Log-Driven Behavior Discrimination of Process Robots Using Entropy Similarity by Lu Li, Huan Fang

“…It is a fact that many process robots are derived from the same base model in practical applications, and the main reasons include the inevitable and flexible adaptability of process models. …”
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Sources of Bias in Common Diagnosis of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. A. Svatkova, A. A. Sheptulin

“…We continuously sampled 80 CIBD histories (44 of ulcerative colitis, UC, and 36 of Crohn’s disease, CD) to estimate the time and nature of first complaints, primary diagnosis, time lapse between the first physician visit and diagnosis and reasons for a late diagnosis.Results. Only 63.6 % of patients with UC and 38.9 % with Crohn’s disease were correctly diagnosed during the first visit and subsequent examination. …”
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Virtual Power Plant and Multi-prosumer Hybrid Game Strategy Based on Energy Sharing by QI Lei, GAO Yang, AI Qian

“…Further，a cooperative income distribution strategy based on energy contributions is proposed to achieve a fair and reasonable distribution of income from multi-prosumer cooperation alliances. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…Effective strategies for financing catastrophic risks must be tailored to the needs and capabilities of each country. For these reasons, the paper analyses various world experiences, taking into account countries with different degrees of development and systems (Australia, Austria, the UK, the Caribbean, China, Romania, Russia, the USA, Spain, France, Turkey and Romania). …”
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PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…An empirical study was conducted based on a written survey of a sample consisting of 367 high school and university students in Bulgaria. The most important reason why Bulgarian young people shop online is the pursuit of unique products not locally available, followed by convenience and better pricing, and their favorite category of internet purchases is “Apparel and Accessories.” …”
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Analytical Equations for Predicting Effective Thermal Conductivity in Laminated Wood Composites by Harsh Pal, Sardar Malek

“…Results demonstrated the reasonable accuracy of the proposed approach in predicting the thermal conductivity of CLT panels made with different gluing methods. …”
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Knowledge of mothers regarding infant’s developmental milestones in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language and personal and social) – A cross sectional study by Pooja Thakur, Nalina Gupta

“…Background: In India, children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are being referred late. One of the possible reasons could be lack of mothers’ knowledge regarding developmental milestones. …”
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Examining the Impact of Women's Savings Groups on Socio¬economic Welfare of Families in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Namara, Brenda

“…Despite the existence of women's savings groups in the Northern division of Kabale Municipality which would help in poverty reduction and improve on socio-economic welfare of families through the provision of small loans to its members at low interest rates and saving the little they have, still, the social economic welfare of families has remained the same in the area and there seem to be no reasons for forming such savings groups. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of women's savings groups on the socioeconomic welfare of families in the Northern division of Kabale Municipality.…”
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Labour Turnover and Performance of Public Institutions in Zanzibar: A Case of Ministry of Education and Vocational Training in Zanzibar by Mbarak, Silima Khamis

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Modelling nitrogen transformation in the Lake Bunyonyi ecosystem, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…The developed model predicted reasonably well the behaviour of the lake evidenced by the validation results of observed and simulated data that showed good linear regression coefficients (R2) of organic nitrogen (0.48), ammonia–nitrogen (0.68), and nitrate–nitrogen (0.61). …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Current Concepts, Trends, and Future Directions by Patrick Wenzel, Carolin Mogler, Kıvanç Görgülü, Hana Algül

“…The hallmarks of pancreatic cancer lead to tumor aggressiveness and therapeutic resistance. For this reason, the field has been focusing on multiple dimensions to generate better therapeutic approaches, including new adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and palliative concepts to extend the survival of PC patients. …”
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On the Issue of Mobilization of Buddhist Theological School Students and Monastics for Military Rear Work during the First World War (1916–1917) (based on Materials from the State... by Bazar D. Tsybenov, Bair Ts. Gomboev

“…Some students were exempt for medical reasons, as well as workers and employees of enterprises working for national defense. …”
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Identification of natural and anthropogenic factors in the spatial pattern of Pb in the surface soil of the Nanliu River Basin by Xu Liu, Zhongfang Yang, Huading Shi, Tiansheng Wu, Tao Yu, Bo Li, Lei Wang, Yuxiang Shao, Zexin He, Minghui Xie, Chenning Deng

