Evolution of Baltic Security: Analysis of Threats and Strategic Responses by Ricardo Rodríguez Cobos

“…This article explores the evolution of security in the Baltic region, focusing first on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and analysing the key challenges posed by the Russian Federation since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the subsequent security measures taken by NATO through the Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) mission. …”
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Risk Identification and Spatiotemporal Evolution in Rural Land Trusteeship by Jianying Xiao, Xinran Fang

“…However, the model has also revealed many risks in the process of its implementation, posing challenges to its sustainable development. …”
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Design and Analysis of Physical Layer Security Based on Ill-Posed Theory for Optical OFDM-Based VLC System Over Real-Valued Visible Light Channel by Huaiyin Lu, Lin Zhang, Wenjun Chen, Zhiqiang Wu

“…Moreover, the analytical physical layer security model for VLC system is presented using ill-posed theory, which removes the requirements of known CSI and worse channel quality of malicious users when evaluating secrecy capacity. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Autism: A Review of Video-Based Motion Analysis and Deep Learning Techniques by Ziqian Yang, Yuyao Zhang, Jiachuan Ning, Xin Wang, Zhihui Wu

“…We categorize the leading research according to the body parts involved: head pose, hand and arm pose, and trunk pose. And conduct an in-depth analysis of the procedures, feature extraction techniques, and classification models used in these studies. …”
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2D Animal Skeletons Keypoint Detection: Research Progress and Future Trends by Pengfei Ma, Ronghua Gao, Qifeng Li, Qinyang Yu, Rong Wang, Chengrong Lai, Weiwei Huang, Peng Hao, Zhaoyang Wang, Xuwen Li

“…To explore the applications and potential of skeleton keypoint detection in areas such as animal pose estimation, behavior recognition, and intelligent breeding. …”
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The evolution of precision agriculture and food safety: a bibliometric study by Jiahui Xu, Yuanpei Cui, Shuhan Zhang, Meiping Zhang

“…IntroductionFood safety issues pose a significant threat to humanity. Precision agriculture leverages advanced technologies for real-time monitoring and management, improving agricultural productivity and sustainability while safeguarding food security. …”
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Engineering and Evaluation of a Live-Attenuated Vaccine Candidate with Enhanced Type 1 Fimbriae Expression to Optimize Protection Against <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium by Patricia García, Arianna Rodríguez-Coello, Andrea García-Pose, María Del Carmen Fernández-López, Andrea Muras, Miriam Moscoso, Alejandro Beceiro, Germán Bou

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From transmission to adaptive evolution: genomic surveillance of Getah virus by Yuge Yuan, Yujia Hao, Chengcheng Peng, Duo Zhang, Duo Zhang, Wenzhou Ma, Pengpeng Xiao, Nan Li

“…In addition, GETV-specific antibodies were detected in healthy humans. However, the threat posed by GETV in China has not received enough attention. …”
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Nursing in Lebanon: historical evolution, modern challenges, and professional training by V. G. Valkova, E. N. Zolotukhina, T. N. Ishchuk, M. Saada

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Exploring discharged dry cell as an electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction by Esakki Karthik, Sanjit Mondal, Lipipushpa Sahoo

“…Transition metal compounds with a high affinity for oxygen in dry cell configurations, such as MnO _2 , Mn _3 O _4 , and Zn _x Mn _3 O _4−x , exhibit exceptional electrocatalytic properties in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the disposal of these dry cell materials, unlike that of rechargeable batteries, poses environmental hazards. …”
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Students learning about evolution through a comic book by Johanna Aringer, Lars Wallner, Ammie Berglund

“…However, teaching evolution poses challenges, necessitating innovative educational tools. …”
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Leveraging collateral sensitivity to counteract the evolution of bacteriophage resistance in bacteria by Yongqi Mu, Yuqin Song, Xueru Tian, Zixuan Ding, Shigang Yao, Yi Li, Chao Wang, Dawei Wei, Waldemar Vollmer, Gang Zhang, Jie Feng

“…Abstract The escalating antibiotic resistance crisis poses a major global health threat. Bacteriophage therapy offers a promising alternative for combating multidrug‐resistant infections. …”
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Linking the Metabolic Activity of Plastic-Degrading Fungi to Their Taxonomy and Evolution by Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Namali T. De Silva, Entaj Tarafder, Xue-Mei Chen, Dong-Qin Dai, Steven L. Stephenson, Suhail Asad, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathana

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Evaluation

“…Quality of Language Tests Jean-François de Pietro and Murielle Roth call for controlled evaluation methods, emphasizing that assessments should measure not only linguistic competence but also consider the context and goals of the evaluation. …”
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IRuCoR: Intelligent Running Companion Robot for Personalized Training by Chan-Un Jeon, Sang-Hee Cheon, Beom-Su Bae, Gi-Hyeon Cho, Bae Ho Cha, Dong-Hyun Lee

“…The proposed robot system was experimentally evaluated on an actual outdoor track, demonstrating its effectiveness through the evaluation of the pose detection capabilities and autonomous track navigation functionality.…”
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The evolution of transnational sustainability governance through a systems theory lens by Karin Buhmann

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Microstructure Evolution and the Influence on Residual Stress in Metal Additive Manufacturing with Analytics by Wei Huang, Hamid Garmestani, Steven Y. Liang

“…Nonetheless, the residual stresses generated during the AM process and their effects on microstructural evolution and material properties continue to pose significant challenges hindering its advancement. …”
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Ecological drivers of evolution of swine influenza in the United States: a review by Varun Goel, Jessica Ding, Bijaya Hatuwal, Emily Giri, Thomas J. Deliberto, James Lowe, Richard Webby, Michael Emch, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…Influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a major public health threat due to their wide host range and pandemic potential. …”
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Automatic Fall Risk Detection Based on Imbalanced Data by Yen-Hung Liu, Patrick C. K. Hung, Farkhund Iqbal, Benjamin C. M. Fung

“…In this paper, we propose a pose estimation-based fall detection algorithm to detect fall risks. …”
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Evolution of radionuclide concentration and the radiological hazards in building material: a review by Jameel E. Salman, Nabil M. Hassan

“…This study reports a building material that poses a radiation risk. A sample of 123 research papers evaluating concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K in 7 types of building material from 38 countries was reviewed. …”
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