Zakat-based urban farming: A tool for poverty alleviation, community empowerment, financial inclusion, and food security by Kinan Salim, Baharom Abdul Hamid, Ziyaad Mahomed, Wiaam Hassan

“…It proposes a zakat-based urban farming model for poverty alleviation and community empowerment using the theory of change. In collaboration with a leading Islamic bank in Malaysia, the model was pilot tested across selected residential communities in Malaysia. …”
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Efficient iodine sequestration by chemically robust C-C bonded hyper-crosslinked porous organic polymers by Mayakannan G, Karthikkumar R, Himan Dev Singh, Debanjan Chakraborty, Shyamapada Nandi

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the I2-loaded polymers indicated the presence of molecular iodine (I2) and polyiodide (I3-/I5-) species in the polymeric frameworks. Density Functional Theory (DFT) studies revealed the interaction of the iodine with the methyl C-H and methylene C-H groups with a short contact distance of 3.4–3.5 Å Additionally, there have been favorable interactions between the π-electron clouds of the monomers such as pyrene, naphthene, and triphenylmethane with iodine/polyiodide species.…”
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Modern approaches to digital product development in the conditions of market variability by E. V. Vasilieva, E. A. Morev

“…The creating process features of an innovative product based on the integration of design thinking, Lean Startup methodology and the theory of Jobs to Be Done are described. The life cycle of the innovation development “Creation – Evaluation – Training” is presented which is based on the process of validated learning. …”
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Abnormal alterations in structure-function coupling at the modular level in patients with postherpetic neuralgia by Zihan Li, Jian Jiang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Yangyang Xie, Jing Lu, Lili Gu, Shunda Hong

“…Moreover, the degree of impairment of graph theory indicators was significantly positively correlated with scales such as VAS scores, and the coupling of modules was significantly negatively correlated with the early course of the patient’s disease. …”
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An innovative and efficient implementation of matrix-free Newton krylov method for neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling simulation by Peijun Li, Chen Hao, Ning Xu, Yanling Zhu, Yizhen Wang, Zhigang Zhang

“…To enhance the efficiency and stability, the multi-level generalized equivalence theory-based CMFD (ML-gCMFD) iterative acceleration method and ML-gCMFD coupling acceleration method are proposed. …”
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Scenario construction and evolutionary analysis of nonconventional public health emergencies based on Bayesian networks by Yutao Zhu, Qing Yang, Lingmei Fu, Chun Cai, Jinmei Wang, Ling He

“…Finally, the key scenario nodes and scenario evolution process were analyzed in combination with a corresponding emergency response assessment of each scenario by experts.MethodsDempster–Shafer (DS) theory and Bayesian networks (BNs) were applied for data reasoning, and a spread-derived coupled scenario–response theoretical model of NCPHEs for major public health emergencies was constructed. …”
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Validation of Hydraulic Mechanism during Blowout Trauma of Human Orbit Depending on the Method of Load Application by Marcin A. Zmuda Trzebiatowski, Paweł Kłosowski, Andrzej Skorek, Krzysztof Żerdzicki, Paweł Lemski, Mateusz Koberda

“…To investigate the correctness of the hydraulic mechanism’s theory, two different methods of implementation of the hydraulic load to the finite element method (FEM) model of the orbit were performed. …”
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Research on evaluation of basic railway safety management capability based on combination weighting – TOPSIS by Yankun Qi, Xiaoyu Li, Jinghui Liu, Hanqiu Li, Chen Yang

“…The application of the game theoretic combination weighting method to derive composite weights which combine experts’ subjective evaluations with the objectivity of data.…”
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Ditch rotation irrigation coupled with multi-scale ecological reservoir operation by Linhui Mu, Tao Bai, Dong Liu, Hongwei Ji, Mingjiang Deng, LiangPeng Hong

“…Aiming at the extensive ecological irrigation in arid regions, based on the theory of ditch rotation irrigation (DRI), this paper proposes a regulation method of water resources by coupling reservoir operation and Ditch rotation irrigation. …”
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Non-employment over the working life: Implications for cognitive function and decline in later life by A.J. Sizer, A. Sacker, R.E. Lacey, M. Richards

