A new strategy for constructing alternative consumer confidence indexes to explain household consumption: A fuzzy DEMATEL approach by Özge Var, Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, Türkay Dereli

“…Method: A fuzzy DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory), a reliable method to present causal relationships, is used to classification. The prediction power of cause group (in terms of explaining household expenditures) is measured with the Lasso regression (Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator), which provides more interpretable regression models. …”
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Flapless and Conjunctiva-Sparing Technique for Transscleral Fixation of Intraocular Lens to Correct Refractive Errors in Eyes without Adequate Capsular Support by Wei Lou, Ziang Chen, Yang Huang, Haiying Jin

“…To evaluate refractive outcomes, intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation, and IOL position following a novel conjunctiva-sparing transscleral fixation technique. …”
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Is Membrane Filtration Applicable for the Recovery of Biologically Active Substances from Spent Lavender? by Yoana Stoyanova, Nevena Lazarova-Zdravkova, Dimitar Peshev

“…The process resistance, driven by osmotic pressure and concentration polarization, followed a power–law relationship with a power value of 1.20, consistent with prior nanofiltration studies of rosmarinic acid solutions. …”
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Analysis of the prospects of phase change materials in building structures by A. V. Fedyukhin, O. V. Afanaseva, M. D. Zaitsev

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The concept of public control over judges’ activity and the system of subjects of its implementation by N. V. Nestor

“…Theoretical aspects of the issue of public control in general or in the context of a certain sphere of state power functioning, in particular are studied. Considering this, the author offers own definition of the category of public control over judges (courts) in Ukraine. …”
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Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells by Chog Barugkin, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Kylie R. Catchpole, Angelika Basch, Reinhard Carius

“…By using SGC back reflector, an enhancement of 0.5 mA/cm2 in external quantum efficiency of the bottom solar cell and an absolute value of 0.2% enhancement in overall power conversion efficiency are achieved. …”
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Efficient pressure regulation in nonlinear shell-and-tube steam condensers via a Novel TDn(1 + PIDn) controller and DCSA algorithm by Mostafa Jabari, Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…Abstract Steam condensers are vital components of thermal power plants, responsible for converting turbine exhaust steam back into water for reuse in the power generation cycle. …”
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Prediction of lower-limb isokinetic strength from functional fitness tests in older adults: A 550-participant cross-sectional study by Carlos Babiloni-López, Pablo Jiménez-Martínez, Carlos Alix-Fages, Ángel Saez-Berlanga, Álvaro Juesas, Pedro Gargallo, Javier Gene-Morales, Juan C. Colado

“…Results: Significant trivial-to-moderate correlations (positive and negative) were found between all the tests and the isokinetic strength and power of the knee and the hip. …”
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Comparisons of computer simulations and experimental data for capacitive hyperthermia using different split-phantoms by Rami Muratoglu, Dominik Gerster, Jacek Nadobny, Alexander Hansch, Paul Krahl, Paraskevi Danai Veltsista, Marcus Beck, Daniel Zips, Pirus Ghadjar

“…Concomitantly, computer field simulations utilizing a detailed CAD-based model of the CHT system were performed using the simulation platform Sim4Life and compared with measurements.Results For the investigated electrode D200 the system power of 75 W was applied, which is half of the maximum power of 150 W and lies in the range of usual values for this electrode applied in patient treatments in our clinic. …”
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F. NIETZSCHE: VALIOS SIEKTI GALIOS PRINCIPAS by Arūnas Mickevičius

“…With respect to the genesis of power or its generation, the will to power determines the relation between forces, but in its own turn is determined by the activity of these forces. …”
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F. NIETZSCHE: VALIOS SIEKTI GALIOS PRINCIPAS by Arūnas Mickevičius

“…With respect to the genesis of power or its generation, the will to power determines the relation between forces, but in its own turn is determined by the activity of these forces. …”
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Feminism and the Cold War in the U.S. Occupation of Japan, 1945 – 1952 by Mire Koikari

