Combined flow prediction model for natural gas pipeline network based on EMD-Attention-GRU by Jiacheng MEN, Yuguang FAN, Lin GAO, Hongxian LIN, Ke ZHANG

“…Specifically, the model is to substitute the raw flow data of the natural gas pipeline network with its time series component obtained through Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD), input the intrinsic mode function component obtained into the GRU neural network, calculate the attention probability weight at different times with the attention integrated into the network, and finally learn in the network and predict the time series of flow in the natural gas pipeline network. …”
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Design and Implementation of Decentralized Swarm Intelligence E-Commerce Model Based on Regional Chain and Edge Computing by Xiaofang Luo

“…To exploit the idea of using blockchain technology to solve complex problems and to overcome the challenges identified in the existing Ethernet-based implementation solutions, an optimization idea is proposed by creating a multiblockchain architecture based multimodule solution in the Ethernet framework. Finally, the application prospects of the proposed information system are discussed.…”
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ON DIGNITY, VULNERABILITY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND FISHERFOLKS: CHILEAN SUBSISTENCE FISHING ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS by Eduardo Roig Monge

“…Next, we explain why the prohibition of riggings and propulsion enables us to identify economically precarious users and how this prohibition is related to vulnerabilities and poverty as human rights concepts. Finally, we show how the property of indigenous peoples and the culture of fisherfolk populations could impose their inclusion and preferences in access to subsistence fishing resources. …”
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Case report: Exploring efficacy of tofacitinib in modulating interferon response in five case of anti-MDA5+ dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease by Jie Zhao, Yan Bao, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

“…In an attempt to stem the relentless progression, tofacitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, was applied into her treatment regimen. …”
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Calcium Mass Balances in Bicarbonate Hemodialysis by Carlo Basile

“…Another important issue is the appropriate CaD in long-hour slow-flow nocturnal HD. Finally, which CaMB should we study: ionized CaMB or total CaMB? …”
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Design of Efficient Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System Based on Improved Fractional Open Circuit Voltage MPPT Technique by Ali Hmidet, Umashankar Subramaniam, Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan, Kannadasan Raju, Matias Diaz, Narottam Das, Kashif Mehmood, Alagar Karthick, M. Muhibbullah, Olfa Boubaker

“…This association avoids the use of a speed sensor/encoder and a current sensor for the IM. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed off-grid SPVWPS and its control system for both steady-state and dynamic conditions of insolation change is verified using a 1KVA rated prototype. …”
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Metformin-induced mitophagy suppresses auditory hair cell apoptosis via AMPK pathway by Yifan Lai, Jiawei Qiu, Kuang Zheng, Xiang Li, Yinuo Lin, Zhengzheng Li, Haiqiu Sun

“…Mechanistically, we discovered that metformin activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling in HEI-OC1 cells stimulated by TBHP, thereby triggering mitophagy. …”
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Involvement of Toll Like Receptor 2 Signaling in Secondary Injury during Experimental Diffuse Axonal Injury in Rats by Yonglin Zhao, Junjie Zhao, Ming Zhang, Yahui Zhao, Jiaxi Li, Xudong Ma, Tingqin Huang, Honggang Pang, Bo Wang, Jinning Song

“…Intracerebral knockdown of TLR2 significantly downregulated TLR2 expression, attenuated cortical apoptosis, lessened glial response, and reduced the secondary axonal and neuronal injury in the cortex by inhibiting phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) including Erk, JNK, and p38, translocation of NF-κB p65 from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, and decreasing levels of proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α. …”
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A Novel Steganography Technique for SDTV-H.264/AVC Encoded Video by Christian Di Laura, Diego Pajuelo, Guillermo Kemper

“…The code source was implemented by mixing MATLAB 2010 b and Java development environments. Finally, experimental results have been assessed through objective and subjective quality measures and reveal that less visible artifacts are produced with the technique proposed by reaching PSNR values above 40.0 dB and an embedding bit rate average per secret communication channel of 425 bits/sec. …”
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Application of Pedrail Powered Support on Strata Control in Short-Wall Coal Mining by Jingong Ma, Yongcheng Ding, Hongwei Zhang

“…The main influencing factors and their relationships with the working resistance were derived accordingly. Finally, key processing technologies to solve the problem of PP support crushing in the crushed zone were analyzed. …”
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RESEARCH ON GEAR BOX FAULT DIAGNOSIS BASED ON DCNN AND XGBOOST ALGORITHM by ZHANG RongTao, CHEN ZhiGao, LI BinBin, JIAO Bin

“…The DCNN feature matrix and the artificial feature matrix were analyzed by t-SNE visualization algorithm,the results show that the visualization effect of DCNN feature matrix obtained is better than that of artificial feature matrix; Compared with XGBoost,the stability of Random Forest is not as good as that of XGBoost algorithm; Compared with BP neural network, XGBoost algorithm has some advantages in preventing over-fitting; The combination of SVM and DCNN has some limitations. Finally,the diagnostic accuracy and time of DCNN-XGBoost model is better than that of other models.…”
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Computing satellite networks—the novel development of computing-empowered space-air-ground integrated networks by Pingke DENG, Tongxu ZHANG, Nanxiang SHI, Tong ZHANG, Tianzhu SHAO, Shaowen ZHENG

