Visibility - Science topic

Since the onset of COVID-19, gender violence has significantly increased, affecting the lives of cis and trans girls and women due to the lack of visibility and overall normalization established through several patriarchal patterns in society. Maven Road analyzed the 8.6M million social media mentions on the topic that occurred in the US since Marc...

This entry explores the concept of "popularity indicators"(PI), defined as aggregated metrics that represent user engagement and interaction with online content, including actions such as liking, sharing, or commenting. PI provide insights into how users perceive and evaluate content, shape the selection decisions of platform algorithms, and indire...

We are excited to announce the call for papers for an upcoming special issue titled "Advanced Biosensors for Food Safety and Environmental Applications." This issue will focus on the latest innovations in the development and application of advanced biosensors to ensure food safety and environmental protection. This special issue offers a prestigiou...

The Wudalianchi volcanic belt is located at the junction among the Greater Xing'an range, the Lesser Xing'an range, and the Songliao basin. Investigation of detailed crustal velocity structure under the Wudalianchi volcanic belt is of great significance to better understand the deep geodynamics of Northeast Asia. Applying the direct surface-wave to...

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar cómo las prácticas cotidianas de regulación del comercio de calle no solo operan bajo criterios de discrecionalidad, sino que configuran espacios temporalizados del comercio. A partir de un análisis de observación, entrevistas y registros urbanos, se examina el caso de la principal centralidad metropolitana...

This book shows step by step how to develop, implement (engineering) and operate (administration) technical systems efficiently and effectively. To this end, it first explains how complex real systems are simplified, i.e. modeled, in order to make their relevant properties visible. This is done in an interdisciplinary manner by taking into account...

Political activities on social media are subject both to the constraints and potentials of the functionalities, structures and operating systems of such platforms. Increasingly, these constraints and potentials are studied with the concept of affordances. Often, affordances are confused with features of technologies and with the effects of using th...

One of the causes of productivity loss in sugarcane cultivation has been associated with the species Diatraea saccharalis, also known as the sugarcane borer. Therefore, this study evaluated the feasibility of using hyperspectral sensors to obtain the leaf spectral response of sugarcane in different periods of infestation at leaf and canopy levels t...

Osteology plays an indispensable role in understanding the normal patterns of different species, serving as the foundation for zoological understanding. Mazama nana is well-known in Brazil; however, basic morphological descriptions of the species are scarce, while Subulo gouazoubira, currently revalidated as Mazama gouazoubira, is also prevalent in...

Symbols significantly shape online discourse and social media dynamics, yet their impact on algorithmic content recommendations is not well understood. This study investigates how social, cultural, and political symbols influence YouTube's recommendation system, using the 2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election as a case study. By categorizing videos...

In this study, 5 different Al2024/FRP/Al2024 metal stacked composites were produced and their machinability by abrasive water jet machining (AWJM) method was investigated. Synergistic interaction of these materials offers new and improved properties, but machinability remains an area of research due to widely varying mechanical properties. The effe...

In recent years, there has been significant research focusing on addressing security concerns in single-modal person re-identification (ReID) systems that are based on RGB images. However, the safety of cross-modality scenarios, which are more commonly encountered in practical applications involving images captured by infrared cameras, has not rece...

Herein, we report an unconventional heterobidentate coordination mode of conventional 4‐hydroxypyridine ligand in a novel compound Zn(C5H4NO)2. The strong heterobidentate coordination interactions between Zn²⁺ and 4‐hydroxypyridine ligands promote a uniform alignment of the polarization of each [ZnO2N2] tetrahedral building unit, resulting in remar...

Lead telluride (PbTe), an emerging member of the group IV-VI monochalcogenides, exhibits superior properties such as higher density of states, obvious band anisotropy, and high carrier mobility. Moreover, the stronger nonlinear optical response of quantum dots (QDs) makes this type of low-dimensional material highly competitive for broadband pulse...

The analogies between the visible and the invisible, the corporeal and the spiritual are frequent in medieval writings. Conceptual metaphor theory offered a new perspective on analogies in language suggesting that psychological and mental processes are often expressed through a set of terms referring to physical actions or sensations. Recent studie...

