Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collaborative Target Search by DRL: A DQN-Based Multi-Agent Partially Observable Method by Heng Xu, Dayong Zhu

“…As Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology advances, UAVs have attracted widespread attention across military and civilian fields due to their low cost and flexibility. In unknown environments, UAVs can significantly reduce the risk of casualties and improve the safety and covertness when performing missions. …”
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Prueba piloto de un protocolo de evaluación de parámetros de bienestar animal en gallinas ponedoras del Departamento Central del Paraguay mediante el método AssureWel adaptado. Año... by María Elizabeth Sumie Kokubo Cano, Ana Liz Ramos

“…Para asegurar el bienestar animal en granjas, ha sido fundamental contar con un protocolo estandarizado que sea práctico, flexible y que permita evaluar los parámetros de bienestar en diferentes explotaciones. …”
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ISMAC: An Intelligent System for Customized Clinical Case Management and Analysis by Mingyu You, Chong Chen, Guo-Zheng Li, Shi-Xing Yan, Sheng Sun, Xue-Qiang Zeng, Qing-Ce Zhao, Liao-Yu Xu, Su-Ying Huang

“…Varying data analysis and mining methods, grouped as Basic Analysis, Association Rule, Feature Reduction, Cluster, Pattern Classification, and Pattern Prediction, are implemented in the system. With a flexible dataset retrieval mechanism, ISMAC is a powerful and convenient system for clinical case analysis and clinical knowledge discovery.…”
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Optimal Integration of Solar Assisted Heating Systems in Residential Buildings by Igor Shesho, Risto Filkoski, Done Tashevski, Monika Uler-Zefikj

“…The dynamic model contributes to the flexibility of conducting parametric analysis. The obtained results from the parametric analysis were condensed in a general table upon which the analysis of system performance was performed…”
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Simulation of sand and mud transport processes in currents and waves by time-dependent 2DV model by Leo van Rijn, Karel Meijer, Kris Dumont, Jan Fordeyn

“…The sediment mixing coefficient over the water depth is described by flexible expressions based on current and wave parameters which can be modified easily in the input file. …”
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Application of Linear Viscoelastic Properties in Semianalytical Finite Element Method with Recursive Time Integration to Analyze Asphalt Pavement Structure by Pengfei Liu, Qinyan Xing, Dawei Wang, Markus Oeser

“…The investigation shows that the SAFEM is an efficient tool for pavement engineers to fast and reliably predict asphalt pavement responses; furthermore, the SAFEM provides a flexible, robust platform for the future development in the numerical simulation of asphalt pavements.…”
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Capillary condensation-driven growth of perovskite nanowire arrays for multi-functional photodetector by Gangjian Hu, Jiajun Guo, Jizhong Jiang, Lei Wang, Jiaqi Zhang, Hongxu Chen, Gangning Lou, Wei Wei, Liang Shen

“…Notably, the perovskite nanowire arrays can be grown on flexible substrates by employing capillary condensation, which retains 83% of their properties after 2000 bending cycles. …”
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A Gamified Active-Learning Proposal for Higher-Education Heterogeneous STEM Courses by Mario J. Duran, Juan J. Aciego, Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, Juan Carrillo-Rios, Angel Gonzalez-Prieto, Alicia Claros-Colome

“…Both industry and academia have recently highlighted the need to provide students with 21st-century abilities that involve soft skills and flexible technical competencies. To this end, active learning (AL) helps scholars to be more autonomous, proactive, self-regulated, sociable and creative. …”
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Matching Sensing to Actuation and Dynamics in Distributed Sensorimotor Architectures by Zoe Turin, Graham K. Taylor, Holger G. Krapp, Emily Jensen, J. Sean Humbert

“…We additionally present an <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$H_{\infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> controller formulation which allows for a trade-off between minimization of actuator effort and robustness versus disturbance rejection and tracking capability, providing design flexibility over the maximally robust controller.…”
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The Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Marine Organisms and its Impact on Human Health: A Review by Aran Akbari, Jalil Jaafari

“…MPs in marine environments provide a highly selective and flexible support platform for a variety of microbial communities, especially resistant pathogens. …”
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A case study of Northern Cyprus: The voice of senior academic administrators on education by Ulus Irkad, Bengi Sonyel, Hamit Caner

