Approaches to Prognosing the European Economic Crisis Through a New Economic–Financial Risk Sensitivity Model by Monica Laura Zlati, Costinela Fortea, Alina Meca, Valentin Marian Antohi

“…On the other hand, indicators such as income inequality and unemployment exhibit less variation, reflecting global economic conditions. The model provides a comprehensive risk assessment framework, allowing for the early detection of potential economic crises and guiding policy adjustments to mitigate risks. …”
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Carbon pricing in agriculture: a systematic literature review by Daniela Tatiane de Souza, Fernando Antônio de Pádua Paim, Lauro Rodrigues Nogueira Júnior, Carlos Cesar Ronquim, Pedro Gilberto Cavalcante Filho

“…This paper systematically reviews the state of carbon pricing in global agriculture over a 20-year period. Based on a systematic literature review, carbon valuation methods were correlated with prices attributed to determinants identified in academic publications, as well as extrapolated to the Brazilian agricultural environment. …”
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The advantages of k-visibility: A comparative analysis of several time series clustering algorithms by Sergio Iglesias-Perez, Alberto Partida, Regino Criado

“…The structural properties of visibility graphs provided a robust foundation for clustering, effectively capturing both local and global patterns within the data. In this paper, we have compared the k-visibility algorithm with 4 algorithms frequently used in time series clustering and compared the results in terms of accuracy and computational time. …”
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Innate Immune Defenses in Human Tuberculosis: An Overview of the Interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Innate Immune Cells by Jonathan Kevin Sia, Maria Georgieva, Jyothi Rengarajan

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious global public health problem that results in up to 2 million deaths each year. …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the causative bacterium of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), is a serious global health concern. Central to M.tb effective immune avoidance is its ability to modulate the early innate inflammatory response and prevent the establishment of adaptive T-cell immunity for nearly three weeks. …”
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Discovery of a New Cyanobacterial Genus (<em>Paludothrix</em> gen. nov.) from the Sanyang Wetland in Eastern China, Reflecting the Latest Taxonomic Status in Coleofasciculaceae by Yangyang Wu, Yao Cheng, He Zhang, Ruozhen Geng, Peng Xiao, Baiyu Cui, Renhui Li

“…As our comprehension of cyanobacterial classification in diverse ecosystems broadens, it becomes essential to explore the biodiversity of lesser-known areas for a thorough understanding of both global and local diversity. This research, which is part of a larger investigation into soil biocrust algae diversity in the Sanyang Wetland located in Zhejiang Province, China, introduces a novel taxon of non-heterocystous filamentous cyanobacteria employing a polyphasic approach for cyanobacterial classification, integrating morphological, molecular, ecological, and biogeographical considerations. …”
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Optimal Three-Dimensional Sensor Placement for Cable-Stayed Bridge Based on Dynamic Adjustment of Attenuation Factor Gravitational Search Algorithm by Bo Gao, Zhihui Bai, Yubo Song

“…In view of the insufficient developmental ability of the gravitational search algorithm, the attenuation factor α adjusted dynamically aids the global search in the early iteration and the local fine search in the late iteration. …”
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A deep ensemble learning framework for glioma segmentation and grading prediction by Liang Wen, Hui Sun, Guobiao Liang, Yue Yu

“…We introduce asymmetric convolution and dual-domain attention in the encoder, fully integrating effective information from different modalities, enhancing the extraction of features from critical regions, and constructing a dual-branch decoder that combines spatial features and global semantic information for both segmentation and grading. …”
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A Hepatitis C Educational Needs Assessment of Canadian Healthcare Providers by Reza Naghdi, Karen Seto, Carolyn Klassen, Didi Emokpare, Brian Conway, Melissa Kelley, Eric Yoshida, Hemant A. Shah

“…Despite advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC), it remains a major public health problem in Canada and globally. The knowledge of healthcare providers (HCPs) is critical to improve the care of CHC in Canada. …”
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Holistic Framework for Blockchain-Based Halal Compliance in Supply Chains Enabled by Artificial Intelligence by Funlade Sunmola, George Baryannis, Albert Tan, Kenneth Co, Emmanuel Papadakis

