PRC’s Public Diplomacy Practice in Central Asia: Current Situation, Challenges and Prospects by Yufei Wang

“…The author shows that enhancement of economic and political cooperation between China and regional countries was not matched by a concurrent improvement of the China’s public image, on the contrary there has been a noticeable rise in Sinophobia. …”
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Anthocyanin Colorimetric Strip for Volatile Amine Determination by Ricarl Irish F. Agunos, Danilet Vi M. Mendoza, Michael Angelo S. Rivera

“…The color changed from pink to yellowish-brown within 14 minutes of exposure. The RGB-converted images of the film with 25% anthocyanin extract showed gradual loss of red coloration being replaced by cyan spots. …”
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Duodenal Chromogranin A Cell Density as a Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Magdy El-Salhy, Odd Helge Gilja, Doris Gundersen, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, Trygve Hausken

“…CgA cell density was quantified by computerized image analysis. Results. The CgA cell density was lower in IBS-total and in all of the IBS subgroups than in the controls. …”
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AN INTEGRATED MODEL APPROACH WITH FUZZY MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS FOR THE SELECTION OF THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS FIRM IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY by Nuri Özgür Doğan, Mehri Banu Erdem, Nusret Göksu

“…In addition, it was also determined that the most affected criterion among the criteria was the company image. The S2 Company was selected as the best third-party logistics company as a result of the evaluation of alternatives. …”
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Small emission sources in aggregate disproportionately account for a large majority of total methane emissions from the US oil and gas sector by J. P. Williams, J. P. Williams, M. Omara, M. Omara, A. Himmelberger, D. Zavala-Araiza, K. MacKay, K. MacKay, J. Benmergui, J. Benmergui, J. Benmergui, M. Sargent, S. C. Wofsy, S. P. Hamburg, S. P. Hamburg, R. Gautam, R. Gautam

“…Our results are also in broad agreement with data obtained from several independent aerial remote sensing campaigns (e.g., MethaneAIR, Bridger Gas Mapping LiDAR, AVIRIS-NG (Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging System – Next Generation), and Global Airborne Observatory) across five to eight major oil–gas basins. …”
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Investigation of Morphological and Biomechanical Properties of the Scapula for Shoulder Joint by Nilgun TUNCEL CINI, Nazan GUNER SAK, Serdar BABACAN, Ilknur ARI

“…We used calipers for the linear measurements and the ImageJ program for the area and angle parameters. …”
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Analysis of the personality traits of urban tourism brand on visiting intention through perceived consistency (studied in Tehran) by Yazdan Shirimohamadi, Ali Shamaei, Seyyed Eshagh Jalalian, Farzaneh Rafiee

“…The findings of the study indicate that the personality dimensions of the tourist intent through the popularity of tourism destinations and the image of tourist destinations influence on the perceived homogeneity of the urban tourism brand and the masculinity of the tourism city brand; Perceived homogeneity of urban tourism brand is effective and femininity of tourism city brand does not affect perceived homogeneity of urban tourism brand. …”
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Enhanced Human Skeleton Tracking for Improved Joint Position and Depth Accuracy in Rehabilitation Exercises by Vytautas Abromavičius, Ervinas Gisleris, Kristina Daunoravičienė, Jurgita Žižienė, Artūras Serackis, Rytis Maskeliūnas

“…The prediction model is employed to create a dual-image stream system that enables the tracking of joint positions even when a joint is obscured in one of the streams. …”
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Enhancing the energy absorption capacity of Ti–6Al–4V lattice structure manufactured by additive manufacturing through β-annealing by Yi Ren, Wei Ran, Yongxun Li, Bowen Xue, Wei Chen

“…The microstructure, mechanical properties, energy absorption properties and deformation behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V HBC lattice structure was investigated by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), quasi-static compression tests and digital image correlation (DIC) techniques. The results showed that the β-annealing sample completely transformed from the αʹ martensitic microstructure to a completely stable α + β lamellar microstructure, which slightly reduced the ultimate compressive strength of the HBC lattice structure and increased the strain at the end of yielding. …”
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Effect of Rare Earth Metals, Sr, and Ti Addition on the Microstructural Characterization of A413.1 Alloy by M. G. Mahmoud, A. M. Samuel, H. W. Doty, S. Valtierra, F. H. Samuel

