The role of Airbnb creating a “new”-old city centre: facts, problems and controversies in Porto by Pedro Chamusca, José Rio Fernandes, Luís Carvalho, Thiago Mendes

“…We take Porto as a case-study, considering the exponential growth of tourism, Airbnb and floating city users over the past decade. We make use of qualitative and quantitative methods and draw on the official AirDNA database to analyse the relation between Airbnb and urban transformation, and the governance context. …”
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Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics by Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg

“…While traditional surveys demand substantial resources, social media data present a cost-effective approach to capturing people’s perceptions. …”
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Weight variation gain and chemotherapy in women having breast cancer treated in the public health system by Samira Obeid Georges, Cinthya Costa Braga, Karine Anusca Martins

“…The sample was classified as a convenience one, and met the demand of the service. A questionnaire was used to obtain personal identification data, social-demographic data, and anthropometric data as well as general health status. …”
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Barriers to timely diagnosis and management of breast cancer in Africa: Implications for improved outcomes by Roland Muyisa, Emile Watumwa, Judith Malembe, Jacques Wahangire, Ghyslaine Kalivanda, Apollinaire Saa Sita, Soly Kamwira

“…This systematic review aims to identify factors delaying BC diagnosis and treatment, evaluate management outcomes, and highlight the contributing pathways.The study thoroughly searched electronic databases for articles on breast cancer in Africa, focusing on publications in English or French from the past decade. Independent reviewers screened the articles, extracting relevant data according to PRISMA guidelines.Barriers to early detection and management in Africa include poor symptom recognition, limited awareness, financial constraints, fear of diagnosis, and reliance on traditional medicine. …”
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Application, Challenges, and Prospects of Large Language Model in the Field of Traditional Chinese Medicine by CHEN Zijia, PENG Wenxi, ZHANG Dezheng, LIU Xin, WANG Zhifei

“…At present, various LLM models have been developed, including the "Qihuang Ask Big Model" and the Digital Traditional Chinese Medicine Big Model "GLM-130B", but they still face challenges such as value mismatch and medical abuse, increased demand for interpretability, lack of advanced technology, and domestic policy access. …”
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A low-carbon scheduling method based on improved ant colony algorithm for underground electric transportation vehicles by Yizhe Zhang, Yinan Guo, Yao Huang, Shirong Ge

“…Specifically, ant colony optimization explores the global solution space and identifies promising regions, while the split strategy effectively distributes demand across multiple vehicles. Q-learning enhances local search by selecting the most appropriate operator, preventing premature convergence to local optima. …”
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Accelerated Orthodontic Canine Retraction Using Minimally Invasive Orthocision by Omar Chawshli, Zana Omer, Omed Ikram

“… Background and objectives: The contemporary demand for an accelerated orthodontic treatment associated with the disadvantage of complicated and difficult surgical procedures and corticotomies. …”
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Vehicle Detection and Tracking Based on Improved YOLOv8 by Yunxiang Liu, Shujun Shen

“…With the rapid increase in transportation pressure, the demand for efficient traffic recognition and tracking systems is growing. …”
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Physiological analysis of cognitive load variations during complex information processing by Allan Armougum, Alexandre Gaston-Bellegarde, Chantal Joie-La Marle, Pascale Piolino

“…Abstract Information processing in complex contexts generates higher cognitive demand than in optimal contexts. Though information processing is cognitively less demanding in experts, due to their high level of prior knowledge and considerable number of schemas, a rise in the information complexity in non-optimal context could generate an expertise reversal effect. …”
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Enhancing Transient Stability of DFIG-Based Wind Turbine Systems Using Deep Learning-Controlled Resistance-Based Fault Current Limiters by Yaoying Wang

“…The study includes a thorough analysis of fault scenarios, simulations, and solution evaluations, highlighting the crucial need for maintaining stability in renewable energy grids. As wind energy demand rises, optimizing system performance is vital. …”
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Bimetallic synergy in supported Ni–Pd catalyst for selective hydrogenolysis of C–O bonds in epoxy resins by Yanze Huang, Yukari Yamazaki, Katsutoshi Nomoto, Hiroki Miura, Tetsuya Shishido, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki

“…Abstract Recycling of epoxy composites is of importance for achieving circular economy as demand for lightweight materials in the field of sustainable technologies is soaring. …”
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THE INTERPLAY OF GENDER, AGE, EDUCATION LEVEL AND THERMAL SATISFACTION: EVIDENCE FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Ljiljan Veselinović, Jasmina Mangafić

“…Understanding optimal thermal satisfaction could have significant implications for thermal energy consumption, particularly in the context of how individual characteristics, such as gender, age, and education level, might contribute to the reduction of energy consumption. By addressing the demand side of the energy consumption equilibrium, we might contribute to the better use of existing energy sources. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…Regardless of this fact, in many countries in the world, insurance against natural disasters is poorly developed, both on the supply side and on the demand side. The analysed trends in the coverage of damage from catastrophic risks on a global level in the period from 2000 to 2016 show that on average only 28.8% of the total damages were covered. …”
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The role of lipids in promoting hair growth through HIF-1 signaling pathway by Jieun Seo, Kotone Matsumoto, Ayaka Nanmo, Shan Tu, Do-Won Jeong, Yang-Sook Chun, Lei Yan, Tatsuto Kageyama, Junji Fukuda

“…Abstract Understanding the underlying mechanisms regulating hair regeneration is crucial, especially given the increasing demand for effective drugs to treat hair loss, which remain not fully elucidated. …”
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Laboratory diagnostics of alcohol intoxication in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease by A. I. Pavlov, A. I. Khazanov

“…It confirms high diagnostic capacity of this method in testing for chronic alcohol intoxication.Conclusion. In the last decade the number of patients with alcohol-induced LC with lethal outcome essentially exceeded number of patients, died of viral LC. …”
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Processos culturais e relações com a desigualdade: Contribuições teóricas da sociologia cultural by Lucas Hertzog Ramos

“… Este artigo adereça respostas e reflexões acerca do paradigma bourdieusiano da distinção social à luz de estudos identificados com a virada cultural nas ciências sociais a partir da década de 1970, com especial atenção aos desenvolvimentos da sociologia cultural norte-americana. …”
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Cost-Based Modeling for Optimal Energy Management of Smart Buildings with Renewable Energy Resources and Electric Vehicles Using a Scenario-Based Algorithm by Hanlie Cheng

“…The growth of electricity consumption and demand for higher quality of electricity have directed the electricity industry towards using new technologies. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Patients can be shifted to more effective treatments, while planning integrating systems thinking can save Medicare’s ESRD program billions over the next decade.…”
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DESIGN ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC PHASE SELECTOR by ADEDOTUN O. OWOJORI, ABIODUN M. AKINBOLADE, KAYODE F. AKINGBADE

“… Power instability in Nigeria caused by overbearing demand of power by consumers and lack of proper maintenance of the power system devices among others has brought about the need for alternative power sources such as generators, solar, typical inverters and other alternative supplies which requires one form of switching or the other to achieve phase selection during power failure. …”
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Medical and social domains of ageing research in Singapore (2008–2018): a scoping review by Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Qiao Ying Ho, Sumali Subhashini Hewage, Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon Huat Koh

“…Conclusion: While ageing research had expanded in Singapore in the last decade, it was predominantly discipline specific and observational in design. …”
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