Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Gut Microbiota: Target for Modulation of Gut-Liver-Adipose Tissue Axis in Ethanol-Induced Liver Disease by Dhara Patel, Dixa Sharma, Palash Mandal

“…The gut microbiota produces various compounds that play an important role in regulating healthy functions of distal organs such as the adipose tissue and liver. …”
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Creating Dynamic Maps of Noise Threat Using PL-Grid Infrastructure by Maciej SZCZODRAK, Józef KOTUS, Bożena KOSTEK, Andrzej CZYŻEWSKI

“…The paper presents functionality and operation results of a system for creating dynamic maps of acoustic noise employing the PL-Grid infrastructure extended with a distributed sensor network. …”
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INTERNET OF THINGS FOR ROBOTIC PROJECTS by Igor Nevliudov, Oleksandr Tsymbal, Artem Bronnikov, Olexandr Mordyk

“…The goal of the work is to integrate IOT technology with models and decision-making methods in order to create an adaptive control system for flexible robotic production. …”
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Application of the New Mapping Method to Complex Three Coupled Maccari’s System Possessing M-Fractional Derivative by Jan Martinovic, Aziz Ur Rehman, Muhammad Bilal Riaz

“…The derived solutions in the form of hyperbolic and trigonometric functions. Our study elucidates a variety of soliton solutions such as periodic, singular, dark, kink, bright, dark-bright solitons solutions. …”
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Validation of an Eye-Tracking Algorithm Based on Smartphone Videos: A Pilot Study by Wanzi Su, Damon Hoad, Leandro Pecchia, Davide Piaggio

“…<b>Methods:</b> The investigation primarily focused on comparing two algorithms, which were named CHT_TM and CHT_ACM, abbreviated from the core functions: Circular Hough Transform (CHT), Active Contour Models (ACMs), and Template Matching (TM). …”
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Comparison of age-related decline in C57BL/6J and CB6F1J male mice. by Gerald Yu Liao, Christina Pettan-Brewer, Warren Ladiges

“…Analysis of cardiac functions revealed differences between strains, with worsening left ventricular hypertrophy and structural heart abnormalities with age in CB6F1J mice along with higher blood pressure than C57BL/6J. …”
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A computational approach and software package RNAexploreR for grouping RNA molecules of human genes by exon features by M. M. Yatskou, V. V. Skakun, V. V. Grinev

“…The proposed algorithms and software can be used to study the organization and functioning of both aberrant and normal human genes.…”
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Contingent Convertible Bonds as an Alternative to Strengthen Banks' Ability in Financing a Real Economy by Jolanta Zombirt

“…A particular attention has been paid to various models of CoCos. My findings confirm that there are still unidentified threats connected with CoCos that could jeopardize future proper functioning of a financial system and then – a real economy. …”
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Uncertainty Quantification of Herschel–Bulkley Fluids in Rectangular Ducts Due to Stochastic Parameters and Boundary Conditions by Osama Hussein Galal, Eman Alruwaili

“…Using the stochastic finite difference with homogeneous chaos (SFDHC) method, we produce probability density functions (PDFs) of fluid velocity with exceptional computational efficiency (243 times faster), matching the accuracy of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). …”
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Regulatory Impact Assessment in Post-Soviet Countries: Results, Problems and Prospects by I.  D. Turgel, A.  Zh. Panzabekova

“…The research analyzes the methodological framework of the regulatory impact assessment and models of the organization of monitoring and quality control of regulatory impact assessment in the countries from the analyzed set. …”
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Ammonia Emissions from Swiss Agriculture and their Effects on Atmospheric Chemistry and Ecosystems by Christof Ammann, Alex Valach

“…Once deposited into an ecosystem, NH3 leads to eutrophication and acidification of water and soils, which change the plant community composition and microbial functioning, especially in N-sensitive ecosystems. Although NH3 can also cause direct toxicity to plants, assessments of ecosystem impacts are generally collated using the critical load approach, which includes the input of all N compounds. …”
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THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by R. Valentini

“…The current vulnerability of climate system largely depends on a delicate balance between greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities, a policy aimed at mitigating these harmful effects and the natural dynamics of the functioning of terrestrial and ocean systems. This, in turn, depends on the number of sources of greenhouse gases that affect climate. …”
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Seasonal Early Warning of Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms on Farmed Shellfish in Coastal Waters of Scotland by O. Stoner, T. Economou, A. R. Brown

“…Accounting for these environmental drivers and their interactions in statistical models allows for the development of HAB early warning systems. …”
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Empirical evidence of students' systems thinking skills in ESD-oriented: A Rasch analysis approach by Ikmanisa Khairati, L. Lufri, Muhyiatul Fadilah

“…Data were analyzed using Rasch modeling in Winsteps, focusing on student ability levels, item validity, reliability, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF). …”
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Assessing the Transparency and Compliance of Procurement Processes in Kitwe City Council: A Study of Goods and Services by Clifford Sikanyiti, Kelvin Chibomba

“…There is a need to review the structural and operational frameworks governing Kitwe City Council procurement process, tighten procurement staff training, strengthen legislative oversight and public audit functions, loose areas in procurement frameworks, institute transparency. …”
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Non-Profiled Partial Nibble Recovery on Power Attack Resilient Adiabatic PRESENT Block Cipher Through AI Vulnerability Assessment by Anjana Jyothi Banu, A. A.

“…Specifically, Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) models are employed to target the round structure of the PRESENT lightweight block cipher. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of future hydrology in the Pearl River Basin: Controls of climate change and land surface by Ying Zhang, Jianping Gan

“…Study focus: The hydrological cycle is anticipated to undergo systematic alterations due to climate change, impacting future water resources and ecosystem functions. Driven by an optimized subset of General Circulation Models through a comprehensive framework of multi-level calibrations, we employed a well-validated Soil and Water Assessment Tool to predict streamflow and investigate the underlying dynamics in the basin. …”
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Knowledge-Based Expert System for Orthopedic Injury Management With Integrated Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Simulation Therapy by Haneen Banjar, Shahad Almalki, Lama Almehmadi, Amjad Alshahrani, Ali Chaudhary, Reda Ghoname

“…Static and dynamic testing demonstrated consistent functionality, and initial usability assessment indicated high user satisfaction (average SUS score: 85.3/100). …”
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A tool for assessing alignment of biomedical data repositories with open, FAIR, citation and trustworthy principles. by Fiona Murphy, Michael Bar-Sinai, Maryann E Martone

“…Multiple groups have produced recommendations for functions that biomedical repositories should support, with many using requirements of the FAIR data principles as guidelines. …”
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