A Study on the Management and Evolution of Land Use and Land Cover in Romania During the Period 1990–2022 in the Context of Political and Environmental Changes by Jenica Călina, Aurel Călina, Gheorghe Marian Vangu, Alin Constantin Croitoru, Marius Miluț, Nicolae Ion Băbucă, Ion Stan

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Determination of long-term permissible currents in wires of power supply systems of railways by E. P. FIGURNOV, Yu. I. ZHARKOV, V. I. KHARCHEVNIKOV

“…This requires recalculation of previously valid values of long-term permissible currents. Authors considered revised method for calculating the long-term permissible currents, based on a more rigorous consideration of the laws of heat transfer and experimental studies of the conditions of heating and cooling of shaped (contact) and stranded wires. …”
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Thermal Load Influence during the Formation of Al-Al Contacts on the Electrical Parameters of the Integrated Circuits with Aluminum-Polysilicon Contacts by V. A. Pilipenko, V. A. Solodukha, N. S. Kovalchuk, J. A. Solovjov, D. V. Shestovski, D. V. Zhyhulin

“…An analysis of the currentvoltage characteristics showed that they are all identical, except for the course of the direct branch of the base current value from the emitter-base voltage. The deviation of the linear nature of this dependence in the region of their low voltage values (£ 200 mV) in the case of the formation of ohmic Al-Si and Al-Al contacts with the use of long-term heat treatments is due to the predominance of the generation-recombination current in this region associated with an increased density of traps in the depleted region and on the surface of the semiconductor. …”
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Current State And Trends In The Incidence Of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adult Population And Opportunities For Its Prevention And Treatment In Moscow Healthcare Organizations by O. N. Kotenko, V. N. Vasina, A. Y. Brazhnikov, V. M. Kuraeva

“…Introduction. Currently, the incidence of kidney diseases among adult population is growing. …”
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Ways to improve the efficiency of automatic control systems of pressing current collectors for railway service of high speeds by A. S. GOLUBKOV, O. A. SIDOROV, S. N. SMERDIN

“…With increasing operation speeds, the dynamic loads on the current collector from the rolling stock increase and the aerodynamic impact increases as well, which leads to an increase in the variation of the contact pressure, tearing off the current collector from the contact wire, arcing in contact and increased wear of the contact elements. …”
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Evaluation of Temporal Changes in Evapotranspiration and Crop Water Requirements in the Context of Changing Climate: Case Study of the Northern Bucharest–Ilfov Development Region,... by Florentina Iuliana Mincu, Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Dana Maria Oprea Constantin, Daniel Peptenatu

“…The methodology used highlights this fact, showing that major changes are needed in the choice of crop schemes and future technological processes in the current context of climate change. The current results of the study, conducted over a period of 30 years (1991–2020), showed that the climatic, land use and economic changes in the study area have led to a decrease in evapotranspiration and crop water requirements due to the amounts of precipitation that can provide for the water needs of strawberry, sunflower and pea crops. …”
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Phthalates and Non-Phthalate Plasticizers and Thyroid Dysfunction: Current Evidence and Novel Strategies to Reduce Their Spread in Food Industry and Environment by Francesca Gorini, Alessandro Tonacci, Chiara Sanmartin, Francesca Venturi

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The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the United States during 2008–2023: an analysis of active, laboratory, population-based, multistate surveillance dataResearch in context... by Namrata Prasad, Miwako Kobayashi, Jennifer P. Collins, Amy B. Rubis, Gordana Derado, Miranda J. Delahoy, Daniel C. Payne, Lesley McGee, Sopio Chochua, Henju Marjuki, Lucy A. McNamara, LeAnne M. Fox, Arthur Reingold, Megan Barnes, Susan Petit, Monica M. Farley, Lee H. Harrison, Ruth Lynfield, Jessica Houston, Bridget J. Anderson, Ann Thomas, Keipp H. Talbot, William Schaffner, Adam L. Cohen, Stephanie J. Schrag, Melissa Arvay

