Cultivars and lines from ICARDA in spring durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) breeding in the Lower Volga region by S. N. Gaponov, G. I. Shutareva, N. M. Tsetva, I. S. Tsetva, I. V. Milovanov

“…Many years of work led to identifying 22 lines of spring durum wheat, selected in the breeding nursery of the Main Competitive Trails (MCT) and in different years involved in complex multistep hybridization. …”
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Precision and efficiency in skin cancer segmentation through a dual encoder deep learning model by Asaad Ahmed, Guangmin Sun, Anas Bilal, Yu Li, Shouki A. Ebad

“…The results demonstrate that DuaSkinSeg achieves competitive performance compared to existing methods, highlighting the potential of the dual encoder architecture for accurate skin lesion segmentation.…”
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Co-Existing Nanoplastics Further Exacerbates the Effects of Triclosan on the Physiological Functions of Human Serum Albumin by Yan Bao, Yaoyao Wang, Hongbin Liu, Jing Lan, Zhicai Li, Wansong Zong, Zongshan Zhao

“…Molecular docking and site marker competitive studies indicate that TCS predominantly binds to site I of subdomain Sudlow II and the presence of PSNPs does not affect the binding sites. …”
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The Influence of the Register of Non-Tax Revenues on the Efficiency of the Non-Tax Revenue System in the Republic of Croatia by Domagoj Karačić, Ivana Bestvina Bukvić, Mladena Bedeković

“…The aim of this paper is to analyse the non-tax revenues in the Republic of Croatia, analyse their role, their impact on the effectiveness of the system of non-tax revenues and contribute to its understanding, as it represents an important segment for strengthening the competitiveness of the Croatian economy. The study is based on a systematic analysis of non-tax revenues in Croatia. …”
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The role of subnational tax capacity: A path toward regional integration by César Vega Zárate, Leticia Murcia López

“…A lack of coordination could counteract the commercial and financial strategies presented as a regional bloc, impacting investment, competitiveness, and regional sustainability. Overall, coordinated tax policies within the Pacific Alliance can drive regional integration, contributing to the region’s long-term stability.…”
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Fuzzy Lyapunov function based stability analysis of hybrid multiple-frequency system with low frequency offshore wind power integration by Ziyue Duan, Yongqing Meng, Tianyi Wang, Boyang Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Xifan Wang

“…Low frequency transmission is gradually becoming a competitive solution for offshore wind power integration. …”
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What Are the Public’s Concerns About ChatGPT? A Novel Self-Supervised Neural Topic Model Tells You by Rui Wang, Xing Liu, Peng Ren, Shuyu Chang, Zhengxin Huang, Haiping Huang, Guozi Sun

“…Moreover, the SSTM performs competitively across all three datasets regarding topic diversity and coherence metrics. …”
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BANNMDA: a computational model for predicting potential microbe–drug associations based on bilinear attention networks and nuclear norm minimization by Mingmin Liang, Xianzhi Liu, Juncai Li, Qijia Chen, Bin Zeng, Zhong Wang, Jing Li, Lei Wang

“…Finally, we implemented 5-fold cross-validation frameworks to evaluate the prediction performance of BANNMDA.Results and discussionThe experimental results indicated that BANNMDA outperformed state-of-the-art competitive methods. We conducted case studies on well-known drugs such as the Amoxicillin and Ceftazidime, as well as on pathogens such as Bacillus cereus and Influenza A virus, to further evaluate the efficacy of BANNMDA, and experimental outcomes showed that there were 9 out of the top 10 predicted drugs, along with 8 and 9 out of the top 10 predicted microbes having been corroborated by relevant literatures. …”
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Evaluation of the Supply Process in Public Hospitals: A Qualitative Study by Demet Kavak, Şafak Çınar, Ugur Ugrak, Fırat Seyhan

“…Informal structures were also emphasized among suppliers, which may disrupt the competitive environment.…”
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A novel mathematical model with an LCA-based solution method to minimize earliness-tardiness costs on a single machine by considering batch delivery by Zahra Pourali, Bohlool Ebrahimi

