A Methodical Approach to Design and Valuation of Weather Derivatives in Agriculture by Jindrich Spicka, Jiri Hnilica

“…Design and valuation of the weather derivatives is an interdisciplinary approach covering agrometeorology, statistics, mathematical modeling, and financial and risk management. This paper first offers an overview of data sources and then methods of design and valuation of weather derivatives at the regional level. …”
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Effect of Nonlinear Factors on Typhoon-Induced Storm Surges by Fanjun Chen, Kaixuan Ding, Zhilin Sun

“…The role of bottom friction is the least among the three factors though its impact intensifies in shallower zones. These findings offer critical insights for advancing predictive models and informing strategies to mitigate typhoon-driven marine hazards.…”
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Efficacy and safety of NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr (NAIVE study) in China: study protocol of an open-labe... by Ying Zhu, Jianwei Zhou, Zhigang Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Jing Fei, Xiaoqing Zhu

“…Introduction The prognosis for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is exceedingly poor, with patients diagnosed with stage III/IV tumours typically offered cytoreductive surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy as a standard treatment option. …”
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Optimal distribution modeling and multifractal analysis of wind speed in the complex terrain of Sichuan Province, China by Cun Zhan, Renjuan Wei, Lu Zhao, Shijun Chen, Chunying Shen

“…Our study provides a novel approach to assessing wind resources and offers guidance for wind farm placement in complex terrain regions, supporting sustainable energy diversification in Sichuan Province.…”
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Microqualification Programs at Universities: A New Educational Trajectory for Adult Education by M. O. Shepel, S. B. Veledinskaya, E. A. Diyskaya, A. V. Feshchenko, I. A. Korshunov, N. N. Shirkova

“…The results of the study demonstrate the high potential of microqualification programs for adult education and the formation of competitive specialists. The article offers recommendations on the implementation of microqualification programs in the Russian education system.…”
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Portuguese and Brazilian national cultures, organizational culture and trust: an analysis of impacts by Lúcio Flávio Renault de Moraes, Anderson de Souza Sant’Anna, Daniela Martins Diniz, Fátima Bayma de Oliveira

“…For this purpose the head office of a Portuguese multinational company and its subsidiary in Brazil were investigated, by means of research of a qualitative nature, utilizing the case study method. …”
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Solving the Cape Town Puzzle: Class, Politics and Migration in the Informal Food Economy by Graeme Young

“…Cape Town, South Africa, is in many ways a model for this idea: following its post-apartheid democratization process, governments at the local, provincial, and national levels officially recognize the value of informality and have adopted policies to support it. …”
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Les genres récrits n° 4 by Daniel Elmiger

“…The author concludes by outlining the necessity to overstep the opposition between basic pro and contra stances in order to collectively build concrete and substantial solutions, suitable for a broad range of texts, including official and institutional texts in French.…”
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Robust Time-Series InSAR Deformation Monitoring by Integrating Variational Mode Decomposition and Gated Recurrent Units by Peifeng Ma, Zeyu Jiao, Zherong Wu

“…However, the original TS-InSAR measurements, being a superposition of trend, seasonal, and noise signals, often suffer from outlier and annual seasonal variations due to the influences of atmospheric delay, especially in coastal and mountainous areas, resulting in skewed monitoring if neglected. …”
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Prototype of a Spring-Loaded Module for Axillary Crutches by Dalia Danely Méndez-Gómez, Arturo Minor-Martínez, Salvador Montoya-Alvarez, Fernando Pérez-Escamirosa, Jessica Cantillo-Negrete

“…Spring-loaded crutches offer a potential solution, yet they are rarely tested in clinical settings. …”
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Safety Assessment and Risk Estimation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operating in National Airspace System by Xuejun Zhang, Yang Liu, Yu Zhang, Xiangmin Guan, Daniel Delahaye, Li Tang

“…Both fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs are taken into account under a real scenario that is further partitioned into different zones to make the evaluation more precise. Official territory and population data of the operation scenario are incorporated, as well as UAV self-properties. …”
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فاعلیة برنامج تدریبى الکترونى للتوعیة بالانتحال العلمى:دراسة تجریبیة على طلاب قسم علم المعلومات بجامعة أم القرى... by د. محمد محمد النجار ElNagar

“…current study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of an electronictraining program for increasing the awareness of students of the Department ofInformation Science at Umm Al Qura University. The training program wasdesigned using the Desire to Learn (D2L) Learning Management System (LMS)used at Umm Al Qura University. …”
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Research trends and hotspots in post-stroke speech rehabilitation: A bibliometric analysis by Nan Huang, Kang Zou, Fang Liu, Zhen Su, Long Chen, Yanbiao Zhong, Yun Luo, Maoyuan Wang, Li Xiao

“…Background: With the global population aging, the incidence of stroke is rising, often resulting in motor dysfunction, speech disorders, and swallowing difficulties, significantly affecting daily life and social participation. …”
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Fifth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy Scientific Abstracts by International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy, NFFs Faggruppe for Idrettsfysioterapi og Aktivitetsmedisin, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

“…Each abstract presents only a brief summary of a research project / presentation and does not permit full assessment of the scientific rigor with which the work was conducted. While the abstracts offer only preliminary results that may require further refinement and future validation, they do serve an important role of sharing new research ideas from around the world. …”
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Evaluation and Analysis of Soil Temperature Data over Poyang Lake Basin, China by Ming-jin Zhan, Lingjun Xia, Longfei Zhan, Yuanhao Wang

“…However, given the lack of observations with adequate spatial and/or temporal coverage, it is often difficult to use observational data to study the regional variation. …”
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Les établissements perchés de l’Auvergne (ive-viie s. apr. J.-C.) : de nouvelles formes d’habitat groupé by Sandra Chabert, Damien Martinez

“…The project undertaken for the last few years on the site of La Couronne Molles (Allier), has shown that field work is vital to be able to address the reality of this new settlement pattern, often present on lesser known sites. The first conclusions that we can bring are based on a series of sites that share common general characteristics (topographical context, fortification), and yet have different forms and functions. …”
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Le problėme d'objet de lituanica de XVI-XVIII siėcles by Daiva Narbutienė

“…Actuellement, la définition officielle de lituanica est « la littérature imprimée en langue de la Lituanie, mais liée à elle par les auteurs, la langue, le contenu et d'autres aspects ». …”
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Electronically Tunable Transimpedance Instrumentation Amplifier Based on OTRA by Rajeshwari Pandey, Neeta Pandey, Sajal K. Paul

“…It provides high differential gain and bandwidth, which is independent of gain. It also offers high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR). The amplifier gain can be controlled electronically by implementing resistors using MOS transistors operating in linear region. …”
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Navigating ALICE: Advancements in Deployable Docking and Precision Detection for AUV Operations by Yevgeni Gutnik, Nir Zagdanski, Sharon Farber, Tali Treibitz, Morel Groper

“…Subsurface docking stations provide a safer alternative but often involve complex fixed installations and costly acoustic positioning systems. …”
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Study on Mechanical Properties of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Members under Axial Tension by Huaguo Gao, Lingxin Zhang, Xiuchun Wang, Renjie Sun, Qingli Wang, Lu Yang

“…However, in practical projects, the concrete-filled steel tube members bearing tensile load often appear. In order to study the axial tensile properties of CFST specimens, the axial tensile tests of 5 CFST specimens and 1 pure steel tube specimen were carried out with steel tube diameter and concrete strength as variation parameters. …”
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