Climate change mitigation and adaptation through optical-wireless communication networks: applications, challenges, and opportunities by Manel Mrabet, Maha Sliti

“…The purpose of this article is to study the ways in which OWC can contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change effects within SGD 13, with a special emphasis on the challenges and opportunities related to its implementation.…”
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Climate-smart food systems: integrating adaptation and mitigation strategies for sustainable agriculture in South Africa by Rudzani V. A. Mudzielwana

“…This review examines climate-smart food systems (CSFS) as an integrated approach to enhancing agricultural resilience, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring sustainable food production.IntroductionThe agricultural sector must simultaneously adapt to shifting climatic conditions and reduce its environmental impact.MethodsThis study synthesizes current literature on adaptation strategies, such as drought-resistant crops, precision agriculture, and agroecological practices, alongside mitigation efforts, including carbon sequestration, emissions reductions in livestock, and circular food systems.ResultsFindings highlight key barriers to CSFS implementation, including financial constraints, inadequate technical support, and fragmented policies. …”
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Adaptability assessment of the Enning road heritage district in China based on GA-BP neural network by Qianwen Yu, Xinle Yang, Yifei Wu, Kailun Fang

“…Using a GA-BP neural network model, stakeholder mapping, and focus group interviews, the findings highlight two key aspects: (1) cultural significance, per capita consumption, and functional type serve as critical indicators for sustainable adaptive reuse, and (2) participatory governance and transparent decision-making are essential for effective implementation, with professional mediators and targeted support aiding conflict resolution. …”
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Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis Score: a Brazilian multicenter study for translation, cultural adaptation and validation by Ezequiel Fernandes Oliveira, Berenice Cataldo Oliveira Valério, Valéria Cavalcante, Jessica Julioti Urbano, Anderson Soares Silva, Melissa Nunes Polaro, Sergio Roberto Nacif, Claudia Santos Oliveira, Maria Bernadete Dutra Resende, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira

“…Methods The following steps were taken: (1) implementation of the translation protocol and transcultural adaptation, (2) validation of the adapted content, and (3) assessment of reliability. …”
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Accelerating Grover Adaptive Search: Qubit and Gate Count Reduction Strategies With Higher Order Formulations by Yuki Sano, Kosuke Mitarai, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Ishikawa

“…Grover adaptive search (GAS) is a quantum exhaustive search algorithm designed to solve binary optimization problems. …”
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“Erased in Translation”: Decoding Settler Colonialism Embedded in Cultural Adaptations to Family Group Conferencing (FGC) by Hung-Peng Lin, Emiko Tajima, Karina L. Walters, Marilee Sherry

“…Research findings indicate that cultural adaptation reproduces settler colonialism. To implement family engagement within a paternalistic CPS system, program implementers struggled between authoritative decision making and building meaningful state–family partnerships. …”
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A novel EWMA-based adaptive control chart for industrial application by using hastings approximation by Muhammad Atif Sarwar, Muhammad Hanif, Fahad R. Albogamy, Muhammad Nabi

“…In this study, we develop an adaptive control chart based on the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) statistic to monitor irregular variations in the mean of the Truncated Transmuted Burr-II (TTB-II) distribution, employing Hastings approximation for normalization. …”
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Enhanced State-of-Charge Balancing Control for MMC-SCES Using Centralized Controllers and Adaptive Optimization by Qiluan Yang, Huangqing Xiao, Qionghai Zhu

“…Moreover, the adaptive coefficients improved the balancing speed by approximately 15% and reduced the initial circulating current by approximately 25%.…”
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The impact of climate change on food security in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and adaptation strategies by Oussama Elkhalfi, Rachid Chaabita, Moussab Ghoujdam, Kamal Zehraoui, Hicham EL Alaoui, Ismail Belhaj

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Engineered wetlands use case for climate change adaptation of vineyards in the Rahovec wine region of Kosovo by Dustin Paul Sanchez, Vlerë Krasniqi

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Adaptive Covariance and Quaternion-Focused Hybrid Error-State EKF/UKF for Visual-Inertial Odometry by Ufuk Asil, Efendi Nasibov

“…The reliability of visual measurements is assessed via a dynamic sensor confidence score based on metrics, such as image entropy, intensity variation, motion blur, and inference quality, adapting the measurement noise covariance to ensure stable pose estimation even under challenging conditions. …”
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Enhancing GANs With MMD Neural Architecture Search, PMish Activation Function, and Adaptive Rank Decomposition by Prasanna Reddy Pulakurthi, Mahsa Mozaffari, Sohail A. Dianat, Jamison Heard, Raghuveer M. Rao, Majid Rabbani

“…This research introduces advancements in GANs by developing an improved activation function, a novel training strategy, and an adaptive rank decomposition method to compress the network. …”
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Simulation of the hydraulic system of a device with self-adaptation for power and kinematic parameters on the working body by T. A. Khinikadze, A. T. Rybak, P. I. Popikov

“…The results obtained can be used under designing adaptive systems of other technological equipment, for example, for the implementation of deep drilling in workpieces with variable properties in its depth.…”
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Introducing right turn on red for cyclists—a before-after study on behavioural adaption in Germany by Bettina Schröter, Sebastian Hantschel, Miriam Niestegge, Hagen Schüller, Regine Gerike

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Impacts of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia: a review paper by Belay Daba, Tena Regasa, Siraj Mammo

“…This was due to rain-fed agricultural activity, low adaptation capacity, less attention given to policy development/implementation, lack of awareness, lack of modern agricultural input, and lack of effective, and efficient technology, etc. …”
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Decoding Brain Signals in a Neuromorphic Framework for a Personalized Adaptive Control of Human Prosthetics by Georgi Rusev, Svetlozar Yordanov, Simona Nedelcheva, Alexander Banderov, Fabien Sauter-Starace, Petia Koprinkova-Hristova, Nikola Kasabov

“…A software system, written in Python using NEST Simulator SNN library is described. It is able to adapt continuously in real time in supervised or unsupervised mode. …”
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Development of a Smart Waste Management System for Route Optimization and Adaptive Demand Management in Dubai by H. Hassan, T. Ali, A. Tamimi

“…Preliminary results indicate that route optimization alone has achieved a reduction of 19.1% in CO₂ emissions, and further improvement is expected with full implementation of the adaptive demand management module. …”
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Sustainable environmental practices and cultural adaptation in Kampung Adat Naga: an ethnomethodological approach to landscape dynamics by Ruli As’ari, Siti Fadjarajani, Liah Badriah, Ai Siti Nurjamilah, Mohammad Zohir Bin Ahmad Shaari

“…The findings reveal that cultural adaptation in Kampung Naga, such as the implementation of agroforestry systems and traditional ceremonies, plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and environmental sustainability. …”
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Climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder livestock farmers in Namibia's Omaheke Region, Namibia by Ndjipua Avihe Tjaondjo Siririka, Vonai Charamba, Johnfisher Mupangwa, Maria N. T. Shipandeni, Absalom Kahumba

“…The study observed that the implementation of CC adaptation strategies in livestock agriculture is low, thus recommends that the improvement of adaptation techniques involving employing extension services, promotion of farmer-to-farmer extension, and utilization of various information sources of climate knowledge, such as farmers' associations and social organizations, should be the future policy priority.…”
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Domain Adaptation Across Geographic Regions Through Region-Specific Feature Learning and Distribution Matching by Takashi Horihata, Soh Yoshida, Mitsuji Muneyasu

“…Visualizations further confirm that the model attends to relevant image regions while incorporating appropriate contextual information for accurate classification when necessary. The reported implementation is available at <uri>https://github.com/meruemon/GDA</uri>…”
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