Regulatory and legal basement of decentralization in local self-government according to the legislation of Ukraine and Poland by Shatilo V.

“…It is characterized by the following common features: 1) the presence of a long transition period from self-government of a state with experience in an undemocratic regime; 2) the foundation in the form of the European Charter of Local Self-Government of 1985; 3) carrying out the reform of the decentralization of public power in the context of EU values, but outside the fulfillment of the requirements for joining the specified state-political association. …”
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The Texture and Color Matching of Oil Painting Materials Based on Multimedia Visual Communication by Feng Wang, Haozhang Sun

“…This article aims to study the application of multimedia visual communication in the texture and color matching of oil painting creation materials and to put forward the viewpoint of applying more multimedia visual communication to oil painting creation. …”
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Risk of transition to lead-free in the space sector: Sn whisker growth in thermal vacuum conditions from submicron Sn layer by Balázs Illés, Agata Skwarek, Tamás Hurtony, Olivér Krammer, Bálint Medgyes, Krzysztof Szostak, Gábor Harsányi, András Kovács, Béla Pécz

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Reconstruction of Araucaria araucana cone production reveals warming intensifies regionally synchronized masting by Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Fidel A. Roig, Davide Ascoli, Carlos LeQuesne, Martin Hadad

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High-Bandwidth Chiplet Interconnects for Advanced Packaging Technologies in AI/ML Applications: Challenges and Solutions by Shenggao Li, Mu-Shan Lin, Wei-Chih Chen, Chien-Chun Tsai

“…To avoid power overhead, the chiplet interconnect architecture is designed to be as simple as possible, employing a parallel data bus with forwarded clocks. However, achieving highyield manufacturing and robust performance still necessitates significant efforts in design and technology co-optimization. …”
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Prediction of Visual Acuity after anti-VEGF Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema by Machine Learning by Ying Zhang, Fabao Xu, Zhenzhe Lin, Jiawei Wang, Chao Huang, Min Wei, Weibin Zhai, Jianqiao Li

“…The ensemble algorithm (linear regression + random forest regressor) performed best in VA and VA variance predictions. …”
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Feasibility Analysis of Illustrated Concept Map-Based Handouts on Plant and Animal Organ System Material by Erna Diana, Mulyadi

“…Analysis of feasibility data utilizes a percentage formula. The experts' media and material feasibility tests resulted in an average percentage of 83.5%, placing them in the highly feasible category. …”
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Characterisation of HBV and co-infection with HDV and HIV through spatial transcriptomics by Upkar S Gill, Patrick T F Kennedy, Andrew Hall, Rageshri Dhairyawan, Alberto Quaglia, James M Harris, Colin Nixon, Fadi Issa, Amy Cross, Edward Arbe-Barnes, Jane A McKeating, Dimitra Peppa

“…Our aim is to evaluate this method characterising the intrahepatic transcriptional landscape, cellular composition and biological pathways in liver biopsy samples from patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HDV or HIV co-infection.Method The NanoString GeoMx digital spatial profiling platform was employed to assess expression of HBV surface antigen and CD45 in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsies from three treatment-naïve patients with chronic HBV and HDV or HIV co-infection. …”
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Stationary solutions to a hybrid viscous hydrodynamic model with classical boundaries by Federica Di Michele, Bruno Rubino, Rosella Sampalmieri, Kateryna Stiepanova

“…In this paper we present a quantum-classical hybrid model based on the hydrodynamic equations in steady state form. The approach presented here, which has already been proposed in previous works, consists in considering an intrinsically hybrid version of the Bohm potential, which acts only in the region of the domain where quantum effects play an important role, while it disappears where the quantum contribution is essentially negligible and the operation of the device can be well described by using a classical model. …”
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Impact of communication anxiety on L2 WTC of middle school students: Mediating effects of growth language mindset and language learning motivation. by Juan Wang, Tongquan Zhou, Cunying Fan

“…Previous research has shown a connection between communication anxiety and willingness to communicate (WTC) among English as a foreign/second language (L2) learners. Nonetheless, the potential mediating roles of learners' beliefs like growth language mindset and language learning motivation have not been thoroughly investigated, particularly in the context of middle school language learners. …”
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Study on propagation properties of UWB signal waveform by LIU Yuan-jian, ZHANG Ye-rong

