Analysis of Exchange Rates as Time-Inhomogeneous Markov Chain with Finite States by Felix O. Mettle, Lydia Pomaa Boateng, Enoch N. B. Quaye, Emmanuel Kojo Aidoo, Issah Seidu

“…Based on the assumption that, for each point in time in the future, a stochastic process will be subjected to a randomly selected transition matrix from an ergodic set of transition matrices the process was subjected to in the recent past, a methodology was proposed for analysing the long-run behaviours of time-inhomogeneous Markov chains. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE DIMENSIONS OF ATHLETE BRAND AUTHENTICITY by Ali Hasaan, Mücahit Fişne

“…A total of 76 attributes were identified from past studies that analyzed the attributes of brand authenticity for various brands. …”
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Measuring effective indicators for waste disposal in order to assess the sustainable environment: application of fuzzy approach by Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…Therefore, studying the past research describes a relatively complete background of the planned theoretical contributions of this article compared to the previous research. …”
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Resilience, Confidence-Building, and Performance: by Audrey Ricke

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Analysis of solar photovoltaic module parks in Ukraine: Forecasting their further operation and end-of-life management by Karpash Maksym, Yavorskiy Andriy, Zhovtulia Liubomyr, Vasechko Valentyn

“…A comprehensive analysis of Ukraine’s PV module park, conducted as part of the EU-funded Retrieve project, represents a crucial first step towards effective PV waste management, aligning with Ukraine’s energy strategy and commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change.…”
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Blood Donor Selection Profile an Important Tool for Blood Safety: An Institutional Experience by Shaan Khetrapal, Pushpa Bisht, Zeeba Shamim Jairajpuri, Safia Rana, Sujata Jetley

“…Out of the reasons for deferral, majority 497/1223 (40.6%) donors were deferred due to hemoglobin <12.5 g/dl, followed by 156/1223 (12.8%) deferrals due to alcohol intake within the past 72 h. Conclusion: Safe donor selection is the first step toward safe transfusion services. …”
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Global Fluoroquinolone Resistance Epidemiology and Implictions for Clinical Use by Axel Dalhoff

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Control of flow deflection angle around the corner using microjet array by Yuto Nakadori, Satoshi Yuura, Takahiro Kagawa, Akira Urita, Taro Handa

“…In the technique, a microjet array is used for controlling the deflection of the flow at 33 m/s ~ 54 m/s around the 25-degree corner with a small downstream-facing step, the surface of which is lined with the micro-orifices from which jets are injected into the flow. …”
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Distribution and Risk Factors of Water-Related Accidents for General Aviation Aircraft by Ruiliang Yang, LibinYang, Lina Zhao, Donghan Geng

“…In the past two decades, dozens to more than a hundred people have died each year in water-related accidents, most of which general aviation has accounted for. …”
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Ecological Grief and Anxiety: The Voice of Native American in Joy Harjo’s Selected Poems by Epata Puji Astuti, Tatang Iskarna

“…Harjo invites a deeper awareness that is both accepting of past wounds and open to future possibilities. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of pure and hybrid collaborative filtering in drug repurposing by Clémence Réda, Jill-Jênn Vie, Olaf Wolkenhauer

“…Abstract Drug development is known to be a costly and time-consuming process, which is prone to high failure rates. …”
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Modelling Hysteresis in Shape Memory Alloys Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Network by Mohammad Reza Zakerzadeh, Seyedkeivan Naseri, Payam Naseri

“…Considering the historical dependence of the pulley’s rotational angle on the applied voltage, a recurrent neural network (RNN) is suitable for capturing past information. …”
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Community Consultations to Support Scoping Review Knowledge Dissemination by Sarah L. Canham, Rachel Weldrick, Elizabeth Siantz, Jeffrey N. Rose, Danielle Maude Littman, Morgan Cruz Erisman, Kyle Rehn, Shannon Jones, Sumiko Anderson, Anne McNamara, Emma Greenwood

“…The objective of this article is to describe one form that community consultation can take. As the final step in a scoping review project examining the stigmatization and discrimination of persons experiencing homelessness, our research team conducted a community consultation, designed as a Knowledge Café workshop, with 25 participants who had lived experiences of homelessness (past and present) or were service providers in the homelessness sector. …”
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Quantification and discovery of PCR inhibitors found in food matrices commonly associated with foodborne viruses by Cassandra Suther, Matthew D. Moore

“…Although some studies have been done on PCR inhibitors from foods, many of them are over a decade old and do not investigate inhibition in contemporary one-step RT-qPCR-based detection chemistries. …”
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Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models in Chemical Risk Assessment by Moiz Mumtaz, Jeffrey Fisher, Benjamin Blount, Patricia Ruiz

“…Post-exposure risk assessment of chemical and environmental stressors is a public health challenge. Linking exposure to health outcomes is a 4-step process: exposure assessment, hazard identification, dose response assessment, and risk characterization. …”
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West Kalimantan’s manuscripts circulation as religious comprehensive for against violence by the name of religion by Khairul Fuad, Zulkarnain Yani, Dedy Ari Asfar, Devi Fauziyah Ma’rifat, Rohim Rohim

“…While conflicts in the past may have been rooted in cultural differences, there is now a potential for religious-based tensions. …”
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Femtosecond laser polishing of pure copper surfaces with perpendicular incidence by Emmanuel Loubère, Nada Kraiem, Aofei Mao, Sébastien Preaud, Andrzej Kusiak, Amélie Veillère, Jean-François Silvain, Yong Feng Lu

“…Over the past few years, femtosecond (fs) laser processing has drawn a growing interest in a wide range of applications as it offers the possibility to process the surface morphologies of metals and semiconductors. …”
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From Victorian Buildings to the Victorian Built Heritage: Victorian studies and the Re-interpretation of 19th-century architecture by Isabelle Cases

“…Art history is an obvious first step, and indeed a necessary but difficult approach due to the constant reinterpretation of styles of the past and the discovery of new exotic models in the Victorian period, which resulted in the so-called Victorian architectural eclecticism. …”
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Sustainability analysis of urban neighborhoods with emphasis on spatial and social justice Case Study: Maragheh City by Ali Movahed, Hasan Ahar, Ayub manouchehri, hadiseh gheysari, Abdolbaset Bozorgzadeh

“…In areas such as Jahangir, Daneshghah, Sahand, Valiasr, Azadegan, new structures have been built as residential settlements over the past two decades. In the second stage, in order to evaluate the social justice of social capital indicators, a questionnaire was used that 383 questionnaires were prepared in relation to the population of each neighborhood. …”
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Performance evaluation model of the narrators of Rahian Noor camps. by Abbas Alwardi, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Mohammadjavad Pahlevanzadeh, Amirhossein Saffarinia, Mohammad Reza Fathi

“…In addition, based on this response, four categories of questionnaires were prepared for different groups (pilgrims, caravan managers, memorial servants, and memorial officials) and finally, a model was presented to evaluate the narrators' performance step by step.Originality/Value: This research is conducted for the first time in the field of Rahian Noor camps, and considering the structural differences with other organizations, including the honorary nature of the narrators and their voluntary activities, it has an innovative and practical structure. …”
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