Empirical Geomorphic Approach to Complement Morphodynamic Modeling on Embayed Beaches by Changbin Lim, Jung-Lyul Lee, John R. C. Hsu

“…In a coastal engineering project, hydrodynamic models are used to study wave transformations and impacts on structures, while morphodynamic models are applied to calculate the response and evolution of sedimentary beaches. …”
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Dynamic Vaccine Allocation for Control of Human-Transmissible Disease by Mingdong Lyu, Chang Chang, Kuofu Liu, Randolph Hall

“…Our study develops a dynamic methodology for vaccine allocation, segmented by region, age, and timeframe, using a time-sensitive, age-structured compartmental model. Based on the objective of minimizing a weighted sum of deaths and cases, we used the Sequential Least Squares Quadratic Programming method to search for a locally optimal COVID-19 vaccine allocation for the United States, for the period from 16 December 2020 to 30 June 2021, where regions corresponded to the 50 states in the United States (U.S.). …”
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Data-driven modeling of the aggregator-based price-maker virtual power plant (VPP) in the day-ahead wholesale electricity markets; evidence from the Japan Electric power Exchange (... by Mohamed Saad Suliman, Hooman Farzaneh

“…Data-driven modeling is structured using mixed integer linear programming (MILP) and based on hybridizing several concepts, including conventional unit commitment, hydropower scheduling, pumping storage dispatch, market clearing mechanism, variable renewable energy forecasts, price elasticity of demand, and shadow prices of production technologies. …”
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The Effect of Cooperative Learning on Academic Performances and Computational Thinking Skills in the Computational Problem-Solving Approach by İrem Nur Çelik, Kaan Bati

“…Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews at the end of the process to determine students' views on the computational problem-solving process. …”
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ARK: Aggregation of Reads by K-Means for Estimation of Bacterial Community Composition. by David Koslicki, Saikat Chatterjee, Damon Shahrivar, Alan W Walker, Suzanna C Francis, Louise J Fraser, Mikko Vehkaperä, Yueheng Lan, Jukka Corander

“…These methods typically rely on summarizing the sequence data by frequencies of low-order k-mers and matching this information statistically with a taxonomically structured database. Here we show that the accuracy of the resulting community composition estimates can be substantially improved by aggregating the reads from a sample with an unsupervised machine learning approach prior to the estimation phase. …”
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Intellectual economy as an imperative for the development of systems for ensuring the economic security of economic entities by S. O. Tulchynska, O. S. Solosich

“…This article is devoted to analyzing the problems of adequate provision of economic processes intellectualization at the level of business structures and relevant state policy approaches for developing the intellectual economy in the context of ensuring economic security. …”
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The method to study the competencies of the subjects of the digital economy by N. V. Dneprovskaya

“…The approach of linear programming was used as a basis, which allowed us to present a bunch of competencies in the form of a matrix. …”
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Increasing the Efficiency of the Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell by Increasing the Number of Absorber Layers and Optimizing Its Efficiency by Aylin Saeedi, Mohammad Karimi, Hakimeh Mohammadpour

“…Because of the flexibility of the proposed model and feasible construction of the structure, the cell characteristics obtained by this program can be examined by experiment. …”
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Impact of Human Resource Planning on Organizational Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Natukunda, Promise

“…Based on results from the study, 100% of the respondents agreed that there are some effects of organizational structure on organizational performance. These include organizational structure determines the assignment and coordination of roles, power, and responsibilities within a business, organisational structure affects employee job satisfaction, the organizational structure is a formal system of task and reporting relationships, organizational structure plays a pivotal role in employee wellbeing, creates a supportive and flexible work environment. …”
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Development and Validation of a Critical Thinking Questionnaire: A Case Study of the Lived Experience of Students from the University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical S... by Esmaeil Kashef, Maghsod Farasatkhah, Vahid Ghasemi, Mozhgan Mohammadi Naeni

“…Data-driven Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach (PLS-SEM) was also utilized. …”
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The pattern of state organization in the new constitution of Lithuania: A third way between the presidential and parliamentary systems? by Andreas Hollstein

