Elastic Properties and the Band Gap of AlNxP1-x Semiconductor Alloy: A Comparative Study of Various Ab Initio Approaches by M. P. Polak, M. J. Winiarski, K. Wittek, P. Scharoch

“…Conclusions about the use of the approaches investigated in this paper and about their performance are drawn. In addition, in both crystal structures, the band gap is studied in the whole composition range using the MBJLDA functional. …”
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Regarding further prospects in innovation of the rule-making legislative basis by I. L. Nevzorov

“…By-laws must be adopted on the basis of and in compliance with the provisions of the law. Attention is drawn to the fact that the basic concepts and constructions of the draft Law of Ukraine “On Law-making”, such as law-making and principles of law-making, need significant refinement, as they are based on controversial conceptual approaches.…”
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Kosovo and Metohija or the European Union ‒ a rhetorical dilemma in the Serbian political discourse by Ksenija Marković, Marko Jovanović, Branka Matijević

“…The study results clearly indicate the popular support for Serbia’s accession to the EU while at the same time the method of resolution of the Kosovo question deeply impacts the public opinion on Serbia’s membership in the EU. A conclusion can be drawn that, if the public is presented with the choice between Kosovo and the EU, the certainty of citizens opting for the EU will rapidly decline.…”
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Constitutional reform of Ukraine in 2016 and its impact on the development of the legal system by L. L. Goncharenko

“…It is noted that the priority of the constitutional provisions is due to the fact that all other legal acts of different legal force are developed in accordance to it. Attention is drawn to the fact that the constitutional reform in Ukraine implemented in 2016 was important for our country, since: firstly, it was aimed at strengthening democracy and observance of the rule of law in Ukraine; secondly, the powers of the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to elect judges to office were adapted in accordance with international standards; thirdly, the requirements for the personality and professionalism of judges were significantly increased. …”
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Ink Art Three-Dimensional Big Data Three-Dimensional Display Index Prediction Model by Xiaonan Cao

“…A two-dimensional cellular automaton is used to simulate a brushstroke model with ink and wash style, and outlines are drawn along the path of the brushstroke to obtain an effect close to the artistic style of ink and wash painting. …”
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Study on Optimization of Pump Shaft Transmission System of Plastic Centrifugal Pump by Lili Zhang, Lingfeng Tang, Qingzhao Wen, Wenbin Luo

“…Aiming at the influence of the structural parameters of the pump shaft transmission system on the dynamic and static performance of the plastic centrifugal pump, the three-dimensional model of the impeller and volute chamber was drawn by Creo5.0. The CFD calculation of the load of the plastic centrifugal pump was carried out. …”
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METAPHYSICAL REVOLUTION OF DESCARTES AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROJECT by Anatolii M. Malivskyi

“…During creation of metaphysical anthropology the attention of the thinker is drawn by the fact of impossibility of comprehension of human nature by means of natural-science rationality and expediency of the appeal to metaphysics. …”
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Exploring the influence of media and social factors on altruistic behavior using the general learning model and norm activation theory by Chi-Horng Liao

“…The DEMATEL approach involves a panel of 20 experts, while SEM analyzes data from a significant sample of 1296 participants drawn from the general public in Taiwan. DEMATEL results shed light on causal factors shaping altruistic behavior, highlighting the roles of religiosity, empathy, and compassion. …”
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In Shift and In Variance: Assessing the Robustness of HAR Deep Learning Models Against Variability by Azhar Ali Khaked, Nobuyuki Oishi, Daniel Roggen, Paula Lago

“…The Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) was used to quantify shifts in the data distribution caused by these variabilities, and the relationship between the distribution shifts and model performance was drawn. Our HARVAR results show that different types of variability significantly degraded the DL model performance, with an inverse relationship between the data distribution shifts and performance. …”
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Predictive Value of Red Cell Distribution Width-to-Platelet Ratio Combined with Procalcitonin in 28-day Mortality for Patients with Sepsis by Ying Si, Bo Sun, Yongmao Huang, Ke Xiao

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to understand the indicators related to the 28-day prognosis of patients, and the ROC curve was further drawn. The Kaplan–Meier curve was used to evaluate the prognosis of patients. …”
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Adaptive Similarity Function with Structural Features of Network Embedding for Missing Link Prediction by Chuanting Zhang, Ke-Ke Shang, Jingping Qiao

