Did the COVID-19 quarantine policies applied in Cochabamba, Bolivia mitigated cases successfully? an interrupted time series analysis by Rodrigo K. Arce Cardozo, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Yercin Mamani Ortiz, Miguel San Sebastian, Frida Jonsson

“…Results The public sector reported the larger percentage of tests (65%), followed by the private sector (23%) with almost double as many tests as the public-social security sector (11%). In the time series analysis, a correlation between the implementation of quarantine policies and a decrease in the slope of positive rates of COVID-19 cases was observed compared to periods without or with reduced quarantine policies. …”
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Hard and soft climate-smart investments in aquaculture in Bangladesh: Conditioning factors and decision space by T.S. Amjath-Babu, Peerzadi Rumana Hossain, Sanzida Akhter Anee, Essam Yassin Mohammed, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…This absence of accessible climate information services and the capacity to invest in climate smart equipment that makes the information actionable, hinder the transition to climate smart aquaculture by smallholder farmers and hence threaten their livelihood and nutritional security.…”
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Enhancing User Differentiation in the Electronic Personal Synthesis Behavior (EPSBV01) Algorithm by Adopting the Time Series Analysis by Mohanaad Shakir

“…The progress of contemporary technology has rendered information systems essential in our everyday existence, underscoring the crucial necessity to safeguard information security and privacy. In password authentication, the Electronic Personal Synthesis Behaviour (EPSB) heightens the accuracy of authorizing an authenticated user based on three parameters: EPSBERROR, EPSBTime, and EPSBStyle. …”
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A Layered Searchable Encryption Scheme with Functional Components Independent of Encryption Methods by Guangchun Luo, Ningduo Peng, Ke Qin, Aiguo Chen

“…Searchable encryption technique enables the users to securely store and search their documents over the remote semitrusted server, which is especially suitable for protecting sensitive data in the cloud. …”
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Lethal intimate partner violence and gendered dimensions of the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria: evidence from a descriptive analysis of secondary data by Vitalis U Ukoji, Vitus N Ukoji

“…This research aims to shed light on the impact of the pandemic lockdown on IPV-related mortalities.Methods The study used secondary data from the Nigeria Watch database, an online resource on lethal violence and human security in Nigeria. It relied on IPV datasets extracted and analysed descriptively at the univariate level.Results Results indicate a steady increase in IPV-related mortalities, with 205 fatalities—62 in 2019, 69 in 2020 and 74 in 2021—resulting from 180 IPV incidents. …”
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Face morphing attacks and face image quality: The effect of morphing and the unsupervised attack detection by quality by Biying Fu, Naser Damer

“…This operation, therefore, poses serious security issues related to the ability of a travel or identity document to be verified to belong to multiple persons. …”
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Development of the national cybersecurity system of Ukraine as a necessary element of information society development by S. H. Petrov

“…Attention is drawn to the unconditional fulfillment of the tasks of the new Cyber Security Strategy of Ukraine, especially those related to cyber protection of critical infrastructure. …”
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A framework to evaluate public green spaces with an emphasis on recreational values for sustainable urban and rural areas: A systematic review and content analysis by Amirmohammad Ghavimi, Frank Schuessler, Roland Pesch

“…Employing a systematic review of 130 publications sourced from Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar and ensuing content analysis, we identified and elaborated on 14 distinct qualities, including accessibility, connectedness, responsiveness, variety of activity, social interactions, facilities, safety and security, spaciousness, biodiversity, perceptual value, aesthetic value, and symbolic value. …”
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Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Genetic Diversities of Clostridium difficile in Meat Nuggets from Various Sources in Isfahan, Iran by Parvin Ghorbani Filabadi, Ebrahim Rahimi, Amir Shakerian, Zahra Esfandiari

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Features of democratic reforms in Jordan by A. V. Krilov

“…In seeking to preserve the existing status quo Jordanian authorities would deliberately put the country in a state of dependency on the political interests of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, in return for all kinds of preferences, including military aid if a threat to the security of the Kingdom is expected.…”
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Maturity of Employment Data Interoperability in supporting One Employment Data at the Ministry and Regional Government Level by Herpita Wahyuni, Dyah Mutiarin, Wahyudi Kumorotomo, Ulung Pribadi, Nur Syakiran Akmal Ismail

