X-Events as Determinants of the Sixth Kondratieff Wave by John Casti

“…Using the complexity theory, the author evaluates the ability of a number of extreme factors to disrupt the abovementioned megatrends driving the sixth Kondratieff wave. Events and processes, such as global climate change, epidemics, famine, collapse of the Internet, and enslavement of human artificial intelligence, may produce scenarios that are totally different from those projected by most experts. …”
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Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022 by Christine B. Tenorio, Yammie Palao Daud, Lalevie Casas Lubos

“…The study found the most popular hashtags, including #halalan2022 and #eleksyon2022, highlighting their importance in the digital discussion around the election. …”
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From exclusion to empowerment: learning from the Dalit experience to empower the Bihari community by Bente Fatema

“…One case that has become the use cases of others in ensuring equity for historically marginalized groups is the case of Dalits in India. Dalits are the most oppressed and marginalised sections of Indian society. …”
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Renewable energy forecasting using optimized quantum temporal model based on Ninja optimization algorithm by Mona Ahmed Yassen, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Mohamed Gamal Abdel-Fattah, Islam Ismael, Hossam El.Deen Salah Mostafa

“…NiOA functions through critical optimization processes when enhancing deep learning models with high accuracy for large complex datasets by selecting the most appropriate features. …”
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Numerical Implementation of an Additive Strain Model for the Damage Simulation of Fatigue-Loaded Concrete by Dennis Birkner, Steffen Marx

“…The numerical implementation was validated using fatigue tests on large prestressed beams in a resonance-based testing facility. The beam specimens mostly failed due to fatigue in the compression zone. …”
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A review of organizational arrangements in microfinance and health programs by Jenny Ruducha, Meena Jadhav

“… # Results Our review found that most MFIs operate in cooperative and collaborative partnerships for expanding health and social services with health education as the leading intervention. …”
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Global research prospects and trends in TFH cells and tumors: a bibliometric analysis by Hao Lei, Jin Hu, Junpeng Zhu, Runze Li, Yu Zhao, Yaqi Zhao, Guisheng He, Tao Song, Chong Lu, Wuping Zheng, Lei Li, Chunping Liu, Hengyu Chen

“…Over the past decade, the volume of research on TFH cells and tumors had consistently increased. China published the most papers, more than double that of the United States. …”
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UNet-Based End-to-End Anomaly Detection With Computational Hyperspectral Imaging by Weiming Shi, Junren Wen, Yipeng Chen, Yu Shao, Haiqi Gao, Xuehui Wang, Chenying Yang

“…Most existing hyperspectral anomaly detection methods are developed and validated on numerical datasets, focusing on simulations rather than practical applications. …”
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Job preferences among traditional Chinese medicine clinical graduates in China: a discrete choice experiment by Yichun Gu, Botao Tian, Shang Wu, Shimeng Liu, Lihang Sun, Yaqun Wang, Huaxin Yu, Yulin Zhang, Jinying Su, Da He

“…A novel contribution of this study is its identification of the significant influence of mentorship opportunities, which are one of the distinctive features of TCM, on the employment choices of TCM graduates, filling a gap in the existing research. Future studies should integrate online questionnaires with offline interviews to gain deeper insights into the decision-making processes of graduates in real-world work environments.…”
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Hot Topics and Directions of Human Resource Analytics Based on a Hybrid Method (Bibliometric Analysis, Fuzzy Delphi Method and SWARA) by Mona Kardani Malekinezhad, Fariborz Rahimnia, GHasem Eslami, Mohammad Mahdi Farahi

“…The top 6 keywords for future directions are strategy, HR processes, big data, competencies, technology, and evidence.…”
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An Integrated Planning Methodology for a Just Climatic Transition in Rural Settlements by Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez, María Amparo Casares-Gallego, Emma López-Bahut, María de los Ángeles Santos Vázquez, Henrique Seoane Prado, Javier Rocamonde-Lourido

“…The energy generation capacity will be used as a catalyst to address the most pressing issues and to improve living conditions in rural areas. …”
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Identifying Psychological and Sociological Factors Affecting Job Aspirations in Lower Secondary Students by Farid Ahmadi, Soheila Ahmadi

“…Regarding career choices, our findings revealed that medical-related careers were the most frequently selected paths among participants, with 52.4% expressing this preference. …”
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Explainability in machine learning: a pedagogical perspective by Andreas Bueff, Ioannis Papantonis, Auste Simkute, Vaishak Belle

“…IntroductionMachine learning courses usually focus on getting students prepared to apply various models in real-world settings, but much less attention is given to teaching students the various techniques to explain a model's decision-making process. This gap is particularly concerning given the increasing deployment of AI systems in high-stakes domains where interpretability is crucial for trust, regulatory compliance, and ethical decision-making. …”
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An ensemble time-embedded transformer model for traffic conflict prediction at RRFB pedestrian crossings by Md Jamil Ahsan, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, B M Tazbiul Hassan Anik, Zubayer Islam

“…The comprehensive feature selection process ensures the identification of the most significant predictors. …”
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Métodos de geração de colunas para problemas de atribuição Column generation methods for assignment problems by Edson Luiz França Senne, Luiz Antonio Nogueira Lorena, Silvely Nogueira de Almeida Salomão

“…GAP is one of the most representative combinatorial optimisation problems and can be stated as the problem of optimising the assignment of n jobs to m agents, such that each job is assigned to exactly one agent and the resource capacity of each agent is not violated. …”
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Research on the Implementation Effect of Incentive Policies for Prefabricated Buildings Based on System Dynamics: A Chinese Empirical Study by Chunbing Guo, Weidong Yan, Zhenxu Guo

“…The government has issued many PBIPs (including land policy, plot ratio reward policy, fund policy, financial support policy, preferential tax policy, research and development support policy, and construction process management policy) but the implementation effect of PBIP remains to be clarified, especially regarding the research gap from a dynamic perspective. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Nonsolvent Additive and Spinning Conditions on Morphology and Permeation of PAN Hollow Fiber Membranes by Mohammad Ali Ghadiri, Ahmad Beyranvand, Sheida Morsali

“…Utilization of 90% wt. of the solvent in water solution as the bore solution instead of pure water showed the most significant effect on the water flux and membrane structure among the fabrication parameters. …”
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Investigating knitwear product development in small and medium enterprises: A report of practices related to environmental sustainability by Eleanor L. Scott, Tracy Bhamra, Mazher I. Mohammed, Andrew A. Johnson

“…Results showed that the sampled SMEs have a keen interest in developing sustainable products, albeit at surface level, with most choosing to reduce impact through their material and fibre choices, with less importance placed on manufacturing processes. …”
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The upper forest limit and the fate of bird assemblages in high-Andean páramo ecosystems in the Northern Andes by Jhon jairo Calderón Leyton, Rubén Darío Palacio, Raul Ernesto Sedano-Cruz

“…While this historical process is well understood, its effects on páramo fragmentation—and the subsequent impact on avian richness and composition—remain poorly documented. …”
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Bidirectional cohort study protocol to construct and validate a prediction model for perioperative pulmonary complications in elderly hip fracture patients by Ling Wang, Yalin Tian, Jintao Shen, Xiaotao Fan, Xujun Dong, Jianhua Chen, BenTao Jiang, Li Qin, Shaojin Bu, Jiaxi Tang

“…Abstract Elderly adults with hip fractures are particularly vulnerable to perioperative pulmonary complications (POPCs) throughout the surgical process. While most studies have focused on predicting postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), there has been a lack of focus on preoperative and intraoperative phases. …”
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