La réforme régionale en France : une occasion manquée ? by Élisabeth Bonnet-Pineau

“…The objective of making savings could only be achieved by reinforcing intercommunal units, and hence governmental responsibilities of other territorial collectivities have been planed down. …”
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Novel Multiband Metal-Rimmed Antenna for Wearable Applications by Bin Liu, Jianghong Han, Songhua Hu, Li Zhang

“…This is achieved by connecting the metal rim to the ground plane thus allowing generating one lower-frequency resonance without occupying a large area. …”
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Toward climate neutral data centers: Greenhouse gas inventory, scenarios, and strategies by Tuğana Aslan, Peter Holzapfel, Lutz Stobbe, Andreas Grimm, Nils F. Nissen, Matthias Finkbeiner

“…Our results show that climate neutrality cannot be achieved by reduction measures only. We predict an increase in energy use for our illustrative Germany-based data center by 20%, and an increase in the overall carbon footprint by 13% between 2020 and 2030. …”
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Methodology for assessing the social effectiveness of exhibition activity by Yu. V. Vorontsova, D. S. Garbuz

“…Improving the exhibition activity efficiency is a rather complex and multi-purpose task that requires taking into account many factors and using various methods and tools. To achieve success in this field, it is necessary to apply an integrated approach, considering the relationship between the economic and social effectiveness of exhibition activity, as well as to use innovative technologies and the latest research methods. …”
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Noise-agnostic quantum error mitigation with data augmented neural models by Manwen Liao, Yan Zhu, Giulio Chiribella, Yuxiang Yang

“…To achieve this feature, we introduce a quantum augmentation technique for error mitigation. …”
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High spectral efficiency SSB-PAM-DD scheme with high linewidth tolerance by Dongxu LU, Xian ZHOU, Fei LIU, Jiahao HUO, Jinhui YUAN, Keping LONG

“…For low-cost and high chromatic dispersion (CD) robustness single sideband (SSB) with direct detection (DD), three schemes of SSB with pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) were investigated.Among that, the highest spectral efficiency was achieved by the scheme of adding the frequency down-conversion at the transmitter.However, that scheme reduces the tolerance for laser linewidth.Hence, based on the character of the SSB-PAM signal, a DSP scheme was proposed, including a modified equalization algorithm with phase distortion immunity and blind phase search algorithm.The simulation results show that the modified scheme can tolerate 1 MHz linewidth for 112 Gbit/s SSB-PAM-DD, while the original scheme for SSB-PAM was only 100 kHz at the same bit error rate (BER) threshold.Therefore, the proposed scheme can achieve a high frequency efficiency, high linewidth tolerance, and low-cost SSB-PAM signaling transmission.…”
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An In-depth Analysis of Rendered Models using Blender : A Research Result by Oluwafunmilayo Raheem, Bourdillon Omijeh, Chinagorom Ibeachu

“…It also achieved a remarkable average processing time of 15 seconds and a high user rating of 4.5. …”
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Adaptive temporal-difference learning via deep neural network function approximation: a non-asymptotic analysis by Guoyong Wang, Tiange Fu, Ruijuan Zheng, Xuhui Zhao, Junlong Zhu, Mingchuan Zhang

“…Abstract Although deep reinforcement learning has achieved notable practical achievements, its theoretical foundations have been scarcely explored until recent times. …”
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Design and Prototyping of Remote Current, and Temperature Monitoring System for Distribution Transformers. by Bwengye, Duncan

“…Chapter three describes the methods used to achieve the main objective and specific objectives of the research. …”
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Balancing Earth science careers in an unequal world by Nadia Testani, Lucía M. Cappelletti, Leandro B. Díaz, Camila Prudente, Valentina Rabanal, Julia Mindlin, Reyk Börner, Divya David T, Ismaila Diallo, Inés M. Leyba, Marisol Osman, Andrés Tangarife-Escobar