“…Ethos (27.00%) by carrying out the revitalization of One Employment Data's network and data security devices and hashtags in the data interoperability process which indicates that information related to work, training and the labor market can be better integrated for analysis and decision making purposes which is more effective.…”
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Development of methodology of accounting and control processes in the digital economy by A. V. Bodiako

“…A technology for the formation of information-security mission of accounting and control processes in the digital conomy and the changed requirements for the formation of information for management decisions, combining in a single information-digital “shell” accounting, control, analytical and other iterations, which should contribute to a better compilation of different reporting formats, has been presented. …”
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Power Prioritization and Load Shedding in an Island with RESs Using ABC Algorithm by L. O. Mogaka, G. N. Nyakoe, M. J. Saulo

“…In instances where power demand exceeds generation within islanded microgrid or due to an occurrence of a contingency, optimum load shedding should be put in place so as to enhance system security and stability of the power system. Load shedding is traditionally done based on undervoltage measurements or underfrequency measurements of a given section of the grid. …”
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Triboelectric sensor gloves for real-time behavior identification and takeover time adjustment in conditionally automated vehicles by Xiao Lu, Haiqiu Tan, Haodong Zhang, Wuhong Wang, Shaorong Xie, Tao Yue, Facheng Chen

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Evaluation of Emergency Assembly Areas with the AHP Method from the Perspective of Occupational Safety Experts by Onur Doğan

“…Accordingly, as a result of the comparison made between the criteria, the criterion with the highest weight was 0.4294 assembly area security, followed by 0.3602 assembly area access and 0.2104 assembly area characteristics, respectively…”
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From fitness trackers to medical devices: wearable technologies by Zhi Zhou

“…As wearable technology is being proposed for critical applications, it must be vetted for its reliability and security properties. Applications based on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for Internet of Things (IoTs) scenarios are rising. …”
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How does agricultural insurance influence grain production scale? An income-mediated perspective by Dainan Hou, Xin Wang, Xin Wang

“…This study applies the von Neumann-Morgenstern expected utility model, coupled with theories on economies of scale, technology diffusion, and rational choice, to examine the theoretical links between agricultural insurance, farmers’ income, and grain production scale.ResultsUsing panel data from 27 Chinese provinces between 2011 and 2021, analyzed through fixed-effects and mediation models, the study finds that agricultural insurance positively, albeit moderately, impacts the scale of grain production, with farmers’ income serving as a partial mediating factor.DiscussionBased on these findings, we recommend expanding agricultural insurance coverage, developing a multi-level insurance framework, and enhancing insurance protection levels to bolster sustainable agricultural development and food security in China.…”
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Efficacy Perceived by Patients of Post-infarction Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Strategies by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Carlos Antonio Escobar Suárez, Becker Neto Mullo

“…The study population was made up of 90 patients who participated in post-infarction cardiac rehabilitation programs implemented in the medical facilities of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security in the Sierra region of Ecuador. The technique for data collection was the survey. …”
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Elevated few-shot network intrusion detection via self-attention mechanisms and iterative refinement. by Congyuan Xu, Yong Zhan, Guanghui Chen, Zhiqiang Wang, Siqing Liu, Weichen Hu

“…The network intrusion detection system (NIDS) plays a critical role in maintaining network security. However, traditional NIDS relies on a large volume of samples for training, which exhibits insufficient adaptability in rapidly changing network environments and complex attack methods, especially when facing novel and rare attacks. …”
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Enhancing Maternal Caregiving Capabilities Model to Prevent Childhood Stunting: A UNICEF-Inspired Model by Eka Mishbahatul Marah Has PhD, Ilya Krisnana PhD, Ferry Efendi PhD

“…Household factors, including economic level and food security, were also important. High maternal caregiving capabilities were expected to enable mothers to improve their behavior to prevent childhood stunting (6–23 months).…”
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