Maximizing the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of the Metaverse
ABSTRACT The metaverse is a transformative digital ecosystem with the potential to redefine economic, environmental, and social systems. This qualitative study examines how the metaverse and its enabling technologies—such as AR/VR, blockchain, and AI—might evolve to influence sustainability. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with global experts and
Alessandro Lanteri+2 more
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ABSTRACT Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa characterized by allergen sensitization and the involvement of multiple inflammatory mediators. Currently, the treatment of AR mainly includes symptomatic relief, anti‐inflammatory therapy, and nerve desensitization. However, these treatments have limitations in fully
Yue Gu+7 more
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Bat algorithm based on kinetic adaptation and elite communication for engineering problems
Abstract The Bat algorithm, a metaheuristic optimization technique inspired by the foraging behaviour of bats, has been employed to tackle optimization problems. Known for its ease of implementation, parameter tunability, and strong global search capabilities, this algorithm finds application across diverse optimization problem domains. However, in the
Chong Yuan+6 more
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Unified Neural Lexical Analysis Via Two‐Stage Span Tagging
ABSTRACT Lexical analysis is a fundamental task in natural language processing, which involves several subtasks, such as word segmentation (WS), part‐of‐speech (POS) tagging, and named entity recognition (NER). Recent works have shown that taking advantage of relatedness between these subtasks can be beneficial.
Yantuan Xian+5 more
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Tibyan corpus: balanced and comprehensive error coverage corpus using ChatGPT for Arabic grammatical error correction. [PDF]
Alrehili A, Alhothali A.
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Eye Movements of French Dyslexic Adults While Reading Texts: Evidence of Word Length, Lexical Frequency, Consistency and Grammatical Category. [PDF]
Premeti A, Isel F, Bucci MP.
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Fine-Grained Concreteness Effects on Word Processing and Representation Across Three Tasks: An ERP Study. [PDF]
Montefinese M+3 more
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Aloneness and the terms of detachment in West African migration
In this article, I examine practices of social detachment among West African migrants in urban Ghana. Faced with pressures arising from expectations of reciprocity, especially from kin back home, some migrants exert considerable efforts to break, if temporarily, with relations of mutual recognition and support, entering what I term migratory aloneness.
Michael Stasik
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Characterization of reading processes in Brazilian adolescents: development of criteria for identifying students at risk for dyslexia. [PDF]
de Assumpção Victorio RPS, Germano GD.
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Fronting in Old Catalan: Asymmetries between Narration and Reported Speech1
Abstract This article explores the distribution, syntax, and information structure of XVS clauses in the narrative text and the reported speech of a thirteenth‐century Old Catalan chronicle, the Llibre dels Fets. It is shown that XVS occurs mainly within reported speech and in embedded clauses.
Afra Pujol i Campeny
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