An intriguing convergence between metaverse and sustainable human resource management by Aanyaa Chaudhary, Sonal Khandelwal, Pankaj Deshpande, Poonam Panjabi

“…Orientation: This research aims to shed light on emerging trends, key themes and future directions in the nascent field of the metaverse and sustainable human resource management (HRM). …”
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Tailoring convolutional neural networks for custom botanical data by Jamie R. Sykes, Katherine J. Denby, Daniel W. Franks

“…We also show that the most informative light spectra for detecting cocoa disease are outside the visible spectrum and that efforts to detect disease in cocoa should be focused on local symptoms, rather than the systemic effects of disease.…”
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Statehood of Palestine and the Exercise of Jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court with Emphasis on the Decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber by Savalan Mohamadzadeh, SEYED TAHA MOUSAVI MIRKOLAEI, keivan eghbali

“…In this decision, PTC without considering itself bound to assess the situation of Palestine's statehood, considered the Court competent to hear,simply because Palestine is a member state of the statute.The basic question in this article is that in the light of the decision of PTC , what role and position does the statehood of Palestine have in determining the jurisdiction of the court?…”
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Sensory Precipitation Forecast Using Artificial Neural Networks and Decision Trees by Ünal Kızıl, Hakkı Fırat Altınbilek, Sefa Aksu, Hakan Nar

“…This study focuses on the development of a model weather station device using temperature, relative humidity, UV, LDR Light, rain and soil moisture sensors to collect major environmental data. …”
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Deformation and degradation study using point clouds in natatio of the Western Baths at La Alcudia in Elche (Alicante) by José Antonio Huesca-Tortosa, María del Rosario Pacheco-Mateo, Mercedes Tendero-Porras, David Torregrosa-Fuentes, Yolanda Spairani-Berrio

“…A damage evolution study has been made comparing the 2016 point cloud with the 2022 cloud, both obtained by light detection and ranging (LIDAR). There is evidence that an active process of degradation and deformation is gradually increasing damage to the pool. …”
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The Synthesis of Anatase Nanoparticles and the Preparation of Photocatalytically Active Coatings Based on Wet Chemical Methods for Self-Cleaning Applications by Dejan Verhovšek, Nika Veronovski, Urška Lavrencic Štangar, Marko Kete, Kristina Žagar, Miran Ceh

“…The coatings were prepared using a soft chemistry route and are completely transparent to visible light and exhibit a high photocatalytic effect, which was determined by contact-angle measurements. …”
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A Study of the Electronic Absorption and Emission Spectra of DBDMA Dye: Solvent Effect, Energy Transfer, and Fluorescence Quenching by Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy, Jameelah Al-Harby, Mohammed Hassan, Sabri Messaoudi, Ibrahim A. Alhagri, Ahmed N. Alhakimi

“…This study is aimed to shed light on the electronic absorption and emission spectra of DBDMA (2-(1-(difluoroboraneyl)-1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-yl)-2-(1-methylquinoxalin-2-ylidene) acetonitrile) in different solvents. …”
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ANAXAM @ TOMCAT 2.0: easy access to cutting-edge tomographic microscopy for industry by Margie P. Olbinado, Vladimir Novak, Christian Gruenzweig, Anne Bonnin, Federica Marone, Christian Matthias Schlepuetz, Goran Lovric, Marco Stampanoni

“…  TOMCAT is a tomographic microscopy beamline at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) of the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) [1]. …”
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A Study on the Classification of Atopic Dermatitis by Spectral Features of Hyperspectral Imaging by Eun Bin Kim, Yoo Sang Baek, Onseok Lee

“…The depth of skin penetration of caries can be determined according to the wavelength of light and its structural feature. Thus, after dividing the colors and information into six datasets, classified and analyzed their features and severities using representative diagnostic evaluation tools. …”
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Effectiveness of active labour market policies for job creation and earnings of the self-employed by Sandra M. Sánchez-Cañizares, L. Javier Cabeza-Ramírez, Ana M. Castillo-Canalejo, Francisco J. Rey-Carmona

“…The recent COVID-19 crisis, followed by the conflict in Ukraine, has highlighted the unique challenges faced by this type of worker: income volatility, limited employment protection, and greater financial responsibility. In light of these challenges, it is essential to understand how active labour market policies influence their wage conditions (earnings) and ability to generate employment in order to ensure adequate employment protection and promote sustainable economic growth. …”
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The Earth-Mars Transfer Trajectory Optimization of Solar Sail Based on hp-Adaptive Pseudospectral Method by Yufei Guo, Dongzhu Feng, Xin Wang, Cong Li, Yunzhao Liu

