The Short‐Time Prediction of the Energetic Electron Flux in the Planetary Radiation Belt Based on Stacking Ensemble‐Learning Algorithm by Rongxin Tang, Yuhao Tao, Jiahao Li, Zhou Chen, Xiaohua Deng, Haimeng Li

“…Our results will be significantly useful in instrument designs and system control of future scientific satellites in deep space explorations.…”
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Software diversification method based on binary rewriting by Benwei HE, Yunfei GUO, Yawen WANG, Qingfeng WANG, Hongchao HU

“…Software diversity is an effective defense against code-reuse attacks, but most existing software diversification technologies are based on source code.Obtaining program source code may be difficult, while binary files are challenging to disassemble accurately and distinguish between code pointers and data constants.This makes binary file diversification difficult to generate high levels of randomization entropy, and easily compromised by attackers.To overcome these challenges, a binary file oriented software diversification method was proposed based on static binary rewriting technology, namely instruction offset randomization.This method inserted NOP instructions of varying byte lengths before program instructions with a certain probability, reducing the number of unintended gadgets in the program and randomly offsetting the original instruction address.This disrupts the program’s original memory layout and increases the cost of code-reuse attacks.At the same time, an optimization strategy based on hot code was designed for this method.The execution times of basic blocks in binary files were obtained by dynamic pile insertion, so as to adjust the NOP instruction insertion probability in each basic block.The higher the execution frequency, the fewer NOP instructions were inserted into the basic block, which can ensure lower performance overhead and produce higher randomization entropy.In the experimental part, the SPEC benchmark program was used to test the optimized method from the aspects of performance overhead, gadget survival rate and file size.The results show that a 15% insertion probability achieves the best effect, with an average gadget survival rate of less than 1.49%, increasing attackers’ difficulty in reusing the same gadget attack chain.Furthermore, only a 4.1% operation overhead and 7.7% space overhead are added, maintaining high levels of security.…”
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Characteristics of Recycled Concrete Aggregate and its Implementation for Pavement Base Applications: A Review by Shravan Kumar Gangu, Shankar Sabavath

“…A thorough understanding of performance-related engineering properties of unbound RCA and stabilized RCA is essential for mechanistic-empirical pavement design. This paper reviewed the mechanical properties such as compaction, California bearing ratio, resilient modulus, and permanent deformation in the case of unbound RCA, and unconfined compressive strength, flexural strength, and stiffness for stabilized RCA from accessible works of literature on the application of RCA for pavement base. …”
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Association between number of medications and indicators of potentially inappropriate polypharmacy: a population-based cohort of older adults in Quebec, Canada by Alexandre Campeau Calfat, Justin P. Turner, Marc Simard, Véronique Boiteau, Caroline Sirois

“…Objectives: (1) To investigate the relationship between the number of current medications used by older adults and three indicators of potentially inappropriate polypharmacy: (a) the mean number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), (b) the average count of drug–drug interactions, and (c) the anticholinergic burden; (2) To characterize the population-based burden of potentially inappropriate polypharmacy by calculating the proportion of individuals with these indicators. Design: We conducted a population-based observational study using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. …”
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Will things feel better in the morning? A time-of-day analysis of mental health and wellbeing from nearly 1 million observations by Daisy Fancourt, Feifei Bu, Jessica K Bone

“…Hedonic and eudemonic well-being have the most variation, and social well-being is most stable.Clinical implications Our findings indicate the importance of considering time, day and season in research design, analyses, intervention delivery, and the planning and provision of public health services.…”
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The impact of organised educational campaigns on understanding of needle sticks injuries and related post-exposure HIV/AIDS prophylaxis by Ram Kumar Garg, Pooja Koundal, Poonam Sharma, Yogesh Kumar, Ram Niwas, Jitendra Singh

“…Methodology: Quasi experimental research design was used. Sixty nursing students B.Sc (N) and GNM (N) 1st year students were selected by using purposive sampling technique. …”
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A Study on Veterinary Faculty Students’ Opinions on Ethics Education and Career Choices: A Case of Ondokuz Mayıs University by Sefa Yıldırım, Berfin Melikoğlu Gölcü

“…Methods A cross‐sectional descriptive survey design was used to collect data via a questionnaire. …”
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Effect of Neuromuscular Control on Pain among Patients with Osteoarthritis in Indonesia: Quasi-Experiment by Warsono Warsono, Faradisa Yuanita Fahmi, Anita Rachmawati, Satriya Pranata

“…Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pre-posttest control group design of 88 respondents.  Respondents with knee osteoarthritis, stages II and III underwent an initial rehab medical program and were included in the study. …”
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Aweak phenotype associated with novel ABO*A allele variant c.106delinsGG by Sanmukh Ratilal Joshi, Glenda Millard, Mayuri Vekariya, Priya Radadiya, Manisha Rajapara, Hiren Dhanani, Gaurav Shastri, Prabhat Sharma, Brett Wilson, Yew-Wah Liew

