The Data Heterogeneity Issue Regarding COVID-19 Lung Imaging in Federated Learning: An Experimental Study by Fatimah Alhafiz, Abdullah Basuhail

“…A central manager aggregates local model updates to compute global updates, ensuring secure and effective integration. The global model’s generalization capability is evaluated using centralized testing data before dissemination to participating nodes, where local assessments facilitate personalized adaptations tailored to diverse datasets. …”
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Research on the driving paths of bilateral renewable energy trade between neighboring countries and China from the perspective of behavioral attribution by Zijie Yang

“…Additionally, favorable bilateral political ties, a lower level of nationalism and increased energy security within surrounding nations are critical factors in fostering extensive renewable energy trade with China. …”
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Design of a Combined Solar Powered Pasture Chopping and Conveying Machine. by Kanyamumba Liberty

“…Zero grazing provides advantages like Animals are kept inside hence more secure, feeds are utilized well, reduces pasture damage, maximum use of land, urban and peri-urban farmers can keep cattle, many animals can be fed from a small area, easy collection of manure, crop and biogas production, and easy detection of heat in animals. [1]. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Solar Thermal Dryer for Fruits. by Amanya, Sylus

“…The designed dryer aims to improve food security and reduce waste since there will be reduced post-harvest losses allowing people to preserve fruits for longer periods. …”
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Records Keeping and Performance of Small Scale Businesses in Bushenyi District: A Case Study of Bushenyi Town Council. by Allen, Natunkunda

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Internal Control Systems and service delivery in Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District, Uganda. by Boaz, Abomugisha

“…It is therefore recommended that all stakeholders should follow internal controls put in place for effective and efficient delivery of services, the division of work and segregation of duties should be upheld, Each department should be represented on the procurement committee for transparency purposes; the control environment should be improved by management to allow any stakeholder to access documents, and culprits that breach norms and regulations are found, they should be punished accordingly, Finally the management of the Council should prioritize services which are critical to the public, like Road construction, Waste disposal, Education, Security and Health.…”
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Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Mary, Ejang, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…This paper recommends that, financial service providers should revise their lending terms downwards to reach smallholder farmers, some of whom lack collateral security to pledge for credit. While the government takes credit for improving infrastructure, government, through her policy organs like ministry of agriculture, should provide buffer prices against price fluctuations.…”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Therefore, there is need to address the identified knowledge gaps on safer pesticide application in order to attain safe agricultural productivity for sustainable food security, safeguarding human health and community development in Kabale District, Uganda.…”
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Investigating and prioritizing the factors affecting the success of e-commerce using the best and worst (BWM) technique. by shayan mohammadpour mir, shiba masoumi, seyed mojtaba kavoosi davoodi

“…Effective factors include the components of 1- infrastructure (access to the Internet network, electronic storage of information, security systems and electronic payments), 2- payment system (payment authorization, various customer payment methods, settlement operations), 3- Knowledge and awareness (customer notification system, customer privacy consideration, company's response to customers' frequent questions), 4- Customer satisfaction (variety of products and advertisements, company's seasonal auctions, timely delivery of goods, building trust). …”
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Optimal Scheduling of Energy Storage Systems with Private Ownership Based on a Stochastic-Robust Hybrid Optimization Model in Energy and Ancillary Services Markets by Mohammad Farahani, Abouzar Samimi, Hossein Shateri

“…The proposed formulation based on the Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) model is implemented in the GAMS software environment and the results demonstrate the maximum profitability of BES in EM (21% more) and also show participation in providing ancillary services, such as reserve to provide security in incidents and reactive power to maintain stability and reduce cost and losses, despite the decrease in profit, leads to neutralizing the negative impact of uncertainties in the BES profit..…”
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The Advantages and Challenges of Electronic Exams: A Qualitative Research based on Shannon Entropy Technique by AHMAD KEYKHA, MASOOMEH IMANIPOUR, JAFAR SHAHROKHI, MOEIN AMIRI

