Numerical Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Based on Lattice Spring Model by Kaikai Zhao, Pengfei Jiang, Yanjun Feng, Xiaodong Sun, Lixing Cheng, Jianwei Zheng

“…Hydraulic fracturing has been extensively employed for permeability enhancement in low-permeability reservoirs. …”
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Healthy or skinny? The negotiation between fear appeal and danmu in anorexia awareness videos by Mengsu Shi, Shuang Chen, Kexin Wang

“…Methods An experiment was conducted employing a 3 (Fear level of video: low, medium, high) × 4 (Danmu type: no danmu, pro-anorexia, anti-anorexia, mixed pro- and anti-anorexia) between-participants design. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Nano-ZnO Combined with Biomass Heavy Oil Composite-Modified Asphalt by He Tao, Hongming Liu, Xiangbing Xie, Tao Sun, Ruipeng Dong, Xiaolu Lu

“…Biomass heavy oil is employed to partially substitute the petroleum-based asphalt due to its renewability, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective advantages. …”
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A deep learning‐based framework to identify and characterise heterogeneous secure network traffic by Faiz Ul Islam, Guangjie Liu, Weiwei Liu, Qazi Mazhar ul Haq

“…To solve the above‐mentioned problems, this paper proposed an effective deep learning‐based framework employed with flow‐time‐based features to predict heterogeneous secure network traffic best. …”
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Assessing urban vegetation inequalities: Methodological insights and evidence by Alicia González-Marín, Marco Garrido-Cumbrera

“…However, the methodologies employed have been heterogeneous, leading to inconclusive or contradictory results. …”
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Assessing Flipped Classroom Techniques for Business Management Education in Bangladesh by Md. Nahid Mia

“…Traditional teaching methods must be updated to foster the higher-order skills that are in high demand by employers. To engage students and cultivate these critical skills, a variety of pedagogical strategies are being implemented. …”
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AI-Based Screening Method for Early Identification of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in Breast Cancer by Dominik Jánošík, Sila Yavuz

“…To achieve this, we utilized a deep learning neural network algorithm, employing histopathological microscopic datasets and histological microscopic images from 124 and 576 patients with ductal carcinoma of the breast, respectively. …”
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Prioritization of Preventive Measures: A Multi-Criteria Approach to Risk Mitigation in Road Infrastructure Projects by Aleksandar Senić, Marija Ivanović, Momčilo Dobrodolac, Zoran Stojadinović

“…Additionally, fuzzy logic was employed to analyze and validate the results, providing a complementary approach to the MCDM methodology. …”
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Hybrid Movie Recommendation System With User Partitioning and Log Likelihood Content Comparison by Yongmao Yang, Kampol Woradit, Kenneth Cosh

“…Furthermore, it leverages weighted similarity measures and employs advanced log-likelihood text mining techniques. …”
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A novel feature selection technique: Detection and classification of Android malware by Sandeep Sharma, Prachi, Rita Chhikara, Kavita Khanna

“…Android operating system is not just the most commonly employed mobile operating system, but also the most lucrative target for cybercriminals due to its extensive user base. …”
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Role of PPARG in Chemosensitivity-Regulating Network for Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Fanyong Kong, Boxuan Han, Jiaming Chen, Xixi Shen, Lizhen Hou, Jugao Fang, Meng Lian

“…Then, we constructed the molecular network regulating chemosensitivity in HSCC. After that, we employed degree centrality (DC) and weighted centrality (WC) to test the significance of PPARG within the regulating network. …”
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The Diplomacy of Small States: Exploring Opportunities and Limitations in the Case of Timor-Leste by O. A. Krasnyak, P. S. Shaternikov

“…Additionally, small states employ public diplomacy to draw attention to their issues and needs, thereby reducing their reliance on greater powers and forging more advantageous collaborations with other states. …”
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An inquiry-based teaching intervention to embed information literacy instructions into a library and information science curriculum in Bangladesh by Md Arman Hossain, Eero Sormunen

“…SPSS (version 27) was employed for the statistical analyses of the data. …”
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EFFECT OF ANCHOR BORROWER PROGRAMME ON FARM PRODUCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA 2016-2021 by USMAN A. U., S. M. NIWORU, UMAR M

“…Regression analysis was employed to test null hypothesis 1 with an alpha level of 0.05 significance using SPSS20, while chi-square was utilized for null hypothesis 2. …”
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Hyperspectral Image Classification Using Spectral-Spatial Dual Random Fields With Gaussian and Markov Processes by Yaqiu Zhang, Lizhi Liu, Xinnian Yang

“…Variational inference is employed to obtain a sparse approximation of the posterior distribution, modeling the spectral field within the latent function space. …”
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Event tourism, public policy and socio-cultural development in Dublin by Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Theresa Ryan

“…Event tourism as a term is now well established in the tourism lexicon, however, it is usually employed in quite a limited way that offers only partial insights into a complex phenomenon. …”
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Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review. by Maren Junker, Markus Böhm, Helmut Krcmar

“…By summarising recent literature on WHP apps, this review uses scientific knowledge to give employers an overview of potential factors to consider in their decision making.…”
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Leveraging Radiomics and Genetic Algorithms to Improve Lung Infection Diagnosis in X-Ray Images Using Machine Learning by A. Beena Godbin, S. Graceline Jasmine

“…This study specifically employs radiomics and machine learning techniques to discern cases of viral pneumonia and COVID-19. …”
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON STOCK PRICE VOLATILITY OF SUB-SECTOR INDICES IN THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE by Oyewale Temilola Christiana, Muftau Adeniyi Ijaiya, Kasali Kayode Rafiu

“…The study employed GARCH and DCC-GARCH and found that COVID-19 pandemic (infection and death rates) had significant effect on the volatility of sub-sector indices in the Nigeria stock market, and that there was significant volatility transmission among the sub-sector indices of the Nigerian stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic period. …”
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From Baseline to Best Practice: An Advanced Feature Selection, Feature Resampling and Grid Search Techniques to Improve Injury Severity Prediction by Soukaina EL Ferouali, Zouhair Elamrani Abou Elassad, Sara Qassimi, Abdelmounaîm Abdali

“…Fourth predictive systems are employed to investigate the intricate problem of predicting the severity of injuries sustained in traffic crashes using different regression algorithms, such as Random Forest, Decision Trees, XGBoost, and Artificial Neural Networks. …”
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