A Graphical Approach for Hybrid Simulation of 3D Diffusion Bio-Models via Coloured Hybrid Petri Nets by Amr Ismail, Mostafa Herajy, Elsayed Atlam, Monika Heiner

“…Indeed, a visual modelling can help to conceive a mental image which eventually contributes to the understanding of the problem under study. …”
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Demand and Status of a Scientific Degree in the Non-Academic Labour Market: Regional Case by O. S. Ivanchenko, V. V. Sych

“…As a result of the study it was established that: in employment a scientific degree does not give competitive advantages to the applicant; a scientific degree has no value in the non-academic labour market, does not contribute to the advancement and occupation of a higher position in the enterprise; a scientific degree and the presence of employees with a scientific degree in the staff are considered as image-building, status marker and reputation capital of the enterprise; employers have stereotypes regarding scientific employees, which are associated both with the individual organization of labour processes and the compatibility of the scientific, creative and production process; the non-academic sector lacks a human resources strategy for dealing with such employees and a system of their incentives. …”
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Applicability of a computer retinal model for scale-dependent investigation of legibility problems by Gábor Dömötör, András Horváth

“…The software simulates the human retina's distortion effects (direction-dependent acuity) on test images of the assessed font's characters. Then, its output is analyzed using optical character recognition software. …”
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Space-based long term condition monitoring of cold region pavement with PS-InSAR by Yusheng Jiang, Xiong Yu

“…Analyses were conducted using 132 ascending and 149 descending C-band InSAR images from the Sentinel-1 satellite. InSAR algorithm based on Persistent scatterers (PS-InSAR) were implemented for data analyses. …”
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Automated Patient-specific Quality Assurance for Automated Segmentation of Organs at Risk in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Radiotherapy by Yixuan Wang MD, Jiang Hu MD, Lixin Chen PhD, Dandan Zhang PhD, Jinhan Zhu PhD

“…Three expert physicians segmented 17 OARs using computed tomography images of NPC and compared them using the Dice similarity coefficient, the maximum Hausdorff distance, and the mean distance to agreement. …”
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Enhancement of the Antibacterial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Blue Laser Light by Anes Al-Sharqi, Kasing Apun, Micky Vincent, Devagi Kanakaraju, Lesley Maurice Bilung

“…Moreover, the effects depended on the concentration of Ag-NPs and exposure time to laser light. SEM images of treated bacterial cells indicated that substantial morphological changes occurred in cell membranes after treatment. …”
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Effect of bending load on electrical conductivity of carbon/epoxy composites filled with nanoparticles using design of experiment and artificial neural networks by Ali Sadollah, Seyed Morteza Razavi, Abobakr Khalil Al-Shamiri

“…We examine the distribution pattern of nanoparticles in the samples through scanning electron microscope images. The results of this study carry significant implications for the manufacturing of composite electrodes subjected to bending loads in industrial applications.…”
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Cognitive Feature Extraction of Puns Code-Switching Based on Neural Network Optimization Algorithm by Jing Zhang, Qiaoyun Liao, Lipei Li

“…It is generally believed that the human brain’s thinking is divided into three basic ways: abstract (logical) thinking, image (intuitive) thinking, and inspiration (awareness) thinking. …”
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Strength Characteristics and Failure Mechanism of Granite with Cross Cracks at Different Angles Based on DIC Method by Xu Wu, Liyuan Zhang, Jinglai Sun, Qifeng Guo, Jiliang Pan, Jun Gao

“…To investigate the effects of crossed cracks on mechanical properties and failure characteristics of rock, wire cutting equipment is employed to make rock samples with different crossed cracks, and then acoustic emission system and digital image correlation technique are used to study the fracture process of rock samples under uniaxial compression. …”
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Intracranial desmoid tumor simulating a trigeminal schwannoma: case report and literature review by Beatrice Silva Fernandes, Jessica Fernandes Vasconcelos, Paulo Eduardo Goncalves, Joilson Francisco de Souza Junior, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Arthur Maynart Pereira Oliveira

“…Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the skull base and face showed a homogeneous contrast uptake lesion in the region of Meckel’s cave extending inferiorly to the infratemporal fossa with an intracranial and extracranial portion. …”
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Linguistic Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Archimedean Power Muirhead Mean Operators for Multiattribute Group Decision-Making by Yuchu Qin, Xiaolan Cui, Meifa Huang, Yanru Zhong, Zhemin Tang, Peizhi Shi

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Diaspora Engagement Strategies and Policies by Jovan Filipovic, Srečko Srečko Devjak, Bogomil Ferfila

“…However, diaspora-motherland partnership is closely related to institutional frameworks, socio-economic settings, political milieu as well as issues of perceptions, images, trust and social identification, in both the home and host country, most of which are within the scope of public administration. …”
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Analyzing Predictive Factors for the Media’s Impact on the Nursing Profession by Jadranka Pavić, Marta Marković, Ana Marija Hošnjak, Aleksandar Racz, Irena Kovačević, Martina Smrekar

“…This can empower nurses to actively contribute to shaping their professional image and addressing public misconceptions. Future research should expand the sample size and explore diverse healthcare settings to validate these findings.…”
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant by Ali Can Yılmaz

“…Atomic force microscopy analysis was done to obtain the 3D images of the worn surfaces and to make a comprehensive comparison of tribological performance between engine lubricant and nanolubricant. …”
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The Pollyanna Effect: The role of positive personal and group identity defense mechanisms by T.A. Nestik

“…At the group level – group identification, positive group emotions and mechanisms supporting positive evaluation of one's group: ingroup favoritism, perceptual refences, construction of collective memory and collective image of the future. The assumption that the contribution of group identity to the Pollyanna effect increases in crises associated with the experience of hard-to-control threat and collective trauma is stated. …”
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Additive Manufacturing and Augmented Reality as New Production Technologies in the Aviation Industry by M. G. Yevtodyeva

“…Abstract: The image of the global aviation industry is dramatically changing. …”
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Mapping evidence on the distribution of uterine fibroids in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Vuyisile Ginindza, Makandwe Nyirenda, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Themba G Ginindza

“…Uterine fibroids place a heavy burden on women and society resulting in poor quality of life, impaired self-image, and impaired social, sexual, emotional, and physical well-being of affected individuals.…”
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A New Double Truncated Generalized Gamma Model with Some Applications by Awad A. Bakery, Wael Zakaria, OM Kalthum S. K. Mohamed

“…Additionally, the suggested model for wavelet histogram fitting of images and sounds is very accurate.…”
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Landslide Susceptibility Zonation Mapping Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Statistical Prediction at Hunza Watershed Basin, Pakistan by A. Khan, G. Khan, M. Minhas, S. A. Hussain Gardezi, J. Ahmed and N. Abbas

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Retrieval of nicotine content in cigar leaves by remote analysis of aerial hyperspectral combining machine learning methods by Chenyu Tian, Yifei Lu, Hengduo Xie, Yufan Yu, Liming Lu

“…To this end, this study set out to measure crop reflectance spectra acquired by UAV drones from tobacco field crops by hyperspectral image acquisition. MSC, SG, and SNV were combined and applied to the raw data. …”
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