“…When the distance band of the Local Moran's I is set at 8000 m, the most reasonable spatial partitioning characteristics are exhibited. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of the rare plant Rosa anemoniflora by YU Qun, RUAN Shuming, SHI Qinghua, HUANG Xiaochun, ZENG Huahao, GAO Wei

“…The single pollinating insect and the susceptibility of pollination behavior to weather conditions and human interference were important reasons for the endangerment of R. anemoniflora. Releasing effective insects during the flowering period and reducing human damage were important measures for the conservation of R. anemoniflora.…”
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Pathogenesis of Functional Biliary Pain and Pharmacology of Trimebutin by E. L. Bueverova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. L. Dzhakhaya, A. V. Sedova, V. Т. Ivashkin

“…Biliary pain is one of the most frequent reasons for patients to see a doctor. The diagnosis of functional disorder of the gallbladder and Oddi's sphincter is legitimate only after the exclusion of organic causes from both the gastrointestinal tract and other organs and systems. …”
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Using Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Non-Residential Construction Projects: Motivations and Barriers for Professionals in Quebec by Baptiste Giorgio, Aline Barlet, Pierre Blanchet, Matheus R. Cabral, Cédric Perez, Adrien Gaudelas

“…A thematic analysis approach enabled a study of the motivations and barriers to adopting mass timber and the specific reasons behind them, and to determine whether respondents’ perceptions differ significantly depending on their main professional activity. …”
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Laparoscopic and open surgery with D3-lymphadenectomy in patients with left-sided colon cancer: clinical and pathological parallels by P. V. Tsarkov, I. V. Reshetov, I. A. Tulina, A. Yu. Kravchenko, D. N. Fedorov, A. V. Leontyev

“…The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic technique in treatment of left-sided colon cancer is reasonable regarding to the specimen quality. Similar clinical and pathological results suggest that there is no oncological difference between open and laparoscopic techniques with D3-lymphadenectomy for left-sided colon cancer. …”
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Optimizing the PM2.5 Tradeoffs: The Case of Taiwan by Shihping Kevin Huang, Sin-Yao Chen, Kuei-Lan Chou, Wei Chung Hsu, Kang-Hua Lai, Tung-Hung Chueh, Lopin Kuo, William Lu

“…Finally, our model indicates that the use of fossil fuel based small tracks and tractor trailers should be reduced by 80% to maintain a reasonable level of PM2.5.…”
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WAND: A multi-modal dataset integrating advanced MRI, MEG, and TMS for multi-scale brain analysis by Carolyn B. McNabb, Ian D. Driver, Vanessa Hyde, Garin Hughes, Hannah L. Chandler, Hannah Thomas, Christopher Allen, Eirini Messaritaki, Carl J. Hodgetts, Craig Hedge, Maria Engel, Sophie F. Standen, Emma L. Morgan, Elena Stylianopoulou, Svetla Manolova, Lucie Reed, Matthew Ploszajski, Mark Drakesmith, Michael Germuska, Alexander D. Shaw, Lars Mueller, Holly Rossiter, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Tom Lancaster, C. John Evans, David Owen, Gavin Perry, Slawomir Kusmia, Emily Lambe, Adam M. Partridge, Allison Cooper, Peter Hobden, Hanzhang Lu, Kim S. Graham, Andrew D. Lawrence, Richard G. Wise, James T. R. Walters, Petroc Sumner, Krish D. Singh, Derek K. Jones

“…In addition to raw data, we provide brain-extracted T1-weighted images, and quality reports for diffusion, T1- and T2-weighted structural data, and blood-oxygen level dependent functional tasks. Reasons for participant exclusion are also included. …”
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Short bowel syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment by Anna F. Sheptulina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, O. S. Shifrin

“…The aim of review was to highlight features of pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of SBS after small intestinal resection for various reasons. Localization and volume of resection, presence of the background affection of the small intestine and other abdominal organs involved in digestion process and also adaptation capacity of the remaining part of the gut fragment are the basic factors that determine severity of SBS and prognosis of patients. …”
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