Continuous tunability of refractive index contrast in LiNbO3 optical waveguides fabricated by high-vacuum vapor-phase proton exchange by Mihnea Raoul Sandu, Alicia Petronela Rambu, Laura Hrostea, Sorin Tascu

“…Abstract The actual techniques allowing the fabrication of waveguides in lithium niobate are not able to satisfy one of the demands of modern integrated photonics namely the well-controlled tunability of index contrast over a large range of values (from high-index contrast to low index contrast). …”
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ADOPTERs of Innovation in a Crisis: The History of Vera Gedroits, Kanehiro Takaki and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 by Pratik Raichurkar, BMed, Devesh Kaushal, MBBS, MS, FRACS, Robert Beaumont Wilson, MBBS (Hons 1), BSc, FRACS, FACS

“…The 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War was the first “modern” conflict, using rapid-firing artillery and machine guns, fought over imperial ambitions in Korea and Manchuria. …”
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Consistency Regularization for Semi-Supervised Semantic Segmentation of Flood Regions From SAR Images by G. Savitha, S. Girisha, Pundarika Sughosh, Dasharathraj K. Shetty, Jayaraj Mymbilly Balakrishnan, Rahul Paul, Nithesh Naik

“…Accurately defining the extent of floods is a problem for traditional flood mapping approaches, which emphasizes the vital need for modern technologies such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging. …”
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Influence of human peripheral blood samples preprocessing on the quality of Hi-C libraries by M. M. Gridina, E. Vesna, M. E. Minzhenkova, N. V. Shilova, O. P. Ryzhkova, L. P. Nazarenko, E. O. Belyaeva, I. N. Lebedev, V. S. Fishman

“…The use of the Hi-C method for the detection of chromosomal rearrangements is becoming more widespread. Modern high-throughput methods of genome analysis can effectively reveal point mutations and unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements. …”
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Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems (SEDDS): Transition from Liquid to Solid—A Comprehensive Review of Formulation, Characterization, Applications, and Future Trends by Prateek Uttreja, Indrajeet Karnik, Ahmed Adel Ali Youssef, Nagarjuna Narala, Rasha M. Elkanayati, Srikanth Baisa, Nouf D. Alshammari, Srikanth Banda, Sateesh Kumar Vemula, Michael A. Repka

“…Their adaptability and potential for personalized medicine solidify their role as a cornerstone in modern pharmaceutical development.…”
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The genomes of the most diverse AA genome rice species provide a resource for rice improvement and studies of rice evolution and domestication by Muhammad Abdullah, Agnelo Furtado, Ardashir Kharabian Masouleh, Pauline Okemo, Robert Henry

“…These findings provide a deeper understanding of rice domestication and highlight the genetic contributions of wild species to enhancing the genetic diversity and ecological adaptability of modern rice varieties. Our study emphasizes the importance of conserving wild rice populations as genetic resources for breeding and adaptation in changing environments.…”
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Psycho-emotional stress, folliculogenesis, and reproductive technologies: clinical and experimental data by A. L. Levinson, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Modern life, especially in large cities, exposes people to a high level of noise, high density of population, disrupted sleeping, large amount of excessive and controversial information as well as to other negative factors; all this may cause chronic psycho-emotional stress. …”
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Wheat landraces as sources of high grain quality and nutritional properties by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. A. Esse, M. S. Gladkih, S. S. Shepelev, E. V. Zuev, N. A. Vinichenko, H. Koksel, A. I. Morgounov

“…Improving the grain quality of modern spring bread wheat cultivars is a highly relevant task of breeding. …”
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Effectiveness of multimedia tools in enhancing consonant-vowel-consonant reading performance and phonics interest and enthusiasm among kindergarten ESL students by Rhazhiel Dominica P. Pesebre, Rosario F. Quicho, Leila M. Collantes, Carlos N. Lamson Jr., Jupeth T. Pentang

“…In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the debate between traditional and modern instructional methods remains a focal point of discussion. …”
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Modeling automatic horizontation system of steep-sloping mobile machine with hydraulic sensor roll by V. I. Grishchenko, A. A. Tumakov, M. S. Poleshkin, M. S. Kilina, D. D. Dymochkin

“…The article is devoted to modeling the leveling system of a mobile machine using a hydraulic sensor that controls a hydromechanical system. The review of modern leveling systems for mobile machines made it possible to determine the criteria for assessing the quality of such systems and to prepare a circuit solution based on a membrane hydraulic sensor. …”
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Mineral composition of bread wheat lines with introgressions of alien genetic material by O. A. Orlovskaya, S. I. Vakula, L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky

