Analysis of the prospects of phase change materials in building structures by A. V. Fedyukhin, O. V. Afanaseva, M. D. Zaitsev

“…The efficiency of the use of phase change materials in building structures was carried out by means of energy modelling of the building using the Conduction Finite Difference algorithm in the EnergyPlus programme, taking into account climatic conditions and energy consumption for heating and cooling of the building. …”
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Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening by J. Sebastian, I.D. Olaru, A. Giannakis, M. Arentz, S.V. Kik, M. Ruhwald, S. Linsen, G. Günther, P. Wolf, F.J. Herth, T. Weber, C.M. Denkinger

“…BACKGROUND: Computer-aided detection (CAD) tools for TB detection have the potential to enable screening programmes and reduce the diagnostic gap in settings where access to radiologists is limited. …”
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What Makes the Indian Megacity Chennai’s Air Unhealthy? - A Bottom-up Approach to Understand the Sources of Air Pollutants by Poonam Mangaraj, Saroj Kumar Sahu, Gufran Beig, Ashirbad Mishra, Som Sharma

“…Unlike India’s pollution capital, Delhi, Chennai is a megacity significantly impacted by industrial and transportation activities and has been designated as a non-attainment city by the Government of India under the National Clean Air Programme. The first step towards sustained clean air is identifying the sources causing the megacity’s air quality to deteriorate. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: An Evaluation of Large Panels of Plasma Protein Markers Using Repeated, Prediagnostic Samples by Sophia Harlid, Robin Myte, Bethany Van Guelpen

“…We included 138 participants from the Västerbotten Intervention Programme with repeated sampling occasions, 10 years apart. …”
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Exploring first-year engineering student perceptions of peer-led study groups in a Global South context by Jessica Versfeld, Caitlin Vinson

“…The research aims to explore how the support and resources provided by the peer-led study groups can help students cope with the stressors and challenges that are often associated with the transition to university and the demands of an engineering programme. Educational institutions prioritise student development, yet many student initiatives overlook student agency and that understanding students’ learning approaches is necessary for effective support initiatives. …”
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Usability Evaluation of a Digital Teleradiology Case Study Using the System Usability Scale in the WFDT Project by Anna BOEHM, Thomas LUX

“…Results: A total of 20 students from the Health Care Management and Medical Informatics degree programme participated in the usability test. The case study usability was rated as M = 59.63. …”
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FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Compressive Sensing with Partial Fourier Dictionary by Yinghui Quan, Yachao Li, Xiaoxiao Gao, Mengdao Xing

“…This paper presents a novel real-time compressive sensing (CS) reconstruction which employs high density field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for hardware acceleration. …”
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The Effect of Anthelmintic Treatment on Coccidia Oocyst Shedding in a Wild Mammal Host with Intermittent Cestode Infection by Radovan Václav, Jana Blažeková

“…For instance, it is controversial how deworming programmes affect incidence and severity of such important microparasite diseases as malaria. …”
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Discovery of a novel Mediterranean Haemaphysalis (Ornithophysalis) doenitzi group tick species infesting Falco eleonorae on Antikythira Island, Greece by Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Christos Barboutis, Anastasios Bounas, Christina Kassara, Ben J. Mans, Anastasios Saratsis, Ala Tabor

“…Within the context of a long-term monitoring and conservation programme on Antikythira Island, Greece, which accommodates one of the largest concentrations of breeding pairs of Eleonora's falcons globally, birds were subjected to regular inspections for the presence of ticks from 2017 to 2023. …”
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Evaluation of environmental impacts of cleanroom construction with a life cycle analysis approach based on energy and material consumption by Pouya Partonia, Sobhan Heidarian, Mohamadreza Sharifi, Ghorbanali Dezvareh, Ahmad Khodadadi Darban

“…According to the United Nations Environment Programme, buildings consume the most energy throughout their lifespan. …”
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Informal Cross-Border Traders and Food Trade during the Global Pandemic in Zimbabwe by Abel Chikanda

