Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based sensors: a review of technology and recent applications in structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil engineering structures by Mohammad Hany Yassin, Mohamad Hussein Farhat, Reza Soleimanpour, Michel Nahas

“…Abstract Structural health monitoring (SHM) has become increasingly common in assessing built structures and the ongoing monitoring of older ones, whether for preventive maintenance applications or for assuring the integrity of deteriorating structures. …”
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Hard and soft climate-smart investments in aquaculture in Bangladesh: Conditioning factors and decision space by T.S. Amjath-Babu, Peerzadi Rumana Hossain, Sanzida Akhter Anee, Essam Yassin Mohammed, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…Climate change and its’ associated weather variabilities and extremes are posing significant risks to aquaculture productivity, particularly in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Concurrently, the increasing population and shifting consumption patterns are driving higher demand for aquacultural products. …”
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Deep Learning Approach for Predicting Psychodiagnosis by Zouaoui Samia, Khamari Chahinez

“…Artificial intelligence methods, especially deep learning, have seen increasing application in analysing personality and occupational data to identify individuals with psychological and neurological disorders. …”
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Negative Interest Rate Policy in Switzerland by Elisabeth Ziegler-Hasiba, Ernesto Turnes

“…In Switzerland, the impacts of the negative interest rate policy (NIRP) implemented in 2015 can so far be felt in increasing credits, especially in mortgage claims. The net income of Swiss banks from the commission and service business fell. …”
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What Were Bulletin Board Systems? Looking Back At Pre-Internet Online Communication in Turkey by Ivo Ozan Furman

“…It then introduces the HitNet archive, currently the only publicly accessible Turkish language BBS archive in the world. …”
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The Ukraine-Russia conflict: An international humanitarian law review of the involvement of foreign fighters by Khoirunnisa Khoirunnisa, Brian Matthew, Didi Jubaidi, Agung Yudhistira Nugroho

“…Their involvement on both sides of the conflict between those supporting either Ukrainian forces or Russian-backed groups, presents a complex issue that requires careful consideration within the context of IHL, which currently lacks clear provisions for addressing their legal status. …”
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Review of the hydrological effects of the extreme event Hurricane Eta in the Chiriquí Viejo River basin, November 2020 by Hermes De Gracia

“…The maximum rainfall recorded on November 4, 2020, reached 223.8 mm, while the flow in Paso Canoa reached 638.03 m³/s, demonstrating the magnitude of the event and the inability of the basin to handle such high volumes of water.Through a detailed analysis, it was observed that soil saturation resulted in direct runoff of up to 70.0 mm that same day, which shows that the infiltration capacity of the soil was quickly exceeded.Despite the damage observed, there are currently no advanced hydrological studies on extreme events in critical basins such as the Chiriquí Viejo River.This lack of research reflects a serious lack of planning and assessment of the risks associated with phenomena of this magnitude.One of the most critical problems found is the lack of specialized hydrology professionals, who are essential to carry out detailed studies and ensure sustainable management of water resources.In a context where climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme events, the absence of hydrologists in the region puts the resilience of the basin to future disasters at risk.The basin's hydraulic system demonstrated its inability to handle high flows, underscoring the need to improve flood control and water retention infrastructure.In addition, the lack of effective hydrological planning and coordination in the management of hydraulic infrastructures compromises both the safety of downstream communities and the sustainability of hydroelectric reservoirs, vital for the region.…”
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Promising areas and megatrends in the development of logistics technologies in the future by Tregubov, Vladimir N., Slavnetskova, Lyudmila Vladimirovna

“…The authors have determined that the key trend is increasing the flexibility of the logistics process, improving its ability to adapt to changing external conditions and continuously improve. …”
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RETRACTED: Recent trends in the use of bacteriophages as replacement of antimicrobials against food-animal pathogens by Sana Zia, Khalid A. Alkheraije

“…Additionally, bacteria are becoming more resistant to antibiotics, which pose a global threat. Currently, many scientific efforts have been made to develop and implement new technologies to combat bacteria considering the increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. …”
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PO54 | FATTY INFILTRATION AND POTENTIAL ADIPOGENIC SHIFT OF SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS: MULTIPARAMETRIC HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MYOSTEATOSIS

