Influence of the phase composition of the TiO₂ matrix on the optical properties and morphology of deposited C₃N₄O_x nanoparticles by M. E. Bondarenko, P. M. Silenko, Yu. M. Solonin, A. V. Ragulya, M. M. Zahornyi, V. V. Shvalagin, N. I. Gubareni, O. Yu. Khyzhun

“…Deposition of C3N4Ox carried out on the surface of a nanostructured powdered TiO2 matrix of different phase composition, rutile or anatase. The deposition of C3N4Ox (~5 % O) on both rutile and  anatase nanopowders was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis-DRS) methods. …”
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Rational Deprescribing Practices in Elderly Patients: An Expert Opinion by Shambo S Samajdar, Nandini Chatterjee, Jyotirmoy Pal, Melvin George, Sougata Sarkar, Sumalya Sen, Shatavisa Mukherjee, Shashank R Joshi, Sanjay Bandyopadhyay, Shailendra Handu, Santanu K Tripathi, Arvind Mathur, Meenaxi Sharda

“…Conclusion: The opinions presented are poised to transform prescribing practices across India by reducing unnecessary medication use among the elderly. …”
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Green Synthesized Composite AB-Polybenzimidazole/TiO₂ Membranes with Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activity by Hristo Penchev, Katerina Zaharieva, Silvia Dimova, Ivelina Tsacheva, Rumyana Eneva, Stephan Engibarov, Irina Lazarkevich, Tsvetelina Paunova-Krasteva, Maria Shipochka, Ralitsa Mladenova, Ognian Dimitrov, Daniela Stoyanova, Irina Stambolova

“…The various methods such as powder X-ray diffraction and Thermogravimetric analyses, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Electronic paramagnetic resonance, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy have been used to study the phase and surface composition, structure, morphology, and thermal behavior of the synthesized nanocomposite membranes. …”
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Water–Gas Shift over Pt Nanoparticles Dispersed on CeO₂ and Gadolinium-Doped Ceria (GDC) Supports with Specific Nano-Configurations by Athanasios Androulakis, Ersi Nikolaraki, Catherine Drosou, Kalliopi Maria Papazisi, Stella Balomenou, Dimitrios Tsiplakides, Konstantinos G. Froudas, Pantelis N. Trikalitis, Dimitrios P. Gournis, Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou, Ioannis V. Yentekakis

“….% Pt) on CeO₂ and gadolinium-doped ceria (GDC) supports of different nano-morphologies, i.e., nanorods (NRs) and irregularly faceted particle (IRFP) CeO₂ and GDC, produced by employing hydrothermal and (co-)precipitation synthesis methods, respectively. …”
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Current Status and Prospects of Ecological Restoration and Brownfield Reuse Research Based on Bibliometric Analysis: A Literature Review by Lin Zhang, Yuzhou Wang, Qi Ding, Yang Shi

“…Based on the results of quantitative analysis, this paper reviews the main research theories, methods, and technologies of ecological restoration and brownfield reuse at home and abroad, as well as response strategies in different regions and future prospects under challenges. …”
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Algorithm for Taming Rubidium Atomic Clocks Based on Longwave (Loran-C) Timing Signals by Xiaolong Guan, Jianfeng Wu, Zhibo Zhou, Yan Xing, Yuji Li, Huabing Wu, Aiping Zhao

“…First, we use the Fourier transform algorithm to analyse the time-frequency characteristics of the time-difference data in detail and accordingly propose a de-jittering correction algorithm for the long-wave timing data, which is aimed at improving the stability of the long-wave timing signals. …”
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Faber-Schauder Wavelet Sparse Grid Approach for Option Pricing with Transactions Cost by Shu-Li Mei

“…The solutions are compared with the finite difference method. The present results indicate that the method is competitive.…”
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Region-wise landmarks-based feature extraction employing SIFT, SURF, and ORB feature descriptors to recognize Monozygotic twins from 2D/3D Facial Images [version 2; peer review: 2... by Srikanth Prabhu, Vinod Nayak, Aparna Jayakala, Krishna Prakasha K, Gangothri Sanil

“…It is one of the desired detection techniques employed in forensics for criminal identification. Methods This study explores face recognition system for monozygotic twins utilizing three widely recognized feature descriptor algorithms: Scale-Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT), Speeded-Up Robust Features (SURF), and Oriented Fast and Rotated BRIEF (ORB)—with region-specific facial landmarks. …”
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Identifying Non-Functional Requirements From Unconstrained Documents Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Approaches by Qais A. Shreda, Abualsoud A. Hanani

