Measuring Setup for Investigation and Visualization of the Percolation Phenomenon in Non-Оrdered Models of Metal-Dielectric Nanocomposites by P. Okal

“…In both cases the flow of alternating current occurs in the absence of direct contact between the metallic phase particles.A measuring stand was developed and constructed to test models of metal dielectric nanocomposites using high voltage partial discharge. …”
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CHINESE MOBILE PAYMENT LANDSCAPE: A STIMULUS ORGANISM RESPONSE MODEL EXAMINING PERCEIVED VALUE, SATISFACTION, AND INFLUENCES ON CUSTOMERS' WILLINGNESS ON THIS TECHNOLOGY by Shulan Chen, Singha Chaveesuk, Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn

“…Perceived value and satisfaction have positive and significant impact on willingness to use. The current study with significant findings contributed to fill the gap in the context of China region because only a few studies leveraged the SOR theory to explore mobile payment. …”
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Dielectric Permittivity in Copper Leaching: A Review by Marcos Andreu, Robert Zwick, Moe Momayez

“…The study highlights the integration of permittivity measurements into existing monitoring systems, aiming to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and increase ore recovery rates. This comprehensive review provides insights into the current state of permittivity measurement technologies and their future prospects in the context of copper leaching.…”
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Stochastic simulation modeling of the economics of providing additional living space for housed dairy cows by Jake S. Thompson, Chris D. Hudson, Jon N. Huxley, Jasmeet Kaler, Martin J. Green

“…Under the circumstances and contexts investigated, the results suggest that building for increased living space would be cost-effective. …”
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The Relations between Labour Market Institutions and Employment of Migrants by Domicián Máté, İmran Sarıhasan, Krisztina Dajnoki

“…Although the economic effects of migration increase the efficiency of labour markets, some governments have rigorously rejected solutions proposed for the current refugee crisis. …”
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PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS AS A FACTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION’S PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS by Veronica PRISACARU, Alina CARADJA

“…Due to the acute competition in the market of educational services, it is obvious that focusing on students' interests represents a factor of performance and, implicitly, of the competitiveness of each higher education institution. In this context, we can highlight the partnership with students as one of the most effective instruments, which can be used both to diagnose the problems of professional training and to solve them through joint efforts.This investigation is focused on the following objectives: a) assessing the quality of engagement with students in order to increase the effectiveness of vocational training in higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova and b) experimenting with the method of partnership with students, evaluating the obtained results. …”
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Jeunes chercheurs face aux exigences de disponibilité temporelle by María del Río Carral, Bernard Fusulier

“…Academia, defined as a greedy institution, enhances a specific symbolic figure of the researcher, that of an individual who is entirely dedicated to his/her work. Given the current context implying a strong competition for very few long-term positions, such an institutional demand is reinforced by the injunction imposed on researchers to increase their productivity in short periods of time and to become internationally mobile. …”
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Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests... by Chiara Torresan, Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, Edmondo Di Giuseppe, Matija Klopčič, Mathieu Lévesque, Florian Motte, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Hans Pretzsch

“…Abstract Key message We found a significant increase in the latewood density of European beech, and a decrease in the latewood and mean wood density of silver fir and Norway spruce in European mountain forests over the period 1901–2016. …”
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Impact of laryngopharyngeal reflux on professional singers by Santosh Kumar Swain, Suryakanta Pradhan

“…Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is retrograde flow of gastric content to the larynx and pharynx where these materials come in contact with the upper aerodigestive tract. It is an inflammatory disease associated with voice disorders and lesions in vocal fold. …”
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Monitoring individual rice field flooding dynamics over a large scale to improve mosquito surveillance and control by Mauricianot Randriamihaja, Tokiniaina M. Randrianjatovo, Michelle V. Evans, Felana A. Ihantamalala, Vincent Herbreteau, Christophe Révillion, Eric Delaitre, Thibault Catry, Andres Garchitorena

“…There is, therefore, increasing interest in the use of larval source management (LSM) to supplement current insecticide-based interventions. …”
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Research on Outdoor Thermal Comfort Strategies for Residential Blocks in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Areas, Taking Wuhan as an Example by Yongkuan Li, Yuchen Zeng, Wenyu Tu, Guang Ao, Guiyuan Li

