Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Architecture for Autonomous Navigation Systems by Anas S. Alamoush, Aykut I. Ölçer

“…The results of this study identify several major clusters essential to MASS navigation architecture, including (1) autonomous navigation architecture, (2) decision-making and action-taking system, (3) situational awareness and associated technologies, (4) sensor fusion technology, (5) collision avoidance subsystems, (6) motion control and path following, and (7) mooring and unmooring. …”
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STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW INNOVATIONS by Sanja Tišma, Karolina Horvatinčić, Iva Tolić, Anamarija Farkaš

“… The development of science and technology in recent times is hosting major changes with the emergence of new key concepts, e.g. nanotechnology, micro nanoelectronic, etc. …”
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Exploring heavy metal dynamics and risks from dust and soil in urban cities of Jharkhand, India by Arpita Roy, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Mala Kumari, Abhishek Kumar

“…This study assesses the seasonal variation of pseudo-total metal contents (Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe, Mg, Al) and related contamination and risks in indoor dust, street dust, and soils of four major cities of Jharkhand. Across cities and seasons, Zn, Cu, and Pb were the most common pollutants. …”
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Mediators of Inflammation and Their Effect on Resident Renal Cells: Implications in Lupus Nephritis by Susan Yung, Kwok Fan Cheung, Qing Zhang, Tak Mao Chan

“…Lupus nephritis affects up to 70% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by a breakdown of immune tolerance, production of autoantibodies, and deposition of immune complexes within the kidney parenchyma, resulting in local inflammation and subsequent organ damage. …”
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Characterization of heavy metal contamination in groundwater of typical mining area in Hunan Province by Wenjie Hao, Huan Liu, Shuli Hao, Kuanzhen Mao

“…Abstract Heavy metal pollution in mining areas is a major cause of groundwater contamination, characterized by high toxicity, difficult degradability, and easy accumulation, and the source of pollution is not easily identified. …”
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The Role of Community Police in Crime Prevention and Control for the Effective Management by Rachel Nimma Ndakotsu

“…The study further revealed that community policing and crime prevention faces inadequate funding, lack of enough physical structures, poor management and logistics to be some of the major problems affecting community policing and crime prevention. …”
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RATIOS AS A TOOL FOR THE EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT OF MILLS COMPANY by EGU USANG INAH, AGIM, DAVID AGIABEKONG, IYANG GODWIN USHIE

“…Primary data collected were from the audited financial statement of the selected mills company which the data were used for the computation of the major ratios. The analysis and interpretation of financial performance of the mills company were carried out. …”
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Determination of radon source in basaltic groundwater, using geochemical tracers and chemometric statistical analysis by Jim Stanley, Lucy Reading

“…An analysis of dissolved radon (222Rn), major ions and trace element chemistry in groundwater was conducted in the fractured-rock aquifer system of Springbrook plateau, southeast Queensland, Australia. …”
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Teaching responsible chemistry: a challenge-based learning framework for the implementation of RRI courses in tertiary chemistry education by Mehlich Jan

“…Yet, the realisation of RRI’s goals faces several methodological and structural difficulties, among them the insufficient implementation of RRI education in STEM majors at higher education institutions. This paper proposes a course concept that aims at filling a gap in the translation of RRI principles into tertiary chemistry education practice. …”
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Intercellular and extracellular amino acids of different bloom species in the Mediterranean Sea by Hosny Shimaa, El-Sheekh Mostafa, Labib Wagdy

“…Thus, anthropogenic inorganic nutrient inputs may be less important for the development of algal blooms in coastal waters. A major difference that distinguishes this work from others is the use of specific multi-taxa cultures of phytoplankton and macroalgae. …”
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Combined Dexamethasone Suppression-Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in Studies of Depression, Alcoholism, and Suicidal Behavior by Leo Sher

“…The DEX-CRH test has been used to study different psychiatric conditions. Major depression, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior are public health problems around the world. …”
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Tirosin Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Graft versus Host Disease: From Bench to Bedside by Jacopo Olivieri, Sabrina Coluzzi, Imma Attolico, Attilio Olivieri

“…Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD) is a major complication of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (SCT). …”
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Tropical cyclones in Bangladesh: retrospective analysis of storm information, disaster statistics, and preparedness by Md. Rezuanul Islam

“…Although there have been fewer fatalities in recent years due to improvements in soft measures, challenges remain, including deficiencies in implementing state-of-the-art impact-based early warning systems and limited disaster management funding, especially during years with major TC disaster events. These findings underscore the complex interplay between meteorological hazards, societal exposure, and vulnerabilities, highlighting the challenges of managing disaster risk in Bangladesh.…”
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Alcohol policies in India: A scoping review. by Jaclyn Schess, Lydia Bennett-Li, Richard Velleman, Urvita Bhatia, Alexander Catalano, Abhijeet Jambhale, Abhijit Nadkarni

“…We found that there are major gaps in regulation of marketing and price controls, with much of this controlled by the States. …”
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Automatic Segmentation and Enhancement of Pavement Cracks Based on 3D Pavement Images by Baoxian Li, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Allen Zhang, Yue Fei

“…In this paper, a fully automated algorithm for segmenting and enhancing pavement crack is proposed, which consists of four major procedures. First, a preprocessing procedure is employed to remove spurious noise and rectify the original 3D pavement data. …”
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EVALUATION OF RISKS RELATED TO RUSSIAN POWER GRID COMPANIES BY FOREIGN INVESTORS by D. L. Valkova

“…As for the industry-specific factors, transparent and well-balanced long-term tariff system is the key condition for sustainable improvement of the situation in the sector, according to the major industry participants and leading experts. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Digital Leadership Dimensions on Service Economics Dimensions: An Empirical Study of Service Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Badreldin Mohamed Ahmed Abdulrahman, Sanaa Mostafa Mohammed

“…The research determined that digital culture, innovation, and employee professional development are the main characteristics that have a major impact on digital leadership. This study contributes to the current literature by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between digital leadership and service economics. …”
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Room Temperature Terahertz and Frequency Combs Based on Intersubband Quantum Cascade Laser Diodes: History and Future by Manijeh Razeghi, Quanyong Lu

“…In this paper, we will introduce the latest research from the Center for Quantum Devices at Northwestern University and briefly discuss the history of QCL, recent progress, and future perspective of QCL research, especially for QCL frequency combs, room temperature THz QCL difference frequency generation, and major challenges facing QCL in the future.…”
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No Consistent Evidence for Between- and Within-Person Associations Between Objective Social Media Screen Time and Body Image Dissatisfaction: Insights From a Daily Diary Study by Adalia Y. H. Goh, Andree Hartanto, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara Kasturiratna, Nadyanna M. Majeed

“…Addressing these gaps, our study employed a daily diary method to objectively measure social media screen time across six major platforms ( Twitter , Reddit , TikTok , YouTube , Instagram , and Facebook ), alongside daily body image dissatisfaction among 252 young adults ( M age  = 21.67 years, 67.77% female) over 7 days. …”
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Transport demand as a function of the state of a transport network by T. Sakulyeva

“…For thousands of years in major cities one of the main problems was the possibility of movement. …”
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