Distortion Optimized Packet Scheduling and Prioritization of Multiple Video Streams over 802.11e Networks by Ilias Politis, Michail Tsagkaropoulos, Thomas Pliakas, Tasos Dagiuklas

“…A distortion prediction model designed to capture the multireferenced frame coding characteristic of H.264/AVC encoded videos is used to predetermine the distortion importance of each video packet in all streams. …”
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Sensorimotor adaptation reveals systematic biases in 3D perception by Chaeeun Lim, Dhanraj Vishwanath, Fulvio Domini

“…This overestimation intensified when multiple cues were present, despite no actual change in physical depth. These findings conclusively confirm the presence of inherent biases in visual estimates for both perception and action, and highlight the potential use of visuomotor adaptation as a novel tool for understanding perceptual biases.…”
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Influence of Plastic Deformation on the Precipitation Evolution in the Aluminum Alloys in Friction Stir Welding by Iuliia Morozova, Anton Naumov, Nikolay Doynov, Vesselin Michailov

“…The precipitation states and hardness obtained from these controlled experiments were compared to those observed in actual friction stir welds, providing a deeper understanding of the influence mechanisms at play. …”
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Administrative and legal means of ensuring the legality of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine by V. M. Vasyliev

“…The author’s vision on the content of the concept “legality (legitimacy) of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine” is formulated, based on current trends in the development of relations in the field of entrepreneurship and the objective need for their regulation by administrative and legal norms.The further developed the provision according to which, under the lawfulness (lawfulness) of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine, it is proposed to understand the legalization (granting of legal force) of entrepreneurial activity, carried out by the duly registered economic entities, that is, the actual receipt of the last right to engage in entrepreneurial activity in the procedure established, based on the constitutionally enshrined right of everyone to implement such a kind of economic activity, as well as general principles management, defined in аrt. 6 of the Commercial Code of Ukraine. …”
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Las Estrategias de Seguridad: instrumentos para la lucha por un mundo más libre y seguro. Una visión desde España by Joan Lluís Pérez Francesch, Tomás Gil Márquez

“…Las estructuras estatales deben adaptarse al actual mundo globalizado. La cooperación y la gestión supraestatal son así imprescindibles para hacer frente a las amenazas de todo tipo a la libertad y a la seguridad de las perso-nas, de las organizaciones y de los propios Estados. …”
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Nueva fase de desarrollo y determinantes de la acción estatal frente a la crisis del neoliberalismo: hacia una visión socioespacial by Sergio Ordóñez

“…Este trabajo contribuye a la discusión orientada a superar las insuficiencias de la literatu - ra sobre el Estado y su accionar en la reproducción y el desarrollo económico, a la luz de la emergencia de una nueva fase de desarrollo del capitalismo, o capitalismo del conoci - miento, y de la actual crisis del neoliberalismo. En polémica con el institucionalismo –en tanto que referente teórico abarcador–, se aportan elementos para avanzar en la integra - ción de las dimensiones política y económica de la teoría del Estado, en torno al concep - to gramsciano de Estado ampliado . …”
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MALT-lymphoma of the stomach: clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment by Ye. V. Ledin, A. P. Seryakov, V. L. Astashov

“…Despite the extensive data obtained for the last two decades on clinical and pathomorphologic properties of this disease, its molecular genetic features, optimal medical approach for this nosological entity it is not developed yet. It is especially actual for regional stages of disease. The article stresses therapeutic aspects: correspondence of treatment approach to disease stage, presence of Н. pylori infection, role of eradication and radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy. …”
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Exploring Factors Contributing to Crash Injury Severity in the Rural-Urban Fringe of the Central City by Biao Wu, Xingyu Wang, Tuo Liu, Naibao Dong, Yun Li

“…The results show considerable matching of the number of different crash types between calculated results and actual data. Compared with the other influencing factors, the time of day is significant factor for crash injury severity based on the study. …”
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Latinoamérica: entre la democracia y el autoritarismo by Jairo García Oñoro

“…Los actuales sistemas democráticos latinoamericanos forman parte de lo que Samuel Huntington llama la tercera ola democratizadora. …”
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Mechanism of Coal Seam Permeability Enhancement and Gas Outburst Prevention under Hydraulic Fracturing Technology by Xinhua Wu, Tao Zhu, Yufei Liu, Guoyu Zhang, Guanghui Zheng, Fengnian Wang

