Impact of Wash Oil Composition on Degradation: A Comparative Analysis of “Light” and “Heavy” Oils by Denis Miroshnichenko, Artem Bannikov, Leonid Bannikov, Olexandr Borisenko, Andrei Shishkin, Pavels Gavrilovs, Volodymyr Tertychnyi

“…The practical value of such studies lies in guiding the selection of fresh oil under current operating conditions. …”
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Design of Coffee Disease Detection Web Application Using Image Processing: A Case Study of Kyabugimbi-Kajunju Cooperative Farms in Bushenyi District. by Asiimwe, Mark, Kakuru, Ambrose

“…The innovative aspect of this research lies in the integration of computer science methodologies to address a crucial challenge in agriculture. …”
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A Case of Apoplexy of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Followed by Cerebral Infarction by Yu-ichiro Ohnishi, Yasunori Fujimoto, Koichi Iwatsuki, Toshiki Yoshimine

“…A 67-year-old woman was found lying on the street unconscious. She had fallen from her motorbike. …”
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Think4SCND: Reinforcement Learning With Thinking Model for Dynamic Supply Chain Network Design by Pan Li, Shaochen Ren, Qun Zhang, Xuran Wang, Yang Liu

“…Our approach formulates the supply chain network design problem as a Markov Decision Process, developing an architecture capable of handling mixed discrete-continuous action spaces. The core innovation lies in the Thinking Model, which enhances the Supply Chain Transformer Network’s ability to reason about future states and evaluate decision sequences, enabling more informed and forward-looking decision-making. …”
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AI-Driven precision in solar forecasting: Breakthroughs in machine learning and deep learning by Ayesha Nadeem, Muhammad Farhan Hanif, Muhammad Sabir Naveed, Muhammad Tahir Hassan, Mustabshirha Gul, Naveed Husnain, Jianchun Mi

“…The novelty of this review lies in its detailed examination of ML and DL models, highlighting their ability to handle complex and nonlinear patterns in Solar Irradiance (SI) data. …”
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Edge-Aware Dual-Task Image Watermarking Against Social Network Noise by Hao Jiang, Jiahao Wang, Yuhan Yao, Xingchen Li, Feifei Kou, Xinkun Tang, Limei Qi

“…Our primary innovation lies in the edge-aware secret hiding module (EASHM), which achieves adaptive watermark embedding by aligning watermarks with image structural features. …”
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Buy now, pray later? Demystifying unrestrained spending in the age of BNPL by Farhan Furqan, Christian Haposan Pangaribuan, Santo Tjhin, Calista Luhur

“…Originality/value – While existing research rarely considers the specific influence of religious values, the novelty of the research lies in its focus on combining intrinsic religiosity and financial literacy when unrestrained buying behavior with Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) services. …”
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Earthquake prediction method based on seismogenic process tracking by Xuezhong Chen, Yan’e Li, Lijuan Chen

“…The trend in earthquake prediction lies in the transition from empirical prediction to physical prediction, and the key to this transition is to achieve a deeper understanding, depiction, and tracking of the seismogenic process. …”
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2D Geoelectric Imaging of the Uneme-Nekhua Fracture Zone by Muslim B. Aminu, Tunde M. Akande, Olubukola A. Ishola

“…Two associated basement trenches lying parallel to and east of the fracture zone are also imaged.…”
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Comparative study of thermohydraulic performance in mini-channel heat sink systems: Multi-objective optimization and exergy considerations by Zouheyr Noui, Mohamed Si-Ameur, Nabil Bessanane, Amel Djebara, Adnan Ibrahim, Muhammad Amir Aziat Bin Ishak, Raheem K. Ajeel, Sharul Sham Dol

“…A numerical investigation is undertaken, employing a 3D conjugated heat transfer model to examine the impact of geometric configurations and hydrodynamical parameters on the overall thermal resistance and pumping power in mini-channels heat sinks. The aim lies in its holistic approach, integrating the non-uniform section of the mini-channel, the impact of the inlet velocity, the energy and exergy analysis, multi-objective optimization and performance evaluation criteria (PEC) evaluations, and the consideration of metal Galinstan and Cu-water nanofluid working fluids. …”
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Nonequilibrium Quantum Systems: Divergence between Global and Local Descriptions by Pedro D. Manrique, Ferney Rodríguez, Luis Quiroga, Neil F. Johnson

