Social Aspects of Democratic Safeguards in Privacy Rights: A Qualitative Study of the European Union and China by Polonca Kovač, Grega Rudolf

“…The authors conclude that authorities must actively guarantee the rights related to privacy and personal data protection, or else effective governance will lead to a surveillance society and erosion of individuals’ freedom as a valuable civilizational asset. Academic contribution to the field: The research contributes to administrative science by addressing one of the key concepts of modern public governance, namely the collision between the principles of effectiveness and transparency on the one hand and privacy on the other. …”
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Letter and Person Recognition in Freeform Air-Writing Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Huseyin Kunt, Zeki Yetgin, Furkan Gozukara, Turgay Celik

“…The free-form air-writing indicates the user freedom to select any letter with any size (varying from a quarter to the full size of an A4 page) to write on the air. …”
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A predefined-time radial basis function (RBF) neural network tracking control method considering actuator faults for a new type of spraying robot by J. Zhao, J. Zhao, Y. Li, Y. Li, Y. Li, B. Pei, Z. Yu, Z. Dong

“…<p>A small-range fine-spraying collaborative robot (SFSC) for vehicle surface repair has been designed, which has 4 degrees of freedom. Conventional control methods, such as sliding mode control (SMC) have difficulty meeting the accuracy requirements when the end of the attitude adjustment robotic arm control is spraying. …”
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A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions by Hao Yang, Zhe Tao, Jian Yang, Wenpeng Ma, Haoyu Zhang, Min Xu, Ming Wu, Shuaishuai Sun, Hu Jin, Weihua Li, Liu Wang, Shiwu Zhang

“…Abstract A human hand has 23-degree-of-freedom (DOF) dexterity for managing activities of daily living (ADLs). …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…For patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B dissection, an elevated postoperative systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) was an independent risk factor for aorta-related complications, graft failure, and significantly inferior freedom from aortic-related mortality. A combination of elevated preoperative and postoperative SII values was again predictive of in-hospital adverse outcomes and follow-up complications, including endoleaks, branch artery stenosis, distal aortic expansion, aortic rupture, and death (p = 0.0016). …”
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Submicron quantum dot light-emitting diodes enabled by pixelated topological meta-mirror by Ye Taikang, Tian Dadi, Wu Dan, Sun Xiao Wei, Wang Kai

“…The pixelated topological meta-mirror is introduced with a sufficient design freedom. A powerful light manipulation capability is offered by the topological meta-mirror even with limited period number, which enables the construction of RGB meta-cavities. …”
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Characterization of phenolic compounds and evaluation of anti-diabetic potential in Cannabis sativa L. seeds: In vivo, in vitro, and in silico studies by El-Mernissi Rafik, El Menyiy Naoual, Metouekel Amira, Zouhri Aziz, El-Mernissi Yahya, Siddique Farhan, Nadeem Sumaira, Amhamdi Hassan, Abboussi Oualid, Alsahli Abdulaziz Abdullah, Bourhia Mohammed, Dauelbait Musaab, Shazly Gamal A., Hajji Lhoussain

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Clinical efficacy of various resuscitation fluids in the management of sepsis in postoperative surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review and meta‑analysis by Yongjie Wang, Kewu Chen, Xiaolu Li, Jianing Guan

“…We found that Ringer’s lactate solution was more effective than saline in reducing mortality (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.41–0.7; χ2= 3.47; degree of freedom [df] = 6; Z = 4.6; I2 = 0%; P <⁠0.001) and improving hemodynamic parameters (OR, 2.64; 95% CI, 2.45–2.86; χ2 = 48.36; df = 6; Z = 24.84; I2 = 18%; P <⁠0.001). …”
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Electronic nudge tool technology used in the critical care and peri-anaesthetic setting: a scoping review protocol by Frank Kee, Martin Dempster, Bronagh Blackwood, Lisa McIlmurray, Lynne Lohfeld, Murali Shyamsundar, Charles Gillan, Rachael Hagan

“…Using computer-generated algorithms with evidence-based rule sets, they alert clinicians to events that require attention. eCDS tools generating alerts using nudge principles present clinicians with evidence-based clinical treatment options to guide clinician behaviour without restricting freedom of choice. Although eCDS tools have shown beneficial outcomes, challenges exist with regard to their acceptability most likely related to implementation. …”
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Selected issues on theory and methodology of the underground press by Wanda Krystyna Roman

“…It came into existence under specific socio-political conditions and had to fulfill specific aims. The freedom of expression it offered was a counterbalance to the official newspapers. …”
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Echinococcosis of dogs in the North Caucasian Subjects (infrastructural, epizootological and sanitary-hygienic analysis) by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, S. A. Aigubova, N. Kh. Gyulakhmedova

