From Manipulative Masterminds to Flirtatious Fools: An Examination of Male Sweet Voice Archetypes in Anime by Finnigan Lewis

“… Anime characters make use of many linguistic features, such as grammatical patterns, vocabulary, and vocal quality, to index specific character traits or archetypes. …”
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An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm forOptimal Allocation of Distributed Generation Units in Radial Power Systems by Neda Hantash, Tamer Khatib, Maher Khammash

“…This development is done by controlling the inertia weight which affects the updating velocity of particles in the algorithm. Matlab codes are developed for the adapted electrical power system and the improved PSO algorithm. …”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BANKS IN NIGERIA by S.L ADAM, I. A MUHAMMED, Eunice T OLUGANNA, H.K.K ABDULKAREEM

“…This therefore necessitates some codes that will guide the relationship between owner’s representative and executives, to ensure a balanced corporate administration. …”
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Crack evolution mechanism of stratified rock mass under different strength ratios and soft layer thickness: Insights from DEM modeling by Qinji Jia, Xiaoming Liu, Xin Tan

“…Through FISH language programming in the particle flow code (PFC), this study reveals the acoustic emission (AE) characteristics, crack initiation and propagation, damage degree, and final failure characteristics. …”
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Some applications of linear congruence from number theory by Senad Orhani, Besim Çeko

“…This section of the paper can make it easier for mathematicians to apply problems involving linear congruences, especially for those who need basic expertise in number theory. …”
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Generation of realistic input parameters for simulating atmospheric point-spread functions at astronomical observatories by Claire-Alice Hébert, Joshua E. Meyers, My H. Do, Patricia R. Burchat, LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration

“…Rubin Observatory in Chile -- using weather data and historical seeing for a geographic location near the Observatory. We make quantitative predictions for two-point correlation functions (2PCF) that are used in analyses of cosmic shear. …”
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THE PRACTICE OF USING DESIGN-THINKING TECHNIQUES IN THE “ONLINE ENTREPRENEURSHIP” TRAINING COURSE: FROM AN IDEA TO PROTOTYPING by N. F. Altukhova, E. V. Vasilieva

“…The key stages of the design thinking process - empathy, focusing, generation, selection, prototyping and testing - are built on the ability to quickly generate a variety of ideas that make it possible to get away from banality as well as on rules of choosing the best solution, its embodiment, even at the prototype level, and testing. …”
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Evaluating energy efficiency of Internet of Things software architecture based on reusable software components by Doohwan Kim, Jae-Young Choi, Jang-Eui Hong

“…Nowadays, Internet of Things technology has garnered a great amount of interest because it can make our life much easier, convenient, and even safer. …”
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Forensic classification of crimes and misdemeanours related to unlawful encroachments on the assets of business entities by S. A. Tiulieniev

“…The article substantiates the thesis that criminal offences aimed at unlawful alienation of tangible and intangible assets of a business entity or otherwise related thereto are quite numerous and are enshrined in various sections of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is noted that this makes it difficult for the prosecution to recognise these criminal offences during the pre-trial investigation. …”
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What we need is health system transformation and not health system strengthening for universal health coverage to work: Perspectives from a National Health Insurance pilot site in... by Janet Michel, Brigit Obrist, Till Bärnighausen, Fabrizio Tediosi, Di McIntryre, David Evans, Marcel Tanner

“…An iterative, inductive and deductive data analysis approach was utilised. Transcripts were coded with the aid of MAXQDA 2018. Results: Six broad themes emerged: make PHC work, transform policy development, transform policy implementation, establish public–private partnerships, transform systems and processes and adopt a systems lens. …”
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Solid-state mantle convection coupled with a crystallising basal magma ocean by Labrosse, Stéphane, Morison, Adrien, Tackley, Paul James

