Multi-agent simulations for emergency situations in an airport scenario by Ana Cristina BICHARRA, Nayat SANCHEZ-PI, Luis CORREIA, José Manuel MOLINA

“…--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">This paper presents a multi-agent framework using Net- Logo to simulate human and collective behaviors during emergency evacuations. …”
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Induction of Artesunate Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 Strain Using Intermittent Exposure Method and Comparing P.fk13 Sequence between Susceptible and Resistant Strains by Sahar Barati, Afsaneh Motevalli Haghi, Mehdi Nateghpour, Zahra Zamani, Sadegh Khodaveisi, Soudabeh Etemadi

“…Sensitivity reduction process was started from the concentration of 10-7mol/l and ended at 10-2mol/l. …”
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Reaming the intramedullary canal during tibial nailing does not affect in vivo intramuscular pH of the anterior tibialis by Loren O. Black, MD, MBA, Megan Rushkin, MPH, Karalynn Lancaster, BS, J. Samuel Cheesman, MD, James E. Meeker, MD, Jung U. Yoo, MD, Darin M. Friess, MD, MPH, Zachary M. Working, MD

“…Average time from injury to surgery was 35.0 hours (SD, 31.8). Starting and ending perioperative IpH was acidic, averaging 6.64 (SD, 0.21) and 6.74 (SD, 0.17), respectively. …”
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Letter From the Editor by Regina Hoffman

“…Hopefully, the pandemic has made us nimbler. At Patient Safety, we aim to provide a multifaceted view of each topic and timely information our readers can act on now. …”
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The openness-creativity cycle in education by Martin Weller

“…--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">The nature of openness in education has transformed from just relating to open access to encompass a wide range of interpretations. …”
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Folkets rettferdighet by Ferdinand Linthoe Næshagen

“…In the early sixteenth century the king started claiming a share of all fines and accordingly his regional governors had to include these in their accounts, giving sufficient information about each crime so that the king's-  auditors could check that the king had got what he should have. …”
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Husband’s willingness-to-pay for HIV and syphilis screening at antenatal care clinic under the Thai universal coverage scheme by Orawan Anunsittichai, Krit Pongpirul, Thanyawee Puthanakit, Koranit Roowicha, Jirarat Kaewprasert, Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin, Surasith Chaithongwongwattana

“…However, the implementation has not been evidence-based, strategic risk-based, nor economically evaluated whereas husbands who accompanied the pregnant women are likely to have a lower risk than those who did not come along. …”
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Influence of lincomycin-spectinomycin treatment on the outcome of Enterococcus cecorum infection and on the cecal microbiota in broilers by Jana Schreier, Daniela Karasova, Magdalena Crhanova, Ivan Rychlik, Silke Rautenschlein, Arne Jung

“…Conclusions Lincomycin-spectinomycin treatment during the first week of life can prevent the EC-associated disease in broiler type chickens and has a direct impact on the development of the cecal microbiota. …”
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Application of Appreciative Learning Approach in Computer Games Development Towards Promoting Student Creativity and Intrinsic Motivation by Eow, Yee Leng

“…The change process in action research has an open starting point and no absolute ending point. …”
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Association between stopping universal SARS-CoV-2 admission testing and hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 in England and Scotland by Theodore Pak, Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompasl

“…The mean weekly ratio of new hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 infections versus community-onset admissions in England rose from 0.12 during the SARS-CoV-2 delta-variant surge to 0.33 during the SARS-CoV-2 omicron-variant surge to 0.48 after universal admission testing ended (Fig.). There was a significant immediate level change both after the SARS-CoV-2 delta-to-omicron variant transition (92% relative increase; 95% CI, 58%–127%) and after admission testing ended (32% relative increase; 95% CI, 14%–50%). …”
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Intracoronary Administration of Drugs in Clinical Practice by Sergii V. Salo, Valentyn O. Shumakov, Andrii Yu. Gavrylyshyn, Olena V. Levchyshyna, Sergii S. Shpak

