Household-level vulnerability and resilience to climate change in wheat producing farmers of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia by Mustefa Bati Geda, Jema Haji, Kedir Jemal, Fresenbet Zeleke

“…The vulnerability as expected poverty (VEP) method was used to determine the vulnerability status at the household level, whereas the resilience index measurement approach (RIMA) was used to determine the resilience status. …”
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SSCD-YOLO: Semi-Supervised Cross-Domain YOLOv8 for Pedestrian Detection in Low-Light Conditions by Fangliang Cao, Kai Yan, Hongliang Chen, Zhen Wang, Yunliang Du, Zekang Zheng, Kefan Li, Baozhu Qi, Mingjia Wang

“…First, a CDF-CycleGAN cross-domain image fusion method is designed, which improves the input of CycleGAN using a diffusion model, integrates the self-attention mechanism into the residual network of the CycleGAN generator to design the SA-Block, replaces the linear layer in the CycleGAN discriminator with an autoencoder, and improves the training method of CycleGAN. …”
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Comparison of Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Removal of Renal Stones in Adults by Asif Alam Khan, Inam Malkani, Junaid Jameel Khattak, Hassan Mumtaz, Mubashir Mazhar, Falak Naz, Arsalan Riaz

“…In mini-PCNL group, stone clearance was observed in 42 (93.3%) patients, while in standard-PCNL group, it was observed in 45 (100%) patients. This difference was insignificant (P > 0.05). Mini-PCNL and standard-PCNL have no significant differences in terms of outcome, operative time, and stone clearance, although fall in hemoglobin level was less in mini-PCNL group, which showed less blood loss in this group, thereby making it a more appropriate method for renal stone removal.…”
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Strain and Layer Modulations of Optical Absorbance and Complex Photoconductivity of Two-Dimensional InSe: A Study Based on GW0+BSE Calculations by Chuanghua Yang, Yuan Jiang, Wendeng Huang, Feng Pan

“…Strain modulation of 1L InSe shows that it transforms from an indirect bandgap semiconductor to a direct bandgap semiconductor in the biaxial compressive strain range of −1.66 to −3.60%. …”
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Forest as a biological asset - An accounting and tax perspective in the Czech Republic by Petra Hlaváčková, Jitka Fialová, Jiří Schneider

“…A comparative-analytical method was used to identify key differences in classification, valuation, and reporting practices. …”
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Effects of In Situ Electrical Pulse Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Resistance Spot Welds by Shitian Wei, Xiaoyu Ma, Jiarui Xie, Yali Xie, Yu Zhang

“…This study introduces a novel in situ pulsed current-assisted resistance spot welding method, which differs fundamentally from conventional post-weld heat treatments and is designed to enhance the mechanical performance of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy joints. …”
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A neural networks technique for analysis of MHD nano-fluid flow over a rotating disk with heat generation/absorption by Yousef Jawarneh, Humaira Yasmin, Wajid Ullah Jan, Ajed Akbar, M. Mossa Al-Sawalha

“…Some statistical data such as the gradient, performance, and epoch of the model were analyzed. This recommended method differs from the reference and suggested results, and has an accuracy rating ranging from $ {10}^{-09} $to $ {10}^{-12} $. …”
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Digital Taxation on Over-The-Top Services: A Comparative Study of Regulations in Indonesia and the ASEAN Region by Sugeng, Widya Romsindah Aidy, Andre Cardenas Jr.

“…Digital transformation has driven the rapid growth of Over-the-Top (OTT) services in the ASEAN region, including Indonesia, presenting new challenges for national tax systems. …”
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How does digital governance improve natural resource utilization efficiency? Configuration analysis based on the TOE framework by Shijia Zhang, Xiaojuan Cao

“…The research results indicate that (1) during the study period, China’s NRUE steadily improved, showing a gradient distribution from east to west. (2) Digital infrastructure, digital technological innovation, digital governance capacity of the government, digital economic development, and digital inclusive finance have played significant roles in improving the NRUE, but no single factor is sufficient to be a necessary condition for high NRUE. (3) Four key models for enhancing the NRUE are identified: organization-technology driven, technology-environment driven, organization-environment driven, and holistic synergy driven. (4) In the temporal dimension, the consistency level of the five configurations showed an overall downwards trend in 2020, which was likely influenced by the public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. (5) In the spatial dimension, there are regional differences in the coverage of each configuration. This paper expands the understanding of the transformation of government roles and functions in the digital economy era and provides a new theoretical framework for digital governance, aiming to promote the further improvement of the NRUE.…”
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Endovenous laser coagulation of varicose veins: evolution continues by V. P. Minaev, V. Yu. Bogachev, K. A. Kaperiz

