Network Design and Optimization in Agri-Food Supply Chain: Application to A Juice Businesss by Belkız Torğul, Enes Demiralay, Turan Paksoy

“…Agri-food supply chains have attracted growing attention from consumers, companies, government agencies, and researchers in recent years due to problems with food safety and related public health issues. Sustainability, which has attracted global attention in recent years, should also be included within the optimal framework of the process of supplying agricultural food, which is among the most important needs people face in order to live healthy lives. …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING AIR CARGO POLICY DECISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: A STAKEHOLDER’S PERSPECTIVE by Adedotun Joseph ADENIGBO, Joash MAGETO, Rose LUKE

“…The results imply that fundamental public policy issues prevail in Nigeria’s air cargo sector development programs. …”
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Improving SNR and Sensitivity for Low-Coupling EMT Sensors by Zili Zhang, Ziqi Chen, Jianxin Xu, Wuliang Yin

“…In order to address these issues, this article proposes a method to transform the impedance and hence increase the sensor signal level through designing boosting transformers. …”
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An AI-mediated framework for recursive learning: transforming individual experiences into organizational knowledge and autonomous engagement in elderly care by Naoki Mitsugi, Naoki Mitsugi, Koki Ijuin, Chiaki Oshiyama, Eri Hara, Takuichi Nishimura

“…This process fosters cooperation and knowledge sharing within the organization. …”
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Sharing data matters: exploring the attitudes of older consumers on an emerging healthy ageing data platform using electronic health records for research by Roisin McNaney, Nadine E Andrew, Velandai Srikanth, David A Snowdon, Emily Parker, Kim Naude

“…The overarching theme was related to trust in the use of EHR data for research; themes included: (1) benefits of sharing data, (2) uncertainty around data collection processes and (3) data sharing fears. The three themes within the overarching theme all reflect participants’ levels of trust.Conclusion Our study identified fundamental issues related to trust in the use of EHR data for research, with both healthcare and broader societal factors contributing to consumer attitudes. …”
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FMEA and AHP Methods in Managing Environmental Risks in Landfills: A Case Study of Kahrizak, Iran by Benyamin Sadeghi, Mansour Sodagari, Hossein Nematollahi, Hamed Alikhani

“…As waste disposal centers are the hub of pollutants, the emission of these pollutants and their byproducts such as smell and dust, which are produced during the disposal process, may cause public grievances over waste disposal. …”
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Topical Application of Manuka Honey for the Treatment of Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers by Marek Kucharzewski, Kinga Spyrka, Ewa Rojczyk, Jakub Brela

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Issues related to the chronic venous leg ulcer (VLU) treatment and prevention of recurrences remain the subject of research, but so too do common clinical problems in daily medical practice. …”
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Implications of real and nominal shocks on macroeconomic variables under fixed exchange rate Regime: the FTPL approach by Mohamad Feghhi Kashani, Javid Bahrami, mohammad abbasi

“…This process ultimately leads to government debt-overhang, banking crisis and the reduction of total production and Consumption. …”
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Enhancing Biomedical Research Through Strategic Funding: A Comprehensive Review by Raju Vaishya, Abhishek Vaish, Marius M. Scarlat

“…Major challenges identified include a complicated grant application process, insufficient financial support for underrepresented groups, and a lack of transparency in funding mechanisms. …”
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Staff Management in Social Security Hospitals in Tehran: Challenges and Solutions by Asra Khalili, Ali Mohammad Mosadegh Rad, SHahram Ghafary, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan

“…Results: The study identified numerous human resource challenges, categorized into five main groups and 20 subgroups. Key issues included flawed recruitment and hiring processes, unfavorable working conditions, weak human resource organization, inadequate staff training, and ambiguity in employment laws and regulations. …”
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Direct Load Control Strategy of Centralized Chiller Plants for Emergency Demand Response: A Field Experiment by Jie Zhu, Zhe Tian, Jide Niu, Yakai Lu, Haizhu Zhou, Yitong Li