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Impact of strategic public health interventions to reduce tuberculosis incidence in Brazil: a Bayesian structural time-series scenario analysisResearch in context by Klauss Villalva-Serra, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Moreno M. Rodrigues, Artur T.L. Queiroz, Leonardo Martinez, Julio Croda, Valeria C. Rolla, Afrânio L. Kritski, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Timothy R. Sterling, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Bruno B. Andrade

“…Additional reductions were seen with increased coverage of DOT, TPT adherence, and contact investigation rates (−14.4 [−13 to −16.2]), and by combining these with efforts to reduce TB cases among vulnerable populations (−23.6 [−26.3 to −41.4]), potentially lowering incidence to 18.5 [7.8–28.4] per 100,000, though still above WHO targets. …”
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The recent trend of twin epidemic in the United States: a 10-year longitudinal cohort study of co-prescriptions of opioids and stimulantsResearch in context by Seungyeon Lee, Wenyu Song, David W. Bates, Richard D. Urman, Ping Zhang

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Derating of Electrical Contacts with Varying Surface Roughness by Veronika Kharina, Andrzej Kurek

“…Surfaces with lower roughness (R_z = 2 μm) exhibited better electrical conductivity, lower contact resistance, and slower temperature rise as the current load increased. …”
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DESIGN OF THE CONTACT POTENTIALS DIFFERENCE PROBES by K. U. Pantsialeyeu, U. A. Mikitsevich, A. L. Zharin

“…The phase detector-integrator based on the electronic antiphase switches with the modulation frequency of the contact potential difference and the integrator. Fullwave phase detection would greatly increase the sensitivity of the probe. …”
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Clinician underprescription of and patient nonadherence to clinical practice guideline-recommended medications for peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysisR... by Aidan M. Kirkham, Maude Paquet, Dean A. Fergusson, Ian D. Graham, Justin Presseau, Daniel I. McIsaac, Sudhir K. Nagpal, David de Launay, Sami Aftab Abdul, Risa Shorr, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Derek J. Roberts

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Contact Lenses in Pediatric Ophthalmological Practice by E. Yu. Markova, E. A. Perfilyeva

“…Currently, the indication for contact lenses use in children are the same as for the adults (with certain specific and limitations). …”
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The Influence of Running Technique Modifications on Vertical Tibial Load Estimates: A Combined Experimental and Machine Learning Approach in the Context of Medial Tibial Stress Syn... by Taylor Miners, Jeremy Witchalls, Jaquelin A. Bousie, Ceridwen R. Radcliffe, Phillip Newman

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Mathematical modeling of blood flow with copper and graphene nanoparticles in inclined stenotic arteries by Pooriya Majidi Zar, Zahra Poolaei Moziraji, Ali Ahmadi Azar

“…Streamline visualizations demonstrate altered flow patterns in stenosed regions under varying nanoparticle volumes and electromagnetic inputs. Notably, Hall currents exert a pronounced influence on nanoparticle–enhanced flow behavior, underscoring their relevance in biomedical contexts. …”
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Effect of long and short half-life PDE5 inhibitors on HbA1c levels: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Joseph Kim, Rui Zhao, Lawrence Richard Kleinberg, Kitai Kim

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Factors influencing mask-wearing behavior in the context of COVID-19 severity risks in the post-COVID-19 era: a Japanese Nationwide Epidemiological Survey in 2023 by Shingo Noguchi, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yoshihisa Fujino, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Takahiro Tabuchi

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Fabrication of Electrospun Porous TiO₂ Dielectric Film in a Ti–TiO₂–Si Heterostructure for Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Capacitors by Jin-Uk Yoo, Tae-Min Choi, Sung-Gyu Pyo

“…Improved electrical properties were observed with increasing TiO₂ anatase content, and the residual amount of PVDF decreased with increasing annealing temperature. …”
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Microfluidic contact lens: fabrication approaches and applications by Aravind M, Ankur Saxena, Dhaneshwar Mishra, Kulwant Singh, Sajan D. George

“…Despite current challenges such as scalable fabrication techniques, microfluidic contact lenses hold immense promise for ocular health, bridging the gap between diagnostics and treatment. …”
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