“…These elements were either added individually or combined. Thermal analysis, image analysis, and electron probe microanalysis were the main techniques employed in the present study. …”
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The Radiation Problem from a Vertical Hertzian Dipole Antenna above Flat and Lossy Ground: Novel Formulation in the Spectral Domain with Closed-Form Analytical Solution in the High... by K. Ioannidi, Ch. Christakis, S. Sautbekov, P. Frangos, S. K. Atanov

“…Subsequent use of the stationary phase method in the high frequency regime yields closed-form analytical solutions for the received EM field vectors, which coincide with the corresponding reflected EM field originating from the image point. In this way, we conclude that the so-called “space wave” in the literature represents the total solution of the Sommerfeld problem in the high frequency regime, in which case the surface wave can be ignored. …”
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Ancaman Perdamaian di Venezuela Akibat Kemerosotan Demokrasi Pada Masa Pemerintahan Nicolas Maduro by Al Dina Maulidya

“…Hal ini dikarenakan kebijakan Maduro yang merugikan para investor dan banyaknya isu kemanusian di Venezuela. Image pemerintahan Maduro yang buruk menyulitkan terjalinnya hubungan baik dengan negara lain. …”
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Romantic pre-wedding tourism: a lucrative market for a destination’s tourism development? The example of the Dalat climatic resort in Vietnam by Anh Thư Lê

“…As a climatic health resort built by the French during the time of Indochina (1887-1954), the city has been particularly significant in the development of this form of tourism, as “its original image is linked to romanticism” (Jennings and Larcher-Goscha, 2013; Jennings, 2011). …”
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Analysis of Shear Stagger Deformation of Existing Shield Tunnel below Induced by Quasirectangular Shield Tunneling by Kun Zhang, Xi Chen, Wei Yin, Kun Hu, ShengXue Zhu

“…This paper derives the calculation formula of the additional stress of existing shield tunnel below caused by the quasirectangular shield tunneling by mirror image method and Mindlin solution. The existing shield tunnel is simplified as an elastic foundation short beam connected by tensile springs and shear springs. …”
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Suppressing the Endogenous Negative Influence Through Node Intervention in Social Networks by Satoshi Furutani, Tatsuhiro Aoshima, Toshiki Shibahara, Mitsuaki Akiyama, Masaki Aida

“…In general, negative opinions are more contagious than positive ones, and ignoring them may even lead undesirable outcomes, such as a decline in brand image and a decrease in purchases. To address this issue, we consider the problem of suppressing the negative influence that emerges endogenously on social networks through preemptive node interventions, such as persuasion, nudging, or warnings. …”
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The Effect of Breathing Exercise Using Bubble Blower on Anxiety and Pain during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Children Aged 7 to 10 Years: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial by Zahra Bahrololoomi, Tahereh Sadeghiyeh, Maedeh Rezaei, Nahid Maghsoudi

“…Anxiety was measured using Facial Image Scale (FIS), blood pressure, and pulse rate. …”
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Abdominal plexiform neurofibroma. Case report by José Rolando Rodríguez Núñez, Fernando Karel Fonseca Sosa, Juan Guillermo Bauzá López, Pedro Rafael Casado Mendez

“…The abdominal computed tomography revealed a tumor image of variable density, predominantly hypodense. …”
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Ocular Surface Temperature in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Andrea Sodi, Sara Matteoli, Giovanni Giacomelli, Lucia Finocchio, Andrea Corvi, Ugo Menchini

“…The ocular surface temperature (OST) of three ocular points was calculated by means of an image processing technique from the infrared images. …”
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A Review of Digital Pixel Sensors by Md Rahatul Islam Udoy, Shamiul Alam, Md Mazharul Islam, Akhilesh Jaiswal, Ahmedullah Aziz

“…Digital pixel sensor (DPS) has evolved as a pivotal component in modern imaging systems and has the potential to revolutionize various fields such as medical imaging, astronomy, surveillance, IoT devices, etc. …”
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A Finger Vein Recognition Algorithm Based on the Histogram of Variable Curvature Directional Binary Statistics by Min Li, Xue Jiang, Honghao Zhu, Fei Liu, Huabin Wang, Liang Tao, Shijun Liu

“…Simultaneously incorporating the original image feature information, these four aspects of information are fused and encoded to construct a variable curvature binary pattern (VCBP) with multifeatures. …”
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