Blockchain based adaptive federated learning in computational power network by LIU Tianrui, WANG Lianhai, WANG Qizheng, XU Shujiang, ZHANG Shuhui, WANG Yingxiaochun

“…On one hand, the heterogeneity of data among the massive edge servers in the computational power network caused the Non-IID problem, leading to the deviation of the local model update from the global optimum in federated learning. On the other hand, the generation of low-quality local models could significantly affect the training effect due to the differences in data quality among different edge servers. …”
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When Do Newborns Die? Timing and Cause-Specific Neonatal Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Referral Hospital in Gedeo Zone: A Prospective Cohort Study by Akine Eshete, Sileshi Abiy

“…Maternal, newborn, and child health have a high stake in the global health agenda, however, neonates’ risk of dying is unacceptable in the world. …”
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Performance Augmentation of Base Classifiers Using Adaptive Boosting Framework for Medical Datasets by Durr e Nayab, Rehan Ullah Khan, Ali Mustafa Qamar

“…The experiments are carried out on five datasets from the medical domain based on various types of cancers, i.e., global cancer map (GCM), lymphoma-I, lymphoma-II, leukaemia, and embryonal tumours. …”
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Sexual Dysfunction in Asian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Vurmila Venggadasamy, Loon Shin Ho, Badariah Ahmad, Khalid Abdul Kadir

“… In 2021, 537 million people were diagnosed with diabetes globally, where over 90% of these cases were type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Relationship between serum lipids and depression: A cross sectional survey among adults in Haryana, India by Rubina Mulchandani, Tanica Lyngdoh, Ria Nangia, Sukriti Singh, Sandeep Grover, JS Thakur

“…Introduction: Dyslipidemia and mental illnesses are significant contributors to the global noncommunicable disease burden and studies suggest an association between them. …”
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Asymptomatic Urinary Abnormalities Among Unselected Adults in a Rural Community in Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria by Abdu Alhaji, Ibrahim M. Maigari, Hamisu Abdulrasheed, Umar Murtala, Binta A. Lasan, Sambo B. Zailani

“…Background: Renal diseases have been increasing globally. Chronic kidney disease is a noncommunicable, progressive disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Understanding the current backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights through the lens of heteroactivism: A case study of the International Organization for the Family’s transnational norm dif... by Strand Cecilia, Eriksson Åsa, Svensson Jakob

“…We discuss the findings and what they may imply in a context like Sweden, a country whose self-image as a global champion for women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights may make it ill-equipped to counter the onslaught of transnational actors’ norm entrepreneurial activities.…”
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Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral injection of dexamethasone palmitate combined with ropivacaine for the treatment of thoracic herpes zoster-related pain: protocol for a pro... by Liu Wang, Shengrong Xu, Zongbin Jiang, Ruilin He

“…The results will be disseminated through scientific journals and conferences, aiming to provide evidence supporting the global management of ZAP. The study is expected to start on 1 August 2024, and continue until 31 July 2027.…”
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Micro-Engagements through AI-Smartwatch Wearables for eHealth: User Experiential Discourses on Social Media by Ireen Mmatlou Manyuha, Elizabeth Lubinga

“… Globally, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) wearables including smartwatches has gained traction. …”
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A dynamical model of drinking and smoking with optimal control analysis. by Fredrick Asenso Wireko, Sebastian Ndogum, Botchew Abdul Nasiru, David Ansah-Asamoah, Isaac Kwasi Adu, Joshua Kiddy K Asamoah

“…We conducted local and global stability analyses for the drinking, smoking-free, and endemic states. …”
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A Verifiable Discrete Trust Model (VDTM) Using Congruent Federated Learning (CFL) for Social Internet of Vehicles by Mohammed Mujib Alshahrani

“…Trust is verified as a global identity factor due to the inconsistency between sharing occasions. …”
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EL ECOSISTEMA EMPRENDEDOR COSTARRICENSE Y COLOMBIANO FRENTE A LAS EXPECTATIVAS DE ALTO CRECIMIENTO DE LOS EMPRENDEDORES NACIENTES (*) by Zaida María Granados-Elizondo, Juan Carlos Leiva-Bonilla

