UX-MAPPER: An automated approach to analyze app store reviews with a focus on UX by Walter T. Nakamura, Edson C. C. de Oliveira, Elaine H. T. de Oliveira, Tayana Conte

“…In general, the participants recognized the relevance and utility of UX-MAPPER in enhancing the quality of existing apps and exploring reviews of competing apps to identify user preferences, requests, and critiques regarding functionalities and features. …”
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Performance Appraisal and Employee Productivity in Organizations: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Atuheire, Nancy

“…The targeted population included 59 respondents such as the Chief Administrative Officer, human resource management officers, accounting officers, finance officers, procurement department personnel, and clients. …”
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The Coordinative Evaluation of Suburban Construction Land from Spatial, Socio-Economic, and Ecological Dimensions: A Case Study of Suburban Wuhan, Central China by Junqing Wei, Yasi Tian, Chun Li, Hongzhou Yuan, Yanfang Liu

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Some Comments Concerning the Preparation of and Fatigue Testing of the Aircraft’s Cable-Control System by Brzęczek Józef

“…Moreover, the forces characteristic of the control cables are nonlinear functions of the control surface deflection. This means that the typical fatigue tests we employ help with only comparative estimations and acceptance tests. …”
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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

“…The use of submillimeter resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is increasing in popularity due to the prospect of studying human brain activation non-invasively at the scale of cortical layers and columns. …”
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A Model-Driven Approach Employing DSL and Generation Templates to Accelerate the Development of Conversational Agents for Smart Tourism by Charaf Ouaddi, Lamya Benaddi, Adnane Souha, Hamza Abdelmalek, Abdeslam Jakimi, Rachid Saadane

“…Additionally, developers and companies often utilize APIs provided by intent recognition services like Dialogflow and Amazon Lex to easily create conversational agents using graphical forms, which enhance conversational agent functionality. …”
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Portable cotton swab biosensor for rapid naked-eye detection of Helicobacter pylori by Ghadeer.A.R.Y. Suaifan, Asmaa Alnajajrah, Ward Abu Jbara, Amr A. El-Mousa, Fahid Abu Jbara, Doha A.I. Al-Omari, Mayadah B. Shehadeh

“…These findings support the biosensor's utility as a point-of-care diagnostic tool in low-resource settings for the early detection and surveillance of H. pylori infections.…”
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Preparation of Calcium-Chelating Peptides from Squid Skin and Evaluation of Calcium Absorption Capacity in Caco-2 Cell Monolayer Model by Jihao Zeng, Xue Bai, Yongli Zhang, Qianyu Le, Jinhong Wu, Huiyun Chen

“…These findings demonstrate an innovative strategy for converting squid processing byproducts into functional nutraceuticals, which not only addresses calcium deficiency challenges but also promotes resource sustainability by utilizing waste materials.…”
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A promoter library for tuning gene expression in Cupriavidus necator under autotrophic conditions by Wataru Kitagawa, Wataru Kitagawa, Kensuke Igarashi, Ryo Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Mizuki Horino, Kosuke Fujishima, Kosuke Fujishima, Toshiaki Fukui, Souichiro Kato, Souichiro Kato, Souichiro Kato

“…This study aimed to establish a promoter library that functions in C. necator grown under autotrophic conditions. …”
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A fluorescence probe for monitoring toxic hypochlorous acid in biosystems and environmental waters with a broad pH adaptation by Junyan Ma, Zilin Jiao, Mingtao Zhao, Xiangtao Kong, Hua Xie, Zhenxing Zhang

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Sorting algorithm acceleration based on CPU-FPGA heterogeneous system by Kou Yuanbo, Qiu Zeyu, Wang Liang, Huang Jianqiang

“…The results show that the system has a good acceleration effect for sorting algorithms with high parallelism, but consumes huge logic resources, and is suitable for algorithm acceleration scenarios with high real-time requirements.…”
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Population dynamics and monitoring applied to decision-making by M. J. Conroy, D. C. Lee

