Survey of Vegetation cover Changes in Forcados Area of the Niger Delta by Akuro Adoki

“…The results of this study underscore the need for a field study to verify the results obtained from the unsupervised image classification carried out in this work. That some major changes have taken in the biophysical environment around Forcados between 1988 and 2008 is not in doubt from this study. …”
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Impact of psychological factors on investment decisions in Nepalese share market: A mediating role of financial literacy by Dhruba Prasad Subedi, Dilli Ram Bhandari

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Assessment of Physicochemical Properties of Water and Public Perceptions of Water Quality in Tasik Chini, Pahang, Malaysia by M. S. Islam, T. M. Ekhwan, F. N. Rasli and C. T. Goh

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Hydrothermal Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles: Tailoring Morphology and Particle Size Variations for Enhanced Properties by Tijen Ennil Bektaş, Uğur Cengiz, Gürkan Akarken

“…The effect of temperature and time on synthesis process was characterized and discussed. TEM images show that particle size of CuO increase with the temperature and reaction time. …”
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Does ESG disclosure enhance firm performance during COVID-19? Evidence from Nifty 500 firms by G. Vidya Bai, Daniel Frank, K. Sudhir Prabhu

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The Conditions of Public Opinion Action in Soviet Lithuania by Valdemaras Klumbys

“…Discreditation of the enemy - creation of their negative image and opinion in the society is one of the means of that fight. …”
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Patient preferences for chiropractors’ attire: a cross-sectional study of UQTR university-based chiropractic clinic by Laurence Leduc, Jean Théroux, Caroline Marois, Geneviève Lavigne, Marc-André Blanchette

“…Methods Using a cross-sectional image-based procedure, new patients to a university clinic were questioned regarding their preferences for four different attires (casual, formal, scrub, and white coat) worn by both a male and a female chiropractor. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Catharanthus roseus Flower Extracts and the Determination of Their Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Photocatalytic Activity by Mathivathani Kandiah, Kavishadhi N. Chandrasekaran

“…Further, the formation, size, and shape of the synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM image of purple flower AgNPs and the calculated bandgap energies of the synthesized AgNPs showed that the synthesized AgNPs were in the range of 0–30 nm. …”
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CBCT Evaluation of Buccolingual Orientation of Inferior Alveolar Canal in Mandibular Posterior Region for Implant Planning by Michelle Kher Wei Chua, Wen Jiong Koh, Smita Nimbalkar, Pravinkumar G. Patil

“…Material and Methods. A total of 121 CBCT images were viewed with eXamVision software. The buccolingual position of IAN was identified in the posterior region. …”
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Breaking Mechanism and Damage Evolution Rule of Ultra-High-Pressure Water Jet Impacting Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Jialiang Liu, Yuelong Chen, Yujie Zhu

“…In addition, based on the CT scans and digital image processing technology, this paper also comparatively analyzed the internal fragmentations of SFRC and the ordinary concrete subjected to UHP-WJ impact, and it is found that compared with the ordinary concrete, there is smaller dimension of crater and it is difficult to engender macrocrack for SFRC, with lower damage and higher damage attenuation speed along the axial and radial directions.…”
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VoxelSky-3D: A Weather Radar Visualization Prototype for Air Traffic Control by Zhenhao Zhan, Tek-Yong Lim, Kannan Ramakrishnan

“…While previous research has explored text-based, image-based, and some three-dimensional meteorological displays, none have fully integrated voxelization techniques to deliver real-time, comprehensive 3D weather visualizations specifically tailored for Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs). …”
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GENDER ASPECTS OF RELATIONSHIP IN THE SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT by T. V. Andrushchenko, O. V. Cherednyk, R. O. Belozorova

“…An analysis of gender interactions in management processes revealed the active desire of women for career growth and success in individual image. However, the transformation of the gender sphere in an organization reflects the preference of patriarchal relations, which is an obstacle to the advancement of women in the managerial structure and, accordingly, requires them to make significant efforts to achieve equal management opportunities with men. …”
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Joint Analysis of Morphological Parameters and In Silico Haemodynamics of the Left Atrial Appendage for Thrombogenic Risk Assessment by Maria Isabel Pons, Jordi Mill, Alvaro Fernandez-Quilez, Andy L. Olivares, Etelvino Silva, Tom de Potter, Oscar Camara

“…Statistical analysis, regression models, and random forests were used to analyse the differences between morphological and haemodynamics parameters, extracted from computational simulations built on 3D rotational angiography images, between patients with and without transient ischemic attack (TIA) or cerebrovascular accident (CVA). …”
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Investigation of Vortex Clouds and Droplet Sizes in Heated Water Spray Patterns Generated by Axisymmetric Full Cone Nozzles by M. Y. Naz, S. A. Sulaiman, B. Ariwahjoedi, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari

“…Using a high speed camera, the spray patterns generated by axisymmetric full cone nozzles were visualized as a function water temperature and load pressure. The image analysis confirmed that the spray cone angle and width do not vary significantly with increasing Reynolds and Weber numbers at early injection phases leading to increased macroscopic spray propagation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of YOLOv8 and HSV Methods for Traffic Density Measurement by Prof. I Gede Pasek Suta Wijaya, Muhamad Nizam Azmi, Ario Yudo Husodo

“…The HSV method involves converting images to the HSV color space, creating masks for specific areas, and measuring traffic density based on the asphalt area. …”
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Palmprint recognition based on the line feature local tri‐directional patterns by Mengwen Li, Huabin Wang, Huaiyu Liu, Qianqian Meng

“…First, since palmprints contain rich lines, the line features of palmprint images, including orientation and magnitude, are extracted. …”
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The Influences of Sand Content and Particle Size on the Desiccation Cracks of Compacted Expansive Soil by Dongdong Li, Shaowei Zhang

“…The dynamic variation of geometric parameters of the surface crack network during evaporation was quantitatively analyzed by using digital image processing technology and fractal theory. The results demonstrated that the increase of the surface-cracking areas in the early and later stages was manifested by the increase of the crack length and crack width, respectively. …”
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Improved lung nodule segmentation with a squeeze excitation dilated attention based residual UNet by Dhafer Alhajim, Karim Ansari-Asl, Gholamreza Akbarizadeh, Mehdi Naderi Soorki

“…After preprocessing the images with the intensity normalization method and extracting the Regions of Interest by YOLOv3, they are fed into the SEDARU-Net with dilated convolutions in the encoder part. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Dielectric Properties of NiO and Zn-Doped NiO Nanostructures: Toward Advanced Applications by Atizaz Ali, Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Nangyaley Khan, Muhammad Hashim, Yasir Ali, Rasool Shah, Naveed Ur Rahman

“…Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images revealed flowerlike morphologies, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) authenticated the elemental composition without any impurities. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Design and Performance Prediction of Centrifugal Pump Based on Orthogonal Test by Yuqin Wang, Xinwang Huo

“…Under the rated flow, the head was reduced by 17.00%, the efficiency was increased by 9.14%, the shaft power was reduced by 21.50%, the pump net positive suction head was reduced by 16.69%, the curve hump was eliminated, the performance of centrifugal pump was improved, and the feasibility of the weight matrix optimization method was verified. The particle image velocimetry measurement system was used to measure the relative velocity of the internal media in the centrifugal pump. …”
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