Observations of Blue Corona Discharges in Thunderclouds by Lasse Skaaning Husbjerg, Torsten Neubert, Olivier Chanrion, Krystallia Dimitriadou, Dongshuai Li, Martin Stendel, Eigil Kaas, Nikolai Østgaard, Victor Reglero

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The Role of Iran’s «Soft Power» in Confronting Iranophobia by S. M. Mirmohammad Sadeghi, R. Hajimineh

“…«Soft power» is a set of activities designed by a government or regional and international actors aimed to influence external public opinion, promote external image or attract support for a particular policy, which is implemented through all the available tools and new technologies. …”
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Gulliver – A new kind of industrial CT by Michael Salamon, Nils Reims, Dimitri Prjamkov, Michael Schmitt, Jurij Makarov, Dennis Ak, Markus Kronenberger, Katja Schladitz, Claudia Redenbach, Szymon Grzesiak, Christoph de Sousa, Catherina Thiele, Matthias Pahn

“…But also, the processing of the resulting huge data of approx. 10,000 × 10,000 × 2,000 voxels generated in the system represents a particular challenge for the image processing and evaluation to be carried out following the measurement. …”
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Study on Permeability and Blocking Resistance of Composite Specimen with Double-Layer Permeable Asphalt Mixture by Xiaoge Tian, Huitong Yuan, Ren Zhang, Yichao Xu, Xiaofei Wang

“…The pore distribution and its characteristics of the specimens were analyzed by digital image analysis technology. The permeability of composite specimens was studied through penetration test, and their blocking resistances were studied through using different particle sizes of fine machine-made sands as blocking materials. …”
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The current problems of the digital reflection of social reality: rethinking scientific concepts by M. Kibakin, S. Grishaeva

“….); representation of the distorted virtual image for communications, hyperactivity in the appeal to various resources (“Internet surfing”) and also prevalence of motivators and estimated means – anonymous comments, “likes”, posts, reposts, symbolical encouragement and awards. …”
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Geminated Maxillary Lateral Incisor with Two Root Canals by Nayara Romano, Luis Eduardo Souza-Flamini, Isabela Lima Mendonça, Ricardo Gariba Silva, Antonio Miranda Cruz-Filho

“…Continued follow-up over 6 months has shown absence of pain or clinical alterations as well as radiographic image suggestive of apical repair.…”
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Analysis of Internal Structure of Cement-Stabilized Macadam Based on Industrial CT Scanning by Chunyu Liang, Yinghan Wang, Guojin Tan, Lidong Zhang, Yutong Zhang, Zhihua Yu

“…The three-dimensional internal structure characteristics of CSM were analyzed and studied by industrial CT scanning technology. By using digital image and 3D reconstruction technology, the structural parameters such as the number of 3D voids, the gradation of voids, the distribution of voids along the height direction, and the coefficient of variation of the proportion of coarse aggregate area were obtained. …”
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FEATURES OF LIFE-MEANING ORIENTATIONS OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF REFLEXION by Yulia I. Popova

“…Gender-nonspecific features of this connection are: level of retro-reflexion influences such life-meaning orientations as self-contentment, self-productivity and assessment of individual’s past; level of situational reflexion influences such life-meaning orientations as ability of self-regulation and image of individual’s strength and freedom; level of prospective-reflexion influences such life-meaning orientations as assessment of future success and the ability to clearly see life goals. …”
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Automated Classification of Circulating Tumor Cells and the Impact of Interobsever Variability on Classifier Training and Performance by Carl-Magnus Svensson, Ron Hübler, Marc Thilo Figge

“…Here we investigated the interobserver variability of image data comprising fluorescently stained circulating tumor cells and its effect on the performance of two automated classifiers, a random forest and a support vector machine. …”
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Green Cosmetics to Environmental Sustainability by Lilik Purwanti, Eny Zuhrotin Nasyi’ah, Melinda Ibrahim, Aryo Prakoso

“…Despite facing challenges such as the logistics of collecting and processing used packaging, the program has had a positive impact on The Body Shop's brand image as a socially and environmentally responsible company. …”
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A Novel Two-Stage Spectrum-Based Approach for Dimensionality Reduction: A Case Study on the Recognition of Handwritten Numerals by Mohammad Amin Shayegan, Saeed Aghabozorgi, Ram Gopal Raj

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Enhanced Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Western Sichuan Utilizing DCGAN-Generated Samples by Yuanxin Tong, Hongxia Luo, Zili Qin, Hua Xia, Xinyao Zhou

“…In-depth validation based on large landslide image data demonstrates the superiority of the DCGAN-ResNet, achieving a remarkable landslide prediction accuracy of 91.31%. …”
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Retracted: Construction of visual evaluation system for building block night scene lighting based on multi‐target recognition and data processing by Xiaojian Wang, Xiaoye Sun, Zixuan Wang

“…Achieving good night lighting visual effects of building blocks can not only meet the needs of residents for entertainment and consumption at night, but also beautify the image of blocks and promote the economic development of building blocks. …”
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Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…Scanning electron microscopy imaging shows that the atoms are spherical in shape and the average size is 17 nm. …”
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Expert-analytical Support of Foreign Policy Activities by A. A. Varfolomeev, O. P. Ivanov, I. V. Surma, Y. A. Trefilova

“…The article contains the officials’ assessment of the main challenges when interacting with the scientific and expert community, as well as a "desired image" of such interaction.The study was held in two stages (stage I in February-October 2020, stage II-in January-August 2021) in the form of a survey with a set of follow-up interviews for a more detailed interpretation of the data obtained. …”
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Solar Divergence Collimators for Optical Characterisation of Solar Components by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, E. Sani, S. Coraggia, D. Jafrancesco, L. Mercatelli

“…Typically, to characterise a solar component the most important and commonly examined quantities are collection efficiency, image plane analysis, and angle dependence.…”
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Memory of Persian campaign of Peter the Great in modern Iran by M. A. Podrezov

“…This experience helps to analyze the history of bilateral relations and the factors influencing the Iranian perception of the Russian image.…”
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Tripling Optical Efficiency of Pancake Optics for Virtual Reality Displays by Yuze Xiao, Jiazhan Zhang, Yun Ye, Sheng Xu, Qun Yan, Tailiang Guo, Enguo Chen

“…The pancake system is simulated and optimized in terms of image quality and evaluated for optical efficiency, achieving 2.86 times the optical efficiency of the conventional pancake system, and the root mean square (RMS) radius of the system is controlled within 19 μm, and the modulation transfer function (MTF) at the cut-off frequency is greater than 0.2. …”
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Climate adaptation plans and “green jobs”: challenges for implementing a responsive, multi-skilled workforce in Worcester, Massachusetts by Varun Bhat, Sarah Strauss

“…Moreover, most green jobs are located far away from Worcester, making them unattractive to job seekers, influencing the overall image of green jobs among job seekers. Finally, both policymakers and employers are unclear about the definition of a “green job” impacting a job seeker’s search behaviors. …”
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Multiview Machine Vision Research of Fruits Boxes Handling Robot Based on the Improved 2D Kernel Principal Component Analysis Network by Xinning Li, Hu Wu, Xianhai Yang, Peng Xue, Shuai Tan

“…For the sake of the structure of the original image, the model of binary multiview 2D kernel principal component analysis network (BM2DKPCANet) was established to reduce the data redundancy and increase the correlation between the views. …”
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