Efficient Sample Location Selection for Query Zone in Geo-Social Networks by Kejian Tang, Shaohui Zhan, Tao Zhan, Hui Zhu, Qian Zeng, Ming Zhong, Xiaoyu Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhu, Jianxin Li, Tieyun Qian

“…While promoting a business or activity in geo-social networks, the geographical distance between its location and users is critical. Therefore, the problem of Distance-Aware Influence Maximization (DAIM) has been investigated recently. …”
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Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia by Luis Teixeira da Costa, Marie-Claude Bon, Barbara van Asch

“…Our results support equally the hypotheses that the ancestors of modern <i>B. oleae</i> underwent two waves of migration from Asia to Africa or that they zigzagged between Asia and Africa.…”
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Agro‐waste areca nut husk and bagasse fiber reinforced epoxy‐based hybrid composite for thermal insulated false ceiling application by Rois Uddin Mahmud, Mir Shahidul Islam, Shahin Hossain, Jannatul Nasrin, Ayub Nabi Khan

“…Abstract In recent years, there has been a significant push toward using environment‐friendly composite materials derived from renewable resources. …”
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High Performance GPU-Based Fourier Volume Rendering by Marwan Abdellah, Ayman Eldeib, Amr Sharawi

“…Due to the rapid evolution of its underlying architecture, the graphics processing unit (GPU) became an attractive competent platform that can deliver giant computational raw power compared to the central processing unit (CPU) on a per-dollar-basis. …”
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Decoration of carbohydrate nanocomposite with silver nanoparticles for highly efficient adsorption of methylene blue and antimicrobial against human pathogens by Ahmed K. Saleh, Rasha Jame, Fatimah A. Alotaibi, Mahmoud A. Abdelaziz, Noha Omer

“…In kinetic studies, the pseudo-second-order model for nanocomposite films provided the best fit (R 2  = 0.98), than pseudo-first-order model (R 2  = 0.82 and 0.77). …”
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RL-ADN: A high-performance Deep Reinforcement Learning environment for optimal Energy Storage Systems dispatch in active distribution networks by Shengren Hou, Shuyi Gao, Weijie Xia, Edgar Mauricio Salazar Duque, Peter Palensky, Pedro P. Vergara

“…The library sets a new benchmark in DRL-based ESSs dispatch in distribution networks and it is poised to advance DRL applications in distribution network operations significantly. …”
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2021 Handbook of Florida Water Regulation: Table of Contents by Michael T. Olexa, Tatiana Borisova, Jana Caracciolo

“… This handbook is designed to provide a summary of the principal federal and state (Florida) laws that directly or indirectly relate to agriculture. Because these laws are subject to constant revision, portions of the handbook could become outdated at any time. …”
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Être ou ne pas être subversives ? by Dominique Bourque

“…Or is it a position of retreat induced by the multiple discriminations this social group is facing in terms of sex, sexuality, language, culture and, in the case of those who belong to a so called visible or status minority, “race” and citizenship? …”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Snakes by Holly K. Ober, Steve A. Johnson, William M. Giuliano

“… Snakes provide many benefits to people and to the environment. They control rat and mice populations in the environment, for example, and in the laboratory, pygmy rattlesnake venom research helped develop medicine to thin the blood of heart attack patients. …”
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A model study of teaching method reform of computer laboratory course integrating internet of things technology. by Xiao Zhou, Ledan Qian, Haider Aziz, Marvin White

“…In addition, the service deployment method based on edge computing is proposed in this paper to obtain the best deployment strategy and reduce the latency of the algorithm. …”
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Ecofriendly dyeing of silk fabric with yellow natural and synthetic dye by Hamid Ali Tanveer, Shahid Adeel, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ibrahim, Al Mojnun Shamim, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Imran, Rony Mia

“…This study explores the use of microwave (MW) technology to modify the dyeing behaviour of yellow natural (turmeric extract) and synthetic (Acid Yellow 36) dye colorants on silk fabric. …”
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Volume Management in the Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury by Mary Labib, Raeesa Khalid, Akram Khan, Supriya Khan

“…In the case of oliguric or anuric AKI, diuretics are often utilized to increase the urine output although current evidence suggests that they are best reserved for the treatment of volume overload and hyperkalemia in patients who are likely to respond to them. …”
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De la difficulté à entrer en contact by Marc Breviglieri

“…A set of professional practices is involved in creating a sensory space, allowing for the experience of personal contact, and finally establishing institutional ambiance that creates its own space of rationality without necessarily being able to remove itself from that which is imposed by the urban environment.…”
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Oralité écrite, littérale ou littéraire ? L’exemple des complaintes criminelles by Claude Ribouillault

“…The wider context of what we call « to the tune of » repertory, including different laments about events (Natural disasters, wrecks and damas in transports as train, plane, even bicycle…) shows the specificity of criminal laments, more clearly « edifying », despite or within the high-flown and sometimes gauche use of the langage, the wish of employing a « good french », almost juridical, a particular rhetoric concerning the versification, the rhymes setting, the strategical telescoping between rhymes and melody (open/closed ; non conclusive even interrogative/conclusive)… These elements lock together, structuring links and differences, nearnesses and dissimilarities… The purpose, here, is to understand, through out the use of literary techniques, the work of the one who, betwixt the crime itself and the public, writes a song text wanting, pretty much skillfully, be moral and edifying.…”
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Dijital Oyunlarda Toplumsal Hafıza İnşasının Göstergebilimsel Analizi by Asiye Ceren Başal Yıldız

“…Giyim, mekân, yeme-içme, bedensel pratikler vb. her biri toplumsal hafızaya dair anlamlar taşımaktadır. …”
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Migration and mutation (MeTa) hybrid trained ANN for dynamic spectrum access in wireless body area network by Geoffrey Eappen, Shankar T, Rajesh A

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a valuable tool for detecting spectrum opportunities. …”
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Witchery as Tribal Primary Ethos: Negotiations and Resistance in Select Literary Representations by Saru Sachdeva, Rekha Rani

“…The belief in the existence of both benevolent and malevolent spirits among tribal communities in India has led to the emergence of numerous narratives surrounding witchcraft. …”
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Identifying the barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive HIV and PrEP screening for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients: A scoping review protocol. by Julia Xavier, Maranda C Ward, Patrick G Corr, Nikhil Kalita, Paige McDonald

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>While mainstream messaging about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disparities continues to highlight individual risk-taking behavior among historically marginalized groups, including racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients, the effect of structural factors and social determinants of health (SDOH) on morbidity and mortality remain underestimated. …”
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The Efficacy of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Type I Gastric Carcinoid Tumors Compared with Conventional Endoscopic Mucosal Resection by Hyung Hun Kim, Gwang Ha Kim, Ji Hyun Kim, Myung-Gyu Choi, Geun Am Song, Sung Eun Kim

“…The complication rate was not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions. ESD showed a higher complete resection rate, particularly for the vertical margin, with a similar complication rate. …”
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Reduction on Proinflammatory Cytokines after Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients with a Breast Cancer: A Nonrandomized, Open, and Single-A... by Tábata Cristina do Carmo Almeida, Simone Meneghette Zatta, Laércio da Silva Paiva, Luís Eduardo Werneck de Carvalho, Jean Schoueri, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Fernando Adami

“…Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been used as analgesic therapy in many diseases. …”
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