Secrecy Outage Analysis of Mixed RF-FSO Systems With Channel Imperfection by Hongjiang Lei, Haolun Luo, Ki-Hong Park, Zhi Ren, Gaofeng Pan, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

“…First, the cumulative distribution function and probability density function of FSO links with pointing error and two different detection technologies are derived. …”
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The Assembly of Supermassive Black Holes at z < 1 in Early-type Galaxies from Scaling Relations by D. Farrah, A. Engholm, E. Hatziminaoglou, S. Petty, F. Shankar, A. Efstathiou, K. Ejercito, K. Jones, M. Lacy, C. Lonsdale, C. Pearson, G. Tarlé, R. A. Windhorst, J. Afonso, D. L. Clements, K. S. Croker, L. K. Pitchford

“…We show, however, that this relation depends on the stellar and SMBH mass functions used to compute the selection bias, the virial relation, the virial factor, and the active fraction, which together introduce uncertainty of up to ​​​​​​∼0.6 dex in the z ∼ 0.8 relation. …”
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Depoliticization and Criminalization of Social Protest through Economic Decisionism: the Colombian Case by María Carolina Olarte

“…I argue that recent initiatives to criminalize protests exemplify the manner in which physical violence, whether realized or implied, is playing an important role in the legitimization, foundation, and operation of a new property regime characterized by a de facto land reform, a selective enforcement of property rights and an increasing shielding of economic decisions - concerning natural resources exploitation - from political debate. …”
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Clarification and Prioritization of Omnichannel Marketing Antecedents: A Meta-Synthesis Approach by Hamid Reza Irani, Elham Ebrahimi, Babak Somi

“…ConclusionAccording to the study's findings, the implementation of omnichannel marketing relies on four key concepts, which are processes and functions, environment, customer interaction, as well as resources and capital. …”
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Construction on labor education platform based on RuoYi-Cloud by Zhang Jiaming, Zhou Jie, Zhou Beiping

“…Adopting microservice architecture, it realizes user-friendly interface and highly scalable back-end functions, optimizes system response time and resource utilization to ensure efficient system operation, and provides a good foundation for future functionality expansion with system flexibility and scalability. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Pressure-Reducing Valves Operation in Extreme Water Consumption Scenarios (Case Study: Najaf Abad Urban Water Distribution Network) by Seyed Pedram Jazayeri Farsani, Ramtin Moeini

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Disclosing the benefits of multi-strain compounds and their health impact mechanisms utilizing intestinal biomimetic technology by Jiahao Liao, Jiahao Liao, Jianyu Huang, Xiaoqiong Li, Jian Kuang, Jianqiang Li, Weiwei Wang, Weiwei Wang, Jinjun Li

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Utilization of Flex Controlled Robotics on Prosthetic Hand instead of Damaged Body Parts by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Ashraf Elfasakhany, P. Rajalakshmy, Bikash Chandra Saha, A. S. Prakaash, Dadapeer Basheer

“…Prosthetic hands are limited in functionality and cost. A low-cost anthropomorphic prosthetic hand was designed. …”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…Q&A platforms are vital sources of information but often face challenges related to their high ratios of passive to active contributors, which can impede knowledge construction and information exchange on the platforms. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN THE HISTORIC CITY: THE CASES OF MALAGA AND PLYMOUTH by Daniel Barrera Fernández, Marco Hernández Escampa

“… The main objective of the research is to analyse the geographical distribution of tourist attractions and services in the historic city in order to understand the tourist system spatially and functionally. Two medium size port cities have been selected as study cases: Plymouth (UK) and Malaga (Spain). …”
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The RBF-FD and RBF-FDTD Methods for Solving Time-Domain Electrical Transient Problems in Power Systems by Duc-Quang Vu, Nhat-Nam Nguyen, Phan-Tu Vu

“…RBFs such as Gaussian (GA), Multiquadric (MQ), Inverse Quadric (IQ), and Inverse Multiquadric (IMQ) are used in these numerical methods to formulate the central finite difference approximations of the first- and second-order derivatives of a function. The algorithm of selecting “optimal” shape parameters for our basis functions is also applied, specifically to increase the accuracy of the suggested methods with regard to high accuracy needs. …”
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Development of a Cloud Service for Comprehensive Research of Polymer Synthesis Processes by Eldar Miftakhov, Sofya Mustafina, Anastasiya Kashnikova, Andrey Akimov

“…This problem is particularly relevant for polymer synthesis processes, where standard empirical evaluations require enormous computational resources, and existing methods and algorithms prove ineffective when organizing multiple computational trials to select optimal production scenarios. …”
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Perspective on the Biomimetic Approaches for the Design of Hydrophobic and Antimicrobial Paper Coatings with Hierarchical Surface Structures by Pieter Samyn

“…The enhanced coating functionalities should be incorporated through a combination of selected bio-based materials and the creation of appropriate surface textures enhancing coating performance. …”
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YAREN: Humanoid Torso Robot Platform for Research, Social Interaction, and Educational Applications by Daniela Sanchez-Orozco, Rhandall Valdez, Yandri Uchuari, Marcelo Fajardo-Pruna, Luis Cavazos Quero, Redhwan Algabri, Emiliano Quinones Yumbla, Francisco Yumbla

“…Relatively low-cost components were selected to provide a high-quality product that remains accessible to multiple laboratories, even in resource-limited contexts. …”
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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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An Improved Fitting Method for Predicting the Zernike Coefficient&#x2013;Wavelength Curves by Fang Wang, Qiyuan Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Dayong Zhu, Huaikang Zhu, Wenxin Jia, Sen Han

“…Broadband transmitted wavefront measurement is a detection method that uses transmitted wavefronts at a few specific wavelengths though a function of Zernike coefficients and wavelength to predict other transmitted wavefronts at any wavelength within a certain range. …”
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CYP2D6 genotype and tamoxifen response for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Danny W K Lum, Pablo Perel, Aroon D Hingorani, Michael V Holmes

“…In analysis of treatment-only studies, the relative risk (RR) of all-cause mortality (>307 events in 4,936 patients) for carriers of a CYP2D6 reduced function allele was 1.11 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.94 to 1.31) compared to individuals with normal/increased function CYP2D6 alleles. …”
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A thorough assessment of 10-MDP primers in modern dental adhesive systems by Ahmed A Abduljawad, Harraa SM Salih, Omar F Tawfiq

“…Aims: This paper comprehensively reviewed current knowledge on the functional monomer 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate. …”
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Gold Punning: studying multistable meaning structures using a systematically collected set of lexical blends by Daniel Kjellander

“…It is a well-known fact that conventional dictionaries are poor sources [Cannon 1986], and alternative methodologies are therefore required. …”
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Tidenergy: A MATLAB-based tool for global tidal energy computation and visualization using the FES2014b tide model by Abdessalam Benharra, Ahmed Raissouni, Ayoub Belattmania, Abdelhaq Aangri, Taoufiq Chtioui, Lamiae Khali Issa, Lhoussaine Ed-Daoudy, Abdelkrim El Arrim, Mounir Hakkou

“…The tool's integrated visualization module allows users to map the spatial distribution of tidal energy, providing critical insights for site selection and project planning. By offering a precise, user-friendly, and accessible platform, this software serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers in the marine renewable energy sector.…”
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