GREEN AND INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR GLOBALIZING CITIES by Лариса Саркісян, Марія Варламова

“…A self-sustaining innovation ecosystem that is capable of implementing the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and positively reshaping the quality of life in urban areas. …”
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Design of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Fully-Driven Multi-Fingered Dexterous Hand by Yinan Jin, Hujiang Wang, Han Ge, Guanjun Bao

“…Inspired by the anatomical structure of human tendons and muscles, numerous robotic hands powered by pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) have been created to replicate the compliant and adaptable features of biological hands. Nonetheless, PAMs have inherent nonlinear and hysteresis behaviors that create considerable challenges to achieving real-time control accuracy and stability in dexterous hands. …”
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Decoupling model descriptions from execution: a modular paradigm for extensible neurosimulation with EDEN by Sotirios Panagiotou, Rene Miedema, Dimitrios Soudris, Christos Strydis, Christos Strydis

“…Through the use of NeuroML, simulation developers can focus on high-performance execution, while model users benefit from improved portability without the need to implement custom simulation engines. Additionally, the proposed method for incorporating arbitrary simulation platforms—from model-optimized code kernels to custom hardware devices—as backends offers a more sustainable and adaptable framework for the computational-neuroscience community. …”
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The Green Deal – Dynamizer of Digitalization in Tourism: The Case of Cluj-Napoca Smart City by Popescu, D., Coroș, M.M., Pop, I., Bolog, C.

“…Targeting the hotel market of Cluj-Napoca, the article aims to analyse the activity of the hotels in terms of their adaptation to the new recommendations of the European Commission, implementing the GD, and moving to digitalization, as a new stage, for a cleaner environment. …”
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Robust Expansion Planning of Distribution Network in Presence of Electric Vehicles to Improve Economic Parameters and Reduce Energy Consumption by Mahyar Abasi, Javad Ebrahimi, Shirin Besati

“…Three scenarios were implemented to plan the growth of the network on the 18‐bus bus system. …”
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Biochar-based adsorption technologies for microplastic remediation in aquatic ecosystems by Mahmoud M. Selim, Abdelouahed Tounsi, Hassanien Gomaa, Mohamed Shenashen

“…Since microplastic (MP) particles pose serious dangers to human and environmental health by infiltrating aquatic habitats, soils, and even the food chain, MP contamination has emerged as a major environmental problem. Developing and implementing efficient sorption techniques is essential to lessening the effects of MP pollution, which is becoming more and more common. …”
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Analysis of the LARG of the hospital medical equipment supply chain using the fuzzy inference system by Ramin Pabarja, Gholamreza Jamali, Khodakaram Salimifard, Ahmad Ghorbanpur

“…The proposed model can be adapted to other industries and service sectors by adjusting the indicators and assessing data availability.…”
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Bridging the gap: psychological foundations of coach communication in grassroots football in Indonesia and Malaysia by Amin Akbar, Zulakbal Abd Karim, Fuccy Utamy Syafitri, Eko Purnomo, Firunika Intan Cahyani

“…By building positive communication, coaches and players can implement proactive strategies, such as clarifying expectations. …”
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Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of methods for ensuring the quality of service for software-defined networks of the standard 5G/IMT-2020 by Behrooz Daneshmand

“…QoS has been widely used in traditional network and can also be implemented in the 5G standard based on a software-defined network (SDN). …”
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A Microseismic Phase Picking and Polarity Determination Model Based on the Earthquake Transformer by Ling Peng, Lei Li, Xiaobao Zeng

“…Building upon the Earthquake Transformer (EQT) model, we implemented structural improvements through four distinct decoders specifically designed for three tasks of P-wave picking, S-wave picking, and P-wave first-motion polarity determination and named the model EQT-Plus (EQTP). …”
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Explainable AI and optimized solar power generation forecasting model based on environmental conditions. by Rizk M Rizk-Allah, Lobna M Abouelmagd, Ashraf Darwish, Vaclav Snasel, Aboul Ella Hassanien