“…The global halal market is growing, driven by rising stakeholder populations and increasing consumer interest in ethical and sustainable food choices. …”
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UAV Localization Method with Keypoints on the Edges of Semantic Objects for Low-Altitude Economy by Yineng Li, Qinghua Zeng, Chen Shao, Peng Zhuo, Bowen Li, Kecheng Sun

“…The localization accuracy of UAVs highly relies on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which can be easily affected in low-altitude urban environments, making it difficult to maintain effective localization accuracy. …”
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Fucoidan alleviated colitis aggravated by fiber deficiency through protecting the gut barrier, suppressing the MAPK/NF-κB pathway, and modulating gut microbiota and metabolites by Weiyun Zheng, Shuangru Tang, Xiaomeng Ren, Xiaomeng Ren, Shuang Song, Shuang Song, Chunqing Ai, Chunqing Ai

“…Insufficient dietary fiber intake has become a global public health issue, affecting the development and management of various diseases, including intestinal diseases and obesity. …”
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Measuring enablers and indicators of employee engagement: Internal validity of the Flow@Work engagement survey by Melinde Coetzee, Dieter Veldsman, Ingrid L. Potgieter, Nadia Ferreira

“…The study redresses this shortcoming by examining the internal construct validity and reliability of the Flow@Work Engagement Survey (FWES) as applied to a global aggregated cross-sectional data set of (N = 39 310) clients. …”
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Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila by Francesco G. Barone, Marco Marcello, Sylvie Urbé, Natalia Sanchez-Soriano, Michael J. Clague

“…Using light sheet microscopy, we have been able to obtain a global overview of pexophagy levels across the entire organism at different stages of development. …”
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Development and validation of the Low Back Pain Questionnaire for Nurses (LBP-NS) in Indonesia: A structural equation modeling approach by Wirakhmi Ikit Netra, Kusuma Ikhwan Yuda, Haniyah Siti, Nurkholis Fiqih

“…Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent global health issue, recognized as a leading cause of disability worldwide. …”
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Socio-economic and Psychological Factors Affecting Clothing Consumption Among Female Undergraduates in University of Uyo, Nigeria by Ngozi U. Nwonye, Myrtle U. Ibokette, Priscilla A. Esiowu

“…While existing research has extensively examined clothing preferences in various global contexts, limited attention has been given to the unique dynamics between financial constraints and psychological motivations in low-resource settings, particularly within Nigeria. …”
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Role of hyperhomocysteinemia in atherosclerosis: from bench to bedside by Wende Tian, Jianqing Ju, Baoyi Guan, Tongxin Wang, Jiqian Zhang, Luxia Song, Hao Xu

“…Background Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of global mortality, driven by complex interactions between genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors. …”
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Advancements in the development of antivirals against SARS-Coronavirus by Mrityunjay Kumar, Mirza Sarwar Baig, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Kanchan Bhardwaj

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, instigated by SARS-CoV-2, has affected 776 million confirmed cases and more than seven million deaths globally as of Sept 15, 2024. The existence of animal reservoirs of coronaviruses continues to pose a risk of re-emergence with improved fitness and virulence. …”
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A fast registration method for multi-view point clouds with low overlap in robotic measurement by Chuangchuang Li, Xubin Lin, Zhaoyang Liao, Hongmin Wu, Zhihao Xu, Xuefeng Zhou

“…First, feature extraction is performed using a bilinear encoder and multi-level feature interactions of both point-wise and global features. Subsequently, the features are sampled through unanimous voting and fed into the RANSAC (Random Sample Consensus) algorithm for pose estimation, enabling multi-view point cloud registration. …”
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An ontology-based rare disease common data model harmonising international registries, FHIR, and Phenopackets by Adam S. L. Graefe, Miriam R. Hübner, Filip Rehburg, Steffen Sander, Sophie A. I. Klopfenstein, Samer Alkarkoukly, Ana Grönke, Annic Weyersberg, Daniel Danis, Jana Zschüntzsch, Elisabeth F. Nyoungui, Susanna Wiegand, Peter Kühnen, Peter N. Robinson, Oya Beyan, Sylvia Thun

“…This work aims to harmonise the Common Data Set by European Rare Disease Registry Infrastructure, Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Base Resources, and the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Phenopacket Schema into a novel rare disease common data model (RD-CDM), laying the foundation for developing international RD-CDMs aligned with these data standards. …”
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