The legacy of attending a sustainably friendly school: Ysgol San Sior, a place of possibilities for a sustainable world by Diane Boyd, Naomi McLeod, Ian Jones

“…Collectively, these elements, informed our use of co-constructed research methods. An ethical approach was embedded so all participants were consulted and respected at every stage, for example, including the name of the school in the research. …”
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Open reduction, internal fixation of Vancouver B1, C & D type periprosthetic femoral fractures with use of an antiglide plate at fracture apex - The “Apex Plate” by Roland Bell, Mohammed Remtulla, Bryan Riemer

“…The lateral tension-banding plate method can exploit the latter function of this smaller plate to improve the stability of the fixed construct, and thereby encourage more reliable bone healing. …”
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MECHANISM FOR DESIGNING COMPETENCE-ORIENTED TASKS IN VARIOUS ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS by Natalya M. Zhukova, Petr F. Kubrushko, Marina V. Shingareva

“…The grounds for the classification of the competence-oriented tasks are considered: its position in the hierarchy of the formed competencies, professional activities stated in the State Educational Standard, types of the formed skills, the content of tasks and its intended purposes, the mode of learning and cognitive activity of students, the study forms implying the use of the tasks, and the number of students involved in the problem solving. The criteria for constructing a system of competence-oriented tasks (completeness, reliability and validity) and indicators (the system completeness coefficient, the didactic capacity coefficient, the overload factor of students, the degree of mastering the activities) are identified. …”
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APG mergence and topological potential optimization based heuristic user association strategy by Zhirui HU, Meihua BI, Fangmin XU, Meilin HE, Changliang ZHENG

“…Methods:The network scalable degree was designed as a measure of scalability,and then a user association strategy to improve network scalable degree was studied by using optimization theory. 1) For modelling the optimization problem, firstly, the network coupling degree, representing the degree of association among nodes, was constructed to establish the mathematical relationship between the network scalable degree and AP group (APG).Thus,the problem of improving the network scalable degree was modeled as the problem of minimizing the network coupling degree.Then,a multi-objective optimization problem of minimum network coupling degree and maximum user rate was established to find the balance between network scalable degree and network service quality. 2) For solving the optimization problem,to avoid the high computational complexity,a heuristic user association strategy based on APG mergence and topological potential optimization was proposed.With the proposed algorithm,the number of APG could be reduced by APG mergence,and the number of APG that AP belongs to could be reduced by AP exiting APG. …”
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Automatic mosaic method of remote sensing images based on machine vision by S.P. Gao, M. Xia, S.J. Zhang

“…Firstly, in this study, aiming at the problem that traditional SIFT cannot meet the requirements of feature extraction and matching for unconventional remote sensing images and special texture images, normalized cross correlation (NCC) and Forstner operator are introduced to optimize it, namely, a SIFT-NCC model is constructed. …”
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Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Power Ships Based on Working Condition Identification by Yucheng Yan, Zhichao Chen, Diju Gao

“…Firstly, to achieve the working condition identification task, a ship working condition dataset based on a hybrid supply power ship data is constructed. The labeled dataset is trained using deep learning techniques. …”
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Simplified models for describing multitasking modes in living recognition systems by Golovina, Alina Andreevna, Yakhno, Vladimir Grigorevich

“…This model includes two balance equations corresponding to either the first or the second solvable problem. For this system, a two-dimensional phase space is constructed, allowing for tracking characteristic changes in the trajectories of the representing points in the ’null-isocline’ system, which depend on the control parameters. …”
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Review of surface measurement methods towards nondestructive internal surface assessment by Kwan Zhi Teh, Saikat Medya, Sugandhana Shanmuganathan, Swee Hock Yeo

“…Metal additive manufacturing techniques have enabled the ability to construct complex internal channels, but they create rough surfaces of varying qualities. …”
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Prediction of buckling damage of steel equal angle structural members using hybrid machine learning techniques by Nang Xuan Ho, Tien-Thinh Le, The-Hung Dinh, Van-Hai Nguyen