“…Background. Modern bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed mainly to increase productivity often contain low concentrations of minerals in their grain. …”
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Combining ability of spring barley varieties in the direct diallel cross system by E. V. Kompanets, M. R. Kozachenko, N. I. Vasko, A. G. Naumov, P. N. Solonechniy, S. I. Sviatchenko

“…We highlighted varieties with strong GCA effects: ‘Badioryy’ for plant productivity; ‘Dzherelo’, ‘Badioryy’, ‘Vitrazh’ and ‘Maliovnychyy’ for grain number per spike; ‘Dzherelo’, ‘Badioryy’, ‘Etiket’, ‘Granal’, ‘Modern’, ‘Vitrazh’, and ‘Tolar’ for 1000-grain weight; ‘Dzherelo’, ‘Granal’, and ‘Vitrazh’ for spike length; ‘Dzherelo’ and ‘Maliovnychyy’ for spikelet number per spike; ‘Dzherelo’, ‘Badioryy’ and ‘Granal’ for plant height; ‘Zvershennya’ and ‘Badioryy’ for productive tillering; ‘Zvershennya’ and ‘Badioryy’ for total tillering; and ‘Badioryy’ for straw weight. …”
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Changes in the organisation management system by V. G. Antonov, E. V. Kuptsova, E. S. Kuptsova

“…Modern business operates in a new reality – the dominance of information technology and changing forms of organisations. …”
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Anayasalara Göre Bütçe Hakkının Sınırları Nasıl Değişmektedir? AB ve OECD Ülkelerinin Analizi by Gonca Güngör Göksu

“…Modern anayasal hakların kazanılmasında lokomotif rolü üstlenen bütçe hakkı, halkın yöneticilere karşı giriştiği yoğun mücadeleler neticesinde kazanılmış bir haktır ve günümüz demokratik yönetim biçimlerinin önemli bir unsurunu temsil etmektedir. …”
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A Novel Construction of Substitution Box Based on Polynomial Mapped and Finite Field With Image Encryption Application by Abid Mahboob, Muhammad Asif, Imran Siddique, Aysha Saleem, Muhammad Nadeem, Dariusz Grzelczyk, Jan Awrejcewicz

“…In the modern block cipher, the substitution box (S-box) is a nonlinear constituent that plays a substantial role to create the confusion in ciphertext. …”
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Integrating Information Gain and Chi-Square for Enhanced Malware Detection Performance by Fauzi Adi Rafrastara, Wildanil Ghozi, Ramadhan Rakhmat Sani, Lekso Budi Handoko, Abdussalam Abdussalam, Elkaf Rahmawan Pramudya, Faizal M. Abdollah

“… Malware represents a serious and continuously evolving threat in the modern digital environment. Detecting malware is essential to safeguard devices and systems from risks such as data corruption, data theft, account compromises, and unauthorized access that could result in total system takeover. …”
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Optimizing Project-Based Learning in Developing 21st Century Skills: A Future Education Perspective by Adam Mudinillah, Dedi Kuswandi, Erwin Erwin, Sugiarni Sugiarni, Winarno Winarno, Annajmi Annajmi, Sam Hermansah

“…Based on effective observation, it is found that 21st century skills play an important role in today's modern learning process. Skills that can equip every student to prepare themselves and realize all forms of life demands that change according to the times. …”
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The effect of electronic money and new payment instruments on the monetary aggregation variables and the role of banks in inflation and liquidity by Ali Rahbar, Hadi Rahmani Fazli, Parviz Davoodi, Hosein Samsami Mazraeh Akhond

“…On one hand, the advent of modern monetary tools and the widespread adoption of electronic money and payment systems can significantly influence the money supply, banking reserves, monetary base, the velocity of money circulation, and the multiplier effect. …”
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Analytical hierarchy process as a tool supporting a decision-making for assessment of the risk of transboundary infectious animal disease introduction to the Russian Federation an... by N. V. Lebedev, A. S. Igolkin, K. N. Gruzdev, D. G. Spirin, M. A. Farukh, N. V. Ermilov, G. G. Eremin

“…The article assesses the validity of the possibilities and use of modern methods of analyzing and predicting the spread of animal morbidity, identifying cause-and-effect relationships and the extent of the spread of particularly dangerous animal diseases. …”
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Introduction and studying of the species polymorphism in the almond genetic diversity preserved at Krymsk Experiment Breeding Station of VIR in the prebreeding stage by I. S. Chepinoga

“…Modern trends and ways of resuming and increasing the production of domestic almond kernels based on the development of cultivars that have advantages in adaptability, productivity, and kernel quality, and are distinguished for a quick payback are discussed. …”
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