First identification of a Neanderthal bone spear point through an interdisciplinary analysis at Abric Romaní (NE Iberian Peninsula) by Paula Mateo-Lomba, Andreu Ollé, Juan Luis Fernández-Marchena, Palmira Saladié, Juan Marín, M. Gema Chacón, Josep Vallverdú, Isabel Cáceres

“…This discovery highlights the flexibility and adaptability of Neanderthal technology, providing evidence of bone technology that is sometimes obscured in the archaeological record and offering valuable insights into their hunting strategies during the Middle Palaeolithic.…”
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AIR-POLSAR-CR1.0: A Benchmark Dataset for Cloud Removal in High-Resolution Optical Remote Sensing Images with Fully Polarized SAR by Yuxi Wang, Wenjuan Zhang, Jie Pan, Wen Jiang, Fangyan Yuan, Bo Zhang, Xijuan Yue, Bing Zhang

“…In summary, AIR-POLSAR-CR1.0 fills the gap in polarization feature images and demonstrates good adaptability for the development of deep learning algorithms.…”
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History, status and genetic characteristics of native cattle breeds from the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. K. Khamzina, A. A. Yurchenko, N. S. Yudin, P. Sh. Ibragimov, Y. S. Ussenbekov, D. M. Larkin

“…The results not only reveal the genetic diversity and characteristics of cattle breeds in Kazakhstan and the historical development and current state of animal husbandry in the country, but also emphasize the importance of further research to identify adaptive and unique genetic markers affecting economically important traits of local breeds.…”
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Köppen–Geiger climate classification across France based on an ensemble of high-resolution climate projections by Strohmenger, Laurent, Collet, Lila, Andréassian, Vazken, Corre, Lola, Rousset, Fabienne, Thirel, Guillaume

“…Public outreach on the impacts of climate change on societies and ecosystems is difficult, yet crucial for fostering mitigation and adaptation strategies. To quantify the climate change and communicate about it in easily-understandable terms, we used the climate classification system of Köppen–Geiger. 84 climate projections bias corrected with two methods were used to calculate Köppen–Geiger climate types at an 8-km resolution for 30-year periods from 1976 to 2099 in France. …”
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A qualitative study of parental caregiving experience in adolescents with depression from the perspective of positive psychology in China by Yueyan Zhao, Qunfang Miao, Siying Xin, Peiqing Li, Yaoyao Huang

“…Colaizzi′s seven-step analysis method was used to extract themes.ResultsThe parental caregiving experience for adolescents with depression can be grouped into 3 themes and 8 sub-themes: ① Complex negative emotions (negative emotions at the beginning of diagnosis, negative emotions during the caregiving process); ② Adversity experienced by individuals and families (increased physical and financial burdens, lack of access to professional support information, family dysfunction); ③ Coping and adaptation to adversity (self-growth, actively seeking outside assistance, enhanced family connection).ConclusionParents of adolescents with depression have complex caregiving experiences and face numerous difficulties and challenges at different stages of treatment. …”
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A New Precursor Integral Method for Solving Space-Dependent Kinetic Equations in Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Coupling System by Yingjie Wu, Baokun Liu, Han Zhang, Jiong Guo, Fu Li, Jinlin Niu, Yizhen Wang, Menglei Cui

“…The computation time is reduced to one-ninth in the HTR-PM model under the same accuracy when applying the exponential integral method with the time adaptive technique.…”
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Numerical Study on Zonal Disintegration of Deep Rock Mass Using Three-Dimensional Bonded Block Model by Qingteng Tang, Wenbing Xie, Xingkai Wang, Zhili Su, Jinhai Xu

“…It is interesting to find that the fracture around the roadway boundary traced the line of a spiral line, while slip-line fractures distributed apart from the roadway boundary. The extent of the alternate fracture zone decreased as the confining pressure increased, and alternate fracture zone was no longer in existence when the confining pressure reaches a certain value. …”
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From Data to Decisions: The Power of Machine Learning in Business Recommendations by Kapilya Gangadharan, Anoop Purandaran, K. Malathi, Barathi Subramanian, Rathinaraja Jeyaraj, Soon Ki Jung

“…The research identifies the growing expectations of users for a seamless and intuitive online experience, where content is personalized and dynamically adapted to changing preferences. Future research includes exploring advances in deep learning models, ethical considerations in the deployment of RS, and addressing scalability challenges. …”
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Morphological Variation and Ecological Structure of Iroko (Milicia excelsa Welw. C.C. Berg) Populations across Different Biogeographical Zones in Benin by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon

“…Because of the highly attractive technological properties of its wood and its multipurpose uses, the species was subjected to intensive human pressure. Apart from strong climate oscillation during the Pleistocene, human caused habitat fragmentation through continuous land clearing for agriculture, extensive forests exploitation and urbanization induced the occurrence of many isolated forest plots and trees species among which Milicia excelsa trees. …”
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Türk ve İngiliz Atasözlerinde Eğitsel Değerler by Bayram Aşılıoğlu, Berivan Tokur Üner