A facile photochemical, one‐pot synthesis of highly functionalized 1‐aminotetralins derivatives (>70 examples) from readily accessible o‐alkyl and o‐formyl aryl silylimines with olefins is described. A diradical‐mediated hydrogen atom transfer (DHAT) of primary, secondary, and tertiary C(sp³)−H bonds of o‐alkyl arylsilylimines and C(sp²)−H bonds of...

It is asserted that Vivekananda, regarded by many Americans and British as both a spiritual and intellectual equal, utilized his physical attributes and rhetorical prowess to reframe the Indian subcontinent's subservient relationship with the West. However, Vivekananda participated in the very lectures he attempted to disprove. As a culturally dive...

Any objects in natural water bodies are gradually colonized by hydrobionts such as algae and microorganisms. This is how phytoperiphyton is formed. In recent decades, more and more plastic objects have ended up in seas and lakes. They are substrates potentially suitable for colonization by aquatic biota. In the coastal Kazakhstan part of the Caspia...

Eco-industrial parks (EIPs) are considered effective means to enhance economic growth, improve competitiveness, maintain environmental quality, and improve social quality. They have many direct and indirect benefits, which makes the majority or most countries seek to implement these projects. Given its importance, international organizations such a...

This article develops a novel image style transfer method that transforms input images using a neural network (NN) model. Common neural style transfer techniques often struggle to fully transmit the texture and color from the style image to the target image (content image), or they may introduce some visible errors. To mitigate these issues, this a...

We will investigate the creeping flow of a Carreau incompressible fluid through a slit with uniformly porous walls. Non-dimensionalization is used to represent the controlling two-dimensional flow equations and non-homogeneous boundary conditions. The resulting equations are solved using a recursive method. Equations are developed for the stream fu...

Such means of expressive syntax as connecting and parceled constructions were discussed in the article. Discussion questions were presented. In particular, the issue of the proximity of adjunction and parcellation, the status of adjunct constructions located outside the main sentence after the period, was considered. Using methods of description, o...

Along with this paper has been set forth a photometric heliacal visibility estimation technique, based on the contrast threshold data by Blackwell. Background brightness onward the sight direction is calculated via the sky model of the author, which processes ample parameters including altitude, haze and ozone concentration and gives reliable spect...

Methamphetamine (MA), as one kind of overflowed synthetic illicit drugs, has posed severe threats to health and social security. However, the on-site and visible fluorescence detection to MA remains limited. Herein, through covalently coupling diphenylacridine (DPA) and dimethylacridine (DMA) with pyridine, two ratiometric fluorescence probes (PyDP...

Solution‐processed gain media have great technological potential as lasers due to their ease of integration with on‐chip photonics, scalability and tuneable optoelectronic properties. Currently, the spectral coverage of solution‐processed lasers extends from visible up to telecom wavelengths in the short‐wave infrared (SWIR) (<1650 nm). Here, the o...

Lithium niobate on insulators (LNOI), which is an integrated optoelectronic material platform with essential prospects, has an excellent electro-optical coefficient and a low loss window covering from visible to mid-infrared. However, both the lower refractive index of lithium niobate (LN) and the immaturity of processing techniques cause difficult...

THE NAVAHOAX is a first-person account of ethnic fraud as told by an American Indian media professional whose tribal background was utilized by a presumed Native American author pursuing a film adaption of his work; it was later discovered the author was a white man masquerading as a Navajo citizen. A full narrative account will be given of the two...

EU HEALTH PROGRAMME IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATEThe weakness of the response to the pandemic that was visible in many EU Member States, especially in the first period of the crisis, resulted in increased expectations for action at the European level. This was reflected in the EU4Health programme prepared in the same period. The analysis car...

The article presents a part of a pilot study investigating feedback within practical-aesthetic subjects in primary and secondary education. Feedback within the school context is often understood as verbal or written communication between teachers and students. The subjects referred to as practical-aesthetic largely involve skill training in relatio...

