Similarity and quality metrics for MR image-to-image translation by Melanie Dohmen, Mark A. Klemens, Ivo M. Baltruschat, Tuan Truong, Matthias Lenga

“…We investigate the sensitivity regarding 11 kinds of distortions and typical MR artifacts, and analyze the influence of different normalization methods on each metric and distortion. …”
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La construction des grands ensembles en France : émergence de nouvelles vulnérabilités environnementales by Gwenaëlle Legoullon

“…That’s why they are a good place to observe the emergence and treatment of social and environmental vulnerabilities caused by urban transformations taking place since 1945. Different categories of the population have been deeply weakened by the considerable construction effort : workers of the building trade facing a new work environment due to the industrialization of the sites, people confronted with new housing deficiencies and specificities of life in these new neighborhoods, residents upset by the radical change in their environment ... …”
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Role of ternary hybrid nanoparticle and EMHD on boundary layer flow with stretching-shrinking plate: Optimization analyses using RMS by Ibrahim Mahariq, Rania Saadeh, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Ahmad Qazza, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa, Mohamed Kezzar, Haifa Alqahtani, Mohamed Rafik Sari

“…The partial differential equations (PDEs) are transformed into model is simplified nonlinear ordinary differential equations using similarity transformation. …”
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EVOLUTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM OF CONTRACT AS A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF CIVIL LAW by Daniil A. Polynkov

“…Historical-legal and comparative-legal methods of scientific research were used. An interdisciplinary approach with the involvement of economic doctrines and the analysis of legal norms of different legal systems was applied. …”
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Classifying vocal responses of broilers to environmental stressors via artificial neural network by T. Lev-ron, Y. Yitzhaky, I. Halachmi, S. Druyan

“…This study aims to classify various stress calls in broilers exposed to cold, heat, or wind, using acoustic signal processing and a transformer artificial neural network (ANN). Two consecutive trials were conducted with varying amounts of collected data, and three ANN models with the same architecture but different parameters were examined. …”
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Research on pricing zone division strategy based on natural gas tariff affordability by Nini YU, Yuanyuan ZHANG, Jinyue LI, Yao WANG, Yanwen LIN, Simin CHEN

“…This proposed method results in closer tariff affordability within each pricing zone, thereby facilitating the transformation of the approach to dividing natural gas pricing zones.…”
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Incidence and Temporal Trend of Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nannan Wang, Xinyu Chen, Zhuolu Hao, Jia Guo, Xuwen Wang, Xijing Zhu, Honggang Yi, Qingliang Wang, Shaowen Tang

“…This study aims to estimate the incidence of ATLI in patients who receive anti-TB treatment and describe its temporal trend in the world. Methods. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standards were followed, and the protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020200077). …”
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Evaluation of Knowledge Management Maturity Level in Iranian Audiovisual Archives Based on the APQC Model by Sepideh Ciruskabiri, Atefeh Sharif, Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, Mohammad Hassanzadeh

“…Second, although a census method was used to select 11 major archival organizations, smaller or regional institutions that face different challenges were not included; therefore, the generalizability of the results to all archival organizations in the country may be limited. …”
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Digital technologies in territorial development: Opportunities and challenges of application in state and municipal administration by Ivan A. Antipin, Natalya Yu. Vlasova, Elena A. Shishkina

“…At the same time, digital transformation processes at regional and municipal levels are highly differentiated. …”
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Significantly Increased Aqueous Solubility of Piperine via Nanoparticle Formulation Serves as the Most Critical Factor for Its Brain Uptake Enhancement by Li J, Leung SSY, Chan EHY, Jiang C, Ho ETY, Zuo Z

“…In the current study, formulation strategies and routes of administration were assessed to enhance systemic and brain uptake of piperine.Methods: Formulation of piperine nanoparticles (PIP NPs) was developed to enhance its solubility. …”
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Transformações nos modelos de produção agrícola e nas paisagens: by Roberto Verdum, Alfonso Garcia de la Vega