“…Objectives: Disuse theory predicts that cognitive function is vulnerable to transitions that remove factors that support cognitive skills. …”
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Multiangle Correlation Feature Extraction and Disease Prediction Model Construction for Patients With Post-Stroke Dysarthria by Ting Zhu, Shufei Duan, Huizhi Liang, Fujiang Li, Wei Zhang

“…To mitigate the limitations of subjective clinical scale diagnosis and account for psychological and emotional factors, this study introduced the grey correlation theory and constructed a dysarthria prediction model based on the grey relational analysis-deep belief network (GRA-DBN). …”
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Multilayer Shielding Design for Intermediate Radioactive Waste Storage Drums: A Comparative Study between FLUKA and QAD-CGA by Wenqian Li, Xuegang Liu, Ming Li, Yilin Huang, Sheng Fang

“…The analysis shows that appropriate corrections in QAD-CGA can make the trend of the calculation results more consistent with the theory. In FLUKA calculation, with optimized setting and VRT adopted, the calculation efficiency can be improved more than 20 times. …”
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The doctoral program in Infectology and Tropical Medicine’s impact evaluation by Marta Ana Castro Peraza, Anabel Hernández Ruiz, María Isabel Chao Sautié, María Teresa Illnait Zaragozí, Hilda María Hernández Álvarez, Félix Dickinson Meneses

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quantitative-qualitative observational study was carried out during the years 2018-2023, with a population of 153 members and a sample of 137 participants. The Theory of Education was used. Interview, survey and observation, theoretical level methods and descriptive statistics were used.…”
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation? by Zenonas Norkus

“…The criticism of the federalist theory is grounded in the conceptual analysis of the state forms provided by the distinguished Lithuanian historian and law theorist Mykolas Rėimeris (1880-1945). …”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (1例强直性脊柱炎患者的中医护理体会) by LU Lin (芦琳), TANG Ling (唐玲), LI Ye (李野), LI Suqian (李苏茜)

“…Key issues of nursing included procedure of moxibustion and hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package, targeted living guidance, dietary intervention, functional exercise and psychological care. Based on the TCM theory, moxibustion and hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package is effective to relieve the pain induced by ankylosing spondylitis, and improve p function of waist joint and quality of life of the patient. …”
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The Deformation Mechanism of the Rings of Angular-Contact Ball Bearings During the Quenching and Tempering Process by Ruijie Gu, Yi Tong, Qiang Wang, Liaoyuan Chen, Ziyang Shang

“…Firstly, according to the multiple coupling theory of thermal, phase-transition, and stress–strain fields, a model for the numerical simulation of the quenching and tempering process was established. …”
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An EFQM-Fuzzy Network Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Efficiency Assessment in Organizations by Alireza Khosravi, Mohammad Fallah, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi

“…Another privilege of the suggested model is that it utilizes fuzzy theory and concepts for modeling and observance of existing noncertainties in the experts’ views while assessing organization’s excellence criteria. …”
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Optimized Naive-Bayes and Decision Tree Approaches for fMRI Smoking Cessation Classification by Amirhessam Tahmassebi, Amir H. Gandomi, Mieke H. J. Schulte, Anna E. Goudriaan, Simon Y. Foo, Anke Meyer-Baese

“…This paper aims at developing new theory-driven biomarkers by implementing and evaluating novel techniques from resting-state scans that can be used in relapse prediction for nicotine-dependent patients and future treatment efficacy. …”
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Study on wettability of water stemming for blasting dust adjusted by surfactants and inorganic salts by Fengjie Chen, Zejun Zhou, Ying Liang, Xiaowen Liu, Xiaoguang Wang, Pu Wang, Bolei Chen, Yong Liang, Yawei Wang

“…The density functional theory calculation predicted the wettability of water stemming containing sucrose fatty acid ester (SE) higher than that of water stemming containing other surfactants. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The goal is to show, using the example of a separate case, the role played by the images of the university and the city in the choice of a university, adaptation and postgraduate migration of students from other cities (coming from Russian cities and villages). The theoretical framework of the study is built by synthesizing the theories of “spirals” about the third function of higher education, and the theory of the image of the territory in relation to educational migration. …”
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