Is social theory losing its relevance? A call for social impact and cocreation from dialogic sociology by Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Mar Joanpere, Carmen Elboj, Mengna Guo, Esther Oliver, Ane Lopez de Aguileta, Marta Soler-Gallart

“…While excellent research focuses on the social influences of social theory and teaching methods, the research often neglects the link between social theory and contemporary societal needs. …”
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Bibliometric Insights Into the Open Education Landscape by Rong Zou, Leilei Jiang, Walton Wider

“…It emphasizes the need for a collaborative, inclusive approach to education, employing open educational resources and methods to fulfill the different needs of learners globally. …”
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Risk assessment and physical hazard detection in elderly living environments using multi-scale infrared and visible imagery fusion by Peng Gao, Naji Alhusaini, Jinjun Liu, Liang Zhao, Yiwen Zhang

“…The model is designed with a channel space dual attention Transformer and a multi-scale adaptive fusion module, which improves the accuracy of hazard detection under different lighting conditions. …”
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Predictive framework of vegetation resistance in channel flow by Fengcong Jia, Weijie Wang, Yu Han, Jiayu Du, Yue Zhang, Zihan Liu, Hairong Gao

“…This study introduces a machine learning-based framework for predicting vegetation flow resistance, incorporating nine ML methods, including SVM, XGBoost, and BP. To improve predictive performance, optimization algorithms such as PSO, WSO, and RIME were applied. …”
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Lorenz-PSO Optimized Deep Neural Network for Enhanced Phonocardiogram Classification by Awais Mahmood, Mousa Alhajlah, Habib Dhahri, Abdulaziz Almaslukh

“…The results are also compared to a fusion of instantaneous frequency-based features with random forest & KNN classifiers and other state-of-the-art methods on accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and fitness value. …”
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Current Practice and Emerging Molecular Imaging Technologies in Oral Cancer Screening by Arianna Strome BS, Susanne Kossatz PhD, Daniella Karassawa Zanoni MD, Milind Rajadhyaksha PhD, Snehal Patel MD, Thomas Reiner PhD

“…However, not all lesions present suspicious under visual white light examination, and there is limited specificity in differentiating between benign and malignant transformations. Several vital dyes, light-based detection systems, and cytology evaluation methods have been formulated to aid in the visualization process, but their lack of specific biomarkers resulted in high false-positive rates and thus limits their reliability as screening and guidance tools. …”
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Heterogeneity of Radiological Spectrum in Tacrolimus-Associated Encephalopathy after Lung Transplantation by Qisi Wu, Christian Marescaux, Xinyue Qin, Romain Kessler, Jun Yang

“…According to our MRI study, two patients presented with reversible bilateral and relatively symmetric subcortical white matter edema with proximal vasospasms on MRA; however, three other patients were characterized by coexistence of two different lesions including laminar cortical infarcts with hemorrhagic transformation not typically found in PRES and reversible deep white matter edema, associated with distal vasospasms on MRA. …”
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Substrate influence on Perlidae (Plecoptera) nymph morphometrics in Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Rodrigo Braga Gastaldo, Willian Fernandes de Azevedo Cunha de Moura, Maria Inês da Silva dos Passos, Fernanda Avelino-Capistrano, Richieri Antônio Sartori

“…Abstract: Aim In this study, we determined whether Perlidae nymphs found in leaf litter were morphometrically distinct from those found in stony substrates. Methods Specimens were collected in Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …”
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DINAMIC SCREENING OF PRECANCEROUS ESOPHAGUS USING MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS by V. V. Anishchenko, S. E. Titov, T. L. Poloz, Yu. A. Veryaskina, A. A. Arkhipova, I. V. Bubnov

“…Esophageal adenocarcinoma develops from areas of intestinal metaplasia in Barrett’s esophagus, similar to how intestinal metaplasia transforms into gastric adenocarcinomas in the stomach. …”
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Effects of innovative technologies on cross-language com-munication between trainees and coaches in professional sports by Alexey Abdulkhassanov, Sandugash Yerdenova, Umirali Turyskulov, Gulmira Zhussipova, Baurzhan Serikbayev, Zhanara Kozhanova, Rakhat Shuakbayeva

“…Methodology: Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study conducted quantitative analyses using Chi-square tests, paired t-tests, and ANOVA, complemented by qualitative feedback through structured interviews. …”
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Deploying AI on Edge: Advancement and Challenges in Edge Intelligence by Tianyu Wang, Jinyang Guo, Bowen Zhang, Ge Yang, Dong Li

