About Partial Reachability Issues in an SEIR Epidemic Model and Related Infectious Disease Tracking in Finite Time under Vaccination and Treatment Controls by Manuel De la Sen, Asier Ibeas, Raul Nistal

“…A linearization approximation is performed to simplify and facilitate the above task which is based on a point-to-point linearization of the solution trajectory. To this end, an “ad hoc” sampled approximate output trajectory is defined as control objective to be targeted through a point-wise calculated Jacobian matrix. …”
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DMF Index among Amelogenesis Imperfecta Patients: Systematic Review of the Literature by Farah Kallel, Amel Labidi, Sana Bekri, Sinda Ammar, Sonia Ghoul, Lamia Mansour

“…The key words used were “Amelogenesis Imperfecta” [Mesh], “Dental Caries” [Mesh], “Tooth Loss” [Mesh], “DMF Index” [Mesh], and “Dental Restoration, Permanent” [Mesh]. Moreover, an ad hoc search was performed in order to make the study as exhaustive as possible. …”
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Fault Prediction and Recovery Using Machine Learning Techniques and the HTM Algorithm in Vehicular Network Environment by Salah Zidi, Bechir Alaya, Tarek Moulahi, Amal Al-Shargabi, Salim El Khediri

“…The application of machine learning techniques in the environment of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET) is very promising and is beginning to show results in terms of applications designed and articles published. …”
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The role of passive surveillance and citizen science in plant health by Nathan Brown, Ana Pérez-Sierra, Peter Crow, Stephen Parnell

“…Volunteered data is most often discussed in relation to citizen science groups, however these groups are only part of a wider network of professional agents, land-users and owners who can all contribute to significantly increase surveillance efforts through “passive surveillance”. These ad-hoc reports represent chance observations by individuals who may not necessarily be looking for signs of pests and diseases when they are discovered. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The article shows that indicators of sustainability are based all too often on ad hoc partitioning of the life cycle, exemplified by the standard practice of letting adulthood start at 15 or 18, and old age at 65. …”
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EDITORIAL by Rafael dos Reis Ferreira, João Antonio de Moraes, Pedro Bravo de Souza, Marcelo Marconato Magalhães, Camila da Cruz Silva, Matheus Barreto Pazos de Oliveira, Felipe Eleutério Pereira, Ricardo Pereira Tassinari

“…Agradecemos aos pesquisadores que compõem o Conselho Científico da Kínesis e também aos pareceristas ad hoc pela colaboração e disponibilidade permanente para atender nossas solicitações de parecer. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…Trump administration’s policy versus main trade partners has shifted towards working out and revising bilateral agreements designed to make American foreign trade more manageable and balanced, and it well may represent part of a long-term change and continue irrespective of the outcome of the US presidential election.The changes that have occurred in Japan-US relations regarding mutual economic ties confirm the general tendency of the international trade and investment system to become more fragmented, shifting from multilateral global and regional platforms to ad hoc agree­ments with clearly defined national goals and priorities.A possible change of political leadership in both countries will not change these processes, which reflect both the characteristic features of the world perception by national elites and the objective interests of influential business groups. …”
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Videojuegos y empatía. Del contenido violento a la actitud empática by Patricio Orozco Marín, Carmita Esperanza Villavicencio-Aguilar, Wilson Javier Rojas-Preciado

“…La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo a través de un cuestionario ad hoc para explorar los factores que componen al uso de videojuegos (α=0.951), y el Índice de Reactividad Interpersonal para evaluar las cuatro dimensiones de empatía (α=0,745). …”
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An Actor-Oriented and Architecture-Driven Approach for Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Modeling by Eric Fotsing, Severin Vianey Tuekam Kakeu, Eric Desire Kameni, Marcellin Julius Antonio Nkenlifack

“…Domain experts generally use an ad hoc approach for model development, which relies on a code-and-fix life cycle, going from a prototype model through progressive refinement. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…This study is aimed at assessing CD patient’s outlook after experiencing bowel resection and determining factors associated with patient’s outlook. Methods. We used an ad hoc questionnaire (modified WHOQOL-BREF) to assess patients’ outlook for the future after bowel resection in CD. …”
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Avelumab + axitinib treatment in older patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in Japan: Subgroup analyses of post‐marketing surveillance data by age by Mototsugu Oya, Taito Ito, Masashi Sato, Makiko Morita, Masahiro Kajita, Norio Nonomura

“…Materials and Methods To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of avelumab + axitinib in older patients in general clinical practice in Japan, an ad hoc analysis of data from post‐marketing surveillance (PMS) by age group was conducted. …”
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 protection measures and staff absence on radiotherapy practice: A simulation study. by Elisabeth Jambor, Joe Viana, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Ralf Müller-Polyzou

“…With the COVID-19 pandemic, ad-hoc changes in the operation of radiotherapy centres became necessary to protect patients and staff. …”
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Blockchain-Enabled VANET for Smart Solid Waste Management by Muhammad Saad, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Toqeer Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood

“…This research work provides a framework based on blockchain-enabled vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) in the realm of IoT. The step-by-step methods are proposed for the decentralized solution for solid waste management using blockchain-enabled VANET. …”
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Specialized pediatric palliative care in Italy: where are we going? The Palliped 2022–2023 study by Franca Benini, Anna Mercante, Sara Di Nunzio, Simonetta Papa, the PalliPed 2022-2023 Working Group

“…Methods Italian specialized PPC centers/facilities were invited to participate and asked to complete a self-reporting, ad-hoc, online survey regarding their clinical activity in 2022–2023, in the revision of the data initially collected in the first PalliPed study of 2021. …”
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Eficacia de un programa grupal, online sincrónico de salud y bienestar para personas que trabajan con jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual by Flavia Arrigoni, Mara Abraham, Ivana Polo

“…Instrumentos: Cuestionario de Salud General (GHQ 12), Índice de Felicidad de Pemberton, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Inventario de ansiedad de Beck (BAI) y una ficha sociodemográfica ad hoc. El programa de intervención desarrollado, “Bienestar y salud”, constó de 8 sesiones grupales, online, sincrónicas (por Google meet), de frecuencia semanal, con una duración de 120 minutos. …”
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Template REVES by Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araujo, Revista Relações Sociais REVES

“…Vale lembrar que os artigos serão submetidos à avaliação dos membros da Comissão Científica da revista e de pareceristas ad hoc. Se necessário, os artigos serão encaminhados novamente aos autores para revisão. …”
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Accident Management System Based on Vehicular Network for an Intelligent Transportation System in Urban Environments by Yusor Rafid Bahar Al-Mayouf, Omar Adil Mahdi, Namar A. Taha, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, Suleman Khan, Muhammad Alam

“…The aim of this paper is to establish an accident management system that makes use of vehicular ad hoc networks coupled with systems that employ cellular technology in public transport. …”
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Occupational Infections Among Workers in Europe: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Guglielmo Dini, Stefania Curti, Alborz Rahmani, Paolo Durando, Stefano Mattioli

“…The findings will be extracted using an ad hoc data extraction tool, and relevant results will be presented in narrative and tabular form. …”
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Template REVES by Revista Relações Sociais REVES, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araujo, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade

“…Vale lembrar que os artigos serão submetidos à avaliação dos membros da Comissão Científica da revista e de pareceristas ad hoc. Se necessário, os artigos serão encaminhados novamente aos autores para revisão. …”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…The approach proposed in this work applies an ad hoc model chain to describe emission, transport and deposition dynamics. …”
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