Evolution and significance of banking distribution channels by Marcin Jóźwiak

“…The study will seek to answer the research question of what the evolution of distribution channels for banking products and services entails and what determines it. Methodology. In analysing the banking distribution channels, the method of review and critical, descriptive and comparative analysis of the literature and reports of the banking sector was used. …”
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A Contemporaneous Statistical Note on E-Commerce Adoption in Romania – Based SMEs by Gerard Cazaba, Dorel Mihai Paraschiv, Adrian Cantemir Călin, Oana Cristina Popovici

“…Using the online questionnaire survey method and the principal component analysis, we draw a comprehensive picture of Romanian SMEs with E-commerce activities, with reference to the determinants and barriers of E-commerce adoption, benefits emerged with the use of E-commerce and main problems in the E-commerce development. …”
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Designing a causal model of factors affecting the Lars supply chain by mojtaba khalesi, mojdeh rabani, Hasan Dehghan Dahnavi, Abolfazl Sadeghian, mohammad taghi honari

“…Their differences were also identified. Dimtel method was used to determine the effectiveness of each of the indicators, and for this purpose, the Dimtel questionnaire was completed by professors and experts in this field, and finally, the relationships between the indicators were determined in the Cartesian coordinate system. …”
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THE USE OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS IN DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES by G. I. Kachayeva, A. G. Mustafayev

“…These data are then used to determine any heart defects or pathologies. However, automatic ECG analysis remains a challenging theoretical and practical task.MethodsA MATLAB 8.6 (R2015b) Neural Network Toolbox was used to simulate artificial neural networksduring the design. …”
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Effect of Foliar Spraying of KH2PO4 on Mineral Nutrients and Sugar-Acid Profile in Pineapple Fruits by Siru LIU, Bitian E, Haiyang MA, Weiqi SHI

“…The fresh mass, dry mass, moisture content, mineral element content and sugar-acid component differences of fruits at the harvest period were determined by methods such as Kjeldahl nitrogen determination, spectrophotometer, flame method and HPLC.…”
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Alpha test 1 robotic platform for traditional Chinese medicine pretreatment: Automated modular integration and quality control applications by Lifei Gu, Jiaxin Ma, Lina Zeng, Junyao Li, Bing Wang, Chang Su, Shuhong Wang

“…The results of Alpha Test 1 in the identification and content determination met the requirements of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and the operation was simple, rapid and efficient compared with the manual pretreatment method. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Reachability Analysis of Complex Software Systems Using Fuzzy Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Rule Composition by Nahid Salimi, Seyfollah Soleimani, Vahid Rafe, Davood Khodadad

“…Furthermore, it explored 32.7% fewer states on average than the hybrid method based on Particle Swarm Optimization and Gravitational Search Algorithms, and 57.4% fewer states compared to Genetic Algorithms, indicating improved search efficiency. …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Antiscaling Performance Study of Several Inhibitors to Prevent Barium Sulfate Formation during Water Injection in Oil Reservoirs by Haitao Li, Ran Li

“…The injection of scale inhibitors in the process of water flooding is the main method to combat scale build-up. Efficiency of inhibitor or adsorption between inhibitor and scale is the key factor that determines success or failure of the scale inhibitor squeeze treatments. …”
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Optimum Solutions of Fractional Order Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equations by Rashid Nawaz, Laiq Zada, Abraiz Khattak, Muhammad Jibran, Adam Khan

“…The obtained results showed that the method is powerful and efficient for determination of solution of higher-dimensional fractional order partial differential equations.…”
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Rapid, Tailored Dietary and Health Education Through A Social Media Chatbot Microintervention: Development and Usability Study With Practical Recommendations by Shahmir H Ali, Fardin Rahman, Aakanksha Kuwar, Twesha Khanna, Anika Nayak, Priyanshi Sharma, Sarika Dasraj, Sian Auer, Rejowana Rouf, Tanvi Patel, Biswadeep Dhar

“…Microinterventions have shown promise as a platform for rapid, tailored resource dissemination yet have been underexplored as a method of standardized health or dietary education; social media chatbots display unique potential as a modality for accessible, efficient, and affordable educational microinterventions. …”
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Electro-elastic characteristics of KCsMoP2O9 crystal: Exploiting strong piezoelectricity for guided wave transducer applications by Mengdi Fan, Guangda Wu, Huaiyu Wu, Nicholas Garcia, Xiaoning Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Xian Zhao, Fapeng Yu

