What type of leadership is more effective for managing change during force majeure? Achieving organizational effectiveness during the pandemic by Nazia Habib, Shaheryar Naveed, Muhammad Mumtaz, Rabia Sultana, Shoaib Akhtar

“…Hence, it was important to identify effective leadership styles to successfully manage the transformational process during the period. Therefore, the current study aims to explore and compare the effectiveness of transformational and ethical leadership (EL) in terms of achieving organizational goals during COVID-19 in public and private sector organizations in Pakistan. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the US and Chinese setting: a modelling compa... by Lei Wang, Lulu Liu, Yiling Ding, Qilin Zhang, Yamin Shu

“…In scenario analyses, the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab treatment becomes favourable when the cost of atezolizumab decreases to 67.85% and 18.45% of its original price in the USA and China, respectively.Conclusions The atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is unlikely to be cost-effective compared with sorafenib for patients with unresectable HCC in the context of the USA and China. …”
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THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF BIOFUELS ON CO2 EMISSIONS AT THE LEVEL OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ABSOLUTE DECOUPLING by Valentina SIMION, Liviu MARCUTA, Maricel CAZACU, Nicolae MINEA, Camelia HODOAȘAN

“…Decoupling economic growth from CO2 emissions completely is still a key goal of sustainability programs. According to the current research, nations with faster energy transitions and advanced technologies typically see a sharper decoupling, meaning that real GDP growth is attained without a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Adverse birth outcome research case definitions associated with maternal HIV and antiretroviral drug use in pregnancy: a scoping review by Kopano R. Dube, Shani T. de Beer, Kathleen M. Powis, Michael McCaul, Amy L. Slogrove

“…Abstract Background Adverse birth outcomes (preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age, and stillbirth) seem to persist in infants born to people with HIV, even in the context of maternal antiretroviral therapy. However, findings have been disparate, inconclusive, and difficult to compare directly across settings, partly owing to variable outcome definitions. …”
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Application of urinary peptide-biomarkers in trauma patients as a predictive tool for prognostic assessment, treatment and intervention timing by Gökmen Aktas, Felix Keller, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Jorge Mayor, Jan Clausen, Michaela Wilhelmi, Vesta Brauckmann, Stephan Sehmisch, Tarek Omar Pacha

“…Preemptive personalized treatment aimed at preventing these events is a crucial objective of patient management; however, the currently available scoring systems provide only moderate guidance. …”
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Effect of hybrid reinforcements of TiO₂, Al₂O₃, and CNTs on superior mechanical and microstructural properties in epoxy/carbon fiber composite by N. Elzayady, Walid Mahmoud Shewakh, Mohamed Abu-Okail, H.T. Elmetwaly, A.M.I. Abu-Oqail

“…The current study focuses on multi-scale dual-hybrid composites. …”
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Optimizing nitrogen removal in advanced wastewater treatment using biological aerated filters by Juan Li, Juan Li, Ziru Niu, Ziru Niu, Lei Li, Shuting Zhou

“…In order to address this issue, the current study employed a biological aerated filter for the treatment of wastewater containing low nitrogen concentrations. …”
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Study on Treatment of Loess Landslide Based on Nanosilica and Fly Ash Composite Stabilizer Filling Fissures by Jiulong Gao, Jiading Wang, Yao Wei, Shaotong Jiao, Meng Jing, Jialing Gao, Cong Wang

“…The test results showed that the cohesion and the internal friction angle of the loess obviously increased after grouting. The failure behaviour of the loess along the wetting path was dependent on the material ratio and the stress level. …”
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Strengths and Knowledge Gaps Identified From Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs, and the Implications for Operational Technology Personnel in Critical Infrastructures: A... by Leanne Noelle Strom Torgersen, Elizabeth Rebecca Noble, Torvald Fossaen Ask, Benjamin J. Knox

“…With the advent of digitalization and Industry 4.0, these infrastructures have transitioned from offline, self-contained systems to digitally interconnected networks. …”
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The role of motivation in weight reduction programs for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review by Anne Herschbach, Annalena Wels, Pauline Dieckmann, Rebecca Erschens, Florian Junne, Stefan Ehehalt, Stephan Zipfel, Katrin Elisabeth Giel, Katrin Ziser