“…The molecular sequencing was performed on DNA with enrichment library prep kit and a custom designed overlapping probe panel. Binary alignment mapping files, generated on board the Illumina MiSeq instrument and aligned to the GRCh37/Hg19 reference genome, were uploaded to the QIAGEN CLC genomics workbench software (version. 20) where variant call files were generated and analyzed. …”
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Bax/Bcl-2 Expression Ratio Analysis of Rat Ovary Vitrified with Date Juice Concentrate as a Natural Extracellular Cryoprotectant by Aisyah Safrina, Nova Anita, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf, Rahimi Syaidah, Huriyah Adani Saoemi

“…Aims: This study aimed to identify the potential use of date juice concentrate (DJC) as a natural extracellular cryoprotectant to suppress the rate of apoptosis after vitrification. Settings and Design: This experimental research uses 24 samples of ovarian rats. …”
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The impact of The Quality and Safety Education (QSEN) program on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of junior nurses. by Salam AlRatrout, Imad Abu Khader, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Mohammed Asia, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, Salam Bani Hani

“…<h4>Method</h4>A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design with two groups was used utilizing a questionnaire to collect data from 164 Junior nurses in two governmental hospitals within the period of 25th, January to the 10th February 2024. …”
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Effect of Porang Glucomannan Flour Formulation on the Characteristics of the Edible Coating Solution and The Quality of Manalagi Apples during Storage by Andrew Setiawan Rusdianto, Winda Amilia, Dewi Arum Puspitania

“…This research uses a Completely Randomized Design (RAL) with three replications. The treatment in this study was a glucomannan flour formulation of 5 levels, namely A0 (without treatment), A1 (0.5%), A2 (0.75%), A3 (1%), A4 (1.25%), carried out for storage for 7 days and observed on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 at room temperature (± 25℃). …”
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Anticipating climate change-related mobility in Karachi and Ho Chi Minh City: lessons from a hybrid foresight approach by Aaron Martin, Boukje Kistemaker, Beth Allen, Bryan Jones

“…The innovative approach employed within this project offers valuable insights on foresight exercise design choices and their implications for effective stakeholder engagement, as well as the applicability and transferability of insights in support of policymaking. …”
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Fluorescence Imaging Analysis of Upstream Regulators and Downstream Targets of STAT3 in Melanoma Precursor Lesions Obtained from Patients Before and After Systemic Low-Dose Interfe... by Amanda Pfaff Smith, John M. Kirkwood, Howard D. Edington, Drazen M. Jukic, Daniel L. Farkas, Dorothea Becker

“…To determine possible changes in the level of expression of these molecules in atypical nevi, excised before and after 3 months of systemic low-dose IFN-α treatment, newly designed optical imaging software was used to quantitate the captured fluorescent hybridization signals on a cell-by-cell basis and across an entire nevus section. …”
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Efficacy of CAD/CAM Glass Fiber Posts for the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth by Maira Alejandra Gutiérrez, Camilo Alejandro Guerrero, Paula Alejandra Baldion

“…The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview of available scientific evidence regarding the comparative efficacy of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) glass fiber posts with prefabricated and metal cast posts for the restoration of endodontically treated teeth (ETT). …”
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LOCALITY AND STEREOTYPICAL CONCEPTS AS PREDICTORS OF VOTING ATTITUDES AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ADULT NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES by CHRISTIAN OGBOGU UGOCHUKWU, JACOB IGO, CASMIR NNAEMEKA NWANKWO, BASSY JOHN-JIREH

“…They were 122 males and 84 females with their age ranged between 27-59 years, average mean age of 30.69 and standard deviation age of 4.63. The study design was cross-sectional, correlational and hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used as the statistical package. …”
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Prophylactic Role of Averrhoa carambola (Star Fruit) Extract against Chemically Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Swiss Albino Mice by Ritu Singh, Jyoti Sharma, P. K. Goyal

“…The current study was designed to evaluate the prophylactic role of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola (star fruit or Kamrak) on diethylnitrosamine- (DENA-) induced (15 mg/kg b.wt.; single i.p. injection) and CCl4-promoted (1.6 g/kg b.wt. in corn oil thrice a week for 24 weeks) liver cancer in Swiss albino mice. …”
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Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria by Umar Muhammad Lawan, Idris Usman Takai, Hamza Ishaq

“…Materials and Method. A cross-sectional design was used to study 250 randomly selected antenatal clients. …”
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Fracturing of the Soft Rock Surrounding a Roadway Subjected to Mining at Kouzidong Coal Mine by Zhili Su, Wenbing Xie, Shengguo Jing, Xingkai Wang, Qingteng Tang

“…The fracture development and distribution around the deep soft rock roadway are pivotal to any underground design. In this paper, both field investigation and numerical simulation were taken to study the fracture evolution and rock deformation of a coal mine roadway at Kouzidong mine, Fuyang, Anhui Province, China. …”
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Navigating the challenges of female leadership in the information and communication technology and engineering sectors by Prabha Ramseook-Munhurrun, Perunjodi Naidoo, Sandhya Armoogum

“…The study examines the complex issue of vertical segregation and gender equality by exploring the barriers that women encounter and the potential coping strategies they adopt to advance in their careers. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a qualitative approach, conducting semi-structured interviews with 17 women at middle and upper management levels in the ICT and engineering sectors. …”
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