Structural Identification Using Digital Image Correlation Technology by Samira Azizi, Kaveh Karami, Stefano Mariani

“…Structural health monitoring has gained increasing research interest, particularly due to the societal concerns tied to the aging of current civil structures and infrastructures. …”
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Mpox in Africa: What we know and what is still lacking. by Jia Bainga Kangbai, Umaru Sesay, Ulrich Vickos, Fatmata Kagbanda, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Augustus Osborne

“…Mpox is endemic in several African countries, and currently, the infection has spread in non-endemic countries, including Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya. …”
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Effects of a short-term removal of the dominant male on vocalization in captive groups of large-billed crows (Corvus macrorynchos) by Illia Aota, Mayu Takano, Ei-Ichi Izawa

“…Dominance signals are well-known mechanisms that allow individuals to assess their opponent’s fighting ability without physical contact, thereby maintaining dominance relationships. …”
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Standardized Loads Acting in Hip Implants. by Georg Bergmann, Alwina Bender, Jörn Dymke, Georg Duda, Philipp Damm

“…With the increasing success of hip joint replacements, the average age of patients has decreased, patients have become more active and their expectations of the implant durability have risen. …”
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Accounting conservatism and firm value in Egypt: the mediating role of tax avoidance by Yousra R. Obiedallah, Asmaa Hamdy Abdelaziz Mohamed El Mahdy

“…To strengthen the results of the three mediating GMM regression models, alternative deferred tax and current effective tax rate measures are utilized for tax avoidance. …”
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La capacidad del Congreso de los Diputados español para impulsar la incorporación del enfoque de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo (CPD) by Pérez-González, J., Segovia-Moreno, M.

“…With the information provided by Proyecto Avizor, this article has aimed to find if, in the current Spanish political context, the political initiatives that will be needed to fulfill the 2030 Agenda’s goals, face extra obstacles and burdens during their approval procedures compared withthe rest of initiatives. …”
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From Imbalance to Synergy: The Coupling Coordination of Digital Inclusive Finance and Urban Ecological Resilience in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Xi Chen, Xuan Huang, Tonghui Yu, Yu Zhang, Xufeng Cui

“…In the context of rapid urbanization and digitalization, scientifically assessing the spatio-temporal interaction between digital inclusive finance (DIF) and urban ecological resilience (UER) is crucial for promoting the coordinated development of the regional ecology and economy. …”
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Assessment of the Applicability and Steps of Implementing the Six Sigma Method in the Quality Management System of Additive Manufacturing by Ivan S. Kushnir, Anna P. Adylina, Tatyana A. Levina

“…With the help of a technological approach based on the DFSS cycle, through the application of each step sequentially, an effective change in the positive side of quality as the production process itself is possible: the manufacturing accuracy increases at each stage, the process is modernized with each new cycle, based on previous results; as well as finished products: the number of defects decreases, the mechanical characteristics of products improve.…”
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Inequity Aversion Negatively Affects Tolerance and Contact-Seeking Behaviours towards Partner and Experimenter. by Désirée Brucks, Jennifer L Essler, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Friederike Range

“…Results suggest that inequity aversion might in fact be mediated by simple emotional mechanisms: sharing a negative experience, like inequity, might reduce future cooperation by decreasing the likelihood of proximity being maintained between partners.…”
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Philosophy of School Multilingualism in the Era of Political Multiculturalism. French Experience. Case of France by N. V. Litvak

“…In France, the hours devoted primarily to mathematics are constantly decreasing for this. But fewer and fewer children are able to cope with such a “lightweight” and “interesting” program, and for many years there has been a decline in the level of general education. …”
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Multifocal Intraocular Lenses Implantation in Presbyopia Correction. Literature Review by K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, M. M. Konovalova, A. Yu. Tsygankov, M. E. Konovalov

“…Currently, due to the increase in the duration of active life in people over 40, there is a need for effective correction of presbyopia. …”
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THERMOELECTRIC HEAT EXCHANGER - HEAT TRANSMISSION INTENSIFIER FOR MAINTAINING A THERMAL REGIME IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS by Sh. A. Yusufov

