Embedding Trust in the Media Access Control Protocol for Wireless Networks by Chaminda Alocious, Hannan Xiao, Bruce Christianson, Joseph Spring

“…IEEE 802.11 is one of the most common medium access control (MAC) protocols used in wireless networks. The carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanisms in 802.11 have been designed under the assumption that all nodes in the network are cooperative and trustworthy. …”
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The Ka’ulayawaa festivals among the Wayùu. Exploring continuities and variations in forms, meanings and contexts through ethnographic sources by Alessandro Mancuso

“…For their peculiar mix of songs, dances, imitative plays and competitive games, inserted into a same festive framework, these festivals are particularly interesting to be studied as expressive metacommentaries (in the sense of Turner) of Wayùu social structures, cultural values and worldview. …”
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Object Placement Across Robotics, Image Composition, and XR: A Mixed Reality Framework Proposal by Jalal Safari Bazargani, Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki, Soo-Mi Choi

“…Subjective evaluations, indicated a moderate cognitive load, with users reporting significantly lower mental demand and effort and reflected participants’ sense of mastery and control successfully. This study highlights the interdisciplinary nature of object placement research and presents a significant step forward in developing more efficient and adaptable placement solutions. …”
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Elucidation of Nature of Gene Action and Estimation of Combining Ability Effects for Fruit Yield Improvement and Yield Attributing Traits in Brinjal Landraces by Neha Rajan, Sandip Debnath, Avijit kr. Dutta, Brijesh Pandey, Ajeet Kr. Singh, Ravindra Kumar Singh, Anjani Kumar Singh, Betty Nokobi Dugbakie

“…An estimated predictability ratio showed a high prevalence of nonadditive gene action, which was further confirmed by the lower narrow-sense heritability values for all traits. Most of the characters had high general combining ability and specific combining ability estimates, showing the relevance of both additive and nonadditive gene effects, respectively. …”
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Virtual Screening for Potential Inhibitors of NS3 Protein of Zika Virus by Maheswata Sahoo, Lingaraja Jena, Sangeeta Daf, Satish Kumar

“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito borne pathogen, belongs to Flaviviridae family having a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome, currently known for causing large epidemics in Brazil. …”
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EXPORT SPECIALIZATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THEIR TRADE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION by Muamer Halilbašić, Snježana Brkić

“…Although trade specialization in its broader sense includes both supply (export) and demand (import) specialization, export patterns of countries and their changes are given most focus in international trade research.The paper investigates export specialization of South East European countries (SEECs) in their trade with the European Union (EU) before and after starting trade liberalization introduced by the Stabilization and Association Agreements (SAA). …”
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Influence of Artificial Sweetener on Human Blood Glucose Concentration by Ilse Skokan, P. Christian Endler, Beatrix Wulkersdorfer, Dieter Magometschnigg, Heinz Spranger

“…In this pilot-study 16 patients were included suffering from adiposity, pre-diabetes and hypertension. In the sense of a cross-over design, three test trials were performed at intervals of several weeks. …”
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Time in Russian and Japanese Lingo-cultures by N. E. Gorelova

“…Consequently, we are talking about a concentrated expression of the important world paradigms in the concept of “time", which are related to value-sense orientation and social psychology segments, that are projected on the individual consciousness in the process of enculturation. …”
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Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…In nearly all cases, the women expressed the view that healthcare professionals had access to limited information leaving women to rely on experiential and common sense evidence when making decisions about medicine taking during pregnancy.Conclusions The findings complement existing work using electronic health records by providing explanations for the discontinuation of psychotropic medicines in pregnancy. …”
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Effect of Rosa Mosqueta Husk Extract (Rosa rubiginosa) on Thermooxidation of Grape Seed Oil by Marcos Flores, Jaime Ortiz-Viedma, Nalda Romero, Lilia Masson, Paz Robert, Patricia Garcia

