Pursuing Uniqueness: Unpacking the Social Identity of Young Urban Migrants through Coffee Culture by Agung Dharma Yuda Adi Ramadhan, Dien Vidia Rosa, Hery Prasetyo

“…Then, consumers and those who formulate the existence of cafés are faced with the need to create uniqueness or innovate to multiply profits. Instead of enjoying leisure, young urban migrants are absorbed and actively reproduce the existence of socially and virtually organized social systems.…”
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Targeting cryptic allosteric sites of G protein-coupled receptors as a novel strategy for biased drug discovery by Xin Qiao, Xiaolong Li, Mingyang Zhang, Ning Liu, Yanmei Wu, Shaoyong Lu, Ting Chen

“…Targeting more variable allosteric sites, which are spatially different from the highly conserved orthosteric sites, represents a novel approach in biased GPCR drug discovery, leading to innovative strategies for targeting GPCRs. Notably, the emergence of cryptic allosteric sites on GPCRs has expanded the repertoire of available drug targets and improved receptor subtype selectivity. …”
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Doctoral Programs Are in Anticipation of Change: Postgraduates and Their Scientific Supervisors’ Readiness by L. F. Krasinskaya, A. S. Klimova

“…The article discusses the question how far universities are ready for these innovations, and presents the results of a survey aimed at studying the attitude of postgraduate students and their supervisors to the educational process in postgraduate school. …”
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Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era by Gift Fabolude, Charles Knoble, Anvy Vu, Danlin Yu

“…This paper addresses urban sustainability challenges amid global urbanization, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Research on heterogeneous data fusion and arithmetic optimization in multi-sensor systems by DING Kai, JIANG Chaoyue, TAO Ming, XIE Renping

“…Therefore, focusing on data fusion and arithmetic optimization of multi-source heterogeneous sensors, an innovative solution was proposed. Firstly, a data fusion system based on master-slave architecture was designed to solve the problem of multi-source heterogeneous data processing. …”
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A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition by Xinmin Ding, Zenghui Zhang, Kun Wang, Xiaolin Xiao, Minpeng Xu

“…This paper proposes an innovative method that combines a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) with domain adaptation. …”
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Urban Land Grabbing: Analyzing Zones for Community Uses in Hong Kong by Mark Hansley Chua, Lawrence Wai Chung Lai

“…Particularly, GIC redevelopments were found to have proceeded much faster than CDA developments and, hence, were a natural attraction to developers, which were diverse, not exclusively private, and produced a few urban innovations during the redevelopment process.…”
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European public procurement directives and their implementation in Slovenia by Stanka Setnikar Cankar, Veronika Petkovšek

“…New legislation on public procurement has brought innovations in the field of public tender and contract award procedures for procurement, which enables greater flexibility in the implementation and realisation of public procurement. …”
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Applications and challenges of capacitive deionization technology in selective separation by YANG Qun, XU Ziyang, ZHANG Changyong*

“…This review provides a retrospective analysis of the developmental trajectory of CDI, with a focus on the mechanisms employed for the selective removal of ions from water using innovative electrode and membrane materials. Additionally, we delve into discussions on the impact of material chemical modifications and various operational factors on CDI selectivity. …”
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Crack propagation in fracture mechanical graded structures by B. Schramm, H.A. Richard

“…The focus of manufacturing is more and more on innovative and application-oriented products considering lightweight construction. …”
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The impact of energy prices on electric vehicle adoption: From a perspective of consumer expectations by Xiaolei Zhao, Xuemei Li, Anqi Wang, Jianjun Fang

“…Furthermore, it introduces an innovative framework to address consumer misperceptions of future electricity costs, estimating that up to 37 % of optimal EV subsidies are allocated to correcting these misjudgements. …”
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Development Status of Dynamic Sealing Technology and Discussion on Advanced Sealing Technologies by Yan Wang, Shuoshuo Niu, Jiahao Zhang, Cong Feng, Yutong Wang, Doudou Shen, Decai Li, Tong Li, Pengcheng Cao, Yufan Zhang

“…The sealing technology based on fluid impact medium obstruction, newly proposed by this paper, represents an innovative sealing approach. It offers distinct advantages such as zero wear, structural simplicity, and high stability, addressing longstanding issues in high-speed, large-clearance non-contact seals, including low leakage suppression efficiency, system complexity, and poor stability. …”
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Advancements in Microextraction by Packed Sorbent: Insights into Sorbent Phases and Automation Strategies by Rafael Oliveira Martins, João Victor Basolli Borsatto, Camila Will, Fernando Mauro Lanças

“…Since the extraction efficiency is largely dictated by the sorbent phase, recent advancements in sorbent design have garnered considerable attention in the field of sample preparation. Innovations in sorbent phases have not only enhanced the MEPS efficiency but also enabled the development of semi- and fully automated systems, paving the way for high-throughput methodologies. …”
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Surgical Tips in Frozen Abdomen Management: Application of Coliseum Technique by Ioannis D. Kyriazanos, Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Stoidis

“…This novel technique represents an innovative alternative to abdominal exploration, for cases of “malignant” frozen abdomen due to peritoneal carcinomatosis. …”
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ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES BEFORE AND AFTER INDUSTRY 4.0: AN APPLICATION IN THE BIST SUSTAINABILITY INDEX by Merve Kara, İsmail Fatih Ceyhan

“…Therefore, the importance of keeping up with innovations and providing sustainable performance is increasing for businesses in this age. …”
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Multi-feature enhancement based on sparse networks for single-stage 3D object detection by Zunwang Ke, Chenyu Lin, Tao Zhang, Tingting Jia, Minghua Du, Gang Wang, Yugui Zhang

“…Then, we introduce an innovative sparse dual attention (SDA) to efficiently filter out irrelevant details in feature extraction, thereby improving the pertinence and efficiency of information extraction. …”
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Entropy framework of the bioconvective Williamson nanofluid flow over a Riga plate with radiation, triple stratification and swimming microorganisms by K. Loganathan, N. Thamaraikannan, S. Eswaramoorthi, Reema Jain

“…Nanofluids are crucial in thermal engineering, industrial processes, and biomedical innovations, facilitating improved heat transmission, cooling systems, thermal extrusion techniques, and applications in cancer therapy, especially for brain tumours. …”
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The Gender of the Neuronovel: Joyce Carol Oates and the Double Brain by Stephen J. Burn

“…This exploration traces Oates’s changing sense of how we might write about consciousness in the age of neuroscience, as her work develops from reflections on the raw material of consciousness in Wonderland (1971) to her sophisticated and innovative use of split-brain narration in The Man Without a Shadow (2016).…”
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It’s about TIME – Gal-9 as a potential immunotherapeutic target in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Christin Knickmeier, Gaetan Aime Noubissi Nzeteu, Bernhard F. Gibbs, Frederik J. H. Hoogwater, Maarten W. Nijkamp, Maximilian Bockhorn, N. Helge Meyer

“…By elucidating the complex biological activities of Gal-9 and its interactions within the TIME, this review underscores the importance of innovative therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating the immunosuppressive effects of Gal-9 in PDAC.…”
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Enhancing Freeway Safety through Intervening in Traffic Flow Dynamics Based on Variable Speed Limit Control by Jinming You, Shouen Fang, Lanfang Zhang, John Taplin, Jingqiu Guo

“…This paper proposes an innovative Variable Speed Limit (VSL) based approach to manage crash risks by intervening in traffic flow dynamics on freeways using HDMS data. …”
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