Optimization and Numerical Modeling of TCO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe Solar Cells by Parinaz Khaledi, Mahdi Behboudnia, Mohammad Karimi

“…It is found that the efficiency of solar cells layered with TCO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe layers is as follows: the thickness of the TCO layer is 0.1 μm, that of the SnO2 layer is equal to 0.1 μm, that of the CdS layer as the window layer is 0.1 μm and the thickness of the CdTe layer as the absorber layer is 3.9 μm. …”
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Health related surveys: sampling weights by Ari Samaranayaka, Robin Turner, Claire Cameron

“…The assumption is made that observations from di-erent participants are independent of each other, and each participant represents the same number of individuals in the population, therefore those observations contribute equally to the findings. These assumptions mean that basic statistical methods can be used to analyse the data from a simple random sample. …”
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Protecting H.264/AVC Data-Partitioned Video Streams over Broadband WiMAX by Laith Al-Jobouri, Martin Fleury, Mohammed Ghanbari

“…The paper determines whether equal error protection (EEP) through FEC of all partition types or unequal error protection (UEP) of the more important partition type is preferable. …”
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The analysis of conditions for preservation of gain-frequency and phase-frequency characteristics optimality under analog and digital filters transformation by A. V. Smirnov

“…It was shown that frequency transformation has this feature if it preserves the result of QI comparison (more or less) for filters with equal orders. Compliance of this criterion was checked for bilinear transformation of analog low pass filters (LPF) into digital LPF and for Konstantinidis transformation of digital LPF into other digital LPF. …”
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Fast HEVC Intramode Decision Based on Hybrid Cost Ranking by Hao Liu, Yuexin Jie

“…By the experiment-driven methodology, the proposed scheme implements the early termination if the best mode from the candidate subset is equal to one or two neighboring intramodes. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme averagely provides about 23.7% encoding speedup with just 0.82% BD-rate loss in comparison with default fast intramode decision in HM16.0. …”
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Marie Corelli, Wormwood, and the Diversity of Decadence by Jessica DeCoux

“…Corelli’s condemnation of the absintheur as a failed Decadent is a call not to moral orthodoxy, but to another, less recognizable but equally subversive model of Decadence. Some of the doubts the novel raises about the Decadent project and the troubled place of the Decadent in the nineteenth-century popular imagination are echoed by other Decadent works of the time.Reading Corelli’s novel in this way not only allows for a dramatic rethinking of her work, it also opens up a reconsideration of the ways that Decadence was embraced by the fin-de-siècle literary public, and the ways that public did not merely consume Decadence but refined and disseminated it. …”
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Development of UHPC Mixtures Utilizing Natural and Industrial Waste Materials as Partial Replacements of Silica Fume and Sand by Shamsad Ahmad, Ibrahim Hakeem, Mohammed Maslehuddin

“…A total of 10 UHPC mixtures were identified with flow and strength equal to or more than the minimum required.…”
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The consequence of day-to-day stochastic dose deviation from the planned dose in fractionated radiation therapy by Subhadip Paul, Prasun Kumar Roy

“…Our analysis shows that that the fixed dose delivery approximation under-estimates the biological effective dose, even if the average delivered dose per fraction is equal to the planned dose per fraction. The magnitude of the under-estimation effect relies upon the day-to-day stochastic dose variation level, the dose fraction size and the values of the radiobiological parameters of the tissue. …”
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Principles of Interaction between the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and Other Law Enforcement Agencies by I. I. Baidyuk

“…The author has revealed the content of such principles of interaction of the Border Guard Service with other law enforcement agencies as: the rule of law, legality, respect and observance of human and citizen rights and freedoms, equality of the subjects of interaction, scientific nature, planning, personal responsibility of the management and employees of the subjects of interaction for its results, combination of open, secret and conspiratorial forms and methods of activity, promptness and professionalism of the employees of the subjects of interaction, coherence of actions of the subjects of interaction and independence of each of them within their powers. …”
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A Small Beautiful Example of Sustainability in the Heart of Zimbabwe by G Venkatesh

