Comparative Analysis of Mineralogical Composition and Radioactivity Levels in Stone Samples from the Archaeological Site of <i>Halaesa</i> (Sicily, Italy) by Giuseppe Paladini, Paola Cardiano, Francesco Caridi, Lorenzo Pistorino, Domenico Majolino, Francesco Gregorio, Stefania Lanza, Gabriele Lando, Antonio Francesco Mottese, Marco Miano, Olivia Gómez-Laserna, Valentina Venuti

“…This work presents the results of a multi-technique comparative investigation aimed at assessing the mineralogical composition and radioactivity levels of two stone fragments from different areas of the archaeological site of <i>Halaesa</i> (Sicily, Italy). …”
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Iterative natural thresholding algorithm for seismic inversion aimed at potentially recovering geological interfaces characterized by weak reflection by Zidan Fan, Ronghuo Dai, Yue Feng

“…In practical application, seismic impedance inversion is a frequently utilized technique. But it still has unsatisfactory protection of small reflectivity series in real seismic data. …”
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Improved weighted sum estimation of total radiated power at W7-X by G. Partesotti, F. Reimold, A. Tsikouras, D. Zhang, G. Kawamura, B.J. Peterson, the W7-X Team

“…Compared to other methods, the optimized weighted sum technique exhibited the best performance in all the presented synthetic test cases. …”
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Modeling of Electromagnetic Fields of the Traction Network Taking into Account the Influence of Metal Structures by Iliya Iliev, Andrey Kryukov, Konstantin Suslov, Ekaterina Voronina, Andrey Batukhtin, Ivan Beloev, Yuliya Valeeva

“…The findings of the studies show that the presented technique allows considering the influence of metal structures when modeling the electromagnetic fields of traction networks. …”
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Ownership Structure and Goodwill Impairment in Listed Nigeria Financial Institutions by Halimah S. Sambo, Iluno Ezinne Chinyere, Kabiru Jinjiri Ringim, Fatimah Zahra

“…The study used a purposive sampling technique and filter out financial institutions that do not satisfy the criteria set out for inclusion thereby arriving at the sample size of twenty five (25) financial institutions. …”
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MAGDM for Evaluating the Role of Computer Science in Education with PLq-ROF Heronian Mean Operators and Maximizing Deviation-MOORA Methodology by Aqsa Shafiq, Muhammad Waheed Rasheed, Marwah Shaker Habeeb, Rabia Tasneem, Nimra Shabbir, Abdu Alameri

“…By combining probabilistic uncertainty with linguistic concepts, a probabilistic linguistic q-rung orthopair fuzzy set (PLq-ROFS) presents an efficient mathematical methodology for describing inaccurate and unclear facts to handle these concerns. …”
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The comparison of MTA, Geristore® and Amalgam with or without Bioglass as a matrix in sealing the furcal perforations (in vitro study) by Payman Mehrvarzfar, Afsaneh Dahi-Taleghani, Mohammad Ali Saghiri, Kasra Karamifar, Behnam Shababi, Ali Behnia

“…All repairing materials were allowed to set for 72 h. Leakage at the repaired sites was then evaluated using dye penetration and clearing technique under stereomicroscope. …”
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VPRQ: Efficient verifiable privacy-preserving range query processing in two-tiered wireless sensor networks by Hua Dai, Qingqun Ye, Xun Yi, Ruiliang He, Geng Yang, Jinji Pan

“…In the field of wireless sensor networks, the secure range query technique is a challenging issue. In two-tiered wireless sensor networks, a verifiable privacy-preserving range query processing method is proposed that is based on bucket partition, information identity authentication, and check-code fusion. …”
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Using Orthodontic Wire electrodes in Gel Electrophoresis Device by Basma Faihan, Eman Ghadhban Khalil, Ziad T. Al-Dahan, Ilham A. Jasim

“…Gel electrophoresis is an essential device in biology laboratories and life science centers for the analysis of macromolecules such as DNA, RNA, and protein. This separation technique mainly depends on using a set of electrode wires to generate an electric field within the gel medium. …”
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Development of a single‐nucleotide polymorphism panel genotyping system for genetic analysis of Chinese hamsters by Minghe Sun, Yafang Guo, Zhengnan Ren, Ang Song, Jing Lu, Changlong Li, Jianyi Lv, Meng Guo, Xin Liu, Xiaoyan Du, Zhaoyang Chen, Guohua Song, Yan He, Zhenwen Chen, Xueyun Huo

