Strategic Behavior of Customers and Optimal Control for Batch Service Polling Systems with Priorities by Tao Jiang, Xingzheng Lu, Lu Liu, Jun Lv, Xudong Chai

“…We also present some numerical examples to reveal the impacts of several parameters on the equilibrium strategies, together with some intuitive explanations. Finally, we formulate the revenue function of the service provider and present the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm to seek the optimal service prices for the high-priority and low-priority customers to maximize the service provider’s revenue under the two levels of information.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning-Based Stereo Matching and Multi-View Stereo for Urban DSM Generation by Mario Fuentes Reyes, Pablo d’Angelo, Friedrich Fraundorfer

“…For this task, the two main used approaches are stereo matching and multi-view stereo (MVS). The former needs stereo-rectified pairs as inputs and the results are in the disparity domain. …”
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Contentious Territorial Alliances: Coalition Politics and Struggles over Urban Development in Pikine, Senegal by Nicole C. List

“…Through analysis of two spatially distinct –albeit interlinked– episodes of conflict over the development of middle-class and elite housing projects on Pikine farmland, I argue that various public and private actors –including farmers, traditional authorities, housing developers, and local/central government officials– are breaking with older forms of urban governance and forming what I call “territorial alliances” to stake land claims and advance urban development projects. …”
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Establishing a preoperative predictive model for gallbladder adenoma and cholesterol polyps based on machine learning: a multicentre retrospective study by Yubing Wang, Chao Qu, Jiange Zeng, Yumin Jiang, Ruitao Sun, Changlei Li, Jian Li, Chengzhi Xing, Bin Tan, Kui Liu, Qing Liu, Dianpeng Zhao, Jingyu Cao, Weiyu Hu

“…Results Among the 110 combination predictive models, the Support Vector Machine + Random Forest (SVM + RF) model demonstrated the highest AUC values of 0.972 and 0.922 in the training and internal validation sets, respectively, indicating an optimal predictive performance. …”
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Mechanisms of inequalities in health and safety : conceptual model and research agenda by Stephanie Premji

“…A growing number of studies from industrialized countries have documented elevated rates of occupational injuries and illnesses for foreign-born workers relative to their native counterparts. …”
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Development of Pop-Up Book Media in Science Learning for Elementary School by Rhamdani Rhamdani, Zaka Hadikusuma Ramadan

“… This research aims to develop learning media in the form of Pop-Up Book media during offline learning activities. …”
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Some Results on Fixed and Best Proximity Points of Precyclic Self-Mappings by M. De la Sen

“…In the general case, the contractive condition of contractive precyclic self-mappings is admitted to be point dependent and it is only formulated on a complete disposal, rather than on each individual subset, while it involves a condition on the number of iterations allowed within each individual subset before switching to its adjacent one. …”
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Advances of research in diabetic cardiomyopathy: diagnosis and the emerging application of sequencing by Qianqian He, Ze Lai, Zhengyao Zhai, Beibei Zou, Yangkai Shi, Chao Feng

“…Consequently, the early diagnosis of DCM is a formidable challenge which significantly influences the treatment and prognosis of DCM. …”
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Understanding the Relationship Between Cerebrovascular Disease and the Gut Microbiome by William Roth, Elaine Lo, Orlando De Leon, Sajid Suriya, Farima Fakhri, James R. Brorson, Sean Polster, Tareq Kass‐Hout, Shyam Prabhakaran, James E. Siegler

“…Among other potential contributors to atheroma formation and cerebrovascular disease, the gut microbiome has become increasingly implicated as a mediator of vascular risk. …”
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Para um projecto de desenvolvimento em Riba-Côa e no Cima-Côa - A importância dos transportes e das comunicações by João Marinho dos Santos

“…Il y a des ressources, un « savoir » et (encore) une forte connaissance culturelle. Mais y a-t-il une volonté politique pour décider? …”
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Discussion on the Solutions to Difficult Problems of DS-Lite Technology Deployed in the Existing Network by Xi Tang, Rong Li, Jianming Yang

“…Aming at the technical difficulties on DS-Lite network deployment, some feasible solutions were put forward.…”
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Estratégias de carreira: estudo de caso dos estudantes de administração by Priscila Cembranel, Lucas Johann Wilbert da Silva, Eloah Wilbert da Silva, Breno Wilson Leite Medeiros

“…Participaram deste estudo 78 estudantes de graduação. Os resultados foram apresentados de forma descritiva e contaram com análise de conteúdo. …”
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A Numerical Study of Ground Displacement and Stress Conditions of Small and Medium Circular Diaphragm Wall during Excavation by Zun-Qun Xiao, Jian Lin, Dong-Sang Tang

“…The distributions of the internal forces along the depth directions of the radial sections of the walls were also analyzed in this study. …”
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Produção de cultivares de alface americana sob diferentes ambientes em condições tropicais by Jucimar Ferreira Neves Ferreira Neves, Ivan David Ehle Nodari, Santino Seabra Júnior, Leonardo Diogo Ehle Dias, Leandro Batista da Silva, Rivanildo Dallacort

“…Os ambientes que proporcionaram as maiores médias foram as telas de sombreamento e termorefletora 50%. …”
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Seismic Response Study of Tunnels Running underneath a Subway Station in Parallel by Fuxue Sun, Guo-bo Wang, Xiang-jun Peng, Zhou-zhou Jin, Xiao-chun Li, Jie-lin Zhao

“…It increases the displacement difference between the stations, but the impact on the internal force of the station is not significant. (3) The influence of the station on the dynamic response of the tunnel is consistent with regard to tunnel acceleration, difference in displacement between the top and bottom of the tunnel, and internal force. …”
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A dança das paisagens: Transformações e dinâmicas entre o Rio Uruguai, o Bairro do Passo em São Borja - BR e Santo Tomé -AR by Alex Sander Barcelos Retamoso, Ulisses Souza Gonçalves

“…The study concludes that although the River Uruguay still has great importance for the region, the transformations linked to the construction of the International Bridge have reconfigured its role and also the role of the Passo neighborhood, eliminating the “comércio formiga” in the river and deconstructing the flow of boats in the river, causing economic retraction in this context.…”
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Structural Design and Mechanical Analysis of Permanent Magnet Wheeled Climbing Robots on an Outer Wall of Pipelines by Li Haonan, Hou Yu, Jiang Yiwei, Sun Wei

“…To determine the driving force required, the minimum magnetic force meeting the force balance condition of stable adsorption of the robot needs to be calculated first; the size of the permanent magnet wheel is designed and determined based on the magnetic force analysis model of the permanent magnet wheel established by Maxwell. …”
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Two Collaborative Projects for Coroplastic Research, IV. The Work of the Academic Years 2016–2017 by Arthur Muller, Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…This concerns the creation of a searchable version of Franz Winter, Die Typen der figürlichen Terrakotten, 1903, in wiki format.…”
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Segregation or Assimilation: Dutch Government Research on Ethnic Minorities in Dutch Cities and its American Frames of Reference by Ruud Janssens

“…While formulating a national policy for ethnic minorities since the 1980s, Dutch government officials interpreted immigrant problems in the cities through American sociological studies. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Different Decontamination Methods on Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm by Ece Açıkgöz Alparslan, Ufuk Bağcı, Ayşegül Kurt

“…Following decontamination procedures, colony-forming units and viable biomass were analyzed to identify the biofilm removal efficacy of the treatments and the viability of bacteria remaining on the surface. …”
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