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Beneath the [MASK]: An Analysis of Structural Query Tokens in ColBERT
ColBERT is a highly effective and interpretable retrieval model based on token embeddings. For scoring, the model adds cosine similarities between the most similar pairs of query and document token embeddings....
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices About Infectious Health Care Waste Management in a Tunisian University Hospital
The management of Infectious Health Care Waste (IHCW) has become a major concern for citizens because of its harmful risks to health and the environment. In Tunisia, few studies have focused on the knowledge, ...
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Develo** 3D-printed Natural Fiber-Rich Earth Materials in Construction
Advanced manufacturing and 3D printing of clay- and earth-based materials have been recently emerging, but have been limited to little or no fiber reinforcement. Enriching 3D printable earthen composites with ...
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Canopy Structure Stratification in Mature Mediterranean Cork Oak Forest Ecosystems and Its Impact on the Water Balance
Leaf area index (LAI) is the key functional variable in canopy structure that governs different water and carbon flows and tree growth. This important parameter was determined by hemispherical photography, in ...
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Correction to: Leveraging the Power of Signatures for the Construction of Topological Complexes for the Analysis of Multivariate Complex Dynamics
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Students’ Behaviors, Attitudes and Self-Assessment on Food Wastage in a Tunisian University Cafeteria
The present study aimed to evaluate self-assessment, behaviors and attitudes of students toward food wastage in a Tunisian University cafeteria. An online survey based on a structured questionnaire was conduct...
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Degradation Resistance of Graphite in Contact with Industrial Phosphoric Acid Mixed with an Oxidizing Agent Through Dynamic and Static Approaches
Phosphoric acid (PA) is an industry-relevant chemical. However, a contaminated PA is produced when it is prepared industrially by the wet process from natural phosphates. The resulting PA can only be marketed ...
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Additive Manufacturing and Investment Casting Comparison of Superalloys: Aerospace industry
Investment casting is one of the oldest technologies used in the world. Recently, metal additive manufacturing (AM) has been evolving rapidly. Indeed, AM is defined as a process of sha** a part by adding a l...
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Effect of the Magnesium Oxide Addition on the Mechanical Performance of Tricalcium Phosphate Bioceramic
The sintering and the mechanical properties of the tricalcium phosphate - magnesium oxide composites have been investigated in this study. The mechanical properties of the tricalcium phosphate sintered with di...
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On the Relationship Between 3D Printing Parameters, Porosity, and Mechanical Behavior in a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
The study aims to analyze the porosity of Carbon Fiber Reinforced polymer samples produced by 3D printing, with a focus on the impact of printer settings. Specific printing parameters including printing speed,...
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Advancing Multimedia Retrieval in Medical, Social Media and Content Recommendation Applications with ImageCLEF 2024
The ImageCLEF evaluation campaign was integrated with CLEF (Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum) for more than 20 years and represents a Multimedia Retrieval challenge aimed at evaluating the technolog...
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Halokinesis and Diachronism in the Gulf of Gabes
Due to its particular tectonic position in the North African margin, the geological history of Tunisia strongly depends on the relative motion of the African plate, especially since the Jurassic period as a re...
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Abundance and Operating Area by Benthic Trawl of Atlantic Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus in the Northern and Eastern Area of Tunisia
Trachurus trachurus (Linné, 1758) is widely represented in Tunisian catches. These quantities landed varied according to the areas and seasons. Taking into account the quantitative importance and economic contrib...
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Deformation Behavior of X70 Pipeline Steel Under Hot Straightening Condition
During the hot straightening process, the sheet undergoes multiple tensile and compressive deformation cycles. In this paper, cyclic tensile tests and microstructure observation under different strain amplitud...
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A Novel Steganography Scheme Using Logistic Map, BRISK Descriptor, and K-Means Clustering
This paper introduces a novel steganography method for embedding and extracting a secret message from an image file using three stages. In the first stage, Binary Robust Invariant Scalable Keypoints (BRISK) an...
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Characterization of an ASR-Affected Hydraulic Concrete Structure for Numerical Study
This paper summarizes an important R&D industry-university collaboration project related to a hydro-electric facility affected by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). The work in progress started almost ten years ago...
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A Finite Element Model to Predict Shear Deformation in Running Shoe Midsoles During the Foot Strike
The midsole component of running shoes are an important factor for performance and user perception. The shear deformation of the midsole has been linked to smoother running patterns and is an attribute of inte...
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Impact of Institutions on the Sustainability of Tunisian Irrigated Areas in the Context of Climate Change
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of institutional quality on water-use efficiency and sustainability. Hence, we proceed with the estimation of set of different types of indicators (social, ec...
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Governance of the Tunisian Inter-regions Water Transfer System in the Context of Climate Change
During the drought period, water transfer from north region to other regions is the main important decision of water policy in Tunisia. Also, decision makers arbitrate the water allocation between irrigation a...
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Lithostratigraphy, Whole-Rock, and Sm–Nd Isotopic Data of the Ediacaran Magmatic Rocks from the Zgounder Ag–Hg Deposit (Siroua Massif, Central Anti-Atlas, Morocco)
In the Zgounder Ag-Hg high-grade deposit, Ediacaran magmatic rocks of different types and compositions have been intruded by several dolerite and rhyolite dike swarms. This contribution focuses on the 610–541 ...