“…The paper relies on data from a variety of sources, including surveys by the Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP) as well as document analysis to demonstrate the role played by ICBTs in the country’s food economy. …”
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Relational dynamics and Page-Wootters formalism in group field theory by Andrea Calcinari, Steffen Gielen

“…There is a constraint associated to the freedom of reparametrisation and the Dirac quantisation programme can be implemented. Using the "trinity of relational dynamics", we show that the resulting "clock-neutral" theory is entirely equivalent to a deparametrised canonical group field theory, interpreted in terms of the Page-Wootters formalism. …”
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL PROGRESS AND EDUCATION ON CORRUPTION: A CONTINGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE by Hatidža Jahić, Merima Činjarević

“…The data set for this study was obtained from secondary sources and it included the following measures: (1) the corruption perception index by Transparency International; (2) the social progress index provided by the non-profit organization the Social Progress Imperative; (3) the education index by United Nations Development Programme, and (4) the scores of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions. …”
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An Investigation of the Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Some Performance Values of Young Football Players by Mihri Barış KARAVELİOĞLU, Serkan Hüsnü KORKMAZ, Gökhan HADİ, Serkan AYDIN

“…The data was analysed using IBM SPSS 26 package programme. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for intergroup comparisons, and Tukey HSD test was used for Post Hoc comparisons of significant relationships. …”

Monitoring of national projects in Russia and risks associated with their implementation by V. V. Stroev, N. V. Kuznetsov

“…Starovoitov” called “Information system for monitoring national projects and programmes in the social sphere”. The analysis results obtained allowed us to conclude the key problems and errors in the process of monitoring national projects implementation in Russia and to make suggestions for their elimination.…”
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Sweet Potato Processing Capabilities among Households in Delta Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria by Wilson Anyanwu, Chinyelu Irene Nwokolo, Angela Izukanne Emodi

“…The major factors limiting the sweet potato processing capabilities of households were: poor monitoring of government structural programmes (65%), inadequate access to market chain (59.2%), poor sensitization of farmers on the appropriate methods of processing sweet potato (58.3%). …”
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Des «nanotransporteurs» d’ADN : Repousser les limites des Nanomédicaments pour traiter le cancer by Djawad Chikh

“…Contrairement aux nano-véhicules artificiels actuels (liposomes…), où la concentration de médicament libéré dans le temps par ces véhicules peut varier grandement d’un patient à l’autre, ces transporteurs moléculaires d’ADN peuvent être programmés pour délivrer et maintenir une dose thérapeutique optimale de médicaments dans le sang tout au long du traitement, ce qui les rend plus efficaces et plus précis. …”
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Analyse spatio-temporelle de la mise à disposition de deux moyens de prévention du paludisme : les moustiquaires imprégnées d’insecticide à longue durée d’action et le traitement p... by Konan Rodolphe Mardoché Azongnibo, Serge-Brice Assi, Alexis Serge Aimain, Gnamké Mathieu Niamké, Aristide Colette Adjoua Kouakou, Kouassi Paul Anoh, Akré Maurice Adja, Emmanuel Bonnet, Florence Fournet

“…Les données utilisées, issues du système de soins, correspondent au nombre de MILDA distribuées lors des consultations prénatales (CPN) et par le programme élargi de vaccination aux enfants, ainsi que le nombre de TPI3 distribué aux femmes enceintes en CPN. …”
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The Contribution of Secondary Particles Following Carbon Ion Radiotherapy to Soft Errors in CIEDs by Yudai Kawakami, Makoto Sakai, Hiroaki Masuda, Masami Miyajima, Takao Kanzaki, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Tatsuya Ohno, Hiroshi Sakurai

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> A field-programmable gate array was used instead of CIEDs to measure soft errors by varying the energy spectrum of secondary particles. …”
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Pedagogika muzealna. Cele, idea, kierunek rozwoju i zastosowanie w praktyce na przykładzie „lekcji muzealnej” w polskim muzeum historycznym by Mallek Anna

“…At the end of the 19th century two German art historians and educationists Alfred Lichtwark and Georg Kerchensteiner started to form a special educational programme for children and young people, concerning the museum collection. …”
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