UAV deployment and caching scheme based on user preference prediction by Jiazhi REN, Hui TIAN, Shaoshuai FAN, Yuanzhuo LIN, Gaofeng NIE, Jilong LI

“…In order to design an efficient edge caching policy considering spatial heterogeneity and temporal fluctuations of users’ content requests,a proactive caching scheme was proposed with UAV’s deployment location design based on user preference prediction.Firstly,each user’s preference characteristics were predicted based on file similarity and user similarity,and the request time and user location were also predicted when a content request occurs.Thereafter,on the basis of the predicted geographical location,request time and user preference,each UAV’s deployment location and the corresponding content placement were determined by virtue of clustering method based on SOM and AGNES.Simulation results show that the proposed scheme outperforms other three comparison schemes in terms of hit ratio and transmission delay.Furthermore,the results also reveal that content preference is correlated with different user features by different weights.Accordingly,different impact weights should be matched with different user features.…”
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Facile Preparation of Silver Halide Nanoparticles as Visible Light Photocatalysts by Linfan Cui, Tifeng Jiao, Qingrui Zhang, Jingxin Zhou, Qiuming Peng

“…In this study, highly efficient silver halide (AgX)-based photocatalysts were successfully fabricated using a facile and template-free direct-precipitation method. …”
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Dietary Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal and Its Impact on the Growth Performance and Gut Health of Broilers Under an Intestinal Challenge by Yuri Katagiri Dalmoro, Guilherme Librelotto de Godoy, Jessica Cristina Agilar, Glauco Anderson Raddatz, Fernanda de Candido de Oliveira, Natieli Witt, Catarina Stefanello

“…Background/Objectives: The use of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae meal in poultry nutrition is gaining attention as a sustainable protein source with a high nutritional value, an efficient bioconversion of organic waste, and potential functional benefits for intestinal health. …”
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Novel insights into the kinetics, bio-based chemicals and mechanisms for tobacco industry waste pyrolysis by Xing Fan, Boyu Li, Yu Xi, Junping Bian, Wenhua Zi

“…The kinetics of the devolatilisation stage were determined using isoconversional methods, and the potential of TIW as a bio-based chemical feedstock was evaluated. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution and reproductive biology of the brown croaker (Miichthys miiuy) in the southwestern waters of Korea by Seong Yong Moon, Gun Wook Baeck, Jin Ho Jung, Haeyoung Choi, Changsin Kim, Myung Sung Koo, Jeong-Ho Park

“…However, a comprehensive histological analysis across various body sizes during the spawning season is imperative to accurately ascertain these factors, as well as for efficient resource management amidst potential environmental variations. …”
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Non‐Specific Particle Formation During Extracellular Vesicle Labelling With the Lipophilic Membrane Dye PKH26 by Laurel A. Haines, Alex A. Baeckler, Sophi J. Schofield, Eric P. Palmer, Bradley F. Guilliams, Melinda A. Meyers, Daniel P. Regan

“…We optimised a labelling approach that minimises the production of non‐specific dye particles by altering buffer conditions during staining and validated this method across cell‐based and in vivo systems of EV biodistribution. …”
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Optimization of Ultrahigh Pressure-Hot Air Drying of Chinese Yam Based on CRITIC Combined with Response Surface Methodology by Cong FU, Baoguo LI, Jun LI, Xiao WANG, Heng LU

“…The optimal process parameters were determined as follows: Pressure 380 MPa, holding time 9 minutes, drying temperature 50 ℃. …”
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Designing a model of the role of social media in crisis management and digital supply chain resilience by Farhad Jahangiri, Abolfazl Danaei, Mahsa Akbari, Younos Vakil Alroaia

“…Using Cohen's table for sample size determination, a sample of 189 participants was selected. …”
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Characterization of key spike RBD residues influencing SARS-CoV-2 variant adaptation to avian ACE2 by Weitong Yao, Yujun Li, Huize Sun, Danting Ma, Xiaojuan Tang, Xiaojuan Tang, Aiping Zeng, Fang Huang

