Agent-Oriented Software Engineering Methodologies: Analysis and Future Directions by Reem Abdalla, Alok Mishra

“…The main objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of selected AOSE methodologies and provide a proposal of a draft unified approach that drives strengths (best) of these methodologies towards advancement in this area.…”
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Los micrófonos del miedo Criminología mediática y discurso penal de marginalización by PEDRO JAVIER GRANJA, ANDREA BELÉN PALMA

“…Los medios de comunicación han tomado el macabro papel que en La Edad Media desempeñaba La plaza pública. …”
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A compliant metastructure design with reconfigurability up to six degrees of freedom by Humphrey Yang, Dinesh K. Patel, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi, Mohammad F. Islam, Teng Zhang, Lining Yao

“…A rational design pipeline informs the flexures’ topological arrangements, geometric parameters, and control signals based on targeted mobilities, enabling the creation of unitary joints with up to six degrees of freedom. …”
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Cognitive trajectories and their relationships with education and diets among older adults: a network-based 10-year cohort study by Xuchun Wang, Yuchao Qiao, Yudong Zhang, Yu Cui, Hao Ren, Chongqi Hao, Lixia Qiu

“…Furthermore, we constructed a mediation model based on categorical variables for cognitive trajectories to investigate the mediating effect of FV and plant-based diet index on education and cognitive.ResultsA total of 2,115 older adults were included in this study, revealing three distinct cognitive function trajectories. …”
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The Problem of Environmental Security of Russia by O. I. Bashlakova

“…The article clarifies the definition of environmental safety, identifies the place and role of environmental safety in the country's national security, discusses some of the issues of the environmental security in a state in today's ecological crisis, offers a mechanism to ensure environmental safety, reflects the need for a change in the perspective of decision-makers and different groups of citizens with the instruments of ecologically-oriented policy. …”
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USING BUSINESS LEADERSHIP MODELS TO ANALYSE LEADERSHIP STANCES IN A DEVELOPMENTAL ORGANISATION IN THE CAPE FLATS by R. Tucker

“… This practical theological multidisciplinary research investigates the leadership stances in a Christian developmental organisation operating in gangster-ridden communities in the Cape Flats within the Cape Town conurbation. In this article “stance” is used as a technical term referring to certain well-defined aspects of a leader’s outlook and approach. …”
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A numerical framework for simulating fluid-structure interaction phenomena by A. De Rosis, S. de Miranda, C. Burrafato, F. Ubertini

“…In this paper, a numerical tool able to solve fluid-structure interaction problems is proposed. …”
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Pediatric Functional Constipation: A New Challenge by Samina Khan Bashir, Muhammad Bashir Khan

“…Multiple complex pathophysiological mechanisms have been linked to childhood constipation, in which stool-withholding behavior is the most common factor. Toilet training along with osmotic laxative use is currently the common therapy for childhood constipation. …”
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Improving Physical Fitness Assessment through Movement Tests: Overcoming Implementation Challenges in General Educational Schools by Yurij Vaskov

“…Keywords were used for the search in accordance with the topic of the study. A total of 27 sources were selected for analysis. …”
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İSTANBUL SMMM ODASINDA KAYITLI MUHASEBE MESLEK MENSUPLARINA VERİLEN DİSİPLİN CEZALARININ SUÇ DAĞILIMI VE ANALİZİ: 2008-2015 - THE ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF DISCIPLINE PUNISHMEN... by Vedat Ekergil

“…., ve 9. maddelerin bentler bazındadağılımı gerçekleştirilmektedir. 2008-2015 döneminde İstanbul’a ilişkin toplam223 disiplin cezası Resmi Gazetede yayımlanmasına rağmen, İstanbul SMMM Odasıaynı dönemde 1016 disiplin dosyası incelemiştir. …”
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Del barrio a la fábrica : El proceso de repolitización fabril en la Argentina reciente by Paula Varela

