Probabilistic Forecasting of Crude Oil Prices Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Model with Lévy Process by Mohammed Alruqimi, Luca Di Persio

Subjects: “…crude oil-driven conditional generative adversarial network…”
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Market Development Strategies for Florida Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from a Consumer Survey, 2001 by Tom Stevens, Robert Degner, Kimberly Morgan, Chris deBodisco, Lisa House

“… From 1998 through 2001, the Fresh Supersweet Corn Council promoted fresh sweet corn directly to consumers through a third-party communications agency. …”
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Effects of information on consumer attitudes towards gene-edited foods: a comparison between livestock and vegetables by Naoko Kato-Nitta, Yusuke Inagaki, Tadahiko Maeda, Masashi Tachikawa

“…Further examination of this issue for Japanese consumers with lower acceptance towards GM food should provide essential information for global agricultural communities. …”
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Deep Learning-Enabled Automatic Detection of Bridges for Promoting Transportation Surveillance under Different Imaging Conditions by Peng Han, Xiaoxia Yang

“…In this work, we constructed an original dataset consisting of 3500 images of size 900×600, collected under normal imaging condition. …”
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Al confine tra ufficialità e underground. Forme di istituzionalizzazione della ‘seconda cultura’ sovietica by Alice Bravin

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Dynamic structural characteristics and vibration susceptibility of Tongren loess under the influence of water content and confining pressure by Changbao Guo, Sanshao Ren, Yinlong Tan, Yaqi Shen

“…However, the dynamic friction angle is less affected by water content changes, decreasing by 18% ~ 25% when saturated. Under dynamic conditions, the dynamic friction angle of Tongren loess is only 12 ~ 16°, making slopes composed of Tongren loess highly susceptible to instability and sliding under strong earthquake conditions. …”
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Multiplicity of positive solutions for a third-order boundary value problem with nonlocal conditions of integral type by Sergey Smirnov

“…To illustrate the applicability of the obtained results, we consider an example.…”
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Numerical Investigation and Experimental Verification of Vibration Behavior for a Beam with Cantilever-Hertzian Contact Boundary Conditions by Yinnan Zhang, Chao Zhang, Yuan Meng, Wanbin Ren

“…In this paper, the governing equations of the modal analysis of a beam with cantilever-Hertzian contact boundary conditions are presented. Then, the time domain analysis method and frequency domain analysis method for solving the forced vibration response are described explicitly. …”
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Optimizing Distribution Grid Performance through Electric Vehicle Integration and Stochastic Modeling in Extreme Weather Conditions by A. Niknami, M. Askari, M. Amirahmadi, M. Babaeinik

Subjects: “…adverse weather condition…”
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The role of Beringia in human adaptation to Arctic conditions based on results of genomic studies of modern and ancient populations by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…Meanwhile, the analysis of the existing hypotheses about the selection of some genetic variants in the Beringian ancestors of the Amerindians in connection with adaptation to the Arctic conditions (for example, in the FADS, ACTN3, EDAR genes) shows the ambiguity of the testing results, which may be due to the loss of some traces of the “Beringian” adaptation in the gene pools of modern Native Americans. …”
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Factors Influencing Young Consumers’ Impulse Intentions Toward Visiting Pop-Up Stores in South Africa by Miriam-Miri Retief, Bertha Jacobs, Ann-Marie Fiore

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Optimization Conditions of Extracellular Proteases Production from a Newly Isolated Streptomyces Pseudogrisiolus NRC-15 by El-Sayed E. Mostafa, Moataza M. Saad, Hassan M. Awad, Mohsen H. Selim, Helmy M. Hassan

“…The cultural, morphological, physiological characters and chemotaxonomic evidence strongly indicated that the NRC-15 strain represents a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, hence the name Strptomyces pseudogrisiolus NRC-15. The culture conditions for higher protease production by NRC-15 were optimized with respect to carbon and nitrogen sources, metal ions, pH and temperature. …”
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OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION’S MODERATING EFFECT ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND TOBIN’S Q OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Ovbe Simon Akpadaka

