LipBengal: Pioneering Bengali lip-reading dataset for pronunciation mapping through lip gesturesHugging Face by Md. Tanvir Rahman Sahed, Md. Tanjil Islam Aronno, Hussain Nyeem, Md. Abdul Wahed, Tashrif Ahsan, R Rafiul Islam, Tareque Bashar Ovi, Manab Kumar Kundu, Jane Alam Sadeef

“…LipBengal fills this gap by offering a pioneering dataset tailored for Bengali lip-reading, comprising visual data from 150 speakers across 54 classes, encompassing Bengali phonemes, alphabets, and symbols. …”
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Waterlettuce Weevil Neohydronomus affinis Hustache, 1926 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Telmah Telmadarrehei, Carey R. Minteer

“…It infests slow-moving streams, waterways, lakes, and rivers, forming dense floating mats that are composed of several rosettes connected by stolons (runner stems). …”
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Seq2scFv: a toolkit for the comprehensive analysis of display libraries from long-read sequencing platforms by Marianne Bachmann Salvy, Luca Santuari, Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Nikolaos Lykoskoufis, Ioannis Xenarios, Bulak Arpat

“…Antibodies have emerged as the leading class of biotherapeutics, yet traditional screening methods face significant time and resource challenges in identifying lead candidates. …”
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Comparative Genome Characterization of a Petroleum-Degrading Bacillus subtilis Strain DM2 by Shi-Weng Li, Meng-Yuan Liu, Rui-Qi Yang

“…Comparative analysis showed that the genome of strain DM2 encodes some strain-specific proteins in comparison with B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, such as carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase family protein, gfo/Idh/MocA family oxidoreductases, GlsB/YeaQ/YmgE family stress response membrane protein, HlyC/CorC family transporters, LLM class flavin-dependent oxidoreductase, and LPXTG cell wall anchor domain-containing protein. …”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATION TOWARD E-LEARNING AT AKM HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Nur Fitria Anggrisia, M. Fadel Ihza Islami

“…This study explores the perceptions and motivations of eleventh-grade students at AKM High School (pseudonym) toward e-learning in their English classes during the 2020/2021 academic year. Data gathered through questionnaires and interviews revealed that 50.1% of students agreed that teachers effectively delivered lessons via e-learning, while 60.94% found the curriculum aligned with their syllabus expectations. …”
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A New Approach to Regional Traffic Estimation for Intelligent Transport Systems by Minghe Yu, Jianhua Feng, Tianmiao Zhang, Tiancheng Zhang

“…This paper presents a new approach to estimating future traffic from a perspective of coarse-grained level, by which we estimate the traffic situation of a region, instead of an individual road segment. …”
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Enhancing Buck-Boost Converter Efficiency and Dynamic Responses with Sliding Mode Control Technique by Salah Hilo Mohammed Al-Attwani, Mustafa Teke, Ethar Sulaiman Yaseen Yaseen, Enes Bektaş, Nurettin Gökşenli

“… DC-DC converters are an important class of power electronics due to their wide use in various applications as sources of efficient power supplies. …”
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Specific detection of tartaric acid chiral isomers based on centrosymmetric terahertz metamaterial sensors by Xujun Xu, Zhen Sun, Guocui Liu, Jianjun Liu, Yong Du

“…Tartaric acid (C4H6O6) is a common food additive with two mutually symmetrical chiral carbons, which is a very important class of four-carbon organic chiral sources. L-, D-, DL-tartaric acids have different uses in food additives and pharmaceutical fields. …”
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Differentiation of personal income by the autonomous regions of Spain by I. V. Mitroshin

“…In addition to living standards, other factors such as climate, proximity to the coast, and tourist attractiveness have an impact on migration processes.…”
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Assessing groundwater artificial recharge suitability in the Mi River basin using GIS, RS, and FAHP: a comprehensive analysis with seasonal variations by Qianyu Song, Yuyu Liu, Zhongpeng Wang, Zhenghe Xu