“…Although edge intelligence methods have been proposed to alleviate the computational and storage burdens, they still face multiple persistent challenges, such as large-scale model deployment, poor interpretability, privacy and security vulnerabilities, and energy efficiency constraints. …”
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E-commerce operation empowers green agriculture: implication for the reduction of farmers' fertilizer usage by Hailan Qiu, Yi Huang, Weikun Zhang, Bing He, Ruolan Yuan, Zhipeng Wang

“…IntroductionHow e-commerce businesses improve farmers' fertilizer application (FFA) and reduced fertilizer application is of great practical significance.MethodsUsing the data from the China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS) in 2020, the OLS and mediating effect models were exploited to explore the impact and mechanism of e-commerce operation (EO) on FFA by examining this heterogeneous effect. …”
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Addressing Temporal RSSI Fluctuation in Passive Wi-Fi-Based Outdoor Localization by Fanchen Bao, Stepan Mazokha, Jason O. Hallstrom

“…Within this model, we compare the performance of four data transformation methods that further dampen the effect of RSSI fluctuation—basic standardization (STD), Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), Transfer Component Analysis (TCA), and Semi-Supervised TCA (SSTCA). …”
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Detecting Fake News in Urdu Language Using Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Large Language Model-Based Approaches by Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Syed Muhammad Asadullah Gilani, Muhammad Faraz Manzoor, Momina Shaheen

“…This study aims to solve this problem by creating a detailed process and training models using machine learning, deep learning, and large language models (LLMs). The research uses methods that look at the features of documents and classes to detect fake news in Urdu. …”
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Incorporation of Phase Change Materials in Buildings by Subodh Kumar Jha, Advaith Sankar, Yue Zhou, Aritra Ghosh

“…Overall, this review underscores the transformative potential of PCMs in building insulation practices. …”
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Applications of aeromagnetic data to detect the Basement Tectonics of Eastern Yemen region by Ahmed S. Abu El-Ata, Ahmed A. EI-Khafeef, Ashraf E. Ghoneimi, Sami H. Abd Alnabi, Marwan A. Al-Badani

“…The magnetic fields of shallow sources can be separated from those of deeper causatives, using two processes known as power spectrum transformation and matched band pass filtering. Three methods for locating magnetic sources (Magnitude of Horizontal Gradients (HGM), the analytical signals (AS) and the local wavenumbers (LW)) in three dimensions and identifying the properties of their sources indicated that, the area was affected by some intrusions at various depths in sill or dyke forms, almost oriented in the NW–SE, NE–SW, E–W and N–S trends. …”
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Accurate and Robust Stellar Rotation Periods Catalog for 82771 Kepler Stars Using Deep Learning by Ilay Kamai, Hagai B. Perets

“…Our evaluation demonstrates that LightPred outperforms classical methods like the autocorrelation function in terms of accuracy and average error. …”
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A Unified Model for the Soil Freezing Characteristic Curve Based on Pore Size Distribution and Principles of Thermodynamics by Hao Wang, Sai K. Vanapalli, Xu Li

“…POSD‐based models are typically restricted to non‐saline soils, while current methods for saline soils primarily rely on SWCC‐based models, incorporating osmotic suction and iterative calculations to estimate unfrozen water content, which complicates practical applications. …”
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Evolution of chemical and biological characterization during agitated pile composting of flower waste by Dayanand Sharma, V. Sudharsan Varma, Kunwar D. Yadav, Ajay. S. Kalamdhad

“…Methods Five agitated piles of flower waste mixture were formed in trapezoidal shape to perform the composting. …”
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Primary study on the expression pattern and function of zinc metalloproteinase NAS-31 in Haemonchus contortus by HUANG Yan, ZHANG Hui, TONG Danni, ZHOU Jingru, WU Fei, CHEN Xueqiu, YANG Yi, MA Guangxu, DU Aifang

“…In order to study the function of zinc metalloproteinase NAS-31 gene (Hc-nas-31) in the free-living period (especially L3) of this kind of worm, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was conducted to detect the transcription level of the target gene in different developmental stages of H. contortus. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), genome walking and fusion PCR methods were used to amplify Hc-nas-31 gene and the gene structure was analyzed after that. …”
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