We present an in-plane beam converter scheme that can focus a large Gaussian slab mode into a tightly focused spot approximately hundreds of micrometers away from the chip facet. Our approach involves designing the modal expander that converts a photonic waveguide mode to a large Gaussian slab mode and engineering the two-dimensional (2D) gradient-...

The aim of this paper is to examine and analyze the role of agricultural cooperatives in the development and promotion of rural tourism. The research was conducted in Azanja, Serbia, utilizing a mixed-method research with a questionnaire technique and a case study method during March and April 2024. The key findings indicate that improving conditio...

Breast cancer remains one of the primary causes of cancer-related deaths among women globally. Early detection via mammography is essential for improving prognosis and survival rates. However, mammogram diagnostic accuracy is severely hindered by dense breast tissue, which can obstruct potential malignancies, complicating early detection. To tackle...

El pensamiento crítico es considerado una de las habilidades esenciales para hacerle frente a los retos y desafíos del presente siglo, el objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar la incorporación del pensamiento crítico en la enseñanza de la química de los alimentos en el contexto ecuatoriano, dicho objetivo unido a la metodología desarrollada pe...

Materials microstructure analysis is a crucial task for understanding the relationship between a material’s structure and its properties. The quality of the acquired images is vital, as blurring can result in the loss of essential information needed for microstructure analysis. This issue becomes more apparent with higher magnification and the corr...

Nanomaterials have attracted significant attention as signal reporters for immunoassays. They can directly generate detectable signals or release a large number of signaling elements for readout. Among various nanolabels, nanomaterials composed of multiple signaling molecules have shown great potential in immunoassays. Generally, signaling molecule...

In light of the escalating global environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity decline, and diverse pollutant types, researchers have introduced the notion of dematerialization. This idea primarily emphasizes minimizing material use and optimizing resource utilization to mitigate environmental impacts. This paper, through a literatu...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of mathematical-gender stereotype on girls' sense of self-efficacy, so as to reveal the essence of this phenomenon comprehensively and deeply. The study selected female students from junior high school to senior high school as samples, and collected data through questionnaires. The correlation b...

We investigate the effects of a gravitational wave background on the coherence degradation induced by the Unruh effect of a uniformly accelerated single-qubit and quantum interferometric circuit. In both systems, we use the formalism of the evolution of the density matrix of the detector-field system, where after the interaction the field degrees o...

To obtain a closed and smooth surface of a porous Si layer for an epitaxial growth of a silicon wafer, the porous Si must be reorganized. To understand the reorganization process, the evolution of the pores is investigated in this contribution. The reorganization process is interrupted at different stages and cross-sectional SEM images are taken to...

Securitisation is associated with a certain amount of visibility for migrants in public space. It is expressed in actions such as tightening rules on illegal border crossings, strengthening the number of forces and services at the borders, introducing a state of emergency, intensive use of surveillance technologies and control practices by uniforme...

The role of MSMEs in the Indonesian economy is very large, so the government encourages the MSME sector to develop more rapidly. One of the MSMEs in Kediri Regency is the MSME Jajan Gimbul Ibu Azma which is engaged in the culinary fields of siomay, tofu meatballs, and cilok. The financial records of partners are still in manual form in the form of...

El artículo es un análisis del ascenso de China que intenta ilustrar la difícil predictibilidad de los hechos internacionales. La naturaleza y las consecuencias mundiales de la transformación de China desde fines de los años setenta era poco previsible. El inicio y el desarrollo de este proceso, en realidad, fueron favorecidos por los resultados de...

RESUMEN: Este artículo expone los hallazgos derivados de la implementación de la Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP) y resalta la situación actual de las mujeres en torno a aspectos positivos y negativos de la vida barrial, dentro del ámbito sociocultural en Analco, Puebla. Se enfatiza la importancia de las mujeres en el desarrollo sostenible...

The fossil shrimp species Caridina nitida A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 described from the Oligocene lacustrine deposits of Aix-en-Provence was considered to be a nomen dubium. Based on newly discovered specimens at the type locality, we provide an illustrated re-description of this species. The detailed morphological study leads us to place C. nitida wit...