“…The physical and biophysical mechanisms of the most popular to-date method for outpatient treatment of varicose vein disease of lower extremities are reviewed. …”
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Мedia Text: Communication Tactics for Building Trust by Alla N. Teplyashina

“…The research process used the content analysis method, as well as lexical-semantic and morphological analysis. …”
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Progress and direction of 3D seismic exploration in Qintong Sag of Subei Basin by LIU Ming,XUE Ye,LIU Tiantian,ZHAO Sucheng,LAN Jiada,SHI Mengjun,YANG Fan

“…Technological progress has promoted the transformation from simple structural reservoir to complex small fault block reservoir, and then to complex structure-lithology subtle reservoir exploration in Qintong Sag. …”
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XAI Helps in Storm Surge Forecasts: A Case Study for the Southeastern Chinese Coasts by Lei Han, Wenfang Lu, Changming Dong

“…In this study, we integrate a Vision Transformer (ViT) model with an explainable AI (XAI) method—specifically, Shapley value analysis (SHAP)—to develop an interpretable, high-performance storm surge forecasting framework. …”
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Study on the impact of China's urban agglomerations' tiered spatial structure on regional economic resilience. by Wei Liang, Deqi Wang, Luqin Gao, Chunyan Li

“…The potential development energy difference between core and peripheral cities can be transformed into developmental momentum for peripheral cities, thereby generating positive spatial externalities that play a significant and positive role in enhancing economic resilience. …”
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The promotion mechanism of physical and mental health of the elderly in China: the impact of the digital divide and social capital by Jia Xiang, Hongfei Xing

“…Abstract With the deep integration of population aging and digital transformation, the society has benefit from digital dividend, while also giving rise to the issue of the aging population's digital divide.This study is based on the three-level digital divide theory analysis framework, concentrating on the impact of the digital divide on elderly people's health during the Covid-19 pandemic in China, conducts multiple regression analysis, and uses the instrumental variable method and PSM propensity matching for robustness testing. …”
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TwinCons: Conservation score for uncovering deep sequence similarity and divergence. by Petar I Penev, Claudia Alvarez-Carreño, Eric Smith, Anton S Petrov, Loren Dean Williams

“…A signature is conserved within groups but differs between groups. The method automatically detects continuous characteristic stretches (segments) within alignments. …”
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Wastewater metagenomics in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. by Stephen Kanyerezi, Fatma Zahra Guerfali, Abbas Abel Anzaku, Oluwasegun Adesina Babaleye, Tracey Calvert-Joshua, Julien Alban Nguinkal, Oluwaseun Paul Amoo, Chiraz Atri, Waqasuddin Khan, Iqra Saleh, M Imran Nisar, Arthur Shem Kasambula, Koketso Morapedi, Gerald Mboowa

“…These include variability in wastewater composition due to differing local customs, limited infrastructure for sequencing and data analysis, and a shortage of bioinformatics expertise. …”
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Genetic analysis of circadian responses to low frequency electromagnetic fields in Drosophila melanogaster. by Giorgio Fedele, Mathew D Edwards, Supriya Bhutani, John M Hares, Manuel Murbach, Edward W Green, Stephane Dissel, Michael H Hastings, Ezio Rosato, Charalambos P Kyriacou

“…Here, we describe a new method that generates consistent and reliable circadian responses to electromagnetic fields that differ substantially from those already reported. …”
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A review of STEM education research in BRICS countries: an analysis of research trends by Albina R. Fayzullina, Teymur E. Zulfugarzade, Nataliia A. Kondakchian, Jhanna I. Aytuganova, Maria A. Khvatova, Kirena G. Kelina

“…The top three journals publishing STEM studies were the Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Sustainability, and the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning. …”
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Characterizing nanoscale coherent double-solid-solution interfaces between non-reactive Mg and steel alloys by Qiang Lang, Taotao Li, Muhammad Shehryar Khan, Gang Song, Liming Liu

“…Achieving coherent interface matching between immiscible Mg and Fe alloys is a significant challenge due to significant differences in their lattice constants and structures. …”
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