Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. by Elina A Stefanovics, Zu Wei Zhai, Marc N Potenza

“…Adolescent gambling is a public health concern and has been linked to suicidality, various risk behaviors, and poor health outcomes. However, there is a limited understanding of specific risk and protective factors that may influence gambling behavior in Connecticut adolescents, especially in changing gambling environments. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Early and Short-Term Outcomes of Aortic Replacement in Patients with Stanford type A Aortic Dissection and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. by Erfan Omer Anwar, Shkar Raouf Haji Saeed, Aram Baram .

“…The results of our study show higher early surgical mortality and morbidity and a lower short-term survival rate for STAAD surgery compared with ASAA surgery. …”
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Simulation of global sea surface temperature maps using Pix2Pix GAN by Deepayan Chakraborty, Adway Mitra

“…Simulated data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) has been very important for climate science research, as they can provide wide spatio-temporal coverage to address data deficiencies in both present and future scenarios. However, these physics-based models require a huge amount of high-performance computing (HPC) resources. …”
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Christianity, ‘supernatural’ beliefs and COVID-19 by E. Shoko

“…Neo-Pentecostal church leaders had mixed messages on the possible cure for COVID-19, with some emphasising miracles as the panacea for COVID-19, and a minority believing that God exhibits his power through epidemiologists. Prayer was also viewed as a tool for Christians to protect themselves from contracting COVID-19 through the invocation of divine powers. …”
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Optimal and Economic Programming in a Reconfigured Competitive Electricity Market Considering Dispersed Generation Sources with the Firefly Algorithm by Muhammad Sibtain, Snoober Saleem

“…Here, a novel two-phase method is proposed to simultaneously find the optimal location and operation of DGs. In phase 1, the DG location problem is formulated as a multi-objective problem, aiming to reduce active power losses, improve voltage profile, and increase voltage. …”
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MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS: A FUZZY-FAILURE MODE AND EVALUATION APPROACH FOR RANKING THREATS by AYODELE OLUWASEGUN OLUWOLE, BABATUNDE OMONIYI ODEDAIRO, VICTOR OLUWASINA OLADOKUN

“… On the backdrop of lower transportation cost, outsourcing paved the way for borderless production activities and ushered in the era of Supply Chain Management (SCM). …”
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Robust analysis of photovoltaic plants: A framework based on prediction uncertainties by machine learning by Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri, Bahar Firoozabadi

“…Also, Monte Carlo analysis showed the probability of project failure for developing photovoltaic power plants in Iran was between 14–26 %. This assessment demonstrates the PV project development in Iranian cities is feasible and can serve as a reference for fossil-fuel-rich countries.…”
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Interrogating the Influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Combating Clinical Errors in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria by EMMANUEL MAHANAN JOSIAH

“…It is in this viewpoint that this study investigate the role of ICT in combating medical errors in Jos University Teaching Hospital. …”
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Integrated sliding mode control of robot manipulator based on fuzzy adaptive RBF by FENG Jiaqing, ZHANG Lei, TIAN Dongyu

“…To solve the uncertainty of the parameters of the manipulator dynamics model, the control accuracy and convergence rate of the system affected by the joint friction and external interference, a compound control strategy based on the manipulator dynamics model is proposed. Firstly, a modified power-of-two convergence law is used and combined with an integral sliding mode to design a sliding mode control term to shorten the convergence of the tracking error. …”
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Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction by Milinda Yapa Hamillage, Robert Carne, Armando G McDonald, Michael Maughan, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Daniel J Robertson

“…Furthermore, tensile tests demonstrated that the longitudinal modulus of elasticity of a single layer was lower than the transverse modulus of elasticity of the same layer. …”

State estimation with quantum extreme learning machines beyond the scrambling time by Marco Vetrano, Gabriele Lo Monaco, Luca Innocenti, Salvatore Lorenzo, G. Massimo Palma

“…Here, we explore the tight relation between QIS and the predictive power of QELMs. In particular, we show efficient state estimation is possible even beyond the scrambling time, for many different types of dynamics — in fact, we show that in all the cases we studied, the reconstruction efficiency at long interaction times matches the optimal one offered by random global unitary dynamics. …”
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Development and Efficiency Analysis of Dual Active Bridge Converter Employing SiC Devices Using TMS 320F280039 by T. Deepti, K. Deepa, Albert Alexander Stonier, Geno Peter, A. Anoop, Vivekananda Ganji

“…Furthermore, the automobile industry is increasingly showing interest in bidirectional power flow because of the EV’s ability to provide energy back to the network. …”
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Research Progress in Computational Methods for System-Level Coupling of Electromagnetic Pulse by Haiyan Xie, Jianguo Wang

“…A simplified method based on the effective coupling length approach and its application in high-altitude electromagnetic pulse coupling with power grids are discussed. This simplified method reduces the complexity of analysis from <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> to N, where N represents the number of lines in the network. …”
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PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF RESCUING THE SHRINKING LAKE CHAD THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS’ GREEN CLIMATE FUND by DAIYABU HASSAN MUHAMMAD

“…The most viable plan is the idea of an inter-basin water transfer (IBWT), developed by the Italian Engineering Company Bonfica which involves diverting about 4% of the waters of the tributaries of River Bongi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that discharge into the Atlantic Ocean through a series of canals and dams to River Chari (that feeds the Lake) in the Central African Republic (CAR). …”
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The impact of data from future lepton colliders on light hadrons fragmentation functions by Bin Zhou, Jun Gao

“…Abstract In this work, we study the constraining power of future lepton colliders on fragmentation functions (FFs) to light charged hadrons from quarks and gluon in the framework of QCD collinear factorization. …”
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INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR AND EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR by Anes Hrnjić, Amila Pilav-Velić, Irma Đidelija, Hatidža Jahić

“… The prevailing characteristic of the current business market is accelerated dynamics and remarkable change power, which require continuous adjustment of strategy. …”
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Hydrogen Production Scheduling Strategy for Photovoltaic Electrolysis of Water Considering Dynamic Hydrogen Prices by LI Janlin, WANG Dalong, ZHAO Wending, XIN Dixi, ZOU Fei

“…Finally， the CPLEX solver was used to obtain the optimal scheduling strategy scheme for different scenarios. The optimized operation results and their economic benefits were analyzed， and the operation results and economic benefits under different scenarios were compared. …”
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Plant-based burger patties are a source of bioaccessible iron and zinc by Jonas Pospiech, Johanita Kruger, Jan Frank

“…Background: The consumption of plant-based meat alternatives has increased substantially in recent years. However, due to the presence of absorption inhibitors, such as phytate, oxalate, and condensed tannins, the uptake of zinc and iron from plant foods may be low. …”
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Evolution by natural selection is a scientific law and not just a theory by Daniel J.M. Crouch, Walter F. Bodmer

“… The concept of evolution by natural selection was developed primarily by Darwin and Wallace in the 19th century as an explanation for the diversity and origin of complex organisms. They, however, did not have access to a mechanism of inheritance, which was needed for a proper understanding of how evolution by natural selection could work. …”
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Current Trends in Treatment for Acid-Dependent Diseases: Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Rabeprazole by O. D. Lopina, B. K. Nurgalieva, T. L. Lapina

“…Rabeprazole provides a rapid proton pump blockade in parietal cells due to its high dissociation constant (pKa). A lower rabeprazole metabolic dependence on cytochrome P-450 enzyme system renders its antisecretory effect predictable and reduces the risk of interactions with other drugs metabolised through this system. …”
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