“…The author, while retaining the contact with this ruling and at the same time meeting the aim of the study—that is, to classify the structural pattern of state as noted in the Constitution, 1992—acknowledges: "provided that in this ruling the attention was drawn upon the question whether or not the resolution adopted by Seimas' majority on December 11, 1996, questioning the compatibility of the program of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania with the Constitution of Lithuania, the Constitutional Court ought to have turned its inquiry in such a way so that the background power balance of Lithuania’s state institutions be analyzed in detail. …”
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Design and construction of Merdeka 118 tower using high performance concrete: Pushing the boundaries of concrete technology for a megatall building. by Ahmad K. Abdelrazaq

“… This paper presents the structural engineering, construction innovations and key challenges in the design and construction of Malaysia’s next landmark. …”
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Unlocking public sector excellence: The synergy of intellectual capital and digital leadership in tax administration by Amrie Firmansyah, Ferry Irawan, Suparna Wijaya

“…Practical implications: Recommendations include enhancing employee training programs to leverage digital tools, optimizing organizational structures to support digital integration, and strengthening digital leadership strategies that align with human capital development and stakeholder engagement. …”
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Targeting Muscle Regeneration with Small Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells—A Review by Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Enzo Pereira de Lima, Adriano Cressoni Araújo, Victória Dogani Rodrigues, Jefferson Aparecido Dias, Marcos Barbosa Tavares Filho, Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari, Lívia Fornari Laurindo, Maria Angélica Miglino, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Claudemir Gregório Mendes, Rosa Direito, Vítor Engrácia Valenti, Sandra Maria Barbalho

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Identifying the Factors Affecting Flood Management in Agricultural Lands of Ilam County by Fatemeh Ghasemzadeh, Reza Movahedi, Mohsen Tavakoli

“…According to the results obtained from gabion construction, dam construction for flood control, improvement of the capacities of existing structures (dams, embankments, etc.), information dissemination about flood management, preparation and formulation of flood management programs by officials, training farmers on necessary actions after a flood, determining the land areas required for implementing flood control projects, and examining the vulnerability of agricultural lands due to floods are among the priorities for flood management among farmers. …”
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Brazil’s Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA) of 2024: Enabler of AI sovereignty? by Germano P. Johansson Neto, Viviane C. Farias da Costa, Walter Britto Gaspar

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Electro-Active continuous flax fiber-reinforced epoxy shape memory biocomposites with enhanced mechanical strength for self-shaping multifunctional architectural applications by Asmaa Hassan, Yağmur Bulut, Seyedehgelareh Sanei, Hanaa Dahy

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IEA-R1 Renewed Primary System Pump B1-B Nozzles Stress Analysis by A. A. Faloppa, G. Fainer, C. D. R. Figueiredo, D. S. M. Carvalho, M. Mattar Neto

“…The present report is a summary of the structural analysis of the pump nozzles applying the finite element method by using the Ansys computer program. …”
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A Novel Protein Interaction between Nucleotide Binding Domain of Hsp70 and p53 Motif by Asita Elengoe, Mohammed Abu Naser, Salehhuddin Hamdan

“…Therefore, we identified the interaction between NBD and p53 using STRING version 9.1 program. Then, we modeled the three-dimensional structure of p53 motif through homology modeling and determined the binding affinity and stability of NBD-p53 motif complex structure via molecular docking and dynamics (MD) simulation. …”
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“Oxygen with Love” and Diode Laser Treatment Decreases Comorbidity and Avoidable Blindness due to Retinopathy of Prematurity: Results Achieved in the Past 12 Years by Jose Luis Garcia-Serrano, José Uberos Fernández, Roberto Anaya-Alaminos, Antonio Jerez-Calero, José Francisco Padilla-Torres, Maria Carmen Ramírez-Garcia, Raquel Piñar-Molina

“…Conclusion: The introduction of the OWL program, together with lower rates of sepsis, improvements in postnatal weight gain, and the use of diode laser treatment, has reduced the incidence of unfavorable structural outcomes of ROP.…”
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