Long-Term Predictions of COVID-19 in Some Countries by the SIRD Model by Lijun Pei, Mengyu Zhang

“…We use the SIRD (S: susceptible, I: infected, R: recovered, D: dead) epidemic model which is a nonautonomous dynamic system with incubation time delay to study the evolution of COVID-19 in some countries. …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…Finally, it is important to understand people’s beliefs about the coronavirus at diff erent times of the pandemic because it is a favorable period for the emergence and/or intensification of mental disorders. …”
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Main Initiatives of the European Union in Combating Market Abuse by R. A. Kasyanov

“…The document, despite its progressive nature for that time, soon became outdated and no longer could meet the demands of modern finance markets. …”
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An Improved YOLOv7-Tiny-Based Algorithm for Wafer Surface Defect Detection by Mengyun Li, Xueying Wang, Hongtao Zhang, Xiaofeng Hu

“…The model size is only 5.85MB and the detection speed has been effectively enhanced, providing valuable insights for research in industrial real-time detection applications.…”
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The use of ChatGPT in higher education: Students' perceptions by Dragojević Tamara, Turudić Jovana

“…The research results indicate that students extensively use ChatGPT for academic purposes, recognizing benefits such as time-saving and personalized learning experiences. …”
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Effectiveness of a Simplified ESP Curriculum for Adult Learners by Khalid A. Alghamdi

“…Participants reported enhanced confidence in using English in professional settings, attributing this improvement to the curriculum's practical focus and opportunities for real-time practice during interactive tasks. Qualitative data from interviews revealed that learners found the curriculum highly relevant to their workplace needs, with many participants applying newly acquired vocabulary and expressions directly in their jobs. …”
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Chronic active Epstein‒Barr virus colitis, a rare cause of recurrent diarrhea in an immunocompetent female: a case report by Mei Liang, Junyan Qu

“…However, the symptoms were repeated and improved after supportive and symptomatic treatment each time. Colonoscopy revealed multiple mucosal erosion and edema in the colon, EBV-encoded small RNA 1/2 in situ hybridization in the pathological tissue of the colon was positive (20/HP), and EBVDNA in the peripheral blood was positive. …”
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Optimization of Green Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Oral Candida albicans Infection by Mohsen Safaei, Hamid Reza Mozaffari, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Mohammad Moslem Imani, Roohollah Sharifi, Amin Golshah

“…In the planned experiments, the efficacy of 3 factors, sodium selenite concentration, glucose concentration, and incubation time at 3 various levels was studied, and the most desirable conditions with the suitable performance were determined. …”
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Geoheritage of the Sila National Park and surrounding areas (Northern Calabria, Italy) by Francesco Muto, Deborah Biondino, Gino Mirocle Crisci, Giuseppe Luzzi, Stefano Marabini, Piergiorgio Ponte, Fabio Procopio, Gian Battista Vai

“…The Sila block is defined as a plateau whose morphology is deeply connected to its lithological characteristics and tectonic evolution that combined with exogenous processes over time has conditioned the landscape. The 1:60,000 scale map provides an overall scheme of the main geological units and tectonic elements constituting the study area, as a synthesis of thematic cartography existing in the literature coupled to targeted investigations and field surveys. …”
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A super-resolution algorithm to fuse orthogonal CT volumes using OrthoFusion by Rebecca E. Abbott, Alain Nishimwe, Hadi Wiputra, Ryan E. Breighner, Arin M. Ellingson

“…Results demonstrate that OrthoFusion significantly reduced segmentation time, while improving structural similarity of bone images and relative accuracy of derived bone model geometries. …”
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Strategies for reducing motion sickness in virtual reality through improved handheld controller movements by Khang Yeu Tang, Ge Yu, Juhong Wang, Yu He, Sen-Zhe Xu, Song-Hai Zhang

“…These strategies adjust the user’s pitch angle and field of view in real time or map the user’s real-world head acceleration to the virtual character. …”
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A Global Survey of Lunar Surface Thorium Anomalies Associated with Impact Basins by S. Nagihara

“…The one is the gradual dilution of the Th content of the surface materials over time by subsequent impact gardening. The other is reworking/redistribution/re-excavation of the basin ejecta from depth by later, large impacts. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Algeria by Yazid Aoudia, Thitima Kongnakorn, Evie Merinopoulou, Mohamed Said Bettayeb, Sid Ahmed Kherraf

“…The model included patients for whom vitamin K antagonist (VKA) treatment is suitable and could initiate on acenocoumarol, rivaroxaban or apixaban, and those unsuitable for VKA treatment who could initiate on aspirin or apixaban. Over a lifetime time horizon, costs were estimated in Algerian dinars (DZD) and outcomes included life-years (LYs), quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). …”
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Orbital Period Changes of Selected Two Semi-Deteached Binaries by Muhammed Faruk Yıldırım

“…A total of 14 minima times were obtained from Kepler (K2) data for the AF Gem system and 11 minima times in two different sectors from the TESS data for the RY Gem system. …”
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Model-Based Design, HIL Testing, and Rapid Control Prototyping of a Low-Cost POC Quadcopter with Stability Analysis and Control by Abdullah Irfan, Muhammad Gufran Khan, Arslan Ahmed Amin, Syed Ali Mohsin, Muhammad Adnan, Adil Zulfiqar

“…This paper addresses this issue and presents a novel proof of concept (POC) low-cost quadcopter UAV design approach using a systematic Model-Based Design (MBD) method for mathematical modeling, simulation, real-time testing, and prototyping. The quadcopter dynamic model is developed, and controllers are designed using Proportional Integral, and Derivative (PID), Pole Placement, and Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control strategies. …”
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Administrative and Legal Principles for Determining the Legal Regime of Using Forestry Resources as an Important Component of Nature-Oriented Complex of Ukraine by О. Ye. Volkov

“…It has been emphasized that the effective protection of the forestry fund as an important component of the country’s nature-oriented complex depends directly on the proper implementation of the norms of the legislation regulating the relations concerning the use and protection of forestry resources, compliance of these norms with the provisions of European legislation and time requirements, as well as on the systematic exercise of state control over the area of use and protection of forestry resources. …”
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“TRANSHUMANIZATION” OF MODERN EDUCATION by G. L. ILYIN

“…Internet becomes a part of learning process and at the same time causes a discord between school knowledge and information and leads to historical disorientation in society. …”
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A geometric morphometric approach for detecting different reproductive stages of a free-ranging killer whale Orcinus orca population by Chloe V. Robinson, Brittany C. Visona-Kelly

“…Yet, existing methods of image analysis are time-consuming and lack the granularity to determine early-stage pregnancies and miscarriage rates. …”
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Investigation of an object-detection approach for estimating the rock fragmentation in the open-pit conditions by K. Reshetnikov, M. Ronkin, S. Porshnev

“…Because of this, the use of alternative techniques based on algorithms for the real-time object detection is highly relevant. The paper studies the use of YOLO family architectures for solving the task of the blasting quality assessment. …”
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Three-dimensional design, simulation and optimization of a centrifugal compressor impeller with double-splitter blades by Mohammadjavad Tasharrofi, Mojtaba Heidarian Shahri, Ali Madadi

“…Since the optimization process only using genetic algorithms is very time-consuming and has high computational costs, artificial neural networks were used to reduce costs. …”
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