The commercial dynamics of direct-to-consumer genome testing and law enforcement cooperation by Silje Bakken, Mareile Kaufmann

“…Second, it gives an overview of data collected by the companies and distinct approaches to cooperation with law enforcement. Third, based on the above several developments are discussed that become more entrenched in law enforcement: the dynamics of data accumulation, sharing policies as marketing strategies, and the rise of genetic surveillance capitalism. …”
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Towards an Integrated Performance Management and Measurement System for healthcare organisations: a case study in Montreal [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with rese... by Neila El Asli, Tasseda Boukherroub, Anes Ben Fradj, Claude Olivier

“…Second, the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) method is used to identify the main aspects of the performance management system to be improved. Third, based on the scientific literature and SWOT analysis, BSC principles are integrated to this performance management system to better align the organisation’s performance objectives and indicators with its strategy. …”
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Theory Analysis and Experiment Research of the Leg Mechanism for the Human-Carrying Walking Chair Robot by Lingfeng Sang, Hongbo Wang, Shuaishuai Wang, Na Chen, Yuehua Wen

“…Second, the forward position, inverse position, and velocity of leg mechanism are studied. Third, based on the kinematics analysis and the structural constraints, the reachable workspace of 2-UPS+UP parallel mechanism is solved, and then the optimal motion workspace is searched in the reachable workspace by choosing the condition number as the evaluation index. …”
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Disentangling Contact Location for Stretchable Tactile Sensors from Soft Waveguide Ultrasonic Scatter Signals by Zhiheng Li, Yuan Lin, Peter B. Shull, Hongliang Ren

“…Second, a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) is utilized to extract these features separately and concentrate them together. Third, based on the outputs of the CNN, a multilayer perception regression model is applied to acquire the force contact location. …”
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The Complexity of Technological Innovation Decision-Making in Emerging Industries by Wenjing Li, Xue Guo, Dan Cao

“…Second, the inhibition effect on the output of substantive innovations is more pronounced than that on the output of strategic innovations. Third, based on the analysis of enterprise heterogeneity in different dimensions, we show that this inhibition has a selective effect among different industries. …”
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Nonlinear Stochastic Analysis of Footbridge Lateral Vibration Based on Probability Density Evolution Method by Zheng Yang, Buyu Jia, Quansheng Yan, Xiaolin Yu, Yinghao Zhao

“…Second, the randomness of both structural parameters and pedestrian lateral excitation could be taken into consideration by the proposed method. Third, based on the probability results with rich information, the serviceability, dynamic reliability, and random stability analyses are realized in a convenient manner.…”
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Hypothetic Model of Learning Facilitation Based on Students' Problems and Expectations in Quick Completion of Study on Time by Asep Saepudin, Iip Saripah, Viena Rusmiati Hasanah, Ani Rindiani, Faridah Hanim Yahya

“…Second, student affairs problems consist of relatively diverse academic and non-academic problems, including student expectations of lecturers and study program services. Third, based on students' problems and expectations, a learning facilitation service model is needed. …”
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Unravelling human-centric tensions towards Industry 5.0: Literature review, resolution strategies and research agenda by Diego A. de J. Pacheco, Bartosz Iwaszczenko

“…The identified tensions are categorized into learning, organizing, belonging, performing and their interrelationships, according to the paradox theory. Third, based on the literature findings, the study develops a novel framework with resolution strategies to address these tensions. …”
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Cleft palate repair and variations by Karoon Agrawal

“…One is for hard palate repair, second for soft palate repair and the third based on the surgical schedule. Hard palate repair techniques are Veau-Wardill-Kilner V-Y, von Langenbeck, two-flap, Aleveolar extension palatoplasty, vomer flap, raw area free palatoplasty etc. …”
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Cleft palate repair and variations by Agrawal Karoon

“…One is for hard palate repair, second for soft palate repair and the third based on the surgical schedule. Hard palate repair techniques are Veau-Wardill-Kilner V-Y, von Langenbeck, two-flap, Aleveolar extension palatoplasty, vomer flap, raw area free palatoplasty etc. …”
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Singular-Value-Based Cluster Number Detection Method by Yating Li, Jianghui Cai, Haifeng Yang, Jie Wang, Chenhui Shi, Bo Liang, Xujun Zhao, Yaling Xun

“…Second, core data are selected by the DPC algorithm with a modified density formula to better capture the data distribution. Third, based on the selected core data, a sparse similarity matrix is constructed to further highlight the relationships between data and enhance the distribution of data features. …”
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Comparison of Deep Learning Techniques for RF-Based Human Posture Detection Systems by Eugene Casmin, Miriam Rodrigues, Americo Alves, Rodolfo Oliveira

“…To this effect, we propose four different solutions: one based on traditional signal processing (SP) techniques, where the detection is centred around a correlation of prior classification masks; a second based on a hybrid SP and deep learning (DL) technique, where the DL model is trained with supervised data gathered at a single distance to the target; a third based on a hybrid SP and DL technique trained with data gathered at multiple distances to the target; and a fourth that uses variational auto-encoder (VAE) for feature generation. …”
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Optical Quasiperiodic Oscillations with 550 Day Periodicity in the Reverberation-mapped Broad Line Quasar PG 1411+442 by Xue-Guang Zhang

