Total Quality Management, British Standard accreditation, Investors In People and academic libraries by V. Mistry, R.C. Usherwood

“…There has been much in the library and information services (LIS) literature on the merits or otherwise of such systems; for quality is accepted generally, or as Chase (1988) declares, 'quality is no longer an option - it is a positive requirement for the 1990s. …”
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Innovation of Teaching Method of Digital Media Art Based on Convolutional Neural Network by Yumei Liu

“…The scheme proposed in this study divides the video frame into image blocks and then uses the BDCT transform to convert the video frame from the spatial domain to the frequency domain. Generally speaking, the DCT coefficient has the characteristic of energy concentration. …”
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Novel Evaluation of Fuzzy Fractional Cauchy Reaction-Diffusion Equation by Nehad Ali Shah, Essam R. El-Zahar, Hina M. Dutt, Mohammad Asif Arefin

“…With the help of Atangana-Baleanu under generalized Hukuhara differentiability, we show that this system works well by getting fractional fuzzy Cauchy reaction-diffusion equations with the initial fuzzy condition. …”
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Research on the Hydrological Regime of the Gaoyao Section in the Lower Reaches of Xijiang River by IHA/RVA Method by GAO Minhua

“…To comprehensively evaluate the changes in the hydrological regime of the Gaoyao section in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River,this study selected the daily average flow data of the Gaoyao Hydrological Station in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River for 1974—2018.The Mann-Kendall method,the Pettitt abrupt change test method,and the cumulative anomaly method were used to analyze the hydrological regime characteristics and abrupt hydrological change points of the Gaoyao section.The indicators of hydrologic alteration/range of variability approach (IHA/RVA) method was employed to comprehensively evaluate the alteration degree of the hydrological index at the Gaoyao Hydrological Station before and after the abrupt change.The results show that from 1974 to 2018,the comprehensive alteration degree of the flow at the Gaoyao Hydrological Station was 37%,and the alteration degree was thus a medium one.The flow generally decreases in the wet season and increases in the dry season.The research results can provide a reference for the proper development of water resources in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River.…”
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A Support Vector Machine Model with Hyperparameters Optimised by Mind Evolutionary Algorithm for Assessing Permeability of Rock by Wenjin Zhu, Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma

“…The proposed MEA-SVM model can accurately predict the permeability of rock indicating the model having a satisfactory generalization and extrapolation capacity.…”
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Purpura Fulminans Secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis by Erick F. Alvarez, Karen E. Olarte, Mayur S. Ramesh

“…Our case describes a 37-year-old previously healthy man who presented with 3 days of generalized malaise, headache, vomiting, photophobia, and an ecchymotic skin rash. …”
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Quantum Two-Way Protocol Beyond Superdense Coding: Joint Transfer of Data and Entanglement by Kristian S. Jensen, Lorenzo Valentini, Rene B. Christensen, Marco Chiani, Petar Popovski

“…In this article, we introduce a generalization of one-way superdense coding to two-way communication protocols for transmitting classical bits by using entangled quantum pairs. …”
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An Improved Micromechanical Framework for Saturated Concrete Repaired by the Electrochemical Deposition Method considering the Imperfect Bonding by Qing Chen, Zhengwu Jiang, Hehua Zhu, J. Woody Ju, Zhiguo Yan, Yaqiong Wang

“…In this extension, the imperfect bonding is characterized by the ITZ, whose effects are calculated by modifying the generalized self-consistent model. Meanwhile, new multilevel homogenization schemes are employed to predict the effective properties of repaired concrete considering the ITZ effects. …”
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An Immunomodulatory Device Improves Insulin Resistance in Obese Porcine Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Angela J. Westover, Kimberly A. Johnston, Deborah A. Buffington, H. David Humes

