Impact of Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Reforms on Global Biofuel Mandates by Robin Argueyrolles, Tobias Heimann, Ruth Delzeit

“…In the rest of the world, however, the biofuel targets become costlier to achieve as the price of fossil fuels drops. Considering that global biofuel 2030 targets are achieved, governments' support for biofuel falls by $6 billion in regions phasing gasoline and diesel subsidies but increases by $600 million in the rest of the world.…”
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Three-Dimensional Scanning Virtual Aperture Imaging with Metasurface by Zhan Ou, Yuan Liang, Hua Cai, Guangjian Wang

“…The system first uses a focused beam to achieve near-field focal plane scanning, meanwhile forming a virtual aperture. …”
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İç Çatışma Sonrası Kolombiya’da Barış İnşası Süreci by Ceren UYSAL OĞUZ, E. Nur SEZEK

“…The armed conflict in Colombia with the FARC-EP that started in 1964, ended with the “Final Agreement to End the Armed Conflict and Build a Stable and Lasting Peace” in 2016 and the peacebuilding process began. The way to achieve a lasting peace is to implement the peace agreement and solve the problems of the conflict period and achieve the necessary social, political, and economic transformations. …”
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Dynamic computing offloading strategy in LEO constellation edge computing network by GAO Yufang, JI Zhi, ZHAO Kanglian, LI Wenfeng, HU Peicong

“…It was proved that the formulated stochastic game was equivalent to a weighted potential game with at least one Nash Equilibrium (NE), and the NE minimized the system overhead. In order to achieve NE in a distributed manner under dynamic environment, an intelligent stochastic learning algorithm based on the stochastic learning was designed to efficiently achieve NE for the proposed stochastic game. …”
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Auxo: A Temporal Graph Management System by Wentao Han, Kaiwei Li, Shimin Chen, Wenguang Chen

“…We propose chunk layout and chunk splitting designs to achieve the desired efficiency and the abovementioned goals. …”
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(R)evolution of performance in the public order and safety system by Elena Casandra Ceausescu, Camelia Cazoni, Bogdan Petre, Alexandra Pircalaboiu, Marian Nastase

“…In this respect, at the managerial level it is analyzed through information, communication and management of certain documents, how to achieve general and specific objectives through planning tools, the degree of achievement of targets, the, performance monitoring, using the resources at hand. …”
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Effect of Sustainable Development and Institutional Quality on Growth by Wai Mun Har, Mei Chen Sin

“… The issue of compatibility of sustainable development policies, institutional quality, and economic growth gains on importance as the world races towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. …”
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The Wool-Processing Industry in an Era of Social Innovation. How Has the Situation Changed in the Massif Central (France)? by Jean-Baptiste Grison, Pierre-Antoine Landel

“…All three of these entities have successfully achieved a three-fold anchoring: anchoring within a region, anchoring within the wool processing industry and anchoring within social innovation networks. …”
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EEG Transformer for Classifying Students’ Epistemic Cognition States in Educational Contexts by Rosanna Yuen-Yan Chan

“…Epistemic cognition encompasses the processes by which individuals achieve knowledge and understanding and is pivotal in human learning, typically in educational settings. …”
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Effect of cooperative learning strategy on students’ acquisition and practice of scientific skills in Biology by Hanadi Chatila, Fatima Al Husseiny

“…Pre- and post- tests were administrated to both groups of each grade to compare students’ achievement particularly in scientific skills items before and after intervention. …”
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Does Türkiye Have a Demographic Dividend? NUTS 2 Analysis by Seda Ertürk, Selçuk Koç

“…An analysis of NUTS 2 regions suggests that certain areas, such as TR31 (İzmir) and TR62 (Adana-Mersin), are projected to achieve the highest demographic dividend.…”
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Cultural Factors Influencing Socio-Economic Development of Batwa Community in Kisoro Municipality. by Niyigaba, Brendah

“…The objectives of the study were to assess the impact of cultural norms and values on Batwa education in Kisoro municipality, to find out the challenges faced by Batwa children towards achieving education in Kisoro municipality, to suggest possible interventions to reduce the challenges faced by Batwa children towards achieving education in Kisoro municipality. …”
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Flexural behavior of high-strength reinforced concrete beam with hybrid fiber under normal and high temperature by Ahmed Ashteyat, Ala Obaidat, Tarik Kharabsheh, Ahmed Harahsheh

“…The test results show that using BF and SF significantly increased the tensile strength of unheated cylinders, with the optimum fiber content of 1% BF - 1.5% SF achieving an increase of 163% over the control. For heated cylinders, the optimum fiber content was (2% BF - 1.5% SF) achieving an increase of 175%. …”

Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions by Laura Zapparoli, Marika Mariano, Lucia Maria Sacheli, Tommaso Berni, Caterina Negrone, Carlo Toneatto, Eraldo Paulesu

“…Abstract In daily life interactions, we achieve goals with partners through tight temporal coordination or sequential joint efforts. …”
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Harnessing marine bacteria for next-gen antibiotics: potent inhibition of S. aureus and Riemerella anatipestifer through in vitro, omics, and chemoinformatics approach with enhance... by Syed Shams ul Hassan, Huizi Jin

“…All compounds have been evaluated for their antibacterial activity against multiple pathogens, among which good activity was achieved against S. aureus, while potent activity was achieved against Riemerella anatipestifer with its IC50 value at 200 µm and bactericidal effect at 300 µm. …”
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Improved Dark Channel Defogging Algorithm for Defect Detection in Underwater Structures by Longsheng Bao, Chunyan Zhao, Xingwei Xue, Ling Yu

“…Comparing the effect of the image with only the dark channel defogging and DR algorithm processing, the DR algorithm is observed to achieve “defogging” processing of underwater structural disease images to achieve better enhancement effects. …”
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Electrodeposited CdTe solar cells using low-purity Cd precursors & the effect of chemical purity by Ashfaque E. Alam, Hussain I. Salim, Ayotunde A. Ojo, Imyhamy M. Dharmadasa

“…The current record efficiency of 15.3% was achieved from 99.997% pure cadmium nitrate precursors. …”
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A Novel Real Time Framework for Cluster Based Multicast Communication in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks by Waqar Farooq, Muazzam Ali Khan, Saad Rehman

“…The RTVC framework develops stable communication links and achieves high throughput with low overhead despite high mobility by combining the multicast routing with a unique cluster based scheme. …”
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Development and validation of nomograms for predicting pentafecta outcomes before and after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study by Tanan Bejrananda, Kiyoshi Takahara, Dutsadee Sowanthip, Tomonari Motonaga, Kota Yagi, Wataru Nakamura, Masanobu Saruta, Takuhisa Nukaya, Masashi Takenaka, Kenji Zennami, Manabu Ichino, Hitomi Sasaki, Makoto Sumitomo, Ryoichi Shiroki

“…The pentafecta outcome was achieved in 290 patients (16.6%). Multivariate analysis revealed that bilateral nerve sparing significantly increased the likelihood of achieving the pentafecta outcome (odds ratio 10.36, 95% CI: 5.75–18.66; p < 0.001). …”
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A single-centre experience of His bundle pacing without electrophysiological mapping system: implant success rate, safety, pacing characteristics and one-year follow up by Swee Leng Kui, Colin Yeo, Lisa Teo, Ai Ling Him, Sherida Binte Syed Hamid, Kelvin Wong, Vern Hsen Tan

“…Results: Immediate technical success was achieved in 21 (75.0%) patients (mean age 73.3 ± 10.7 years, 47.6% female). …”
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