“…In structural terms, the external installation comprises a compartment disposing electronic heatgenerating components, in which are located channels for ventilating external air, while a second compartment contains elements that require to be sealed from external influences, in cluding contact with external cooling air. A mathematical model is provided for determining the temperature of air flows from the heatexchange surfaces of a thermoelectric system (TES), as well as the limiting length of a thermoelectric system to achieve equal output temperature at given supply currents of thermoelectric batteries.Conclusion. …”
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Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Factors among Institutionalized Senior Citizens: A Cross-sectional Study by Mary Ancy N. Xavier, V. K. Usha

“…Background: The global elderly population is increasing steadily. The impact of this increasing elderly population on the healthcare system of low- and middle-income countries is huge. …”
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Impaired plasma membrane calcium ATPase activity and mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to calcium dysregulation in Fabry disease-related painful neuropathy by Francesco Formaggio, Asia Pizzi, Cecilia Delprete, Davide Pasqualini, Isabella Mataloni, Roberto Rimondini, Ludovica Campolongo, Vincenzo Donadio, Anna Maria Ghelli, Rocco Liguori, Marco Caprini

“…The reduced activity was associated with a decrease of cytosolic pH which weakened the PMCA-dependent calcium extrusion. …”
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Regulatory T Cell in Kidney Transplant: The Future of Cell Therapy? by Ahmad Matarneh, Meet Patel, Kinna Parikh, Amanda Karasinski, Gurwant Kaur, Vaqar Shah, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Naman Trivedi

“…Their immunosuppressive functions are mediated through both contact-dependent and contact-independent mechanisms. …”
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Insights from UKCTOCS for design, conduct and analyses of large randomised controlled trials by Usha Menon, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Matthew Burnell, Sophia Apostolidou, Andy Ryan, Jatinderpal K Kalsi, Naveena Singh, Lesley Fallowfield, Alistair J McGuire, Stuart Campbell, Steven J Skates, Anne Dawnay, Mahesh Parmar, Ian J Jacobs

“…Future work There is a pressing need to increase the evidence base to support decision making about all aspects of trial methodology. …”
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Heavy Metal Bioremediation Potential of Autochthonous Lactic Acid Bacteria for Use in Edible Leafy Vegetables by Mahdieh Mostafidi, Mohammad Reza Sanjabi, Naheed Mojgani, Sohyel Eskandari, Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli

“…During in vitro analysis, the sorption percentage of Pb and Cd appeared higher than 99% during 15 minutes of initial contact, while increasing contact time (30 minutes) had no significant effect on the removal of these metals. …”
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Protective mechanism of weathering steel rust layers in atmospheric environments and their stabilization treatment technologies by Junyi GAO, Weichen XU, Binbin ZHANG, Canming LI, Guobao LI, Baorong HOU

“…Ideally, the corrosion resistance of the weathering steel rust layer improves with increased exposure time, though various factors can influence this behavior. …”
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Running-In Behavior and Failure Mechanism Between AgCuNi Alloy and Au-Electroplated Layer by Hongjian Wu, Ya’nan Zhang, Qingjian Jia, Hui Cao, Han Li, Ming Ma

“…With the accumulation of wear debris composed of Ag on the disc, the contact material of the friction pair changed from Au and Au to Au, Ag and Au, so the surface roughness of wear tracks increased. …”
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Enhancing ferroelectric properties of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films using the HfN/TiN and W/TiN bi-layer bottom electrodes by Han Sol Park, Joong Chan Shin, Kyung Do Kim, Seong Jae Shin, Jae Hee Song, Seung Kyu Ryoo, In Soo Lee, Suk Hyun Lee, Hyunwoo Nam, Cheol Seong Hwang

“…However, thicker interfacial layers formed when HfN or W single-layer BE and HZO contacted directly, leading to excessive leakage current and degraded ferroelectric performance. …”
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