BDNet: Bengali Handwritten Numeral Digit Recognition based on Densely connected Convolutional Neural Networks by Abu Sufian, Anirudha Ghosh, Avijit Naskar, Farhana Sultana, Jaya Sil, M.M. Hafizur Rahman

“…During training, untraditional data preprocessing and augmentation techniques are used so that the trained model works on a different dataset. …”
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The Seismic Performance of Earthen Historical Buildings in Seismic-Prone Regions: The Church of Santo Tomás de Aquino in Rondocan as a Complex Example by Elesban Nochebuena-Mora, Nuno Mendes, Matteo Salvalaggio, Paulo B. Lourenço

“…This study illustrates the value of advanced numerical simulations, calibrated with field data, as effective tools for assessing seismic vulnerability in historic adobe buildings. …”
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Comparison of the Finite Volume and Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Solving Natural Convection Heat Transfer Problems inside Cavities and Enclosures by M. Goodarzi, M. R. Safaei, A. Karimipour, K. Hooman, M. Dahari, S. N. Kazi, E. Sadeghinezhad

“…A laterally heated square enclosure, filled with air, was studied. A FORTRAN code based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) was developed for this purpose. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the competence of heads of units and centers of Islamic Azad University in accordance with the statement of the second step of the Islamic Revolution... by Seyed samad Emadi vahdi, mohammadreza mardani, Nader Bohlouli, Mojtaba Ramazani

“…In the qualitative part, a semi-structured interview was used to identify factors, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the data. Simultaneously with data collection, a qualitative content analysis was performed by identifying semantic units (codes) and classifying them into categories. …”
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Identifying factors contributing to kinesiophobia in patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention by Lu Chen, Jiang-Ying Li, Zhen-Qing Ren, Li-Chun Wang, Pei-Yu Huang, Wen-Juan Jiang, Cong Li, Li Ding

“…Methods Purposive sampling was employed to conduct semi-structured interviews with 14 patients and 4 healthcare professionals who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria, from May 2023 to June 2023. Data were coded, categorized, and thematically analyzed using the Colaizzi seven-step analysis method. …”
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Informal land access for housing and associated settlement developments in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia by Dereje Tessema Adigeh, Dereje Tessema Adigeh, Endale Belay Mekuria, Birhanu Girma Abebe

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine the informal land acquisition for housing in Bahir Dar, resulting in informal settlement expansion, focusing on the conditions, contributing factors, participants, and procedures of informal land transaction settlements. Data were collected by interview from purposefully selected key informants, including land sellers, buyers, brokers, urban land administrators, and code enforcement officers, supplemented by field observations and desk reviews. …”
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A new low-rank adaptation method for brain structure and metastasis segmentation via decoupled principal weight direction and magnitude by Hancan Zhu, Hongxia Yang, Yaqing Wang, Keli Hu, Guanghua He, Jia Zhou, Zhong Li, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…PDoRA minimizes the reliance on extensive data annotation and computational resources by decomposing model weights into principal and residual weights. …”
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Complex Network Algorithm for Glossary Formation Context-Related Predictive Terms by Oleg Popov, Adrian Grosu, Sergey Kramarov

“…As a result, a comprehensive algorithm and software code were developed, allowing the creation of a glossary of contextually related specialized terms and thematic phrases based on the "Wikipedia" network service. …”
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Heron, a Knowledge Graph editor for intuitive implementation of Python-based experimental pipelines by George Dimitriadis, Ella Svahn, Andrew F MacAskill, Athena Akrami

“…It assumes intermediate Python proficiency and offers a clean, modular code base that encourages documentation and reuse. …”
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Investigation of the coexistence of CKD and non-communicable chronic diseases in a PBM company in South Africa by W. P. Meuwesen, J. M. du Plessis, J. R. Burger, M. S. Lubbe, M. Cockeran

“…Methods: Retrospective medicine claims data from a pharmaceutical benefit management (PBM) company was used to perform this descriptive, quantitative study. …”
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New Potential Ultracompact X-Ray Binaries for Space-based Gravitational-wave Detectors from a Low-mass Main-sequence Companion Channel by Minghua Chen, Jinzhong Liu

