INVESTMENT FUNDS INDUSTRY IN ROMANIA by Adela Ionescu

“…Capital market offers those who study it and those who use it as traders or as investors, a feature similar to a paradox. Her specific routine operations are regulated to the level of detail bylaws, instructions, procedures or measures layouts while decisions on investments in securities and portfolio restructuring are taken under perpetual uncertainty. …”
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A Propagation Model for Subsurface and Through-Wall Imaging Applications under the Frequency Dispersion Perspective by Ana Vazquez Alejos, Muhammad Dawood

“…The frequency-dependent behavior in subsurface and through-the-wall media is analyzed in this paper as well as the formation of the Brillouin precursor waveforms inherently related to this feature. The emergence of these forerunners is presented as a plausible form to explain classical impairments observed in imaging technologies. …”
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Neighbourhood continuity is not required for correct testis gene expression in Drosophila. by Lisa A Meadows, Yuk Sang Chan, John Roote, Steven Russell

“…Our study challenges the notion that, at least in the case of the testis, expression neighbourhoods are a feature of eukaryotic genome organisation necessary for correct gene expression.…”
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A Discrete Element Model for Damage and Fatigue Crack Growth of Quasi-Brittle Materials by Xiaofeng Gao, Georg Koval, Cyrille Chazallon

“…The evaluation method of the stress intensity range during the damage evolution provides a way to couple both failure mechanisms. …”
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Exploring the utility of unretouched lithic flakes as markers of cultural change by Manuel Will, Hannes Rathmann

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Digital security risk identification and model construction of smart city based on deep learning by Zhilei Zhao

“…In order to deal with these problems, this paper designs a flexible three-layer architecture framework, and introduces a new intrusion detection feature selection method that combines flock optimization (CSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) to reduce the complexity of feature selection and enhance the detection and processing power of security vulnerabilities through deep neural networks (DNN). …”
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Credit Rating Model Based on Improved TabNet by Shijie Wang, Xueyong Zhang

“…Under the rapid evolution of financial technology, traditional credit risk management paradigms relying on expert experience and singular algorithmic architectures have proven inadequate in addressing complex decision-making demands arising from dynamically correlated multidimensional risk factors and heterogeneous data fusion. …”
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World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens by Mihaela C. Ion, Caitlin C. Bloomer, Tudor I. Bărăscu, Francisco J. Oficialdegui, Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Bronwyn W. Williams, Kevin Scheers, Miguel Clavero, Frédéric Grandjean, Marc Collas, Thomas Baudry, Zachary Loughman, Jeremy J. Wright, Timo J. Ruokonen, Christoph Chucholl, Simone Guareschi, Bram Koese, Zsombor M. Banyai, James Hodson, Margo Hurt, Katrin Kaldre, Boris Lipták, James W. Fetzner, Tommaso Cancellario, András Weiperth, Jạnis Birzaks, Teodora Trichkova, Milcho Todorov, Maksims Balalaikins, Bogna Griffin, Olga N. Petko, Ada Acevedo-Alonso, Guillermo D’Elía, Karolina Śliwińska, Anatoly Alekhnovich, Henry Choong, Josie South, Nick Whiterod, Katarina Zorić, Peter Haase, Ismael Soto, Daniel J. Brady, Phillip J. Haubrock, Pedro J. Torres, Denis Şadrin, Pavel Vlach, Cüneyt Kaya, Sang Woo Jung, Jin-Young Kim, Xavier H.C. Vermeersch, Maciej Bonk, Radu Guiaşu, Muzaffer M. Harlioğlu, Jane Devlin, Irmak Kurtul, Dagmara Błońska, Pieter Boets, Hossein Masigol, Paul R. Cabe, Japo Jussila, Trude Vrålstad, David V. Beresford, Scott M. Reid, Jiří Patoka, David A. Strand, Ali S. Tarkan, Frédérique Steen, Thomas Abeel, Matthew Harwood, Samuel Auer, Sandor Kelly, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Rafał Maciaszek, Maria V. Alvanou, Önder Aksu, David M. Hayes, Tadashi Kawai, Elena Tricarico, Adroit Chakandinakira, Zanethia C. Barnett, Ştefan G. Kudor, Andreea E. Beda, Lucian Vîlcea, Alexandru E. Mizeranschi, Marian Neagul, Anton Licz, Andra D. Cotoarbă, Adam Petrusek, Antonín Kouba, Christopher A. Taylor, Lucian Pârvulescu

