Study on Varying Characteristics of Temperature Field and Moisture Field of Shallow Loess in the Freeze-Thaw Period by Hui Zhang, Bin Zhi, Enlong Liu, Tiehang Wang

“…Field test shows that the daily variation of surface temperature reaches the maximum with the peak temperature appearing around 14:00, and the time when the peak temperature appears gradually postpones as the depth increases. …”
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Town Councils as Policy Instruments for Community Engagement: Local Diversity Within a Centralized Response to the COVID Pandemic in England by Susan Ball

“…During the time of successive lockdowns due to the COVID pandemic, local organisations faced increased demand for ensuring that residents and businesses were kept informed and supported while simultaneously waiting for guidance to be passed down from central government to local authorities and on to communities. …”
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Performance Analysis of MobileNetV3-based Convolutional Neural Network for Facial Skin Disorder Classification by Herimanto, Arie Satia Dharma, Junita Amalia, David Largo, Christin Adelia Pratiwi Sihite

“…The models were evaluated based on accuracy and execution time to determine the most effective approach for classifying facial skin types. …”
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Optimal Pattern Synthesis of Linear Array and Broadband Design of Whip Antenna Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm by Hengfeng Wang, Chao Liu, Huaning Wu, Bin Li, Xu Xie

“…A new natural heuristic algorithm simulating social behavior of grasshoppers, grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA), is applied to electromagnetic field as a new effective technology to solve the antenna optimization problem for the first time. Its algorithm is simple and has no gradient mechanism, can effectively avoid falling into local optimum, and is suitable for single-objective and multiobjective optimization problems. …”
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Cash in the Pot of Gold A Critical Review on the Book “Saadi's Arabic Poetry Based on Applied Criticism” by Mohammadreza Najjarian, Nafise Raisi Mobarake

“…The book of review of “Saadi's Arabic Poems Based on Applied Criticism” was published for the first time in 2015 by Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan publisher. …”
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Extending the handprint approach for the assessment of circular solutions to study the potential positive climate impacts of workplace-as-a-service system by Mikko Ropo, Kaisa Grönman, Laura Lakanen, Katri Behm, Risto Soukka

“…In the simulated case study for three different customers, the workplace-as-a-service solution was found to decrease the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of the studied system by 50% compared to a baseline of a business-as-usual office space during a time-period of 30 years. The handprint approach was found to be applicable to the assessment of positive environmental impacts in the studied case, while being compatible with existing methods and standards.…”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE – CASE STUDY OF 5 ALGERIAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS by Ali Bousbia Brahim, Ognjen Riđić, Tomislav Jukić

“…As far as the research time frame was concerned, it was performed in a crosssectional manner, in the summer of 2014. …”
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Duskward displacement of plasmoids and reconnection in the near-Earth magnetotail by Akimasa Ieda, Yukinaga Miyashita

“…We conclude that the dawn–dusk location of earthward flow is statistically unclear at the time of substorm onset. Similarly, in the magnetotail of other planets, the dawn–dusk location of planetward flow may be sensitive to event selection criteria. …”
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Effectiveness of Using a Digital Wearable Plantar Pressure Device to Detect Muscle Fatigue: Within-Subject, Repeated Measures Experimental Design by Fu-Yu Chen, Tzu-Yao Lin, Yi-Cheng Huang, Evina Widianawati

“…While various sensors detect muscle fatigue via muscle activity, biochemical markers, and kinematic parameters, a real-time wearable solution with high usability remains limited. …”
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Quantification of Representation Error in the Neutral Winds and Ion Drifts Using Data Assimilation by Jiahui Hu, Aurora López Rubio, Alex Chartier, Sarah McDonald, Seebany Datta‐Barua

“…Abstract In this work we quantify the representation error of the algorithm Estimating Model Parameters from Ionospheric Reverse Engineering (EMPIRE), which estimates global neutral winds and ion drifts given time‐varying plasma densities. SAMI3 (Sami3 is A Model of the Ionosphere) serves as the background climate model and pseudo‐measurements for the EMPIRE observation system. …”
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The Canadian Prospective Pragmatic Perilunate Outcomes (C3PO) trial; a protocol by Eric C. Mitchell, Isabelle Tottenham, Ruby Grewal, Matthew W. T. Curran, Neil J. White

“…The secondary objectives are to examine the long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of PSI, evaluate progression of these outcomes over time, and to examine the impact of specific operative and injury related factors on outcomes. …”
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Research on incentive mechanism integrated trust management for P2P networks by HU Jian-li1, ZHOU Bin2, WU Quan-yuan2