“…Today, many drugs can be used in this way, starting from the treatment of the phenomenon of distal microembolization and ending with myocardial regeneration after myocardial infarction.…”
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Multi-agent simulations for emergency situations in an airport scenario by José Manuel MOLINA, Nayat SANCHEZ-PI, Luis CORREIA, Ana Cristina BICHARRA

“…--[if gte mso 10]> <style>&#13; /* Style Definitions */&#13; table.MsoNormalTable&#13; {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal";&#13; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;&#13; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;&#13; mso-style-noshow:yes;&#13; mso-style-priority:99;&#13; mso-style-parent:"";&#13; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;&#13; mso-para-margin:0cm;&#13; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;&#13; mso-pagination:widow-orphan;&#13; font-size:12.0pt;&#13; font-family:Cambria;&#13; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;&#13; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;&#13; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;&#13; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;&#13; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}&#13; </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">This paper presents a multi-agent framework using Net- Logo to simulate human and collective behaviors during emergency evacuations. …”
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Bio-inspired Self-Adaptive Agents in Distributed Systems by Ichiro SATOH

“…When an agent delegates a function to another agent coordinating with it, if the former has the function, this function becomes lessdeveloped and the latter’s function becomes welldeveloped.…”
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CONSTRUCTION WATER SUITABILITY MAPS OF TIGRIS RIVER FOR IRRIGATION AND DRINKING USE by Khalid Adel Abdulrazzaq, Wardah Sabah Kamil

“…Thirteen stations along Tigris River were taken in the analysis, starting at Feeshkabour and ending at Al-Qurna. The historical recorded data which were used had been selected through 2007/2008 as a monthly base In general, the results showed that the Tigris River is class 1 to Il for irrigation use, while its class ranges from II-V for drinking use. …”
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Predictors of Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study Using Supervised Machine Learning by Alexandre Infanti, Vladan Starcevic, Adriano Schimmenti, Yasser Khazaal, Laurent Karila, Alessandro Giardina, Maèva Flayelle, Seyedeh Boshra Hedayatzadeh Razavi, Stéphanie Baggio, Claus Vögele, Joël Billieux

“…MethodsData collection started on May 4, 2020, and ended on June 10, 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. …”
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European Corn Borer (<i>Ostrinia nubilalis</i> Hbn.) Bioecology in Eastern Romania by Paula Lucelia Pintilie, Elena Trotuș, Nela Tălmaciu, Liviu Mihai Irimia, Monica Herea, Ionela Mocanu, Roxana Georgiana Amarghioalei, Lorena Diana Popa, Mihai Tălmaciu

“…The bioecological study occurred in the experimental corn field and a field cage. According to our findings, the insect has one generation per year. …”
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Long-term drying trend during 51.8–37.5 Ma in the Nangqian Basin, central-eastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Shangkun Li, Shangkun Li, Xueyun Ma, Shaohua Jiang, Gen Wang, Ting Zhang, Wei He, Xiaoli Yu, Xiaoli Yu, He Ma, He Ma, Pengyuan Zhang, Pengyuan Zhang, Jingyi Wei, Jingyi Wei, Yongli Wang, Zhifu Wei

“…The Asian aridification has a far-reaching impact on the human living environment, and so do the climate changes in China. …”
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Bio-inspired Self-Adaptive Agents in Distributed Systems by Ichiro SATOH

“…When an agent delegates a function to another agent coordinating with it, if the former has the function, this function becomes lessdeveloped and the latter’s function becomes welldeveloped.…”
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Simulation of Fermentation Pathway Using Bees Algorithm by Yi Ying LEONG, Chuii Khim CHONG, Lian En CHAI, Safaai DERIS, Rosli ILLIAS, Sigeru OMATU, Mohd Saberi MOHAMAD

“…However, the parameter estimation of biological processes has always been a challenging task due to the complexity and nonlinear equations. …”
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Pedagogia da pesquisa-ação The pedagogy of action research by Maria Amélia Santoro Franco

“…<br>During the last decades, action research has been used in different ways, to different ends, giving rise to a mosaic of theoretical-methodological approaches, inviting us to reflect upon its epistemological essence, as well as upon its possibilities as an investigative praxis. …”
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