“…The phrase « from the factory to the neighborhood » was the expression that became popular in Argentina the process of loss of centrality of the union struggle and the simultaneous emergence of the unemployed movement in the 90. Today, the social scenario in the country seems to refute that statement. …”
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Tumor Budding, uPA, and PAI-1 in Colorectal Cancer: Update of a Prospective Study by Bruno Märkl, Jochen Hardt, Simon Franz, Tina Schaller, Gerhard Schenkirsch, Bernadette Kriening, Reinhard Hoffmann, Stefan Rüth

“…PAI-1 showed a trend towards reduced cancer specific survival in PAI-1 high-grade cases (68 versus 83 months; P=0.091). …”
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Proportional Fair Power Allocation for Secondary Transmitters in the TV White Space by Konstantinos Koufos, Riku Jäntti

“…When the number of secondary transmitters is high, the computational complexity of the proposed algorithm becomes high too. We show how the algorithm could be modified to reduce its computational complexity at the cost of negligible performance loss. …”
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Study on Weakening Model of Bearing Capacity of Rock-socketed Pile under Periodic Saturated Water and Drainage in Three Gorges Reservoir Area by LIU Mingwei, WANG Gaolin, ABI Erdi, LIU Geng, GUAN Yingjun

“…The strength deterioration rate of rocks with high initial compressive strength is slower, but the total deterioration degree is higher. A normalized model of sand and mudstone with periodic saturated water and drainage is established, which indicates that rock with different strength has consistent attenuation law under the action of saturated water and drainage. …”
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Parametric and non-parametric data-driven analytics for socioeconomic challenges in a contemporary world by Thyago C. C. Nepomuceno

“…In this editorial, I share some perspectives on exploring the application of non-parametric and parametric data-driven analytics methodologies (Data Envelopment Analysis and Econometric Models) as powerful tools for understanding and resolving multifaceted issues that impact societies globally, and what I believe to be the future of these methods. …”
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Thrombocytopenia Rates In Newborns Diagnosed With Gram-Negative Sepsis. Insights From NICU Experimental Based Study by Sobia Shahalam, Madiha Iqbal, Sara Hassan, Shazia Rizwan, Rizwan Waseem, Rabeya Rehman

“… Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of thrombocytopenia observed in neonates admitted to the hospital with sepsis. Methods: A total of 103 patients, including both males and females with ages below 28 days, who were admitted to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) with gram-negative sepsis were enrolled in this study. …”
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Impact of academic cheating and perceived online learning effectiveness on academic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic among Pakistani students by Aamir Abbas Malik, Mehdi Hassan, Muhammad Rizwan, Iqra Mushtaque, Tauqeer Ahmed Lak, Mussarat Hussain

“…Convenience sampling was used to collect the data. The study included a total sample of N = 8,590 students, with males (n = 3,270, 38%) and females (n = 5,320, 61%) participating. …”
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Effect of EGCG–Methacrylate-Functionalized Resin Infiltrant on White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Karin Landmayer, Bruna de Oliveira Iatarola, Talita Portela Pereira, Raquel Shimizu Mori, Alyssa Teixeira Obeid, Mariele Vertuan, Daniela Alvim Chrisostomo, Ana Carolina Magalhães, Lulwah Alreshaid, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, Anuradha Prakki, Luciana Fávaro Francisconi-dos-Rios

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Optimization problems in liquefied natural gas transport and storage for multimodal transport companies by Hongyu Zhang, Yiwei Wu, Lu Zhen, Yong Jin, Shuaian Wang

“…Therefore, this study formulates a nonlinear mixed-integer programming model for a multimodal transport and storage problem to optimize LNG carrier allocation, LNG storage planning, and LNG transport planning, aiming to minimize the total cost of multimodal transport, minus the rewards offered by ports. …”
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Seasonal changes in the fatty acid profile of Cystoseira crinita Duby, 1830, distributed on the Sinop Peninsula Coast of the Black Sea by Melek Ersoy Karaçuha, Gökhan Yıldız, Ali Karaçuha

“…In this study, the PUFA/SFA ratio of C. crinita was determined to change between 1.01% - 1.21% from winter to summer. In addition, the total -6/-3 PUFA ratio was found to be greater than 1 and ranged from 1.61 (winter) to 2.07 (summer). …”
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