Secure Satellite Downlink With Hybrid RIS and AI-Based Optimization by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Syed Sikandar Shah, Nabila Sehito, Salahuddin Khan, Bal S. Virdee, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Patrizia Livreri

“…To address the highly complex, dynamic, and multidimensional nature of the beamforming design problem, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques are employed. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed beamforming strategy, highlighting significant performance improvements when utilizing hybrid-RIS compared to traditional passive RIS solutions in wireless communication systems.…”
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Nonlinear Parametric Vibration and Chaotic Behaviors of an Axially Accelerating Moving Membrane by Mingyue Shao, Jimei Wu, Yan Wang, Qiumin Wu

“…The Galerkin method is employed for discretizing the vibration partial differential equations. …”
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Detection and Estimation of Damage in Structures Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm by A. Bagheri, H.R. Razeghi, G. Ghodrati Amiri

“…In this research, imperialist competitive algorithm has been employed due to its favorable performance in detection of structural damages. …”
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Schwann Cells Accelerate Osteogenesis via the Mif/CD74/FOXO1 Signaling Pathway In Vitro by Jun-Qin Li, Hui-Jie Jiang, Xiu-Yun Su, Li Feng, Na-Zhi Zhan, Shan-Shan Li, Zi-Jie Chen, Bo-Han Chang, Peng-Zhen Cheng, Liu Yang, Guo-Xian Pei

“…Western blot (WB) analysis was employed to detect the protein expression. The results of this study show that Mif is essential for Schwann cells to promote osteogenesis, and its downstream CD74/FOXO1 is also involved in the promotion of Schwann cells on osteogenesis. …”
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Coordination for Policy in Transition Countries: Case of Croatia by Anamarija Musa, Zdravko Petak

“…A special emphasis is given to the role which various actors play in coordination, as well as the structures Government employs in order to coordinate. The research shows that the development of coordination instruments in Croatia suffers from inefficiencies and is greatly influenced by politically driven considerations. …”
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A Narrative Review of the Velocity and Acceleration Profile in Football: The Influence of Playing Position by Charles Cotteret, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Jaime Prieto Bermejo, Jaime Almazán Polo, Sergio L. Jiménez Saiz

“…This review aims to evaluate the findings reflected in the available literature on both profiles in football, synthesizing and discussing data from scientific articles, while providing insights into quantification methods, employed thresholds, tracking systems, terminology, playing position, and microcycle day. …”
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A Characteristic Analysis of One-Dimensional Two-Fluid Model with Interfacial Area Transport Equation by Xia Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…The momentum flux parameters, which take into account the coupling of the volumetric fraction of phase and velocity distributions over the cross-section of a flow passage, are employed. A necessary condition for the system to achieve hyperbolicity under an adiabatic flow condition is identified. …”
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50 eV O+ ion induced deposition of tin dioxide using tetramethyltin by Satoru Yoshimura, Takae Takeuchi, Masato Kiuchi

“…The substrates were held at ambient temperature and two different methods were employed. In one case, the substrates were exposed to a 100 eV beam of Sn+ ions together with a flow of gaseous oxygen, and these conditions were found to generate films. …”
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The Optimum Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes for Epoxy Nanocomposites: Evolution of the Particle Size Distribution by Ultrasonic Treatment by Tomas Roll Frømyr, Finn Knut Hansen, Torbjørn Olsen

“…The ultrasonic dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) suspensions was assessed by studying the differential sedimentation of the particles in an acid anhydride often employed as a curing agent for epoxy resins. The particle size distributions were characterized by the means of a disc centrifuge, and the effect of dispersion time, power density, and total energy input, for both bath and circulation probe ultrasonic dispersing equipment was investigated. …”
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Range-Angle-Dependent Beamforming by Frequency Diverse Array Antenna by Wen-Qin Wang, Huaizong Shao, Jingye Cai

“…Unlike conventional phased-array antenna, the FDA antenna employs a small amount of frequency increment compared to the carrier frequency across the array elements. …”
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Structural Modal Analysis and Optimization of SUV Door Based on Response Surface Method by Hao Chen, Chihua Lu, Zhien Liu, Cunrui Shen, Yi Sun, Menglei Sun

“…Sensitivity analysis and response surface methods were employed to optimize the structural modal of SUV doors. …”
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Deep Grassmannian multiview subspace clustering with contrastive learning by Rui Wang, Haiqiang Li, Chen Hu, Xiao-Jun Wu, Yingfang Bao

“…Subsequently, the manifold modeling module (MMM) was employed to map the aforementioned subspace features onto a Grassmannian manifold. …”
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Study on the correlation of toughness with chemical composition and tensile test results in microalloyed API pipeline steels by Pouraliakbar H., Khalaj G., Jandaghi M.R., Khalaj M.J.

“…Additionally, the model was also employed to predict the toughness of 26 newly tested steels. …”
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PRIVATE CAPITAL FORMATION, PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL FORMATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA by Ahmed Oluwatobi ADEKUNLE

“…The ARDL approach is employed to analyze the data. The unit root tests indicate that the data are stationary and the bounds test signify that the variables are cointegrated at the long-run. …”
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An analysis of lexicogrammatical development in English textbooks in Turkey: A usage-based construction grammar approach by Gedik Tan Arda

“…Through a usage-based construction grammar approach, it argues that the textbooks show an inconsistent development in verb-argument constructions (VAC) and other usage-based indices. The study employs an automatic software tool that detects variations in these indices and runs a statistical analysis on a corpus compiled by the author. …”
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Impact of On-Farm Demonstrations on Technology Adoption, Yield, and Profitability Among Small Farmers of Wheat in Pakistan—An Experimental Study by Nadia Hussain, Keshav Lall Maharjan

“…In a government-led natural experiment in Pakistan, a long-lasting adoption of certified seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides/herbicides in post-treatment years were observed by employing difference–indifferences with a fixed effect method on panel data. …”
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MORF: Multi-view oblique random forest for hepatotoxicity prediction by Binsheng Sui, Qingzhuo He, Bowei Yan, Kunhong Liu, Yong Xu, Song He, Xiaochen Bo

“…The Householder transformation is employed to get the inclined cut hyperplane in each view. …”
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Memes and Their Role in the 2019 Romanian Presidential Elections: An Exploratory Analysis by Andreea Stancea, Iulia Călin, Cecilia Ciocîrlan

“…Focusing on memes related to candidates Klaus Iohannis and Viorica Dãncilã, the article highlights the dual role of memes: as entertainment and as tools for framing political narratives in a biased manner. Employing content analysis, the article offers a view over the types of memes that emerged during the 2019 Romanian presidential elections, emphasizing the representation of the two front-runner candidates: Klaus Iohannis and Viorica Dãncilã. …”
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Improved particle filter algorithm combined with culture algorithm for collision Caenorhabditis elegans tracking by Taoyuan Yu, Xiping Xu, Yuanpeng Li, Ning Zhang, Naiyu Zhang, Xiaohui Wang

“…Furthermore, the cultural algorithm is employed to facilitate recognition of the target C. elegans following a collision. …”
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Non-linear Vibrations of Deep Cylindrical Shells by the p-Version Finite Element Method by Pedro Ribeiro, Bruno Cochelin, Sergio Bellizzi

“…A p-version shell finite element based on the so-called shallow shell theory is for the first time employed to study vibrations of deep cylindrical shells. …”
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