“…Specific approaches targeting monocytes/ATM may improve insulin resistance without the adverse side effects of generalized immunosuppression. In this regard, a biomimetic membrane leukocyte processing device, called the selective cytopheretic device (SCD), was evaluated in an Ossabaw miniature swine model of insulin resistance with metabolic syndrome. …”
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Forward Position Analysis of 3-RPS Parallel Mechanism based on ADE-Newton algorithm by Peng Siyang, Li Ping, Che Linxian, Du Li

“…In order to verify effectiveness and generality of ADE-Newton algorithm,the numerical examples of the forward position of different length of driving shaft length are given. …”
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Analysis on Cage Dynamic Characteristic of Angular Contact Ball Bearing During Deceleration by Wenbing Tu, Haibin He, Leping Liu, Ya Luo

“…The deceleration process generally exists in the feed system of CNC machine, and the speed change of the process has a great influence on the dynamic performance of angular contact ball bearing, which has always been little noticed by scholars at home and abroad. …”
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Japan’s Peacekeeping at a Crossroads by Hiromi Nagata, Fujishige, Yuji Uesugi and Tomoaki Honda by Muhammad Rayyan Faisal

“…While the book’s language is accessible, certain word choices introduce casualness, and its discussion of Global North-South troop contributions risks generalization. Despite these limitations, the book provides valuable insights into Japan’s peacekeeping policy, balancing international expectations with domestic constraints, and opens avenues for further research on Japan’s anti-militarist stance and developed states’ limited troop contributions to UNPKOs. …”
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Diagnosis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Patient Reaction and Adaptation—Case Study and Review of the Literature by Solomis Solomou, Maria Stavrou, Justin Marley

“…Given that heart failure generally has a chronic course, it is important to appreciate the impact it can have on the quality of life of patients and also their partners or family carers. …”
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A New Approach to Black Hole Quasinormal Modes: A Review of the Asymptotic Iteration Method by H. T. Cho, A. S. Cornell, Jason Doukas, T.-R. Huang, Wade Naylor

“…Finally we emphasize that the AIM is well suited to higher-dimensional generalizations and we give an example of doubly rotating black holes.…”
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On forbidden subgraphs of main supergraphs of groups by Xiaoyan Xu, Xiaohua Xu, Jin Chen, Shixun Lin

“…Our classification extends to finite groups $ G $ with $ \mathcal{S}(G) $, a cograph that includes when $ G $ is a direct product of two non-trivial groups, as well as when $ G $ is either a dihedral group, a generalized quaternion group, a symmetric group, an alternating group, or a sporadic simple group.…”
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Retroperitoneal Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A “Patternless” Tumor by D. Myoteri, D. Dellaportas, C. Nastos, I. Gioti, G. Gkiokas, E. Carvounis, T. Theodosopoulos

“…Surgery is the mainstay of treatment and recurrence rates are generally low.…”
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Regularities of the metallurgical industry restructuring process: Content, safety and regulation by I. D. Matskulyak, V. I. Mysachenko, N. V. Sanin

“…The objectives of the article are to generalize the theory and methods that characterize the essence of the designated industry restructuring regularities, the main directions of their safe implementation and regulation. …”
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Glacial geomorphology of the Vanch River basin, the western Pamirs, Tajikistan by Qiqi Ma, Takashi Oguchi

“…Comparison with former glacier inventories indicates that the glaciers have generally been stable, but the proportion of debris-covered areas has increased since 2007. …”
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A Full Stage Data Augmentation Method in Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Natural Image Classification by Qinghe Zheng, Mingqiang Yang, Xinyu Tian, Nan Jiang, Deqiang Wang

“…Simultaneous data augmentation during training and testing stages can ensure network optimization and enhance its generalization ability. Augmentation in two stages needs to be consistent to ensure the accurate transfer of specific domain information. …”
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Intelligent monitoring of small target detection using YOLOv8 by Lei Sun, Yang Shen

“…Our method addresses these challenges by incorporating Gaussian noise, which is key in improving model robustness and generalization. By simulating real-world imperfections, Gaussian noise acts as a regularizer and makes the model more resistant to variations in lighting and texture. …”
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