CUDA-Accelerated Geodesic Ray-Tracing for Fiber Tracking by Evert van Aart, Neda Sepasian, Andrei Jalba, Anna Vilanova

“…By reconstructing the fibers from DTI data using a fiber-tracking algorithm, we can deduce the structure of the tissue. In this paper, we outline an approach to accelerating such a fiber-tracking algorithm using a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). …”
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STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF AN EXTERNAL FACTOR - THE CONDITIONS OF A GENERAL PANDEMIC ON THE LEVEL OF CREDIT RISK OF RUSSIAN BANKS by V. Manuylenko, A. Deduk

“…The study expands the theoretical understanding of the essence of credit risk based on the factor approach, taking into account the influence of this external factor, identifies general changes in the composition and structure of the income of the Russian population - the main criterion that determines the magnitude of credit risks in the context of a general pandemic, identifies the main measures of credit risk management aimed at improving the quality of the loan portfolio and reducing the impact offluctuations in the income of the population in the context of a global pandemic.…”
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PKK’s Drone Attacks within the Perspective of Learning Organisation and Türkiye’s Counter Reaction by Cenk ÖZGEN, Selim KURT

“…The current trend shows that Türkiye has developed and, in parallel with the dynamic structure of the threat, is going to place emphasis on hybrid solutions in the coming period. …”
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Methodology for estimating the effectiveness of an integrated information protection system for automated information systems of military management bodies by Валерій Олександрович Крайнов, Марина Федорівна Маланчук, Роман Іванович Грозовський

“…This is due, on the one hand, to the specifics of the work of staffs as carriers of state and military secrets, and on the other, to a typical organizational and staff structure with corresponding permanent functions. The modern concept of information warfare also provides for the widespread use of special means of combat in the information space. …”
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Mechanisms Operating in the Use of Transition Metal Complexes to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance by Shiming Wu, Meishu Wang, Ziyi Liu, Chen Fu

“…This review systematically elaborates on the structure-activity relationship of metal complexes, with a focus on the unique characteristics of metal drugs that differ from organic small molecules. …”
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PARTICIPATION BANKING AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY by Ali ESRE, Ayhan KAPUSUZOGLU, Nildag Basak CEYLAN

“…The distribution and number of branches of participation banks in Turkey, which continue to serve in the finance sector together with the conventional bank branches and continue their operation by trading, and operate with a different structure in the banking sector, are evaluated together with the role of the employees in participation banking. …”
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How perceptual learning rewires brain connectivity: lessons from the visual system in a top-down perspective by Alan Consorti, Alan Consorti, Alessandro Sale

“…Neural circuits sculpt their structure and modify the strength of their connections to effectively adapt to the external stimuli throughout life. …”
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Exploring the space of self-reproducing ribozymes using generative models by Camille N. Lambert, Vaitea Opuu, Francesco Calvanese, Polina Pavlinova, Francesco Zamponi, Eric J. Hayden, Martin Weigt, Matteo Smerlak, Philippe Nghe

“…Here, we compare models for their generative power in diversifying a reference ribozyme, based on statistical covariation and secondary structure prediction, and experimentally test model predictions using high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Management and promotion of economic innovation potential by Raisa Кrayneva, Alexandr Bugaev, Tatyana Zhuravleva, Sergej Vojtovič

“…Our paper focuses on scrutinizing the determinants and the structure of economic innovative potential as well as the existing methods of its assessment at the macroeconomic level. …”
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Quantum circuit simulation of black hole evaporation and Maxwell demon interpretation by H. Hadi, Amin Rezaei Akbarieh, Emmanuel N. Saridakis

“…In other words, we form a quantum circuit, mimicking the behavior of the entanglement structure of the near-horizon region and the early Hawking radiation located far from the black hole. …”
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Special Prosecutor’s Offices and Their Position in a State Governed by the Rule of Law: Is the Abolition of Office of Special Prosecution in Slovakia Unconstitutional? by Libor Klimek, Bystrík Šramel

“…While the paper is based on legal principles and comparative methods, it acknowledges the inherently political nature of decisions concerning the structure of prosecution services.…”
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Chinese named entity recognition based on lexicon enhancement and table filling by Chu Tianshu, Tang Qiu, Liang Junxue, Xu Rui, Wang Mingyang, Liu Tao