“…In the second phase, using the Shannon entropy technique, the advantages and challenges of electronic exams were weighted.Results: Challenges of e-exams were classified into seven subcategories (poor technical knowledge, security challenges, complexity and challenges in designing examination, complexityand challenges during examination, complexity and challenges after examination, lack of infrastructure, socio-cultural challenges). …”
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Renewable Energy Expansion in West Pomerania: Integrating Local Potential with Global Sustainability Goals by Jarosław Jaworski, Jakub Dowejko

“…This growth supports increased energy security and environmental sustainability. This study addresses a notable gap in the literature by linking regional renewable energy development with broader policy frameworks, such as the European Green Deal, and exploring the specific challenges of grid integration and economic disparities in the context of local energy transitions. …”
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Explainability of Subfield Level Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing by Hiba Najjar, Miro Miranda, Marlon Nuske, Ribana Roscher, Andreas Dengel

“…Crop yield forecasting plays a significant role in addressing growing concerns about food security and guiding decision-making for policymakers and farmers. …”
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Dimensions of Poverty and the Internal Relationship of Its Components with an Interpretive Structural Approach in the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Tabriz Metropolis by mehrdad Mohamadpour shatery, hoshang taghizadeh, sahar Khoshfetrat

“…These 14 factors are important in order of importance: 1- Economic; 2- Social; 3- Individual; 4- Legal; 5- Family; 6; Environment; 7; Political; 8; Management; 9; Cultural; 10- Overseas; 11. Security; 12. Scientific; 13. Organizational; 14. Geographical. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of cowpea mutant collection using SSR and ISSR molecular markers by Sara Diallo, François Abaye Badiane, Badji-N’Poneh Ange Kabkia, Issa Diédhiou, Made Diouf, Diaga Diouf

“…Abstract Cowpea is a seed legume, important for food and nutritional security in Africa’s arid and semi-arid zones. Despite its importance, cowpea is experiencing a loss of genetic diversity due to climate change. …”
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL TRENDS IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC by Pavel M. Dashkevich, Natalia A. Flud, Irina I. Eliseeva

“…The implementation of national policy in the Arctic plays a multifaceted role in ensuring national security and sovereignty across diverse domains, including resource management, transportation, environmental protection, military strategy, and others. …”

Comparative Performance of Sentinel-2 and Landsat-9 Data for Raw Materials’ Exploration Onshore and in Coastal Areas by Morgana Carvalho, Joana Cardoso-Fernandes, Francisco Javier González, Ana Claudia Teodoro

“…To address this, the European Union is investing in the discovery of new mineral deposits within its territory. The S34I project (Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry) is developing Earth observation (EO) methods to support this goal. …”
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Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia by Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth

“…With thresher shark populations continuously declining, there is a need for conservation measures to reduce shark mortality from fishing, while also securing the well-being of coastal communities. This study presents results and lessons learnt from a multi-faceted effort to reduce communities’ dependence on this Endangered shark species through a livelihood-based intervention complemented by collaborative species management and community outreach. …”
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Historical Blurry Video-Based Face Recognition by Lujun Zhai, Suxia Cui, Yonghui Wang, Song Wang, Jun Zhou, Greg Wilsbacher

“…Face recognition is a widely used computer vision, which plays an increasingly important role in user authentication systems, security systems, and consumer electronics. The models for most current applications are based on high-definition digital cameras. …”
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Offshore Network Development to Foster the Energy Transition by Enrico Maria Carlini, Corrado Gadaleta, Michela Migliori, Francesca Longobardi, Gianfranco Luongo, Stefano Lauria, Marco Maccioni, Jacopo Dell’Olmo

“…Starting from a realistic estimate of the offshore wind power plants (OWPPs) to be realized off the southern coasts in a very long-term scenario, this paper presents a novel optimization procedure for meshed AC offshore network configuration, aiming at minimizing the offshore wind generation curtailment based on the DC optimal power flow approximation, assessing the security condition of the whole onshore and offshore networks. …”
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