A Modified Fully Convolutional Network for Crack Damage Identification Compared with Conventional Methods by Meng Meng, Kun Zhu, Keqin Chen, Hang Qu

“…However, these machine learning (ML) methods still have some defects, such as it being inaccurate or not strong, having poor generalization ability, or the accuracy still needs to be improved, and the running speed is slow. …”
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China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province by Feiyue Wang, Tang Wee Teo, Shoubao Gao

“…The findings showed that students generally responded positively to the five constructs. …”
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A Practical Review of Cytomegalovirus in Gastroenterology and Hepatology by Ali Y. Fakhreddine, Catherine T. Frenette, Gauree G. Konijeti

“…Immunocompetent patients generally develop a benign, self-limited mononucleosis-like syndrome whereas gastrointestinal tissue-invasive disease is more frequently seen in immunocompromised and inflammatory bowel disease patients. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Statistically Measuring Anxiety using Wireless Electromyography Sensor via Wireless Personal Communication by Ikram-e-Khuda, Tahira Rafique, Maria Amjad, Syed Sheraz Ul Hasan Mohani

“…It was then statistically analyzed to finally provide a generalized linear model for measuring anxiety. The procedure proposed in this research requires an EMG sensor to be placed on the subject’s frontalis muscles and the muscular movements are the quick responses to the stress stimulus. …”
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Effects of alloying elements on elastic properties of Al by first-principles calculations by Wang J., Du Y., Shang S.L., Liu Z.K., Li Y.

“…The effects of alloying elements (Co, Cu, Fe, Ge, Hf, Mg, Mn, Ni, Si, Sr, Ti, V, Y, Zn, and Zr) on elastic properties of Al have been investigated using first-principles calculations within the generalized gradient approximation. A supercell consisting of 31 Al atoms and one solute atom is used. …”
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Metabolic Pathways Associated with Kimchi, a Traditional Korean Food, Based on Modeling of Published Data by Ga Hee Shin, Byeong-Chul Kang, Dai Ja Jang

“…This complex semantic network of several entities and connections was generalized to answer complex questions, and we demonstrated how specific disease pathways are related to kimchi consumption.…”
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Where lol Is: Function and Position of lol Used as a Discourse Marker in YouTube Comments by Célia Schneebeli

“…Lol is probably one of the most popular words in computer-mediated communication. It is generally taken to be the acronym of “laughing out loud”, but it is not always used to indicate a humorous response; rather, it is multifunctional. …”
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An Emotioncy-Based Investigation into Students and Teachers’ Satisfaction with the Content of the Persian Language History Books by Zahra Jahani, Shima Ebrahimi, Samira Bameshki

“…As a result, the students were not generally satisfied with the book content. The teachers mentioned that the books have failed to take into account emotions, despite their importance. …”
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Dimensionless Numerical Approaches for the Performance Prediction of Marine Waterjet Propulsion Units by Marco Altosole, Giovanni Benvenuto, Massimo Figari, Ugo Campora

“…The first procedure is based on a generalized performance map for mixed flow pumps, derived from the analysis of several waterjet pumps by applying similitude principles of the hydraulic machines. …”
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Effects of Postinjection Application with Late Partially Premixed Combustion on Power Production and Diesel Exhaust Gas Conditioning by Marko Jeftić, Shui Yu, Xiaoye Han, Graham T. Reader, Meiping Wang, Ming Zheng

“…Additional PCCI investigations generally showed increasing CO and THC, relatively constant NOx, and decreasing smoke emissions, as the postinjection was shifted further from top dead center (TDC). …”
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A Novel Microscopic Modeling Scheme for the Shape Memory Polymer Composites with respect to the Ambient Temperature by Yang Li, Junjie Ye, Lu Liu, Baoquan Shi, Yumin He

“…Herein, the high-fidelity generalized method of cells, which represents a good ability in predicting the effective mechanical behaviors of composites, was used. …”
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Plundering the Skilled Workforce: Depriving Developing Nations of Their Most Valuable Assets by Hasan Gürak

“…The most disturbing aspect of the issue is that although there are very few skilled mental laborers who are educated and equipped with modern qualifications, they generally migrate to more developed and richer countries to achieve better living conditions. …”
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Does Media Discourse Favour the Emergence of Avalanche Risk in Medium-High Mountain Regions? Between Ignorance and Underestimation, the Example of the Vosges Mountains by Florie Giacona, Brice Martin, Nicolas Eckert

“…Indeed, unlike the Alpine environment, whose risk the media presents in a concrete and sometimes pedagogical way, the Vosges Mountains receive very little coverage with respect to risk. More generally, the argumentative strategies that the media use are ambiguous and on the edge between warning about and underestimating the risk. …”
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An Indian Case Study on Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy by Shabana Kareem, Reemy Sara Mathai

“…Common symptoms across all three included ptosis, limited eye movements, generalized muscle atrophy, and the absence of tendon reflexes. …”
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Novel Evaluation of Fuzzy Fractional Helmholtz Equations by Meshari Alesemi, Naveed Iqbal, Noorolhuda Wyal

“…We establish the consistence of our strategy by obtaining fractional fuzzy Helmholtz equations with the initial fuzzy condition using the Caputo derivative under generalized Hukuhara differentiability. The series obtained result was calculated and compared to the proposed equations of the actual result. …”
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Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Undiagnosed Small Bowel Obstruction in a Patient without a History of Abdominal Surgery by Noriaki Koizumi, Hiroki Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Kanehisa Fukumoto

“…Although open abdominal surgery has been generally performed for the treatment of small bowel obstructions, laparoscopic surgery for small bowel obstructions has been increasing in popularity due to its less invasiveness, including fewer postoperative complications and a shorter hospital stay. …”
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La Seguridad en la Producción de Alimentos en la Granja: Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas y Buenas Prácticas de Manejo – Sanidad en las Instalaciones de Empaque by Federico G. Caro, Alexandra Chang, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…Las Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (BPA) y las Buenas Prácticas de Manejo (BPM) abarcan los procedimientos generales que los productores, empacadores y procesadores de frutas y verduras frescas deben seguir para garantizar la seguridad de sus productos. …”
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Differentiation of Epileptic Brain Abnormalities among Neurological Patients at Taif Region Using MRI by Nahla L. Faizo, Amani A. Alrehaili

“…The percentage of epilepsy was generally higher in males than in females in the Taif city, and seizures were different between the studied age groups. …”
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Gamma Ray Spectrometric Analysis of Sand Samples from Selected Beaches along Kenyan Coastline by Willis Otieno Gor Odongo, Nadir Hashim, Margaret Wairimu Chege

“…The average values of outdoor and indoor annual effective dose rates were estimated as of 0.23 and 0.63 mSv/y, respectively, which are below maximum recommended limit of 1 mSv/y. Generally, these results indicate no significant radiological health hazards for the studied beaches.…”
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The Effect of Conspicuous Consumption Behavior on Wasteful Consumption Behavior: The Intermediary Role of Hedonic Consumption Behavior by İbrahim Avcı

“…The concept of consumption, which has an important place in people's lives, is generally expressed as the use of produced goods and services in line with needs. …”
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