“…In this regard, using features obtained from network embedding for predicting links has drawn widespread attention. Although methods based on edge features or node similarity have been proposed to solve the link prediction problem, many technical challenges still exist due to the unique structural properties of networks, especially when the networks are sparse. …”
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Modeling and Characteristic Analysis of Wireless Ultrasonic Vibration Energy Transmission Channels through Planar and Curved Metal Barriers by DingXin Yang, BaoJian Hou, Dong Tian, Siyuan Wang

“…Wireless ultrasonic vibration energy transmission systems through metal barriers based on piezoelectric transducers have drawn a lot of focus due to the advantage of nonpenetration of the barriers, thus maintaining the integrity of sealed structures. …”
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Thermos Array: Two-Dimensional Sparse Array with Reduced Mutual Coupling by Lei Sun, Minglei Yang, Baixiao Chen

“…Sparse planar arrays, such as the billboard array, the open box array, and the two-dimensional nested array, have drawn lots of interest owing to their ability of two-dimensional angle estimation. …”
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BUSINESS INCUBATORS AS CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN OYO AND EKITI STATES, NIGERIA by Musa Maigari, Bola O Jenyo, Alabi Qozim Diekola, Paul Zangu Terkula

“…The population is made up of three hundred and forty-six (346) respondents made-up of technology incubators and staff of entrepreneurial start-ups and the sample of 186 was drawn from graduated residence incubates and technology incubator employees using Taro Yamane sample size calculation formula. …”
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Evidence of Terrain-Induced Windshear Due to Lantau Island over the Third Runway of the Hong Kong International Airport—Examples and Numerical Simulations by Pak Wai Chan, Kai Kwong Lai

“…It is found that, though 07LA is located at least 4 km from the foothills of Lantau Island, which has peaks rising to about 1 km above mean sea level, the terrain-induced airflow disturbances could, at times, extend to 7–8 km away from the mountains to bring about low-level windshear and turbulence to this runway corridor. This conclusion is drawn based on actual pilot windshear reports and observations from Doppler light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems and confirmed by simulations using a mesoscale to microscale numerical weather-prediction model. …”
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TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY: LANGUAGE AS A TOOL OF PERSUASION ON SOCIAL MEDIA by Asta Pukienė, Ugnė Lisauskaitė

“…The collected examples, their analysis and the findings drawn at the end of the research are extremely relevant to a contemporary consumer who might get lost with a huge variety of products and goods available on the market. …”
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SOURCES OF FINANCING TASKS FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: FINDINGS IN LIGHT OF THEIR REPORTING by Aleksandra Pisarska

“…It was noticed, based on the classification of the sources of financial supply indicated in the literature, that they are heterogeneous – drawn from both the public and private sectors. An increase in the share of funds supplied from the private sector was also revealed. …”
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High Levels of 17β-Estradiol Are Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in Tears of Postmenopausal Women with Dry Eye by Guanglin Shen, Xiaoping Ma

“…Forty-four postmenopausal women with dry eye and 22 asymptomatic controls were enrolled. Blood was drawn and analyzed for serum levels of sex steroids and lipids. …”
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Utilisation de plans forestiers XVIIIe- XIXe siècles pour une étude archéologique des paysages passés de la forêt de Chailluz (Besançon) : l’exemple d’un réseau viaire by Catherine Fruchart

“…Using ancient documents depends on their reliability: that of historical content they transmit and, for the graphical archives, that of the accuracy of the location information drawn in the geographical space. Moreover, the spatial location we may achieve today through GIS from ancient maps depends on the level of geometric precision of the archive and also on the quality of the georeferencing we can produce from the graphical source. …”
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THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…However,when it was time for the final list to be drawn there might not be any home-based players in the list or there might be an insignificant number that might end up not playing in such competition.There has been a lot of talk on the preference of foreign-based players over home-based players in the Super Eagles team.Hence, this study analyses the rate of selection in terms of percentage of home-based and foreign-based players in the Super Eagles team by some selected foreign and Nigerian coaches.The Hamitic hypothesis of Seligman is applied to show the nexus to the preference for foreign-based players.This study makes use of   primary and tertiary sources of data.Findings reveal that not only foreign coaches solely relied on foreign-based players, as some Nigerian coaches were equally masterminds of the unpatriotic act. …”
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