Les configurations de l'espace économique et la crise politique en Belgique by Christian Vandermotten

“…However, in the framework of globalization, Brussels appears to be the driving force behind Belgium’s tertiarized economy. As such, the capital is both a source of discord in the political life and a possible cement for Belgium. …”
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A comparative analysis of LSTM, GRU, and Transformer models for construction cost prediction with multidimensional feature integration by Tang Shi, Kazuya Shide

“…The LSTM model, while effective in capturing temporal dependencies, shows reliable performance but lags behind the Transformer in accuracy. The GRU model, although faster in training, proved less accurate and is less effective in handling outliers. …”
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Analysis of successful practices and determination of promising directions for implementing innovations in the sphere of housing and communal services in Russia by R. Kh. Mutolapov

“…In the course of the work, it has been found that it significantly lags behind the average Russian indicators of innovation of innovative activity of companies, expenses on innovations as well as of modern products, works, and services. …”
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Nitric Oxide in Cerebral Vasospasm: Theories, Measurement, and Treatment by Michael Siuta, Scott L. Zuckerman, J. Mocco

“…Both theories have strong experimental evidence behind them and hold promise for translation into clinical practice. …”
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DICAUVACOOP: A Software Tool to Calculate and Visualize Differentiated Payment According to Grape Quality by Javier Ruiz-Serrano, José C. Berenguer-García, José A. Mateo-Cortés, Enrique Arias-Antúnez

“…These parameters have been determined by the technicians at wineries, that is, the experts on wine, as well as market expectations. The idea behind this work is to introduce policies that promote quality instead of quantity, bringing about a change in the mentality of the farmers. …”
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Democracy and education: Notes over military training in Argentina and Brazil by Ana Penido, Suzeley Kalil Mathias, Eduardo Mei.

“…This article focuses in the normative quadrant and shows that Brazil´s current military training is clearly behind Argentina’s in applying changes supportive of democratic transition.…”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Speed Predictor for Distributionally Robust Eco-Driving by Rajan Chaudhary, Nalin Kumar Sharma, Rahul Kala, Sri Niwas Singh

“…This paper proposes an eco-driving technique for an ego vehicle operating behind a non-communicating leading Heavy-Duty Vehicle (HDV), aimed at minimizing energy consumption while ensuring inter-vehicle distance. …”
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Design of Morlet Wavelet Neural Networks for Solving the Nonlinear Van der Pol–Mathieu–Duffing Oscillator Model by Ali Hasan Ali, Muhammad Amir, Jamshaid Ul Rahman, Ali Raza, Ghassan Ezzulddin Arif

“…The motivation behind this study is to simplify the complex mathematical formulations and reduce the time-consuming processes involved in traditional numerical methods for solving differential equations. …”
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Singlet-doublet fermionic dark matter in gauge theory of baryons by Taramati, Rameswar Sahu, Utkarsh Patel, Kirtiman Ghosh, Sudhanwa Patra

“…A scalar S spontaneously breaks the U(1) B symmetry, leaving behind a discrete Z 2 symmetry that ensures the stability of the lightest exotic fermion originally introduced to cancel the triangle gauge anomalies. …”
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Study on the Impact of Land Use and Climate Change on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Vegetation Cover in Chongqing, China by Shuai Liang, Dandan Xu, Danni Luo, Anjing Xiao, Xinyue Yuan

“…Focusing on Chongqing Municipality, a municipality that plays a central role in regional economic development and national strategies, this study explores the impacts of land use and climate change on the evolution of its NDVI spatial and temporal patterns between 2000 and 2020 and reveals the driving mechanisms behind them. By analysing remote sensing image data and climate data, it was found that Chongqing Municipality experienced significant land use changes during the study period, especially urban expansion and the reduction of agricultural land, which led to the reduction of vegetation cover. …”
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Driving against the Power: Sexism in Automobile Culture and Female Drivers in Turkiye by S. Yetkin Işık, Birgül Koçak Öksev

“…This article’s aim is to understand the socio-historical factors behind sexist judgments against female drivers in Turkey, based on written and visual media, social media content with the theme of “female driver errors,” and everyday male conversations in which being a woman is equated with novice driving. …”
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Quand les franges urbaines se mettent au vert : la nature aux marges de la métropole lyonnaise by Inès Méliani

“…The city centre has gradually absorbed the outlying municipalities leaving behind islands of natural and agricultural lands. …”
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Assessing Differences in US and EU Approaches to Containing Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions by Bobkin, N.N.

“…The article begins by examining the historical background behind European policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran, then examines how the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement undermined European efforts to normalize relations with Tehran, and third, assesses the differences in approaches between the Biden administration and EU to revive the JCPOA. …”
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How do monomorphic bacteria evolve? The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and the awkward population genetics of extreme clonality by Stritt, Christoph, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…A question mark remains behind various quantities of applied and theoretical interest, including mutation rates, the interpretation of nonsynonymous polymorphisms, or the role of genetic bottlenecks. …”
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Demands and Material Flow of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Indonesia by Evtriyandani, Warmadewanthi IDAA, Pratama Jeesica Hermayanti, Sekuła Paulina Magdalena

“…It has been a resultant factor behind population growth leading up to increased consumption and demand for fast-moving consumer goods. …”
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A Time Efficient Adaptive Gridding Approach and Improved Calibrations in Five-Hole Probe Measurements by Jason Town, Cengiz Camci

“…The current approach increases the possible number of measurement points in a two-hour period by 160%. Flow structures behind the NGV measurement plane are identified with high spatial resolution and reduced uncertainty. …”
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Internationally Adopted Children from Non-European Countries: General Development during the First Two Years in the Adoptive Family by Monica Dalen, Steinar Theie

“…However, they still lag behind in communication and motor skills compared to non-adopted children. …”
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Sedentarization of nomadic people and citizens’ perceptions in Djibouti by Bouh Omar Ali, Yutaka Ito, Shuichi Oyama, Sergio Azael May-Cuevas, Sawahiko Shimada, Yuki Yamamoto

“…Integrating these communities into sustainable development strategies should be a priority, aligning with the United Nations’ principle of ‘Leave no one behind,’ and is particularly critical for countries with arid regions. …”
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Geopolitical competition of great powers in the Arctic by E. S. Karsanova

“…To examine these factors, thе article uses a typical neorealist view of international relations, arguing that the driving force behind the rapid growth of the Arctic race is not the region itself, but the transforming structure of the international relations, which tends to effectively reproduce the causes of global competition. …”
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Hyperandrogenism-Insulin Resistance-Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome by A. H. Dédjan, A. Chadli, S. El Aziz, A. Farouqi

“…The exam revealed a patient, normotensive with a body mass index at 30 kg/m2 and a waist measurement of 120 cm, a severe hirsutism assessed to be 29 according to Ferriman Gallwey scale, virilisation signs of male morphotype, clitoridic hypertrophy and frontal alopecia, and an acanthosis nigricans behind the neck, in the armpits and elbows. The assessment carried out revealed testosteronemia at 1.28 ng/mL, which is more than twice the upper norm of the laboratory. …”
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