Cost-effectiveness of vector control for supplementing mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in India. by Donald S Shepard, Aung K Lwin, Sunish I Pulikkottil, Mariapillai Kalimuthu, Natarajan Arunachalam, Brij K Tyagi, Graham B White

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The well-functioning MDA program proved effective and very cost-effective for eliminating LF, leaving little scope for further improvement. Supplementary vector control demonstrated no statistically significant additional benefit on MfP or AgP in this trial.…”
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ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF THE STATE AND PROBLEMS OF ITS REALIZATION IN MODERN CONDITIONS by Alexey A. Ryzhov

“…The introduction of these measures will allow to contribute to a greater extent to ensuring environmental security. Scope of application of the results. The results of the study can be applied in the doctrine of environmental law, as well as in legislative activity, when improving the legal framework regulating environmental legal relations.…”
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An Improved Model to Calculate Pullback Force of Trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling Pipeline by Xiao-qiang Liang, Da Hu, Yong-suo Li, Xian Yang, Lei Jiang, Yun-yi Zhang

“…Firstly, this paper analyzes the calculation method of pullback force in horizontal directional drilling; studies the calculation formula and principle of common pullback force through examples; obtains the advantages, disadvantages, and applicable scope of different formulas; and improves the calculation model of pullback force and step resistance. …”
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Peculiarities of secret investigative (detective) actions during the pre-trial investigation of criminal misdemeanors by Ya. Yu. Koniushenko, V. V. Ablamska

“…This primarily concerns the limitation of the scope of undercover investigative (search) actions during the investigation of criminal misdemeanors.In this regard, the specifics of conducting undercover investigative (search) actions during the investigation of criminal misdemeanors have been highlighted and characterized. …”
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The Vice-governor in the system of the administrative elite of steppe regions in the West Siberian and Steppe General-Governorships in the second half of the XIX–beginning of XX ce... by E. I. Mikhailenko

“…The article concludes with a socio-cultural portrait of a typical Vice-governor of a steppe region, an analysis of the typical career trajectories of the official and a comparison of the scope of authority with similar officials from internal Russian provinces.…”
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Developing a hybrid model for comparative analysis of financial data clustering algorithms by Mojtaba Movahedi, Mahdi Homayounfar, Mehdi Fadaei, Mansour Soufi

“…Due to the importance of using these algorithms in analyzing financial market data that have a high volume and scope, this study in order to select the best clustering algorithm for clustering companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in the field of finance from It has used different clustering algorithms and evaluated the validity of these algorithms and selected the best algorithm.Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of implementation method and is of quantitative type (mathematical modeling). …”
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Islamic finance of the Gulf monarchies by A.O. Filonik, V.A. Isaev

“…The core problems of today's Sharia banks are the insufficient level of standardization, certification, lack of qualified staff and improvements as well in their Sharia boards followed by the easy focusing on the unbanked entities within the Islamic sector's scope.…”
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Large Language Models for UAVs: Current State and Pathways to the Future by Shumaila Javaid, Hamza Fahim, Bin He, Nasir Saeed

“…Furthermore, we investigate how LLM integration expands the scope of existing UAV applications, enabling autonomous data processing, improved decision-making, and faster response times in emergency scenarios like disaster response and network restoration. …”
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Habitat Reduction and Population Structure of Endangered Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) Golden Red in Riau Sumatra, Indonesia by Arief Anthonius Purnama, Tsugiyuki Masunaga

“…We collected population sampling data for arowana golden red by using 'fish net', 'fish trap', and 'fish scoop-net'. A comparison of satellite images taken in 2017 and 2021 revealed a reduction in swamp area by 664 ha (from 921 to 257 ha) and a decrease in swamp forest by 116 ha (from 264 to 148 ha). …”
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THE CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL HERO «QUONAKH» IN PAINTING AND GRAPHICS DURING THE CHECHEN CRISIS (90S OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY) by Zarema R. Khamzatova

“…The novelty of the paper is the appeal to the origins of the concept of “Quonakh” in the works of Chechen artists, which found manifestation in certain historical conditions, respectively. The chronological scope of the study covers the period of the so-called “the First Chechen War” or the operation to restore constitutional order in Chechnya (1994-1996) and the post-war years (1996-1999). …”
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GFTT: Geographical Feature Tokenization Transformer for SAR-to-Optical Image Translation by Hongbo Liang, Xuezhi Yang, Xiangyu Yang, Jinjin Luo, Jiajia Zhu

