ACTIVE-LEARNING METHOD BASED ON ALK MODEL AND SUBSET SIMULATION by LIU ZeQing, CHENG Xin, YANG XuFeng

“…Firstly, based on the constructed surrogate model in the first stage, the method uses a small number of SS last layer samples as candidate samples to complete the rough approximation of the limit state surface, and then in the second stage, it selects the SS last layer samples witha larger sample size to refine the surrogate model in the first stage, so as to obtain higher accuracy. …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Given God’s intermediaries: a study into chaplains’ information behaviour Kieran Robson, Ian Ruthven, Perla Innocenti COVID-19 information spaces, boundaries, and information sharing: an interview study Togzhan Seilkhanova, Theodore Dreyfus Ledford, Jodi Schneider Information from sound: exploring sounds and listening in information practices research Owen Stewart-Robertson Information practices in multi-professional work in urban planning Anna Suorsa, Anna-Maija Multas, Emilia Rönkkö, Eevi Juuti, Anelma Lammi, Heidi Enwald Searching for people in the workplace: aims, behaviour, and challenges Tanja Svarre, Marianne Lykke, Ann Bygholm Surfacing the ‘silent foundation’: which information behaviour theories are relevant to public library reference service? …”
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Accelerating the momentum to achieve global elimination of hepatitis B infection: a scoping review of hepatitis B guidelines to reduce mother to child transmission by Ka Wang Cheung, Ying Rong Li, Ms Tiffany Sin-Tung Au, Mimi Tin Yan Seto

“…However, controversies were found in the optimal timing of HBV disease evaluation during pregnancy and the ideal timing to stop antiviral prophylaxis after delivery. Of 36 guidelines addressing the timing to initiate antiviral prophylaxis, 25% (9/36) advised starting prophylaxis between 24 and 28 weeks, while 75% (27/36) suggested other timings or provided vague descriptions. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Roadway Reinforcement Effects Based on Fluid-Solid Coupling in the Fractured Zone of Water-Rich Fault by Jihua Zhang, Yun Dong, Yadong Chen, Yang Jiang, Huasheng Sun, Yuqing Fan, Chun Wang

“…The practice results show that this method can effectively recover the cracks surrounding the mining roadway and stop gushing water. Concurrently, it successfully controls deformation of the surrounding rocks in the fault zone, thus ensuring stability of the roadway and facilitating safer mining production.…”
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MUSLIM POLE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE GENIE OF GLOBALIZATION by L. L. Fituni, I. O. Abramova

“…However, the point of no return is already passed, and the painful and contradictory process of development of such a center is unlikely to stop.…”
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Impact of Chorea on Self-care Activity, Employment, and Health-care Resource Use in Patients with Huntington’s Disease by Daniel O. Claassen, Jonathan DeCourcy, Jennifer Mellor, Charlotte Johnston, Ravi G. Iyer

“…**Methods:** Data were drawn from the Adelphi HD Disease Specific Programme, a real-world point-in-time survey of 144 neurologists and 427 patients in the United States between July and October 2017. HD patients with and without chorea were identified and examined for differences in employment status, reasons for employment changes, self-care activities, and modifications to cope with involuntary movements. …”
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Effects of Teenage Motherhood and The Social Welfare of Victims in Kisoro District. by Natukunda, Jowel

“…Some respondents revealed that girls lose their childhood and are forced to drop their education to adapt to the life of caring for their children. In Kisoro, 78% of teen mothers are out of school with a zero probability of returning. …”
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Social Media Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Uganda: A Structural Equation Model by .Kikawa, Cliff R, Kiconco, Charity, Moses, Agaba, Ntirampeba, Dimas, Ssematimba, Amos, Kalema, Billy M.

