieva, Elena Ralinska

“… The purpose of deposit insurance and investor compensation schemes is to protect the clients of banks and investment intermediaries by providing compensation in the case of unavailability of clients’ deposits or assets. Generally, knowledge about the activities of both schemes is rather limited by the public. …”
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Electrochemical Properties and Ex Situ Study of Sodium Intercalation Cathode P2/P3-NaNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 by Minh Le Nguyen, Hoang Van Nguyen, Man Van Tran, Phung My Loan Le

“…Besides, the evolution of diffusion coefficient and charge transfer resistance is consistent with the complex phase transition generally observed in sodium layered oxides.…”
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Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Magnetic Abrasive Finishing on Concave Freeform Surface of Al Alloy via RSM Method by Mehrdad Vahdati, SeyedAlireza Rasouli

“…Results show that in concave areas of the surface, generally speaking, the surface roughness decreases to 0.2 μm from its initial 1.3 μm roughness. …”
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Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in liverwort assemblages by Hong Qian, Shenhua Qian

“…Regions exhibiting notably high endemism are predominantly found in tropical Asia, Madagascar, eastern Australia, and the Andes, while those with notably low endemism are generally in temperate Eurasia and North America, parts of Africa, and eastern South America. …”
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Pivotal Cytoprotective Mediators and Promising Therapeutic Strategies for Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Based Cardiovascular Regeneration by Hyunyun Kim, Sujin Kim, Sang Hong Baek, Sang-Mo Kwon

“…In aspects of cell therapy against CVD, it is generally accepted that endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are potent neovascular modulators in ischemic tissues. …”
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Residual life prediction of defected Polypropylene Random copolymer pipes (PPR) by Abderazzak Ouardi, Fatima Majid, Nadia Mouhib, Mohamed Elghorba

“…The polypropylene random copolymer (PPR) is a thermoplastic material generally used for the transport of water under pressure, especially hot water. …”
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An Investigation of the Safety Performance of Roundabouts in Korea Based on a Random Parameters Count Model by Minho Park, Dongmin Lee, Je-Jin Park

“…However, the safety is generally influenced by the given various conditions. …”
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Later-Life Mortality and Longevity in Late-18th and 19th-Century Cohorts. Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Heading? by Rick Mourist

“…Yet, later-life mortality and longevity are generally studied from a genetic perspective, while the social dimension has received less attention. …”
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Strong GE-Filters and GE-Ideals of Bordered GE-Algebras by Mehmet Ali Öztürk, Jeong-Gon Lee, Ravikumar Bandaru, Young Bae Jun

“…., GE-ideal), and the union of strong GE-filters (resp., GE-ideals) is generally not a strong GE-filters (resp., GE-ideal) by example. …”
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Dataset of polarimetric images of mechanically generated water surface waves coupled with surface elevation records by wave gauges linear arrayScienceDB by Noam Ginio, Michael Lindenbaum, Barak Fishbain, Dan Liberzon

“…Existing techniques are often cumbersome, computationally heavy and generally suffer from limited wavenumber/frequency response. …”
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Graves’ Disease Causing Pancytopenia and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia at Different Time Intervals: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Peyman Naji, Geetika Kumar, Shabana Dewani, William A. Diedrich, Ankur Gupta

“…These abnormalities in the setting of GD generally respond well to antithyroid treatment.…”
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Adiabatic Temperature Rise Test of Cemented Sand and Gravel (CSG) and Its Application to Temperature Stress Prediction of CSG Dam by Minmin Jiang, Xin Cai, Xingwen Guo, Qinghui Liu, Tianye Zhang

“…Therefore, it cannot be generally considered that the temperature control of the CSG dam does not need to be considered, and it should be determined according to the specific working conditions.…”
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On the number of residues of certain second-order linear recurrences by Accossato, Federico, Sanna, Carlo

“…For every monic polynomial $f \in \mathbb{Z}[X]$ with $\deg (f) \ge 1$, let $\mathcal{L}(f)$ be the set of all linear recurrences with values in $\mathbb{Z}$ and characteristic polynomial $f$, and let \begin{equation*} \mathcal{R}(f) :=\big \lbrace \rho (x; m) : x \in \mathcal{L}(f), \, m \in \mathbb{Z}^+ \big \rbrace , \end{equation*} where $\rho (x; m)$ is the number of distinct residues of $x$ modulo $m$.Dubickas and Novikas proved that $\mathcal{R}(X^2 - X - 1) = \mathbb{Z}^+$. We generalize this result by showing that $\mathcal{R}(X^2 - a_1 X - 1) = \mathbb{Z}^+$ for every nonzero integer $a_1$. …”
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Greedy Algorithm for Deriving Decision Rules from Decision Tree Ensembles by Evans Teiko Tetteh, Beata Zielosko

“…This study introduces a greedy algorithm for deriving decision rules from decision tree ensembles, targeting enhanced interpretability and generalization in distributed data environments. Decision rules, known for their transparency, provide an accessible method for knowledge extraction from data, facilitating decision-making processes across diverse fields. …”
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Does Probability Guided Hysteroscopy Reduce Costs in Women Investigated for Postmenopausal Bleeding? by M. C. Breijer, N. van Hanegem, N. C. M. Visser, R. H. M. Verheijen, B. W. J. Mol, J. M. A. Pijnenborg, B. C. Opmeer, A. Timmermans

“…At different cut-offs for the predicted probability of failure of an endometrial biopsy, strategy I was generally less expensive than strategy II. The costs for strategy I were always € 460; the costs for strategy II varied between € 457 and € 475. …”
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A Layered Searchable Encryption Scheme with Functional Components Independent of Encryption Methods by Guangchun Luo, Ningduo Peng, Ke Qin, Aiguo Chen

“…However, various settings (based on symmetric or asymmetric encryption) and functionalities (ranked keyword query, range query, phrase query, etc.) are often realized by different methods with different searchable structures that are generally not compatible with each other, which limits the scope of application and hinders the functional extensions. …”
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