Enhancing Cloud-Based Security: A Novel Approach for Efficient Cyber-Threat Detection Using GSCSO-IHNN Model by Divya Ramachandran, Mubarak Albathan, Ayyaz Hussain, Qaisar Abbas

“…Then, a hybrid grasshopper–crow search optimization (GSCSO) is employed to choose the relevant features for training and testing operations. …”
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A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Anti-Skin-Aging Effect of LactoSporin – The Extracellular Metabolite from Bacillus coagulans (Weizmannia c... by Majeed M, Nagabhushanam K, Paulose S, Rajalakshmi HR, Mundkur L

“…All the 56 participants completed the study and were included for the analysis.Results: The regular use of LactoSporin cream for 10 weeks showed a significant reduction in visibility of wrinkles around crow’s feet, nasolabial folds, frown lines, and facial fine lines compared to baseline and placebo by dermatological and Antera assessments. …”
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Seasonal Occurrence of the Indian Ocean Blue Whale (<i>Balaenoptera musculus indica</i>) off South Coast of Sri Lanka by Upul S. P. K. Liyanage, Pradeep K. P. B. Terney, Upali S. Amarasinghe, Kanapathipillai Arulananthan, Marianne Helene Rasmussen

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Physiological responses and anti-oxidative activities in flag leaves and spicules of wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress by Parisa Sharifi, Nayer Mohammadkhani

“…Two levels of irrigation involving control (full irrigated under water farming conditions) and drought stress (irrigation cut after anthesis until the end of growth period) as the first factor and different wheat genotypes (TEVEE'S'//CROW/VEE'S and Shark: drought sensitive, Manning/Sdv1/Dogu8 and Sabalan: semi tolerant, Sardari HR-86 and Dogu88/Ghafghaz 7: tolerant to drought stress) as the second factor were considered and agronomic and physiological characters were measured. …”
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A Sentinel Serological Study in Selected Zoo Animals to Assess Early Detection of West Nile and Usutu Virus Circulation in Slovenia by Pavel Kvapil, Joško Račnik, Marjan Kastelic, Eva Bártová, Miša Korva, Mateja Jelovšek, Tatjana Avšič-Županc

“…Antibodies to WNV were detected by indirect immunofluorescence tests in 16 (6.1%) of 261 animals representing 10 species, which were sampled prior to the first active cases of WNV described in 2018 in Slovenia in humans, a horse, and a hooded crow (<i>Corvus cornix</i>). Antibodies to USUV were detected in 14 out of 261 animals tested (5.4%) that were positive prior to the first positive cases of USUV infection in common blackbirds (<i>Turdus merula</i>) in Slovenia. …”
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A330-300 Wake Encounter by ARJ21 Aircraft by Haotian Luo, Weijun Pan, Yidi Wang, Yuming Luo

“…The findings validate the dependability of the fine-grained mesh used in the vortex core region, engendered through the adaptive grid method, which proficiently captures the Crow instability and the interconnected phenomena of vortices in the numerical examination of aircraft wake. …”
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The Application of Quantitative Metabolomics for the Taxonomic Differentiation of Birds by Ekaterina A. Zelentsova, Lyudmila V. Yanshole, Yuri P. Tsentalovich, Kirill A. Sharshov, Vadim V. Yanshole

“…We determined the concentrations of the 67 most abundant metabolites in the eye lenses of the following 14 species from 6 orders of the class Aves (Birds): the Black kite (<i>Milvus migrans</i>), Eurasian magpie (<i>Pica pica</i>), Northern raven (<i>Corvus corax</i>), Eurasian coot (<i>Fulica atra</i>), Godlewski’s bunting (<i>Emberiza godlewskii</i>), Great crested grebe (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>), Great tit (<i>Parus major</i>), Hawfinch (<i>Coccothraustes coccothraustes</i>), Hooded crow (<i>Corvus cornix</i>), House sparrow (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), Rock dove (<i>Columba livia</i>), Rook (<i>Corvus frugilegus</i>), Short-eared owl (<i>Asio flammeus</i>) and Ural owl (<i>Strix uralensis</i>). …”
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Japan and Japanese Reminiscences in the Collection by Richard G. Brautigan “June 30th, June 30th

“…At the same time, allusions to Japanese literature are in the diary structure (a travel journal) of the poetry collection, partly reminiscent of haibun, partly – of zuihitsu; as well as in references to a number of traditional images from haiku by poets Bashō Matsuo and Kobayashi Issa (a frog, a crow, a dewdrop world), which sometimes acquire new interpretations from Brautigan.…”
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Features of milk productivity of cows of Ukrainian brown dairy breed and the influence of genotypical and paratypical factors on its formation by Y. I. Sklyarenko

“…The impact of genetic factors increases from conditional crow nest of Swiss breed to descent on the father. …”
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Usability and Clinical Performance Characteristics of the Asante HIV1/2 Test by Trained Users in Two African Sites by Mohammed Majam, Naleni Rhagnath, Vanessa Msolomba, Leanne Singh, Michael S. Urdea, Samanta T. Lalla-Edward

