Understanding adaptations in a community-vetted COVID-19 testing program by Breanna J. Reyes, Stephenie Tinoco Calvillo, Angel Lomeli, Angel Lomeli, Arleth A. Escoto, Maria Linda Burola, Kelli L. Cain, Linda Salgin, Linda Salgin, Maria Balbuena-Bojorquez, Anne-Marie Engler, Marva Seifert, Louise C. Laurent, Nicole A. Stadnick, Nicole A. Stadnick, Nicole A. Stadnick, Borsika A. Rabin, Borsika A. Rabin

“…BackgroundAdaptations are expected when complex public health interventions are implemented in dynamically and rapidly changing real-world settings, as seen for many programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Sparse Feature-Weighted Double Laplacian Rank Constraint Non-Negative Matrix Factorization for Image Clustering by Hu Ma, Ziping Ma, Huirong Li, Jingyu Wang

“…Consequently, the SFLRNMTF approach becomes more robust in capturing data patterns and achieving high-quality clustering results in complex datasets. We also propose an efficient alternating iterative update algorithm to optimize the proposed model and provide a theoretical analysis of its performance. …”
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ForestAlign: Automatic forest structure-based alignment for multi-view TLS and ALS point clouds by Juan Castorena, L. Turin Dickman, Adam J. Killebrew, James R. Gattiker, Rod Linn, E. Louise Loudermilk

“…Our co-registration approach employs an incremental alignment strategy, grouping and aggregating 3D points based on increasing levels of structural complexity. This strategy aligns 3D points from less complex (e.g., ground surface) to more complex structures (e.g., tree trunks/branches, foliage) sequentially, refining alignment iteratively. …”
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Designing Supplementary Controller With Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor for Enhancing Inertia-Sharing Capability by Thongchart Kerdphol

“…Unlike conventional strategies that rely on deploying additional energy storage systems or distributed virtual inertia units, the proposed method utilizes existing transmission infrastructure, thereby reducing implementation complexity and cost. The efficacy of the proposed control strategy is assessed using a benchmark interconnected model configured to reflect practical multi-area dynamics and intertie constraints. …”
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Deep learning-based prediction of multi-level just noticeable distortion by Haifeng XU, Hongkui WANG, Haibing YIN, Chuqiao CHEN

“…Visual just noticeable distortion (JND) directly reflects the sensitivity of the human visual system to visual signal noise, and is widely used in image and video processing.Aiming at the multilevel prediction problem of video JND threshold, it was transformed into the prediction problem of satisfied user ratio (SUR) curve, and a feature fusion-based SUR curve prediction model was proposed.The model was mainly divided into key frame extraction module, feature extraction and fusion module, and SUR score regression module.In the key frame extraction module, according to the visual perception mechanism, the spatial-temporal domain perception complexity was proposed and used as the video key frame judgment index.In the feature extraction and fusion module, a multi-scale dense residual network was proposed based on dense residual block (RDB) to realize image feature extraction and multi-scale fusion.The experimental results show that the proposed SUR curve prediction model is overall better than the existing models in terms of JND prediction accuracy and reduces the time cost by 8.1% on average in terms of operational efficiency.Meanwhile, the model can also be used to predict other layers of JND thresholds, which can be directly applied to video multilevel perceptual coding optimization.…”
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Multi-objective vessel routing problems with safety considerations: A review by Nazanin Sharif, Mikael Rönnqvist, Jean-François Cordeau, Jean-François Audy, Gurjeet Warya, Trung Ngo

“…This complexity arises from the difficulty of finding an appropriate balance between several objectives and safety concerns, often conflicting, that adequately reflects the preferences of the decision makers. …”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

“…In summary, both China and the US face similar challenges in gap management within national parks, primarily related to land ownership disparities, diverse land functions, and the complex coordination of multiple interests. However, the approaches adopted by the two countries differ significantly. …”
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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…The impact of various human activities on urban composite carbon sink value is complex, and identifying the key impact factors should be the focus of future research. …”
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Home Occupant Archetypes by Marco Antonio ORTIZ SANCHEZ

