The socio-ecological complexity of facing climate change: a case study from Pima County (Arizona, USA) by Le Tourneau, François-Michel, Fisher, Larry A., Zuniga-Teran, Adriana A., Wilder, Benjamin T., Boyer, Anne-Lise, Blanchon, David, Dubertret, Fabrice

“…Socio-ecological systems are in constant transformation and adaptation, with dynamic and constant interaction between the social and environmental dimensions. …”
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Study on the Different Effects of Power and Trailer Wheelsets on Wheel Polygonal Wear by X. N. Zhao, G. X. Chen, Z. Y. Huang, C. G. Xia

“…Then, the motion stability of wheelset-track systems is studied by using the complex eigenvalue method. …”
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Sustainable Mobility in B5G/6G: V2X Technology Trends and Use Cases by Sandra Roger, Carmen Botella-Mascarell, David Martin-Sacristan, David Garcia-Roger, Jose F. Monserrat, Tommy Svensson

“…In this context, intelligent transportation systems, including connected and autonomous vehicles, will be key for developing affordable and sustainable infrastructures and services. …”
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Crack Initiation, Propagation, and Coalescence Experiments in Sandstone Brazilian Disks Containing Pre-Existing Flaws by Shijun Zhao, Qing Zhang, Limin Liu

“…This study aims to investigate the fracture behaviors of cracks and crack systems in Brazilian disk (BD) sandstone specimens under compressive line loading. …”
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Virulence and pathogenicity of group B Streptococcus: Virulence factors and their roles in perinatal infection by Christina J. Megli, Sophia M. Carlin, Elizabeth J. Giacobe, Gideon H. Hillebrand, Thomas A. Hooven

“…Additionally, the review discusses the significance of environmental sensing and response systems, like the two-component systems, in adapting GBS to different host environments. …”
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Deterministic multi-phonon entanglement between two mechanical resonators on separate substrates by Ming-Han Chou, Hong Qiao, Haoxiong Yan, Gustav Andersson, Christopher R. Conner, Joel Grebel, Yash J. Joshi, Jacob M. Miller, Rhys G. Povey, Xuntao Wu, Andrew N. Cleland

“…Abstract Mechanical systems have emerged as a compelling platform for applications in quantum information, leveraging advances in the control of phonons, the quanta of mechanical vibrations. …”
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Efficient Model Predictive Algorithms for Tracking of Periodic Signals by Yun-Chung Chu, Michael Z. Q. Chen

“…This paper studies the design of efficient model predictive controllers for fast-sampling linear time-invariant systems subject to input constraints to track a set of periodic references. …”
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Patterns of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremic dissemination from the lung by Caitlyn L. Holmes, Katherine G. Dailey, Karthik Hullahalli, Alexis E. Wilcox, Sophia Mason, Bridget S. Moricz, Lavinia V. Unverdorben, George I. Balazs, Matthew K. Waldor, Michael A. Bachman

“…In direct dissemination, bacterial clones exit the lungs without clonal expansion, leading to lower burdens in systemic sites and more dissimilarity from the lung. …”
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Chitosan Micro/Nanocapsules in Action: Linking Design, Production, and Therapeutic Application by Yaride Pérez-Pacheco, Bartosz Tylkowski, Ricard García-Valls

“…pH sensitivity of chitosan allows for precise phase transitions in acidic environments, controlling swelling and shrinking, making chitosan suitable for drug delivery systems. pH transitions are modulated by the presence of cross-linkers by the functionalization of the chitosan chain. …”
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The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Education: A Systematic Review by Cong Liu, Guang-Chao Wang, Hong-Feng Wang

“…Moreover, this paper summarizes the influence of AI technologies on engineering education, along with the implications and challenges, providing a foundation for further exploration of the integration of AI technologies into educational systems.…”
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Cubic-quartic optical solitons with polarization-mode dispersion by the improved adomian decomposition scheme by Afrah M. Almalki, A.A. AlQarni, H.O. Bakodah, A.A. Alshaery, Ahmed H. Arnous, Anjan Biswas

“…IADM's adaptability suggests its potential for application in various domains, particularly in the optimization and design of optical communication systems. • The research utilizes both the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) and its enhanced version (IADM) to solve the Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation. • Numerical simulations validate the accuracy and stability of these methods, with IADM showing superior convergence. • The study underscores the importance of these methods in improving optical communication systems and other nonlinear applications.…”
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The Maternal Brain: An Organ with Peripartal Plasticity by Katharina Maria Hillerer, Volker Rudolf Jacobs, Thorsten Fischer, Ludwig Aigner

“…Finally, consequences of malfunction in those systems are discussed.…”
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Stem cells in Osteoporosis: From Biology to New Therapeutic Approaches by Vasilis Paspaliaris, George Kolios

“…Osteoporosis is a systemic disease that affects the skeleton, causing reduction of bone density and mass, resulting in destruction of bone microstructure and increased risk of bone fractures. …”
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The hierarchical three-body problem at O G 2 $$ \mathcal{O}\left({G}^2\right) $$ by Mikhail P. Solon, Anna M. Wolz

“…Abstract Employing techniques from scattering amplitudes and effective field theory, we model the dynamics of hierarchical triples, which are three-body systems composed of two bodies separated by a distance r and a third body a distance ρ away, with r ≪ ρ. …”
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Optimizing Solar Energy Harvesting: A K‐Means Clustering Approach for Enhanced Efficiency and Viability by Li Bin, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Sanaullah Khan, Mubaarak Abdulrahman Abdu Saif, Girmaw Teshager Bitew

“…This approach enhances energy generation potential, panel efficiency, and the long‐term sustainability of solar energy systems compared to conventional methods.…”
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Selection and Ranking of Fog Computing-Based IoT for Monitoring of Health Using the Analytic Network Approach by Dong Xue, Shah Nazir, Zhiqiang Peng, Hizbullah Khattak

“…The proposed research work has considered the analytic network process (ANP) for selection and ranking of FC-based IoT for health monitoring systems. The approach works in situation when complexity arises for health monitoring. …”
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A new proof of Nishioka’s theorem in Mahler’s method by Adamczewski, Boris, Faverjon, Colin

“…In a recent work [3], the authors established new results about general linear Mahler systems in several variables from the perspective of transcendental number theory, such as a multivariate extension of Nishioka’s theorem. …”
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Multiple extended target tracking by truncated JPDA in a clutter environment by Qinlei Li, Liping Song, Yongquan Zhang

“…Abstract Data association is a crucial part of target tracking systems with clutter measurements. In general, its complexity increases sharply with a number of targets and measurements. …”
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The Effect of Risk Management on Financial Performance in Uganda. A Case of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District. by Kabweine, Bernard Mwesigwa, Eton, Marus, Sunday, Arthur, Ogwel, Bernard Patrick

“…The study shows that local governments in Uganda have strong risk management systems and are likely to register a 50% variation in their financial performance. …”
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The Effect of risk management on financial Performance in Uganda. A Case of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District. by Kabweine, Bernard Mwesigwa, Eton, Marus, Sunday, Arthur, Ogwel, Bernard Patrick

“…The study shows that local governments in Uganda have strong risk management systems and are likely to register a 50% variation in their financial performance. …”
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