Comprehensive Insights into Smart Contracts: Architecture, Sectoral Applications, Security Analysis, and Legal Frameworks by Farah Mazlan, Nur Faizah Omar, Nik Nor Muhammad Saifudin Nik Mohd Kamal, Ahmad Anwar Zainuddin

“…Most conventional contract systems have issues with middlemen, drawn-out implementation procedures, fraud risk, and human error. …”
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Application of Aperiodic “Einstein” Monotile in Phased Arrays With Limited Beam Scanning Range by Yunfei Qiang, Xiaochuan Fang, Rui-Xin Wu, Qian Chen, Wei Wang

“…The discovery of the ‘Einstein’ monotile represents one of the most significant advancements in geometry in 2023, prompting research across multiple disciplines. …”
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Data-related risks for the use of machine learning in retail customer demand forecasting by Lee-Ann Pietersen, Riaan J. Rudman

“…Data should be governed and managed appropriately to ensure that customer demand forecasting is accurate. Most retailers, however, do not understand the technology and are unable to identify all the risks. …”
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The experiences, challenges, and acceptance of e-learning as a tool for teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic among university medical staff. by Marwa Mohamed Zalat, Mona Sami Hamed, Sarah Abdelhalim Bolbol

“…Younger age, teaching experience less than 10 years, and being a male are the most important indicators affecting e-learning acceptance.…”
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Creating Digital Twins to Celebrate Commemorative Events in the Metaverse by Vicente Jover, Silvia Sempere

“…As a practical application, a digital twin of the Ferrándiz and Carbonell buildings—the most iconic architectural ensemble on the Alcoi campus—was developed to host a virtual event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the integration of the Alcoi School of Industrial Technical Engineering into the Universitat Politècnica de València in 1972. …”
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RESEARCH OF DYNAMICS OF TEACHERS’ READINESS FOR ORGANIZATION OF DISTANCE AND BLENDED LEARNING by Natalia M. Averianova

“…We used a questionnaire survey, testing, interviews, analytical observations, collection of independent characteristics of analyzes of the products of activity, which students give in the regard of the given research question. The most important indicators of readiness to realize ICT opportunities in the process of online learning were monitored. …”
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Predicting Wealth Score from Remote Sensing Satellite Images and Household Survey Data Using Deep Learning by Shashank Shekhar, Pratibha Singh, Rashmi Mishra, Sunil Kumar

“… The most exigent call of the United Nations’ 17 sustainable goals is to end poverty everywhere by 2030. …”
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The Critique of Gender Linguistics from the Perspective of Feminist Linguistics by L. A. Ulianitckaia

“…Feminist language critique is a progressive course of modern linguistics that draws attention to the most vital language issues of the society and suggests effective means of addressing them.…”
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"Everyone says 'safe sex' but no one ever says 'safe drugs', you know?": Perspectives on the intersection of drug checking services, drug policy and the overdose crisis. by Jeff Ondocsin, Lissa Moran, Daniel Ciccarone, Simon Outram, Dan Werb, Nicole Holm, Emily A Arnold

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Drug checking remains underleveraged, particularly with respect to the most vulnerable PWUD. Clients and providers contended that these services must become more responsive to an ever changing and dangerous drug supply in North America.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of Public Health Strategies on COVID-19 Control: A Systematic Review by Ajaree Rayanakorn, Siew Lian Leong, Pattaranai Chaiprom, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

“…Suppression/containment was the most deployed strategy (n = 19), followed by screening/detection (n = 8), and protection (n = 4). …”
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Urine tenofovir adherence testing: Perspectives of recently diagnosed South African adolescents and young adults with HIV accessing care via mobile HIV clinics. by Michalina A Montaño, Siyaxolisa Sindelo, Amanda Fata, Elzette Rousseau, Linda-Gail Bekker, Ingrid T Katz, Paul K Drain

“…Major themes identified during analysis related to beliefs about POC urine adherence testing and recommendations for future clinical implementation. Most IDI participants indicated they would want to use the tests if clinically available, and both IDI and FGD participants believed the tests would be helpful to clinicians. …”
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Land Dispute Settlement: A Key Issue to Ensure Long-lasting Peace in Chattogram Hill Tracts by Muhammad Ali Haider Siddiqui

“…Most communal clashes and unwanted situations usually erupt from disputes over the possession of the land. …”
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BEST STRATEGIES FOR THE IDEAL BUSINESS MODEL by Dimitrios VALSAMIDIS, Dimosthenis PAPPAS, Vasilios FERELIS, Michael NIKOLAIDIS

“…The last decade, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. These companies excel via their superior use of technology, have built incredible ecosystems and have embraced partnerships and external innovation. …”
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Experimental Studies of Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorbents Based on Sludge from a TPP Water Treatment Plant by Filimonova A.A., Vlasova A.Yu., Kamalieva R.F.

“…The most important results are the determination of the balance between an effective combination of components in a composition that provides a high sulfur content; the definition of a list of metal oxides that can increase the absorption capacity of sulfur compounds; the development of an adsorbent with a high sulfur content and acceptable physical characteristics. …”
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Addressing the Apparent Controversies Between the Contact Angle-Based Models for Estimation of Surface Free Energy: A Critical Review by Georgi As. Georgiev, Stanislav Baluschev, Petar Eftimov, Mihaela Bacheva, Katharina Landfester

“…The most popular contact angle (CA)-based approaches for determination of solid surface free energy (SFE) are considered: (i) single liquid methods, mainly of Neumann and Chibowski, (ii) the multiple liquids approach of Owens–Wendt–Rabel–Kaelble (OWRK), and (iii) van Oss-Chaudhury–Good (vOCG) acid–base model. …”
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A systematic review of literature reviews on artificial intelligence in education (AIED): a roadmap to a future research agenda by Muhammad Yasir Mustafa, Ahmed Tlili, Georgios Lampropoulos, Ronghuai Huang, Petar Jandrić, Jialu Zhao, Soheil Salha, Lin Xu, Santosh Panda, Kinshuk, Sonsoles López-Pernas, Mohammed Saqr

“…It is worth noting that most of the AIED research has been from China and the U.S. …”
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Proposal of a Holistic Model to Support Local-Level Evidence-Based Practice by Said Shahtahmasebi, Luis Villa, Helen Nielsen, Hilary Graham-Smith

“…Health and social policies are made centrally based on dubious claims and often evidence is sought after implementation. For example, on record, most health care practitioners appear to agree with the causal link between depression and mental illness (sometimes qualified with other social factors) with suicide; off the record, even some psychiatrists doubt that such a link is applicable to the population as a whole. …”
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Efficient virtual garment fit evaluation infrastructure based on synthetic avatar target customer groups for MtM application by Michael Ernst, Antje Christophersen, Monika Böhm, Ulrich Botzenhardt

“…Unfortunately, in most cases the mass customization process takes place without a fitting session. …”
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Regulatory efforts to address the access gap for foreign new drugs in China: the priority review program and related policies by Xingyue Zhu, Jinsui Zhang

“…Results A total of 410 imported approvals were licensed in China in 2007-2023. Most approvals (316[77.1%]) were licensed after the PR was implemented, of which 189[59.8%] received the PR designation. …”
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Protocol: A mixed methods evaluation of an IPS program to increase employment and well-being for people with long-term experience of complex barriers in Vancouver's downtown and DT... by Amanda Kwan, Jonny Morris, Skye P Barbic

“…Evidence-based supported employment programs, most notably individual placement and support (IPS) are becoming a more common approach for addressing the needs of these high-risk individuals. …”
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