A sigmoid-function-based method for modeling and bifurcation analysis of power electronics converters with multiple switching-state combinations by Zhihong Yin, Yimin Lu, Xuefei Wei

“…Additionally, the analysis of slow- and fast-scale bifurcations in converters requires different methods, leading to cumbersome processes and a lack of unified approaches. To address these issues, this paper proposes a modeling and bifurcation analysis method based on the sigmoid function. …”
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Prediction of Metastasis in Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas Using Machine Learning Models: Explainability Challenges by Carmen García-Barceló, David Gil, David Tomás, David Bernabeu

“…One of the main issues with paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas is that these tumors have up to a 20% rate of metastatic disease, which cannot be reliably predicted. …”
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Enhanced Sustainability Assessment Framework for Plywood Manufacturing: A Multi-Method Approach Using Delphi Technique, BWM, and S-VSM by Annisa Kesy Garside, Tyas Yuli Rosiani, Adelya Amanda, Thomy Eko Saputro, Eduardo e Oliveira

“…This study focuses on the plywood sector, a significant contributor to manufacturing, which faces distinct sustainability issues such as high energy consumption, material inefficiencies, and hazardous working conditions. …”
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Risk Prevention and Quality Control in Camel Milk Collection: Insights from Field Research by Hui Yang, Demtu Er, Yuning Liu, Hongxia Ling, Rili Ge

“…DNA testing and microbial assays revealed that 66.67% of hand-milked samples were adulterated with cow milk, a significantly higher rate than mechanically processed samples (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Manual milking also showed higher microbial counts (up to 2.05 × 10⁴ CFU/mL) and somatic cell levels, indicating hygiene issues. …”
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Olympic education as a component of professional training of university students by Nadezhda Sergeevna Leontyeva, Lyubov Sergeevna Leontyeva, Maria Vadimovna Koreneva, Maya Victorovna Makhinova

“…The modern paradigm of an educational process at a university, implementation of educational standards of a new generation, that envisages a competence-based approach to training, as well as the realities in the field of international sports and Olympic movement, dictate the obvious need to revise and adjust the disciplines and special courses in order to shape relevant general cultural and professional competencies of students. …”
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MCRFS-Net: single image dehazing based on multi-scale contrastive regularization and frequency selection by Qin Qin, Lin Shui, Yanyan Zhang, Shaojing Song, Jinhua Jiang

“…The AMSM dynamically integrates multi-scale features through weighted fusion, effectively mitigating issues caused by non-uniform dehazing. Meanwhile, the FSB processes features in the frequency domain, highlighting critical high-frequency and low-frequency components via an attention mechanism, thereby enhancing detail preservation and suppressing noise. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Inkjet‐Printed Intelligent Food Packaging Materials: Principle, Ink Formulation, Functional Inks, and Potential Applications by Siyi Liu, Zhenyu Han, Xiaoyu Luo

“…As a liquid deposition process, the adoption of inkjet printing in intelligent packaging requires the formulation of printable inks that are compatible with various printing substrates. …”
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Efficient knowledge distillation and alignment for improved KB-VQA by Xiaofei Qin, Ruiqi Pei, Changxiang He, Fan Li, Xuedian Zhang

“…However, these methods suffer from the following issues: (1) They primarily focus on aligning image-text descriptions while neglecting alignment between image features and knowledge. …”
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GPS-Based Hidden Markov Models to Document Pastoral Mobility in the Sahel by Arthur Scriban, Serge Nabeneza, Daniel Cornelis, Etienne Delay, Jonathan Vayssières, Jean-Daniel Cesaro, Paulo Salgado

“…These results suggest that our methodology, which we make available, could be valuable in addressing issues related to the future of Sahelian pastoralism.…”
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Shariah Framework of Banking laws based on the Opinions of Jurists of the Guardian Council by Seyed Hassan Heidari, Mohammad Rasul Fakhreh, Mohammad Ali Farahani

