Software Component Selection Based on Quality Criteria Using the Analytic Network Process by Shah Nazir, Sajid Anwar, Sher Afzal Khan, Sara Shahzad, Muhammad Ali, Rohul Amin, Muhammad Nawaz, Pavlos Lazaridis, John Cosmas

“…Software component reusability is an indispensable part of component based software development life cycle (CBSDLC), which consumes a significant amount of organization’s resources, that is, time and effort. It is convenient in component based software system (CBSS) to select the most suitable and appropriate software components that provide all the required functionalities. …”
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Adaptive Federated Learning With Reinforcement Learning-Based Client Selection for Heterogeneous Environments by Shamim Ahmed, M. Shamim Kaiser, Sudipto Chaki, A. B. M. Shawkat Ali

“…A multi-objective reward function, combining model accuracy and execution time, guides the RL agent toward performance- and efficiency-aware client selection. …”
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Nano-confined controllable crystallization in supramolecular polymeric membranes for ultra-selective desalination by Gang Lu, Hubao A, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yan Zhao, Hengyue Xu, Wentao Shang, Xi Chen, Jiawei Sun, Huacheng Zhang, Jun Wu, Bing Dai, Bart Van der Bruggen, Raf Dewil, Alicia Kyoungjin An, Shuang Zheng

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Systematic investigation of photon strength functions with monochromatic γ-ray beams by Gheorghe Ioana, Aumann Thomas, Baumann Martin, van Beek Patrick, Kuchenbrod Philipp, Lalić Nikolina, Scheit Heiko, Symochko Dmytro, Wang Hongwei, Fan Gongtao, Nishio Katsuhisa, Ohtsuki Tsutomu, Suzaki Fumi, Hirose Kentaro, Inagaki Makoto, Ari-izumi Takashi, Garrote Frank L. Bello, Bjørøen Marianne, Eriksen Tomas, Ingeberg Vetle Wegner, Paulsen Wanja, Pedersen Line G., Reaz Fardous, Belyshev Sergey, Stopani Konstantin, Lui Yiu-Wing, Filipescu Dan, Tudora Anabella, Goriely Stephane, Miyamoto Shuji, Utsunomiya Hiroaki

“…Following the main objective of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project on Photonuclear Data and Photon Strength Functions (Code F41032; Duration 2016-2019), new measurements of photoneutron and photofission cross sections in the Giant Dipole Resonance energy region have been performed at the laser Compton-scattering γ-ray source of the NewSUBARU synchrotron radiation facility. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xiii] UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center – UW Medical Center University of Washington Physicians, Selection Criteria: Kidney Transplant Recipient (Seattle, WA, 2019), 1-3, https://www.uwmedicine.org/sites/stevie/files/2020-11/UW-Medicine-Kidney-Selection-Criteria-UH2701.pdf; Penn Medicine, Kidney Transplant Selection Criteria (Philadelphia, PA: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania), 1-2. https://www.pennmedicine.org/media/documents/instructions/transplant/kidney_transplant_selection_criteria.ashx. …”
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Technical Concept of Depot Location Selection and Over Station Development Property Matchability by JIANG Zhihua, ZHU Ying

“…[Result & Conclusion] It is suggested that the functional principle of depot location selection in terms of transportation needs should be supplemented and clarified in the relevant design regulations, in other words, the relevant urban rail transit design regulations should add the technical concepts that ′depots should be preferentially connected to stations with a higher frequency of train departures and arrivals or to turn-back stations′; the depot location should be ′scientifically selected′, and OSD should be cautiously decided; it is necessary to investigate the activation path and renovate the built but idle OSD, realizing both open resource efficiency increase and urban landscape beautification.…”
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Lineage tracing studies suggest that the placenta is not a de novo source of hematopoietic stem cells. by Xiaowen Chen, Joanna Tober, Martin Dominguez, Alan T Tang, Jenna Bockman, Jisheng Yang, Sneha Mani, Chin Nien Lee, Mei Chen, Triloshan Thillaikumaran, Patricia Mericko-Ishizuka, Monica Mainigi, Nancy A Speck, Mark L Kahn

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Estimating Finite Source Effects in Microlensing Events due to Free-Floating Planets with the Euclid Survey by Lindita Hamolli, Mimoza Hafizi, Francesco De Paolis, Achille A. Nucita

“…We find a significant efficiency for finite source effect detection that turns out to be between 20% and 40% for a FFP power law mass function index in the range [0.9, 1.6]. …”
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Applicability and Design Considerations of Chaotic and Quantum Entropy Sources for Random Number Generation in IoT Devices by Wieslaw Marszalek, Michał Melosik, Mariusz Naumowicz, Przemysław Głowacki

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Sustainable crop recommendation system using seasonally adaptive recursive spectral convolutional neural network for responsible agricultural production by Gopinath Selvaraj, Sakthivel Kuppusamy, Menaka Aswathanarayanan

“…However, selecting the ideal crop based on season remains challenging, often resulting in inefficient resource use and reduced yield. …”
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Effect of Alkali Source on Crystal Regulation and Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of Nano-ZnO by Yinying Liao, Lu Qiu, Yunfei Ouyang, Dayang Feng, Shiyi Huang, Zhaoyang Zhang, Xinyao Xie, Junwei Ke, Tianhao Liu, Xiangxiang Chen, Hongshan Bi, Weiran Zuo

