A Framework for Fourth Industrial Revolution Adoption by Small-Scale Rural Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review by Willard Munyoka, Nkhangweni Lawrence Mashau, Modimowabarwa Kanyane

“…The smart-scale rural farming is mainstreamed within the smart village concept and the greenfield or green economy resilient to harsh climate change conditions.  …”
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Machine vision model for drip leakage detection of pipeline. by Cong Xiao, Yiyuan Zhou, Yanwen Wu, Guodong Zhang

“…The prevailing trend in industrial equipment development is integration, with pipelines as the lifeline connecting system components. Given the often harsh conditions of these industrial equipment pipelines, leakage is a common occurrence that can disrupt normal operations and, in severe cases, lead to safety accidents. …”
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Associations between skeletal muscle phenotype, positional role, and on‐ice performance in elite male ice hockey players by Jeppe F. Vigh‐Larsen, Hallur Thorsteinsson, Martin Thomassen, Jeppe Panduro, Bjørn Fristrup, Morten B. Randers, Jens L. Olesen, Peter Krustrup, Kristian Overgaard, Lars Nybo, Magni Mohr

“…Resting thigh muscle biopsies were analyzed for metabolic enzyme activity and protein expression linked to performance. …”
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Enhancing patient engagement: the influence of an in-consult patient decision aid on shared decision-making for lung tumour radiation – protocol for the randomised trial ‘SDM Lung... by Karina Dahl Steffensen, Signe Timm, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Thomas Leth Fink, Charlotte Kristiansen, Torben Schjødt Hansen, Rune Slot Thing

“…Secondary outcomes are patient-reported outcomes, quality of life and side effects following treatment.Ethics and dissemination All patients give informed consent to participate. According to Danish legislation, ethical approval is not required for this study as studies using questionnaires, observations or other non-biological studies are not considered interventions according to the Committee Act. …”
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3D bioprinting lobule-like hepatorganoids with induced vascularization for orthotopic implantation by Jianing Yan, Zhichao Ye, Yiwei Lu, Yuyang Yuan, Xiaofeng Wang, Tingting Yan, Jun Yin, Yifan Wang

“…In this research, we developed a 3D bioprinting method using gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel to fabricate lobule-like hepatorganoids, which faithfully mimic the structure of hepatic lobules with lower level of hypoxia (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 0.4880 vs 1.009, 0.6778, 0.8704; p < 0.01), high secretion of albumin (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 13.47 vs 12.39, 12.65, 10.08 mg/L; p < 0.01) and urea (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 5.304 vs 5.233, 4.781, 4.358 mg/L; p < 0.01) in vitro; and promotion of angiogenesis and maintenance of activity following orthotopic implantation. …”
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Investigating the intrinsic top-down dynamics of deep generative models by Lorenzo Tausani, Alberto Testolin, Marco Zorzi

“…In this work, we study the generative dynamics of a recent extension of the DBN, the iterative DBN (iDBN), which more faithfully simulates neurocognitive development by jointly tuning the connection weights across all layers of the hierarchy. …”
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Whole genome studies of origin, selection and adaptation of the Russian cattle breeds by N. S. Yudin, D. M. Larkin

“…Some unique signatures of selection present in the genomes of so-called “turano-mongolian” cattle (i. e. the Yakut cattle) are described which allowed the Yakut cattle to adapt to harsh environments found above the Polar Circle. …”
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Measurement of Quality of Life III. From the IQOL Theory to the Global, Generic SEQOL Questionnaire by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen

“…The Danish Quality of Life Survey is based on the philosophy of life known as the integrative quality-of-life (IQOL) theory. …”
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MICROSOPHY OF POWER IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE by L. V. Krymets

“…It is a scientific and educational space formed by an active, purposeful and creative citizen who has to seek a conscious and responsible public administration and government, and to the faithful implementation of the management system will power relations. …”

Risk of recurrence and bleeding in patients with cancer‐associated venous thromboembolism treated with rivaroxaban: A nationwide cohort study by Mette Søgaard, Peter Brønnum Nielsen, Flemming Skjøth, Jette Nordstrøm Kjældgaard, Torben Bjerregaard Larsen

“…Methods Through linkage of nationwide Danish registries, we identified all adults with cancer‐associated VTE initiating treatment with rivaroxaban, 2012‐2017. …”
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Evaluating Explainable AI Methods in Deep Learning Models for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy by Kimji N. Pellano, Inga Strumke, Daniel Groos, Lars Adde, Espen F. Alexander Ihlen

