Optimal Payments to Connected Depositors in Turbulent Times: A Markov Chain Approach by Dávid Csercsik, Hubert János Kiss

“…Our principal aim is to see what are the optimal offers of the bank if it wants to keep the expected chance of a bank run under a certain level and minimize its expected payments, while taking into account the connection structure of the depositors. We show that in the case of the proposed model this question results in a nonlinear optimization problem with nonlinear constraints and that the method is capable of accounting for time-varying resource limits of the bank. …”
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A Novel Image Encryption Scheme Based on PWLCM and Standard Map by Yucheng Chen, Chunming Tang, Zongxiang Yi

“…To the best of our knowledge, it is the first chaos-based image encryption scheme combining the PWLCM with the standard map, which adopts permutation-diffusion structure. Unlike the traditional scrambling way, a hierarchical diffusion strategy, which not only changes the pixel position but also modifies the value, is employed in the permutation phase. …”
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From Interfacial Water to Macroscopic Observables: A Review by Alberto Striolo

“…Interfacial water plays an important role in a number of physical phenomena that include protein-folding, structure/function relationships in enzymes, the design of nano-fluidic devices, and even macroscopic effects including drag reduction. …”
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La désobéissance civile aux Etats-Unis contemporains : triomphe incomplet du libéralisme sur la gauche, routine et réactivation par les mouvements sociaux de l’immigration by Mathieu Bonzom

“…Secondly, drawing on examples from the immigrant mobilizations of the 2000 and 2010 decades, with a counterpoint to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, the article shows how the diversity of civil disobedience practices is structured by cyclical mutations, between routinization and defusing on the one hand, revival and reactivation on the other, where reactivation depends on the taking of certain forms of risk which is then turned against the authorities by drawing on mass mobilization.…”
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Comprehensibility of gender-fair language in German-language video lectures by Marcus C. G. Friedrich, Bianca Krenz

“…Subsequently, participants rated the comprehensibility and aesthetic appeal of the video they had watched. Structural equation models show no statistically significant influence of the use of gender-fair language on the comprehensibility (β = −0.13) or the aesthetic appeal (β = −0.16) of the videos. …”
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Artificial intelligence in orthopaedics: A scoping review. by Simon J Federer, Gareth G Jones

“…A scoping review, a form of structured evidence synthesis, was conducted to summarise the use of AI in orthopaedics. …”
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MESHING STIFFNESS ANALYSIS OF CYCLOID STEEL BALL MESHING PAIR BASED ON THERMAL DEFORMATION by LIU XiangHui, AN ZiJun

“…The finite element single tooth model of meshing pair was established, the finite element simulation of thermal deformation of meshing pair was analyzed by thermal structure coupling. The results show that the thermal deformation of the epicycloid groove is higher than that of the hypocycloid groove, the maximum thermal deformation occurs in the vicinity of 1/3 tooth height of the epicycloid groove, the thermal meshing stiffness coefficient is approximately sinusoidal in a small range, the parameters of system have great influence on the thermal deformation and the thermal meshing stiffness coefficient. …”
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Dynamic superframe adaptation using group-based media access control for handling traffic heterogeneity in wireless body area networks by Yousaf Zia, Fasial Bashir, Kashif Naseer Qureshi

“…IEEE 802.15.6 provides a communication standard which specifies the physical layer and media access control layer operations for wireless body area networks. A fixed superframe structure is used for handling of heterogeneous traffics of wireless body area networks through pre-defined user priorities. …”
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Hysteretic Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Pier with Fiber Model by Wang Hui-li, Feng Guang-qi, Qin Si-feng

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Laboratory Investigations on Pervious Concrete for Pavement Construction. by Akampurira, Asaph

“…Pervious concrete is a tailored-property concrete with high water permeability which allow the passage of water to flow through easily through the existing interconnected large pore structure. This study presents the influence of fine aggregate and coarse aggregate quantities on the properties of pervious concrete with the known angularity number of coarse aggregates. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Super Plasticizer on Scoria Concrete. by Turyasiima, Ronald

