Optimizing concrete crack detection an echo state network approach with improved fish migration optimization by Zhichun Fang, Xiuhong Wang, Jiaojiao Gao, Behrooz Eskandarpour

“…However, there are many models available for concrete crack detection, an efficient approach is needed because the existing methods often have flaws like overfitting, high computational complexity, and noise sensitivity, which can lead to accurate crack detection and classification. …”
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Optimal Locating of prisons from the perspective of Passive Defense principles and criteria (Case Study: City of Dogonbadan) by Mostafa Mirabadi, Hosein Nazari, Sadegh Besharatifar

“…In this research 14 criteria have been used to locate ideal zones for prison establishment. …”
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Formation and Promotion of the Territory Brand as an Instrument of Its Development on the Example of the Arkhangelsk Oblast by Kristina V. Zavetskas, Marina V. Minina

“…To overcome these contradictions, it is necessary to form a holistic image or brand of the territory aimed at the most complete and effective use of the resource potential. …”
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Is humanity undergoing a transition to reproductive specialization? Insights on the evolution of modern societies to superorganisms by Edwin F. Herrera-Paz

“…A METI typically involves a population composed of independent units evolving to form a new unit of a higher level of complexity, as for instance, the emergence of multicellular organisms from unicellular organisms, or the evolution of superorganisms, such as beehives. …”
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Planning for quality and sustainable sanitation infrastructure post-apartheid South Africa: insights from Cosmo City by Mthabisi V. Mathonsi, Thulisile N. Mphambukeli, Andisa A. Mufungizi

“…These issues have highlighted a lasting impact on social wellbeing, the environment, health, and implementation. …”
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Theoretical studies results for a mathematical model of a road roller turn by M. N. Artemenko, P. A. Korchagin, I. A. Teterina

“…At the heart of the creation and improvement of robotic road construction machines and complexes are mathematical modelling methods, the use of which is justified both in the development of the machines themselves and mathematical models that describe the turning processes and determine the movement of the machine along a given trajectory.The method of research. …”
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Diving inside holographic metals by Javier Carballo, Ayan K. Patra, Juan F. Pedraza

“…Previous studies have suggested that this collapse hinders direct probing of the singularity. …”
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Evaluation methods of mechanical properties for low-k dielectrics by I. S. Ovchinnikov

“…The review analyzes the degree of sample preparation complexity for the measurements by these methods and describes what methods of measurement are destructive for the samples. …”
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Drivers of Merger and Acquisition Activities in Vietnam: Insights from Targets’ Perspectives and Deal Characteristics by Khoa Bui, Tu Le, Thanh Ngo

“…By understanding these implications, firms can better navigate the complexities of M&A transactions, enhancing their decision-making processes and ultimately contributing to improved shareholder value.…”
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Once Again about Women's Burials with Jewelry Tools from the Muroma Burial Grounds in the Lower Oka Region by Olga V. Zelentsova

“…The presence of coins in the burials, acting as a means of payment, as well as finding weighing tools in the foundry complexes suggest that foundries at that time were involved in commodity relations. …”
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Cultural recycling of the Soviet in internet memes: semiotic linguistic interpretation by T. V. Marchenko

“…The analysis of cultural recycling of the cultural and historical heritage of the Soviet era and its use in Internet memes revealed several spheres / form elements / objects that have the highest frequency of actualization: 1) fonts, inscriptions, posters; 2) artifacts of music legacy; 3) gluttony precedents (“the taste of childhood”); 4) movies and cartoons; 5) everyday life artifacts. …”
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Colorimetric and Photobiological Properties of Light Transmitted Through Low-Vision Filters: Simulated Potential Impact on ipRGCs Responses Considering Crystalline Lens Aging by Ana Sanchez-Cano, Elvira Orduna-Hospital, Justiniano Aporta

“…This study aims to investigate the potential impact of commercial low-vision filters on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which have significantly advanced our understanding of non-image-forming visual functions. …”
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Cooperation and conflict in cancer: An evolutionary perspective by Jonathan Featherston, Pierre Durand

“…Evolutionary approaches to carcinogenesis have gained prominence in the literature and enhanced our understanding of cancer. …”
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Crossing the Grand Routes: Highwaymen on the Roads of the Romanian Principalities in the Long Nineteenth Century by Mihai-Bogdan Atanasiu, Constantin Răchită, Ana Odochiciuc, Roxana Patraș

“…The ca. 6,300 data-points that form the documentary frame of hajduk fiction are used in various vizualizations produced with QGIS in order to show the spread of criminality along the main routes and roads of the two Romanian Principalities. …”
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Des jardins familiaux centenaires labellisés : quel avenir ? L’exemple du site Paul Philippe à Versailles by Pierre Desnos

“…In 2014 the historic and fully independent urban allotment gardens of Petits-Bois in Versailles, in their pure and traditional form, were given a French label for ‘Remarkable Gardens’, awarded by the Ministry of Culture. …”
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CONSTELLATION AND VERNACULARIZATION OF JAVANESE TEXTURE OF THE QUR’AN: CHARACTERISTICS AND CULTURAL LOCALITY OF JAVANESE PONDOK PESANTREN IN TAFSIR AL-IBRĪZ LI MA’RIFAH TAFSĪR AL-Q... by Ajeng Indira Dewi

“…The existence of the Qur’an as a holy book that is salih li kulli zaman wa makan is relevant to the complexity of traditions and societal problems that are experiencing development and change, which more or less influence the diversity of understanding of the Qur’an. …”
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In regards to lipoxins as lipid mediators for the resolution of inflammation using the example of asthma by O. Yu. Kytikova, T. P. Novgorodtseva, I. S. Kovalenko

“…At the same time, a significant number of works have been published describing the anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving properties of lipoxins. …”
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Influence of Electron Transfer Mediators in the Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Aniline by Andrea Vavasori, Lucio Ronchin, Luca Pietrobon, Sara Bravo

“…Testing several Pd(II) complexes, metal cocatalysts, and promoters, we have found that the [PdCl₂(dppf)]/FeCl₃/LiBr = 1/1200/200 (mol/mol) system efficiently catalyzes the carbonylation of aniline to form 1,3–diphenylurea selectively (100%) with a TOF of ca. 1177 h⁻¹. …”
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Recent Advances in the Nanomaterials, Design, Fabrication Approaches of Thermoelectric Nanogenerators for Various Applications by Andrew Kim, Pawan Kumar, Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Rajkumar Patel

“…However, the higher complexity and cost of TENGs than TEGs inhibit their widespread adoption. …”
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Exploring bioactive phytoconstituents as USP21 inhibitors for therapeutic development against cancer by Saleha Anwar, Mohd Shahnawaz Khan, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Moyad Shahwan, Anas Shamsi

“…Further, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for 500 ns were performed to analyze the conformational flexibility and stability of USP21-phytoconstituent complexes. The phytoconstituents were found to form stable protein-ligand complexes with USP21 throughout the simulation time. …”
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