“…There is no doubt that in qualitative research semi-structured interviewing is a flexible and powerful tool to capture the voices and the ways in which people make meaning of their experiences (Kvale, 2007). …”
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Tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as a locally advanced thyroid gland carcinoma by Mariam Ben Ayed, MD, Makram Tbini, MD, Inès Riahi, MD, Sarra Idriss, MD, Mamia Ben Salah, MD

“…A tracheal origin was then suspected and it was confirmed by a flexible bronchoscopy that showed a tumor located in the proximal tracheal reducing its lumen by 50%. …”
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Methane detection approach based on THz wave absorber by Alireza Barati Haghverdi, Ilghar Rezaei, Amir Ali Mohammad Khani, Toktam Aghaee

“…Based on the findings, the proposed detector is highly appropriate for gas detection, specifically for the healthcare industry due to using Kapton which makes it flexible and wearable.…”
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Synthetic transmembrane DNA receptors enable engineered sensing and actuation by Ze-Rui Zhou, Man-Sha Wu, Zhenglin Yang, Yuting Wu, Weijie Guo, Da-Wei Li, Ruo-Can Qian, Yi Lu

“…We believe this work establishes a flexible cell surface engineering strategy that is broadly applicable to implement sophisticated biological functions.…”
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Consortium-driven rapid software validation for Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) by Theresa A. Baker, Teresa Bosler, Adam L.C. De Fouw, Michelle Jones, Paul A. Harris, Alex C. Cheng

“…This approach ensures that REDCap can meet regulatory standards while maintaining flexibility to adapt to new challenges. Results from the application of the RVP on recent successive REDCap software version releases illustrate significant improvements in testing efficiency and process optimization, demonstrating the project’s success in setting new benchmarks for EDC system validation. …”
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Level of Adaptavity of Polish Families on Emigration in the Netherlands in the perception of children by Marta Czechowska-Bieluga, Barbara Sordyl-Lipnicka

“…Results The results of the research revealed that most migrant families subjected to the study (both in the Polish and the Dutch sample) fall into the structured and flexible systems exhibiting characteristics that are relatively beneficial for a child’s social and psychological development. …”
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A Study of the Motion Response of Floating Solar PV and Cross-Flow Savonius Turbine in Moored Conditions by Ramsy de Fretes Patrick, Izzuddin Jifaturrohman Mohammad, Putranto Teguh, Aria Pria Utama I Ketut, Huang Luofeng

“…Despite their innovative potential, these renewable technologies face significant challenges in stability and durability due to the effects of wind, waves, and ocean currents. Therefore, a flexible mooring system is essential to address these challenges. …”
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A patient-based iPSC-derived hepatocyte model of alcohol-associated cirrhosis reveals bioenergetic insights into disease pathogenesis by Bani Mukhopadhyay, Cheryl Marietta, Pei-Hong Shen, Abdul Oiseni, Faridoddin Mirshahi, Maria Mazzu, Colin Hodgkinson, Eli Winkler, Qiaoping Yuan, Daniel Miranda, George Kunos, Arun J. Sanyal, David Goldman

“…Bioenergetically, AC iHLCs have lower spare capacity, slower ATP production and their mitochondrial fuel flexibility towards fatty acids and glutamate is weakened. …”
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A comprehensive review and future perspectives of simulation approaches in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) by Zhonghao Chen, Lei Yuan, Zengxi Pan, Hongtao Zhu, Ninshu Ma, Donghong Ding, Huijun Li

“…Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has emerged as a promising technique for producing large-scale metal components, favoured by high deposition rates, flexibility and low cost. Despite its potential, the complexity of WAAM processes, which involves intricate thermal dynamics, phase transitions, and metallurgical, mechanical, and chemical interactions, presents considerable challenges in final product qualities. …”
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Neural networks for illustration generation: towards the issue of adaptation practices by Olga S. Mukhina, Vladimir F. Oleshko

“…The aim is to demonstrate this process using the example of the most flexible part of the professional journalistic community - freelance journalists, as it is shown in the article that they are often the first to introduce innovations into their activities. …”
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