“…The proposed model is implemented utilizing TensorFlow and Keras within the Google Collab environment.…”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS, INVESTMENT POLICY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA by Adeoye Amuda Afolabi, Mubaraq Sanni, Muritala Olatunji Oladele, Yusuf Alabi Olumoh, Muhammed Kamaldeen Usman

“…The study recommended that pension fund administrators in Nigeria should regularly assess and update corporate governance procedures to align with industry best practices, implement robust oversight mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability in decision-making processes, and enhance board training and development to improve the effectiveness of governance structures; and periodically review the investment policy to adapt to changing market conditions and emerging risks, diversify investment portfolios to spread risk and enhance potential returns, and utilize advanced risk management tools to identify and mitigate potential investment risks. …”
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Quantification of Soil Water Retention Capacity in the Protected Water Management Area Žitný Ostrov (Slovakia) by Zdena Krnáčová, Mária Barančoková, Martin Labuda

“…Agriculture, as a significant contributor to groundwater pollution, must adapt to climate change by implementing crop management practices that reduce agrochemical seepage and preserve water supply. …”
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A Physics-Coupled Deep Learning Framework for Hydrodynamic Diffusion Modeling in Watershed Systems: Integrating Spatiotemporal Networks and Environmental Constraints by L. Jia, N. Yen, Y. Pei

“…By incorporating convolutional neural networks for multi-scale feature extraction and implementing hard constraints to enforce physical boundary conditions, the proposed framework enhances the stability and accuracy of predictions in dynamic fluid systems. …”
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Improved Representation of Vegetation Soil Moisture Coupling Enhances Soil Moisture Data Assimilation in Water‐Limited Regimes: A Case Study Over Texas by Farhad Hassani, Yu Zhang, Sujay V. Kumar

“…To this end, two sets of climatological leaf area index (LAI) are implemented in Noah‐MP LSM over the state of Texas: (a) Noah‐MP default based on long‐term MODIS observations, (b) an alternative LAI adapted from AVHRR products. …”
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Youth patient and public involvement in health research in the Netherlands: experiences from a multi-stakeholder interview study by Femke Hilverda, Kaat Tielens, Violet Petit-Steeghs

“…Yet, difficulties in adapting to the needs of youth remain to exist due to the inflexible structure of the funded research process and limited time to explore diverse participation activities at multiple moments. …”
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A framework for utilizing unexplored game elements in designing learning systems by Sara Adel Elshorbagy, Nada Sherief, Walid Abdelmoez

“…Then to formalize the results reached from our study and provide more systematic means for software engineers to extract useful information that can inform their designs, an ontology was implemented for that purpose. Finally, an existing gamified e-learning framework was adapted to illustrate how the formed artifacts and models interrelate to realize the research aim.…”
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A Zero-Knowledge Proof-Enabled Blockchain-Based Academic Record Verification System by Juan Alamrio Berrios Moya, John Ayoade, Md Ashraf Uddin

“…By combining advanced blockchain technologies, decentralized storage, and globally unique identifiers, ZKBAR-V offers a scalable, adaptable, and robust solution for academic credential management. …”
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Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Communities and Organic Acid Content in New Zealand Lambic-Style Beers: A Climatic and Global Perspective by Aghogho Ohwofasa, Manpreet Dhami, Christopher Winefield, Stephen L. W. On

“…These findings have implications for lambic-style beer production in the context of global climate change, notably where microbial populations may lack environmental adaptation.…”
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Cost Effective Surface Disruption Detection System for Paved and Unpaved Roads by Mumbere Muyisa Forrest, Zhigang Chen, Shahzad Hassan, Ian Osolo Raymond, Karim Alinani

“…A pothole detection rate of 62% was achieved on the paved road. Furthermore, the implemented algorithm is adaptable through a number of thresholds along with the desirable surface-sensor distance, the required RSD, the sensor’s velocity, and the distance between measurements. …”
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