Assessing the adoption and impact of climate-smart agricultural practices on smallholder maize farmers’ livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Minentle L. Mnukwa, Lelethu Mdoda, Maxwell Mudhara

“…This systematic review analysed 50 peer-reviewed studies (2003–2023) using a three-stage screening process across EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was employed for quality assessment of the selected studies. …”
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Ancillary Asset Data Management in State Departments of Transportation: Enhancing Current Trends in Data Collection, Management, and Utilization by A. Khoshkenar, H. Nassereddine, B. Ramadan, R. Catchings, G. Dadi

“…The research examines how state DoTs collect, manage, and utilize data for 38 different ancillary asset classes which reveals quite significant variations in data collection methods, frequency, repository management, and updating processes across different asset types and state DoTs. …”
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Challenges of Healthcare Systems in Saudi Arabia to Delivering Vision 2030: An Empirical Study From Healthcare Workers Perspectives by Al-Anezi FM

“…Unlike previous research, which has primarily focused on policy and structural reforms, this study provides empirical insights from healthcare workers, offering a frontline perspective on the barriers to effective healthcare transformation.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 383 healthcare professionals from public and private hospitals. …”
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Research on Spatial Morphological Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Industrial Heritage: A Case Study of Nine Industrial Heritages in Guizhou Province by Boyang Zhang, Jinyu Fan, Zongsheng Huang

“…To elucidate the spatial morphological characteristics and the underlying influencing factors of industrial heritage within karst regions, this study employs methods such as the interstice index, fractal dimension analysis, and spatial syntax. …”
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Matrilineal Tradition in the Framework of Contemporary Islamic Family Law: An Analysis of Same-Clan Marriage Prohibition in West Sumatra by Krismono Krismono, Muhammad Lutfi, Karimuddin

“…Findings – This prohibition optimizes the functional aspects of the Minangkabau matrilineal order and promotes social adaptation, integration and goal achievement. Using the frame of contemporary Islamic family law studies, the prohibition is in line with maqāṣid sharī'ah by ensuring lineage integrity and social harmony through customary norms ('urf). …”
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Secure internet of medical things based electronic health records scheme in trust decentralized loop federated learning consensus blockchain by Megha Kuliha, Sunita Verma

“…To overcome these issues and establish a decentralized solution, the integration of blockchain and federated learning proves effective, offering enhanced security and privacy for smart healthcare. …”
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Forecasting Day-Ahead Electricity Demand in Australia Using a CNN-LSTM Model with an Attention Mechanism by Laial Alsmadi, Gang Lei, Li Li

“…Despite advancements in various prediction models, existing approaches often struggle to capture the complex, nonlinear relationships between temperature variations and electricity consumption. To address this issue, this paper introduces a novel hybrid deep learning model that integrates Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks with an attention mechanism designed to forecast day-ahead electricity demand in Australia. …”
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Construction and Application of Monitoring System for Green Tarpaulin Cover Net in Mega Cities by Yang SUN, Dawei GAO, Haoye JIANG, Wanguang DU

“…This mode can not only optimize the performance of the model, but also promotes seamless integration between the model and actual operations, making monitoring work more efficient and flexible.ResultsThis research constructs a complete working system of “establishment − implementation − verification − monitoring”. …”
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Time series analysis of energy usage patterns by Tanzania large power users by Diana Rwegasira, Edward Ngailo, Elimboto Yohana, Noel Masasi

“…Our study introduces robust methods to handle missing data, a prevalent issue in Tanzania smart meter datasets due to power interruptions, ensuring robust energy consumption analysis. …”
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Incorporation of Histogram Intersection and Semantic Information into Non-Negative Local Laplacian Sparse Coding for Image Classification by Ying Shi, Yuan Wan, Xinjian Wang, Huanhuan Li