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Redefining trauma deserts: novel technique to accurately map prehospital transport time by Vanessa P Ho, Leah C Tatebe, Heena P Santry, Ken Tatebe

“…The truly ‘closest’ trauma center by time changed based on time of day and was not always the closest hospital by distance.Discussion As the crow flies is not how the ambulance drives. This novel technique of dynamically mapping transport times can be used to create accurate trauma deserts in an urban setting with multiple trauma centers. …”
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Hybrid-based bat optimization with fuzzy C-means algorithm for breast cancer analysis by Chocko Valliappa, Reenadevi Rajendran, Sathiyabhama Balasubramaniam, Sankar Sennan, Sathiya Thanikachalam, Yuvarajan Velmurugan, Nirmalesh Kumar Sampath Kumar

“…Results: Performance of the proposed system is evaluated using standard measures and achieved the highest accuracy rate of (98.2%), specificity of (97.3%), and sensitivity of (98.3%) as compared to other relevant methods such as bat, chaotic bat, chaotic crow search, ant lion optimization, and chaotic ant lion optimization algorithm. …”
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The Role of Some Free-Ranging Animals in the Transmission of Multi-Host Species of Cryptosporidium Spp. by Mehran Mirzaghavami, Javid Sadraei, Majid Pirestani, Saeed Bahadory

“… Background:  We aimed to characterize Cryptosporidium spp. in rats, cats, pigeons, and crows. Methods: Fifty-five animal origin Cryptosporidium spp. genome were identified, genotyped and confirmed by nested PCR and of RFLP-PCR analysis as well as sequenced based on 18s rRNA and gp60 genes in Tehran (2012-2019). …”
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Improved Swarm Intelligent Blind Source Separation Based on Signal Cross-Correlation by Jiali Zi, Danju Lv, Jiang Liu, Xin Huang, Wang Yao, Mingyuan Gao, Rui Xi, Yan Zhang

“…Compared with the traditional SI-BSS, the SI-XBSS was applied in six SI algorithms (Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Differential Evolution (DE), Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA), Butterfly Optimization Algorithm (BOA), and Crow Search Algorithm (CSA)). The results showed that the SI-XBSS could effectively achieve a higher separation success rate, which was over 35% higher than traditional SI-BSS on average. …”
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The osteology and phylogenetic position of the loricatan (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) Heptasuchus clarki, from the ?Mid-Upper Triassic, southeastern Big Horn Mountains, Central Wyom... by Sterling J. Nesbitt, John M. Zawiskie, Robert M. Dawley

“…Exposed along the trend of the Casper Arch flanking the southeastern Big Horn Mountains, the type locality of Heptasuchus clarki occurs within a sequence of red beds above the Alcova Limestone and Crow Mountain formations within the Chugwater Group. …”
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An adaptive metaheuristic optimization approach for Tennessee Eastman process for an industrial fault tolerant control system. by Faizan E Mustafa, Ijaz Ahmed, Abdul Basit, Mohammed Alqahtani, Muhammad Khalid

“…This paper presents a novel methodology that employs the Adaptive Crow Search Algorithm (ACSA) to improve fault identification capabilities and mitigate the occurrence of false alarms in the TEP. …”
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Chiasmus of Corporeity and Nature in Ivan Laučík’s Poetry by Fedor Matejov

“…The poem Jahoda (Strawberry, collection Vzdušnou čiarou, As the crow flies, 1991) shows Laučík´s participation in a latent discussion of the 1980s about ecology, the critical reading documents the biographical context of the poem, notices irony and a commemoration gesture. …”
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An antiaging skin care system containing alpha hydroxy acids and vitamins improves the biomechanical parameters of facial skin by Tran D, Townley JP, Barnes TM, Greive KA

“…Wrinkle depth (Ry) and skin roughness (Ra) were measured by skin surface profilometry of the crow&#39;s feet area, and skin elasticity parameters R2 (gross elasticity), R5 (net elasticity), R6 (viscoelastic portion), and R7 (recovery after deformation) were determined for facial skin by cutometer, preapplication and after 7, 14, and 21 days. …”
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Amidst nets and typhoons: conservation implications of bat–farmer conflicts on Okinawa Island by Weerach Charerntantanakul, Shozo Shibata, Christian Ernest Vincenot

“…Official records and the questionnaire survey indicated that the large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos caused most damage in a typical year (53–56% of the total damage), followed by P. dasymallus (18–28%). …”
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A Multi-Center Evaluation of Restorative Eye Treatment and INhance With Trihex Technology to Improve Aesthetic Outcomes When Used Pre- and Post-Blepharoplasty by Wendy W Lee, Steven Fagien, Jennifer Murdock, Michaela Bell, Alan D Widgerow

“… Abstract BackgroundRestorative Eye Treatment with TriHex Technology (RET) is a topical eye product with peptides and botanicals that reduce the appearance of crow's feet, under-eye bags, and dark circles. INhance with TriHex Technology (IH) is a topical product that has been clinically proven to accelerate the clearance of bruises and aid in the reduction of swelling. …”
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