Offshoring Location Decision in Fuzzy Environment by Mehmet Şahin

“…A Fuzzy-AHP (analytical hierarchy process) integrated with the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), additive ratio assessment (ARAS), elimination et choix traduisant la realité (ELECTRE), and weighted sum method (WSM) methodology is proposed for the appraisal and selection of the optimal offshoring location. …”
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Aspects of the Biology and Culture of the Butterfly Fish, <i>Pantodon buchholzi</i>; A Potential Aquarium Fish in Nigeria by A.T. Ibim, J.O. Ike

“…The adults are carnivorous, surface hunters, while the juveniles are passive insectivores that prefer live foods, but can be lured into eating fish feed over time. …”
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Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Blood Glucose Levels in Young Adults and the Elderly by Lekan Sheriff Ojulari, Swabirah Eniamire Sulaiman, Olayide Sulaiman Agodirin, Mohammed Amali

“…Methods: This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines. …”
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Acute effects of bout duration in small-sided games on physiological and kinematic responses by Osman Yılmaz

“…Therefore, coaches may prefer short bout matches in SSGs to significantly increase the training load and successfully pass technical performance.…”
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Expert Opinion on Fixed Dose Combination of Dapagliflozin Plus Sitagliptin for Unmet Cardiovascular Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Soumitra Ray, J Ezhilan, Rajiv Karnik, Ashish Prasad, Rajashree Dhar

“…Based on CV risk, including HF, the combination of SGLT2i and DPP4i may be preferred over other conventional therapies (those with no CV benefit) in cases of established CV disease and/or HF risk. …”
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4-H Pizza Garden: An Agricultural Adventure by Janet Golden, Joy Jordan, Nan Jensen, Betty Lipe, Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Anne Fugate, Erin Karkheck, Linda Bobroff, Karla Shelnutt, Tracy Tesdall

“…According to a recent Gallup poll, kids between the ages of 3 and 11 prefer pizza to all other foods for lunch and dinner. …”
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Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling by Ning Lv, Yunxu Li, Yujing Qiao

“…The Brim is a special skirt and is usually the preferred starting layer for the printing process. …”
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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Regimens and Duration for Intracranial Stenting Procedures: Literature Review by Milda Paliulytė, Gytis Šustickas

“…A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, BioMed Central, BMJ Journals, EBSCO Publishing, SAGE Journals Online, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink was conducted by two independent readers (MP, GŠ) for studies published from January 2017 to April 2023. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. 23 studies: 6 retrospective cohort, 11 retrospective case-control, 1 prospective cohort, 1 prospective randomized-control, 1 systemic literature review, 3 metanalysis observational studies were identified. …”
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Protecting H.264/AVC Data-Partitioned Video Streams over Broadband WiMAX by Laith Al-Jobouri, Martin Fleury, Mohammed Ghanbari

“…The paper determines whether equal error protection (EEP) through FEC of all partition types or unequal error protection (UEP) of the more important partition type is preferable. The paper finds that, though UEP offers a small reduction in bitrate, if EEP is employed, there are significant gains (several dBs) in video quality. …”
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An MPS-BNS Mixed Strategy Based on Game Theory for Wireless Mesh Networks by S. Q. Huang, G. C. Wang, H. H. Zhen, Z. Zhang

“…It is concluded that MPS-BNS strategy is effective in fighting against selfishness in different levels and can achieve a preferable performance.…”
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More than Mounts the Eye: Coleridge, Byron, De Quincey by Marc Porée

“…Thomas De Quincey fait le cheminement inverse dans Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets (1838-1840), lorsqu’il affirme que ces "humbles montagnes", peuplées de montagnards humbles mais d’une grande force morale, bien qu’ayant la préférence de Wordsworth, méritent toute l’attention critique possible.Les deux parties devraient converger autour de la question suivante: pourquoi les romantiques de la première génération ont-ils dû de façon répétée repousser les accusations de modération et d’esprit de clocher, quand il n’était que trop évident de voir que le rang éminent de leurs productions dépassait de loin la prétendue "humilité" de leur cadre indigène ?…”
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Preorder of Factors Affecting Oil Prices: Fuzzy PROMETHEE Approach by Lazim Abdullah, Nurhatika Harun, Shalela Mohd Mahali, Naeem Jan, Ewa Rak

“…Thus, this paper attempts to explore the factors that might have contributed to oil prices and analyze them using the fuzzy preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation (PROMETHEE) method. …”
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How Architecture Builds Intelligence: Lessons from AI by Nikos A. Salingaros

“…Dominant architectural culture prefers minimalist environments that contradict the information setting needed for the infant brain to develop. …”
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A grounded theory based kano model to develop age-friendly housing retrofit strategies for older people in China by Erxin Tu, Ying Zhou

“…China’s aging population is rapidly growing, with home-based care becoming the preferred choice for many older adults. Age-friendly housing (AFH) is a key measure to improve their quality of life, yet a systematic decision-making framework remains lacking. …”
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Isolated Fracture of the Coracoid Process by Ali Güleç, Harun Kütahya, Recep Gani Göncü, Serdar Toker

“…In conclusion, in the current case of isolated fragmented coracoid process fracture showing minimal displacement in a patient engaged in heavy manual work, surgery was preferred as it was thought that nonunion might be encountered particularly because of the effect of forces around the coracoid.…”
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Russian Initiatives in Internet Governance by S. S. Shirin

“…Russian policy is assessed as a policy of preferring loud statements and PR rather than real influence on development of Internet technologies. …”
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Effect of Fishing Season and Size on the Physicochemical and Microbiological Characteristics of Salted Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) by Charifa Aoua, Bouchra Yacoubi, Abderrahmane Zekhnini

“…Salting is the preferred method used by manufacturers to preserve the quality of fish. …”
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Next-Generation Potentiometric Sensors: A Review of Flexible and Wearable Technologies by Mahmoud Abdelwahab Fathy, Philippe Bühlmann

“…Potentiometric sensors, leveraging a range of different solid contact materials, have emerged as a preferred choice for wearable chemical or biological sensors. …”
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Teaching and Learning English in Times of the Pandemic – A Case Study in a North-Macedonian Primary School by Rashit Emini, Sharon C. Lee

“…Moreover, the school was unprepared for the pandemic; yet, the school managed to shift the mode of teaching and learning from an on-site to an online scenario very quickly, as neither teachers nor pupils had any previous experience with online teaching and learning, and both parties preferred the on-site to the online mode. …”
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Predicting the current and future distributions of Australian Loranthaceae mistletoes by Carol A. Wilson, Kenneth Trang

“…Current understanding of mistletoe occurrence largely attributes host availability and preference to patterns of distribution. Using occurrence records, climate data, and climate modeling, we investigated current distributions and modeled contemporary and future distributions of Australian mistletoes in the Loranthaceae by haustorial type. …”
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