Extraction of the essential elements for urban systems modelling – A word-to-vector approach by Tatenda Hatidani Katsumbe, Arnesh Telukdarie, Megashnee Munsamy, Christian Tshukudu

“…The limiting constraint is, although there is widely available information on cities in research databases, the ability to use this literature for a quantitative model has not been proven, presenting a research gap. This approach results in significant complexities. …”
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Flexible photodetector with fast response based on bioplastic semiconductor as ZnO/NiO heterojunction by Posak Tippo, Arisara Panthawan, Manikandan Maruthappan, Stefan Ručman, Nidchamon Jumrus, Ekkapong Kantarak, Pisith Singjai, Wiradej Thongsuwan, Orawan Wiranwetchayan, Winai Thongpan, Tewasin Kumpika, Wattikon Sroila

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) and nickel oxide (NiO) heterojunctions have been widely studied and applied in various applications due to their electrical properties and wide band gap. However, the conventional deposition process of ZnO/NiO heterojunction is complex, requiring high temperatures and a vacuum. …”
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Research on Urban Heritage Values based on the UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Approach by Huang Huang

“…As far as a historic city is concerned, a city is a dynamic complex which consists of many different interrelated and interactive elements. …”
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Artificial intelligence of things for sustainable smart city brain and digital twin systems: Pioneering Environmental synergies between real-time management and predictive planning by Simon Elias Bibri, Jeffrey Huang

“…This fragmentation limits the ability of urban systems to respond both adaptively and proactively to the complex, interrelated challenges of environmental sustainability. …”
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People with dementia and informal caregivers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention: a qualitative study using Normalization... by Frida Svedin, Oscar Blomberg, Anders Brantnell, Paul Farrand, Louise von Essen, Anna Cristina Åberg, Joanne Woodford

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Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy-driven chemometric modeling for predicting key quality traits in lablab bean (Lablab purpureus L.) Germplasm by Simardeep Kaur, Naseeb Singh, Ernieca L. Nongbri, Mithra T, Veerendra Kumar Verma, Amit Kumar, Tanay Joshi, Jai Chand Rana, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Amritbir Riar

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SODU2-NET: a novel deep learning-based approach for salient object detection utilizing U-NET by Hyder Abbas, Shen Bing Ren, Muhammad Asim, Syeda Iqra Hassan, Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif

“…This model addresses a gap in previous work that focused primarily on complex backgrounds by employing a densely supervised encoder-decoder network. …”
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Unravelling genetic diversity in pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica) genotypes from India’s Eastern plateau and hill region: Insights from morphological and molecular markers by Ankit Kumar Sinha, P. Bhavana, A.K. Singh, J.K. Ranjan, H. Choudhary, G.P. Mishra, K. Thamilarsi, Paresh Chaukhande, Reshma Shinde, Prakash Kumar, Jitendra Rajak, Sajiya Ekbal

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Analyzing the impact of holistic building design on the process of lifecycle management of building structures by Ahsan Waqar, Khaled A Alrasheed, Abdul Mateen Khan, Hamad Almujibah, Omrane Benjeddou

“…This approach was selected for its ability to explore complex relationships between variables and constructs. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review on System Dynamics by Justin Hoffmann, Christopher Mai, Bo Hu, Ricardo Buettner

“…System Dynamics is a methodology for modeling and simulating dynamically complex systems, which are characterized by feedback loops, nonlinearity, and time delays. …”
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Energy required to cut the soil with No.4 circumferential knives of the large rotor of the straight-through rotary ripper by V. A. Nikolaiev

“…To solve the problem of the fast and high-quality road construction, when economic facilities and settlements are located at a considerable distance from each other, cannot be solved without the use of a complex of continuous units. The continuous ditch forming unit and the tunneling unit contain straight-through rotary rippers. …”
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Modeling Customer Purchase Behavior in the Insurance Industry Using System Dynamics by Shabnam Jalalat, Kambiz Shahroodi, Mehdi Fadaei, Mahdi Homayounfar

“…The first scenario showed that of continuing the current conditions would lead to an increase in the gap between life insurance expenses and revenue. …”
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Learn by distance: advice for choosing an effective and inclusive e- Learning platform by Dario Ianes, Leonardo Venturoso

“…Moreover, many families were not technologically and economically prepared for this situation due to inadequate internet connection, equipment and related tools (Beaunoyer E. 2020, Van Lancker, W. 2020). In this complex scenario, children and adolescents with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have suffered the most and the already existing gap with their schoolmates has widened further (Asbury, K. 2020). …”
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Stacking Order-Dependent Electronic and Optical Properties of h-BP/Borophosphene Van Der Waals Heterostructures by Kejing Ren, Quan Zhang, Shengli Zhang, Yang Zhang

“…Due to the regular atomic arrangement and enhanced interlayer dipole interactions, the B-B stacking bilayer opens a relatively large band gap of 0.157 eV, while the moire-II bilayer exhibits a very small band gap of 0.045 eV because of its irregular atom arrangements. …”
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Immersive Technologies as a Modern Educational Strategy for Training Future Specialists by Л. Попова

“…Furthermore, they offer personalized learning experiences, promote collaboration, and bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. …”
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Enhancing clinical practice through action research: fostering a person-centred culture in healthcare by Elizabeth Rosted, Elizabeth Rosted, Helle Gert Christensen, Tina Lanther, Brendan McCormack, Mette Kjerholt

“…IntroductionDespite the growing recognition of person-centred practice in political declarations, strategic visions, and healthcare policies, a significant gap remains between the theoretical underpinnings of person-centred practice and its practical application in clinical settings. …”
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Unraveling the Scientific Landscape of Osteoarthritis: Dynamics of Publications over Five Decades by Roxana Maria Sanziana Pavel, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Ada Radu, Bogdan Uivaraseanu, Gabriela Bungau, Delia Mirela Tit, Delia Carmen Nistor Cseppento, Paul Andrei Negru

“…Osteoarthritis is a disabling condition with highly complex overall management and persistent shortcomings, contributing significantly to the global disease burden. …”
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The Impact of Visual Elements of Packaging Design on Purchase Intention: Brand Experience as a Mediator in the Tea Bag Product Category by Chang Liu, Mat Redhuan Samsudin, Yuwen Zou

“…This study addresses this gap by employing innovative orthogonal experiments to examine the complex relationship between the visual elements of packaging design and purchase intention for low-involvement products, integrating both design and marketing perspectives. …”
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The syntactic features and emotional impact of Xitsonga interjections by Respect Mlambo, Madala C. Hlungwani

“…This article aims to close this gap by exploring these aspects. Employing a qualitative approach, the data were collected through corpus-based methods by extracting relevant words, phrases and sentences featuring interjections from published Xitsonga drama texts. …”
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Cytoplasmic connexin43-microtubule interactions promote glioblastoma stem-like cell maintenance and tumorigenicity by James W. Smyth, Sujuan Guo, Lata Chaunsali, Laurie O’Rourke, Jacob Dahlka, Stacie Deaver, Michael Lunski, Elmar Nurmemmedov, Harald Sontheimer, Zhi Sheng, Robert G. Gourdie, Samy Lamouille

“…We hypothesize that non-junctional Cx43/microtubule complexing is critical for GSC maintenance and survival and sought to specifically disrupt this interaction while maintaining other Cx43 functions, such as gap junction formation. …”
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