Entropy-extreme concept of data gaps filling in a small-sized collection by Viacheslav Kovtun, Krzysztof Grochla, Mohammed Al-Maitah, Saad Aldosary, Oleksii Kozachko

“…Filling gaps in output data is implemented using entropy-extreme estimation of probability density functions for parameters of the model and errors of measurement. …”
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Iedereen aan boord? Een besluitvormingsondersteunend instrument voor de Brusselse Noord-Zuid spoorverbinding by Geert te Boveldt, Cathy Macharis

“…For want of an overarching authority, multiple actors with different functions or powers have to make and implement a concerted decision. …”
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Perception of some intonational deviations in melodies by J. FYK

“…Raw material from the research is presented in the form of psychometric functions. Tolerance zones of intonational deviations have been determined. …”
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Crisis Strategy of Credit Organization in Context of Ensuring Economic Security: Theoretical Aspect by L. N. Orlova, V. O. Odintsov

“…That is why work and efficiency of commercial bank functioning attract attention both on the part of the public and on the part of state finance regulators. …”
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Loopback Interconnect Datacenter Optical Network by GAO Yifeng, MENG Ershuai, DAI Xuanchen, LIU Ning, LI Yongcheng, WANG Fuhan, HAO Xiangyong, SHEN Gangxiang

“…By developing the new functions of diagnostic ports of a wavelength selective switch, LIDON boasts several features, such as high path diversity and robust tolerance. …”
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The Arab Spring Impact on Kuwaiti “Exceptionalism” by Fatiha Dazi‑Heni

“…In 2014, the Al Ṣabāḥ dynasty faces the daunting task of putting an end to its internal rivalries and of finding a new equilibrium to govern the country.…”
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Grid-Based Hole Recovery Mechanism Using Virtual Force in Hybrid WSNs by Kuo-Feng Huang, Shih-Jung Wu

“…Sensor nodes are typically empowered with scarce energy resources and limited computing functionality in wireless sensor networks. However, nonuniform random deployment, depletion, and failure of sensor nodes will lead to generating coverage hole in the entire network. …”
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Graph-based representations of clarification strategies supporting automatic dialogue management by Valentina Russo, Azzurra Mancini, Marco Grazioso, Martina Di Bratto

“…This paper aims at presenting a dialogue-oriented approach to the construction of a graph knowledge base (KB) supporting task-oriented human-machine interactions. In particular, we focus on different pragmatic scenarios, facing the Common Ground issue and arguing that knowledge bases (in the form of graphs) are needed to make a clarification and recover pieces of information when inconsistencies occur during the communicative exchange.The main contributions of this work are: 1) a flexible dialog system architecture designed to be plugged into existing service infrastructures, 2) a graph-based knowledge representation protocol to manage both dialog domain and dialog management, 3) a detailed investigation of clarification requests forms with respect to their functions. …”
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How limited cognitive resources impact the attentional effects of self-talk: An eye-tracking study in dart. by Lu Geng, Rong Zou, Jinkun Li, Lin Yu, Xiaobin Hong

“…The results indicated that, as predicted, participants in the self-talk group showed enhanced attention functions and more stable motor performance compared to the control group participants, which supports the attentional effect of self-talk. …”
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Requirements to the library collection quality in culturological studies of the Russian library researchers by O. N. Moreva

“…The analysis of scientific publications shows that requirements to the library collection are derived from its culture-saving, classifying, modeling, communicative-educational and culture-creating functions, as well as its protective role in the society. …”
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Biomedical Imaging Modality Classification Using Combined Visual Features and Textual Terms by Xian-Hua Han, Yen-Wei Chen

“…We describe an approach for the automatic modality classification in medical image retrieval task of the 2010 CLEF cross-language image retrieval campaign (ImageCLEF). …”
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Training in Group Decision Making in Situational Training Centers by Mitin A.I.

“…Emphasizes the importance of workplaces as a Central element for the functioning of TSCs; in this case, the workplace is treated as an element of the educational environment in relation to two related subject areas – social management and education. …”
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Deficits, needs, solution attempts and transfer formats for implementing a “Soil Biodiversity Awareness” in Germany by Willi Xylander, Frank Glante

“…In the German media, there is some lack of awareness of the importance of soil organisms for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, too. It is the task of professional scientists and educational institutions to sensitise society as a whole to these issues. …”
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Can Two Human Intelligences (HIs or <em>Noes</em>) and Two Artificial Intelligences (AIs) Get Involved in Interlinguistic Communication? – A Transdisciplinary Quest by Ekaterini Nikolarea

“…Finally, the objective of this study is twofold: (1) to wish for a collection of articles written about how language functions in bilingual and multilingual environments as well as in international conferences and (2) to motivate scientists from different fields to learn/know how nous (human brain and mind) operates in interlinguistic situations in general and scientific interlinguistic situations in particular (e.g. …”
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All aboard? A decision-making instrument for the future of the Brussels North-South railway connection by Geert te Boveldt, Cathy Macharis

“…For want of an overarching authority, multiple actors with different functions or powers have to make and implement a concerted decision. …”
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Patterns of economically safe restructuring of Russian industry by I. V. Matskulyak, N. V. Sanin

“…The purpose of the article is to propose the main patterns of restructuring (structural changes) of the Russian industrial economy. The task of the study is to reveal the essence and substantiation of each of the formulated patterns. …”
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Building a Collaborative Editorial Workbench for Legal Texts with Complex Structures by Nils Geißler, Daniela Schulz

“…It introduces the reasons for selecting WordPress as the project’s CMS, the workflows established (including a sophisticated XSL-scripting pipeline), as well as three plug-ins created to integrate certain functionalities. The Cap-X2WP plug-in facilitates XSL transformations of XML files to HTML directly within the WordPress framework. …”
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Tout le monde à bord ? Un instrument d’aide à la décision pour le futur de la Jonction ferroviaire Nord-Midi à Bruxelles by Geert te Boveldt, Cathy Macharis

“…For want of an overarching authority, multiple actors with different functions or powers have to make and implement a concerted decision. …”
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Septic Systems and Springs Water Quality: An Overview for Florida by Mary Lusk, Andrea Albertin, Whitney Elmore, William Lester, James Moll

“… Wastewater carries pathogens, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and trace organic chemicals that may be harmful to human health and ecosystem functioning. Thus, proper treatment of wastewater is crucial. …”
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Importance of Human Faecal Biobanking: From Collection to Storage by Lewandowska Izabela, Grzech Katarzyna, Krzysztoń-Russjan Jolanta

“…In recent years, there has been a particular increase in the number of studies related to the gut microbiome and the importance of its impact on the functioning human body. The review includes research on faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), microbiome analysis, ‘-omics’ research, cancer and parasites. …”
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