Performance of OFDM: FSO Communication System with Hybrid Channel Codes during Weak Turbulence by Ritu Gupta, Tara Singh Kamal, Preeti Singh

“…Simulation results confirm that newly designed hybrid code outperforms the independently coded and uncoded systems under weak turbulence conditions by reducing the number of errors in the transmitted information that occurs due to fading. …”
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Identifying factors that contribute to collision avoidance behaviours while walking in a natural environment by Mohammadamin Nikmanesh, Michael E. Cinelli, Daniel S. Marigold

“…Lab-based research has shown how different situation- and person-specific factors, typically studied independently, affect avoidance behaviour. What happens in the real world is unclear. …”
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John James Bezer (1816–1888) and his Autobiography of One of the Chartist Rebels of 1848 (1851) by Madeleine Pham-Thanh

“…Ultimately, the text bears witness to the possibility for a popular radical voice to retain its independence, even with the marginalizing circumstances of publication and the general shift of militancy away from Chartist politics, in the post-1848 years.…”
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Prevention of unplanned extubation in neonatal patients: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ludmylla Cristina de Faria Pontes, Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, Gidyenne Christine Bandeira Silva de Medeiros, Daniel Guillén-Martínez, Paloma Echevarria-Pérez, Grasiela Piuvezam, Helaine Carneiro Capucho

“…Reviewers, in pairs and independently, will select the studies, perform data extraction and assess the methodological quality of the included studies using preestablished tools according to the type of study. …”
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Sines, transient, noise neural modeling of piano notes by Riccardo Simionato, Stefano Fasciani

“…Splitting the emulation into three independently trainable models reduces the modeling tasks’ complexity. …”
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Réflexions sur l’appropriation du théâtre historique élisabéthain par la scène britannique contemporaine : usages de Macbeth dans Thirteenth Night de Howard Brenton (1981) et Dunsi... by Line Cottegnies

“…Of the two adaptations it is Greig’s that manifests the most dialogical relationship to the Shakespearean source: by offering an alternative sequel to the play which puts the Scottish fight for independence centre-stage, Greig offers a critical reading of Macbeth, implicitly that the question of English imperialism is a blind spot in Shakespeare’s play.…”
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A Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor Based on Electrocatalytic Reduction Effect of Cu2+ on Trace Determination of Malathion in Soil and Other Complex Matrices by F. M. Alshareef, M. I. Orif, E. A. Al-Harbi, M. S. El-Shahawi

“…The experimental Student texp and Fexp values did not exceed the tabulated ttab (2.78) and Ftab (6.39) at 95% (P = 0.05) confidence (n = 5), confirming the precision and independence on the matrix. The developed sensing platform for the detection of malathion shows superior performance to conventional electrochemical methods. …”
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Institute of Philosophy of St. Petersburg State University: Pages of History by S. I. Dudnik

“…In the 60s it gained relative independence, promoted the development of the theory of cognition, sociology and theory of values. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Multifocal Intraocular Lens Oculentis LENTIS Mplus LS-313 MF30 on Visual Performance in Patients Affected by Bilateral Cataract and Treated with Phacoe... by R. Nuzzi, F. Tripoli, A. Ghilardi

“…Overall visual satisfaction was above 9/10 in all postoperative observation intervals. The degree of independence from spectacles at all distances was 100%. …”
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Unveiling Disability Empowerment: Evaluating ICT Skill Enhancement Initiatives in Indonesia by Amri Dunan, Bambang Mudjiyanto, Karman, Djoko Walujo

“…The research focuses on participants’ perceptions of the impact of ICT training on their independence and social integration. It also identifies challenges in applying ICT skills in daily life, including barriers to employment and limited access to assistive technologies like Braille displays and hearing aids. …”
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Restricting Diversity to Promote Democracy: Community Literacies and Playing Across Spaces by Owen Samantha

“…To her it was significant: these pre-verbal children had found a way to independently share aspects of their lives. In 1965 a Nigerian mother commented that volunteering on a care rota in a playgroup in a housing estate in west London gave her the confidence to greet her neighbours when she saw them on the street. …”
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François Lamy’s Cartesian Refutation of Spinoza’s Ethics by Jack Stetter

“…I then discuss a central argument in Lamy’s refutation, namely the Cartesian objection that Spinoza’s account of the conceptual independence of attributes is incompatible with the theory of substance monism. …”
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Measurement events relative to temporal quantum reference frames by Ladina Hausmann, Alexander Schmidhuber, Esteban Castro-Ruiz

“…The Page-Wootters formalism is a proposal for reconciling the background-dependent, quantum-mechanical notion of time with the background independence of general relativity. However, the physical meaning of this framework remains debated. …”
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Cobalt Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Hip Arthroplasty: An Increasingly Prevalent Problem by Russel Tilney, Melanie Roberta Burg, Mark Adrian Sammut

“…Blood levels are not entirely useful as there is no identifiable conversion factor for levels in whole blood, serum, and erythrocytes which seem to act independently of each other. Interestingly cobalt cardiomyopathy is frequently compounded by other possible causes of cardiomyopathy such as alcohol and a link has been postulated. …”
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Fast surfing for availability or deep diving into quality - motivation and information seeking among middle and high school students by Jannica Heinstrom

“…</b> The sample consisted of 574 students, grades 6 to 12, who independently sought information in order to learn about a curriculum topic. …”
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Hybrid mechanical metamaterials: Advances of multi-functional mechanical metamaterials with simultaneous static and dynamic properties by Ana Carolina Azevedo Vasconcelos, Dingena Schott, Jovana Jovanova

“…Although such metamaterials introduced significant contribution for solving independently static and dynamic problems, they were facing certain resistance to their use in real-world engineering problems, mainly because of a lack of integrated systems possessing both mechanical and vibration attenuation performance. …”
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Research and development investment and board characteristics by Ahlem Selma Messai, Fathi Jouini

“…Employing generalized least squares, the Newey-West estimator, and weighted least squares methods, we comprehensively analyze the relationships between board size, independence, gender diversity, meeting frequency, CEO duality with R&D expenditure. …”
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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CONFLICT AS A CHALLENGE TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA by ANTHONY IMEH UMOH, BARINAADAA NWINKOL

“… It is an indubitable fact that African countries has been highly susceptible to inter and intra conflicts after independence. This has made Africa to be christened the hub of conflicts and wars. …”
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Exploring Migration Motivations from Developed to Developing Countries: A Study of American Emigrants to Developing Countries by Mustafa Şeref Akın

“…Having an income from home country, combined with the lower cost of living in developing countries, enables Americans to achieve financial independence. Notably, tax benefits are a low priority, contrary to popular belief about tax avoidance as a motivation. …”
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FROM ETHICS OF JUSTICE AND SUFFERING TO ETHICS OF FREE AND UNCONDITIONED PERSONALITY by V. E. Gromov

“…Utopian character and unfeasibility of spiritual ethics idea are determined by its independence from empirical conditions and by the difficulty concerned with conscious self-transformation of conditioned personality. …”
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