Intratentacular budding and zooid-dynamics in two coral genera by Matan Yuval, Amit Peleg, Elvan Ceyhan, Dan Tchernov, Yossi Loya, Avi Bar-Massada, Tali Treibitz

“…Despite the fact that they are the building blocks of coral colonies and by extension, of coral reefs, the role that zooids play in determining coral colony structure and growth has remained severely overlooked in ecological research. The patterns of addition of zooids (budding mechanics) determine much of the colony’s shape and function. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES IN CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES: A CASE STUDY OF SLOVAKIA AND UKRAINE by Nataliia Parkhomenko, Lucia Vilčeková, Peter Štarchoň

“…This paper is based on the hypothesis that, for effective competition, enterprises in the confectionery industry must continuously monitor the business environment and implement strategic measures in a timely manner. …”
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A novel device-free Wi-Fi indoor localization using a convolutional neural network based on residual attention by Mashael Maashi, Alanoud Al Mazroa, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi, Asma Alshuhail, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, Ahmed S. Salama

“…The findings illuminate perspectives and realistic interpretations of the residual attention-based CNN (RACNN) in device-free Wi-Fi indoor localization using channel state information (CSI) fingerprinting. In addition, we study how the precision change of different inertial dimension units may negatively influence the tracking performance, and we implement a solution to the problem of exactness variance. …”
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Assessing Self‐medication Practices Among Healthcare Providers With Migraine in Saudi Arabia by Bandar Nasser Aljafen, Jodi Mohamad Alkahwaji, Sarah Amin Alamoudi, Shaimaa Tawfik Jamous, Sara Mohammed Almesfer, Aljohrah Sultan Alanazi, Fatima Yahya Al‐Aidaros

“…Additional studies are required to identify other contributing factors or unintended complications associated with SM among healthcare professionals.…”
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AI-enhanced automation of building energy optimization using a hybrid stacked model and genetic algorithms: Experiments with seven machine learning techniques and a deep neural net... by Mohammad H. Mehraban, Samad ME Sepasgozar, Alireza Ghomimoghadam, Behrouz Zafari

“…Energy efficiency is a key concern of architectural design since real estate consumers demand lower energy costs. In addition, Governments are increasingly committed to prioritizing energy efficiency initiatives and implementing energy measures to address climate change and its impacts. …”
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Telenursing as an Effective Ally for Improving Patient Outcomes in Diabetes? An Umbrella Review by Marika Lo Monaco, Arianna Profeta, Salvatore Corrao

“…Given these findings, healthcare providers and policymakers should implement telenursing programs to enhance patient care and system efficiency. …”
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Comparison of smoking behaviors and associated factors between HIV-infected and uninfected men in Guilin, China: a case–control study by Yong Yu, Yong Yu, Fuqun Xiao, Fuqun Xiao, Mengqiu Xia, Liman Huang, Xiaohu Liu, Wenyu Tang, Xue Gong

“…Furthermore, multiple demographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors were associated with smoking, indicating the need to develop and implement comprehensive smoking cessation prevention and intervention programs.…”
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Opportunities for the Transformation and Development of Power Plants Under Water Stress Conditions: Example of Adamów Power Plant by Tomasz Kałuża, Jolanta Kanclerz, Mateusz Hämmerling, Ewelina Janicka-Kubiak, Stanisław Zaborowski

“…The analysed data made it possible to develop hydrological scenarios that take the future reduction in water stress into account by implementing plans to restore the former hydrographic system in the region. …”
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POTA: A Pipelined Oblivious Transfer Acceleration Architecture for Secure Multi-Party Computation by Li Xiaolin, Yan Wei, Liu Hongwei, Zhang Yong, Hao Qinfen, Liu Yong, Sun Ninghui

“…Furthermore, we design a modular multiplication module over a finite field to generate the more complex correlations required by MPC protocols. Finally, we implement a POTA prototype on Xilinx VCU129 FPGAs. …”
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Image-based honey bee larval viral and bacterial diagnosis using machine learning by Duan C. Copeland, Brendon M. Mott, Oliver L. Kortenkamp, Robert J. Erickson, Nathan O. Allen, Kirk E. Anderson