“…., a global approach). The main difference lies in finding suitable operators to derive the Lindbladian and hence the master equation. …”
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Kinetics of austenite formation during continuous heating in as-cast and as-annealed conditions in a low carbon steel by Antonio Oliver-Reynoso, Octavio Vázquez-Gómez, Francisco Reyes-Calderón, Héctor J Vergara-Hernández, Martín Herrejón-Escutia, Miguel I Dávila-Pérez, Edgar López-Martínez

“…The analysis shows that elemental variations are negligible, so the difference lies mainly in the morphology of the initial condition.…”
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Adaptive, consensus-based control strategies for managing meta-populations of pests by Yasser Alrashedi, Markus Mueller, Stuart Townley

“…Dispersal of populations between patches and information sharing between control actions on patches are modelled using directed graphs on the set of patches. The novelty lies in combining information sharing with output driven adaptive control. …”
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The role of firm-level factors and regional innovation capabilities for Polish SMEs by Lukasz Arendt, Wojciech Grabowski

“…The originality of the utilized research approach lies in combining within one framework firm-level data with meso data describing the innovative potential of the regional environment and using multilevel random-effects models to analyze the relevance of firm-level and regional drivers of SMEs’ innovativeness. …”
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Upper Palaeolithic site complex at Csécse-Szőlős-domb (Cserhátalja, Nógrád County, Northern Hungary) by Attila Péntek, Krisztián Zandler, Szilvia Guba, Nicklas Larsson

“…The significance of the assemblage—rich in end-scrapers and relying mainly on local raw materials—lies in that it likely represents an early Aurignacian facies otherwise not known from the Northern Hungarian Mountains. …”
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Topic Detection and Tracking Techniques on Twitter: A Systematic Review by Meysam Asgari-Chenaghlu, Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi, Leili Farzinvash, Mohammad-Ali Balafar, Cina Motamed

“…The importance of Twitter in this scope lies in its content and the behavior of its users. …”
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Discourse semiotics of gender in two novels "This street has no speed bumps "and "Rahesh". by نرجس ghabeli, alireza asadi, ali soltani

“…Finally, the analysis of the propositions revealed that the main concern and theme of the novels; The obvious conflict between tradition and modernity lies in the social construction of gender, which is implicitly included in the inner layers of the text and lexical reflection, and the main character of the novels at all stages are in the conflict between the biological construction of gender and its social construction.…”
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Equilibrium distance from long-range dune interactions by J. Vérité, C. Narteau, O. Rozier, J. Alkalla, L. Barrier, S. Courrech du Pont

“…In order to work under optimal conditions that eliminate transverse flow components, collisions, and mass exchange between dunes, we study here these long-range interactions using a 2D numerical model where two equal-sized dunes lying on a non-erodible bed are exposed to a symmetric reversing flow. …”
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Change of Tensile Properties with Aging Time and Temperature in Al-Si-Cu-Mg 354 Cast Alloys with/without Minor Addition of Ni and/or Zr by J. Hernandez-Sandoval, M. H. Abdelaziz, E. A. Elsharkawi, A. M. Samuel, F. H. Samuel

“…The main effect of Zr addition lies in a significant reduction in the alloy grain size ∼40%, rather than an increase in the mechanical properties. …”
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RecNet: Reinforcement Common Feature Mapping Network for Fast Template Matching in Visible-LWIR Images by Donyung Kim, Seungeon Lee, Inho Park, Geonjong Kim, Sungho Kim

“…We present RecNet, a novel end-to-end CNN approach for fast template matching in cross-spectral images, addressing nonlinear intensity disparities and appearance differences in ground-level imagery through a simple yet effective design. Our key innovation lies in the seamless integration of Zero-mean normalized cross correlation (ZNCC), which is well-validated for handling nonlinear intensity variations, with CNN-based shape difference learning. …”
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