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Investigation of Geometric Characteristics on the Lubricant Performance of Thrust Bearing with Cavitation by L. Kailei, C. Jiayuan, Z. Haoran, Z. Lin, W. Xuze, C. Yu

“…In this study, a mixed lubrication model that incorporates cavitation can be developed to examine the evolution of hydrodynamic lubrication in spiral grooved thrust bearing. …”
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Précipitations intenses sur le Bassin Méditerranéen : quelles tendances entre 1950 et 2013 ? by Florian Raymond, Albin Ullmann, Pierre Camberlin

“…The main objective of this study is to characterize Mediterranean rainfall spatiotemporal features from 1950 to 2013, with a focus on intense events. …”
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AGE OF THE EARLY PALEOZOIC GRANITOID MAGMATISMIN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE BUREYA CONTINENTAL MASSIF, CENTRAL ASIAN FOLD BELT by R. O. Ovchinnikov, A. A. Sorokin, N. M. Kudryashov, V. P. Kovach, J. V. Plotkina, T. M. Skovitina

“…In addition to the synchronism of Neoproterozoic magmatism within these continental massifs, this feature testifies to their common geological history.…”
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An Open Conformance Test System towards the Standardization of Wireless Sensor Networks by Zhonghua Zhao, Wei Huangfu, Linmin Sun, Zhiqiang Shi, Wei Gan

“…A novel conformance test system for IPv6-based WSNs is designed and implemented, which is open, flexible, full featured, and practical. The conformance test system is suitable for the protocol evolution and the various hardware interfaces for the sensor nodes. …”
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The Artificial Mountain: a New Form of “Artialization” of Nature? by Claire Portal

“…Following the social, cultural and technical evolutions, artificial mountains have attained new landscape values associated with the emergence of innovative concepts of the environment, particularly in urban areas. …”
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La montagne artificielle : une nouvelle forme artialisée de la nature ? by Claire Portal

“…Following the social, cultural and technical evolutions, artificial mountains have attained new landscape values associated with the emergence of innovative concepts of the environment, particularly in urban areas. …”
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The telomere-to-telomere chromosome-scale genome assembly of Acremonium chrysogenum by Chao Han, Yiping Zhang, Hengyu Liang, Minliang Chen, Jiahuang Li, Zichun Hua

“…Furthermore, it offers valuable insights into chromosome organization, genome evolution, and regulatory mechanisms, facilitating future advancements in antibiotic research and fungal biotechnology.…”
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A Novel Method to Determine Deformation Strain in a High-Temperature Mushy Zone for a Typical Electrical Strip Under Twin-Roll Strip Casting by Wenli Hu, Yali Hou, Jianhui Shi, Jinhua Zhao, Lifeng Ma

“…The viscoplasticity self-consistent (VPSC) model was applied to calculate the evolution discipline of crystallographic orientation (CRO) for the studied 6.5 Si steel processed by different deformation strains under a deformation mode of plane strain, and the deformation strain of HTMZ for the studied 6.5 Si steel related to TSC was further estimated by comparing the CRO feature achieved by theoretical calculation and experimental characterization. …”
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The Predictability of Idealized Tropical Cyclones in Environments With Time‐Varying Vertical Wind Shear by Peter M. Finocchio, Sharanya J. Majumdar

“…In moderate shear magnitudes, the TCs exposed to more deeply distributed shear are weaker and exhibit a more uncertain intensity evolution than TCs exposed to shallow‐upper level shear. …”
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Fabrication of 1000-Line/mm orthogonal grating for Micro-Deformation field mapping by Xinyun Xie, Qinghua Wang, Xiaojun Yan

“…The results showed that the proposed technique enables the stable fabrication of 1000-line/mm grating with 300 nm feature linewidth, rates up to 20–30 min per 1 mm2. …”
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Causes and Factors of Changes in Consumer Behavior by Larisa Moskovceva, Svetlana Yazykova, Irina Shaposhnikova, Alina Orlova

“…In time of change, producers look for new ways to attract consumers. The research featured global trends that affect the behavior of Russian consumers, as well as the factors that altered the change in the structure and patterns of Russian consumption market during the pandemic of COVID-19. …”
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Simulating Complex Urban Behaviours With AI: Incorporating Improved Intelligent Agents in Urban Simulation Models by Solon Solomou, Ulysses Sengupta

“…The study evaluates the model’s suitability, strengths, and weaknesses, by comparing it against the results of a control model featuring commonly used logic-based architecture. The findings showcase the improved ability of cognitive-based intelligent agents to display dynamic market behaviours. …”
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