“…This method integrates Non-negativity and Locality into Laplacian Sparse Coding (NLLSC) optimisation, enhancing coding stability and ensuring that similar features are encoded into similar codewords. …”
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Stackelberg Game Based on Trajectory Prediction for Lane Change in Mixed Traffic by Baichuan Shi, Li Zhai, Chang Liu

“…Simulations demonstrate 60% reduction in heading angle variation and 67.59% decrease in yaw rate compared to non-game strategies, confirming enhanced safety, comfort, and efficiency of the proposed method.…”
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Modeling Purposes of Public Transportation Trips for Human Need-Responsive Urban Mobility Efficiency by Lan Zhang, Kaijian Liu

“…The proposed method integrates 1) the gravity model for modeling spatial trip purpose distributions and 2) a temporal variation model for modeling temporal trip purpose distributions to enable station-level, hourly PT trip purpose modeling and inference. …”
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Robust parameter design for constrained randomization lifetime improvement experiments by Shanshan Lv, Yichen Zhao, Sen Li, Guodong Wang, Xueqing Wang

“…Traditional reliability improvement methods primarily focus on maximizing product lifetime, often overlooking the variation in product lifetime. …”
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Optimized Controller Design Using Hybrid Real-Time Model Identification with LSTM-Based Adaptive Control by Yeon-Jeong Park, Joon-Ho Cho

“…This method compensates for the delay time of the SOPTD model while minimizing the Integral Time Absolute Error performance index. …”
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Robust Feature Matching of Multi-Illumination Lunar Orbiter Images Based on Crater Neighborhood Structure by Bin Xie, Bin Liu, Kaichang Di, Wai-Chung Liu, Yuke Kou, Yutong Jia, Yifan Zhang

“…The method integrates deep-learning based crater detection, Crater Neighborhood Structure features (CNSFs) construction, CNSF similarity-based matching, and outlier removal. …”
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行星齿轮传动单侧板转臂的有限元分析 by 袁齐, 王勇

“…One-sided plate pivoted arm in closed planetary gear transmission is normally integral.A method of processing the planetary gear shaft and the plate respectively and joining them in the way of interference fit to form a separated one-sided plate pivoted arm is studied.So that integral one-sided plate pivoted arms can be replaced and the manufacturability can also become easy.The structural analysis of assembled separated one-sided plate pivoted arm is conducted using finite element analysis software ANSYS considering the interference fit and the load on planetary gear shaft.The deformation and variation rule of stress as well as its distribution are revealed when the separated pivoted arm is joined with different magnitude of interference.As a result the optimum interference fit is obtained.The method of optimizing design of pivoted arm is feasible and the application effect is good.…”
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Plant Leaf Recognition using OSSGabor filter and Vision Transformer by Thuy Phuong Khuat, Trang Van, Hoang Thien Van

“…This study presents a novel approach to plant leaf recognition by integrating the Vision Transformer (ViT) model with the OSSGabor filter, termed the OGViT method. …”
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Optimizing Radiation Dose in High-Resolution Chest CT: The Impact of Patient-Specific Factors and Size-Specific Dose Estimates by Mohamed Abuzaid

“…<b>Methods</b>: This retrospective cohort study analyzed HRCT scans from 1970 adult patients conducted between September 2022 and February 2024. …”
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Between Convention and Innovation: The Regional Diversity of Gender-Appropriate Language in Job Advertisements for Technician, Educator, IT and Nursing Professions by Філіпп Штанг, Штефані Шольц, Крістіан Вінклер, Сандра Рейманн

“…This study investigates the integration of gender-sensitive language in German job advertisements, focusing on trans* inclusion. …”
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Enhancing Microgrid Protection Through Adaptive Decentralized Relay Coordination: A Solution to Blinding and Sympathetic Tripping by Sujatha Balasubramanian, J. Preetha Roselyn, Prabha Sundaravadivel

“…Integrating Distributed Energy Resources into microgrids modifies the network&#x2019;s system parameters and causes it to exhibit behaviour, particularly during fault conditions. …”
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