“… Myosteatosis, defined as an ectopic fat accumulation within skeletal muscle, has gained increasing clinical relevance as it fits within the context of metabolic disorders and aging. …”
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Unveiling polyoxometalate redox properties at the nanoscale by Volatron, Florence, Izzet, Guillaume, Vuillaume, Dominique,  Proust, Anna

“…As the missing link between extended oxides, commonly found in microelectronics, and conventional organic or organometallic molecules, POMs have attracted ever-increasing interest in the field of nanoelectronics. …”
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A virus becomes a global concern: research activities on West-Nile virus by Doris Klingelhöfer, Markus Braun, Isabelle M. Kramer, Friederike Reuss, Ruth Müller, David A. Groneberg, Dörthe Brüggmann

“…Currently, West-Nile virus (WNV) is spreading worldwide to colder regions due to climate change. …”
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Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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Soil Decomposer Can Regulate the Legacy Effect of Photodegradation on Forest Marcescent Litter Decomposition, but Emerging Microplastics Disrupt This by Kai Tian, Xin Wang, Rumeng Ye, Yingqi Wang, Zhicheng Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Wenxia Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…ABSTRACT Photodegradation—photochemical mineralization of standing litters—often exerts a legacy effect aiding biodegradation in soil (PLE), which is overlooked in deciduous forests containing marcescent leaves. Meanwhile, increasing anthropogenic microplastics have deposited in forests, how they would affect the PLE on subsequent litter bio‐decomposition is currently unknown. …”
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Bcl-2 Overexpression Improves Survival and Efficacy of Neural Stem Cell-Mediated Enzyme Prodrug Therapy by Rachael Mooney, Asma Abdul Majid, Daniel Mota, Adam He, Soraya Aramburo, Linda Flores, Jennifer Covello-Batalla, Diana Machado, Joanna Gonzaga, Karen S. Aboody

“…However, like other stem cell-based therapies, survival of therapeutic NSCs after transplantation is currently suboptimal. One approach to prolonging cell survival is to transiently overexpress an antiapoptotic protein within the cells prior to transplantation. …”
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Effects of Metamorphic Degree of Coal on Coal Dust Wettability and Dust-Suppression Efficiency via Spraying by Pengfei Wang, Han Han, Ronghua Liu, Yongjun Li, Xuanhao Tan

“…According to the experimental results of coal’s microproperties, with the improvement of metamorphic degree, the content of hydrophilic oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface, the surface roughness, the specific surface area, and the interpore diameter all decreased. …”
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The Influence of Exometabolites of Fungus Botrytis Cinerеa on the Growth of Chinese Cabbage’s Callus Tissue (Brassica Pekinensis) by NGUYEN THI VUONG, E. A. KALASHNIKOVA

“…Currently vegetable crop loss from fungal, bacterial and viral diseases during storage and cultivation is a large proportion, sometimes even 100%. …”
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Optimal Operation Strategy of Ship Power System Under Battle Damage for Enhancing Survivability in Long-Term Missions by Chunhan Bai, Yun Tan, Fanrong Wei, Xiangning Lin

“…After a ship suffers an external strike, the system is often in a poor state of battle damage. Currently, the support capacity of the system in all aspects decreases dramatically, the operation interval narrows, and it is not easy to ensure the completion of the long-term mission chain, especially when it involves impact loads, which is more significant. …”
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The Effect of Organic Acid Modification on the Pore Structure and Fractal Features of 1/3 Coking Coal by Jiafeng Fan, Feng Cai

“…Following treatment with organic acids, the coal samples exhibit an increase in surface fractal dimension, a reduction in spatial fractal dimension, a decline in micropore volume proportion, and a rise in the proportions of transitional and mesopore volumes, and the structure of the hydroxyl group and oxygen-containing functional group decreased. This indicates that treating coal samples with organic acids enhances their pore structure and chemical structure. …”
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Analysis of the genetic variance of fibre diameter measured along the wool staple for use as a potential indicator of resilience in sheep by Erin G. Smith, Dominic L. Waters, Samuel F. Walkom, Sam A. Clark

“…Sheep are frequently exposed to diverse extensive environments but currently lack appropriate measures of resilience (or sensitivity) towards environmental disturbance. …”
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