INVESTIGATION OF CEMENT CONCRETE CONGLOMERATE SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS BY IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY METHOD by S. N. Bandarenka, P. V. Chulkin, G. A. Ragoisha, A. O. Kolikov, A. S. Bandarenka

“…One of the most prospective directions in preservation  and increase of service live of  road pavements is a construction of  automobile roads with cement concrete surface. …”
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Exploring corrosion protection of mild steel by ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide: Gravimetric, electrochemical, and surface studies by M.Alharbi, Ruby Aslam, Ajahar Khan, Khalid A. Alamry, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Elena Bekyarova, S. Alqahtani

“…Assessments of inhibition performance throughout a range of immersion times, up to 144 hr, revealed a steady rise in efficiency up to 96 hr, followed by a minor decline while maintaining efficiencies above 85 %. The pronounced increases in polarization resistance (Rp) and reductions in corrosion current density (Icorr) indicated the strong adsorption of inhibitor molecules onto metal surface. …”
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Adsorption of Bromothymol Blue Dye onto Bauxite Clay by Asmaa Nihad Zaki, Kawther Ahmed Sadiq, Shaymaa K. Ghati, Jasim M. S. Jamur, Sarab Jassim Mohammed

“…This study showed that the adsorption decreased by increasing the temperature (15–40 C) and increased by increasing the clay weight from 0.2 to 1.6 g. …”
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Failure behavior of tantalum electrolytic capacitors under extreme dynamic impact: Mechanical–electrical model and microscale characterization by Xiangyu Han, Da Yu, Cheng Chen, Keren Dai

“…It is found that the leakage current of tantalum capacitors increases sharply under extreme impact, causing functional failure. …”
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Investigating Awareness of Pesticide Exposure as a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease and Uptake of Exposure-Mitigating Behaviour in Farming Communities in Ireland by Lucy M. Collins, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Joan Omosefe Osayande, Fionnuala Wilson, Jolie Morisho, Rebekah Bevans, Rachel Roberts, Bereniece Riedewald, Louise M. Collins, Gerard W. O’Keeffe, Aideen M. Sullivan

“…An online survey was completed by a sample of the farming community (<i>n</i> = 707) attending agricultural fairs, and included demographics, lifetime/current residence/work on farms, pesticide contact, PPE use, PD diagnosis, and awareness of pesticide–PD association. …”
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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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Investigating the Existence of a Cathode Electrolyte Interphase on Graphite in Dual‐Ion Batteries with LiPF6‐Based Aprotic Electrolytes and Unraveling the Origin of Capacity Fade... by Lukas Haneke, Felix Pfeiffer, Katharina Rudolf, Pranti Sutar, Masoud Baghernejad, Martin Winter, Tobias Placke, Johannes Kasnatscheew

“…Affirmed by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, the active material remains structurally stable, suggesting capacity fading to be dominated by resistance rise at the PE, likely due to an electronic contact resistance from active material grain boundaries and/or from the interface between electrode particles and the current collector in course of high volume changes; as systematically derived by impedance spectroscopy.…”
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Tactile contribution extends beyond exteroception during spatially guided finger movements by Maria Evangelia Vlachou, Juliette Legros, Cécile Sellin, Dany Paleressompoulle, Francesco Massi, Martin Simoneau, Laurence Mouchnino, Jean Blouin

“…Young adults traced a 2D shape with their index finger under direct or mirror-reversed visual feedback to create a conflict between visual and somatosensory inputs. In this context, increased reliance on somatosensory input compromises movement accuracy. …”
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A Sheep Behavior Recognition Approach Based on Improved FESS-YOLOv8n Neural Network by Xiuru Guo, Chunyue Ma, Chen Wang, Xiaochen Cui, Guangdi Xu, Ruimin Wang, Yuqi Liu, Bo Sun, Zhijun Wang, Xuchao Guo

“…However, as the scale of farming expands, traditional behavior detection methods based on manual observation and those that employ contact-based devices face challenges, including poor real-time performance and unstable accuracy, making them difficult to meet the current demands. …”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Clinical Practice Research Datalink analysis showed notable changes in post-diagnosis prescribing from cohort 1 to 2, such as increases in long-acting muscarinic antagonist (21.7–46.3%). …”
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Atrial fibrillation detection via contactless radio monitoring and knowledge transfer by Yuqin Yuan, Jinbo Chen, Dongheng Zhang, Ruixu Geng, Hanqin Gong, Guixin Xu, Yu Pu, Zhi Lu, Yang Hu, Dong Zhang, Likun Ma, Qibin Sun, Yan Chen

