Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…With this information, surveillance strategies can be generated in the study area that reduce the risk of transmission of T. cruzi parasite to humans, and it is expected to motivate the use of this field in future research.…”
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Contributions to the Virtualization of the BNG by Jorge Proenca, Ricardo Figueiredo, Vasco Pereira, Tiago Cruz, Paulo Simoes

“…This paper examines the case for virtualizing the BNG, starting with an analysis of the underlying motivations driving this virtualization effort. Next, it provides an overview of the State-of-Art, highlighting the current proposals and advances related with the Virtual Border Network Gateway (vBNG) concept. …”
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Approximate Solutions of Combinatorial Problems via Quantum Relaxations by Bryce Fuller, Charles Hadfield, Jennifer R. Glick, Takashi Imamichi, Toshinari Itoko, J. Richard Thompson, Yang Jiao, M. Marna Kagele, W. Blom-Schieber Adriana, Rudy Raymond, Antonio Mezzacapo

“…The proposed quantum relaxations inherit memory compression from quantum random access codes, which allowed us to test the performances of the methods presented for 3-regular random graphs and a design problem motivated by industry for sizes up to 40 nodes, on superconducting quantum processors.…”
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Multimodal marvels of deep learning in medical diagnosis using image, speech, and text: A comprehensive review of COVID-19 detection by Md Shofiqul Islam, Khondokar Fida Hasan, Hasibul Hossain Shajeeb, Humayan Kabir Rana, Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Munirul Hasan, AKM Azad, Ibrahim Abdullah, Mohammad Ali Moni

“…This study presents a comprehensive review of the potential of multimodal deep learning (DL) in medical diagnosis, using COVID-19 as a case example. Motivated by the success of artificial intelligence applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, this research aims to uncover the capabilities of DL in disease screening, prediction, and classification, and to derive insights that enhance the resilience, sustainability, and inclusiveness of science, technology, and innovation systems. …”
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Fast Task Scheduling With Model Predictive Control Integrating a Priority-Based Heuristic by Francesco Liberati, Manuel Donsante, Chiara Maria Francesca Cirino, Andrea Tortorelli

“…This paper presents a scalable Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm for task scheduling and real time re-scheduling. The use case motivating the work is given by the problem of managing the integration activities involved in the final assembly of the Vega rocket at the European space center in Kourou, French Guiana. …”
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Grand Challenges at the Interface of Engineering and Medicine by Shankar Subramaniam, Metin Akay, Mark A. Anastasio, Vasudev Bailey, David Boas, Paolo Bonato, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Jennifer R. Cochran, Vicki Colvin, Tejal A. Desai, James S. Duncan, Frederick H. Epstein, Stephanie Fraley, Cecilia Giachelli, K. Jane Grande-Allen, Jordan Green, X. Edward Guo, Isaac B. Hilton, Jay D. Humphrey, Chris R Johnson, George Karniadakis, Michael R. King, Robert F. Kirsch, Sanjay Kumar, Cato T. Laurencin, Song Li, Richard L. Lieber, Nigel Lovell, Prashant Mali, Susan S. Margulies, David F. Meaney, Brenda Ogle, Bernhard Palsson, Nicholas A. Peppas, Eric J. Perreault, Rick Rabbitt, Lori A. Setton, Lonnie D. Shea, Sanjeev G. Shroff, Kirk Shung, Andreas S. Tolias, Marjolein C.H. van der Meulen, Shyni Varghese, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, John A. White, Raimond Winslow, Jianyi Zhang, Kun Zhang, Charles Zukoski, Michael I. Miller

“…We are at the nexus of creating “avatars” (herein defined as an extension of “digital twins”) of human patho/physiology to serve as paradigms for interrogation and potential intervention. Motivated by the emergence of these new capabilities, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, the Departments of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and Bioengineering at University of California at San Diego sponsored an interdisciplinary workshop to define the grand challenges that face biomedical engineering and the mechanisms to address these challenges. …”
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Habits Related to Strength Training of Brazilian Recreational Runners by Wagner K. A. Santos, Lucas D. M. Forte, Alexandre S. Silva, Hallisson V. de O. Rufino, Lucas de F. Vieira, João M. F. Lima Silva, Mabliny Thuany, Reginaldo Gonçalves, Ytalo M. Soares

“…Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of ST in the training practices of recreational runners, with a focus on understanding its characteristics and the motivations of recreational athletes for including ST in their routines. …”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…Those using tobacco were counselled, provided with educational materials, and motivated to quit. The study concluded that the oral health status of BSF personnel was comparable to the general population, possibly due to the rigorous physical and medical fitness criteria required during recruitment.…”
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A phenomenological qualitative study based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change to identify factors and ways to design interventions for quitting gambling amon... by Laurencia BONSU, Sidath KAPUKOTUWA, Anita CHATTERJEE, Asma AWAN, Manoj SHARMA