“…Then, we employed an SNP locus screening criterion that we set up previously and initially screened 214 SNP loci with wide genome distribution and high polymorphism level. …”
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Advanced process parameter optimization for dimensional accuracy in SS 316L 3D printing using response surface methodology by Venkata Phani Babu Vemuri, Veeresh Kumar Gonal Basavaraja, Ravikiran Chinthalapudi, Bridjesh Pappula

“…The study showed that these factors were very important, and the best settings were found to be 332.017 W for the laser power, 834.617 mm sec ^−1 for the scanning speed, and 75.0673 micrometers for the layer thickness. …”
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Optimization Study on the Freshwater Production Ratio from the Freezing and Thawing Process of Saline Water with Varied Qualities by Xinyu Feng, Xue Ding, Jiale Yuan, Wanli Xu, Jiao Liu

“…Freezing saline water irrigation is an effective technique for leaching soil salts. However, the coupling effects between initial salinity, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and freezing temperature of saline water have not been systematically studied. …”
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Using Graph Mining Method in Analyzing Turkish Loanwords Derived from Arabic Language by Abbood Kirebut Jassim, Muneam Jabbar Hamzah, Ahmed Hussein Aliwy

“…In this paper, the proposed system contributes to find all possible loanwords using any set of characters either alphabetically or randomly arranged. …”
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Deep learning-based automated detection and multiclass classification of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni eggs in fecal smear images by Prosper Oyibo, Brice Meulah, Tope Agbana, Lisette van Lieshout, Wellington Oyibo, Gleb Vdovin, Jan-Carel Diehl

“…We assembled an STH and S. mansoni dataset comprising over 3,000 field-of-view (FOV) images containing parasite eggs, extracted from more than 300 fecal smear prepared using the Kato-Katz technique. These images were acquired using Schistoscope—a cost-effective automated digital microscope. …”
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Identifying Key Features in Yelp Data for Success in Different Types of Restaurants by Andrianshah Priyadi, Nelly Malik Lande, Anita Faradilla, Ma’arif Hasan, Evi Widianti

“…This will assist owners of restaurants in making better design choices, which will result in more prosperous small enterprises in urban settings. …”
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Terahertz Absorption Properties of Two Solid Amino Acids and Their Aqueous Solutions by Ping Ye, Guoyang Wang, Yizhou Yang, Qinghao Meng, Jiahui Wang, Bo Su, Cunlin Zhang

“…It was also found that the terahertz technique is able to identify the solid amino acid species better, and it can also perform some species identification for liquid amino acids. …”
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Case report of gross hematuria in the nutcracker syndrome resolved by renocaval reimplantation by Banzić Igor, Fatić Nikola, Pejkić Siniša, Davidović Lazar, Sladojević Miloš, Končar Igor

“…Nutcracker syndrome is defined as a set of signs and symptoms secondary to compression of the left renal vein (LRV) in the acute anatomic angle between the aorta and its superior mesenteric branch. …”
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Results of the metallographic study of blacksmithing items from the excavations at Podgory V settlement on the Samara Bend by Kondrashin Vitaly V., Myshkin Vladimir N.

“…The materials of the 1999-2001 excavations are represented by items and sets (including burials ones) belonging to the period from the Early Iron Age to the Middle Ages. …”
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A Compact Solar Thermic Cooking Solution: Design Validation and Performance Analysis by R. Jegadeeshwaran, K. Sudhan, G. Sakthivel, D. Saravana Kumar, S. Abirami, T. Nathezhtha, Y. S. Govardhan, P. Manickavasagam

“…To address this, a novel compact solar thermic cooking device is proposed, designed specifically for domestic use in urban settings. The device utilizes a fluid-based heat transfer system, incorporating molten salt or mineral oil, and operates using four key modules: 1) a solar thermal concentrating system, 2) a thermal exchanger, 3) a heat dissipater, along 4) thermal Reservoir, utilizing a Fresnel lens-based Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technique for energy conversion. …”
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An improved multiple adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system based on genetic algorithm for energy management system of island microgrid by Yanming Cheng, Jinqi Zhang, Mahmoud Al Shurafa, Dejun Liu, Yulian Zhao, Chao Ding, Jing Niu

“…Abstract Microgrid (MG) is basically composed of different distribution generators (DGs) connected in parallel for supplying a specific set of loads managed by an Energy management system (EMS). …”
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