“…The study area was categorized into five suitability classes with notable seasonal variations. During the wet season, the areas were rated as follows: 5.80%, very good; 35.24%, good; 41.96%, moderate; 16.11%, poor; 0.89%, very poor. …”
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The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK. by Dean R Lomax, Paul de la Salle, Marcello Perillo, Justin Reynolds, Ruby Reynolds, James F Waldron

“…Both finds are from the uppermost Triassic Westbury Mudstone Formation (Rhaetian), but the new specimen comes from Blue Anchor, approximately 10 km west along the coast from Lilstock. The more complete surangular would have been >2 m long, from an individual with a body length estimated at ~25 m. …”
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Perceptions of Teacher-trainees Towards using YouTube Videos to improve Conceptual Understanding of the Reactivity of Alkali Metals in Natural Sciences at a Rural University in Sou... by Vuyokazi Momoti

“…The survey involved 32 teacher candidates enrolled in a Natural Science class, with five questionnaires not returned. The survey’s reliability was confirmed with a Cronbach alpha value of 0.710 during testing. …”
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The effect of different fabrication techniques on porosity of cobalt-chromium cast removable partial denture farm works. by Fryad Mustafa Rasheed, Rizgar Mohammed Ameen Hasan

“…Methods: Thirty ideal maxillary stone cast class II modification 1, divided in to three groups for construction of single palatal strap framework conventionally and digitally. …”
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DarkOnto: An Ontology Construction Approach for Dark Web Community Discussions Through Topic Modeling and Ontology Learning by Randa Basheer, Bassel Alkhatib

“…These stages include data cleaning and preprocessing, topic modeling using correlated topic model (CTM), class-topic similarity estimation, ontology construction, ontology population, and ontology evaluation, where the proposed approach achieved high results. …”
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Novel Excavation and Construction Method for a Deep Shaft Excavation in Ultrathick Aquifers by Chengyong Cao, Chenghua Shi, Linghui Liu, Jianwen Liu, Mingfeng Lei, Yuexiang Lin, Yichao Ye

“…Dewatering using the dewatering systems composed of diaphragm walls and pumping wells is commonly adopted for deep excavations that are undertaken in deep aquifers. …”
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Legal and economic dilemmas of sustainable development in times of global crisis by Maciej Rudnicki

“…Therefore, such extraordinarily essential conditions for choosing and fulfilling ecological needs as regards first-class existential needs that have a vital influence on the quality of life and ecological awareness, are based chiefly on understanding the rules of sustainable development. …”
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A positive spin: large language models can help directors evaluate programs through their patients' own words by Leah Russell Flaherty, Kendra H. Oliver

“…This study provides an example of the feasibility of evaluating patient responses (n = 82) to Empowered Relief, a skill-based pain education class using LLMs. We utilized a dual-method analytical approach, with both LLM-assisted and supported manual thematic review. …”
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Assessing the Suitability of Recycled Concrete Material in the Production of Concrete. by Mumbere, Collins

“…The results obtained showed that there was a potential increase in consistency of the concrete made from both recycled coarse and fine aggregates though with a slight decrease in the compressive strength. …”
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Effect of Physical Education on Pupils' Motor Skill Development: A Case Study of Hamurwa Primary School Rubanda District. by Bagye, Jassy

“…Recommendations include increasing the frequency and duration of PE classes, implementing standardized curricula that focus on fundamental motor skills, and using technology to boost engagement. …”
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Design and Construction of a Pneumatic Vibratory Conveyer. by Kalagala, Abdulbast

“…Vibratory conveyors are durable systems used to transport or sieve materials ranging from fine to coarse grains in workshops or factories. The project aimed to create a pneumatic-powered vibratory conveyor for industrial settings, offering lower power input and higher load capacity than traditional electric vibratory conveyors. …”
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