“…Whereas, a triple-residue reversal mutant (S446G, S496G, H505Y) restored ACE2 binding and enabled efficient viral entry. Additionally, several key residues within RBD were characterized as the determinant of its affinity to avian ACE2.DiscussionOur findings reveal that higher mutation rates in emerging variants might lead to future cross-species receptor usage or even spillover. …”
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PELAKSANAAN KOORDINASI MELALUI MUSYAWARAH MINGGUAN (MINGGON) DALAM PEMBANGUNAN MASYARAKAT DESA LEMAHSUBUR PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19 by Suroso, Delia Shukmalla

“…In realizing this, a coordination between community members and the village government is needed in a weekly meeting forum (weekday). This research method uses descriptive methods by providing an explanation of a phenomenon or describing the characteristics of an object. …”
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A Retrospective Study Reviewing Timing to Onset of Habitual Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures in a Home Video Telemetry Cohort by Jade Cooper, Helen Chester, Arianna Fozzato, Elisaveta Sokolov

“…This raises the question of whether HVT study duration could be reduced to release study resources and aid departmental efficiencies. We also observe the novel finding that men presented significantly earlier with their habitual PNES event than women, and that abnormal imaging findings were also significantly associated with an earlier time to event onset, although the reason for this association is yet to be determined.…”
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Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: what paraclinical tests findings are the most characteristic? by M. Malciūtė, I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, R. Balnytė

“…The association between two quantitative variables was determined using Spearman correlation co-efficient. …”
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Preparation and characterization of thermal neutron sensitive lithium doped polystyrene plastic scintillators by ZHANG Kaihui, LI Xiang, DENG Mingxue, SHI Yun, ZHOU Qi, WANG Ke, CHEN Junfeng

“…This trend is presumed to be associated with fluorescence quenching effects induced by the doping process.ConclusionsLarge, transparent plastic scintillators doped with up to 12 wt% LiME (equivalent to 0.9 wt% Li) can be successfully synthesized using a thermal polymerization method. While the performance of lithium-doped plastic scintillators still requires further improvement, these materials hold great potential for applications requiring efficient dual-mode detection of both fast and thermal neutrons.…”
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Taxpayer protection standard in international tax disputes by M. D. Polenchuk

“…This conclusion is based on the fact that the national courts cannot be treated as an effective means of protection of the rights of taxpayers as it is determined by the Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights. …”
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Acetic acid dressings: Finding the Holy Grail for infected wound management by Kapil S. Agrawal, Anup Vidyadhar Sarda, Raghav Shrotriya, Manoj Bachhav, Vinita Puri, Gita Nataraj

“…Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of acetic acid against various organisms isolated was determined. Results: The patients treated ranged between 9 and 60 years, with the mean age 33 years. …”
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Acute effects of different warm-up duration on internal load and external load responses of soccer players in small sided games by Osman Yilmaz, Furkan Ozturk, Ladislav Batalik

“…The features of SSG are determined as size; 25 × 32 m, bout; 4 × 4 min, resting; 4 min. …”
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High vector competence for chikungunya virus but heavily reduced locomotor activity of Aedes albopictus from Germany at low temperatures by Renke Lühken, Leif Rauhöft, Björn Pluskota, Unchana Lange, Michelle Helms, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Carola Kuhn, Egbert Tannich, Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann

“…Infection rates and transmission efficiencies (TEs) were determined after 14 days of incubation at constant and fluctuating (± 5 °C) mean temperatures of 15 °C, 18 °C, 21 °C and 24 °C. …”
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Analysis of the degree of influence of supply voltage asymmetry on the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors by V. V. Romanova, S. V. Khromov, A. G. Batukhtin, K. V. Suslov

“…A qualitative assessment of the operational reliability of AM is determined by the accuracy of forecasting the real life of their service. …”
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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Several promising suppression drives have been developed in An. gambiae that target the sex determination gene doublesex (dsx). Methods In this study, a geographically confineable gene drive system targeting dsx was developed (dsx gRNA ). …”
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An observational study to develop a scoring system and model to detect risk of hospital admission due to COVID‐19 by Zhe Chen, Nicholas W. Russo, Matthew M. Miller, Robert X. Murphy, David B. Burmeister

“…The strains of such a pandemic can overwhelm hospital capacity. Efficient clinical decision‐making is crucial for proper healthcare resource utilization in this crisis. …”
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