“…With the intensification of climate challenges driven by rapid urbanization, the microclimate and thermal comfort of residential blocks have attracted increasing attention. Current research predominantly focuses on isolated morphological factors—such as building orientation, layout patterns, and height-to-width ratios—while neglecting the synergistic effects of multifactorial spatial configurations on outdoor thermal comfort. …”
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Precision livestock farming in buffalo species: a sustainable approach for the future by Roberta Matera, Federica Pierro, Matteo Santinello, Antonio Iraci Fuintino, Giovanmaria Pacelli, Tomas Norton, Gianluca Neglia

“…The increasing global demand for animal-derived foods in a climate-changing context requires innovative strategies to enhance farm efficiency and sustainability. …”
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Women’s health and maternal care services: seizing missed opportunities to prevent and manage preterm birth by Bo Jacobsson, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Teesta Dey, Tina Lavin, Margaret Titty Mannah, Ramkumar Menon, Catalina Valencia, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Shennan, Elham Shakibazadeh, Pisake Lumbiganon, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Sue Steen, Angela Nguku, Hiromi Obara, Lisa Noguchi, Pius Okong, Sanjukta Amrita Singh, Jane Sandall, Anna Gruending, Zahida Qureshi, Joshua P. Vogel

“…Achieving this and integrating these service packages into universal health coverage strategies requires collaboration across government leaders, civil society members, private sector actors, and development partners. Increasing coverage of antenatal care, institutional delivery, and postnatal care represents an opportunity to improve the quality of care provided during those service contacts including through the provision of interventions that address modifiable risk factors for preterm birth such as prevention and treatment of infections, poor nutritional status, and substance use. …”
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Nesting Process Automation in the Footwear Industry: A Hybrid Approach to Minimize Material Waste by Eliseo Aguilar-Tortosa, Eduard-Andrei Duta-Costache, Elías Vera-Brazal, José-Luis Sánchez-Romero, José Francisco Gómez-Hernández, Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio Maciá-Lillo

“…This research reviews current methods and introduces hybrid ones, achieving up to 38.4× acceleration and up to 10.18% increase in nested pieces over manual methods.…”
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Characterization of EAF and LF Slags Through an Upgraded Stationary Flowsheet Model of the Electric Steelmaking Route by Ismael Matino, Alice Petrucciani, Antonella Zaccara, Valentina Colla, Maria Ferrer Prieto, Raquel Arias Pérez

“…The current, continuous increase in attention toward preservation of the environment and natural resources is forcing resource-intensive industries like steelworks to investigate new solutions to improve resource efficiency and promote the growth of a circular economy. …”
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La construction de l’espace touristique de la Grande Barrière de Corail : entre protection de l’environnement et modifications de l’accessibilité au récif by Luc Vacher

“…Finally, the importance of the technical conditions and the legal context of access to the reef is envisaged to explain the current polarization of the development around the Cairns / Port Douglas area and Whitsunday Islands area.…”
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Predicting Medical Adherence based on Attachment Styles by Considering the Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation in Patients with Chronic Peptic Ulcer Disease by Abbas Keyvanloo, Aliakbar Saremi, Reza Nouri

“…Emotional regulation played a significant mediating role in this context (p<0.05). The prevalence of secure attachment styles was positively correlated with an increase in medical adherence, and individuals with higher emotional regulation reported a higher level of medical adherence. …”
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Assessment of the feed additive consisting of Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA‐6737 (PB6) for turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breeding for the renewal of its authorisation... by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Jaume Galobarts I Cots, Elisa Pettenati, Daniel Pagés Plaza

“…The applicant is also requesting to modify the target species in the current authorisations to ‘all growing poultry’, the increase of the recommended use level in chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species except minor poultry for laying from 1 × 107 to 1 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed and the compatibility of the additive with halofuginone. …”
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New Challenges in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis: How Biosensing Tools Can Lead to Population Screening Opportunities by Fabiana Tortora, Antonella Guastaferro, Simona Barbato, Ferdinando Febbraio, Amelia Cimmino

“…However, the genetic differences between populations do not allow accurate analysis in the context of population screening. Current research is directed towards the discovery of universal biomarkers present in urine with the aim of providing an approach based on a non-invasive, easy-to-perform, rapid, and accurate test that can be widely used in clinical practice for the early diagnosis and follow-up of bladder cancer. …”
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Cosmology with Topological Deep Learning by Jun-Young Lee, Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro

“…Compared to our GNNs, which lack higher-order message-passing, ClusterTNNs show improvements of up to 22% in Ω _m and 34% in σ _8 jointly, while the best FullTNN achieves an improvement of up to 60% in σ _8 . In the context of the CAMELS suite, our models yield results comparable to the current GNN benchmark, albeit with a slight decrease in performance. …”
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