Power beacon-assisted energy harvesting symbiotic radio networks: Outage performance. by Tran Cong Hung, Bui Vu Minh, Tan N Nguyen, Miroslav Voznak

“…In particular, the limited energy primary IoT source communicates with its destination by first harvesting energy from a dedicated power beacon and then performing information exchange, while the backscatter device communicates by exploiting the available radio frequency emitted by the primary IoT source. …”
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IoT-Based Library Automation & Monitoring system: Developing an Implementation framework by Majid Bayani, Alberto Segura, Marjorie Alvarado, Mayra Loaiza

“…Currently, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and related topics such as Internet of Things (IoT) have an essential influence on all elements of human life. …”
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BANDITRY AND GENDER-BASED VOLIENCE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA by Simon Nankap KUMS, Cornelius Ishaya KWEDE

“…Books, periodicals, newspapers, online information, and reports were frequently used. The paper posits that the presence of high level of unemployment with the attendant poverty, weak security system, grossly ungoverned spaces, porosity of Nigeria’s borders, and arms proliferations, among many, are the driving factors quickening banditry in the Northwest region of Nigeria. …”
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A mild and scalable one-pot synthesis of N-substituted 2-aminobenzimidazoles via visible light mediated cyclodesulfurization by Tanawat Rerkrachaneekorn, Rose Malina Annuur, Soraya Pornsuwan, Mongkol Sukwattanasinitt, Sumrit Wacharasindhu

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THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION TOWARDS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN BANKING SECTOR by Betül AKAN, Funda ER ÜLKER, Agah Sinan ÜNSAR

“…If the employees are well-informed about the organizational change process, and if their opinions are asked regarding the decisions to be taken in explanation of the change process, the employees would adopt the change process and it would help breaking their resistance to change. …”
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APPLICATION OF DIBR AND MAIRCA METHODS IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Radojko Lukić

“…This was influenced by adequate management of the analyzed statistical variables (gross domestic product, inflation, agriculture, industry, export, import, capital, income, taxes, time required to start business – days, and domestic loans provided by the financial sector). …”
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Appraisal of Impact and Utilization of Woman Empowerment Programmes on Poverty Alleviation in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria by NNANA OKOI OFEM, NGOZI CHRISTIANA NWADIKE

“…Findings indicate that while some programs have positively impacted income generation and living standards, significant challenges persist. …”
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Utilization of Elastomeric Materials in the Conditions of Experimental Production by Oleksandr Dobrodomov, Yurii Tkachov

“…Despite its advantages, at the early stages of innovative projects, particularly in the field of mechanical engineering, costs associated with increased fixed assets are practically unacceptable due to the lack of financial resources. …”
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APPLICATION OF DIBR AND MAIRCA METHODS IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Radojko Lukić

“…This was influenced by adequate management of the analyzed statistical variables (gross domestic product, inflation, agriculture, industry, export, import, capital, income, taxes, time required to start business – days, and domestic loans provided by the financial sector). …”
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Leveraging multiplexed metasurfaces for multi-task learning with all-optical diffractive processors by Behroozinia Sahar, Gu Qing

“…Diffractive Neural Networks (DNNs) leverage the power of light to enhance computational performance in machine learning, offering a pathway to high-speed, low-energy, and large-scale neural information processing. However, most existing DNN architectures are optimized for single tasks and thus lack the flexibility required for the simultaneous execution of multiple tasks within a unified artificial intelligence platform. …”
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Mobile ad-hoc networks: MANET by Mikarić Bratislav, Spalević Petar, Jakšić Branimir

“…As modern man is becoming increasingly accustomed to the availability of the 'network' (the Internet), where he can find almost every necessary information, he is increasingly integrating in his life, for example, if one wants to quickly find out where one can buy a book of a particular author, or on a specific topic, which pharmacies are open, how to find the street etc. …”
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Force analysis of slope reinforced by Frame-Anchor-Support-Structure based on improved horizontal slice method. by Guang-Wen Fang, Fei Guo, An-Ping Huang

“…The study results are informative for calculating and analyzing the forces on the slope reinforced by FASS.…”
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SET ESG ratings and firm value: The new sustainability performance assessment tool in Thailand. by Mongkhol Moolkham

“…Specifically, a single strong endorsement markedly enhances firm value, whereas evaluations from two to three third parties may introduce confusion, leading to increased information asymmetry. This finding challenges the assumption that multiple endorsements always translate to greater value, emphasizing the need for firms to strategically select their evaluators to optimize market perceptions. …”
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RETRACTED: Robot Path Planning Method Based on Indoor Spacetime Grid Model by Huangchuang Zhang, Qingjun Zhuang, Ge Li

“…Therefore, in view of the current pain points of robots and complex time-varying indoor environments, this paper proposes an indoor spacetime grid model based on the three-dimensional division framework of the Earth space and innovatively integrates time division on the basis of space division. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…The paper adopts face-to-face interview as an instrument of data collection to get opinion of some expertise on gender and international law with a triangulation of secondary sources of information. The paper adopts interrogative technique of qualitative data analysis and argued that International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Right; and the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms Discrimination Against Women are legal instruments of international law against discrimination of women in labour relations. …”
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PROCESSOS E TRANSFORMAÇÕES NO CAMPO RELIGIOSO NO BRASIL E NA ARGENTINA: leituras pós-coloniais. by Amurabi Pereia de Oliveira, Matilde Eugenia Viglianchino

“…Neste marco, primeiro de modo mais sutil e, logo depois, com mais força, começaram a desenvolver o que para alguns investigadores constituem os novos enfoques para abordar o estudo dos fenômenos religiosos, marcados principalmente pelo deslocamento do sagrado para a esfera subjetiva dos sujeitos, por uma busca pelo aperfeiçoamento do self, que se toma a marca do movimento difuso conhecido como Nova Era, no qual elementos religiosos e não religiosos são utilizados performaticamente e metaforicamente visando um objetivo determinado, determinado inclusive temporalmente. …”
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Multilingualism in Lithuanian Children’s Folklore by Anglickienė Laimutė, Macijauskaitė-Bonda Jurgita

“…Since the last decades of the 20th century, due to changes in lifestyle influenced by factors such as globalization, intense migration, development of social media, and information technologies, manifestations of multilingualism and multiculturalism have become even more noticeable and, in consequence, are becoming an important feature of contemporary folkloric creation. …”
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Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in Brazil: a review by Luis Otavio Caboclo

“…Super-refractory SE is defined when seizures persist despite continuous infusion of IVADs or recur after these drugs are tapered. …”
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The influence of infantile cues on motivated perception of threats among caregivers by Emma Murrugarra, Michael H. Goldstein

“…Here we review evidence that the task of providing care to children shapes how adults process information about threat, such as attention towards potential threat cues, perception of the social and physical world, and judgment of risk under uncertainty. …”
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