To be continued? Book review of ‘Nuclear arms control in Russian-American strategic relations (2010 — early 2020s)’ by O.M. Aleksandriya and A.G. Savel’ev by V. I. Mizin

“…As such, this monograph is a timely and insightful research that would be of interest to both specialists and anyone concerned with the issues of international security, arms control and Russian-American relations.…”
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Is Objective Structured Practical Examination a Better Option than Conventional Practical Examination in Assessing Students’ Competency? An Analytical Research by Arup J. Rout, Pallabi Dasgupta, Tushar K. Saha, Daliya Biswas

“…Results: The high-scorer students secured significantly higher mean marks of 30.30 ± 3.94 in OSPE than in CPE (26.93 ± 3.85). …”
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Evaluating the Factors Affecting COVID-19 Patients’ Mortality in Arak in 2020 by Hossein Mazaherpour, Masoumeh Soofian, Elham Farahani, Ahmad Saebbian, Mostafa Etebari, Sakineh Mazaherpour, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Amitis Ramezani

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Identifying the Spatial Range of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration from a Differentiated Perspective of Population Distribution and Population Mobility by Yongwang Cao, Qingpu Li, Zaigao Yang

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Un hito jurídico sobre Internet de las Cosas: la Ley de California n° 327 del año 2018 vigente a partir del 1 enero del 2020 by Adriana Margarita Porcelli

“…Resumen El objetivo de este artículo consiste en definir el ecosistema denominado Internet de las Cosas y analizar la Ley de California n° 327 Information privacy: connected devices, publicada el 28 de septiembre de 2018 y agregada a la Sección 1, Parte 4 de la División 3 del Código Civil californiano, bajo el título Title 1.81.26. Security of Connected Devices, y que entró vigencia recién el 1 de enero de 2020. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLASTIBELL CIRCUMCISION IN NEONATESAND INFANTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Muhammad Abid Owais

“…Hence, the dissimilarity of age in neonates and infants does not affect the usefulness of Plastibell technique and proves it secure and comparable in its result. Therefore, we can say that a circumcision done by appropriate Plastibell technique gives acceptable results and can be performed even in a year-old child and emends the doubtfulness in the minds of surgeons. …”
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Forecasting power generation of wind turbine with real-time data using machine learning algorithms by Asiye Bilgili, Kerem Gül

“…The significance of wind energy generation lies in its abundance, environmental benefits, cost-effectiveness and contribution to energy security. Accurate forecasting of wind energy generation is crucial for managing its intermittent nature and ensuring effective integration into the electricity grid. …”
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Conceptos para el estudio del agro latinoamericano: campesinos y agricultores familiares by Eloy Gómez-Pellón

“…Family farming plays a crucial role in surplus production, food security, environmental sustainability, and rural employment generation in Latin America, making it an essential area for continued attention and support.…”
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Primordial Cause of Armament, Disarmament, Weaponry and Weapons of Mass Destruction by Effiong Ekpo

“… The entirety of humanity has been confronted with a serious threat to security, especially since after the cold war. To this fact, the concept of conflict and peace situate themselves in the heart of the contemporary man. …”
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The Data Heterogeneity Issue Regarding COVID-19 Lung Imaging in Federated Learning: An Experimental Study by Fatimah Alhafiz, Abdullah Basuhail

“…A central manager aggregates local model updates to compute global updates, ensuring secure and effective integration. The global model’s generalization capability is evaluated using centralized testing data before dissemination to participating nodes, where local assessments facilitate personalized adaptations tailored to diverse datasets. …”
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Research on the driving paths of bilateral renewable energy trade between neighboring countries and China from the perspective of behavioral attribution by Zijie Yang

“…Additionally, favorable bilateral political ties, a lower level of nationalism and increased energy security within surrounding nations are critical factors in fostering extensive renewable energy trade with China. …”
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Design of a Combined Solar Powered Pasture Chopping and Conveying Machine. by Kanyamumba Liberty

“…Zero grazing provides advantages like Animals are kept inside hence more secure, feeds are utilized well, reduces pasture damage, maximum use of land, urban and peri-urban farmers can keep cattle, many animals can be fed from a small area, easy collection of manure, crop and biogas production, and easy detection of heat in animals. [1]. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Solar Thermal Dryer for Fruits. by Amanya, Sylus

“…The designed dryer aims to improve food security and reduce waste since there will be reduced post-harvest losses allowing people to preserve fruits for longer periods. …”
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Records Keeping and Performance of Small Scale Businesses in Bushenyi District: A Case Study of Bushenyi Town Council. by Allen, Natunkunda

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Internal Control Systems and service delivery in Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District, Uganda. by Boaz, Abomugisha

“…It is therefore recommended that all stakeholders should follow internal controls put in place for effective and efficient delivery of services, the division of work and segregation of duties should be upheld, Each department should be represented on the procurement committee for transparency purposes; the control environment should be improved by management to allow any stakeholder to access documents, and culprits that breach norms and regulations are found, they should be punished accordingly, Finally the management of the Council should prioritize services which are critical to the public, like Road construction, Waste disposal, Education, Security and Health.…”
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Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Mary, Ejang, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…This paper recommends that, financial service providers should revise their lending terms downwards to reach smallholder farmers, some of whom lack collateral security to pledge for credit. While the government takes credit for improving infrastructure, government, through her policy organs like ministry of agriculture, should provide buffer prices against price fluctuations.…”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Therefore, there is need to address the identified knowledge gaps on safer pesticide application in order to attain safe agricultural productivity for sustainable food security, safeguarding human health and community development in Kabale District, Uganda.…”
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Investigating and prioritizing the factors affecting the success of e-commerce using the best and worst (BWM) technique. by shayan mohammadpour mir, shiba masoumi, seyed mojtaba kavoosi davoodi

“…Effective factors include the components of 1- infrastructure (access to the Internet network, electronic storage of information, security systems and electronic payments), 2- payment system (payment authorization, various customer payment methods, settlement operations), 3- Knowledge and awareness (customer notification system, customer privacy consideration, company's response to customers' frequent questions), 4- Customer satisfaction (variety of products and advertisements, company's seasonal auctions, timely delivery of goods, building trust). …”
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Explainability of Subfield Level Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing by Hiba Najjar, Miro Miranda, Marlon Nuske, Ribana Roscher, Andreas Dengel

“…Crop yield forecasting plays a significant role in addressing growing concerns about food security and guiding decision-making for policymakers and farmers. …”
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Dimensions of Poverty and the Internal Relationship of Its Components with an Interpretive Structural Approach in the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Tabriz Metropolis by mehrdad Mohamadpour shatery, hoshang taghizadeh, sahar Khoshfetrat

“…These 14 factors are important in order of importance: 1- Economic; 2- Social; 3- Individual; 4- Legal; 5- Family; 6; Environment; 7; Political; 8; Management; 9; Cultural; 10- Overseas; 11. Security; 12. Scientific; 13. Organizational; 14. Geographical. …”
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