Cybersecurity Practices and Supply Chain Performance: The Case of Jordanian Banks by Saleh Fahed Al-Khatib, Yara Yousef Ibrahim, Mohammad Alnadi

“…Specifically, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability dimensions strongly correlate with the banks’ supply chain performance. …”
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G-UNETR++: A Gradient-Enhanced Network for Accurate and Robust Liver Segmentation from Computed Tomography Images by Seungyoo Lee, Kyujin Han, Hangyeul Shin, Harin Park, Seunghyon Kim, Jeonghun Kim, Xiaopeng Yang, Jae Do Yang, Hee Chul Yu, Heecheon You

“…The proposed method outperformed the other state-of-the-art models on the three datasets, which demonstrated the strong effectiveness, robustness, and generalizability of the proposed method in liver segmentation.…”
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Experimental Research Based on the Optical Fiber Sensing Technology for a Jacked PHC Pipe Pile Penetration Process by Songkui Sang, Yonghong Wang, Jiaxiao Ma, Mingyi Zhang

“…The experimental results show that FBG sensors have a good stability, strong antijamming performance, and can effectively monitor the pile stress. …”
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Social interaction and successful aging in elderly with chronic diseases by Gusti Sumarsih, Windy Freska, Tasya Desriza, Bingar Hernowo

“…These findings suggest that enhancing social interaction, particularly through community engagement and strong interpersonal relationships, is a significant factor in improving the quality of life and supporting successful aging, especially for elderly individuals with chronic conditions. …”
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Extending Satellite Predictions of Coral Disease Outbreak Risk to Non-Seasonal Coral Reef Regions by Momoe Yoshida, Scott F. Heron

“…The new methodology shows strong consistency with the existing tools used for seasonal regions (e.g., R² = 0.811–0.903; GBR case studies). …”
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Integrating hydro-geomorphological adjustments into flood mapping for enhanced risk assessment by Tuhin Mukherjee, N. K. Goel, D. S. Arya, Manohar Arora

“…Our findings demonstrate a strong positive correlation between EDI values and increased flood extent. …”
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Improvement of Propeller Hydrodynamic Prediction Model Based on Multitask ANN and Its Application in Optimization Design by Liang Li, Yihong Chen, Lu Huang, Qing Hai, Denghai Tang, Chao Wang

“…Non-physical fluctuations in the performance curves were effectively mitigated by the multitask model, yielding predicted curvatures which closely matched the experimental data. Strong generalization was demonstrated when the model was tested on unseen propellers, with deviations of 2.2% for <i>K_T</i>, 4.6% for 10 <i>K_Q</i>, and 3.8% for <i>η</i>. …”
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How to push oil and gas companies to realise climate change mitigation by Rebecca Scholten, Anaїs Stekelenburg, Tineke Lambooy, André Nijhof

“…Practical implications – We recommend that strong influence be exerted by governments, other companies, civil society organizations to influence the cultural Norms in the sector. …”
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THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF USING GROUND WATER TO COOL LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS by Thay Ngok Shon, Vo Ti Tin

“…Ambient temperature in the central part of Vietnam in summer can reach 32–35°C; in some places it can be more than 42°C. Hot climate strongly affects the animal organism alongside with the animal weight reduction and reduction the quantity of egg-laying in poultry. …”
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Numerical Statistic Approach for Peak Factor of Non-Gaussian Wind Pressure on Building Claddings by Tao Ye, Ledong Zhu, Zhongxu Tan

“…By giving the identical guarantee rate, the peak factors tend to be much larger in the regions with strong non-Gaussian properties and vice versa.…”
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A State-of-the-Art Fractional Order-Driven Differential Evolution for Wind Farm Layout Optimization by Sichen Tao, Sicheng Liu, Ruihan Zhao, Yifei Yang, Hiroyoshi Todo, Haichuan Yang

“…Meanwhile, the Differential Evolution algorithm (DE), known for its strong global optimization ability and excellent performance in handling complex nonlinear problems, is well recognized in continuous optimization issues. …”
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Diplomatic History of the Great Patriotic War and the New World Order by A. Y. Borisov

