Topical issues of an applied vaping research by L. A. Davletshina, M. V. Karmanov

“…The authors study the history and origins of vaping as a mass social phenomenon. Currently, users of electronic cigarettes and similar devices are divided into two segments: traditional smokers who switched to electronic cigarettes or combining them and new smokers who chose electronic cigarettes because of fashion, communication, entertainment, etc. …”
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A dynamic system interpretation of irreducible complexity by Abraham Boyarsky, Pawel Góra

“…We consider the dynamics of a functioning system and altered versions of it to draw conclusions about the irreducible complexity of the original system. The dynamics of an organism is described by means of a discrete time transformation τ on the phase space of the system. …”
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Research on database watermarking based on Independent Component Analysis and multiple rolling by Zaihui Cao, Ge Shi, Qingtao Wu

“…This kind of watermark information is rolled up, and the information in the original database is kept independent of each other, and the embedded watermark information is changed by the smaller carrier. …”
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The effect of Clostridium difficile infection on the course of liver cirrhosis by A. A. Driga, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Material and methods. The original study included overall 47 patients with decompensated LC (Child-Pugh class B - 27 patients and class C - 20 patients). …”
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Migrant remittances and diaspora policies in Africa by I. D. Loshkariov, I. S. Kopyttsev

“…Additionally, the authors outline the most promising pathways for advancing diaspora policies while identifying existing barriers.They advocate for the establishment of distinct platforms for diaspora representation, deepening cooperation between origin and host states, and extending certain diaspora policy mechanisms to subnational and supranational levels. …”
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Data Augmentation For Sorani Kurdish News Headline Classification Using Back-Translation And Deep Learning Model by Soran Badawi

“…The proposed BiLSTM model is trained on the augmented data and compared with baseline models SVM (Support-Vector-Machines) and Naïve Bayes an trained on the original data. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed BiLSTM model outperforms the baseline model and other existing models, achieving state-of-the-art performance on the Kurdish news headline classification task. …”
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Validity and Realibity of the Turkish form of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Tarik TOTAN

“…The confirmatory factor analysis results showed that the original version of the ERQ confirmed on the Turkish version. …”
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Monitoring of radionuclides in carbon steel blooms produced by EAF process by Sofilić T., Barišić D., Sofilić U., Živković J.

“…Because natural and artificial isotopes in steel might originate from steel scrap or from the residue of the material that was used in the technological process, thus monitoring especially artificial radionuclides 60Co, 137Cs and 192Ir deserve special attention. …”
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CaLRS: A Critical-Aware Shared LLC Request Scheduling Algorithm on GPGPU by Jianliang Ma, Jinglei Meng, Tianzhou Chen, Minghui Wu

“…We use the number of memory requests that originate from the same warp but have not been serviced when they arrive at the shared LLC bank to represent the criticality of each warp. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Intercity Highway Traffic Travel Patterns under the Impact of COVID-19 by Mingchen Gu, Shuo Sun, Feng Jian, Xiaohan Liu

“…Spatial matching, full-sample extrapolation, and trajectory feature analysis are adopted to attain travel volumes of intercity highways during four different periods. The reliability of origin-destination (OD) matrices calculated based on the cellular network-based dataset is demonstrated by comparing with the fluctuation trend of traffic count data. …”
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Motor control method using single-sensor phase current reconstruction by Yin Lu, Yuntian Huang, Hao Guo

“…The experimental results indicate that employing the Mixed Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (MSVPWM) control strategy reduces the reconstruction error from the original e = 3.5 % to e = 3.1 %. The current transition is smooth throughout the vector plane, and even in unobservable regions, the phase current can be accurately reconstructed. …”
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СONSTRUCTION AND THE ALGORITHM OPERATION OF THE LASER COMBINED FIRE DETECTOR by A. I. Kitsak, A. P. Lushchyk, D. L. Esipovich, V. N. Konon, I. V. Kavalchyk, O. A. Protasevich, I. B. Tretyak

“…The urgent task for this type of detector is to increase its sensitivity to «black» smoke and ensure resilience to the effects of electromagnetic interference and particle smoke origin.The objective of this work is to develop a structure and algorithm of point combined fire detector that provides high sensitivity to various types of fumes, detection rate and high noise immunity. …”
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Adrenal Cyst Presenting as Hepatic Hydatid Cyst by Abdulla Darwish, Veena Nagaraj, Mohmmed B. Mustafa, Ahmed Al Ansari

“…The incidental detection of adrenal cysts nowadays has become more frequent as a result of the increase usage of high quality imaging modalities. Adrenal cysts originate from the adrenal gland and can be classified into either true or pseudocyst. …”
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BECOMING OF SUBJECT FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL STUDIES by A. M. Tormakhova

“…Usmanova and S. Avanesov. Originality lies in the creation of a single integrated approach to the visual review. …”
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Computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV genome using MEGA by Vipan Kumar Sohpal

“…The novel coronavirus pandemic that has originated from China and spread throughout the world in three months. …”
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An Attempt to Account for Distributed Cognition in Translating the Poetry of Juhan Viiding by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov

“…This approach is helpful for the translator of Viiding’s poetry who aspires to produce translated poems that do in another language what the original poems do in their language, for it entails thinking through language to access the working of the individual and the collective minds in the text. …”
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Patient–Physician Differences in Desired Characteristics of NSAID Plasters: An Online Survey by On Takeda, Daisuke Chiba, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Eiichi Tsuda

“…In Japan, adhesive skin plasters containing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently used to treat pain of musculoskeletal origin. There are many reports on their efficacy but few on patients’ impressions of usability or levels of satisfaction. …”
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Air Transportation Direct Share Analysis and Forecast by Xufang Zheng, Chia-Mei Liu, Peng Wei

“…Air transportation direct share is the ratio of direct passengers to total passengers on a directional origin and destination (O&D) pair. Direct share is an essential factor of passenger flow distribution and shows passengers’ general preference for direct flight services on a certain O&D. …”
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Evaluation of Machine Learning and Ensemble Learning Models for Classification Using Delivery Data by İrem Karakaya

“…These results underscore the potential of such models to optimize logistics operations, reduce delays, and enhance customer satisfaction.Originality: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of machine and ensemble learning methods on complex logistics data, contributing to optimizing logistics efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction. …”
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Holistic Framework for Blockchain-Based Halal Compliance in Supply Chains Enabled by Artificial Intelligence by Funlade Sunmola, George Baryannis, Albert Tan, Kenneth Co, Emmanuel Papadakis

“…This ensures trust and confidence among consumers by providing verifiable information on ingredient origin and production processes. This paper further strengthens the potential of this framework by presenting an illustrative example that utilises knowledge graphs, machine learning, and smart contracts. …”
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