“…In this paper, the pressure of solar light acting on the solar sail is analyzed, and the kinematic equation of the solar sail is established in polar coordinate system first; then the basic principle of the hp-adaptive pseudospectral method is introduced, and the steps of solving the transfer trajectory optimization problem by hp-adaptive pseudospectral method are proposed; finally, the trajectory optimization of the solar sail from Earth orbit to Sun-centered Mars orbit is simulated as an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of hp-adaptive pseudospectral method in the orbit transfer optimization problem of solar sail. …”
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Peroxidase-like activity of citrate-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles augmented its antibacterial potency by Haitham Al-Madhagi, Abd Alraouf Tarabishi, Fatima Al-Zahra Hamsho, Zaher Tahan, Lama Alchab, Wassim Abdelwahed

“…The nanoparticles were prepared using coprecipitation method and characterized using UV–visible spectrophotometry, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential, magnetism and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of the Lauria Mountains Northern Sector Groundwater Resources (Basilicata, Italy) by Filomena Canora, Giovanna Rizzo, Simona Panariello, Francesco Sdao

“…The groundwater system displays light different geochemical signatures. The processes contributing to the concentrations of major ions depend primarily on carbonate dissolution. …”
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Diffusion-driven transient hydrogenation in metal superhydrides at extreme conditions by Yishan Zhou, Yunhua Fu, Meng Yang, Israel Osmond, Rajesh Jana, Takeshi Nakagawa, Owen Moulding, Jonathan Buhot, Sven Friedemann, Dominique Laniel, Thomas Meier

“…This observation sheds new light on formerly unanswered questions on the long-term stability of metal superhydrides.…”
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“Does the Response to Morning Medication Predict the ADL-Level of the Day in Parkinson’s Disease?” by Trine Hørmann Thomsen, Troels Wesenberg Kjær, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen, Anita Haahr, Kristian Winge

“…In this cross-sectional study, the sample consists of 34 patients with light to moderate PD. Data collection encompasses measurements from the Parkinson KinetiGraph, and the ADL-limitations are assessed by the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part II. …”
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Assessment of phenotypic diversity of Ñuña, a local common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the northern Andes in Peru by Angel Esteban Santa Cruz Padilla, Jorge Luis Vásquez-Orrillo, Ricardo Manuel Bardales-Lozano, Hipolito Murga-Orrillo

“…In qualitative traits, Multiple Correspondence Analysis found that the dark and light colours of the seed heads contributed most significantly to the variability of the accessions. …”
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A Y178C rhodopsin mutation causes aggregation and comparatively severe retinal degeneration by Sreelakshmi Vasudevan, Paul S.–H. Park

“…Abstract Rhodopsin is the light-activated G protein-coupled receptor that initiates vision in photoreceptor cells of the retina. …”
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An Analysis of Temperature-Dependent Timing Jitter Factors in the Structural Design of Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Single-Photon Avalanche Detectors by Jau-Yang Wu, Yu-Wei Lu, Meng-Hsuan Liu, Tien-Ning Chang, Chun-Hsien Liu

“…Single-Photon Avalanche Photodiodes (SPADs) are increasingly utilized in high-temperature-operated, high-performance Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems as well as in ultra-low-temperature-operated quantum science applications due to their high photon sensitivity and timing resolution. …”
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Validation of mixed reality in planning orbital reconstruction with patient-specific implants by K. Dubron, E. Shaheen, R. Jacobs, C. Politis, R. Willaert

“…Moreover, treatment planning using MR was significantly more accurate (p = .028), with participants reporting a higher mean global satisfaction score compared to the conventional group (80.6% vs. 72.5%). This study sheds light on the potential benefits of employing MR technology in maxillofacial orbital reconstruction. …”
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Dexamethasone-Loaded Pseudo-Protein Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery: Evaluation of Drug Encapsulation Efficiency and Drug Release by Temur Kantaria, Tengiz Kantaria, Peter Heiduschka, Nicole Eter, David Tugushi, Ramaz Katsarava

“…DEX-NPs were characterized by size (average diameter, AD), size distribution (polydispersity index, PDI), and surface charge (zeta-potential, ZP) using the dynamic light scattering technique. DEX encapsulation characteristics were determined using the UV-spectrophotometric method, and kinetics of DEX release from DEX-NPs was studied according to the dialysis method in PBS at 37°C. …”
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