“…Scoria are often used as the constituents of structural concrete and insulating materials. The usability of the concretes tested in this study broadens as the porosity of the mixtures decreased and the cement dosage increased. …”
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Quality Differentiation Strategies: Implications For Edible Oils Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. by Mwazunai, Alice Ngele

“…Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23 and the results were presented in table forms. …”
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Cryo-laser synergy: Enhancing metallurgical and mechanical excellence in Inconel 59-AISI 904L joints by N. Muthukumaran, B. Arulmurugan, Manikandan Manoharan

“…The fusion zone exhibited an average hardness of 236 HV, attributed to the refined dendritic structure. Cryogenic treatment improved weld performance, with tensile strength increasing by 5.5 % in shallow mode and 15.3 % in deep mode, alongside a 4.6 % enhancement in impact strength in deep cryogenic conditions. …”
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Overview of results in the application of flywheel hybrid transportation systems by Tarraf Mokhammad, V. V. Gayevskiy, Deeb Mukhammad

“…With respect to two typical flywheel hybrid systems, namely electric and mechanical drive, we have focused on the history of the study, research and validation of mechanical flywheel hybrid system in the automotive industry, as well as the structural characteristics of this system, the current state of research and future research trends.…”
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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale by Marina Beléndez, Lawrence Fisher

“…Results: Exploratory factor analyses identified a 16-item, four-factor structure: parent-child relationship concerns, personal distress, distress about the child’s diabetes self-management, and health care team concerns. …”
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Vialess heterogeneous skin patch for multimodal monitoring and stimulation by Hyeokjun Lee, Soojeong Song, Junwoo Yea, Jeongdae Ha, Saehyuck Oh, Janghwan Jekal, Myung Seok Hong, Chihyeong Won, Han Hee Jung, Hohyun Keum, Sangyoon Han, Jeong Ho Cho, Taeyoon Lee, Kyung-In Jang

“…This paper introduces a vialess heterogeneous skin patch with multi modalities that separates the soft region and strain-robust region through folded structure. Our system includes electrical and optical modalities for hemodynamic and cardiovascular monitoring, and a force-electrically driven micropump for drug delivery. …”
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Application of a dynamic energy budget model to the blood clam, Tegillarca granosa, reared in culture pond by Lin He, Bo Jiang, Xiafei Zheng, Julin Yuan, Zhihua Lin

“…Insufficient energy allocated to storage during January and February hindered the growth of T. granosa, leading to reduced dry tissue weight, structural damage, and decreased survival rates during winter. …”
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Edge-centric connectome-genetic markers of bridging factor to comorbidity between depression and anxiety by Zhiyi Chen, Yancheng Tang, Xuerong Liu, Wei Li, Yuanyuan Hu, Bowen Hu, Ting Xu, Rong Zhang, Lei Xia, Jing-Xuan Zhang, Zhibing Xiao, Ji Chen, Zhengzhi Feng, Yuan Zhou, Qinghua He, Jiang Qiu, Xu Lei, Hong Chen, Shaozheng Qin, Tingyong Feng

“…Here, we conceptually established a common bridging factor (cb factor) to characterize a general structure of these bridging symptoms, analogous to the general psychopathological p factor. …”
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Toward Authentication of Videos: Integer Transform Based Motion Vector Watermarking by Rafi Ullah, Sultan Daud Khan, Mohib Ullah, Fadi Al-Machot, Habib Ullah

“…The results validate the performance of the proposed approach in terms of quality metrics like peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity index (SSIM), normalized coefficients (NC) and bit error rate (BER).…”
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Self-Shrinkage Behaviors of Waste Paper Fiber Reinforced Cement Paste considering Its Self-Curing Effect at Early-Ages by Zhengwu Jiang, Xiuyan Guo, Wenting Li, Qing Chen

“…Although the primary focus was to determine whether the waste paper fibers are suitable to mitigate self-shrinkage as an internal curing agent under different adding ways, evaluating their strength, pore structure, and hydration properties provided further insight into the self-cured behavior of cement paste. …”
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