“…To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, density functional theory (DFT) calculations combined with electron depletion layer theory were applied to assess charge transfer processes and identify the most sensitive ZnO crystal planes for ethanol detection. …”
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Exploring the impact of GeoGebra on preservice teachers’ proficiency in teaching grade 10 parabola functions by Abongile Ngwabe, Marc Schafer

“…This paper investigates the development of teaching proficiency among preservice teachers in Grade 10 parabola functions through the use of GeoGebra. A significant number of preservice teachers encounter challenges in effectively teaching parabola functions due to limited resources for illustrating complex mathematical relationships, which can impede both their teaching proficiency and the students' conceptual understanding. …”
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A Study of CO Emission Sources and Their Impacts on the  Respiratory Systems of  Patients in Al-Muthanna Governorate by Farah Ali, Ali Abdulhamza Al -Fanharawi

“…Control areas had no detectable CO (0.00 ppm). Health assessments included blood (WBC, Lym, Neu, Eos), lung function (FVC, FEV, PEF), and immunological markers (IgE).  …”
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In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging of Transplanted Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Potential Source for Pancreatic Regeneration by Song Lee, Hyewon Youn, Taemoon Chung, Do Won Hwang, So Won Oh, Keon Wook Kang, June-Key Chung, Dong Soo Lee

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Grape Seed Powders as a Source of Phenolic Compounds: UHPLC Orbitrap MS4 Characterization by Danijel D. Milinčić, Uroš Gašić, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić, Slađana P. Stanojević, Živoslav Lj. Tešić, Mirjana B. Pešić

“…Grape seeds represent a rich source of phenolic compounds that exhibit various health benefits. …”
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Kriging-Based Variable Screening Method for Aircraft Optimization Problems with Expensive Functions by Yadong Wang, Xinyao Duan, Jiang Wang, Jin Guo, Minglei Han

“…The computational complexity of airfoil optimization for aircraft wing designs typically involves high-dimensional parameter spaces defined by geometric variables, where each Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation cycle may require significant processing resources. Therefore, performing variable selection to identify influential inputs becomes crucial for minimizing the number of necessary model evaluations, particularly when dealing with complex systems exhibiting nonlinear and poorly understood input–output relationships. …”
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Mineral Content of Four Mexican Edible Flowers Growing in Natural Conditions and Backyards from Indigenous Communities by Rubí Marcos-Gómez, Araceli M. Vera-Guzmán, Mónica L. Pérez-Ochoa, Laura Martínez-Martínez, Sanjuana Hernández-Delgado, David Martínez-Sánchez, José L. Chávez-Servia

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Municipal secondary-treated effluent data seem to be a suitable source of information for human viral trends by Elsa T. Rodrigues, Joana M. Oliveira, Anália Carmo, Miguel A. Pardal, Ana M. Matos

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Hardcoded vulnerability detection approach for IoT device firmware by Chao MU, Xin WANG, Ming YANG, Heng ZHANG, Zhenya CHEN, Xiaoming WU

“…With the popularization of IoT devices, more and more valuable data is generated.Analyzing and mining big data based on IoT devices has become a hot topic in the academic and industrial circles in recent years.However, due to the lack of necessary detection and protection methods, many IoT devices have serious information security risks.In particular, device hard-coded information is closely related to system encryption and decryption, identity authentication and other functions, which can provide confidentiality protection for core data.Once this information is exploited by malicious attackers, serious consequences such as sensitive information leakage, backdoor attacks, and unauthorized logins will occur.In response to this problem, a multi-type character recognition and positioning scheme was designed and a hard-coded vulnerability detection method in executable files was proposed based on the study of the characteristics of hard-coded vulnerabilities in IoT devices.The proposed method extracted the firmware of IoT devices and filtered all executable files as the source to be analyzed.Then, a solution to identify and locate three types of hard-coded characters was provided.Further, the reachability of the function, where the hard-coded character was located, was analyzed according to the function call relationship.Meanwhile, the instruction heterogeneity was mitigated by an intermediate representation (IR) model.The character and parameter hard-coded values was obtained through a data flow analysis approach.A symbolic execution method was devised to determine the trigger conditions of the hard-coded vulnerabilities, and then the vulnerability detection result was output.On the one hand, the proposed method introduced the method of symbolic execution based on the use of the intermediate representation model, which eliminated the dependency of instruction architecture and reduces the false positive rate of vulnerabilities; On the other hand, this method can integrate characters, files, and cryptographic implementation to realize the different characteristics of three types of hard-coded characters, which increased the coverage of vulnerability detection and improves the versatility of the detection method.The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively detect three types of hard-coded vulnerabilities of characters, files and cryptographic implementation in various IoT devices, and has good detection accuracy, which can provide certain guidance for the deployment of subsequent security protection technologies.…”
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Nitrogen and CO2 enrichment interact to decrease biodiversity impact on complementarity and selection effects by Mengjiao Huang, Peter B. Reich, Shaopeng Wang, Yanhao Feng, Pubin Hong, Kathryn E. Barry, Miao He, Shengman Lyu, Shurong Zhou, Neha Mohanbabu, Forest Isbell, Yann Hautier

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