“…Second, the stable 550 day optical QPOs can be reconfirmed with confidence levels higher than 5 σ by the generalized Lomb–Scargle periodogram, the sine-like phase-folded light curves, and the weighted wavelet z -transform technique determined power maps. Third, based on simulated light curves by the continuous autoregressive process, a confidence level higher than 3.5 σ can be confirmed for the optical QPOs not related to intrinsic active galactic nucleus (AGN) variability. …”
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An improved dung beetle optimizer based on Padé approximation strategy for global optimization and feature selection by Tianbao Liu, Lingling Yang, Yue Li, Xiwen Qin

“…This strategy effectively improved the algorithm's ability to jump out of the local optimal and explore potential candidate solutions. Third, based on Padé approximation technology and the novel adaptive evolutionary boundary constraint method, an innovative approximation strategy was proposed. …”
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Establishment of Hairy Root Transformation System for Evaluating Stress-Tolerant Gene in Jojoba by Bojing Li, Yan Wang, Wenguo Ma, Jie Bing, Yijun Zhou, Yuke Gen, Fei Gao

“…The following best transformation conditions were determined, <i>A. rhizogenes</i> K599, light during co-cultivation, an infection time of 10 min, and bacterial suspension OD₆₀₀ = 0.6, under which the transformation rate could reach 27%. Third, based on the “soaking co-cultivation method”, a new method called the “wrapping co-cultivation method” was developed, which does not require tissue cultures and can induce transgenic hairy roots of jojoba in two months. …”
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A Joint Optimization Method for Power and Array of Multi-Point Sources System by Zhihao Cai, Shiqi Xing, Xinyuan Su, Junpeng Wang, Weize Meng, Ziwen Xiao

“…Second, by introducing the angle factor, the jamming power and equivalent radiation center distribution area are combined to construct the joint optimization model of jamming power and array in omnidirectional and non-omnidirectional situations. Third, based on the non-dominated sorting whale optimization algorithm (NSWOA), an adaptive inertia weight based on the cosine function and logistic chaotic map is introduced to obtain the optimal arrangement. …”
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Impacts of an Oral Appliance on Snoring in Adults with Varying Degrees of Snoring Severity: A Preliminary Study by Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Jui-Kun Chiang, Yen-Chang Lin, Hsueh-Hsin Kao, Yee-Hsin Kao

“…The individuals who belonged to the lower two-thirds based on the baseline snoring rate were classified as the L group. …”
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A Novel Forest Dynamic Growth Visualization Method by Incorporating Spatial Structural Parameters Based on Convolutional Neural Network by Linlong Wang, Huaiqing Zhang, Kexin Lei, Tingdong Yang, Jing Zhang, Zeyu Cui, Rurao Fu, Hongyan Yu, Baowei Zhao, Xianyin Wang

“…The results show that: first, spatial structural parameters C and U have a certain contribution to the forest growth, and C and U can explain 21.5&#x0025;, 15.2&#x0025;, and 9.3&#x0025; of the variance in DBH, H, and CW growth models, respectively; second, CNN model outperformed machine learning algorithms SVR, MARS, Cubist, RF, and XGBoost in terms of prediction performance; third, based on FDGVM-CNN-SSP, we simulated Chinese fir plantations at individual tree level and stand level from 2018 to 2022 and found that DBH and H&#x0027;s fitting performance in measured and predicted data was highly consistent with <italic>R</italic>² and root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 86.8&#x0025;, 2.06 cm in DBH and 79.2&#x0025;, 1.11 m in H, but CW&#x0027;s <italic>R</italic>² and RMSE of 72.2&#x0025;, 0.65 m caused crowding (C) inconsistency.…”
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Peran Gembala Sidang Dalam Mengajar Dan Memotivasi Untuk Melayani Terhadap Pertumbuhan Rohani Pemuda by Talizaro Tafonao

“…Second, Based on correlation analysis results (r) Spearmen model, then obtained correlation analysis results that there is a correlation between the influence of the role of pastor in teaching with spiritual growth of GKII Shalom Kalasan youth by 0.619. Third, Based on correlation analysis result (r) Spearmen model, then obtained correlation analysis result that there is correlation between influence of role of pastor in teaching and motivating youth to serve with spiritual growth of GKII Shalom Kalasan youth equal to 0,526. …”
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An Out Space Accelerating Algorithm for Generalized Affine Multiplicative Programs Problem by Lei Cai, Shuai Tang, Jingben Yin, Zhisong Hou, Hongwei Jiao

“…Secondly, by utilizing new linear relaxation technique, we establish the linear relaxation programs problem of the equivalent problem. Thirdly, based on the out space partition and the linear relaxation programs problem, we construct an out space branch-and-bound algorithm. …”
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