“…There is a growing interest in lipid behavior with nutritional contribution. In this sense, it is necessary to determine the behavior of the grape seed oil during a thermooxidation process at 180°C. …”
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ORGANISING EFFECTIVE INTERACTION OF MANAGERS OF ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WITH CLIENTS BASED ON THE THEORY OF NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION by Руслан Кубанов, Дмитро Макатьора, Ярослав Кушик-Стрельніков

“…It is noted that an important role in solving these problems is played by the ability of managers to organise high quality communication that gives customers a sense of attention, understanding and trust. The theory of non-violent communication, developed by the psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, is described in some detail. …”
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Energy-Efficient Distributed Edge Computing to Assist Dense Internet of Things by Sumaiah Algarni, Fathi E. Abd El-Samie

“…These smart devices are typically employed to sense various environmental characteristics, including temperature, motion of objects, and occupancy, and transfer their values to the nearest access points for further analysis. …”
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Особистий досвід виживання в умовах російської окупації (24 лютого – 31 березня 2022) by Ігор Шихненко

“…All this, according to the author, contributed to the emergence of a sense of unity and indomitability in people.…”
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Changes in the neurologists’ professional identity by M. Šeduikienė, V. Matonis

“…In the first paragraph The concept of NPI, peculiarities of its formation and changes, the definition of NPI is presented and effect of NPI changes on neurologist’s sense of well-being is elucidated. In the second paragraph Development of technologies and enlargement of neurologist’s possibilities, the impact of computation and robotics on NPI changes is considered and neurologists’ preparedness to meet new challenges is examined. …”
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation? by Zenonas Norkus

“…Tilly), the author argues that GDL was an empire because relations between Lithuania in the strict sense (including also some Russian lands annexed by the early XV century) and Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Volynia, Kiev, Samogitia, etc. were those of subordination of the periphery to the imperial metropole. …”
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Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ag NPs and Their Possible Applications: A Critical Review by Darbin Kumar Poudel, Purushottam Niraula, Himal Aryal, Biplab Budhathoki, Sitaram Phuyal, Rishab Marahatha, Kiran Subedi

“…It is due to which the development of methods to prepare nanoparticles effectively using various plant extracts is gaining rapid momentum in recent days. To make sense of what involves in the bioreduction of silver salt and to isolate the secondary metabolites from plants are yet challenging. …”
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Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach by Alma Ramčilović Jesih, Goran Šimić, Ljubiša Konatar, Zoran Brljak, Polona Šprajc

“…Based on the research findings, proposals for improvements were made in the direction of policymaking and in a methodological sense. Conclusions The implementation of circularity and carbon neutrality as a long-term goal of the European Union is not necessarily related to the level of economic development, nor can its trajectory be exclusively ascertained by means of data processing and monitoring. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…During their studies, they, like those who came to study only because of the university or just because of the city, consolidate the image of Kazan as a student territory with rich infrastructure and quality life, a sense of belonging to the capital of Tatarstan, positive assessments and a desire to recommend it to friends for moving. …”
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Theodor Mommsen and the collegia funeraticia by Przemysław Wojciechowski

“…None of the known Roman colleges was a 'funeral college' in the sense in which the term was used by Mommsen and his scholarly heirs. …”
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THE PHENOMENON OF AESTHETICAL ANTROPLOGY IN KONTEST OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN POETIC CINEMA ФЕНОМЕН ЭСТЕТИЧЕСКОЙ АНТРОПОЛОГИИ В КОНТЕКСТЕ РАЗВИТИЯ УКРАИНСКОГО ПОЭТИЧЕСКОГО КИ... by S. G. Pichenikova

“…In the structure of the poetic cinema aesthetical anthropology will be realized foremost in an author idea, and also by interpretation of cultural sense initiator through the prism of spectator. A question of development of the cinema art in the context of aesthetical anthropology, is actual and from a
 practical side represent «plural» and «many» approaches, in relation to the problems of self - development and self-knowledge of a man.…”
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