An Efficient FPGA Implementation of Optimized Anisotropic Diffusion Filtering of Images by Chandrajit Pal, Avik Kotal, Asit Samanta, Amlan Chakrabarti, Ranjan Ghosh

“…Digital image processing is an exciting area of research with a variety of applications including medical, surveillance security systems, defence, and space applications. …”
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Blockchain technology in healthcare strengthening: The Nigerian case by Godsave Binlak Wazhi, Nengak Precious Danladi, Sesugh Daniel Terver, Stephen Ebuka Ukaobasi

“…Blockchain technology has many practical applications in the healthcare sector, including precision medicine and interoperability, supply chain management, authorization exchange of health information, security, and authorization, all of which are pivotal for effective health systems and quality health services. …”
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Trends and constraints of utilization of preserved cowpea leaves among households in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya: a convergent mixed method study by J. O. Owade, G. O. Abong’, M. W. Okoth, A. W. Mwang’ombe

“…Abstract Background As much as local communities have employed traditional techniques of preservation to enhance availability and utilization of cowpea leaves, the efficiency of these techniques in achieving food security need to be established. The current study sought to document trends and constraints of utilization of preserved cowpea leaves in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in order to overcome of seasonal availability of the vegetable. …”
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Anti‐freezing electrolyte modification strategies toward low‐temperature aqueous zinc‐ion batteries by Xinyao Yuan, Di Zhang, Hongfei Lu, Chenxu Duan, Yang Jin

“…Abstract Due to the availability of zinc resources, and reduced security risks, aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) are potential contenders for next‐generation energy storage systems. …”
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Social risks of e-learning in a digital society by E. V. Chmykhova

“…The characteristic of risk types has been made in relation to such characteristics of modern society as the complexity of self-organization processes, the open nature and non-linearity of transformation processes.The understanding of various types of risks has been explained, that are associated with the problems of implementing the goals of humanistic educational policy; incomplete integration of methodological tools for e-learning; the break in educational traditions; conflicts between subjects of educational relations; the lack of adaptability of digital technologies to the content of social interaction; the complexity of the nature of distance learning technologies in the modern supercomplex socio-global system; impact on the formalization of learning new types of rationality; objectively inherent in modern society’s global social risks; conflicts of social movements with the interests of the subjects realizing the functions of education; with the indivisibility of the security of complex society in different spheres and levels of social interaction. …”
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Assessment and Modelling of Walk Trips in Akure, Nigeria by Yinka Benjamin Oluwadiya, Arafat Ayodeji Adeowu, Emmanuel Femi Adebayo, Adekunle Isaac Omole, Musa Odunayo Sabit, Olatunji Akhigbe Akinyeye

“…Generally, the factors that motivated respondents to choose walking as a travel mode included its relative affordability, the lack of personal vehicles, awareness of health benefits, safety and security concerns, avoidance of motorized traffic congestion, and favorable weather conditions. …”
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Effects of Elevated CO₂ on Maize Physiological and Biochemical Processes by Pirzada Khan, Tariq Aziz, Rahmatullah Jan, Kyung-Min Kim

“…This balance is essential for optimizing maize cultivation for food security, biofuel production, and environmental sustainability.…”
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Interdependency classification: a framework for infrastructure resilience by Negin Shamsi, Alysha Helmrich

“…Critical Infrastructure Systems (CISs) provide essential services for nation-wide security, economy, and social well-being, and these systems are becoming increasingly interdependent to maintain those services. …”
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Standartization of Forensic Activities and Certification of Expert Laboratories as a Factor for the Development of Forensic Examination by I. V. Kuchynska

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Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Regulation to Tourism in the Czech Republic by Lukáš Novotný, Pavlína Pellešová

“…On the basis of the research, the most important aid factors were identified: financial aid, greater support from the State and municipalities, exemption of social security and health insurance payments, promotion of tourism and guide services, support in the form of upgrading skills and retraining. …”
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Safety-involved co-optimization of speed trajectory and energy management for fuel cell-battery electric vehicle in car-following scenarios by Longlong Zhu, Fazhan Tao, Zhumu Fu, Mengyang Li, Guoqu Deng

“…Abstract Vehicle connectivity technologies has propelled integrated optimization of vehicle’s motion and power splitting becoming a hotspot in eco-driving control research. However, the security issues and power sources life loss of fuel cell-battery hybrid electric vehicle (FCHEV) are still challenging due to disturbances and power sources degradation. …”
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Hyperbolic Sine Function Control-Based Finite-Time Bipartite Synchronization of Fractional-Order Spatiotemporal Networks and Its Application in Image Encryption by Lvming Liu, Haijun Jiang, Cheng Hu, Haizheng Yu, Siyu Chen, Yue Ren, Shenglong Chen, Tingting Shi

“…Finally, a formulated image encryption algorithm, which is evaluated through imperative security tests, reveals the effectiveness and superiority of the obtained results.…”
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An Infrared Small Moving Target Detection Method in Complex Scenes Based on Dual-Region Search by Huazhao Cao, Yuxin Hu, Ziming Wang, Jianwei Yang, Guangyao Zhou, Wenzhi Wang, Yuhan Liu

“…Infrared (IR) small target detection is a crucial component of infrared imaging systems and is vital for applications in surveillance, security, and early warning systems. However, most existing algorithms for detecting small targets in infrared imagery encounter difficulties in achieving both high accuracy and speed, particularly in complex scenes. …”
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Enhancing Deepfake Detection Through Quantum Transfer Learning and Class-Attention Vision Transformer Architecture by Bekir Eray Katı, Ecir Uğur Küçüksille, Güncel Sarıman

“…The widespread use of the internet, coupled with the increasing production of digital content, has caused significant challenges in information security and manipulation. Deepfake detection has become a critical research topic in both academic and practical domains, as it involves identifying forged elements in artificially generated videos using various deep learning and artificial intelligence techniques. …”
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Problems of the activity of canine units of the National Police in the conditions of war by V. S. Seliukov

“…Emphasis is also placed on new promising directions for the use of service dogs in the police and other structures of the security and defense sector. Amendments to the regulatory framework are proposed to regulate the use of K9 units. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…The genetic diversity of the banana shrimp Fenneropenaeus merguiensis is at risk because of over-harvesting, which consequently reduces food security. This endangerment is exacerbated because this species is not commonly cultivated by farmers. …”
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Aplication of Gene Transfer in Aquaculture by . Alimuddin, G. Yoshizaki, O. Carman, K. Sumantadinata

“… Recently, global food security has become a hot issue by the public in national as well as out of the country. …”
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Enhancing Agricultural Efficiency and Land Resource Management through Information Systems by Zauresh Imanbayeva, Galym Mussirov, Ainash Nurgaliyeva, Tukhtabek Rakhimov, Gulistan Akhmetova, Danira Kaldybayeva, Alexander Petrov

“… Many issues related to the use of land resources have been considered in the context of the possible application of modern information systems to improve the efficiency of agricultural management and ensure food security. The article aims at facilitating the introduction of information systems into the management of land resources in the Republic of Kazakhstan and improving the efficiency of managing its agricultural territories. …”
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Technical, forensic and organisational aspects of work with Monero cryptocurrency by V. V. Nosov, O. V. Manzhai, V. O. Kovtun

“…It is stated that there are currently no effective ways of such identification without knowledge of the public address and the corresponding keys, especially if users use additional security mechanisms such as connection to the TOR network. …”
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Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children by Francisco Vázquez-Nava, Jaime Morales Romero, Arturo Córdova-Fernandez, Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González, Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez, Dolores Lin-Ochoa, Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez

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