“…For analysis, the study utilized directed content analysis, guided by the MTM, to discern patterns, motivations, and factors influencing gambling behavior. …”
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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

“…The study underscores the importance of perceived health and environmental benefits as critical motivators, suggesting that targeted awareness campaigns and social support systems could enhance women's engagement in green poultry farming. …”
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Current challenges, and potential solutions to increase acceptance and long-term consumption of cultured meat and edible insects – A review by Jia Wen Xanthe Lin, Narmatha Maran, Amanda JiaYing Lim, Siew Bee Ng, Pey Sze Teo

“…Suggestions on future research directions to bridge the gap in quality of cultured meat and edible insects, as well as understanding consumer perceptions and motivations behind adopting these novel proteins into habitual diet were provided.…”
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Aedes Aegypti mosquito’s breeding grounds characterization in Abreus municipality. 2016-2022 by Lisbeth Fundora Filgueiras, Jorge Enrique Rodríguez León, Esther Yarinely Hernández Dieguez, Niuvys Valera Rodríguez, Julian Sobral Rey, Idalmis Valero Valero

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: knowledge about the mosquito’s breeding grounds motivates residents and decision makers to work on the issues that affect the mosquito proliferation; as well as effective community participation, and success in the prevention and control of arboviral diseases.…”
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A computational role of blood nanofluid induced by a stenosed artery with porous medium and thermophoretic particle deposition effects by Shivalila Hangaragi, N. Neelima, N. Beemkumar, Ankur Kulshreshta, Umair Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammad Kanan, Mona Mahmoud

“…This investigation is motivated by the potential of the Casson nanofluids, which exhibit exceptional thermal properties, offering promising applications in medical treatments such as targeted drug delivery and hyperthermia therapy. …”
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Improving wind and power predictions via four-dimensional data assimilation in the WRF model: case study of storms in February 2022 at Belgian offshore wind farms by T. Ivanova, T. Ivanova, S. Porchetta, S. Porchetta, S. Buckingham, G. Glabeke, G. Glabeke, J. van Beeck, W. Munters

“…These insights are expected to refine wind resource mapping and reanalysis of weather events, as well as motivate more measurement campaigns offshore.</p>…”
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Time pressure in surgical teams, a help or a hindrance to patient safety? by Annet van Harten, Theo J.H. Niessen, Jur J. Koksma, Hein G. Gooszen, Tineke A. Abma

“…The imperative to save time motivated shared situational awareness and the formation of new mindful routines. …”
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Examining the drivers of ecological footprint components: Is pursuing food security environmentally costly for Nigeria? by Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, Andrew Adewale Alola, Adejo Moses Adejo, Chukwuemeka Echebiri

“…Amidst the fact that Nigeria’s ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity by 58 percent, rapid population increase, and incessant farmers and herders conflict continue to pose a significant danger to the country’s food security drive. Motivated by this observation, this study attempts to examine whether the pursuit of food security agenda amidst population increase, and economic growth exhibits a significant impact on the country’s aggregate ecological footprint and footprints of built-up land, carbon, cropland, fishing grounds, forest products, and grazing land especially over the period 1981–2020. …”
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Les ports romains atlantiques et intérieurs en France : équipement, architecture, fonction et environnement by Jimmy Mouchard

“…These introductory remarks, which may also serve as a brief history of the development of an Atlantic coast and river port archeology in France, additionally provide useful historiographical and epistemological references for a better understanding of the origins of and motivations behind the colloquium organized in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) in June 2018: Roman ports in Atlantic Europe and the corresponding internal waters. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Ajman Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by M. A. Jaber, M. Abdelmagied, E. M. El-Ameen, K. I. Afrashtehfar

“…The study sought to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of undergraduate dental students toward COVID-19 vaccines and to identify determinants, motivators, and barriers to vaccine uptake and booster receipt. …”
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Web-based platform to collect, share and manage technical data of historical systemic architectures: the Telegraphic Towers along the Madrid-Valencia path by Margherita Lasorella, Pasquale de-Dato, Elena Cantatore

“…Specifically, the main digital objects used for testing the applied techniques and setting up the platform are based on Red-Green-Blue (RGB) and mapped point clouds of the historical Telegraphic Towers located along the Madrid-Valencia path, resulting from the on-site investigations. Their choice is motivated by the high level of knowledge about the cases reached in the last years by the authors, allowing them to test rules within the decision support systems and innovative techniques for their decay mapping. …”
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Impact of Entrepreneurial Inspiration, Awareness, and Skills on University Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Education by Ghulam Mujtaba, Siti Nur ‘Atikah Zulkiffli, Siti Falindah Padlee, Wan Norhayati Mohamed, Najahul Kamilah Aminy Sukri

“…Moreover, entrepreneurial education plays a crucial role in mediating relationships and motivating students to choose entrepreneurship as a future occupation. …”
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