“…Also,the moderating effect of OWNC on the relationship between DPAY and Tobin’s Q was examined. 16 out of the 18 listed consumers goods sector of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)were purposively selected for this study and the study period 2013 to 2022 and 160 statistical observations per variable were employed for the study. …”
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Development of Future Rule Curves for Multipurpose Reservoir Operation Using Conditional Genetic and Tabu Search Algorithms by Anongrit Kangrang, Haris Prasanchum, Rattana Hormwichian

“…This study applied the conditional genetic algorithm (CGA) and the conditional tabu search algorithm (CTSA) technique to connect with the reservoir simulation model in order to search optimal reservoir rule curves. …”
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Evaluation of Phsicochemical Properties, Drying Process and Drying Conditions of Natural Rubber Latex and Ribbed Smoked Sheets by I. O. Bakare

“…The phsico-chemical properties of the starting field latex and the RSS were investigated in addition to the drying process and drying conditions. The results obtained showed that processing NR into RSS not only served as a preservative, which improved the storage durability, but also imparted flavor, aroma, and attractive color to the cured sheets.This study sheds more light on the processing, storage conditions, durability, and efficient production of high-value-added RSS developed from natural rubber latex. …”
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Investigations on the Effects of Dietary Essential Oils and Different Husbandry Conditions on the Gut Ecology in Piglets after Weaning by P. Janczyk, R. Pieper, V. Urubschurov, K. R. Wendler, W. B. Souffrant

“…Essential oils (EO) are being considered as possible alternatives to in-feed antibiotic growth promoters in pig nutrition. …”
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The Method of Situation Analysis of International Relations as A Forecasting Tool Under Conditions of Transforming World Order by V. G. Baranovsky, I. Ya. Kobrinskaya, S. V. Utkin, B. E. Frumkin

“…Primakov encouraged organizers of situation analysis to have experts focused on the issues of practical importance, and then prepare the results of the situation analysis in a concise, understandable form to make them useful in the decisionmaking process. …”
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Salivary Cortisol Levels and Depressive Symptomatology in Consumers and Nonconsumers of Self-Help Books: A Pilot Study by Catherine Raymond, Marie-France Marin, Anne Hand, Shireen Sindi, Robert-Paul Juster, Sonia J. Lupien

“…The goal of this pilot study was to perform the first psychoneuroendocrine analysis of consumers of self-help books in comparison to nonconsumers. …”
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The Principle of Invariant Stress of the Surrounding Rock of the Hole under the Condition of Equal Pressure in the Deep Rock Mass by Xiangye Wu, Jingya Wang, Jingang Li, Jianwei Li, Tao Xu, Eryu Wang

“…The research results verify the principle of stress invariability of the surrounding rock of the hole under the condition of equal pressure of the deep rock mass, which is consistent with Saint-Venant’s central idea.…”
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Numerical characterization of hemodynamics conditions near aortic valve after implantation of left ventricular assist device by Annalisa Quaini, Sunčica Čanić, David Paniagua

“…The use of LVADs has been associated with thrombus formation next to the aortic valve and close to the anastomosis region,especially in patients in which the native cardiac function isnegligible and the aortic valve remains closed.Stagnation points and recirculation zones have been implicated as the main fluid dynamics factors contributing to thrombus formation.The purpose of the present study was to develop and use computer simulations based on afluid-structure interaction (FSI) solver to study flow conditions corresponding to different strategies inLVAD ascending aortic anastomosis providing a scenario with the lowest likelihood of thrombus formation.A novel FSI algorithm was developed to dealwith the presence of multiple structures corresponding to different elastic properties ofthe native aorta and of the LVAD cannula.A sensitivity analysis of different variables was performed to assess their impact of flow conditionspotentially leading to thrombus formation.It was found that the location of the anastomosis closest to the aortic valve(within 4 cm away from the valve)and at the angle of 30$^\circ$ minimizes the likelihood of thrombus formation.Furthermore, it was shownthat the rigidity of the dacron anastomosis cannula plays almost no role in generating pathologicalconditions downstream from the anastomosis.Additionally, the flow analysis presented in this manuscriptindicates that compliance of the cardiovascular tissue acts as a natural inhibitor of pathological flow conditions conducive to thrombus formationand should not be neglected in computer simulations.…”
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