A Method for Trust Quantification in Cloud Computing Environments by Xiaohui Li, Jingsha He, Bin Zhao, Jing Fang, Yixuan Zhang, Hongxing Liang

“…Thus, cloud security has received a great deal of attention in recent years. In this paper, we propose a method for trust quantification based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation theory for cloud computing to protect user data through trust quantification of cloud services after we introduce trust ontology for cloud services and define user preference trust values. …”
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Simultaneous Classification of Objects with Unknown Rejection (SCOUR) Using Infra-Red Sensor Imagery by Adam Cuellar, Daniel Brignac, Abhijit Mahalanobis, Wasfy Mikhael

“…For illustrative purposes, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method using the CIFAR-10 dataset. …”
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Bayesian Inference of Hidden Cognitive Performance and Arousal States in Presence of Music by Saman Khazaei, Md Rafiul Amin, Maryam Tahir, Rose T. Faghih

“…We derive an arousal-performance model based on the Yerkes—Dodson law. …”
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Unmet need for healthcare in the Russian Federation: subnational retrospective modelling analysis (2014–2018) by Elias Mossialos, Vladimir M Shkolnikov, Zlatko Nikoloski, Aparnaa Somanathan, Igor Sheiman

“…We observed significant variation across the various regions in Russia. …”
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How exchange symmetry impacts performance of collective quantum heat engines by Julia Boeyens, Benjamin Yadin, Stefan Nimmrichter

“…We do this using results from representation theory to characterise the full basis of the Hilbert space and provide general tools for the description of the dynamics of such systems. …”
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A Hybrid Approach Integrating Multiple ICEEMDANs, WOA, and RVFL Networks for Economic and Financial Time Series Forecasting by Jiang Wu, Tengfei Zhou, Taiyong Li

“…Second, we construct RVFL networks to individually forecast each subseries. …”
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MODEL OF RATING OF NON PHYSICAL QUANTITY by V. M. Romanchak

“…Having chosen a way of comparison, each object can put number which we will call the subjective size of an object in compliance. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

“…COVID-19 group from 2020. We compared demographic data as well as local and general symptoms. …”
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Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: A scoping review. by Garry A Tew, Emily Peckham, Suzy Ker, Jo Smith, Philip Hodgson, Katarzyna K Machaczek, Matthew Faires

“…We used a descriptive analytical approach and results are presented in tables and figures. …”
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Global long-run convergence of carbon emissions and intensity vis-à-vis countries' industrial profiles by Yigang Wei, Tsun Se Cheong, Michal Wojewodzki, Xunpeng Shi

“…Unlike other researchers, we employed two visual tools of the distribution dynamics approach and used a panel of 217 countries. …”
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Colonial breeding impacts potentially fitness-relevant cognitive processes in barn swallows by Angela Medina-García, Ellen Scherner, Molly T. McDermott, Mark E. Hauber, Rebecca J. Safran

“…We also evaluated the adaptive value of both processes by measuring seasonal reproductive success. …”
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Planetary Mass Determinations from a Simplified Photodynamical Model—Application to the Complete Kepler Dataset by Aviv Ofir, Gideon Yoffe, Oded Aharonson

“…We successfully analyze 64 systems containing 218 planets, for 88 of which we were able to determine significant masses (to better than 3 σ ). …”
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Clustering Pattern and Functional Effect of SNPs in Human miRNA Seed Regions by Sha He, Haiyan Ou, Cunyou Zhao, Jian Zhang

“…Additionally, we found that clustered miRNAs with SNPs in seed regions are involved in more pathways. …”
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Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers by Emily Relkin, Christopher Doss, Victoria L. Jones, John F. Pane

“…We created the Coding Readiness Assessment (CRA) from a subset of nine TechCheck-PreK items and twelve new items that assess additional CT and coding readiness constructs. …”
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Bioinspired hydrophobic pseudo-hydrogel for programmable shape-morphing by Zhigang Wang, Haotian Hu, Zefan Chai, Yuhang Hu, Siyuan Wang, Cheng Zhang, Chunjie Yan, Jun Wang, Wesley Coll, Tony Jun Huang, Xianchen Xu, Heng Deng

“…Incorporating magnetic particles, we engineer HPH-based soft robots capable of swimming, rolling, and walking. …”
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Sharing information about domestic violence and abuse in healthcare: an analysis of English guidance and recommendations for good practice by Gene Feder, Sandi Dheensa

“…Documents were identified by searching websites of national bodies in England that guide and regulate clinical practice and by backwards citation-searching documents we identified initially.Results We found 13 documents that guide practice. …”
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Investigation of Homocysteine-Pathway-Related Variants in Essential Hypertension by Javed Y. Fowdar, Marta V. Lason, Attila L. Szvetko, Rodney A. Lea, Lyn R. Griffiths

“…We also performed a multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis to investigate any potential epistatic interactions among the four polymorphisms and EH. …”
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Is COVID-19 an Advantage to Disadvantaged Groups? Evidence from Administrative Data on Working Hours in Turkey by Sibel Selim, Şenay Üçdoğruk Birecikli, Gökhan Özkubat

“…We also show that the stringency of the restrictions affects work loss. …”
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To label or not? A choice experiment testing whether labelled green bonds matter to retail investors by Vasundhara Saravade, Olaf Weber, Adam Vitalis

“…Using a mix of quantitative analyses, we find that most retail investors are influenced by the presence of a ‘green label effect’. …”
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Capitalizing Resolving Power of Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation by Freezing and Precisely Slicing Centrifuged Solution: Enabling Identification of Complex Proteins from Mitoch... by Haiqing Yu, Joann J. Lu, Wei Rao, Shaorong Liu

“…Because the thickness of each slice can be controlled to be as thin as 10 micrometers, we retain virtually all the resolution produced by DGU. …”
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