“…The place and manner of MacArthur’s arrival seemed to signal the victor’s absolute confidence and unquestioned authority over its vanquished enemy. …”
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Application of Governance in spatial scales by hassan kamran

“…"Governance" is one of the basic concepts that has attracted the attention of geo-political scientists, and there are contradictory views on this concept, which is one of the main and fundamentally important foundations of the science of geopolitics. The rule of law over higher power and superiority imply that no other legal authority is superior to it. …”
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Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method based on EEMD Denoising and Correlation Coefficient Identification by Pei Junfeng, Sun Jianhua, Song Chuanzhi, Song Yupeng, Ge Huizhong

“…In view of the nonlinear,non-stationary and massive noise features of reciprocating pump power of rolling bearing vibration signal,a fault diagnosis method of rolling bearing based on EEMD,distance factor,correlation coefficient and wavelet packet decomposition is proposed. …”
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Machine learning for predicting earthquake magnitudes in the Central Himalaya by Ram Krishna Tiwari, Rudra Prasad Poudel, Harihar Paudyal

“… Human intervention cannot halt natural disasters like earthquakes, but machine learning application expertise can be utilized to detect patterns in data and increase understanding and predictive power. Recent development of machine learning models has increasingly developed interest in forecasting and predicting the magnitude of earthquakes. …”
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Fitness Profiling in Women Soccer: Performance Characteristics of Elite Turkish Women Soccer Players by Aras Beka Yaşar, Serdar Bayrakdaroğlu, Beyza Yıldız, İbrahim Can

“…According to analysis results, it was achieved that Yo-Yo IR1 running distances was as 676,3 ± 156,4 meters, while VO2max values of athletes were estimated as 42,2 ± 1,20 ml/kg-1/min-1. Relative and absolute anaerobic power values for elite women football players were obtained as 439,7 (± 61,18 W) and 8,04 (± 1,09 W/kg) for maximal anaerobic power, 316,1 (± 34,46 W) and 5,78 (± 0,56 W/kg) for maximal anaerobic capacity, 193,6 (±22,30 W) and 3,55 (± 0,61 W/kg) for minimal anaerobic power, respectively. …”
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ViPar: High-Level Design Space Exploration for Parallel Video Processing Architectures by Karim M. A. Ali, Rabie Ben Atitallah, Abdessamad Ait El Cadi, Nizar Fakhfakh, Jean-Luc Dekeyser

“…Second, targeting this architectural model, we developed ViPar tool with two main features: (1) An empirical model was introduced to estimate the power consumption based on hardware utilization and operating frequency. …”
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Thermal design of a thermoelectric refrigerator operating near room temperature using artificial neural network by Hichem Ykrelef, Younes Chiba, Mounir Zirari, Ahmed Benyekhlef, Abdelali Boukaoud, Djamel Sebbar, Abdelkrim Kherkhar, Hayati Mamur

“…Abstract The current study aimed to design and test a prototype of a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) using thermoelectric modules (TEM) operating near room temperature. The thermoelectric cooler utilized in this investigation has a maximum cooling power of 46 W and dimensions of 40 mm × 40 mm × 3.6 mm. …”
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Multi-objective Newton-Raphson-based optimizer for fractional-order control of PEM fuel cells by Mahmoud S. AbouOmar, Sami El Ferik

“…This paper proposes a novel Multi-objective Newton-Raphson-based Optimizer (MONRBO) for solving multi-objective optimization problems. …”
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Improved Surface Solar Irradiation Estimation Using Satellite Data and Feature Engineering by Jinyong Kim, Eunkyeong Kim, Seunghwan Jung, Minseok Kim, Baekcheon Kim, Sungshin Kim

“…Planning an optimal installation site to maximize power-generation efficiency is crucial for the effective operation of photovoltaic power plants. …”
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