“…Bu araştırmanın amacı Türk ve İngiliz atasözlerini eğitsel değerler açısından karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemektir. …”
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Fully integrated wearable control system for micro/nanorobot navigation by Zhanxiang Zhang, Lin Wang, Fengqi Jiang, Shimin Yu, Fengtong Ji, Tianhao Sun, He Zhang, Yanhe Zhu, Hao Chang, Tianlong Li, Jie Zhao

“…AI planner based on machine learning offers adaptive path planning in response to dynamically changing signals to generate magnetic fields for the on-demand manipulation of micro/nanorobots. …”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…These are Bayesian Optimization, Hybrid Bat Algorithm, Hybrid Self-adaptive Bat Algorithm, Firefly Algorithm, Grid Search, and Randomized Search. …”
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Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE by Mayank G. Vats, Bassam H. Mahboub, Hassan Al Hariri, Ashraf Al Zaabi, Deepa Vats

“…A pandemic of obesity is sweeping all across the globe and the Middle East region also does not remain untouched by this prevailing pandemic. In fact, as per WHO report, Kuwait has the second highest obesity prevalence followed closely by other Middle East (ME) countries, namely, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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A Comparative Study and Numerical Solutions for the Fractional Modified Lorenz–Stenflo System Using Two Methods by Mohamed Elbadri, Mohamed A. Abdoon, Abdulrahman B. M. Alzahrani, Rania Saadeh, Mohammed Berir

“…This paper provides a solution to the new fractional-order Lorenz–Stenflo model using the adaptive predictor–corrector approach and the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>ρ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplace New Iterative Method (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>L</mi><mi>ρ</mi></msub><mi>N</mi><mi>I</mi><mi>M</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), representing an extensive comparison between both techniques with RK4 related to accuracy and error analysis. …”
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Dressed Up to the Nines: The Interplay of Phytohormones Signaling and Redox Metabolism During Plant Response to Drought by Douglas Jardim-Messeder, Ygor de Souza-Vieira, Gilberto Sachetto-Martins

“…Throughout evolution, plants have developed adaptative strategies for environmental stimuli, with plant hormones and reactive oxygen species (ROS) playing essential roles in their development. …”
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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach by Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Cathy Creswell, Victoria Williamson, Obioha Ukoumunne, Falko Sniehotta, Mara Violato, Ian McDonald, Paul Brown, Paul Stallard, Michael Larkin, Tessa Reardon, Samantha Pearcey, Claire Hill, Susan H Spence, Maria Breen, Jason Stainer, Michelle Sancho, Roberta Button, Iheoma Green, Fran Morgan, Bec Jasper

“…This article is a process-based account of how we used codesign to develop a primary school-based screening and intervention programme for child anxiety problems.Design Codesign.Setting UK primary schools.Participants Data were collected from year 4 children (aged 8–9 years), parents, school staff and mental health practitioners.Results We report how the developed programme was experienced and perceived by a range of users, including parents, children, school staff and mental health practitioners, as well as how the programme was adapted following user feedback.Conclusions We reflect on the mitigation techniques we employed, the lessons learnt from the codesign process and give recommendations that may inform the development and implementation of future school-based screening and intervention programmes.…”
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Working Load Characteristics of the PDC-Cone Composite Bit under Impact and Scraping by Kuilin Huang, Chunxiao Zhou, Yingxin Yang, Haitao Ren, Qingzhi Niu

“…This paper provides technical support for the performance analysis, formation adaptability evaluation, and cutting structure design optimization of the PDC-cone bit.…”
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Stringent Internal Quality Control Procedures in Chemical Pathology Lead to Better Performance in External Proficiency Testing by Noreen Atzaz, Mehnaz, Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Siraj Muneer, Haider Ali, Sami Saeed

“…The next EQC lab report for routine chemistry analytes met the acceptability criteria with z-scores of all anaytes being less than 2. Conclusion: Precise & accurate IQC results lead to better performance in EQC results …”
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GCL_FCS30: a global coastline dataset with 30-m resolution and a fine classification system from 2010 to 2020 by Jian Zuo, Li Zhang, Jingfeng Xiao, Bowei Chen, Bo Zhang, Yingwen Hu, M. M. Abdullah Al Mamun, Yang Wang, Kaixin Li

“…The coastline extraction employed a combined algorithm incorporating the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index and an adaptive threshold segmentation method. The coastline classification was performed a hybrid transect classifier that integrates a random forest algorithm with stable training samples derived from multi-source geophysical data. …”
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BERTRAND RUSSELL VE NURETTİN TOPÇU'DA AHLAKIN ONTOLOJİK KAYNAĞI VE EPİSTEMOLOJİK DEĞERİ BAKIMINDAN DİN- AHLAK İLİŞKİSİ by Tuncay Akgün

“…Ahlaki değerlerin ontolojik kaynağının ne olduğu ve epistemolojik değeri ve dolayısıyla bağlayıcılığı sorunu ahlak felsefesini en temel sorunlarından biridir.Bu konuya ilişkin olarak felsefe tarihinde çok farklı görüşler dile getirilmiştir. Bu makalenin amacı, Betrant Russell ve Nurettin Topçu felsefesinde ahlak ve din ilişkisini ahlakın kaynağı ve epistemik değeri açısından tahlil etmektir. …”
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