“…The issues of soil contamination with Echinococcus granulosus eggs are understudied that’s why the objective of the research was to study canine echinococcosis which poses a threat to animal and human disease freedom in the North Caucasian countries. Helminthological tests of the guardian dog feces were performed in seven North Caucasian Subjects: the Stavropol Krai, the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Republic of North Ossetia −Alania, Republic of Ingushetia, the Chechen Republic, and the Republic of Dagestan. …”
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Criminological analysis of the state and particularities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in Ukraine under conditions of armed aggression by Yu. B. Danylchenko

“…In situations of armed conflict, these determinants are shaped by the urgency of leaving vehicles unattended, prioritising saving lives and health, personal freedom when there is a risk of combat exposure, and the occupation of territory. …”
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Scalable temporal multiplexing of telecom photons via thin-film lithium niobate photonics by Çağın Ekici, Yonghe Yu, Jeremy C. Adcock, Alif Laila Muthali, Mujtaba Zahidy, Heyun Tan, Zhongjin Lin, Hao Li, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Xinlun Cai, Yunhong Ding

“…A promising approach to overcome this challenge is to employ active multiplexing—repeating a nondeterministic photon pair generation process across orthogonal degrees of freedom and exploiting heralding to actively route the heralded photon to the desired single output mode via feedforward. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Results Positive deviants got vaccinated because they perceived COVID-19 as a threat, wanted to protect (vulnerable) others, or wanted to regain their freedom. Negative deviants did not get vaccinated because they did not perceive the vaccine as appropriate, the disease not as a threat, for religious reasons, or did not trust the authorities. …”
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Economic Background of Undergraduate Students and their Academic Performance at Kabale University. by Kyarikunda, Miria

“…Data interpretation was done using frequencies, percentages and the Chi square at 2 degrees of freedom. The ndings showed that parental level of education greatly a ects the students' aca- demic performance.The ndings indicate that there is no signi cant in uence of parental level of education on student's academic performance.The ndings indicate that there is no signi cant in uence of parents' occupation level and the students' academic perfor- mance. …”
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Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control-Based Voltage Controller for Buck and Boost DC/DC Converters in DC Distribution Grids by Asimenia Korompili, Oemer Ekin, Marija Stevic, Veit Hagenmeyer, Antonello Monti

“…This provides more degrees-of-freedom in the design of the voltage controller, beyond the design of the common L-ADRC formulation based on the bandwidth of the linear extended state observer and the scaling factor of a proportional error feedback controller. …”
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P. TILLICHO ONTOLOGIJA IR I. KANTO TRANSCENDENTALINĖ FILOSOFIJA by Mindaugas Briedis

“…According to Kant our ideas of God, freedom, and immortality inevitably arise in the human mind as a result of our attempts to unify and systematize our empirical knowledge. …”
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Effects of Polymorphisms in Myc-Related Genes on Bleeding Complications in Patients with Stable Warfarin Responses by Jeong Yee, Woorim Kim, Byung Chul Chang, Jee Eun Chung, Kyung Eun Lee, Hye Sun Gwak

“…The AUROC value was 0.761 (95% CI 0.659-0.863, p<0.001), and the Hosmer–Lemeshow test showed that the fitness of the multivariate analysis model was satisfactory (χ2=0.846; 3 degrees of freedom; p=0.838). Conclusions. Bleeding complications during warfarin therapy were associated with 8q24 polymorphisms and atrial fibrillation in patients with mechanical heart valves.…”
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Adaptation of an additively manufactured reactor concept for catalytic methanation with in-situ tar co-reforming of biogenic syngas by Jakob Müller, Alexander Feldner, Simon Markthaler, Peter Treiber, Jürgen Karl

“…As part of the Horizon Europe project CarbonNeutralLNG, we propose a 3D-printed methanation reactor, which makes use of the freedom in design gained by the additive manufacturing process in order to adapt the reactor design for the in-situ co-reforming of tars. …”
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POTENTIAL OF THE KANTIAN NOTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE by Z. Kieliszek

“…The reflections above suffice to assert that the Kantian understanding of social justice primarily involves the following observations: 1. under a relevant contract, interested parties institute a public authority, i.e. a republican state (at the level of citizen-to-citizen relations) or a federal institution endowed with judicial or executive powers (in the international arena); 2. the institution of public authority (a republican state, a federal court or government) remains fair (impartial) in dealings with the governed; 3. the public authority has the right to intervene only in the circumstances of threat to the external freedom, equality and independence of the governed individuals; 4. the public authority is responsible only for guaranteeing just relations between individuals and the enforcement of their contracts. …”
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