Current level of development in the sphere of deep learning allows replacing existing domain-specific algorithms for military simulation with approximating neural networks. Hyperparameter search allows finding network's architecture, appropriate for a task. This work describes that process for the task of predicting area of optical visibility, taki...

In this study, the perception of tattooed employees is examined, focusing on their employment and career development opportunities. The perception of tattoos in employment and career development is a complex and changing issue that depends on many factors. Some industries and workplaces may be stricter about tattoos, while other workplaces are more...

The exploration of underwater environments is essential for applications such as biological research, archaeology, and infrastructure maintenanceHowever, underwater imaging is challenging due to the waters unique properties, including scattering, absorption, color distortion, and reduced visibility. To address such visual degradations, a variety of...

The Main Belt asteroid (203) Pompeja shows evidence of extreme variability in visible and near-infrared spectral slope with time. The observed spectral variability has been hypothesized to be attributed to spatial variations across Pompeja's surface. In this scenario, the observed spectrum of Pompeja is dependent on the geometry of the Sun and the...

Kitchen appliance control panels come in various designs, each with different parameter values. Of these design parameters, the panel angle is a key factor that impacts both usability and user preference. This study empirically investigates the effects of panel angles on the usability of knob panels in kitchen appliances. The research focused on id...

The main concern in image manipulation localization is the development of a feature representation that can effectively detect various manipulation techniques such as copy-move, removal, and splicing. However, many existing techniques focus on identifying specific tampering techniques, which limits their applicability in real-world scenarios. To ad...

Women face disadvantages in urban public spaces due to their physiological characteristics. However, limited attention has been given to assessing safety perceptions from a female perspective and identifying the factors that influence these perceptions. Despite advancements in machine learning (ML) techniques, efficiently and accurately quantifying...

Tungsten oxide (WO3) electrochromic devices are obtaining increasing interest due to their color change and thermal regulation. However, most previous work focuses on the absorption or transmission spectra of materials, rather than the optical parameters evolution in full spectrum in the electrochromic processes. Herein, we developed a systematic p...

Since academic authors aim to enhance the value of their current research findings compared to earlier studies, understanding how to convince journal gatekeepers is crucial. This study analysed the use of academic conflict units in English research article discussions (RADs) published in reputable Indonesian and Malaysian journals within the discip...

The 100-day work period concept is often used to evaluate the initial performance of elected officials, including in Indonesia. While useful as an early indicator, this concept tends to oversimplify the complex policymaking process into campaign promises that must be fulfilled in a short timeframe. This study highlights the phenomenon of oversimpli...

Le mot stigmate, dans le langage courant, désigne fréquemment nombre de phénomènes, qui vont de certains attributs associés à des individus ou à des groupes de personnes aux dégâts physiques visibles à la suite de catastrophes naturelles ou humaines. Chez les sociologues, anthropologues et autres spécialistes des sciences humaines et sociales, ce c...

Effective inventory management is crucial for entrepreneurs seeking to balance costs, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This paper examines the key principles and practices that underpin successful inventory management in entrepreneurial ventures. It explores various inventory management strategies, including Just-in-Time (JIT), Ec...

El texto expuesto a continuación se divide en 3 partes. La primera busca dar cuenta de una discusión conceptual. Para ello hacemos un breve recorrido por cuatro conceptos. Creamos una conversación entre “zonas de sacrificio”, “infiernos ambientales” y “Regiones de Emergencia Sanitaria y Ambiental” (resas), que actualmente en México se encuentran en...

Recent simulations of Be stars in misaligned binary systems have revealed that misalignment between the disc and binary orbit can cause the disc to undergo Kozai-Lidov (KL) oscillations or disc-tearing. We build on our previous suite of three-dimensional smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of equal-mass systems by simulating eight new misal...

While the standard unweighted Voronoi diagram in the plane has linear worst-case complexity, many of its natural generalizations do not. This paper considers two such previously studied generalizations, namely multiplicative and semi Voronoi diagrams. These diagrams both have quadratic worst-case complexity, though here we show that their expected...