“…Fractional melting and freezing at the boundary makes the composition of the BMO and the solid mantle evolve, which is treated using Lagrangian tracers. …”
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A reinforcement learning approach to effective forecasting of pediatric hypoglycemia in diabetes I patients using an extended de Bruijn graph by Mert Onur Cakiroglu, Hasan Kurban, Lilia Aljihmani, Khalid Qaraqe, Goran Petrovski, Mehmet M. Dalkilic

“…., playing, eating, napping, makes “forecasting” elusive. While work has been done for adult diabetes I, this does not successfully translate for children. …”
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The academic impact of Open Science: a scoping review by Thomas Klebel, Vincent Traag, Ioanna Grypari, Lennart Stoy, Tony Ross-Hellauer

“…Open Science seeks to make research processes and outputs more accessible, transparent and inclusive, ensuring that scientific findings can be freely shared, scrutinized and built upon by researchers and others. …”
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Systematic phenotyping of a large-scale Candida glabrata deletion collection reveals novel antifungal tolerance genes. by Tobias Schwarzmüller, Biao Ma, Ekkehard Hiller, Fabian Istel, Michael Tscherner, Sascha Brunke, Lauren Ames, Arnaud Firon, Brian Green, Vitor Cabral, Marina Marcet-Houben, Ilse D Jacobsen, Jessica Quintin, Katja Seider, Ingrid Frohner, Walter Glaser, Helmut Jungwirth, Sophie Bachellier-Bassi, Murielle Chauvel, Ute Zeidler, Dominique Ferrandon, Toni Gabaldón, Bernhard Hube, Christophe d'Enfert, Steffen Rupp, Brendan Cormack, Ken Haynes, Karl Kuchler

“…The inherent tolerance of C. glabrata to azole drugs makes this pathogen a serious clinical threat. To identify novel genes implicated in antifungal drug tolerance, we have constructed a large-scale C. glabrata deletion library consisting of 619 unique, individually bar-coded mutant strains, each lacking one specific gene, all together representing almost 12% of the genome. …”
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Fast and Accurate Identification of Kiwifruit Diseases Using a Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network Architecture by Kangchen Liu, Li Li, Xiujun Zhang

“…The lightweight architecture and computational efficiency make it particularly suitable for resource-limited settings, including mobile and embedded platforms. …”
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Calculation Model for Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Punching Zones of Bridge Superstructure and Foundation Slabs by Gediminas Marčiukaitis, Remigijus Šalna, Bronius Jonaitis, Juozas Valivonis

“…Unfortunately, the analysis of well known design codes and different models even in punching case without steel fibres shows that there is no common theory in calculating punching shear strength. …”
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Nutritional Traffic Light Knowledge and Food Choices: A Cross-Sectional Study at Purchase Point by Nasrin Nasimi, Maryam Mohammad Hosseini, Fatemeh Mohammadi Nasrabadi, Cain CT Clark, Shiva Faghih

“…Background: Nutrition labeling is a health promotion strategy to improve nutrition information and help consumers make healthier food choices at the point of purchase. …”
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Formal Verification of ERC-Based Smart Contracts: A Systematic Literature Review by Rim Ben Fekih, Mariam Lahami, Salma Bradai, Mohamed Jmaiel

“…Defined as an agreement between multiple parties and systematically executed by a computer code, smart contracts enable trust-less execution without a third party. …”
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Enhancing sustainability in dairy industry: Blockchain-based waste reduction by Diana Hawashin, Khaled Salah, Raja Jayaraman, Raja Wasim Ahmad, Salil Kanhere, Ernesto Damiani

“…We also validate the effectiveness of our developed smart contracts and make our smart contract code publicly available on GitHub.…”
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Implementation of the TCG DICE Specification Into the Keystone TEE Framework by Enrico Bravi, Silvia Sisinni, Lorenzo Ferro, Valerio Donnini, Antonio Lioy

“…Their adoption into critical scenarios makes it paramount they remain trustworthy. A possible solution is the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), which isolates and protects sensitive code and data in use. …”
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