“…The following indicators are used to evaluate the performance of SMEs: sales, customer engagement, awareness of customers’ needs, low operation costs, and brand modification by staff. …”
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Partner conflict during their index pregnancy and its correlates among a cohort of six weeks postpartum women in Ethiopia by Solomon Abrha Damtew, Niguse Tadele Atnafu, Mahari Yihdego Gidey, Tesfamichael Awoke Sisay, Metages Yohannes

“…In addition, creating institutional capacity in the health system through strengthening and expanding one stop centers to provide medical treatment, care, and psychosocial support along with support for victims and survivors can be considered as imperative. …”
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Historical perspectives supporting the ambitious anesthetist aiming for zero nausea/vomiting: should one trust every consensus statement every time? by Brian A. Williams, Brian A. Williams, Christopher A. Schumacher, Ridhi Choragudi, Kelly E. Garbelotti, John M. Ludden, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall

“…The described antiemetic techniques remain compatible with available opioid-free anesthetic techniques [lidocaine, acetaminophen, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists, etc.]. Some perspectives shared herein may further inform as to how and why.…”
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Presenting the fintech market development model with an emphasis on existing challenges and strategies by Seyed Mani Sadraee, Farideh Haghshenaskashani, Mehdi Karimizand

“…More and more start-ups have formed to provide digital financial services. …”
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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…A geriatric assessment with the content of basal and instrumental activities of daily living (basal activities of daily living [Katz index], instrumental activities of daily living [Lawton and Brody score], cognition [6-item screener and clock drawing test], mobility [de Morton Mobility Index and Sit-to-Stand test], sleep [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index/STOP-BANG], drug therapy [polypharmacy and quality of medication, Fit For The Aged classification, and anticholinergic burden score], and pain assessment and delirium risk (Delirium Risk Assessment Tool) will be performed. …”
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An exploration of desired abstinent and non-abstinent recovery outcomes among people who use methamphetamine by Alex Elswick, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Karen L. Roper, Evan Batty, Christopher J. McLouth, William Stoops, Hilary L. Surratt, Carrie B. Oser

“…Abstract Background In the United States, complete abstinence persists as the standard for demonstrating recovery success from substance use disorders (SUDs), apart from alcohol use disorder (AUD). …”
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Impact of Sexual Harassment on Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools of Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Twesigomwe, Rossette

“…This can help perpetrators to know that what they are doing is wrong and that there are serious consequences that can be faced if the issue is brought to light. The victims can also stop living in fear and it can help them to boost their morale and in turn, accomplish academic achievements.…”
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Prospects for the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Ukraine by K.R. Kostiuk, A.O. Lisianyi, Yu.M. Medvediev, A.O. Popov, V.V. Cheburakhin, V.M. Buniakin, D.A. Tevzadze

“…After unilateral and staged bilateral pallidotomy, tremor and rigidity regression were achieved in more than two-thirds of operated patients, and levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LID) stopped in over 80% of cases. …”
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Sex-based differences in the long-term fate of hippocampal neurons born after a traumatic brain injury by Hannah C. Downing, Hannah C. Downing, Ashley B. Glover, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Katherine L. Thompson, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman

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Estimación de Erosión Hidrica de Suelos para plan de Manejo del Campo Forestal Aguas Frías, Patagonia Argentina by Ana Cecilia Dufilho, María Cristina Frugoni, Pablo Macchi, Alan Thot

“…The objective of the afforestation management plan of this land, is the design of control measures, to stop erosion, like perimeter close, afforestation and structural measures for controlling erosional gully. …”
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Porto Alegre Line predicts lenticulostriate arteries encasement and extent of resection in insular gliomas. A preliminary study by Gustavo Rassier Isolan, Gustavo Rassier Isolan, Gustavo Rassier Isolan, Samir Ale Bark, Samir Ale Bark, Jander Moreira Monteiro, Jander Moreira Monteiro, Tobias A. Mattei, Kaan Yağmurlu, Rafaela Fernandes Gonçalves, Rafaela Fernandes Gonçalves, Osvaldo Malafaia, Rafael Roesler, Rafael Roesler, Rafael Roesler, Jurandir Marcondes Ribas Filho

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Investigating factors affecting the financial recovery of businesses admitted to the stock exchange by Fatemeh Sahraei, Jafar Jamali, Hamidreza Vakilifard, Ali Zare, Seyed Yaghoub Zeraatkish

“…Financial helplessness does not necessarily lead to bankruptcy, and a set of management measures to get out of helplessness or rehabilitation can save the company from the risk of entering the bankruptcy stage (Mherani et al, 2021). …”
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Designing a Model for Brand Engagement Value Creation through the Integration of Gamification Technology and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) by Zahra. Atf, fariz taherikia, kambiz heidarzadeh Hanzaei

“…Financial helplessness does not necessarily lead to bankruptcy, and a set of management measures to get out of helplessness or rehabilitation can save the company from the risk of entering the bankruptcy stage (Mherani et al, 2021). …”
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