“…A mixed-methods human-centered design approach was developed for which four steps were required to answer the main research question, reflecting also the four parts of this dissertation. 1. …”
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Concept of integrated analysis of financial health of global corporations by Čavlin Miroslav, Jovanović Zoran, Đurović Milan

“…This research focuses on the financial health analysis of multinational corporations within the complexity of the global business environment. An integrated analytical model was developed, encompassing six evaluation dimensions: competitive positioning, benchmarking, variance analysis, time dynamics, structural efficiency, and causal interdependencies among indicators. …”
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GPU-accelerated simulated annealing based on p-bits with real-world device-variability modeling by Naoya Onizawa, Takahiro Hanyu

“…Abstract Probabilistic computing using probabilistic bits (p-bits) presents an efficient alternative to traditional CMOS logic for complex problem-solving, including simulated annealing and machine learning. …”
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE COMPARED WITH OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS TO THE FORMATION OF ROMANIA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT by Camelia MĂNESCU, Nicoleta MATEOC-SÎRB, Oana SICOE-MURG, Ana-Mariana DINCU, Diana MARIN

“…At the end of the paper, the authors emphasize the fact that the GDP is the most complex indicator that reflects the transformations that the Romanian economy has gone through in recent years. …”
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Nanosecond Ferroelectric Switching of Intralayer Excitons in Bilayer 3R-MoS_{2} through Coulomb Engineering by Jing Liang, Yuan Xie, Dongyang Yang, Shangyi Guo, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jerry I. Dadap, David Jones, Ziliang Ye

“…Here, we demonstrate that these materials enable nanosecond ferroelectric switching in the complex refractive index, substantially modulating their linear optical responses. …”
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Economic diagnosis of operational activities of an industrial enterprise based on business indicators by E. Yu. Belova, A. V. Badina

“…In modern conditions of uncertainty, dynamism, and insufficient predictability, with consideration to complexity and goal-oriented nature of production and economic systems, there arises a necessity for regular monitoring of conditions of their internal and external environments and responding to ongoing changes. …”
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Construction of a sugar and acid content estimation model for Miliang-1 kiwifruit during storage by LIU Li, YANG Tianyi, DONG Congying, SHI Caiyun, SI Peng, WEI Zhifeng, GAO Dengtao

“…[Objective] Traditional chemical methods for assessing the storage quality of kiwifruit typically involve complex procedures and high costs, which may hinder their widespread use. …”
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The content of heavy metals in the aerial parts of the common nettle and sun spurge from Oštrelj (municipality of Bor): A contribution to the examinations of plant biomonitoring an... by Zoran O. Stevanović, Slađana Č. Alagić, Snežana B. Tošić

“…Similar situation was found also in the case of As, and Ni in the sun spurge, which showed to be much efficient in metal accumulation than common nettle. …”
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Static and Dynamic User Portraits by Ko-Hsun Huang, Yi-Shin Deng, Ming-Chuen Chuang

“…However, clear guidelines and research approaches for developing useful personas for large-scale and complex social networks have not been well established. …”
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Local Self-Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Analysis of the Normative Framework Through the International Standards with Special Reference to Citizen Participation by Rebeka Kotlo, Ivan Tomić

“…The results of the research indicate that the basic problems in the functioning of local self-government are reflected in a complex multi-level normative framework, an inadequate system of local self-government financing, and insufficient use of existing democratic mechanisms that promote citizen participation in local self-government units. …”
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Setting-based surveillance and One Health in the Mpox response by Marc K. Yambayamba, Simon Rüegg

“…Abstract The resurgence of Mpox (MPXV) provides an opportunity to reflect on global health responses, particularly the lessons from previous outbreaks like Ebola and COVID-19. …”
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Assessing the critical success factors for the sustainable construction project management of Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Alghuried

“…Through an extensive literature review, 24 CSFs were identified, reflecting the sector’s complex dynamics. A detailed survey of industry experts assessed the importance of these factors using a Likert scale, with further analysis conducted through the Relative Importance Index (RII) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). …”
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