“…Specifically, we use XAI evaluation metrics &#x2014; namely faithfulness and stability &#x2014; to quantitatively assess the reliability of Class Activation Mapping (CAM) and Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) in this specific medical application. …”
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Semen quality and diversity of morphological sperm abnormalities in bulls: breed and strain effects by M. A. Kleshchev, V. L. Petukhov, L. V. Osadchuk

“…However, bulls of the Red Danish, Angler, and Simmental breeds had a higher percentage of misshapen sperm head and pyriform sperm head than bulls of the Black­White breed. …”
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New York Writing: Urban Art in Don DeLillo’s Underworld by Wendy Harding

“…En explorant l’esthétique de ces artistes de fiction et du graphiste Ismael Muñoz en particulier, DeLillo nous livre son propre manifeste esthétique. Son roman laisse entendre qu’à la fin du XXème siècle, le rôle de l’artiste est de répondre aux sollicitations visuelles et intellectuelles que les médias font subir au public, d’abord en plaçant les productions dominantes sous un jour ironique, et en transformant ensuite ces modes d’expression discrédités en de nouvelles formes culturelles. …”
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La ecología política de la crisis global y los límites del capitalismo benévolo by Eduardo Gudynas

“…This expresses an ideological base characterized, among other aspects, by anthropocentrism and faith in material progress. The environmental dimension is assumed merely as an instrumental adjustment that results in generating the illusion of a benevolent capitalism, which is defended even by progressive South American governments.…”
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Mismatch Repair Status and Surgical Outcomes in Localized Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Tobias Freyberg Justesen, MD, Adile Orhan, MD, Andreas Weinberger Rosen, MD, Mikail Gögenur, MD, Ismail Gögenur, MD, DMSc

“…Patients were identified in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group database and patient-level data were extracted from 6 registry databases. …”
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Migration typology of the world’s coastal exclaves by Anna V. Lialina, Angelina P. Plotnikova

“…Exclaves that lack attractiveness to migrants include those developing under harsh climatic conditions such as Alaska; those experiencing extreme temperatures and possessing underdeveloped economies like Oecussi-Ambeno, Temburong and French Guiana; and densely populated exclaves facing a massive refugee influx, such as Ceuta and Melilla. …”
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Impact of Mandatory Preoperative Dental Screening on Infective Endocarditis in Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Replacement by Lytfi Krasniqi, MD, Poul Erik Mortensen, MD, Emil Johannes Ravn, MD, Marlene Tofterup, MD, Henrik Nissen, MD, PhD, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, MD, PhD, DMSCi, Niels Holmark Andersen, MD, PhD, DMSCi, Ivy Modrau, MD, DMSCi, Kasper Stokbro, DDS, PhD, Jonas A. Povlsen, MD, PhD, Oke Gerke, MSc, PhD, DMSCi, Jesper Hallas, MD, DMSCi, Marie-Annick Clavel, DVM, PhD, Lars Peter Schødt Riber, MD, PhD, DMSCi, Jordi Sanchez Dahl, MD, PhD, DMSCi

“…Data were retrieved from Danish registries and adjudicated using medical records. …”
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Estradiol and progesterone levels in early pregnancy after natural, estradiol + progesterone or gonadotrophin stimulated frozen embryo transfer cycle: a randomised controlled trial... by Nina Freiesleben Mørch, Mette Petri Lauritsen, Pernille Fog Svendsen

“…The study is approved by the Scientific Ethical Committee of the Capital Region of Denmark and the Danish Medicines Agency. The study will be carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and monitored by a good clinical practice unit. …”
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Application of multi-indexing approach within a GIS framework to investigate the quality and contamination of ground water in Barisal sadar, Bangladesh by Md. Numan Hossain, M. Farhad Howladar, Sohag Ahammed, Md Rezwanul Haque, Majedul Islam Khan, Muyeed Hasan, Tayabur Rashid Chowdhury, Alamgir Hosain

“…Notwithstanding its constraints, this study represented one of the initial attempts in Barishal Sadar to investigate groundwater using numerous indices and GIS frameworks. …”
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D-Shaped Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Structure in Bridge Engineering by Yuan Liu, Wei Wang, Changqing Wang, Shuosong Bi, Jianming Zhu

“…The results show that the D-shaped steel tube concrete interface state can provide a certain theoretical and experimental reference for the optimization of the steel tube concrete interface, ensuring the long-term working performance of the steel tube concrete under the harsh environment.…”
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