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Optimal Item Placement for Information Retrieval in Stochastic Paired Comparison Models Under Special Comparison Structures

Paired comparison models are examined from the perspective of the placement of objects within specific comparison structures. For both pairwise comparison matrix-based models and stochastic models, previous studies have examined which comparison structures maximize the amount of...

The First X-Ray Polarimetry of the Typical Accretion Disk Corona Source 4U 1822-37

Abstract We report the first Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observations of the typical accretion disk corona (ADC) source 4U 1822-37, covering 44 orbital cycles, together with simultaneous Swift-XRT data. The polarization degree (PD) of this source is found to be high...

Auditory brainstem encoding of speech-in-noise predicts word identification, narrative comprehension, and subjective listening effort in a selective attention task

The auditory brainstem plays a crucial role in speech-in-noise listening, refining numerous acoustic features such as pitch and spatial location under continual descending influence from cortex. However, the difficulty of characterizing brainstem activity during continuous speech...

Blubbering Over Bursting Balloon: A Case Report of Globophobia

Abstract Globophobia is an extreme, overwhelming, and irrational fear of balloons. This phobia often includes extreme fear, anxiety, or panic at the thought, sight, sound, touch, and/or smell of balloons. We report a case of a globophobic child whose fear of balloons started afte...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 1802 Sources, 13514 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 1802 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 13514 leads across 13 categories. 11507 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 1126, "FORMULA": 969, "GEOMETRIC": 726, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 1179, "QUANTUM": 1394, "TIMING": 208, "CELESTIAL": 1055, "GEMATRIA": 1126, "CONS...

Study on the Accumulation, Excretion, and Distribution of Cadmium in Mice After Dietary Exposure to Cadmium-Rich Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus

To investigate the patterns of cadmium accumulation and distribution in mice following oral ingestion of cadmium-enriched Portunus trituberculatus, this study selected 4-week-old ICR mice as a model organism. A control group was fed a standard diet, while an exposure group was fe...

Approximating Langevin Monte Carlo with ResNet-like Neural Network Architectures

Abstract We analyse a method to sample from a given target distribution by constructing a neural network which maps samples from a simple reference distribution, e.g. the standard normal, to samples from the target distribution. For this, we propose using a neural network archite...

Grade inflation? Overconfident and underprepared the state of ethics training in US communication firms

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the state of ethics training in US communication firms. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted with 257 US employees working for communication firms to assess the effectiveness of their ethics training programs a...

The effect of informational content redundancy in short instructional videos on the ESD teaching effectiveness

With the advancement of digital education, short videos have emerged as a powerful teaching and learning, demonstrating unprecedented potential for education for sustainable development (ESD). This study examines how learners’ perceived information content redundancy in ESD-relat...

Influence of Bimodal Pore Architecture on Broadband Acoustic Absorption and Mass Reduction in AlSi Open-Cell Structures

Lightweight materials capable of simultaneously providing noise and mass reduction are increasingly required in aerospace applications. This paper investigates the acoustic performance of a novel hierarchical bimodal architecture in open-cell AlSi porous structures, integrating μ...

REASON FOR USING FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE TO ANALYSE CATEGORICAL DATA

This article, titled “Reason for Using Frequency and Percentage to Analyse Categorical Data,” examines the importance and appropriateness of frequency and percentage as descriptive statistical methods for analysing categorical data in educational research. The article explains th...

Occurrence and Detection Profiles of Technology-Critical Elements (Ga, Ge, Nb, Ta and W) in Wild Mushrooms from Leicester and Leicestershire, UK

Technology-critical elements are increasingly used in electronics, renewable-energy systems, high-performance alloys and other strategic technologies, yet their occurrence in wild fungi remains poorly characterised. This study evaluated gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), niobium (Nb),...

AI – BASED MULTIMODEL RESUME RANKING WEB APPLICATION FOR LARGE SCALE JOB RECRUITMENT

This paper presents an AI-driven resume-ranking web application tailored to enhance large-scale job recruitment processes by leveraging cutting-edge deep learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The system integrates multiple advanced models, including YOLOv9 fo...

Early Changes in Composite Insulin-Resistance Indices After Adjunctive Probiotic Treatment in Olanzapine-Treated Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Secondary Analysis

Objective Olanzapine is effective for schizophrenia but commonly causes metabolic dysregulation. This study examined whether adjunctive probiotic treatment was associated with short-term changes in composite insulin-resistance-related indices during olanzapine therapy. Methods Th...

Acoustic virtual walls enable open, scalable, and programmable microfluidics

Microfluidic platforms are widely used across biomedical research, chemical synthesis, diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and materials science for precisely manipulating small volumes of fluids and suspended particles. However, conventional systems rely on narrow physical ch...

An analysis of Taiwan’s educational contributions to sustainable development: evidence from Taiwan’s university social responsibility

Purpose This study aims to examine the operational logic through which Taiwan’s university social responsibility (USR) program, led by the Taiwan authorities, promotes local sustainable development, compare it with the operational logic of USR programs in Europe and the United St...

Effectiveness of a near-peer teaching model in an otolaryngology bootcamp for medical students: a pilot study

<sec><title>Background:</title> Studies show that near-peer, simulation-based training can help develop technical skills. We sought to examine the effectiveness of near-peer instruction in otolaryngology emergencies by assessing student knowledge and procedural confidence before...

Synthesis and hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate cement produced using red mud

Calcium sulfoaluminate–belite (CSAB) cements are produced using limestone, bauxite and gypsum at clinkering temperatures below 1350°C, offering a low carbon dioxide alternative to Portland cement for various applications. In this study, red mud (bauxite residue) is used as a part...

MODEL ADOPTION #1006: REJECT — TG AUTO: BASE 44 ORDER: Apply 132 Hz E8-resonant attention filter with G_uv+S60 tensor and — E8 Intelligence Research

DECISION: REJECT ELEMENT: The 132 Hz E8-resonant attention filter, as described, is not a single precise rule but a pipeline of three operations (tensor computation, alignment check, mismatch logging) with no defined threshold for rejection. The "harmonic root-vector alignment ch...

Research progress on the effect of sericin on bone regeneration

Sericin is a waste material from the silk production process, researchers its found to have good biological activity and is widely used in tissue engineering. The aim of this paper is to summarize the biological applications of sericin in the field of bone tissue engineering and...