Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…But she also emphasizes Bismarck’s legacy and its enduring influence, and that it will survive with the rise of defensive nationalism after the defeat in the First World War. …”
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Assessment of trace elements contamination and human health risk based on Monte Carlo simulation in a karst groundwater system affected by industrial activities by Liyun Yang, Qixin Wu, Shilin Gao, Meixue Peng, Jianping Zhu, Jie Zeng, Li Shi, Xinghe Li

“…Correlation Analysis (CA) and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) suggested that the sources of TEs are multifaceted, with industrial activities identified as the primary influencing factor. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that the non-carcinogenic risk (NCR) associated with each element was negligible. …”
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Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Geothermal-Based Power Generation System Based on Flash-Binary and Dual-Pressure Evaporation Organic Rankine Cycles Using Zeotropic Mixtu... by Mojtaba Nedaei, Abolfazl Keykhah, Borzo Kamary, Ehsanolah Assareh

“…Also, the net present value of the proposed system is estimated for the four electricity sale and geofluid prices and reveals that the product sale costs influence the system’s economic performance more than the purchase cost. …”
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Numerical Study of the Composite Effects of Uneven Street Canyons and Time-varying Inflows on the Air Flows and Pollutant Dispersion by Weijun Li, Yuanping He, Yunwei Zhang, Qingxiang Shui, Xinyi Wu, Chuck Wah. Yu, Zhaolin Gu

“…Although uneven building layouts and time-varying inflows have been individually investigated for their influence on air flow pattern and pollutant dispersion in street canyons, the combined effects of these two factors have not been examined. …”
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Knowledge sharing and sustainable competitive advantage: Mediating role of innovation culture and MSMEs business performance by Meyna Cinta Ratulian, Sabihaini Sabihaini, Fauzilah Salleh, Januar Eko Prasetio

“…Additionally, the study reveals that the innovation culture significantly influences business performance and lasting competitive advantage. …”
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CDK1 mediates the metabolic regulation of DNA double-strand break repair in metaphase II oocytes by Tian-Jin Xia, Feng-Yun Xie, Juan Chen, Xiao-Guohui Zhang, Sen Li, Qing-Yuan Sun, Qin Zhang, Shen Yin, Xiang-Hong Ou, Jun-Yu Ma

“…How DSBs are repaired in dividing oocytes and which factors influence DSB repair are not well understood. Results By analyzing DSB repair pathways in oocytes at different stages, we found that break-induced replication (BIR) and RAD51-mediated homology-directed repair (HDR) were highly active in germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) oocytes but suppressed in metaphase II (MII) oocytes and the BIR in oocytes was promoted by CDK1 activity. …”
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A Novel Approach to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Chemistry Teaching by Preservice Teachers by Akylbek Meirbekov, Dinara Berdi, Zhanat Burayeva, Ilyas Ikramov, Makpal Sarbaeva

“…The study explores key constructs such as Perceived Usability (PU), Perceived Autonomy (PAU), Perceived Teaching Support (PTS), Perceived Competency (PCM), Perceived Relatedness (PRT), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Cognitive Teaching Involvement (CTI), and Affective Teaching Involvement (ATI), examining their influence on teaching performance. Data were collected from 254 preservice chemistry teachers trained at Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Kazakhstan. …”
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Evaluating Sampling Uncertainty in the Quantitative 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Lignin by Shrikant Shivaji Pawade, Lauri Toom, Koit Herodes, Ivo Leito

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of sampling uncertainty on qNMR analysis of lignin-based analysis as a case study, with an exclusive focus on the relative quantification method. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…Abstract Respiratory infectious diseases are highly influenced by climate and feature seasonality, whose peak is December to February in the Northern Hemisphere. …”
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A remote sensing evidence on the marginality, stagementation and spatiotemporal heterogeneity of vegetation evolution characteristics in the Yinshan Mountains, China: Based on PKU... by Menglin Yan, Jingyang Lu, Yingying Ma, Chao Ma

“…Findings revealed: (1) Vegetation distribution had spatial heterogeneity, with a stepwise distribution from southeast to northwest; (2) Vegetation growth had temporal stagementation, with “stable-plunge-rise” pattern; (3) Climate trend displayed “warmer and wetter”, with growth rates of 0.045 °C/a and 0.558 mm/a, respectively; (4) Vegetation response to precipitation was sensitive with strong spatial correlation (Moran’s I = 0.88, P < 0.01); (5) Influence of human activities on the growth of vegetation was weak. …”
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Method for improving voltage sag tolerance of dual power supply PET based on inter-port power coordination by ZHANG Tengfei, WANG Guanghua, GAO Long, LI Jing, XU Yonghai, WANG Chong

