Reducing Delivery Times by Utilising On-Site Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing with Digital-Twin Methods by Stefanie Sell, Kevin Villani, Marc Stautner

“…The increasing demand for smaller batch sizes and mass customisation in production poses considerable challenges to logistics and manufacturing efficiency. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…This phenomenon varies across different decades and contexts, influenced by social and cultural conditions, which can impart diverse meanings and biological patterns. …”
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“A cure might help, but it won't erase it all”: a qualitative study of policy challenges and priorities for long‐term survivors of HIV in the United States by Ali Ahmed, Jeff Taylor, Rachel Lau, Joyce Ching‐Jung Lai, Sithara Deshan Diunugala, Michael Louella, Thomas J. Villa, William Freshwater, Dawn Averitt, Maile Karris, Jeff Berry, Lynda Dee, Karine Dubé

“…Abstract Introduction Long‐term survivors (LTS) of HIV, including individuals diagnosed before the availability of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), have played a pivotal role in shaping the HIV response. Despite an increase in their number in the United States, their unique medical, social and economic challenges remain underrepresented in HIV policy and research, particularly in the context of HIV cure advancements. …”
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Produção de alimentos, agricultura camponesa e soberania alimentar: o PAA no estado de Goiás by Ângela Maria Martins Peixoto, Adriano Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…This text is centered on assessing the progression and crisis of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) in Brazil, especially in the state of Goiás, during the current context of budget constraint. The analysis is based on literature and document review as well as data from secondary and primary sources, with which maps and tables were generated. …”
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Inside CKD: Cost-Effectiveness of Multinational Screening for CKD by Navdeep Tangri, Kook-Hwan Oh, Jason C.J. Choo, Michel Jadoul, Johan Ärnlöv, Marcelo Costa Batista, Christian F. Christiansen, Gil Chernin, Lise Retat, Joshua Card-Gowers, Timothy Coker, Salvatore Barone, Stephen Nolan, Juan Jose Garcia Sanchez

“…Screening general populations aged ≥ 45 years increased projected CKD diagnosis rates per 100,000 persons eligible for screening from 459 by current practice to 7475 patients using 2 eGFR only, or 14,392 using 2 eGFR and 1 UACR. …”
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Platelet glycoprotein VI promotes folic acid-induced acute kidney injury through interaction with tubular epithelial cell-derived galectin-3 by Ya-Wei Guo, Qi Luo, Meng Lu, Xiang-Bin Zeng, Yu-Min Zhang, Yue-Ling Lin, Xu-Ran Guo, Rong Ma, Zhang-Yin Ming

“…Additionally, we utilized platelet GPVI-specific knockout mice in conjunction with TD139, a small-molecule inhibitor of galectin-3, to explore the effects of inhibiting the galectin-3-GPVI interaction on FA-AKI. Results In the current study, we observed that mouse platelets displayed hyperactivity in the context of functional acute kidney injury (FA-AKI). …”
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Mind the Gap: Reconciling Formalism and Intuitionism in Computational Design Research by Zeynep Mennan

“…The paper discusses the epistemological and methodological implications of an increasing process of formalisation and naturalisation of knowledge within the context of the complexity paradigm. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Among girls, higher levels of reported exposure to tobacco advertisement were positively associated with shisha smoking whereas perceived tobacco harm was inversely associated with current cigarette and shisha smoking. Among boys, perceived social acceptability of smoking at parties was associated with an increased likelihood of cigarette smoking (APR=2.27; 95% Cl: 1.20–4.30). …”
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Navigating challenges and opportunities in Ukraine’s steel industry amidst political turmoil and decarbonization initiatives by Ivanna Harasymchuk, Vladimír Kočí, Olena Tsyplitska, Vitalii Venger, Oksana Kushnirenko, Nataliia Hakhovych