“…Consequently, by assisting lawmakers in drafting banking laws, it can shorten and expedite the legislative process due to reduced back-and-forth between the Parliament and the Guardian Council. …”
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Roles of Individual Institutions in Achieving Pharmaceutical Sovereignty as Exemplified by the Medical Technology Transfer Centre of the Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of... by A. S. Koshevenko, T. V. Degrave, P. V. Burenkov, K. Yu. Belanov, V. V. Kosenko

“…Additionally, the authors analyse the ability of the Medical Technology Transfer Centre to provide project support throughout the medicinal product development process and to address issues pertaining to efficient pharmaceutical development, patent law, and product commercialisation. …”
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Navigating the Digital Frontier of Marketing: The Intersection of Identity, Consumption, and Market Dynamics in Online Communities by Valter Afonso Vieira, Marlon Dalmoro, Edvan Cruz Aguiar, Marcia Christina Ferreira

“…We are excited to contribute to this research body by proposing the first1 Brazilian Administration Review Special Issue on digital marketing and consumer behavior. …”
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Key technologies of horizontal well fracturing for deep coal-rock gas: A case study of Jurassic in Baijiahai area, Junggar Basin by LI Xuebin,JIN Lixin,CHEN Chaofeng,YU Tianxi,XIANG Yingjie,YI Duo

“…The Jurassic coal seam in the Baijiahai area of the Junggar Basin is characterized by a low elastic modulus, high Poisson's ratio, and low hardness, presenting challenges in vertical well hydraulic fracturing such as difficulty in sanding and low gas production. To address these issues, a technical approach of “verification + exploration” was implemented. …”
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<i>riskAIchain</i>: AI-Driven IT Infrastructure—Blockchain-Backed Approach for Enhanced Risk Management by Mir Mehedi Rahman, Bishwo Prakash Pokharel, Sayed Abu Sayeed, Sujan Kumar Bhowmik, Naresh Kshetri, Nafiz Eashrak

“…To ensure the proposed model effectively addresses the most critical issues, the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique will be used to analyze and evaluate the interrelationships among the existing critical factors. …”
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Impacts of epigenetic reprogramming on innate immunity by Jie Fu, Yizhen Wang

“…Finally, we discuss several unresolved critical issues from the perspective of targeting epigenetic modifications to modulate the innate immune response. …”
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Underwater Image Enhancement Using a Diffusion Model with Adversarial Learning by Xueyan Ding, Xiyu Chen, Yixin Sui, Yafei Wang, Jianxin Zhang

“…Moreover, we propose a multi-scale dynamic-windowed attention mechanism to effectively fuse global and local features, optimizing the process of capturing and integrating information. …”
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Methodology for Quantification and Identification of Environmental Aspect in Urban Infrastructure Projects in the Planning Phase by Adolpho Guido de Araújo, Alexandre Duarte Gusmão, Arnaldo Manoel Pereira Carneiro, Rachel Perez Palha

“…This proposal was the first initiative to analytically and previously investigate the environmental performance of future infrastructure works, assisting in the strategies of the pre-construction phase and improving the decision-making process regarding environmental issues in constructions. …”
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Architectural Design for Data Security in Cloud-based Big Data Systems by Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Jamali, Najma Imtiaz Ali, Abdul Ghafoor Memon, Mujeeb-u-Rehman Maree, Aadil Jamali

“… Architecture design of system is creative process after all. Non-functional requirements and software architecture have a strong relationship. …”
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Telemedicine as support for primary care referrals to neurologists: decision-making between different specialists when guiding the case over the phone by Carlos Eduardo MANTESE, Emanuelle Roberta da Silva AQUINO, Mariana Duque FIGUEIRA, Livia RODRIGUES, Josue BASSO, Priscila RAUPP DA ROSA

“…“Regula Mais Brasil” is a structuring project from the Ministry of Health that aims to optimize the referral process for specialized care throughout Brazil and uses telemedicine to support primary care physicians. …”
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Digitalization of Air Cargo Supply Chains: A Case Study of Latvia by Ingūna Jurgelāne-Kaldava, Willie Vincent Effenberger, Agnese Batenko, Kristina Čižiūnienė

“…This study focuses on digitalization strategy for the Latvian air cargo supply chain, addressing the issues related to operational efficiency and enhancing competitiveness. …”
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