EMM-CLODS: An Effective Microcluster and Minimal Pruning CLustering-Based Technique for Detecting Outliers in Data Streams by Mohamed Jaward Bah, Hongzhi Wang, Li-Hui Zhao, Ji Zhang, Jie Xiao

“…It is a clustering-based outlier detection approach that detects outliers in evolving data streams by first applying microclustering technique to cluster dense data points and effectively handle objects within a sliding window according to the relevance of their status to their respective neighbors or position. The analysis from our experimental studies on both synthetic and real-world datasets shows that the technique performs well with minimal memory and time consumption when compared to the other baseline algorithms, making it a very promising technique in dealing with outlier detection problems in data streams.…”
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Securing fingerprint templates by enhanced minutiae‐based encoding scheme in Fuzzy Commitment by Shivangi Shukla, Sankita J. Patel

“…Its extensive deployment in our automated world raises major concerns regarding the secrecy of biometric templates and the privacy of rightful owners in biometric systems. …”
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Fatty Acid-Related Health Lipid Index of Raw and Fried Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fish Muscle by Aemiro Tadesse Zula, Derese Tamiru Desta

“…Fried food consumption is popular in most parts of the world including Ethiopia. Among many fried products available in Ethiopia, fried fish is most commonly consumed in Hawassa Town due to the easy access to the fish from the lake. …”
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The Effects of Alexithymia on Self-Reflection and Insight in Major Depressive Disorder by Aysu Yakin Olgun, Meliha Zengin Eroglu

“…In this context, we aimed to explore the correlation between insight and self-reflective abilities, alexithymia, as well as the presence and severity of major depression, which is the most diagnosed psychiatric disease in the world. Methods: We accepted 80 patients diagnosed with major depression who were in outpatient care at our psychiatry clinic between September and December 2020, along with 80 healthy controls. …”
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ENTREPREURIAL SELF-EFFICACY AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SELF-EMPLOYED – A COMPARISON OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN VIETNAM by Thi Lanh Nguyen, Quang Hung Do

“…Particularly, Vietnam, a country with a socialist-oriented market economy, has emerged as one of the world’s most entrepreneurial countries. This study examines how the effects of individuals’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy on being self-employed are contingent on institutional environments (e.g., rural and urban areas). …”
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Antiviral activity of an ACE2-Fc fusion protein against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. by Ernesto Bermúdez-Abreut, Talia Fundora-Barrios, Diana Rosa Hernández Fernández, Enrique Noa Romero, Anitza Fraga-Quintero, Ana V Casadesús Pazos, Briandy Fernández-Marrero, Claudia A Plasencia Iglesias, Marilyn Clavel Pérez, Katya Sosa Aguiar, Belinda Sánchez-Ramírez, Tays Hernández

“…SARS-CoV-2 has continued spreading around the world in recent years since the initial outbreak in 2019, frequently developing into new variants with greater human infectious capacity. …”
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Adaptive Tip Selection for DAG-Shard-Based Federated Learning with High Concurrency and Fairness by Ruiqi Xiao, Yun Cao, Bin Xia

“…Finally, we validate the fairness of our model with an incentive mechanism and its robustness under different real-world conditions and demonstrate DAG-Shard-based Federated Learning (DSFL)’s advantages in high concurrency and fairness while adjusting the DAG size through concurrency control. …”
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Shifting Beliefs on Digital Platforms: The Case of the ‘Godless Utopia’ of Binnur Duman Academy by Merve Bahadur, İhsan Çapcıoğlu

“…These searches offer almost all belief systems, from institutionalized religions to far eastern religions, from traditional sects to modern community structures, the opportunity to be represented in the digital world. Alternative formations outside of institutionalized religions such as paganism, Hinduism, esotericism, mysticism and occultism open the door to new forms of belief and offer spiritual experiences. …”
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Low-Cost Solution for Assessment of Urban Flash Flood Impacts Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Images and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Case Study of Ras Ghareb City, Egypt by Mohammed Sadek, Xuxiang Li

