Approaching information-seeking habits and their contextual features by Reijo Savolainen

“…Second, such habits are characterised in terms of information-seeking patterns. Third, the information practice approach directs the main attention to habits as integral constituents of people´s customary ways to seek access to information sources as a part of their daily routines. …”
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Game Play Schemas: From Player Analysis to Adaptive Game Mechanics by Craig A. Lindley, Charlotte C. Sennersten

“…Schema theory provides a foundation for the analysis of game play patterns created by players during their interaction with a game. …”
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Connectivism, Chaos and Chaoids by Peter Shukie

“…We need the philosophical purpose of Deleuze and Guattari’s approach to chaoids and chaos to go from identifying patterns to creating new forms of creating order. The paper includes a discussion on where we are now; what the significance of these two approaches to chaos are; provides exemplars of chaoids that respond to the challenge and provide alternative models of education. …”
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Lip print‐based identification using traditional and deep learning by Wardah Farrukh, Dustin van derHaar

“…It can be treated as a new kind of biometric measure. The patterns found on the human lip are permanent unless subjected to alternations or trauma. …”
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The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea by Sorin Diaconu, Eugen Rusu

“…Two situations were considered for the most representative patterns: model simulations without any wave energy converter and simulations considering a wave farm consisting of six Wave Dragon devices. …”
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MDMA. Un modèle pour l’identification et l’annotation des marqueurs discursifs « potentiels » en contexte by Catherine T. Bolly, Ludivine Crible, Liesbeth Degand, Deniz Uygur-Distexhe

“…Central to our proposal is that DMs may be described as clusters of features that, in specific patterns of combination, make it possible to distinguish between more or less prototypical uses of DMs in context. …”
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Political Psychology and Polarisation: A Conceptual Approach by Ekmel Geçer

“…The article discusses cultural psychology as the main motive for digital polarisation and touches upon online behaviour patterns that are considered as the driving force of rigid politicisation. …”
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Enhancing Predictive Models in E-Commerce: A Comparative Study Using XGBoost Across Diverse Scenarios by Zhang Jianhao

“…Our strategy involves continuously feeding historical data into selected models to predict future sales volumes. By identifying patterns in the data, we aim to make the predictions more tangible and assess the validity of our approach through a statistical linear regression model. …”
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Case Studies on Enhanced Heat Transfer in a Square Duct with Modified V-Shaped Ribs (MVR): A CFD Analysis by Amnart Boonloi, Withada Jedsadaratanachai

“…The numerical result reveals that the MVR give both flow and heat transfer patterns similarly as the general V-shaped rib. The impinging flows, swirling flows, and disturbing thermal boundary layer, which lead to enhanced heat transfer, are observed. …”
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Investigating the Role of Pragmatics in Cross-Cultural Communication: A Comparative Analysis of Speech Acts in Different Cultures by Rasha Hussan

“…These findings underscore the importance of understanding cultural differences in communication patterns to improve cross-cultural interactions. The research offers valuable insights and recommendations for individuals, organizations, and policymakers seeking to navigate the complexities of global communication effectively, ultimately contributing to greater harmony and understanding in an interconnected world.      …”
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Human-Terrestrial Wildlife Conflict in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review by Getahun Shanko, Bekele Tona

“…We conducted a review of 26 articles published between 2009 and 2021 to determine human-wildlife conflict based on spatial and temporal patterns, biological components, drivers of conflict, and mitigation methods used. …”
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Exploration of Unggan weaving in Minang culture: An ethnomathematics study by Kusno, Gelvia Yolanda, Sri Supiyati

“…The research results show that Unggan woven fabric contains mathematical elements of geometric transformation (translation, reflection, dilation, symmetry) and arithmetic number patterns. The results of this research can be recommended as material for developing school mathematics teaching materials based on local wisdom. …”
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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

“…**Methods:** Epidemiological data were combined with current inhaler use patterns to estimate the resources and costs associated with this transition, varying patient acceptance scenarios. …”
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The impact of virtual exchange on East–West social relations: lessons from a China-Portugal foreign language exchange by Rienties Bart, Rets Irina

“…At the same time, few studies have looked at collaboration patterns between Asian and Western students, while using robust mixed methods research design (i.e., pre-post TPACK, foreign language competence, diaries) and social network analysis. …”
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DCFE-YOLO: A novel fabric defect detection method. by Lei Zhou, Bingya Ma, Yanyan Dong, Zhewen Yin, Fan Lu

“…However, the task of fabric defect detection remains highly challenging due to the complex textures and diverse defect patterns. To address the issues of inaccurate localization and false positives caused by complex textures and varying defect sizes, this paper proposes an improved YOLOv8-based fabric defect detection method. …”
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Unravelling the transcriptomic dynamics of Hyphopichia pseudoburtonii in co-culture with Botrytis cinerea. by Evelyn Maluleke, Neil Paul Jolly, Hugh-George Patterton, Mathabatha Evodia Setati

“…This study employed RNA sequencing to assess the temporal changes in H. pseudoburtonii Y963 gene expression patterns when co-cultivated with Botrytis cinerea. …”
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3D Simulation Design and Application of Traditional Hanfu Based on Internet of Things by Li Lin, Wen Gan

“…The research results show that the Internet of Things technology can efficiently and accurately collect the characteristics of patterns, colors, shapes, and historical information of Hanfu. …”
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Fake news, real needs: A qualitative study on Sino-Japanese theurgy fighting by Qing Gao, Qianqian Fu

“…This finding reflects the attitudes and behavior patterns of social groups in specific situations and are of great significance for understanding the formation and dissemination of public opinion. …”
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A short investigation of the effect of the selection of human brain atlases on the performance of ASD's classification models by Naseer Ahmed Khan, Xuequn Shang

“…Brain atlases, such as AAL, CC200, Harvard-Oxford, and Yeo 7/17, are used to define regions of interest (ROIs) for fMRI analysis and play a crucial role in enabling researchers to study connectivity patterns and neural dynamics in ASD patients. Through a systematic review, we examined the performance of different atlases in various machine-learning and deep-learning frameworks for ASD classification. …”
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Quantum GIS (QGIS): An introduction to a free alternative to more costly GIS platforms by Jeffry M. Flenniken, Steven Stuglik, Basil V. Iannone

“…Iannone III and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation introduces the reader to a free GIS software package called Quantum GIS (QGIS), walking the reader through simple GIS processes that can be used to visualize spatial patterns of importance to a variety of fields, including natural resources, agriculture, and urban planning. …”
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