“…We used A dataset of public requirements documents (PURE) that consists of 79 unconstrained requirements documents in different forms. In our approach, features were extracted from the requirement sentences using four different natural language processing methods including statistical and state-of-the-art semantic analysis presented by Google word2vec and bidirectional encoder representations from transformers models. …”
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Alkalizing activity, setting time, and infrared spectroscopy of mineral trioxide aggregate mixed with platelet concentrates: An in vitro study by Shaymaa Shakir Hassan, Emad Farhan Alkhalidi, Rayan Salim Hamed

“…The chemical behavior of each group was evaluated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR). pH data and setting time were analyzed statistically using analysis of variance and Tukey’s tests. …”
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The need for a new set of measures to assess the impact of research in earth sciences in Indonesia by Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Juneman Abraham, Jonathan Peter Tennant, Olivier Pourret

“…However, the accessibility, readability, and usability of those articles for local communities are major problems in measuring the impact of research, although it may be covered by well-known international scientific databases.Objectives: To ascertain empirically whether there are differences in document distribution, in the proportions of openly accessible documents, and in the geographical coverage of earth sciences topics as revealed through analyses of documents retrieved from scientific databases and to propose new measures for assessing the impact of research in earth sciences based on those differences.Methods: Relevant documents were retrieved using ‘earth sciences’ as a search term in English and other languages from ten databases of scientific publications. …”
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The effectiveness of the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode in the clinical internship teaching of cardiac surgery. by Xiuwen Chen, Yao Xiao, Yunhui You, Jianxi Zhu, Shiqing Liu, Huiqiong Chen, Hong Zhu

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The traditional approach currently used by most educators does not enable cardiac surgery students to transform theory fully. The PBL teaching method can stimulate students' interest in learning and cultivate their comprehensive ability to a certain extent. …”
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Measuring resting heart rate during daily life using wearable technology: Examining the impact of behavioral context and methodological criteria by F Elizabeth Godkin, Karen Van Ooteghem, Kit B Beyer, Kyle Weber, Benjamin F Cornish, Ada Tang, Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, William E McIlroy

“…Objective Advances in the collection of high-quality, continuous electrocardiography (ECG) data via wearable technology have the potential to transform heart rate (HR) measurement in daily life. …”
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Research On Calculation of Longitudinal Deformation of The Underlying Shield Tunnel Caused By Excavation of The Foundation Pit Considering Consolidation Effects by LYU Linhai, DONG Cheng, ZHAO Zhe, JIANG Mingjie, JI Yongkai, QIU Shizheng, ZHANG Zhendong, MEI Guoxiong

“…During the medium term (40~100 days), our method yields slightly higher displacement values than FEM, with differences ranging 0.1~0.3 mm. …”
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An Evaluation of Rural Guide Plan’s Impact on Rural Settlements; Case Study: Chehel Chay Rural District In Golestan Province by Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Hadi Gharagozlou, Ali Reza Javaher, Ali Asghar Isalou

“…In the next step, using one sample t-test, the level of difference in the different economic, social, environmental and physical dimensions among villages with and without the rural guide plan has been evaluated and finally all indices under the study were analyzed comparatively in the two groups using Mann-Whitney Test. …”
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Influence of Electromagnetic Generalized Thermoelasticity Interactions with Nonlocal Effects under Temperature-Dependent Properties in a Solid Cylinder by shaaban khader, ayman marrouf, mona khedr

“…Techniques are employed to determine the answer in the Laplace transform domain. A numerical method based on Fourier series expansions is used to carry out the inversion operation. …”
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Stable descriptors in image recognition tasks by V. B. Melekhin, V. M. Khachumov

“…The objective of the study is to determine various stable characteristics of images (semi-invariants and invariants) as descriptors necessary for the formation of a feature space of standards intended for recognizing images of different nature belonging to different classes of objects. …”
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Be aware of overfitting by hyperparameter optimization! by Igor V. Tetko, Ruud van Deursen, Guillaume Godin

“…We also extended the previous analysis by adding a representation learning method based on Natural Language Processing of smiles called Transformer CNN. …”
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Detecting and routing of dust event using remote sensing and numerical modeling in Isfahan Province by Mehdii Jafari, Gholamreza Zehtabian, Hasan Ahmadi, Tayebeh Mesbahzadeh, Ali Akbar Norouzi

“…In order to zoning the dust abundance in the province, the IDW method was used to interpolate and transform point-to-area data. …”
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Interaction between photoactivators and adhesive systems used as modeling liquid on the degree of conversion of a composite for bleached teeth by Thiago Jonathan Silva dos Santos, Ana Margarida dos Santos Melo, Matheus Dantas Tertulino, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges, Ademir Oliveira da Silva, Maria Cristina dos Santos Medeiros

“…Results: There was no statistical difference between LEDs in comparison to the treatments (p> 0.05). …”
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