“…The first relates to the construction of parameters for analyzing agricultural production models; and the second, to methods for analyzing landscape transformations and their protection, including for the purposes of applying this category of analysis to Geography teaching. …”
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Optimizing Space Heating in Buildings: A Deep Learning Approach for Energy Efficiency by Fernando Almeida, Mauro Castelli, Nadine Corte-Real, Luca Manzoni

“…However, achieving optimal space heating efficiency while maintaining consistent comfort presents significant challenges. Traditional methods often fail to balance energy consumption with thermal comfort, especially across multiple zones in buildings with varying operational demands. …”
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The propagation characteristics of seismic waves in ultra-deep overburden by large-scale shaking table test by Yang Xing, Li Wentao, Wu Shibin, Chen Zhixiong, Ding Xuanming

“…In this study, the propagation characteristics of horizontal and vertical seismic waves in a deep overburden were systematically investigated using large-scale shaking table tests, with analysis based on acceleration and pore pressure data combined with stockwell transforms and coherence function methods. The results show clear differences in how the deep overburden modulates seismic waves in different directions. …”
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Predicting transition from oral pre-malignancy to malignancy via Bcl-2 immuno-expression: Evidence and lacunae by Ruby Dwivedi, Shaleen Chandra, Divya Mehrotra, Vineet Raj, Rahul Pandey

“…The aim of this study is to assess the usefulness of Bcl-2 in distinguishing dysplastic or malignant epithelium from non-dysplastic or normal epithelium to aid in prediction of malignant transformation potential. Material and method: Study group comprised of 30 cases of clinically diagnosed leukoplakia (OPMD), 15 cases of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) and 5 normal tissue samples. …”
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SEMANTIC INTERPRETATION OF AUTHORIAL MODALITY AS A COGNITIVE-DISCURSIVE CATEGORY (Case study of Shakespeare’s plays and their Ukrainian retranslations) by Yana V. Boiko, Vira H. Nikonova

“…Finally, to compare lexical units in the source texts and retranslations, methods of comparative translation and transformational analysis are used, which allows identifying changes in the scope of information due to the authorial modality of differ- ent authors, which distinguishes various Ukrainian retranslations at different chronological periods. …”
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To Transfer or Not to Transfer an Electron: Anionic Metal Centers Reveal Dual Functionality for Polymerization Reactions by Andrei Evdokimov, Evangelos Miliordos

“…Future investigations will involve different metals or ligands and will investigate the effects of these two reaction paths on other chemical transformations.…”
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The role of Airbnb creating a “new”-old city centre: facts, problems and controversies in Porto by Pedro Chamusca, José Rio Fernandes, Luís Carvalho, Thiago Mendes

“…We make use of qualitative and quantitative methods and draw on the official AirDNA database to analyse the relation between Airbnb and urban transformation, and the governance context. …”
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A large-scale examination of inductive biases shaping high-level visual representation in brains and machines by Colin Conwell, Jacob S. Prince, Kendrick N. Kay, George A. Alvarez, Talia Konkle

“…We find that models with qualitatively different architectures (e.g. CNNs versus Transformers) and task objectives (e.g. purely visual contrastive learning versus vision- language alignment) achieve near equivalent brain predictivity, when other factors are held constant. …”
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Fibre-reinforced concrete as an aspect of green construction technology by Radmila Sinđić Grebović, Marko Grebović

“…This study investigates the effects of the different types and percentages of fibre reinforcements in concrete on structures' design life to advance the phase of the products' use. …”
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Revealing ZnMn3O7 as an advanced cathode material for Zn-ion batteries by Keerthana A.G., Adarsh Sunilkumar, Neeraja Nair, Shantikumar V. Nair, Senthilkumar Baskar

“…In this study, we approach a synthesis method for ZMO via chemical ion-exchange method, employing Na2Mn3O7 (NMO) as the starting precursor. …”
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