“…Additionally, the impact of existing control logic on the participation of chiller plants in the DR process is also discussed.…”
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Blind super-resolution network based on local fuzzy discriminative loss for fabric data augmentation by Ning Dai, Xiaohan Hu, Kaixin Xu, Xudong Hu, Yanhong Yuan, Bo Cao, Luhong Shi

“…In the field of fabric defect detection, the development of algorithms has been hindered by issues such as poor quality and limited quantity of open-source datasets. …”
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Multitask Features Mapping Network Model for Cross-domain Recommendation by AN Qiuyu, YU Yan, XIONG Xi

“…It also introduces an item features mapping network to assist the learning of the user features mapping network. In the process of optimizing, Euclidean distance is used to measure the similarity between user and item features before and after mapping, as an optimization strategy in the process of training. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell‐derived exosomes: Shaping the next era of stroke treatment by Arshi Waseem, Saudamini, Rizwanul Haque, Miroslaw Janowski, Syed S. Raza

“…It is critical to thoroughly understand exosomal processes and their complicated interactions within the cellular milieu. …”
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Design and Construction Control of Warm Mix Epoxy Asphalt Mixture with Low Epoxy Content for Service Area Pavements by Bo Chen, Kai Chen, Xuetang Xiong, Yi Deng, Zicong Chen, Weixiong Li, Huayang Yu

“…Highway service area pavements are exposed to severe conditions such as heavy traffic, oil infiltration, and temperature fluctuations, which lead to issues like rutting and cracking in conventional asphalt mixtures. …”
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Unravelling risk factors in Turkish wheat in a changing global landscape by Huseyin Tayyar Guldal, Ozdal Koksal, Osman Orkan Ozer, Onur Terzi, Erdogan Gunes, Aysegul Selisik

“…This study comprehensively examines multifaceted risk factors influencing wheat production among Turkish farmers, aiming to deepen understanding of how these factors shape farmers' perceptions and decision-making processes. Utilising Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), we analysed the interplay of climate-related issues (F1), market dynamics (F2), and external events (F3), like COVID-19 and wars, alongside socio-demographic factors such as education, income, and land ownership. …”
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Open-Source Data Logger System for Real-Time Monitoring and Fault Detection in Bench Testing by Marcio Luís Munhoz Amorim, Jorge Gomes Lima, Norah Nadia Sánchez Torres, Jose A. Afonso, Sérgio F. Lopes, João P. P. do Carmo, Lucas Vinicius Hartmann, Cicero Rocha Souto, Fabiano Salvadori, Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior

“…Acoustic sensors diagnose coil issues, phase imbalances, bearing defects, and faults in chain or belt systems. …”
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Iron oxide synergistic vacuum carbothermal extraction of zinc from zinc sulfide by Ma H.-Z., Dang Y.-B., Wang Y.-N., Zeng J.-Y., Zhang X., Guan M.-H., Zhao X.-J.

“…To reduce the issues of high pollutant emissions and lengthy processes in extracting zinc from zinc sulfide ore, a new technical approach involving the synergistic use of iron oxide and vacuum carbothermal reduction to extract zinc from zinc sulfide ore is proposed. …”
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Laboratory monitoring of COVID-19 patients and importance of coagulopathy markers by J. H. Khizroeva, A. D. Makatsariya, V. O. Bitsadze, M. V. Tretyakova, E. V. Slukhanchuk, I. Elalamy, J.-C. Gris, L. S. Radetskaya, N. A. Makatsariya, Ya. Yu. Sulina, V. I. Tsibizova, A. S. Shkoda, D. V. Blinov

“…The degree of increase in these changes correlates with severity of the inflammatory process and serves as a prognostically unfavorable sign. …”
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Evaluating soiling effects to optimize solar photovoltaic performance using machine learning algorithms by Muhammad Faizan Tahir, Anthony Tzes, Tarek H.M. El-Fouly, Mohamed Shawky El Moursi, Nauman Ali Larik

“…Fossil fuel environmental issues and escalating costs have prompted a global shift towards renewable energy sources like solar photovoltaic. …”
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