“…Second, certain outcomes are assigned value, via an objective or utility function. Both of these features involve factors beyond the usual consideration of ecological modeling; the first implies the presence of one or more “decision makers”, and the second characterizes the societal preferences of each possible outcome resulting from a prospective decision. …”
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Seabuckthorn Seed Meal Protein-Based Inhibitory Peptides Targeting Multiple Hyperglycemic Enzymes: Optimization of Process and Probing of Mechanisms by Qi Shan, Yeping Jia, Tonghua Wu, Jun Zhang, Liang Shan

“…These findings demonstrate that SSP holds promise as a significant natural resource for the creation of multifunctional hypoglycemic peptides, which can be utilized in nutritional and functional food applications.…”
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GeoGraphRAG: A graph-based retrieval-augmented generation approach for empowering large language models in automated geospatial modeling by Jianyuan Liang, Shuyang Hou, Haoyue Jiao, Yaxian Qing, Anqi Zhao, Zhangxiao Shen, Longgang Xiang, Huayi Wu

“…Geospatial modeling aims to integrate multiple geospatial data sources and geoprocessing functions based on user application demands to address complex geospatial challenges. …”
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Seaweed extracts: enhancing plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses by Gagan Kumar, Satyabrata Nanda, Satyabrata Nanda, Sushil Kumar Singh, Sanjeet Kumar, Divya Singh, Bansh Narayan Singh, Arpan Mukherjee

“…Seaweeds are a natural marine resource containing many bioactive compounds such as amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, phytohormones, and antimicrobial compounds. …”
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A case study of environmental considerations and opportunities in cyber physical systems by Mario Cortes‐Cornax, Paula Lago, Claudia Roncancio

“…As cyber‐physical systems tend to be ‘invisible’, there is a need for awareness of the underlying infrastructure and required resources, early in the design phases. In this article, the environmental impact considerations in the early stages of the implementation and opportunities to improve design choices with a people‐planet‐system perspective are discussed. …”
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A Quantum Framework for Combinatorial Optimization Problem over Graphs by Meng Shi, Sai Wu, Ying Li, Gongsheng Yuan, Chang Yao, Gang Chen

“…In this paper, we propose a general quantum algorithm framework searching for approximate solutions to combinatorial optimization problems with linear objective functions. Our framework provides APIs (application programming interfaces) that enable developers to encode weighted graph structures onto quantum circuits and utilize variational algorithms to generate approximate solutions. …”
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Education Building Maintenance Priority Strategy Consider Safety Condition Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) by Muhammad Faizal Ardhiansyah Arifin, Yoga Aditya, Agung Budiwirawan, Agung Sutarto, Arie Taveriyanto

“…The building component in this study was specified into three specific components such as interior, exterior, and building utility. To complete this method, a three-level priority factor was determined with consideration from the safety factor follow by the functionality factor, dan the last is an esthetic factor. …”
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Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Fermentation to Improve the Nutritional Value of <i>Ulva rigida</i> by Marta Brandão, Diogo J. Marques, Sofia Sousa, Marília Mateus, Helena M. Pinheiro, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Carla Pires, Maria Leonor Nunes, António Marques, M. Teresa Cesário

“…Given its abundance and nutrient-rich profile, the green macroalga <i>Ulva rigida</i> is a promising alternative protein source. However, the bioaccessibility of its proteins is hindered by an embedding matrix of ulvan, a gel-forming polysaccharide. …”
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Software with artificial intelligence-derived algorithms for detecting and analysing lung nodules in CT scans: systematic review and economic evaluation by Julia Geppert, Peter Auguste, Asra Asgharzadeh, Hesam Ghiasvand, Mubarak Patel, Anna Brown, Surangi Jayakody, Emma Helm, Dan Todkill, Jason Madan, Chris Stinton, Daniel Gallacher, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Yen-Fu Chen

“…Information required to populate the models included the prevalence of lung nodules, risk of lung cancer with different nodule sizes, sensitivity and specificity for nodule detection, nodule type and size distributions in different population, resource use, costs and utilities. Where possible, parametrisation was driven by findings from the test accuracy review. …”
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