In this article, I share small, situated knowledges from a post qualitative inquiry which activated critical, new materialist and post foundational approaches to educational research in Early Childhood Studies. Post qualitative research processes including thinking with theory and writing as method are activated to (re)story everyday moments of enc...

Strategic sourcing plays a pivotal role in enhancing entrepreneurial operations by fostering effective supplier relationships that contribute to competitive advantage and operational efficiency. This paper explores the concept of strategic sourcing and its significance for startups and small businesses in optimizing their supply chain management. I...

Temporal action segmentation and long-term action anticipation are two popular vision tasks for the temporal analysis of actions in videos. Despite apparent relevance and potential complementarity, these two problems have been investigated as separate and distinct tasks. In this work, we tackle these two problems, action segmentation and action ant...

An Al-Cr alloy absorber is proposed for light absorption in the visible and infrared bands. The absorber was fabricated on a 3-inch silicon wafer and quartz glass using magnetron sputtering and wet-etching techniques. Owing to its disordered nanocone structure, the absorber achieves an average absorption of up to 98.45% in the 400-1100 nm band. Whe...

Climate change requires locally tailored solutions that consider diverse environmental and cultural contexts. This study situates climate action within Sweden's forest landscapes, exploring how local forest stakeholders prioritize and motivate climate action targets for immediate implementation. By engaging in knowledge co-production processes in l...

We investigate and evaluate the optical performance of high- and low-RI cladding contrast Bragg fiber for two design wavelengths: 1550 nm (in the near-infrared region) and 632.8 nm (in the visible range). In order to establish a connection between the incoming and outgoing light waves using the transfer matrix technique, the boundary matching appro...

Kauri forests are threatened by kauri dieback disease, caused by the microscopic soil-borne pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida (PA). Despite it being more than 15 years since the pathogen was discovered on the New Zealand mainland, there is still a paucity of information on the distribution of symptomatic trees and/or of the pathogen itself, which...

Background/Objectives: To present the technical aspects of contrast-enhanced 4DCT (ce4DCT) simulation for abdominal SBRT. Methods: Twenty-two patients underwent two sequential 4DCT scans: one baseline and one contrast-enhanced with personalized delay time (tdelay) calculated to capture the tumor in the desired contrast phase, based on diagnostic tr...

The realization of the super black level diffuse reflectance scale of the National Institute of Metrology (NIM, China) is presented. Two facilities were used to achieve the reflectance scale under 0 d condition covering 0.0001–1.0 (absolute value), the first one based on the supercontinuum light source was used to realize the diffuse scale in the w...

Extreme weather conditions like fog and haze present substantial challenges to object recognition systems. Reduced visibility and contrast degradation significantly affect the auto-correlation process, often leading to failure in object recognition. To address this critical issue and to make object recognition accurate and invincible, we propose a...

Calligraphic icon differs from general artistic images, such as portraits, as it does not directly imitate objects but rather presents a distinct form of comparison in calligraphy. The predominant rhetorical pattern in Chinese calligraphic theory is the “analogical icon”, which encapsulates the essence of calligraphic art by juxtaposing language im...

Traditional LiDAR and air-medium-based single-photon LiDAR struggle to perform effectively in high-scattering environments. The laser beams are subject to severe medium absorption and multiple scattering phenomena in such conditions, greatly limiting the maximum operational range and imaging quality of the system. The high sensitivity and high temp...

Purpose: The implementation of turnover tax compliance (TOT) in Kenya was aimed at enhancing revenue collection and improvements in the tax system, the effectiveness of tax administration, and lowering the collection costs in the SME sector. However, over the past decade, the KRA has visibly struggled to implement the tax regime as well as collecti...

Mutual-visibility sets were motivated by visibility in distributed systems and social networks, and intertwine with several classical mathematical areas. Monotone properties of the variety of mutual-visibility sets, and restrictions of such sets to convex and isometric subgraphs are studied. Dual mutual-visibility sets are shown to be intrinsically...