Statistical Distribution of Urban Area Reveals a Converging Trend of Global Urban Land Expansion by Shengjie Hu, Zhenlei Yang, Sergio Andres Galindo Torres, Zipeng Wang, Haoying Han, Yoshihide Wada, Thomas Cherico Wanger, Ling Li

“…The results reveal a converging temporal trend in urban land expansion from subnational to global scales, characterized by a coherent shift of urban area distribution from an initial power law toward an exponential distribution. This trend is well captured by a unified mathematical model based on the shifted power law distribution function and is reflected in the gradual predominance of medium‐size cities over small‐size cities in the configuration of urban systems across the world. …”
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An Improved Robust Principal Component Analysis Model for Anomalies Detection of Subway Passenger Flow by Xuehui Wang, Yong Zhang, Hao Liu, Yang Wang, Lichun Wang, Baocai Yin

“…In this method, an improved robust principal component analysis model is presented to detect anomalies; then ST-DBSCAN algorithm is used to group the station-level anomaly data on space-time dimensions to reveal the propagation law and potential impact of different anomaly events. …”
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Representation of an aggrieved legal entity that has suffered damage as a result of a criminal offence at the stage of pre-trial investigation by I. O. Iemets

“…The emphasis is placed on the fact that, given the laws of formal logic, it may be subject to an extended interpretation, and therefore is the basis for the formation of ambiguous case law. …”
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Effect of the Preexisting Fissure with Different Fillings in PMMA on Blast-Induced Crack Propagation by Xin Yang, Xiangguo Zeng, Chuanjin Pu, Dingjun Xiao

“…In order to study the dynamic crack propagation law in fissured rock under the different fillings, a borehole with 7 mm diameter was processed in the center of a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) specimen. …”
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Ex vivo detection of recreational consumed nitrous oxide in exhaled breath by Dinesh Durán Jiménez, Frederick Vinckenbosch, Joris Busink, Jerro van Zijl, Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst, Desirée van Tuin, Albert Dahan, Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers, Marcel J. van der Schans, Floris J. Bikker

“…Abstract The increasing use of recreational nitrous oxide ( $$\hbox {N}_{2}$$ O) in the Netherlands and its link to traffic accidents highlights the need for reliable detection methods for law enforcement. This study focused on ex vivo detection of $$\hbox {N}_{2}$$ O in exhaled breath and examining its persistence in the human body. …”
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Legal regulation of the police officers' powers of the Ukrainian SSR in the 1920s of the XX century by S. V. Vasyliev

“…The norms of the legislative and by-laws of the USSR, which established the rights and duties of police officers, have been analysed. …”
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نطاق المسؤولية الجزائية عن الاستخدام غير المشروع لتقنية النانو الطبية في القانونين الأردني والمصري... by Mohannad Walid Al-Haddad

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Consequences of non-Markovian healing processes on epidemic models with recurrent infections on networks by José Carlos M Silva, Diogo H Silva, Francisco A Rodrigues, Silvio C Ferreira

“…We investigated the SI $_ {\eta}$ RS dynamics on random power-law networks. When the epidemic processes are ruled by a maximum k -core activation, either the epidemic threshold or the epidemic localization pattern are unaltered. …”
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Legality of bringing to administrative responsibility for an offense under Art. 130 Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses: retrospective analysis by K. O. Chyshko

“…It was stated that the clarification provided in this regard by the Committee on Law Enforcement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is neither a source of law nor a normative legal act and is not binding, but instead serves a recommendatory function, therefore, the involvement of persons for committing a specific criminal offense under the procedure of proceedings on administrative offenses has no legal grounds.…”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“… Specialist languages should be straightforward and unambiguous. In areas such as law, business or medicine precision and to-the-point wording is required. …”
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The impact of state policy on the development of organic agriculture in Azerbaijan by Mehriban Aliyeva, Gulnara Tanriverdiyeva, Dilbar Faradjova, Esmira Ahmadova, Oksana Baranovska

“…The law prohibits the use of genetically modified organisms and chemicals, and sets standards for the certification of organic products. …”
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Study on Pressure Characteristics of Disturbed Wells due to Interwell Fracturing Interference and Its Application in Small Well Spacing Fracturing by Yanjun Zhang, Fan Lu, Zhibo Guo, Le Yan, Tianlu Xu, Hongkui Ge, Shun Liu, Desheng Zhou

“…A real-time diagnosis method for each fractured stage based on the power-law model was proposed; the interference was further classified into four types. …”
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Rub-Impact Force Induces Periodic, Quasiperiodic, and Chaotic Motions of a Controlled Asymmetric Rotor System by N. A. Saeed, Emad Mahrous Awwad, Ali Maarouf, Hassan M. H. Farh, Fahd A. Alturki, Jan Awrejcewicz

“…Four electromagnetic poles are used to control the whirling motion of the rotor system through a linear proportional-derivative control law. The equations of motion that govern the whole system dynamics are derived including the rub and impact forces. …”
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Directions for the development of the criminal procedure science by S. O. Shatrava, О. V. Dzhafarova, D. Ye. Denyschuk, О. V. Pohorilets

“…It is noted that with the expiry of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Public Morality”, the legal justification for a complete ban on pornography in Ukraine has also been lost. …”
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Corrigendum to “Inhibition of HIF-2α expression in cardiomyocytes attenuates PCB126-induced cardiotoxicity associated with decreased apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt and p53 signalin... by Long Chen, Li-Jian Chen, Hong-Wu Shen, Clare Hsu, Jia-Hao Zeng, Jia-Hao Li, Jia-Li Liu, Jian-Zheng Yang, Yi Liu, Xiu-Wen Li, Xiao-Li Xie, Qi Wang, Dong Zhao

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A privacy-enhanced framework with deep learning for botnet detection by Guangli Wu, Xingyue Wang

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Regulatory and legal basement of decentralization in local self-government according to the legislation of Ukraine and Poland by Shatilo V.

“…The results of the research can be used in law-making and scholar activities.…”
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Thermo-poroelastic analysis of drilling fluid pressure and temperature on wellbore stresses in the Mansouri oilfield, SW Iran by Alireza Pirhadi, Pooria Kianoush, Shahab Varkouhi, Reza Shirinabadi, Adel Shirazy, Aref Shirazi, Arash Ebrahimabadi

“…The analysis employs Hoek-Brown's law, continuity equation, Darcy's law, compatibility equation, and thermal relations, solved using the finite element method within a complex geological model. …”
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Research on Application of Regression Least Squares Support Vector Machine on Performance Prediction of Hydraulic Excavator by Zhan-bo Chen

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Reporting Domestic Violence in Florida by Kathleen Beall, Heidi Radunovich

“…In this 2-page fact sheet, we address what to expect when reporting the violence to law enforcement. Written by Kathleen Beall and Heidi Radunovich, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, December 2014. …”
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