High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

Enhancing smart home environments: a novel pattern recognition approach to ambient acoustic event detection and localization by Ahsan Shabbir, Abdul Haleem Butt, Taha Khan, Lorenzo Chiari, Ahmad Almadhor, Vincent Karovic

“…For sound source localization, the proposed framework demonstrated significant performance, with an error rate of 3.61, a mean squared error (MSE) of 14.98, and a root mean squared error (RMSE) of 3.87.DiscussionThe integration of detection and localization models facilitated the identification of emergency activities and the transmission of notifications via electronic mail. The results highlight the potential of the proposed methodology to develop a real-time emergency alert system for domestic environments.…”
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Lethal Male Combat of <i>Anastatus japonicus</i> (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Lepidopterous and Hemipterous Pests by Muhammad Yasir Ali, Gonzalo A. Avila, Zheng-Yu Luo, Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Khalid Ali Khan, Jin-Ping Zhang, Feng Zhang

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Improving follow-up survey completion rates through pilot interventions in the All of Us Research Program: Results from a non-randomized intervention study. by Robert M Cronin, Xiaoke Feng, Ashley Able, Scott Sutherland, Ben Givens, Rebecca Johnston, Charlene Depry, Katrina W Le Blanc, Orlane Caro, Brandy Mapes, Josh Denny, Mick P Couper, Qingxia Chen, Irene Prabhu Das

“…The three arms were: (1) telephone appointment [staff members calling participants offering appointments to complete surveys over phone] (2) postal [mail reminder to complete surveys through U.S. Postal Service], and (3) combination of telephone appointment and postal. …”
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Workforce and Contents of Home Dental Care in Japanese Insurance System by Yoshiaki Nomura, Ayako Okada, Erika Kakuta, Ryoko Otsuka, Hideaki Saito, Hiroshi Maekawa, Hideki Daikoku, Nobuhiro Hanada, Tamotsu Sato

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered postal mail questionnaire distributed to all members of the Iwate Dental Association. …”
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DC/TMD Examiner Protocol: Longitudinal Evaluation on Interexaminer Reliability by Marit Slåttelid Skeie, Paula Frid, Manal Mustafa, Jörg Aßmus, Annika Rosén

“…Recalibration preparation (2014): The same examiners in advance to this year’s examination session were also asked to recapture the protocol’s instructions (verbal commands to be learned by heart) and go through the information from the 2013 course and encouraged to contact by e-mail in case of unclear subjects. At a meeting prior to the examination session, they were also given the opportunities to ask questions. …”
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Co-Designing a Digital Brief Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Prescription Opioid–Related Harm Among People With Chronic Noncancer Pain: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Lived Exp... by Rachel A Elphinston, Sue Pager, Kelly Brown, Michele Sterling, Farhad Fatehi, Paul Gray, Linda Hipper, Lauren Cahill, Jason P. Connor

“…Purposive sampling was used to engage patients on public hospital waitlists via mail or through the treating medical specialist. …”
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Integrating general practitioners’ and patients’ perspectives in the development of a digital tool supporting primary care for older patients with multimorbidity: a focus group stu... by Ingmar Schäfer, Vivienne Jahns, Valentina Paucke, Dagmar Lühmann, Martin Scherer, Julia Nothacker

“…GPs were recruited by mail and asked to invite up to six eligible patients from their practice to participate. …”
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卒中防治科学传播发展现状与对策建议的研究进展 Research Progress on the Development Status and Countermeasures of Scientific Communication in Stroke Prevention and Treatment... by 张熙1，李杨1，张鹏骞2，3 (ZHANG Xi1, LI Yang1, ZHANG Pengqian2,3 )

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Kazakh khans of the 15th–17th centuries in the scientific heritage of Shigabutdin Marjani by Atygayev N.A.

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Biochemical and Histopathological Studies of Key Tissues in Healthy Male Wistar Rats Fed on African Yam Bean Seed and Tuber Meals by Omena Bernard Ojuederie, John Adebayo Ajiboye, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Methods A stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium was created using a literature review, group discussions, and the Delphi method via expert mail inquiry. A quasi-experimental design was used, with patients admitted to the general ward of a tertiary hospital in Wenzhou, China, functioning as subjects. …”
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Selection and Success in Badminton: The Role of Lobs and Smashes in Junior Athletes' Performance by Touptiolo Touptiolo, Helmina Ria Siregar, Vina Mardatila Tarigan, Yogi Suwananda, Soukaina Hattabi, Willette Nance

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Effect of clay materials on phase separation in plastic bag waste-modified bitumen during high-temperature storage by Mohammed Nouali, Zohra Derriche, Elhem Ghorbel

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Development of a framework to structure decision-making in environmental and occupational health: A systematic review and Delphi study by Emily Senerth, Paul Whaley, Elie Akl, Brandy Beverly, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Ezza Jalil, Jayati Khattar, Nicole R. Palmer, Andrew Rooney, Holger J. Schünemann, Kristina A. Thayer, Katya Tsaioun, Rebecca L. Morgan

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Cervical heterotopic heart transplantation in mice using a novel suture technique by Hao Dun, MD MSc, Maura Sticco-Ivins, Yuriko Terada, MD PhD, Amber Berning, MD, Kory J. Lavine, MD PhD, Daniel Kreisel, MD PhD, Benjamin J. Kopecky, MD PhD

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The potential of buffalo as a meat producer by Néstor Simón Montiel-Urdaneta

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Integrating Sports Massage into Pre-training Routines Can Enhance Athletic Preparedness and Performance Capacity in Kabaddi Players by Muhammad Isnandar, Farid M. Alhumary, Krzykarist Krzykarist, Restin Zega, Reymond Benedith Hutajulu, Rachel Junika Abelia Putri, Martin Hofmeister

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可穿戴设备在卒中风险预测及卒中后管理中的应用进展 Research Progress on the Application of Wearable Devices in Stroke Risk Prediction and Post-Stroke Management... by 吴雅婷1，魏宸铭1，桑振华1，陈乐1，梁怡凡1，武剑1，2，3 (WU Yating1, WEI Chenming1, SANG Zhenhua1, CHEN Le1, LIANG Yifan1, WU Jian1,2,3)

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Survey of Dental Implant and Restoration Selection by Prosthodontists in Dubai by Fatma Al Saleh, Moosa AbuZayeda, Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, Alexander Milosevic

“…Prosthodontists were identified from regulatory authority websites and contacted by e-mail with the questionnaire attached. Results. A total of 84.6% (77) of the registered prosthodontists in Dubai completed the questionnaire with 66.2% reported practicing implant dentistry. …”
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