“…A new piezoelectric crystal, KCsMoP2O9 (KCMP), was successfully grown by the Kyropoulos method. The electro-elastic properties of KCMP crystal were characterized by the impedance method. …”
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Predicting the Likelihood of Operational Risk Occurrence in the Banking Industry Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Hamed Naderi, Mohammad Ali Rastegar Sorkhe, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Mehrdad Kargari

“…With advancements in technology, more sophisticated techniques—such as reinforcement learning methods (e.g., DQN, Q-Learning, DDPG, and Meta-Learning)—could enhance the accuracy and efficiency of operational risk prediction models.…”
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Gas source and contribution identification for coal measure gas commingled production in Wulihou mining area by NI Xiaoming, FENG Dong, HAO Shaowei, WANG Kai, SU Erlei

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Development of Enzyme-Mediated Duplex Exponential Amplification Assay for Detection and Identification of <i>Meloidogyne enterolobii</i> in Field by Bingxue Sun, Bo Gao, Rongyan Wang, Shulong Chen, Xiuhua Li, Yonghao Dong, Juan Ma

“…., qPCR) have been established for detecting <i>M. enterolobii</i>, but these methods fail to meet field-based detection demands due to their reliance on laboratory-grade thermocyclers. …”
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Clinical efficacy of gliclazide with modified release after myocardial infarction in patients with concomitant type 2 diabetes by N. S. Mykhailovska

“…The main group consisted of 28 patients who in addition to basic therapy were prescribed gliclazide modified release in a dose of 30-60 mg;71 patients were in the comparison group, treated with glibenclamide. Immunoenzyme method was carried out to determine the level of IL-1α, IL-6, TNF-α (Diaclone, France), endothelin-1 (Biomedica, Austria), insulin-like growth factor, insulin, C-peptide, leptin, C-reactive protein (DAI, USA), tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (Biopool, USA).The concentration of glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin investigated using a set of reagents BIOLATEST company PLIVA-Lachema. …”
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Self-organizing expert communities in educational projects by Gennadiy P. Vinogradov, Vladimir N. Kuznetsov

“…The paper proposes a system that provides a direction for finding solutions and ideas, as well as filtering, summarizing information, determining its value and prospects. It is shown that the method of improving the quality of solutions on an educational project is the synthesis of crowdsourcing technologies, network expertise and the methodology of the active systems theory.Conclusions. …”
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Association of Risk-Taking Behaviors, Vestibular Provocation and Action Boundary Perception Following Sport-Related Concussion in Adolescents by Shawn R. Eagle, Anthony P. Kontos, Shawn D. Flanagan, Christopher Connaboy

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between risk-taking behaviors, vestibular symptoms/impairment and perception–action coupling behavior in recently concussed adolescents. <b>Methods</b>: This study utilized a cross-sectional design to evaluate the early effects of concussion on 12–18-year-old adolescents (n = 47) recruited from a concussion specialty clinic at their presenting clinical appointment. …”
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Circadian rhythm disruption and polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysisAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Tara Heydari, MS, Prakash V.A.K. Ramdass, MD, MPH

“…Study appraisal and synthesis methods: Two investigators (T.H. and P.R.) assessed the quality of the studies included using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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Incorporating external controls in the design of randomized clinical trials: a case study in solid tumors by Emily M. Damone, Jiawen Zhu, Herbert Pang, Xiao Li, Yinqi Zhao, Evan Kwiatkowski, Lisa A. Carey, Joseph G. Ibrahim

“…In this article, we illustrate the analysis framework of a clinical trial if a hybrid control design was used after determining an RCT may not be feasible. Methods We utilize two previously completed RCTs in nonsquamous NSCLC and a nationwide electronic health record derived de-identified database as examples and compare 5 analysis methods on each trial, as well as a set of simulations to determine operating characteristics of such designs. …”
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Establishment of Hyperspectral Prediction Model of Water Content in Anshan-Type Magnetite by Xiaoxiao XIE, Yang BAI, Jiuling ZHANG, Yuna JIA

“…However, due to the complexity of iron ore composition and properties, traditional detection techniques (such as loss on drying method and resistance method) have shortcomings in sensitivity and accuracy. …”
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