A Combined Weighting Model Based on Maximizing Deviation for Multiple Attribute Decision-Making by Xin Wang, Lei Zhang

“…Due to the differences of objective information data, a combined weighting method in different cases was proposed in this study. The original weight information and the prior information of standardized evaluation can be fully utilized in this model. …”
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Towards Pedestrian Target Detection with Optimized Mask R-CNN by Dong-Hao Chen, Yu-Dong Cao, Jia Yan

“…The optimized algorithm is compared with the original algorithm and several other mainstream target detection algorithms on the dataset; the experimental results show that the detection accuracy and detection speed of the optimized algorithm are improved, and its detection accuracy is better than other mainstream target detection algorithms.…”
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Ascetical and mystical experience in Chinese Buddhism by Dabetić Ilija

“…The Buddhist teachings that reached Chinese people were quite different from the original apathetic and transtheistic ideology of Prince Siddhartha. …”
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Article Review on Vectran-Super Fiber from Thermotropic Crystals of Rigid-Rod Polymer by Derseh Yilie limeneh, Kelem Tiessasie Yilma

“…Abrasion resistance of Vectran is even higher than a similarly sized aramid yarn. In addition, the original dimensions are maintained under variance of temperature with negligible creep and shrinkage. …”
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Western scholars on samurai: Stages in studying the Japanese military estate of the 18th – early 20th century by E.A. Pavlovskaya

“…The paper is aimed at analyzing the first scientific and journalistic works from the point of view of their evaluation of samurai, as well as the origin of scientific study of Japanese history. In this period three stages were identified. 1) Protoscientific (until 1869). …”
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Analysis of Islamic Financial Articles Published in Scientific and Research Journals of Accounting and Finance: Content and Taxonomy Analysis by Hossein Rajabdorri

“…The study of the development of accounting and finance research journals by taxonomy analysis also showed that Islamic Finance Research is the most developed publication among the scientific and financial journals of accounting and finance in Islamic finance.Originality/Value: The findings of this research can be helpful for researchers and planners to guide future research and better management of financial and accounting journals.…”
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THE AXIS OF EVIL: THE ALLIANCE OF NEO-CONSERVATISM AND NEO-ORIENTALISM IN RUSHDIE’S SHALIMAR THE CLOWN / ŞEYTAN ÜÇGENİ: SALMAN RUSHDİE’NİN SOYTARI ŞALİMAR ROMANINDA AŞIRI SAĞCI NEO... by Beyazıt AKMAN

“…It is also aimed to expose how Rushdie’s so-called “insider” status that arises because of his Indian origin and coming from amonst Muslims, gives him an unfair credit and makes him all the more credible in the eyes of his readership, mostly the literary intelligencia of the West. …”
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English Slang in “Gap Year” Movies Series by Rahilla Fanny Fanny

“…In this research, the data were collected from Gap Year movie series in the form of British slangs.Then the data were checked by using dictionary, Oxford English Dictionaries Online and Etymology dictionaries online to make sure whether the data belonged to slang words or not and also to check the origin of the words. The data were also analyzed based on Plag and Yule’s theories in terms of etymology, borrowing, coinage, and multiple processes. …”
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Board Characteristics and Firm Performance in State-Owned Enterprises by Anaclet ANANGA ONANA

“…Moreover, the proportion of foreigners has no association with the performance of public enterprises. Originality / relevance: this article is initiated in favor of the promulgation by the Head of State of Cameroon of laws No 2017/010 and 2017/011 of 12 July 2017 on the general status of public enterprises preceded by decree No 2019/320 of 19 June 2019 specifying the modalities for the application of laws raised, all this in place of the 1999 law. …”
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A bolu: costruzioni patrimoniali in Sardegna by Ignazio Macchiarella