“…Investigating the propagation properties of Ultra-wideband （UWB） were the essential topics in UWB channel theory.Based on Fourier transformation,Various UWB pulse waveform with indoor reflection,refraction and diffraction is studied.Moreover,a novel approximate formula of n order modified Bessel function was put forward.Finally,a comparison of Fourier transformation results with time-domain accurate results shows good agreements.…”
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Thermo-poroelastic analysis of drilling fluid pressure and temperature on wellbore stresses in the Mansouri oilfield, SW Iran by Alireza Pirhadi, Pooria Kianoush, Shahab Varkouhi, Reza Shirinabadi, Adel Shirazy, Aref Shirazi, Arash Ebrahimabadi

“…Additionally, a 55–60° azimuth demonstrates the highest mud limit among horizontal wells, while a 20° contrast is observed between formation temperature and drilling fluid in the optimal azimuth. …”
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Human-Machine Interface for a Smart Wheelchair by Amiel Hartman, Vidya K. Nandikolla

“…The LabVIEW cluster is developed for real-time autonomous path planning and sensor data processing. Four small form factor computers are connected over a Gigabit Ethernet local area network to form the computer cluster. …”
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Dust Deposition and Associated Heavy Metal Contamination in the Neighborhood of a Cement Production Plant at Konongo, Ghana by Prince Baffour Awuah, Albert Amatey Adjaottor, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Douglas Siaw Baah

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Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study by Farzin Firozian, Amir Nili-Ahmadabadi, Shirin Moradkhani, Miad Moulaei, Zohreh Fasihi, Davoud Ahmadimoghaddam

“…Some anorexic agents are used to fraudulent augmentation herbal weight loss formulations. This study was designed to evaluate the potential existence of illicit substances in 63 herbal weight loss formulations collected from local apothecaries in Hamadan, Iran. …”
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SIGMA: Wireless System with Geolocation for Environmental Monitoring by Christian Tipantuña, Jeaneth Acero, Christian Reyes, Danny S. Guamán, José Estrada-Jiménez

“…The increase in the number of automotive parks, the emissions generated by industries, and the forest fires, among others, deteriorate the air quality of the Metropolitan District of Quito. …”
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A Hybrid Human Dynamics Model on Analyzing Hotspots in Social Networks by Yunpeng Xiao, Bai Wang, Bin Wu, Zhixian Yan, Shousheng Jia, Yanbing Liu

“…In this paper, we analyze the top-one Internet forum in China (“Tianya Club”) and identify the statistical properties of hotspots, which can promptly reflect the crowd events in people's real-life. …”
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Meat analogues: The relationship between mechanical anisotropy, macrostructure, and microstructure by Miek Schlangen, Iris van der Doef, Atze Jan van der Goot, Mathias P. Clausen, Thomas E. Kodger

“…Two distinct meat analogue product sets are produced with shear cell technology varying in formulations and processing conditions to obtain a wide range of product structures: one based on mung bean protein-rich fractions and the other based on combinations of soy protein isolate and pectin. …”
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Education for Adults. Landscape of the online IT Master’s Programs in Russia by D. I. Grits, A. M. Brudkova

“…The surge in the number of the latter is attributed to university digitalization which merely transfers traditional content and structure to a digital form. The authors being actively engaged in educational practice challenge this point of view as it becomes apparent that online master’s programs constitute a stand-alone phenomenon worth thorough investigation. …”
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Research Progress on Mechanical Characteristics of Vertical Cylinders under Internal Solitary Waves by XU Ming, WANG Yin, LING Ming, HU Kelong, XIONG Xiahui, PENG Daosong, XU Jinyao, JI Yong

“…Internal solitary waves represent a common physical phenomenon in water bodies such as oceans,coasts,and estuaries.They are induced by external disturbances on a pycnocline in a stably stratified water body,and the shear flow excited during their propagation is accompanied by huge energy,which poses a serious threat to the safety and stability of underwater engineering structures.Therefore,it is of great significance to explore the laws of interaction between internal solitary waves and engineering structures.On the basis of summarizing the research progress of many scholars both at home and abroad,the common methods for studies on the action characteristics of internal solitary waves on structures are introduced from the aspects of physical experiments and numerical simulations.In addition,this study gives a summary of the research results in the characteristics and laws of the horizontal force,vertical force,and moment on vertical cylinders under internal solitary waves and the sensitivity factors of the horizontal force.Finally,the issues that require further attention in follow-up research on mechanical characteristics of vertical columns umder internal solitary waves are raised.…”
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