“…More research is needed to implement the current findings in future pediatric weight reduction programs. …”
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THE THERMAL STABILITY OF POLYMER CABLE COMPOUNDS WITH A FLAME-RETARDING FILLER by A. Yu. Svatikov, I. D. Simonov-Emelyanov

“…Currently, halogen-free cable compositions are becoming increasingly common in the manufacture of cable compositions. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Evolution and Driving Force Analysis of Water Conservation Function in Yunnan Province Based on Climate and Land Use Change by LIU Fengru, ZHAO Junsan, LIN Yilin, CHEN Guoping, ZHANG Longjiang, PENG Sufen

“…The framework can predict land use change and assess water conservation in the context of future climate change and different economic developments. …”
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Polarization of T-helper 2 to 1 phenotype has arisen in rat asthmatic pulmonary tissue after intra-tracheal administration of bone marrow-derived c-Kit+ cells by Fatemeh Mir-ershadi, Mahdi Ahmadi, Reza Rahbarghazi, Hossein Heiran, Aref Delkhosh, Majid Khaksar, Rana Keyhanmanesh

“…Conclusions: The results of the current experiment highlighted the therapeutic capacity of c-Kit+cells in the alleviation of asthmatic changes at the cellular level.…”
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Research on Lightweight Open-Pit Mine Driving Obstacle Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8s by Bo Xu, Wubin Xu, Bing Li, Hanwen Zhang, Yuanbin Xiao, Weixin Zhou

“…The results show that compared with YOLOv8s, the mAP50 of this algorithm reaches 95.3%, the detection speed is increased by 40.2%, the model parameters are reduced by 71.2%, and the calculation amount is reduced by 73.7%. …”
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Assessment of three large-scale depopulation methods for swine. by Janice Y Park, Magnus R Campler, Ting-Yu Cheng, Brad L Youngblood, Dawn Torrisi, Michael D Cressman, Justin D Kieffer, Todd E Williams, Andréia G Arruda, Gary A Flory, Daniel P Hougentogler, Jeff Hill, Lucia Hunt, Albert Canturri, Marie R Culhane, Jesse Miller, Andrew S Bowman

“…Water-based foam pigs had increased odds of distal trachea occlusions compared to other methods. …”
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Australia's dengue risk driven by human adaptation to climate change. by Nigel W Beebe, Robert D Cooper, Pipi Mottram, Anthony W Sweeney

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>In the debate of the role climate change will play in the future range of dengue in Australia, we conclude that the increased risk of an Ae. aegypti range expansion in Australia would be due not directly to climate change but rather to human adaptation to the current and forecasted regional drying through the installation of large domestic water storing containers. …”
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Toward Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing&#x2014;An Australian Healthcare Perspective by Kimley Foster, Nectarios Costadopoulos, Arash Mahboubi, Sabih Ur Rehman, Md Zahidul Islam

“…The rise of big data has brought increased urgency to the importance of privacy-preserving data sharing in healthcare. …”
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Multiscale feature tuned trans-DeepLabV3+ based semantic segmentation of aerial images using improved red piranha optimization algorithm by P. Anilkumar, K. Lokesh, A. Naveen Kumar, D. John Pradeep, Y. V. Pavan Kumar, Rammohan Mallipeddi

“…Nonetheless, supervised learning necessitates a substantial quantity of images with pixel-level labeling. Currently, available techniques, which are mostly Deep Semantic Segmentation Networks (DSSN), might not be appropriate for application domains with a dearth of labels containing targeted masks of outputs. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…Additionally, ascites induction increased the number of white and red blood cells, hematocrit, hemoglobin, heterophile, and decreased lymphocytes (P<0.05). …”
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Development of a vaccine adjuvant based on squalene and study of its adjuvant properties by E. A. Volosnikova, D. N. Shcherbakov, V. V. Ermolaev, N. V. Volkova, O. N. Kaplina, M. B. Borgoyakova, E. D. Danilenko

“…The use of modern subunit vaccines involves adjuvant introduction into their composition. Currently, the search for new and improvement of existing adjuvant systems is actively underway. …”
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