“…Facing the increasing demands for computing ability and network access, the space-air-ground integrated networks in 6G systems is expected to surmount the limits on a single point of computing ability and traditional network transmission through the advantages of network cluster, where the novel space-air-ground integrated networks that deeply integrate cloud, edge, terminal, network, data, and computation is subsequently formed by taking computing ability as the core and network infrastructure as the foundation.Initially, the current situation and development in existing computing force networks and space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) was introduced.Along with the demands for 6G computing-empowered space-air-ground integrated networks, the concept of satellite computing networks was defined and the co-existed system of computing capability and communication networks was further discussed.Then, the space networks, air networks, and ground networks of the layered satellite computing network architecture were discussed.Based on that, its logical network architecture that includes computing resource layer, computing abstract layer, and computing orchestration layer was further introduced.After that, the key technology enablers with respct to computing and storage issue, trusted transmission issue, satellite computing force addressing issue, and high-mobility computing force routing issue was discussed.Finally, the typical applicaiton scenarios of satellite computing networks and envision its future was presented.…”
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Organizational Internal Factors and Sustainable Performance: A Serial Mediation Model by Faisal Ejaz, Sidra Abid, Aemin Nasir, Jorge Alberto Esponda-Pérez, Sarmad Ejaz, Md Billal Hossain

“…Additionally, circular economy practices influence sustainable performance; employee perceived usefulness and leadership competency. Finally, the results highlighted that each relationship is subject to partial mediation, which indicates the role of employee-perceived usefulness and data-driven culture in the relationship between big data analytics and sustainable performance and employee-perceived usefulness associated with the relationship between circular economy practices and sustainable performance. …”
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Study on the influence of the parameters of the roller swaging process on the no-load starting torque of self-lubricating spherical plain bearings by Qiang Wang, Ruijie Gu, Bo Chen, Fenfang Li, Xuan Lyu

“…The influence of the process parameters such as the swaging load, the rotational speed of the swaging tool, and the feeding speed on the no-load starting torque were quantitatively investigated. Finally, the roller swaging experimentation and the no-load starting torque experimentation were conducted, and the simulation results were compared with the experimental results. …”
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Experimental Study on Corrosion of Galfan-Coated Full-Locked Coil Ropes in a Natatorium Environment by Shi-Chang Zhang, Xiao-Ming Xu, Feng Gao, Bin Luo, Wei-Zhou Shi, Qing Fang

“…The results show that high stress will accelerate the corrosion, and a protective coating can effectively prevent the corrosion. Finally, the linear model, bilinear model, and bilinear model considering chloride ion accumulation were proposed to study the corrosion of the Galfan coating. …”
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Analysis on Current Status and Countermeasures for Laboratory Animal Management in Sichuan Province Based on Administrative Licensing by CHEN Bing, ZOU Yixing, WANG Jingdong

“…However, there are significant issues such as the inability of laboratory animal production to adequately meet the demand, the need to improve the level of technological innovation, and the challenges of ensuring animal safety management. Finally, corresponding countermeasures suggestions are proposed, including actively supporting the improvement of quality and efficiency of laboratory animal production, establishing a stable support mechanism for technological innovation, and placing a strong emphasis on animals safety management. …”
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A Comparison Study on Rule Extraction from Neural Network Ensembles, Boosted Shallow Trees, and SVMs by Guido Bologna, Yoichi Hayashi

“…In fact, rules generated from decision stumps trained by modest boosting were, for almost all the 25 datasets, the simplest with the highest fidelity. Finally, in terms of average predictive accuracy and average ruleset complexity, the comparison of some of our results to those reported in the literature proved to be competitive.…”
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Computational Investigation of Fluidic Thrust Vectoring Control in Modified Vikas Nozzle by T. Harish Ragavendra, P. A. Anupama, K. S. Jai Pranesh, D. Lakshmanan, R. Abinaya

“…The flow characteristics of the resolved nozzle configuration were analyzed and validated under three distinct sonic mach freestreams. Finally, air was employed as the secondary fluid in the injector plenum, and the analysis was carried out by varying the secondary mass injection rates. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Bedrock Sagging Sinkholes in Strain-Softening Rock Induced by Embankment Construction by Zhen Zhang, Zhongda Chen

“…Then, the feasibility of calculating the stability of karst caves based on beam assumptions was discussed. Finally, potential evolution of the bedrock sagging sinkhole was discussed.…”
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DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNTING MANIPULATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USING ACCRUAL BASED INVESTMENT RATIOS by Dragan Gabrić

“…Furthermore, a model of impact has been obtained, which indicates that accrual based investment ratio Earnings Per Share (EPS) has a significant impact on the determination of the accounting manipulations in the financial statements. Finally, the research revealed that accrual based investment ratios are a useful tool in determining the accounting manipulations in the financial statements of the companies. …”
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