“…To measure how effective LCA is in comparison with the mathematical modeling approach and other heuristic methods, we use the Lingo system and a discrete version of the Imperialistic Competitive Algorithm (ICA) as the comparator algorithms, respectively. …”
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Multi-stakeholder perspectives of community pharmacies’ extended services in Al Baha province, Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study by Khalid S. Alghamdi, Mahdi H. Alsugoor, Max Petzold, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Christina Ljungberg Persson

“…Another suggestion was that implementing standards for accreditation could create a competitive environment for community pharmacies, granting them well-deserved privileges and enhancing public confidence in the quality and safety of pharmaceutical care. …”
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Light intensity-dependent arrestin switching for inactivation of a light-sensitive GPCR, bistable opsin by Baoguo Shen, Seiji Wada, Tomohiro Sugihara, Takashi Nagata, Haruka Nishioka, Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Takeaki Ozawa, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita

“…Here, we found two arrestins, Arr3a and Sagb competitively bind to PP1. Photoresponse analyses of the PP1 cells using gene-knockdown larvae revealed Arr3a-involved quick inactivation was switched to Sagb-involved moderate inactivation depending on increased light intensity. …”
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Coupling of Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor with Supercritical Rankine Cycle by Shutang Zhu, Ying Tang, Kun Xiao, Zuoyi Zhang

“…Furthermore, an MHTGR SC plant has higher environmental competitiveness without emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.…”
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Shortest-Path Optimization of Ship Diesel Engine Disassembly and Assembly Based on AND/OR Network by Deng-Zhi Chen, Chen Wei, Guo-Ling Jia, Zhi-Hua Hu

“…The breadth-first shortest-path algorithm outperforms the MILP solver from the perspective of solution quality and computing time, and all developed algorithms are competitive in terms of computing time.…”
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Orality in the cultural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ćurguz Jelena

“…The study demonstrates that there are numerous traces of the primary orality in the celebration of family and religious holidays (such as Slava), as well as various folk customs (local celebrations, feasts and fairs, folk competitions, masquerades, carolers, weddings and funerals), and in everyday socializing (e.g. in cafes and among neighbors). …”
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The development of tourism in Russia based on the event - events by V. A. Zhukov

“…The following types of tourism have highlighted: festivals, carnivals, parades, celebrations; conferences, forums, symposia, round tables; seminars, trainings, advanced training courses; sport competitions; concerts, film screenings, theater productions; anniversaries, weddings, celebrations; exhibitions, fairs, trade shows, presentations, business openings, receptions, events related to brand promotion, etc. …”
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A Spatiotemporal Graph Transformer Network for real-time ball trajectory monitoring and prediction in dynamic sports environments by Zujian Li, Dan Yu

“…Experimental results on the SoccerNet-v2 dataset demonstrate that SGTN significantly outperforms recent models in terms of prediction accuracy, trajectory coverage, and robustness, while maintaining competitive inference times suitable for real-time applications. …”
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Impact of Financial R&D Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on VR Technology and Machine Learning in Complex Systems on Total Factor Productivity by Hui Sun, Xiong Zhong

“…As a core element of regional innovation, financial R&D resources have also become a key element to enhance national innovation capabilities and national economic competitiveness. National and regional innovation capabilities have a direct impact. …”
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Statistical Analysis of the Labor Force of the Arkhangelsk Oblast by Abdullaev Elvin Akhmed oglu

“…In addition, the quality and efficiency of the labor force directly affects the level of productivity and competitiveness of the region and countries. Although the workforce is a key resource, managing it can be challenging. …”
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Menggali Motivasi, Faktor yang Mempengaruhi, dan Hambatan Pustakawan dalam Mengikuti Call for Paper atau Call for Best Practice by Hana Isnaini Al Husna

“…External factors include performance for the fulfillment of credit and portfolio figures, library accreditation, promotion of institutions, getting welfare from institutions, competitions, friend invitations, and the theme and location of seminars. …”
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