Intrusive Seismic Swarms as Possible Precursors of Destructive Earthquakes on Mt. Etna’s Eastern Flank by Salvatore Gambino, Giovanni Distefano

“…These events followed a few days after the occurrence of strong seismic swarms and the sudden acceleration of the eastern flank seaward. …”
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Quantifying impacts of two ENSO patterns on South China sea summer monsoon onset by Lianyi Zhang, Junshu Lin, Zesheng Chen, Yanping Shi, Yan Du

“…Abstract The onset of the South China Sea (SCS) Summer Monsoon (SCSSM) is usually in May, strongly influencing the beginning of the wet season over the surrounding regions, such as South China and the Philippine Islands. …”
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Kształtowanie nawyków prozdrowotnych u dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym w kontekście edukacji sustensywnej by Joanna Waszczuk, Helena Konowaluk-Nikitin, Ewa Pawłowicz-Sosnowska

“…We współczesnej literaturze przedmiotu koncepcje zrównoważonego rozwoju od strony teoretycznej są dość dobrze opracowane, dostrzega się jednak potrzebę zbadania zastosowania tych idei w praktyce. …”
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Farmers’ adaptation practices in climate-stressed coastal Bangladesh: a systematic review by Md Ashik Ur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, S M Nayem Ahasan, M Mohibbullah, Sadia Islam Mou, Animesh K Gain

“…Climate change poses serious threats, making it crucial to develop strong adaptation strategies. This is especially true in Bangladesh, where agriculture, the backbone of the economy, is highly vulnerable. …”
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Fmr1 KO Mice as a Possible Model of Autistic Features by Maude Bernardet, Wim E. Crusio

“…To improve this situation, autism research is in need of valid animal models. However, despite a strong hereditary component, attempts to identify genes have generally failed, suggesting that many different genes are involved. …”
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Mussel-inspired thermo-switchable underwater adhesive based on a Janus hydrogel by Hiroya Abe, Daichi Yoshihara, Soichiro Tottori, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

“…This thermoswitchable adhesive (TSA) hydrogel displays both strong adhesion and gentle detachment with an over 1000-fold gap in underwater adhesion strength onto glass, titanium, aluminum, and Teflon substrates when exposed to temperatures above and below the lower critical solution temperature (LCST). …”
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Future Directions: Analyzing Health Disparities Related to Maternal Hypertensive Disorders by Margaret Harris, Colette Henke, Mary Hearst, Katherine Campbell

“…Moreover, the research has identified a strong link between the prevalence of maternal hypertensive disorders and racial and ethnic disparities. …”
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Disparity in low-flow trends found in snowmelt-dominated mountain rivers of western Canada by Paul H. Whitfield, John W. Pomeroy

“…Atmospheric teleconnections had strong effects that corresponded to the regime and spatial differences in trends and were dominated by positive relationships between magnitude and timing with long duration indices (AMO & PDO), and negative relationships with short duration climate indices (NAO & SOI). …”
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Variable Torque Control of Offshore Wind Turbine on Spar Floating Platform Using Advanced RBF Neural Network by Lei Wang, Shan Zuo, Y. D. Song, Zheng Zhou

“…Aiming at the external disturbances and nonlinear uncertain dynamic systems of OFWT because of the proximity to load centers and strong wave coupling, this paper proposes an advanced radial basis function (RBF) neural network approach for torque control of OFWT system at speeds lower than rated wind speed. …”
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Investigation of Segmented Halbach Array Design for Passive Magnetorheological Brake System by Yaojung Shiao, Manichandra Bollepelly

“…The Halbach array is a significant advancement in designing permanent magnets with a specialized arrangement due to their unique capacity to generate strong unidirectional magnetic fields, which have attracted substantial attention in various applications. …”
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The Metropolises of the Islamic World in the Process of Globalization and the Global City Comparative Study: Tehran and Istanbul by mohsen abedidorcheh

“…The analysis reveals that Istanbul outperforms Tehran in most indicators and occupies a strong position in the network society and flow space of global cities. …”
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Cognitive Interviewing during Pretesting of the Prefinal Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire following Translation and Cross-Cul... by Susan de Klerk, Christina Jerosch-Herold, Helen Buchanan, Lana van Niekerk

“…This study provides confirmation that both pragmatic factors and measurement issues need consideration in an iterative process as part of a reparative methodology towards improving patient-reported measures and ensuring strong content validity.…”
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Contextualization of Classical Text Teaching in Traditional and Modern Pesantren by Hilman Rasyid, G. Ginanjar Masruri, Heru Nugraha, Ahmad Sarbini

“…Both models successfully preserve the relevance of classical texts in shaping the character of students through strong spiritual and ethical values. In conclusion, the contextualization of classical text teaching in pesantren not only serves as a strategy to preserve the intellectual heritage of Islam but also as an educational paradigm that adapts to global challenges, ensuring that pesantren remains relevant as leading educational institutions in the modern era. …”
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Feasibility of Output-Only Modal Identification Using Wireless Sensor Network: A Quantitative Field Experimental Study by Wen-ai Shen, Ying Lei, Liang Hu, Yang Wang

“…Although significant advancements have been achieved in wireless sensor network (WSN) in the past decades, there is still a strong need for in-depth analysis on wireless time synchronization and data quality during field testing. …”
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Remote assessment of physical fitness via videoconferencing: a systematic review by Thorsten Klein, Annette Worth, Claudia Niessner, Anke Hanssen-Doose

“…Balance, muscular strength, and endurance were the most frequently assessed, with tests like the 30-second sit-to-stand (30s-STS) showing strong validity, reliability, and feasibility for remote use. …”
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Enhancing language learning: EFL teachers’ insights on online autonomous learning activities by Ahmed Al Shlowiy, Praveen Raj

“…The results show encouraging trends in engagement, motivation, interest, time, independence, and future use. Most students had strong critical thinking skills and enjoyed the self-completion of the assignments. …”
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Online purchase intentions of affluent women: blending African beliefs, consumer vanity and luxury beauty products online purchase intentions by Divaries Cosmas Jaravaza, Paul Mukucha, Lucy Nhidza, Forbes Makudza

“…It was also concluded that individuals who place importance on their ancestral heritage and strong religious beliefs may be more inclined to prioritise physical appearance leading to a greater interest in luxury beauty products. …”
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 Jack Kerouac’s Ecopoetics in The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels : Domesticity, Wilderness and Masculine Fantasies of Animality by Pierre-Antoine Pellerin

“…Taking the popular hunting narratives featured in men’s adventure magazines as the dominant norm in this regard, this paper aims at showing how Kerouac’s representation of masculinity and animality strongly diverges from the erotics of male predation to be found in the “real man VS wild beast” plot. …”
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The nature of information, and the effective use of information in rural development by Hester W.J. Meyer

“…</b> We report on the role of information in the development of rural communities where the impact of the oral tradition remains very strong. The nature of the attributes, and the particular type of communication mechanisms to be used, have been proposed as key factors in the use of information in rural communities. …”
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Fundamental limits to the generation of highly displaced bright squeezed light using linear optics and parametric amplifiers by Steve M. Young, Daniel Soh

“…Here we present a comparative theoretical analysis for generating a highly displaced squeezed light from a linear optical method—a beamsplitter mixing a squeezed vacuum and a strong coherent state—and well-studied parametric amplification methods including an optical parametric oscillator, an optical parametric amplifier, and a dissipative optomechanical squeezer seeded with coherent states. …”
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