“…An important challenge regarding peers’ trust valuation in peer-to-peer（P2P） systems was how to cope with such issues as dishonest feedbacks from malicious peers,collusions and complicatedly strategic frauds to the trust model itself,which could not be effectively tackled by the existing solutions.Thus,an incentive mechanism integrated trust management model for P2P networks,（IMTM） was proposed,to quantify and evaluate the trustworthiness of peers.Moreover,the related definitions and distributed implementation strategies of IMTM was also given.In IMTM,the recommendation credibility,composed of three factors,including the similarity characteristics,the altering scope of interaction experiences and the time fading feature of trust when interacting,was introduced to portray the extent to which the trustor trusted another recommender’s recommendations.Besides,the trusted service persistent intensity was imported to this model to promote peers to provide high-quality services to others continuously,and the risk mechanism was used to improve the sensitivity of this model.Additionally,based on the trust model,an adaptive reputation based incentive mechanism was presented.Through this mechanism,trusted peers could migrate to the centric position,while untrusted peers to the edge of the topology,incenting peers to provide more high-quality services in order to get more return on services.Theoretical analyses and experimental results demonstrate that IMTM has advantages in combating such malicious behaviors as the dishonest recommendations from malicious peers,collusions and the complicatedly strategic attacks to the trust model itself over the existing models,and show more adaptability,sensitivity and effectiveness.…”
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Preparation of Activated Carbons from Sawdust by Chemical Activation by Huiping Zhang, Ying Yan, Lichun Yang

“…The effects of various parameters such as the impregnation ratio, activation temperature and time on the nitrogen adsorption isotherms, specific surface areas and pore volumes of the activated carbons were measured and analyzed in order to optimize the operational conditions. …”
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Analysis of Key Commuting Routes Based on Spatiotemporal Trip Chain by Wenbin Yao, Caijun Chen, Hongyang Su, Nuo Chen, Sheng Jin, Congcong Bai

“…Based on the spatiotemporal trip chains, the spatiotemporal similarity matrix is constructed by dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm. Finally, the characteristics of commuting pattern are analysed by the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm. …”
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Políticas Territoriais e Mobilidade Populacional na Amazônia: contribuições sobre a área de influência das Hidrelétricas no Rio Madeira (Rondônia/Brasil) by Maria Madalena de A. Cavalcante, Dorisvalder Dia Nunes, Ricardo Gilson da Costa Silva, Luiz Cleyton Holanda Lobato

“…The methodology consists of the time-spatial analysis with literature review, fieldwork and geographic data collection in the area. …”
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Survival Analysis by Penalized Regression and Matrix Factorization by Yeuntyng Lai, Morihiro Hayashida, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…DNA microarray is a useful technique to detect thousands of gene expressions at one time and is usually employed to classify different types of cancer. …”
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Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy by Claire Kennedy, Carol Traynor, Patrick O'Kelly, Anthony Dorman, Peter J. Conlon

“…There was no significant association between time on dialysis, HLA mismatch, occurrence of rejection, and the development of recurrent membranous disease. …”
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One-dimensional River Network Hydrodynamic Model Based on HLL Finite Volume Method: A Case Study of Jiaokou–Yinjiang Region by GU Weiwei, CHEN Longzan, ZHANG Jingsi, LI Weizheng, YANG Yanfei, ZHANG Weiguo

“…Additionally, during floods, this model exhibits high simulation accuracy, accurately reflecting the flood rise and recession processes as well as the timing of flood peaks. Compared to the finite difference method, the model features comparable simulation accuracy and computational efficiency, with its computational efficiency improved by 15.7%. …”
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The Effort of The Government and Its Impact on Maintaining the Stability of Cooking Oil Prices by Mohamad Nur Efendi, Shidqi Saifuddin Hamzah, Selvina Khomairoh, Nurul Izzati Septiana

“…However, these issues diminished over time as oil stock levels increased and enforcement actions against illegal activities were strengthened. …”
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Chemical Migration and Emulsification of Surfactant-Polymer Flooding by Jierui Li, Weidong Liu, Guangzhi Liao, Linghui Sun, Sunan Cong, Ruixuan Jia

“…During the surfactant-polymer flooding process, the loss of polymer is smaller than that of surfactant, the dimensionless breakthrough time of polymer is 1.092 while that of surfactant is 1.308, and the dimensionless equal concentration distance of the chemical is 0.65. …”
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