“…Unequal research experiences among Earth scientists from around the world are an obstacle to achieving sustainability. We assess challenges and propose ways to balance the careers of early- and mid-career researchers in the Global South with those in the Global North.…”
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Low-threshold surface-emitting colloidal quantum-dot circular Bragg laser array by Yangzhi Tan, Yitong Huang, Dan Wu, Yunjun Wang, Xiao Wei Sun, Hoi Wai Choi, Kai Wang

“…However, it remains challenging to achieve a low-threshold surface-emitting CQD laser array with high stability and integration density. …”
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A Miniaturized Loaded Open-Boundary Quad-Ridge Horn with a Stable Phase Center for Interferometric Direction-Finding Systems by Zibin Weng, Chen Liang, Kaibin Xue, Ziming Lv, Xing Zhang

“…In order to achieve high accuracy in interferometric direction-finding systems, antennas with a stable phase center in the working bandwidth are required. …”
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Image-guided orbital surgery: a preclinical validation study using a high-resolution physical model by Andrew Dickson, Kealan McElhinney, Conor Murphy, Rizwana I Khan, Ronan P Kileen, Donncha F O’Brien

“…The ability of ophthalmic surgeons to achieve satisfactory system registration in each model was assessed. …”
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Forecasting geothermal temperature in western Yemen with Bayesian-optimized machine learning regression models by Abdulrahman Al-Fakih, Abbas Al-khudafi, Ardiansyah Koeshidayatullah, SanLinn Kaka, Abdelrigeeb Al-Gathe

“…The MLP model outperformed others, achieving high $$\text {R}^{2}$$ R 2 values and low error values across all metrics after BO. …”
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Dynamic Conjugate Gradient Unfolding for Symbol Detection in Time-Varying Massive MIMO by Toluwaleke Olutayo, Benoit Champagne

“…This modification enables the detector to achieve faster convergence with fewer layers compared to the original approach. …”
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Pre-Service Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements by Luka Ribič, Iztok Devetak, Robert Potočnik

“…The data were collected using a three-tier achievement test and a paper–pencil questionnaire, which were both developed by the researchers. …”
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HFIFNet: Hierarchical Feature Interaction Network With Multiscale Fusion for Change Detection by Mingzhi Han, Tao Xu, Qingjie Liu, Xiaohui Yang, Jing Wang, Jiaqi Kong

“…Benefiting from deep learning, numerous methods have achieved significant results in the CD of clearly changed targets. …”
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Deep learning-based prediction of HER2 status and trastuzumab treatment efficacy of gastric adenocarcinoma based on morphological features by Zhida Wu, Tao Wang, Junlin Lan, Jianchao Wang, Gang Chen, Tong Tong, Hejun Zhang

“…Results We developed a convolutional neural network (CNN) model using surgical specimens that achieved an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.847 in predicting HER2 amplification, and achieved an AUC of 0.903 in predicting HER2 status specifically in patients with HER2 2 + expression. …”
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Cooperative maximum adhesion tracking control for multi-motor electric locomotives by Leiting Zhao, Yongxiang Wang, Kan Liu, Liran Li, Jingyuan Zhan, Qingliang Liu

“…This method calculates the optimal output torque through real-time iteration based on the known reference slip speed to achieve multi-axle co-optimization under different circumstances. …”
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Improving Sleep Disorder Diagnosis Through Optimized Machine Learning Approaches by Md. Atiqur Rahman, Israt Jahan, Maheen Islam, Taskeed Jabid, Md Sawkat Ali, Mohammad Rifat Ahmmad Rashid, Mohammad Manzurul Islam, Md. Hasanul Ferdaus, Md Mostofa Kamal Rasel, Mahmuda Rawnak Jahan, Shayla Sharmin, Tanzina Afroz Rimi, Atia Sanjida Talukder, Md. Mafiul Hasan Matin, M. Ameer Ali

“…In the second experiment, the Decision Tree achieved the highest accuracy of 96% in the original and engineered feature spaces and was 149.33 times faster in the engineered feature space. …”
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