“…However, current ECG is primarily used only when symptoms arise or for occasional checkups due to the necessity of contact-based measurements. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED EXCITATION AUXILIARY CUTTING SIMILAR EXPERIMENT PROTOTYPE AND ITS MECHANICAL EXPERIMENT by LU JinNan, YUE JianGuang, XIE Miao, WANG PengFei

“…The experimental results show that during the same time period, when there is active excitation, the initial time for increasing contact force is 0.07 s earlier than when there is no excitation, longer duration, contact force is reduced by 0.12 kN compared with no excitation, after excitation, the average cutting current decreased by 1.12 A.Through the test bench based on Similarity theory, the active excitation vibration experiment and test can be carried out on the cutting arm of the road-header under limited laboratory conditions. …”
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Can Unilateral Strength Training Optimize Change of Direction Mechanics and Mitigate Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Female Soccer Players? A Preliminary Pre–Post Interve... by Alice Rogalski, Ayrton Moiroux-Sahraoui, Maria Stergiou, Maxence Pieulhet, Maurice Douryang, Florian Forelli

“…Our findings suggest that individualized training interventions can influence current injury prevention strategies.…”
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Primary care patients with mild or stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease need more support in disease management: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled tri... by Hanna Sandelowsky, Ingvar Krakau, Sonja Modin, Björn Ställberg, Anna Nager

“…However, 43% of the patients reported reduced and 57% increased or unchanged information needs, over time. …”
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Concussion knowledge among family physicians in Croatia by Marko Herceg, Linda Lusic Kalcina, Ivo Lusic

“…Continued education of medical staff to better identify concussion and increased reliance on objective methods for managing concussion will improve patient management and outcome.…”
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The Prevalence of Corneal Sensitivity Loss in Patients with and without Dry Eye Disease by Stolz M

“…Matthew Stolz Clemson Eye, Greenville, SC, USACorrespondence: Matthew Stolz, Clemson Eye, 360 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC, 29615, USA, Tel +1-864-268-1000, Email mstolz@clemsoneye.comPurpose: To assess the prevalence of corneal sensitivity loss in consecutive patients presenting to the clinic as well as in those patients with and without dry eye disease (DED).Methods: Retrospective, single-center study of consecutive patients who presented to the eye clinic and underwent corneal sensitivity testing using a non-contact esthesiometer. Data included demographics, medical history, prior or current treatments, comorbidities, corneal sensitivity measurements, dry eye symptoms (Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness Questionnaire [SPEED] questionnaire), and corneal staining scores (Oxford scale). …”
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A solvent-compatible filter-transfer method of semi-transparent carbon-nanotube electrodes stacked with silver nanowires by Mikuto Funabe, Daiki Satoh, Rin Ando, Hiroaki Daiguji, Jun Matsui, Manabu Ishizaki, Masato Kurihara

“…All of the photovoltaic parameters were dependent on the junction areas, suggesting that AgNWs function as an effective current-collector layer on the semiconductor layer of SWNTs without direct contact of AgNWs with the Si surface. …”
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Silver–Titania Nanocomposites for Photothermal Applications by Leonardo Bottacin, Roberto Zambon, Francesca Tajoli, Veronica Zani, Roberto Pilot, Naida El Habra, Silvia Gross, Raffaella Signorini

“…The rise of photothermal therapy for cancer treatment has increased the demand for high-resolution nanothermometric techniques capable of non-contact intracellular temperature measurement and modification. …”
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Cranberry Leaves as Feed Additive in Poultry Nutrition: Effects on Performance and Oxidative Stability by Arabela Elena Untea, Iulia Varzaru, Mihaela Saracila, Petru Alexandru Vlaicu, Alexandra-Gabriela Oancea, Tatiana Dumitra Panaite

“…The leaves belonging to that species can be considered a cost-effective alternative in the context of reducing antibiotics strategy in animal nutrition. …”
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ROLE OF CYTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PRETERM BIRTH by N. R. Radzhabova, N. Yu. Sotnikova, A. V. Kudryashova, N. Yu. Borzova, A. I. Malyshkina

“…Currently, the existence of a wide range of subpopulations of CD8+T-lymphocytes has been revealed, among which there are subpopulations of naive and effector cells, as well as memory cells. …”
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