CNN-Based Transfer Learning for 3D Knuckle Recognition by Mohammed Y. Shakor, Nigar M. Shafiq Surameery

“…The automatic recognition of the 3D middle finger knuckle is a new biometric identifier that could offer a precise, practical, and efficient alternative for personal identification. …”
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Prediction Based Proactive Thermal Virtual Machine Scheduling in Green Clouds by Supriya Kinger, Rajesh Kumar, Anju Sharma

“…These hazards can be reduced up to some extent by efficient scheduling of Cloud resources. Working temperature on which a machine is currently running can be taken as a criterion for Virtual Machine (VM) scheduling. …”
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Effect of amount of inoculum on the bioleaching of heavy metals from sewage sludge by HUA Yu-mei, LI Wen-hong, CHEN Ying-xu, TIAN Guang-ming

“…Four different amounts of inoculum in mixed sludge, namely 2%, 5%, 10% and 20%, were adopted to investigate the bioleaching of heavy metals from sludge by batch experiment. …”
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US – China Trade War: Economic and Legal Aftermaths by E. Ya. Arapova

“…The systemic spread of sanctions and trade restrictions is shifting the trade disputes resolution from the global level towards the US legal system, which seems to be relatively more efficient in resolving trade disputes.…”
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MOŽNOST PROPOJENÍ DOPRAVNÍ A VODÁRENSKÉ INFRASTRUKTURY JAKO NÁSTROJ UDRŽITELNOSTI VEŘEJNÉHO SEKTORU by Štěpán Marval, Tomáš Hejduk, Petr Fučík, Ondřej Mašek, Štěpán Zrostlík

“…The second activity presented is the preparation of a comprehensive overview of the drinking water balance in different regions of the Czech Republic, which is designed to provide users with a deep insight into the current status and future challenges related to the distribution and availability of drinking water. …”

Patrimoine contemporain et rénovation de logements : élaboration de politiques et expériences pratiques à Göteborg (Suède) by Paula Femenías, Sanja Peter, Mattias Legnér

“…Lately, policy for energy efficient renovation and decarbonisation of the housing sector has put the modern housing stock in focus again. …”
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Consumption, use and disposal patterns of electric devices among university students in Mar del Plata, Argentina by Greta Liz Clinckspoor, Maria Laura Zulaica

“…The production of electronic devices, based on the exploitation of non-renewable resources, requires novel strategies for the efficient recovery of valuable materials contained in the e-waste stream. …”
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Modern heritage and housing renovation: Policy development and practical experiences from Gothenburg, Sweden by Paula Femenías, Sanja Peter, Mattias Legnér

“…Lately, policy for energy efficient renovation and decarbonisation of the housing sector has put the modern housing stock in focus again. …”
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Review of forms of corrosion and mitigation techniques: A visual guide by Christopher Ikechukwu Ekeocha, Bede Ikenna Onyeachu, Ini-Ibehe Nabuk Etim, Emeka E. Oguzie

“…Over the years, issues relating to corrosion have been a serious challenge confronting effective scientific and engineering applications of metallic materials in the industry. …”
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The Silver Ion and Nanocrystalline Pattern in the Glass Substrate, the Electric Field-Induced Thermal Transfer and Ink Absorption Layer Structure and Printing Performance by Cong Dong

“…Glass materials doped with patterned metal nanocrystals have great application potential, and the search for a simple and efficient patterned preparation method has attracted great attention of many researchers. …”
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Establishment and Application of Passenger Flow Safety Management Evaluation Model with Entropy Weight and TOPSIS for Metro Stations by Heng YU

“…Subsequently, the TOPSIS method is used to establish a decision model that calculates the closeness of each station’s management practice to an optimal plan, allowing for the ranking of different stations’ safety management practices. The algorithms are developed and optimised using MATLAB, enabling efficient calculation and analysis. …”
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Buyer behaviour in the context of sustainable consumption policy pursued in Poland by Jaroslaw Korpysa

“…Furthermore, it contributes to efficient allocation of natural resources and natural environment protection. …”
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APPLICATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT STANDARDS IN THE IT INDUSTRY: PRINCE2 AND PMBOK by R. R. Veynberg, N. A. Moiseev, S. M. Sakharova

“…As competition associated with globalization grows, more and more organizations are adopting different approaches. This happens when organizations strive to become more efficient – “do more at lower costs” and quickly and cheaply launch new products on the market. …”
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Evaluation of the Barriers to Maintenance 4.0 for the Textile Industry via Pythagorean Fuzzy SWARA by Hakan Turan, Elif Çaloğlu Büyükselçuk

“…Maintenance 4.0 studies have become a focus for managers and employees when developing effective and efficient maintenance policies. In this study, the barriers to Maintenance 4.0 applications in the textile industry are investigated, and these barriers are weighted using the Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method based on Pythagorean fuzzy numbers. …”
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Using publicly available data for predicting socioeconomic values in urban context by Maximiliano Ojeda, Juan Reutter

“…Abstract Urban transportation networks are recognized for their pivotal role in forecasting city indicators and facilitating efficient planning and management. However, despite the increase of methodologies and models harnessing machine learning advancement to forecast these values, challenges persist in scenarios where direct demographic or economic data are limited or unavailable. …”
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The quest to share data by Arthur W. Toga, Sidney Taiko Sheehan, Tyler Ard

“…We also examine the impact of infrastructure on data sharing effectiveness, emphasizing the need for systems that support efficient data discovery, access, and analysis. We address disparities in resources and expertise among researchers and concerns related to data misuse and misinterpretation. …”
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Hairless black hole by superradiance by Sebastian Garcia-Saenz, Guangzhou Guo, Peng Wang, Xinmiao Wang

“…We accurately compute the amounts of energy transfer in different channels by deriving formulae for the energy fluxes of matter fields in the presence of a dynamical horizon, which are amenable for evaluation in numerical relativity calculations.…”
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REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS: A KEY FACTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ALBANIA by Gjokë ULDEDAJ, Edlir ORHANI, Maksim MEÇO

“…The purpose of this paper is to identify the comparative advantages of different regions in terms of the efficient use of production resources available to them, facing the pressure of domestic production competition from imported products. …”
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Grid Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging: A Review of Challenges and Mitigation Strategies by Asiri Tayri, Xiandong Ma

“…It also examines promising optimization methods aimed at mitigating negative effects, such as load shifting and smart charging, and compares their effectiveness across different grid parameters. Additionally, the paper discusses key challenges related to impact analysis and proposes approaches to improve them in order to achieve better overall grid performance.…”
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Spatiotemporal Changes and Effects of Urban Commercial Bank Expansion in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China by Li Yingyi, Zhao Jinli

“…The expanded numbers and geographic reaches of urban commercial banks significantly enhanced their efficiency levels at the 1% significance level. Scale and time heterogeneity analyses indicate that small-sized urban commercial banks have a greater propensity to increase their efficiencies. …”
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