“…We investigate the formation and evolution of ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) using the COMPAS binary evolution code, starting from the zero-age main sequence (MS). …”
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Unveiling pressure-driven tunability of structural, electronic, mechanical and optical characteristics in CsPbBr3 based on a DFT study by Sheeza Mumtaz, M. Rizwan, M. Abaid Ullah, S.S. Ali, Z. Usman, T. Mahmood

“…Evaluated lattice parameter through structural analysis shows consistency with experimental data stated in the literature. Elastic and mechanical properties like Bulk, Shear, and Young's moduli; Poisson's, Pugh, and Frantsevich ratio; compressibility; Cauchy's pressure; Debye temperature; Kleinman parameter and Anisotropy are examined. …”
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A PRISMA systematic review through time on predictive musculoskeletal simulations by Menthy Denayer, Eligia Alfio, María Alejandra Díaz, Massimo Sartori, Friedl De Groote, Kevin De Pauw, Tom Verstraten

“…To this end, we share a list of works open-sourcing their codes.…”
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Monitoring and diagnostic system as a tool for increasing technical assistance for tractors by Prokopov S. P., Soyunov A. S., Demchuk E. V., Golovin A. Yu., Abdylmanova R. Kh.

“…In the course of researches the board and sensors of fuel consumption, temperature of low-freezing liquid, crankshaft revolutions, positioning (coordinates) and determination of tractor speed were selected, codes of data transmission and processing from sensors to the monitoring device were obtained and their correct operation was checked. …”
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Investigation on Seismic Damage Model Test of a High Concrete Gravity Dam Based on Application of FBG Strain Sensor by Mingming Wang, Jianyun Chen, Hai Wei, Bingyue Song, Weirong Xiao

“…It is difficult to measure the accurate strain data of small-scale model during testing. Therefore, Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) strain sensor is presented to obtain the strain of small-scale model during testing, due to its high sensitivity. …”
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Examining privacy concerns and conversations before, during, and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of r/privacy by Erica Shusas, Shruti Sannon, Katie Teitelbaum, Patrick Skeba, Eric P. S. Baumer, Andrea Forte

“…We performed an inductive, qualitative analysis to understand themes in the data, as well as a statistical analysis to identify key trends and differences in the frequency of themes in the three time periods. …”
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Pseudo-class distribution guided multi-view unsupervised domain adaptation for hyperspectral image classification by Jingpeng Gao, Xiangyu Ji, Geng Chen, Yuhang Huang, Fang Ye

“…However, they all ignore the implicit class distribution information of TD data, which can help the model predict the class with a higher posterior probability. …”
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TECHNICAL CONTENT OF ELITE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS by Catarina Leandro, Lurdes Ávila-Carvalho, Elena Sierra-Palmeiro, Marta Bobo-Arce

“… The primary aim of this study was to analyse all technical elements used in the Rhythmic  Gymnastics  Kiev  World  Championship  2013,  and  identify  the Structural characteristics of the technical content of elite Rhythmic Gymnastics individual routines. The data has been collected from the difficulty forms concerning 288 individual routines. …”
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Piloting a PREMs and PROMs longitudinal survey on the integration of healthcare services for patients living with hepatitis C in Tuscany region: study protocol by Lara Tavoschi, Milena Vainieri, Ilaria Corazza, Giaele Moretti, Luca Ceccarelli

“…The survey was offered to all patients treated for HCV at these healthcare centres, deliberately not applying a specific criterion for patient selection, through both paper based and electronic modes of completion. The data from the three structured questionnaires will be analysed quantitatively.Ethics and dissemination The Ethics Committee for Clinical Experimentation of Area Vasta Nord Ovest approved the protocol (CEAVNO—CODE 18829). …”
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A Survey on Survivable Safety-Critical Systems by Helber Silva, Marco Vieira, Augusto Neto

“…Due to their crucial functions, these systems are frequent targets of various attacks, including Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, the execution of improper commands, code injection, and data manipulation, which can compromise system safety and put lives and critical infrastructure at risk. …”
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