“…When the construction pressure of hydraulic fracturing test is 18 MPa, the distance between fracturing hole and drainage hole is 8.5 m. The actual measurement shows that after hydraulic fracturing and gas drainage, the maximum gas emission is reduced by 51%, and the average gas emission is reduced by 58%.…”
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Fractal and Morphological Characteristics of Single Marble Particle Crushing in Uniaxial Compression Tests by Yidong Wang, Wenjiao Dan, Yongfu Xu, Yue Xi

“…The results of applying these equations are tested against the actual experimental data and prove to be very consistent. …”
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“Social Elevator”: Research of Affirmative Action Program by E. A. Tarasova

“…Further research on the topic is required to separate the secondary effects of inequality, as well as to assess the actual social mobility of students participating in the program. …”
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Optimization of Backpropagation Neural Network under the Adaptive Genetic Algorithm by Junxi Zhang, Shiru Qu

“…Finally, three different cases are proposed based on the actual scenario of traffic flow prediction to analyse the optimized algorithm on the matrix laboratory (MATLAB) platform by simulation. …”
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Geometric Modeling of Rosa roxburghii Fruit Based on Three-Dimensional Point Cloud Reconstruction by Zhiping Xie, Yancheng Lang, Luqi Chen

“…The results indicated that this model can better reconstruct the actual surface of Rosa roxburghii fruit. The method provides a reference for the related application.…”
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Method for Determining Critical Slip Surface of Cohesive Soil Slope Based on the Principle of Simple Penetration Test by Aiqing Zhang, Jinyun Li, Youheng Zhang

“…The measuring points are arranged at the slope of a certain road slope according to the actual conditions, to measure the number of simple penetration, calculate the slope bearing capacity at different depths with the relational expression, draw the curve of slope bearing capacity changing with the depth, search the points of abrupt change in slope bearing capacity to get the arc curve of abrupt change points, and then determine the critical slip surface of slope. …”
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¿EXISTE UNA MANERA DE COMPETENCIA DEFINIDA EN EL MERCADO DE LAS AFORE? by José Carlos Ramírez, Mercurio Rochín Ruiz

“…Los resultados indican que: i) la competencia entre las Afore es heterogénea por segmentos de salarios; ii) mientras que en rangos intermedios de salarios el EGNCS es adecuado para explicar el com-portamiento de las Afore, en los rangos extremos la conjetura más razonable es que los agentes actúan como competidores por precios —salarios bajos— o como oligopolistas con un liderazgo no basado en cantidades y precios —salarios altos—, y iii) no es posible asegurar que, en una estructura de competencia como la que prevalece en las Afore, un mayor número de competidores redunde siempre en un mayor beneficio para los afiliados.…”
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Advantages of breastfeeding for the mother-infant dyad by Zuzanna Chęcińska-Maciejewska, Andrzej Ciborek, Hanna Krauss, Magdalena Gibas-Dorna

“…Therefore, it is important for mothers to make decisions about the type of feeding based on the actual state of knowledge regarding health benefits, medical counselling, individual needs, and other important circumstances. …”
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Forest Evapotranspiration and Energy Flux Partitioning Based on Eddy Covariance Methods in an Arid Desert Region of Northwest China by Xiaohong Ma, Qi Feng, Yonghong Su, Tengfei Yu, Hua Jin

“…In particular, a small spike in the actual evapotranspiration distribution occurred during the soil ablation period due to the higher temperature and sufficient soil moisture associated with soil thawing. …”
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Suicide and self-harm content on Instagram: A systematic scoping review. by Jacobo Picardo, Sarah K McKenzie, Sunny Collings, Gabrielle Jenkin

“…Most studies showed concern for self-harm risk, but only one examined the relationship between self-harm posts and actual self-harm behaviours offline. It found such content had negative emotional effects on some users and reported preliminary evidence of potential harmful effects in relation to self-harm related behaviours offline, although causal effects cannot be claimed. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Properties of Rocks with Different Transverse Scales by Xi Yan, Li Jun, Liu Gonghui, Guo Xueli

“…Rocks will generate acoustic emission during damage failure processes, which is deemed as an effective means of monitoring the stability of coal rocks. In the meantime, actual mining and roadway surrounding rocks tend to have transverse effects; namely, the transverse scale is larger than the length scale. …”
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