“…Then conditional layer normalization and biaffine model is used to build and predict the representation of the character-pair table, and the relationship between character pairs is modeled by table structure to obtain the unified representation of flat entities and nested entities.…”
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Encapsulated tri-band terahertz (THz) swiveled dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and photonic band gap (PBG) crystal for gain enhancement by G. Divya, KJagadeesh Babu, I. Balakrishna, Tathababu Addepalli, Dunya Zeki Mohammed, Z. Zakaria, Ahmed J. A. Al-Gburi

“…The study focuses on designing the SIW, the PBG crystal, and the novel shape of the DRA, which is swiveled and embedded within the SIW and photonic crystal structure. The aperture-fed DRA is analyzed over the 0.1–10 THz frequency range. …”
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Wildland Fire Behaviour Case Studies and Fuel Models for Landscape-Scale Fire Modeling by Paul-Antoine Santoni, Jean-Baptiste Filippi, Jacques-Henri Balbi, Frédéric Bosseur

“…The model was then modified to consider the structure of actual vegetation and was included in the wildland fire calculation system Forefire that allows converting the two-dimensional model of fire spread to three dimensions, taking into account spatial information. …”
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INCIDENCES DES CARACTERISTIQUES MORPHO-FONCTIONELLES DE LA QUALITE PHYSIQUE FORCE VITESSE SUR LES ACTIONS DE JEU DES JEUNES BASKETTEUSES SCOLAIRES DE 12 – 14 ANS DE LA WILAYA DE CO... by Kenza BAHRI

“…Seners et col.1999).Ainsi la performance sportive en basket-ball passe inévitablement par la structuration de la préparation technique en relation avec la préparation physique .Le problème qui nous intéresse présentement dans cette étude à trait à l’incidence du développement morpho-fonctionel de la qualité Physique Force Vitesse sur l’efficacité technique du jeu des jeunes basketteuses. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells Added with Polysilanes by Takeo Oku, Junya Nomura, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroki Tanaka, Sakiko Fukunishi, Satoshi Minami, Shinichiro Tsukada

“…Microstructure analysis indicated the formation of a dense interfacial structure by grain growth and increase of surface coverage of the perovskite layer with DPPS, and the formation of PbI2 was suppressed, leading to the improvement of photovoltaic properties.…”
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Aesthetics and Metaphysics of Celestial Bodies in V. A. Zhukovsky’s Pavlovsky Poems by Ksenia A. Potashova

“…The article reconstructs the romantic understanding of the structure of the universe established in Zhukovsky’s poetry and its new poetic comprehension. …”
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A Magnetospheric Driver of Westward Traveling Surge: Plasma‐Sheet Bubble by Dong Wei, Fei Zhang, Jian Yang, Wenrui Wang, Weiqin Sun, Jun Cui, Vassilis Angelopoulos

“…Simulation confirms that the bubble injection creates an intense upward Region‐1 field‐aligned current to flow into the ionosphere, which is responsible for the prominent auroral structure. Moreover, the calculated speed of westward expansion of the bubble in the magnetosphere agrees very well with the speed of the westward surge in the ionosphere. …”
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A Three-Phase Interleaved Floating Output Boost Converter by Ajmal Farooq, Zeeshan Malik, Dongchang Qu, Zhaohui Sun, Guozhu Chen

“…In this paper, a new topology of step-up dc-dc converter based on interleaved structure is proposed. The proposed converter uses three energy storing capacitors to achieve a high voltage gain. …”
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Epoxy/anhydride thermosets modified with end-capped star polymers with poly(ethyleneimine) cores of different molecular weight and poly(ε–caprolactone) arms by C. Acebo, M. Alorda, F. Ferrando, X. Fernandez-Francos, A. Serra, J. M. Morancho, J. M. Salla, X. Ramis

“…The addition of the star polymers led to an improvement up to 130% on impact strength and a reduction in the thermal stresses up to 55%. The structure and molecular weight of the modifier used affected the morphology of the resulting materials. …”
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