“…Emphasis is placed on the significant initiatives undertaken by groups of Canto a tenore in collaboration with representatives of other traditional practices (canto a cuncordu, launeddas, improvised poetry, guitar-accompanied singing) who have promoted original actions of self-heritagization, culminating, in 2015, in the creation of an association made up of musicians from different traditional practices. …”
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Prints from German Publishing Houses in the Dominican Monks’ Book Collection in Różanystok (Poland). Contribution to the Books’ Circulation in Europe from the 17th to the 19th Cent... by Katarzyna Zimnoch

“…The analysis resulted in confirming the existence of 75 German prints (12.88% of the studied book collection) originating from German printing houses in: Augsburg, Dillingen, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Leipzig, Mainz, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Sulzbach. …”
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Modified Grey Wolf Optimizer for Global Engineering Optimization by Nitin Mittal, Urvinder Singh, Balwinder Singh Sohi

“…A comparatively new algorithm motivated by the social hierarchy and hunting behavior of grey wolves is Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), which is a very successful algorithm for solving real mechanical and optical engineering problems. In the original GWO, half of the iterations are devoted to exploration and the other half are dedicated to exploitation, overlooking the impact of right balance between these two to guarantee an accurate approximation of global optimum. …”
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Antibiotic, Pesticide, and Microbial Contaminants of Honey: Human Health Hazards by Noori Al-Waili, Khelod Salom, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohammad Javed Ansari

“…Honey should be labeled to explore its origin, composition, and clear statement that it is free from contaminants. …”
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Efficiency of Air Transport Industry in European Union Nations with Regard to Environmental Factors by Tunahan Avcı, Tuğba Akbıyık

“…These findings indicate that, despite the EU's implementation of environmental impact legislation, developed member states have not successfully enforced it.Originality: Previous research has not examined the effectiveness of countries in terms of both passenger and flight volumes, as well as environmental considerations such as air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, kerosene and jet fuel use, energy products, and overall environmental taxation…”
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Plasticity and Awareness of Bodily Distortion by Mariella Pazzaglia, Marta Zantedeschi

“…Despite multiple sources, the immediate prediction, construction, and evaluation of one’s body are distorted. The origins of such distortions are unclear. In this review, we consider three possible sources of awareness that inform body distortion. …”
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Unveiling hydrosocial dynamics: discourse and power in Peña Blanca by Viola Di Tullio, Lorenzo Zannini

“…The paper aims to provide an original perspective on the symbolic and material implications of hydrosocial identities in climate-exposed communities struggling for autonomy, agency, and self-determination.…”
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Ansanus “the Baptizer” and the Problem of Siena’s Non-Existent Early Episcopacy (c. 1100–1600) by Carol A. Anderson

“…As part of their effort to verify that their city had not only Roman but also early Christian origins, the Sienese, primarily spearheaded by lay officials, refashioned the image of their martyr-saint, Ansanus (d. 296). …”
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Análisis de la calidad en el servicio y satisfacción de los estudiantes de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad de Cartagena mediante un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales by Juan Carlos Vergara Schmalbach, Víctor Manuel Quesada Ibargüen

“…Este artículo propone el uso de un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para determinar la calidad en el servicio ofrecido por las distintas unidades académicas pertenecientes a la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad de Cartagena, combinando el modelo de Oh (1999), con el instrumento original de Parasuraman, Valarie, Zeithalm y Berry planteado en 1985. …”
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Dynamic Response Law of Nonpersistent Jointed Rock Mass Under Normal Impact Load by Xianshi Deng, Yan Chang, Rong Hu, Heng Deng, Duofang Lu

“…Under the action of cyclic impact, the crack propagation path of jointed rock mass specimens is that the cracks originate at the loading place and develop to the joint surface and then spread to the weak joint end to form 90° wing cracks. …”
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Investigating the Influence of Single Fe and Two Fe co-doping on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Monolayer Pt2Te4 Pentagonal: A First Principle Study by Mojtaba Gholami

“…The examination revealed that the introduction of a single iron (Fe) atom and a pair of Fe atoms into the non-magnetic semiconductor monolayer of Pt2Te4 leads to magnetic moments measuring 2 µB and 4µB, respectively. The origin of magnetic moments is observed predominantly around Fe-3d orbitals. …”
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