An encryption algorithm for multiple medical images based on a novel chaotic system and an odd-even separation strategy by Chunyun Xu, Yubao Shang, Yongwei Yang, Chengye Zou

“…To simultaneously augment security and optimize encryption efficiency, we undertake a dual-pronged approach. Firstly, we identify the regions of interest (ROIs) within individual medical images, subsequently applying an independent scrambling technique based on an odd-even interleaving configuration. …”
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Implementing Path of Building the Strategic Fulcrum of the World Marine Talent Centers and Innovation Hubs by XU Shiyuan, MENG Rongyi, LI Yong

“…Firstly, the theoretical connotation of building this strategic fulcrum is systematically explained from three aspects: the gathering of marine talents, the source of marine innovation and the development of marine undertakings. Secondly, the significance of building this strategic fulcrum is analyzed from the perspective of the implementation of the strategy of strengthening the country with talents, the strategy of innovation-driven development and the construction of a maritime power. …”
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Smoking Avoidance, Physical Activity and Diet as Preventative Behaviours for Lung, Prostate and Colorectal Cancer - A Comparison of the Extended Parallel Process Model Groups by Katarzyna Domosławska-Żylińska, Dorota Włodarczyk

“…Belonging to the EPPM groups was mainly associated with educational level, financial situation, and self-assessed health status.ConclusionThe need to implement interventions aimed at: increase the perceived risk of smoking in the context of lung cancer incidence, increase men’s self-efficacy in smoking avoidance and reduce the level of perceived losses from undertaking a healthy diet and smoking avoidance.…”
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CONDITIONS OF TRANSACTION VALIDITY UNDER RUSSIAN AND FRENCH LAW by E. V. Vershinina, J. A. Stakheeva

“…French legislation, in particular, the French Civil Code in the Article 1108 directly specifies the following conditions of transaction (agreement) validity: the party, which undertakes its obligations, must express its consent; the parties must have the capacity to make an agreement; certain subject, which represents the obligation's content; causa of the obligation. …”
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So to Speak: A Computational and Empirical Investigation of Lexical Cohesion of Non-Literal and Literal Expressions in Text by Alexis Palmer, Caroline Sporleder, Linlin Li

“…Specifically, we look at five expressions headed by a verb which – depending on the context – can have either a literal or a non-literal meaning: bounce off the wall (“to be excited and full of nervous energy”), get one’s feet wet (“to start a new activity or job”), rock the boat (“to disturb the balance or routine of a situation”), break the ice (“to start to get to know people, to overcome initial shyness”), and play with fire (“to take part in a dangerous or risky undertaking”). We look at the problem both from an empirical and a computational perspective. …”
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Study on the Stress Relaxation Behavior of Large Diameter B-GFRP Bars Using FBG Sensing Technology by Li Guo-wei, Pei Hua-Fu, Hong Cheng-yu

“…It can be found that the test results reveal that the seamless pipe grip method can undertake 70% of ultimate tensile load of the B-GFRP bar, which can satisfy the requirement of stress relaxation of B-GFRP bar subjected to prestress. …”
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Entre a posição e as práticas: classes médias nas perspectivas de Erik Olin Wright e Pierre Bourdieu by Luís Fernando Santos Corrêa da Silva

“…It is concluded that while Wright takes interest in reshaping the theoretical grounds ofMarxism to understand the class structure in the contemporary capitalism, by problematising the middle class as a heterogeneous social layer, Bourdieu is interested in the symbolic constructions sustaining a concept ofmiddle class which undertakes strategies to diferentiate itself from popular classes by valorising scarce or found to be superfluous cultural goods by those who are close to the border of basic-needs.…”
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Investigating Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Problem Solving Strategies: Towards Developing a Framework in Teaching Stoichiometry by Allen A. Espinosa, Rebecca C. Nueva España, Arlyne C. Marasigan

“…The pre-service chemistry teachers were given four stoichiometric problems with increasing complexity and they need to write the process that they undertake to solve the problem. The study found out that the most prominent strategy among pre-service chemistry teachers is the mole method, which is algorithmic by nature. …”
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The lived experience of women studying nursing online in regional, rural and remote areas: an integrative literature review by Keden May Montgomery, Kathie Ardzejewska, Alison Casey, Rosemarie Hogan