“…In particular, a hybrid Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model involving Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) was developed and calibrated for the problem at hand. For this purpose, a database concerning compression tests of steel equal angle structural members was constructed from available resources with geometry variables such as length, width, thickness, mechanical properties of materials such as yield strength and initial imperfections (i.e. residual peak stress and initial geometric imperfections) and critical buckling load of columns. …”
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Achieving Optimal Injection Molding Parameters to Minimize Both Shrinkage and Surface Roughness Through a Multi-Objective Optimization Approach by Saad M. S. Mukras, Hussein Zein Korany, Hanafy M. Omar

“…A multi-objective optimization problem was formulated and solved using the pattern search algorithm, generating a Pareto front that highlights the trade-off between the two objectives. …”
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Using Nearest-Neighbor Distributions to Quantify Machine Learning of Materials’ Microstructures by Jeffrey M. Rickman, Katayun Barmak, Matthew J. Patrick, Godfred Adomako Mensah

“…For example, most recently, this architecture has allowed researchers to address the long-standing problem of automated image segmentation of thin-film microstructures in bright-field TEM micrographs. …”
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A novel directional pilot protection method for EHV transmission lines based on S-transform and SVM by Zhenwei Guo, Yingcai Deng, Tong Zhang, Zebo Huang

“…Article Highlights A novel solution is proposed for the problem that traveling wave protection is difficult to apply under weak fault conditions. …”
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In search of global 21-cm signal using artificial neural network in light of ARCADE 2 by Vivekanand Mohapatra, J. Johnny, Pravin Kumar Natwariya, Jishnu Goswami, Alekha C. Nayak

“…Abstract Understanding the astrophysical nature of the first stars remains an unsolved problem in cosmology. The redshifted global 21-cm signal $$({T}_{21})$$ ( T 21 ) acts as a treasure trove to probe the cosmic dawn era – when the intergalactic medium was mostly neutral. …”
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Allocation Strategy Optimization Using Repulsion-Enhanced Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-AUV Systems by Changjian Lin, Dan Yu, Shibo Lin

“…The payoff matrix is constructed based on factors including the situational context of multi-AUV operations, effectiveness, and AUV operational integrity. …”
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Design and Application of Full-Time Dimension Dispatching Schedule Safety Check by Di WU, Zhengfeng WANG, Hang LIU

“…For the monthly safety check, a power generation feasible domain is constructed based on the power flow section, and the generation feasible range is optimized to compensate for the error of monthly load forecast. …”
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INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES IMPACT ON MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION - A SYSTEMIC-CYBERNETIC TREATMENT by GHEORGHIȚA ,Maria, CARAUŞ, Viorica

“…The present article comes with a scientific novelty and more precisely a systemic-cybernetic perspective on the problem of subordinates' reaction to incentives and disincentives in managerial communication. …”
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A New Distributed User-Demand-Driven Location Privacy Protection Scheme for Mobile Communication Network by Jin Wang, Hao Wu, Yudian Liu

“…Moreover, by using the improved LBS system model, this paper constructs a distributed framework, in which location privacy protection is wholly occupied in server side and LBS provider is only dedicated to QoS-guarantee. …”
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Optimal Computation Offloading Decisions Based on System Utility and Cost Balance by Bingxue Zhang, Xisheng Li, Jia You

“…In this study, we address the offloading problem of partitionable tasks in collaborative edge computing systems and propose a new evaluation model that jointly optimizes the time and energy costs along with the system utility. …”
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Leveraging AI in academia: university students’ adoption of ChatGPT for writing coursework (take home) assignments through the lens of UTAUT2 by Afulah Namatovu, Mahadih Kyambade

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) analyzed relationships between UTAUT2 constructs and students’ intentions to use ChatGPT. …”
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Multiagent Collaborative Governance for Targeted Poverty Alleviation from the Perspective of Stakeholders by Na Zhang, XiangXiang Zhang, Ming Lei, Yingjie Yang

“…As a social problem involving a wide range of objects, targeted poverty alleviation governance needs to clearly define stakeholders and identify their behaviour choices, so as to seek a multiagent collaborative governance strategy, and strive to jointly promote the realization of a targeted poverty alleviation goals in an atmosphere to win-win cooperation and benefit sharing. …”
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