“…The decisive role of the Soviet Union and its armed forces in the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies was the strong foundation on which to build the strategy and tactics of Soviet diplomacy during the war. …”
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A Prediction Model Optimization Critiques through Centroid Clustering by Reducing the Sample Size, Integrating Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques for Wheat Productivity by Muhammad Islam, Farrukh Shehzad

“…This study demonstrated strong evidences for deploying MLM for prediction of wheat productivity as an alternative of traditional statistical modeling.…”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…Human activities are the leading factor in the increase of LDI, but natural factors have a significant correlation with local LDI changes; temperature, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and population have a higher impact on the LDI changes in Jinghe County, and local LDI changes respond more strongly to precipitation, evapotranspiration, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). …”
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Impact of trainability on telomere dynamics of pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): An explorative study in aging dogs. by Julia Weixlbraun, Durga Chapagain, Jessica Svea Cornils, Steve Smith, Franz Schwarzenberger, Franz Hoelzl

“…The relative telomere length of 63 dogs was measured, using a qPCR method and a model selection approach was applied to assess which variables can explain the found telomere patterns. Results revealed a strong association of the behavioral factor called trainability and telomere change. …”
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Evaluating the Utility of High-Resolution Computed Tomography of Thorax and its Correlation with Spirometric Indices in Patients with Emphysema-Predominant Chronic Obstructive Pulm... by Veena Keshuraj, Vijaya N. Holla, Tara Handattu, Mithun Rao

“…Conclusion: HRCT provides regional anatomical information and can assess COPD airway abnormalities, regional gas trapping, and lung tissue structure alterations. HRCT features strongly correlate with spirometric indices, indicating its usefulness not only in diagnosing emphysema and its various subtypes but also in predicting the extent and severity of COPD.…”
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Whole-genome association studies of distribution of developmental abnormalities and other breeding-valuable qualitative traits in offspring of the Russian large-white boars by A. A. Traspov, O. V. Kostyunina, A. A. Belous, T. V. Karpushkina, N. A. Svejenceva, N. A. Zinovieva

“…In this study, we selected only 36,704 polymorphic SNPs from an initial 61,000-strong SNP set. After GWAS, we obtained 24 alleles in 11 corresponding genes  (P &lt; 0.1) in the genome of pigs, which are significantly correlated with traits of developmental abnormalities such as anal atresia (ARMC7,FANCC,RND3,ENSSSCG00000017216), limb problems (PAWR,NTM,OPCML,ENSSSCG00000040250, ENSSSCG00000017018) and tremor of piglets (RIC3,ENSSSCG00000032665). …”
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Antioxidant, Anti-α-Glucosidase, Anti-Tyrosinase, and Anti-Acetylcholinesterase Components from Stem of <i>Rhamnus formosana</i> with Molecular Docking Study by Chia-Hsuan Tsai, Ya-Lun Liou, Sin-Min Li, Hsiang-Ruei Liao, Jih-Jung Chen

“…The 100 °C water extract exhibited strong antioxidant activity in DPPH, ABTS, superoxide, and FRAP assays. …”
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Influence of MHC on genetic diversity and testicular expression of linked olfactory receptor genes by Mingue Kang, Byeongyong Ahn, Jae Yeol Shin, Hye-Sun Cho, Jongan Lee, Chankyu Park

“…We observed significantly higher allelic diversity (P < 0.01) in ORs with strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) to SLA compared to those with weak or no LD, and we identified 48 SLA class I-OR haplotypes using the expectation-maximization algorithm. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

“…All consenting patients admitted to the Internal Medicine Department from the Emergency Department with known or strongly suspected COPD were enrolled. A total of 144 patients were included, with 47.2% of them also having HF, distributed among the various HF subcategories as follows: 10.4% with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), 3.5% with HF with mild-reduced ejection fraction, and 33.3% with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). …”
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