Optimizing Intermodal Transport and Hub Location Problem for ECOWAS in the Context of Improving Intra-African Trade by Shi Jihui, Kesewa Opoku Agyemang, Cheng Zhaolin

“…Distance-based weighted centrality measures employed TOPSIS to model a ranked node centrality of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intermodal transport of railway, road, and waterway networks. …”
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A Cutting Plane and Level Stabilization Bundle Method with Inexact Data for Minimizing Nonsmooth Nonconvex Functions by Jie Shen, Dan Li, Li-Ping Pang

“…The proposed algorithm is based on the construction of both a lower and an upper polyhedral approximation model to the objective function and calculates new iteration points by solving a subproblem in which the model is employed not only in the objective function but also in the constraints. …”
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Self-Adaptive Firefly-Algorithm-Based Unified Power Flow Controller Placement with Single Objectives by Selvarasu Ranganathan, S. Rajkumar

“…This paper focuses on strengthening the power system performance through UPFC placement employing self-adaptive firefly algorithm (SAFA), which selects the best positions along with parameters for UPFC placement. …”
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Soviet Diplomacy: Waging and Winning Its Own War – Introduction to the Forum by K. M. Barsky

“…Secondly, it discusses the adeptness in striking a careful balance between steadfastly maintaining one's stance and employing flexibility and pragmatism to achieve the ultimate objective of victory over the enemy. …”
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A Traction Control Strategy with an Efficiency Model in a Distributed Driving Electric Vehicle by Cheng Lin, Xingqun Cheng

“…In emergency situation, a sliding mode control algorithm was employed to achieve antislip control through keeping the wheels’ slip ratios below 20%. …”
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Modeling Research and Test Verification of the Seismic Response of a Multistage Series Liquid Tank by Xiaoguang Yao, Lijun Meng, Peng Chu, Liang Yao

“…A multimass-block and spring model was employed to be equivalent to the longitudinal vibration of the liquid in the storage tank. …”
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SBT Approach towards Analog Electronic Circuit Fault Diagnosis by V. Manikandan, N. Devarajan

“…A comparison of the proposed work with the previous works which also employ preprocessing techniques, reveals that our algorithm performs significantly better in fault diagnosis of analog circuits due to our proposed preprocessing techniques.…”
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Ultra-Wideband Fractal Ring Antenna for Biomedical Applications by Ilyas Saleem, Umair Rafique, Shobit Agarwal, Hüseyin Şerif SAVCI, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Subhas Mukhopadhyay

“…The well-matched measured and simulated results confirm our contribution’s employability. Furthermore, a time-domain study offers valuable insights into how the antenna responds to transient signals, highlighting its responsiveness and adaptability to biomedical applications.…”
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Review of the Predictive Value of Biomarkers in Sepsis Mortality by Nai Zhang, Yujuan Liu, Chuang Yang, Xinai Li

“…This research concentrates on the significance of CAR in the pathological process of sepsis, its association with prognosis, and the latest developments in employing procalcitonin, lactic acid, CRP, and other potential biomarkers. …”
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Liturgiese afleidings uit die kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit van die Pasga en die Nagmaal by B. de Klerk

“…A literature study was employed in the investigation of this question. Passover is probably the one Old Testamentical festival that is of importance for research regarding the Holy Communion, precisely because Jesus consciously chose the time of Passover to instate the Holy Communion. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Vertical Plunging Jet Using a Hybrid Multifluid–VOF Multiphase CFD Solver by Olabanji Y. Shonibare, Kent E. Wardle

“…In particular, a population balance approach is employed and detailed calibration of the underlying models with experimental data is required to enable quantitative prediction of bubble size and distribution to capture the transition between segregated and dispersed flow types with greater fidelity.…”
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Impact of Diversification on Bank Stability: Evidence from Emerging and Developing Countries by Mohammed Adem

“…This study examines the effect of diversification on bank stability by employing panel data representing 45 African nations between 2000 and 2020. …”
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TRACING THE TREND ON DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF ENGLISH TEACHER; THE CHARACTERISTIC AND STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT by Bahrani Bahrani

“…The research findings reveal that the digital competency characteristics educators possess consist of digital literacy skills, the ability to interact and communicate through digital media, the ability to address the impact of digital content, and the ability to solve problems based on digital media. The strategies employed to enhance digital competencies include professional training and development, collaboration and knowledge exchange, monitoring and feedback, access to resources and instructional materials, technology-based projects and assignments, and support from school administrators.…”
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¿Cómo se duerme a un bebé en la Amazonía? Apropiación del villancico chachapoyano Niño Manuelito como canto de cuna en varios grupos de la red Ucayali-Amazonas by Alejandro Prieto Mendoza

“…Mothers sing in high register, use falsetto voice, and employ a voice bilabial trill to sing the melody. …”
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Analysis of the impact of sports sponsorship by Banco Panamericano: an event study by Márcio Mellaci, Leandro Augusto Petrokas, Rubens Famá

“…This work provides evidence of the impact of decisions by companies to invest in publicity on soccer jerseys and the reflection of such investments on their stock price, based on the efficient market hypothesis (Fama, 1970). Employing the event study method, we carried out an exploratory study of the performance of the preferred shares of Banco Panamericano (BPNM4), which are listed on the BM&FBovespa. …”
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Informality, innovation, and firm performance: evidence from World Bank Enterprise Survey in India, 2013–2014 by K. Chandra Shekar

“…We examine whether a firm’s informality, defined by its unregistered status at the time of beginning operations and longer years of being informal, is related to innovation and firm performance while controlling for various firm characteristics and contextual factors. Employing Probit model for innovation outcomes and Tobit model for firm performance and controlling for firm-specific and contextual factors, we find that firms beginning as informal and remaining unregistered for prolonged periods are more likely to introduce new products and processes, leading to superior performance compared to formal counterparts. …”
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Quantum volunteer's dilemma by Dax Enshan Koh, Kaavya Kumar, Siong Thye Goh

“…In this work we introduce a quantum variant of the classical volunteer's dilemma, generalizing it by allowing players to utilize quantum strategies. Employing the Eisert-Wilkens-Lewenstein quantization framework, we analyze a multiplayer quantum volunteer's dilemma scenario with an arbitrary number of players, where the cost of volunteering is shared equally among the volunteers. …”
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Some Novel Solutions to a Quadratically Damped Pendulum Oscillator: Analytical and Numerical Approximations by Alvaro H. Salas, Wedad Albalawi, M. R. Alharthi, S. A. El-Tantawy

“…Two different analytical approximations are obtained: for the first approximation, the ansatz method with the help of Chebyshev approximate polynomial is employed to derive an approximation in the form of trigonometric functions. …”
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Machine learning-based anomaly detection and prediction in commercial aircraft using autonomous surveillance data. by Tian Xia, Lanju Zhou, Khalil Ahmad

“…The creation of a machine learning model employing data from autonomous-reliant surveillance transmissions is essential for the detection and prediction of commercial aircraft accidents. …”
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Temperature and Humidity Prediction Based on Machine Learning by Xiong Yanqi

“…These predictions are crucial for key sectors such as agriculture, energy management, and public safety. This paper employs various machine learning models, including Linear Regression(LR). …”
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