“…Natural hazards are indeed counted as the most critical challenges facing our world, represented in floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and forest fires. …”
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A Universal Story: Conversations with Richard Potts About Human Evolution Heritage by Camila Marinetti

“…My primary objective was to explore his role in advancing our understanding of humanity’s evolutionary heritage within the broader discourse on world heritage. …”
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Self-trainable and adaptive sensor intelligence for selective data generation by Arghavan Rezvani, Wenjun Huang, Hanning Chen, Yang Ni, Mohsen Imani

“…The results demonstrate significant improvements in energy efficiency and data transmission optimization, highlighting the practical applicability of our method in real-world IoT scenarios.…”
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Madame de Genlis on the Victorian Stage by Juan Manuel Ibeas Altamira

“…The play ran for approximately 140 performances, toured the British provinces, and enjoyed various revivals. …”
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Exploring the Integration of Blockchain and Distributed DevOps for Secure, Transparent, and Traceable Software Development by Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Usman Ali, Adel Khelifi, Zabihullah Atal

“…Through performance analysis, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework in a real-world scenario, highlighting its ability to improve transparency, traceability, and the security of the DevOps pipeline. …”
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Impact of Financial R&D Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on VR Technology and Machine Learning in Complex Systems on Total Factor Productivity by Hui Sun, Xiong Zhong

“…There are also many deep-seated problems behind the world-renowned achievements, such as irrational industrial structure, insufficient independent innovation capabilities, low resource utilization efficiency, and the service quality and efficiency of financial institutions for the transformation of total factor productivity. …”
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Exploring Student Acceptance and Perceptions of AI-Assisted PowerPoint Creation by Svetoslav Georgiev, Joseph Tinsley

“…This study contributes practical insights into the use of AI-assisted learning resources and the support needed for teachers and students to utilise these tools efficiently and in a way, which creates value. …”
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Whole transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of an isogenic M. tuberculosis clinical strain with a naturally occurring 15 Kb genomic deletion. by Carla Duncan, Frances B Jamieson, JoLynn Troudt, Linda Izzo, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Angelo Izzo, Carolina Mehaffy

“…The strains denominated ON-A WT (wild type) and ON-A NM (natural mutant) were isolated from a previously reported TB outbreak in an inner city under-housed population in Toronto, Canada. Here we subjected these isogenic strains to transcriptomic (via RNA-seq) and proteomic analyses and identified several gene clusters with differential expression in the natural mutant, including the DosR regulon and the molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis genes, both of which were found in lower abundance in the natural mutant. …”
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Clinical and laboratory importance of detecting Helicobacter pylori coccoid forms for the selection of treatment by Nikita Gladyshev, Maria Taame, Viacheslav Kravtsov

“…One of the mechanisms favouring tolerance to antibiotics is the transformation into a different morphological form – coccoid. …”
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Adaptive Similarity Function with Structural Features of Network Embedding for Missing Link Prediction by Chuanting Zhang, Ke-Ke Shang, Jingping Qiao

“…The optimal value is learned through supervised learning and thus is adaptive to data distribution. To evaluate the performance of our proposed algorithm, we conduct extensive experiments on eleven disparate networks of the real world. …”
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Re-challenge of Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Platinum-refractory Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: Claims Data Analysis in Japan by Makoto Tahara, Issei Doi, Tatsunori Murata, Sari Mishina, Shinji Takai, Hirokazu Kaneko

“…**Background:** The role of platinum rechallenge in head and neck cancer (HNC) has not yet been fully evaluated. **Objectives:** It is our goal to assess the real-world treatment patterns and usefulness of platinum rechallenge in patients with platinum-refractory recurrent or metastatic HNC receiving platinum rechallenge. …”
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Problematic Issues of Preventive Activities of Investigators and Interrogators in the Legislation of Ukraine and Some Foreign Countries by R. M. Balats

“…The issue of the essence of identifying the causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of a criminal offense and its normative enshrinement in legislation at some historical stages of the development of our country and the world community has been studied. …”
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