“…Firstly, the topological structure and control strategy of DPSC-PET are analyzed. Secondly, the influence factors of voltage sag tolerance of DPSC-PET are analyzed for three-phase symmetrical voltage sag which has the most serious power shortage. …”
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Natural compounds in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a comprehensive review of hormonal regulation and therapeutic potential by Jingyi Yuan, Zhenmin Li, Yongjiang Yu, Xiuge Wang, Yunyun Zhao

“…This review aims to comprehensively analyze in vivo and in vitro research alongside clinical interventions to evaluate the influence of natural compounds on the prevalence of PCOS and their therapeutic potential. …”
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Unveiling the multifunctionality of iron oxide nanoparticle: A synergistic experimental and computational investigation by Shiva Sharma, Sudheesh K. Shukla, Krishna K. Govender, Penny P. Govender

“…These techniques offer control over size, morphology, and phase, which influences the intrinsic properties of the IONPs. Surface functionalization with ligands or polymers played another important role in improving the physicochemical properties, environmental application, and biological interactions of IONPs. …”
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Watershed: a more efficient sampling unit for mountain camera traps by Jun-Jie Li, Yi-Hao Fang, Ji-Cong Zhan, Xue-Jun Yang, Can-Bin Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Kun Tan, Zhi-Pang Huang, Liang-Wei Cui, Wen Xiao

“…Abstract Wildlife camera trap (CT) surveys typically employ two-dimensional equal-area grid sampling, which often neglects the influence of complex mountainous terrain on species distribution, potentially yielding misleading outcomes. …”
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Effect of different restorative design on stress concentration of lithium disilicate and monolithic zirconia endocrown on a mandibular molar - a finite element analysis by Garima Karn, Manoj Shetty, Chethan Hegde

“…Conclusion There is a positive influence of margin design selection within the same material used for the fabrication of endocrown.…”
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Sensitivity analysis of fractional order SVEIR Lumpy Skin Disease model by Savita Rathee, Yogeeta Narwal, Komal Bansal, Homan Emadifar

“…Sensitivity analysis, based on the normalized forward sensitivity index, identifies key parameters influencing RLSD: A 30% decrease in the average number of bites (β) reduces the infected cattle population by 16.58%. …”
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Characterization of visual cognition in pre-manifest, manifest and reduced penetrance Huntington’s disease by Rocio Del Pino, Maria Ángeles Acera, Amaia Ortiz de Echevarrría, Beatriz Tijero, Marta Ruiz-Lopez, Johanne Somme, Javier Ruiz-Martínez, Andrea Gabilondo, Ioana M. Croitoru, Lara Pardina, Naia Ayo-Mentxakatorre, Ane Murueta-Goyena, Iñigo Gabilondo, Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute, Tamara Fernández-Valle, Juan Carlos Gómez Esteban

“…In pre-manifest HD, visual cognitive domains were primarily influenced by executive function, verbal fluency, age, and CAG repeats, while in early and manifest stages motor status and verbal fluency becomes more influential. …”
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Autoimmunity promotes chronic lymphocytic leukemia progression in an indolent disease model by Lisa Pfeuffer, Viola Siegert, Riccardo Trozzo, Katja Steiger, Roland Rad, Jürgen Ruland, Maike Buchner

“…Deletion of Blimp-1, which prevents plasma cell differentiation, initially enhanced B1/CLL formation in young mice but nearly halted CLL progression, highlighting the significant influence of autoimmune complications on disease outcomes. …”
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Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years by Yu Liu, Huiming Song, Zhisheng An, Qiang Li, Steven W. Leavitt, Ulf Büntgen, Qiufang Cai, Ruoshi Liu, Congxi Fang, Changfeng Sun, Kerstin Treydte, Meng Ren, Lidong Mo, Yi Song, Wenju Cai, Quan Zhang, Weijian Zhou, Achim Bräuning, Jussi Grießinger, Deliang Chen, Hans W. Linderholm, Ashish Sinha, Hai Cheng, Lu Wang, Ying Lei, Junyan Sun, Wei Gong, Xuxiang Li, Linlin Cui, Liang Ning, Lingfeng Wan, Thomas W. Crowther, Constantin M. Zohner

“…The Tibetan Plateau, the Earth’s largest and highest plateau, is a nexus for global atmospheric processes, significantly influencing East Asian hydroclimate dynamics through the synergy of the Asian Monsoon and the Westerlies. …”
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Unraveling relationship between the genetic polymorphism CYP2A13 and nicotine metabolism of male smokers in Medan, Indonesia by Noni Novisari Soeroso, Rozaimah Zain-Hamid, Syamsul Bihar, Chaliza Soliha, Fannie Rizki Ananda, Aida

“…Abstract Background Nicotine metabolism significantly influences the levels of harmful nicotine metabolites in smokers. …”
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