“…This article, while dwelling on sustainable development in this southern-African landlocked country in general, presents a beautiful example of a collaborative venture, undertaken by dedicated and determined international partners, and predicated on SDG#4 (Quality Education) and SDG#5 (Gender Equality), and harnessing the complementarities and synergies with the other SDGs, which set root during the COVID-pandemic, in Mwenezi in southern Zimbabwe. …”
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Measurement of the Characteristics of TIDs Using Small and Regional Networks of GPS Receivers during the Campaign of 17–30 July of 2008 by Cesar E. Valladares, Matthew A. Hei

“…Other GPS receivers that were operating hundreds of km away from Huancayo show also similar TEC traces and provide a phase velocity equal to 150 m/s. This value was measured using the GPS at Piura, Cuzco and Huancayo. …”
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Impact of the Aversive Effects of Drugs on Their Use and Abuse by Anthony L. Riley, Hayley N. Manke, Shihui Huang

“…Drug use and abuse are complex issues in that the basis of each may involve different determinants and consequences, and the transition from one to the other may be equally multifaceted. A recent model of the addiction cycle (as proposed by Koob and his colleagues) illustrates how drug-taking patterns transition from impulsive (acute use) to compulsive (chronic use) as a function of various neuroadaptations leading to the downregulation of DA systems, upregulation of stress systems, and the dysregulation of the prefrontal/orbitofrontal cortex. …”
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Applying different techniques for evaluating the resistance to moisture of electrospun PVA nanofibers by Alessandro Estarque de Oliveira, Mônica Lopes Aguiar, Vádila Giovana Guerra

“…For the two lowest humidities, variation of the pressure drop was equal to approximately zero after 60 min while it achieved 4.1% for 90% R.H. …”
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Comparison of Presumed PDF Models of Turbulent Flames by Chen Huang, Andrei N. Lipatnikov

“…The present work is aimed at testing this implicit assumption by comparing mean heat release rates, burning velocities, and so forth, averaged by invoking the aforementioned PDFs, with all other things being equal. Results calculated in the premixed case show substantial sensitivity of the mean heat release rate to the shape of presumed combustion-progress-variable PDF, thus, putting the approach into question. …”
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Strategies to innovate emergency care of status epilepticus by Jaideep Kapur

“…Levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproic acid are equally safe and effective in treating established SE. …”
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Quantum Private Comparison Protocol with Cluster States by Min Hou, Yue Wu

“…In this paper, we introduce a quantum private comparison (QPC) protocol designed for two players to securely and privately assess the equality of their private information. The protocol utilizes four-particle cluster states prepared by a semi-honest third party (TP), who strictly adheres to the protocol without deviation or collusion with any participant. …”
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Frost Durability and Strength of Concrete Prepared with Crushed Sand of Different Characteristics by Ming-kai Zhou, Zhan-ao Liu, Xiao Chen

“…Though compressive strength of CSC is a little higher than RSC under equal water to cement ratio, frost durability of CSC is no better than RSC especially for C30 CSC, and air-entraining agent is suggested for enhancing frost durability of C30 CSC exposed to freezing environment.…”
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The Engineering Pedagogy Evolution: The Foundation and Three Measurements by D. P. Danilaev, N. N. Malivanov

“…Both methods of acquiring scientific knowledge and heuristic and practical technologies are equally essential for the system of continuous fundamental engineering and technical education development. …”
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Contribution of Hot Springs to Community Development in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Nyamasizi Hotsprings in Hamurwa Subcounty. by Tahinduka, Merisah

“…The researcher used simple random sampling techniques in collecting and analyzing data and was used to provide equal chances to the sample size. Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents who participated in the study. …”
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A Study of Social Class Conflict in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. by Atukunda, Atubangiire

“…By exploring critical scenes and character developments, the research underscores the novel’s relevance in contemporary discussions of social justice and equality. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of Austen’s social commentary, enriching the discourse on literature and its reflection of societal values and conflicts.…”
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