“…The study provides a comprehensive assessment of the Ukrainian steel industry, focusing on its historical significance, institutional institutional prerequisites, current potential, and prospects for sustainable development. …”
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Nouveaux appels à compétences et enjeux de qualification chez les professionnels de la fabrication de la ville by Véronique Biau

“…As their practices diversify, specialize, confront more and more categories of actors, the urban planners seek to define themselves as a professional group, to organize around a shared definition of professionalism, to react to increased competition on markets.This text looks back at the analyzes that have been made of the city's manufacturing trades and organizations over the last 10 to 15 years, in order to put into context the current questions about the standards (of trades, skills, teaching) and professional qualification in urban planning.…”
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ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE COMPETITIVENESS OF TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES by LIVIU RADU, CARMEN RADU

“…In crisis situations, the competitiveness of transnational companies becomes a particularly complex concept, due to the fact that said business entities are continuously moving within the context of internationalization and increasing use of global strategies. …”
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Modeling the Potential Distribution and Future Dynamics of Important Vector <i>Culex tritaeniorhynchus</i> Under Climate Change Scenarios in China by Boyang Liu, Li Li, Zhulin Zhang, Haoyu Ran, Mingwei Xing

“…In the context of global warming, there is an increasing risk of the emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne diseases (VBDs). …”
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Leveraging green innovation from big data analytics: Examining the role of resource orchestration and green dynamic capabilities by Masood Nawaz Kalyar, Agata Pierscieniak, Muhammad Shafique

“…PURPOSE: The notion of big data analytics (BDA) has received increased attention from both researchers and managers. …”
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Interpersonal counselling for adolescent depression delivered by youth mental health workers without core professional training: the ICALM feasibility RCT by Jon Wilson, Viktoria Cestaro, Eirini Charami-Roupa, Timothy Clarke, Aoife Dunne, Brioney Gee, Sharon Jarrett, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Andrew Laphan, Susie McIvor, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Jamie Murdoch, Thomas Rhodes, Carys Seeley, Lee Shepstone, David Turner, Paul Wilkinson

“…However, alterations to the referral pathways did not increase the number of referrals made to the study. …”
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Dietary exposure to nitrites and nitrates in association with type 2 diabetes risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study. by Bernard Srour, Eloi Chazelas, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Younes Esseddik, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Cédric Agaësse, Alexandre De Sa, Rebecca Lutchia, Charlotte Debras, Laury Sellem, Inge Huybrechts, Chantal Julia, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Benjamin Allès, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, Fabrice Pierre, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Mathilde Touvier

“…This study provides a new piece of evidence in the context of current debates about updating regulations to limit the use of nitrites as food additives. …”
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The Assessment of Participatory Scenario Planning in Future-Study of the Environment in District 1, Tehran City by Aiub Maroofi, Jila Sajadi, Mohammadtaghi Razavian

“…Participatory scenario planning contributes to create common vision, common knowledge and increase collaboration between individuals and local communities (Palomo, 2011). …”
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Readiness of future teachers to work at school: Review of theoretical and empirical research by L. A. Novopashina, E. G. Grigorieva, N. F. Ilyina, I. А. Bidus

“…Introduction. The current review article studies and systematises modern knowledge about the readiness of future teachers to work at school. …”
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Modelling of biological age in stable and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yujiao Wang, Ting Mu, Yufen Fu, Yuxin Wang, Guoping Li

“…To assess the ability of different variables to discriminate current disease status, we developed the initial model and three subsequent models, with the following variables added in the new model: Chronological age (CA), BA, and biological age acceleration. …”
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The Effects of Intensification on Rural Teachers’ Work by Gloria Penrice

“…School organisational structures, school cultures, personal relationships within the school context, along with high self-imposed expectations can result in an increased workload and demands on teachers’ time. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of research trends and topic areas in traditional Chinese medicine therapy for lymphoma by Gaofeng Zhang, Yanmei Qin, Shaobing Liu, Xi Chen, Wenwen Zhang

“…Context Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is effective as a cancer treatment modality. …”
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