Bach Adsorption Study for the Extraction of Silver Ions by Hydrazone Compounds from Aqueous Solution by Abdussalam Salhin Mohamad Ali, Norfarhah Abdul Razak, Ismail Ab Rahman

“…However, for practical applications such as the removal and preconcentration of Ag+, the physically immobilized sorbent (SG1) is preferred.…”
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Fuzzy TOPSIS for Multiresponse Quality Problems in Wafer Fabrication Processes by Chiun-Ming Liu, Mei-Yu Ji, Wen-Chieh Chuang

“…In this study, the fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS), one of the fuzzy multiattribute decision-analysis (MADA) methods, is proposed to investigate the fuzzy multiresponse quality problem in integrated-circuit (IC) wafer fabrication process. …”
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Arranging a Pool of Functional Test Sequences for Variable In-Field Test Periods by Irith Pomeranz

“…Therefore, test sets of both types should be arranged such that every test period would be utilized for targeting the most likely to occur faults. This is preferred over the alternative where each test period is used for achieving the highest possible fault coverage since the highest possible fault coverage may be achieved without detecting the most likely to occur faults. …”
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Comprehension of HIV/AIDS messages in Lesotho by Olutunmise Adesola Ojo, Rudi de Lange

“…The results indicate that suitable graphic imagery fosters message comprehension, that inappropriate imagery inhibits comprehension, and that realistic and appropriate imagery is preferred to abstract and representational imagery. …”
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Optimization of Dual-Mass Flywheel Parameters Based on a Multicondition Simulation Test by Maoqing Xie, Shangrui Wang, Zhengfeng Yan, Leigang Wang, Guanhua Tan

“…Vehicle vibration and noise are major indicators of vehicle comfort, while dual-mass flywheel technology can preferably solve the comfort problem. Based on the created torsional vibration model, this paper describes the testing of the torsional characteristics under various conditions with an LMS AMESim simulation. …”
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Lobbying of Qatar's Interests in the United States and the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis by D. B. Grafov

“…Three main conclusions are drawn: 1) The US is not interested in settlement of dispute through the support of one party. The White House prefers the “divide and rule” strategy. 2) There is little chance of successful lobbying in the US for any state that cooperates with Iran. 3) The balance-of-power approach in analysing of the development of Qatari-Saudi crisis shows that attempt of the both parties to “buck-pass” by one superpower is uneffisient. …”
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Banking Crises: Identification Problems and Resolution by O. I. Larina

“…The form of state participation in the process of overcoming a banking crisis and the extent of state involvement in solving the problems of insolvency of banks can be different: the government may restrict the measures to promote and support organization of private capital, to prefer the formal financial support of some banks, to take the banks under state control (control) or eliminate part of banks.…”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…Analysis of overall likeness revealed that UUFB was significantly preferred to CSFB and USFB. The UUFB sample was rated highest in terms of overall likeness and may economically complement some of the existing popular meat-based snacks in Nigeria. …”
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Socio-psychological features of the process of transformation of the social structure of society and the process of communication in the digital space by S. Grishaeva, O. Kulikova

“…The main directions of changes in the cognitive and communicative aspects of communication, the negative consequences of the preference of the online environment to live communication and the impact on human mental activity, the development of addictive trends in communication by means of digital technologies, scenarios of conflict situations in the digital communication space and their impact on the social life of an individual are reviewed. …”
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VLADIVOSTOK STUDENTS' VALUE SYSTEM by Oksana O. Martynenko, Olga A. Korotina

“…The education priority are unique education in prestigious institute of higher education, tuition-free education preference; location of higher education institute plays a great role as well as a positive sociocultural environment, IT support level of educational process. …”
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Recent Trends in Information and Cyber Security Maturity Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review by Alenka Brezavšček, Alenka Baggia

“…This work represents a comprehensive and systematic literature review (SLR) that follows the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines for research assessing information and cyber security maturity. …”
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Telepresence Robots at the Urology and Emergency Department: A Pilot Study Assessing Patients’ and Healthcare Workers’ Satisfaction by Jens Laigaard, Trine Ungermann Fredskild, Grzegorz Lukasz Fojecki

“…The caregivers would have preferred the urologist physically present in 11 (31%) cases. …”
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The American Landscape: from an Ideological to an Ecological Object in Oxbow Archive by Joel Sternfeld by Helena Lamouliatte

“…Sternfeld doesn’t blatantly criticize the way men claim ownership of natural spaces, but prefers to use a rigorous and elaborate aesthetic framework, combined with a serial mode of representation that only shows traces of human presence. …”
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An Interval Efficiency Measurement in DEA When considering Undesirable Outputs by Renbian Mo, Hongyun Huang, Liyang Yang

“…Finally, an improved degree of preference approach is introduced to rank the DMUs.…”
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Research on restraint strategies for rearward-reclined occupants in a frontal rigid barrier crash by Daowen Zhang, Jixiang Yang, Yi Lei, Junlian Yan, Lei Xu

“…Abstract Autonomous driving technology has led to an increasing preference for rearward seating postures. However, current restraint systems exhibit significant shortcomings in protecting reclined occupants. …”
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Evaluation of the genome in bird breeding by A. F. Yakovlev, N. V. Dement’eva

“…The existence of two categories of chromosomes (macro- and microchromosomes) with different rates of recombination, the preferred genomic females evaluation, rapid change of generations make their own features. …”
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Miss-represented by Pontsho Pilane, Mehita Iqani

“…Motivated by critical race theory, black feminist thought and critical consumption studies, the aim of the study was to determine how often black women were represented in the sample and, further, to examine the particular body types and hairstyles preferred in the aesthetic of black women featured. …”
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Development of Learning Media for the Elderly to Promote Child Health in the Community by Napalai Chaimaha, Supawadee Putthinoi, Suchitporn Lersilp

“…Results showed that the participants mostly preferred the topic of activities of daily living (ADL) in children. …”
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Crowd Motion Analysis Based on Social Force Graph with Streak Flow Attribute by Shaonian Huang, Dongjun Huang, Mansoor Ahmed Khuhro

“…Extensive experiments on challenging datasets show that the proposed method achieves preferable results in the application of crowd motion segmentation and abnormal behavior detection.…”
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Pedagogical Strategies to Diminish Concepts of Language Privileging Among Pre-service Teachers by Anna Burnley

“…The English learner may express a preference for English even at home, further imperiling the use of his or her home language. …”
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