“…Conceptualmente se trabajó a través de cuatro factores: las redes de contacto, la motivación, la influencia de los medios de comunicación y la confianza en sí mismo, los cuales influyen en las expectativas de crecimiento, acorde al enfoque teórico del Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. La investigación se llevó a cabo mediante un enfoque cualitativo, con un muestreo determinístico intencional o por conveniencia; para la recolección de los datos se empleó una entrevista semiestructurada, aplicada a dieciocho componentes del ecosistema emprendedor: nueve en Costa Rica y nueve en Colombia. …”
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GeoTemporal clustering for aquifer delineation: a big data approach to synchronizing and analyzing variable-length groundwater time series by Khalid ElHaj, Dalal Alshamsi

“…Abstract Groundwater is a vital global resource. However, mapping aquifers remains challenging, particularly in developing nations. …”
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PERFORMANCES OF INSURANCE MARKET IN MONTENEGRO IN CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS by Miljana Novićević, Vladimir Kašćelan, Julija Cerović

“…The insurance industry was not fully exposed to crisis and drastic changes have not been expected within this type of industry. The global financial crisis did not have a direct negative impact on the insurance market in Montenegro, but rather the indirect one that may be identified through the decline in purchasing power of citizens, decrease in the lending activity of the banks, and through possible recession. …”
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The path to national leadership: an understanding of the 25-year formation of the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine by Володимир Луговий

“…In the article, from the positions of the director (2006-2012), part-time chief researcher and member of the academic council (since 2006), national higher education reform expert (since 2009), the features of the 25-year history of Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, which founded in the context of global, regional and national development of higher education, its quantitative growth and qualitative enrichment, efficiency of activity are considered. …”
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Modeling the supply chain sustainability imperatives in the fashion retail industry: Implications for sustainable development. by Md Tariqul Islam Imran, Chitra Lekha Karmaker, Rubayet Karim, S M Misbauddin, A B M Mainul Bari, Asif Raihan

“…The resilience of established business strategies has been tested in the wake of recent global supply chain upheavals triggered by events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine combat, Hamas-Israel war, and other geopolitical conflicts. …”
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Genetic Variations in the Human Angiotensin-ConvertingEnzyme 2 and Susceptibility to Coronavirus Disease-19 by Taravat Talebi, Tannaz Masoumi, Katayoun Heshmatzad, Mahshid Hesami, Majid Maleki, Samira Kalayinia

“…Health and economies are both affected by the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) global pandemic. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a polymorphic enzyme that is a part of the renin-angiotensin system, and it plays a crucial role in viral entry. …”
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Emergence and Distribution of Diverse Serovars of Non-Typhoidal Salmonellae in Mangalore, Coastal Karnataka: A 12-year Experience by Beena Antony, Anup Kumar Shetty, Thomas S. Kuruvilla

“…Background and Aim: Non-Typhoidal Salmonellae (NTS) is emerging as a major health problem globally. They cause foodborne infections, especially gastroenteritis as well as extraintestinal manifestations. …”
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Historia e identidades narrativas by Roberto Sánchez Benítez

“…En la actualidad, asistimos, por un lado, a un tiempo de reformulación de las identidades individuales y colectivas, de cuya solución depende el aseguramiento de las culturas en un contexto de intercambio global; mientras que, por el otro, no se piensa que tales cambios vayan a detenerse en algún momento, toda vez que lo que define al sujeto contemporáneo es su situación descentrada, su aspecto multidimensional, cambiante y relacional, su carácter nómada o diaspórico, siendo esto último una constante en la historia. …”
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A New Metaheuristic-Based Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for Software Modularization by Masoud Aghdasifam, Habib Izadkhah, Ayaz Isazadeh

“…In the structural refactoring literature, there exists no search-based algorithm that employs a hierarchical approach for modularization. Utilizing global and local search strategies, in this paper, a new search-based top-down hierarchical clustering approach, named TDHC, is proposed that can be used to modularize the system. …”
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