“…This research therefore sets out to explore the question “what is known about the experiences of regional, rural and remote Australian women undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing program delivered online?”. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Democratization and Civil-Military Relations in Turkey and South Korea till early 2000s by Giray Sadık

“…In order to address this heated debate on the civil-military relations in developing countries the article undertakes to present a comparative insight on the role of the civil-military relations in socio-political and economic development by tracing the emerging motivations and balances for military’s involvement in politics. …”
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A META ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA’S POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS FALSIFICATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS by ASA PATRICK SUNDAY, ABDULMALIK JIBO, LUKA YOHANNA

“…To prevent the falsification of population census findings, recommendations include implementing biometric technology in data collection, establishing a comprehensive population registry for universal registration and updates, promoting public awareness on the significance of precise census data, enhancing the training of census personnel, conducting regular census exercises, and ensuring adequate funding for such undertakings. …”
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN POLITICAL FINANCING IN TURKEY by Mehmet Karakaş

“…Mehmet KARAKAŞ*AbstractIncreasing financial resource needs of political parties has become a pressing issue incontemporary politics, which can be attributable a number of reasons including development of sophisticated information technologies, undertaking professional assistance for public opinion surveys, the importance of visuality. …”
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Improving Quality Technological Education Using Web Systems Management Media by Hassan Bediar Hashim, Abdul Razzaq Ali Mohammad

“… The accompanying article manages the undertakings confronting the educator with current information and the arrangement of fundamental abilities, the conceivable outcomes of imaginative instructive advancements in their securing of new information, and the improvement of skill and individual characteristics. …”
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Dialetics and Structural Organization in the Ẹ̀bìbì Festival Performances of the Ẹ̀pẹ́ People in Lagos State, Nigeria by Babatunde Olanrewaju Adebua, Mobolanle Ebunoluwa Sotunsa

“…Using salient aspects of literary semiot ́ - ics, this paper explores the Èbìbì ̣ festival of the Èpẹ́ ̣ people by undertaking a literary evaluation of the structural organization, dialetics and interconnectedness of the performances. …”
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The position of two recently described endemic taxa in the system of the genus Saussurea (Asteraceae) by Daniil V. Yusupovsky, Elizaveta A. Pyak

“…This prompted us to undertake an investigation of the aforementioned species, with a view to clarifying their systematic position, based on an analysis of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2, rsp16-trnQ, ndhF-rpl32, ycf4-cemA regions and a comparative morphological analysis. …”
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Training in open access for doctoral students: results of a survey of current and recent students and supervisors by Simon Wakeling, Monique Shephard, Hamid H. R. Jamali

“…There is a need for institutions to develop further training in open access. Researchers who undertake training in report a better level of understanding of open access and place more importance on it as a factor in selecting a journal.…”
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THE SYSTEM OF ENTITIES USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD OF LIFE SAFETY: ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING by Dmytro Bondar

“…The present article undertakes a study of the system of subjects using information technologies in the field of life safety, namely administrative law and economic principles of their activities. …”
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Obstetric care under the military health system: An analysis of active-duty women’s and female spouses’ online discussions by Amanda M. Rebhi

“… This research undertakes a thematic analysis of discussion threads on social media forums to determine women’s perceptions of quality of obstetric care under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select. …”
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Strategies for sustainable development of the power sectors of Sub-Saharan African Nations by Abubakar S. Sambo, Shehu S. Mustafa, Muhammad Mamuda

“…Achieving net-zero emissions is a critical cross-sector climate-action goal, yet a complex undertaking with many significant but surmountable obstacles by switching to clean energy sources, changing the way you travel, and reducing your consumption by recycling and reusing everything. …”
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Limitations on the Detection Rate of High-Risk HPV by Hybrid Capture 2 Methodology in High Grade Intraepithelial (HSIL) or Atypical Squamous Cells-Cannot Exclude HSIL (ASC-H) Cytol... by Jean-Christophe Noël, Philippe Simon

“…However, any molecular techniques have its own limits and may give false negative results which must be clearly known before undertaking a primary HPV screening. This study aims to evaluate the performance of the high-risk HPV hybrid capture II detection kit (HCII) which is considered as a “gold standard technique” in a series of 100 women having proved both cytological lesions of atypical squamous cells-cannot exclude an HSIL (ASC-H) or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and histological lesions of CIN2+. …”
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