“…Implementing AI-based diagnostic tools can reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatments and help maintain the microbiome integrity critical to colony health. …”
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Exploring Dynamic Mechanisms of Spatial Production and Transformational Development in Urban Villages: A Case Study of Gaopu Village in Xiamen City, China by Xiao Ming, Yin Chenyu, Li Xueping, Yang Sisheng

“…The government has implemented multidimensional measures such as policy guidance, environmental remediation, and industrial upgrading, which have achieved certain results in addressing urban villages. …”
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Winglet Design for Class I Mini UAV—Aerodynamic and Performance Optimization by Eleftherios Nikolaou, Eleftherios Karatzas, Spyridon Kilimtzidis, Vassilis Kostopoulos

“…This study outlines an optimization procedure for implementing winglets on a Class I fixed-wing mini-UAV to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and performance. …”
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A nomogram based on peripheral blood count between 12 and 18 weeks of gestation for predicting early-onset pre-eclampsia in pregnant women: a retrospective case–control study by Shu-Hang Xu, Meng-Ni Wang, Miao-Miao Wang, Ying-Sha Yao, Meng-Yan Lin, Bao-Hua Li

“…Several studies have examined predictive factors and models to identify individuals at risk for early-onset pre-eclampsia. However, implementing these methods often requires additional tests and increases the financial burden on pregnant women. …”
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Co-developing a theory of change for a personalised multimodal cancer prehabilitation programme in South Wales by Jack Walklett, Alex Christensen, Charlotte N. B. Grey, Rachael C. Barlow, Rhiannon McDonald, Alisha R. Davies, Esther Mugweni

“…After the workshop, stakeholders had three additional opportunities to refine and validate a final working version of the ToC. …”
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EcoTaskSched: a hybrid machine learning approach for energy-efficient task scheduling in IoT-based fog-cloud environments by Asfandyar Khan, Faizan Ullah, Dilawar Shah, Muhammad Haris Khan, Shujaat Ali, Muhammad Tahir

“…A real fog-cloud environment is implemented using the COSCO framework for the simulation setup together with four physical nodes from the Azure B2s plan to test the proposed model. …”
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Pemanfaatan Youtube Bantul TV sebagai media penyebaran informasi Pemerintah Kabupaten Bantul by Nova Nur Ahmad Fauzi, Benni Setiawan

“…The use of YouTube as a medium for disseminating information from the Bantul Regency Government is due to changes in audiences turning to social media, in addition to directives from leaders to utilize new media. …”
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Failure control of large-scale exposed tunnels under the combined effects of excavation damage and dynamic disturbance at a depth of 1240 m by Mingwei Jiang, Yuntao Liang, Kaitai Xiao, Wenbin Feng, Ju Ma, Ting Ren, Enyuan Wang, Zheng Jian, Chao Peng

“…Practical applications demonstrate that implementing this strategy reduces the deformation of the surrounding rock by 42.47% to 51.07%, significantly improving the tunnel’s stability.…”
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PERMAINAN TRADISONAL LOJO (PALEJO) DARI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA DAN PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER KERJA KERAS PADA PESERTA DIDIK SD/MI DI INDONESIA by Anis Fuadah Z, Nidha Yulianti

“…This is because children at that age need to provide guidance on appropriate game for their development. In addition, age of elementary school students is age of personality formation, so it is very important to implement character. …”
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Consequences of loneliness/isolation and visitation restrictions on the mood of long-term care residents without severe dementia pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19: a scoping review by John P Hirdes, Carrie McAiney, George A Heckman, Reem T Mulla, Brittany Kroetsch

“…However, some studies reported no significant adverse effects or even a decrease in depression symptoms during COVID-19 restrictions, possibly due to implemented strategies to maintain social engagement.Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on LTC homes, influencing the physical and mental well-being of residents. …”
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LEGAL REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS: EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS by GRISHISHISHEN K.V., OGANOVA N.V.

“…In this regard, it is appropriate to refer to the relevant experience of individual States in which various legislative initiatives and normative decisions are being implemented that create legal conditions for the effective functioning of electronic payment systems. …”
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