“…The generator always attempts to produce images within a narrow scope of the data space, which severely restricts the semantic correspondence between SAR content and optical styles. …”
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Skeptic’s Comment: What Questions ‘Academic Writing’ Does Not Answer by Alevtina S. Robotova

“…In the author’s opinion, these advocates do not answer a number of questions to be asked for including their ideas into the scope of pedagogical knowledge. While admitting the value of analyzing foreign publications on AW, interpreting them and creating a teaching and learning system tailored for our national practice, the author states that the arguments to recognize AW as an independent academic discipline or a new research area are not sufficient. …”
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Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Unitary Neural Networks With Phase Encoding Enabled by In-Situ Training by Shengjie Tang, Cheng Chen, Qi Qin, Xiaoping Liu

“…However, there are few studies to compare different encoding strategies of IPUNNs to represent these real-valued datasets and their impacts on IPUNNs&#x0027; performances. Here, in the scope of encoding strategies for real-valued features, we first compare different schemes, such as phase, amplitude and hybrid encoding using numerical simulations, with benchmarks of decision boundary and image recognition tasks. …”
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TAD: A Large-Scale Benchmark for Traffic Accidents Detection From Video Surveillance by Yajun Xu, Huan Hu, Chuwen Huang, Yibing Nan, Yuyao Liu, Kai Wang, Zhaoxiang Liu, Shiguo Lian

“…However, previous studies in this domain have been constrained by small-scale datasets with limited scope, impeding their effectiveness and applicability. …”
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Rischi psicosociali nel lavoro degli infermieri di sala operatoria: studio osservazionale trasversale condotto con il copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire by Fortunato Durante, Loredana Pasquot

“…Principali effetti organizzativi negativi: la riduzione delle prestazioni, aumento dell'assenteismo e dei tassi di infortunio, burn out, intenzione di lasciare prematuramente la professione. SCOPO Misurare lo stress lavoro correlato dovuto a fattori psicosociali tra gli infermieri di sala operatoria usando il COPSOQ II short validato in italiano. …”
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Political Science in The Age of Resentment by D. B. Kazarinova

“…In this regard the volume differs from similar publications aiming to present a wide scope of political methodology. The logic of the representation used by the editors is moving from general to particular, from societal to human, from global to local. …”
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Mechanisms and Mediators of Inflammation: Potential Models for Skin Rejection and Targeted Therapy in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Theresa Hautz, Dolores Wolfram, Johanna Grahammer, Ravi Starzl, Christoph Krapf, Johann Pratschke, W. P. Andrew Lee, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger

“…However, postoperative courses of VCA recipients have been complicated by skin rejection, and long-term immunosuppression remains a necessity for allograft survival. To widen the scope of this quality-of-life improving procedure minimization of immunosuppression in order to limit risks and side effects is needed. …”
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Consultation diagnoses and procedures billed among recent graduates practicing general otolaryngology – head & neck surgery in Ontario, Canada by Antoine Eskander, Paolo Campisi, Ian J. Witterick, David D. Pothier

“…Abstract Background An analysis of the scope of practice of recent Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) graduates working as general otolaryngologists has not been previously performed. …”
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Features of the Processes of Digitalization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Ukraine by Reshetnyak Olena I., Bielikova Nadiia V., Yurchenko Oleksiy K., Kalashnikova Kateryna Yu.

“…The key advantages and barriers to the introduction of digital technologies in the activities of SMEs in Ukraine are identified, the main instruments for implementing the digital strategy of SMEs and the scope of their application are characterized, in particular for the construction industry. …”
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Can social pain be medicated away? A pilot study on everyday discrimination and its exacerbation of opioid misuse risk in people of color with chronic pain by Shin Ye Kim, Nguyen P. Nguyen, Yuki Shigemoto

“…Everyday discrimination was assessed using the 9-item Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS), while the risk of opioid misuse was measured with the 14-item Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP). Using a racially diverse sample of 348 individuals with chronic pain, ranging in age from 20 to 75 years old (M = 28.56), this study investigated these relationships through path analysis conducted in Mplus, controlling for age, sex, and social class. …”
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