Assessing crack formation and strain distribution in concrete structures using externally installed fiber optic sensors by Henrik Becks, Matthias Högemann, Josef Hegger, Martin Classen

“…The structural integrity of many European bridges is increasingly compromised by rising traffic loads and gradual deterioration. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Optimization of 3D Gaussian Splatting in Indoor Scene Generation and Rendering by Xinjian Fang, Yingdan Zhang, Hao Tan, Chao Liu, Xu Yang

“…Firstly, utilizing a self-collected dataset, a comprehensive comparison was conducted among COLLI-SION-MAPping (abbreviated as COLMAP (V3.7), an open-source software based on Structure from Motion and Multi-View Stereo (SFM-MVS)), Context Capture (V10.2) (abbreviated as CC, a software utilizing oblique photography algorithms), Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), and the currently renowned 3DGS algorithm. …”
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Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…It is recognized that the number of publications in the area of energy efficiency is growing steadily. Currently Russian oil and gas industry are facing the task of accelerating reduction of energy consumption while preserving, or even increasing, production rates. …”
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HippoUnit: A software tool for the automated testing and systematic comparison of detailed models of hippocampal neurons based on electrophysiological data. by Sára Sáray, Christian A Rössert, Shailesh Appukuttan, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, Carmen A Lupascu, Luca L Bologna, Werner Van Geit, Armando Romani, Andrew P Davison, Eilif Muller, Tamás F Freund, Szabolcs Káli

“…These models were usually built to capture a few important or interesting properties of the given neuron type, and it is often unknown how they would behave outside their original context. In addition, there is currently no simple way of quantitatively comparing different models regarding how closely they match specific experimental observations. …”
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Immune factors and their role in tumor aggressiveness in glioblastoma: Atypical cadherin FAT1 as a promising target for combating immune evasion by Manvi Arora, Archismita Kundu, Subrata Sinha, Kunzang Chosdol

“…The FAT atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1) has shown context/tissue-dependent effects in cancers of different tissue origins, with either oncogenic or tumor suppressor roles. …”
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Phagocytic function of tumor-associated macrophages as a key determinant of tumor progression control: a review by Marc Lecoultre, Valérie Dutoit, Paul R Walker

“…Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) phagocytic activity is emerging as a new mechanism to harness for cancer treatment. Currently, many approaches are investigated at the preclinical level and some modalities have now reached clinical trials, including the targeting of the phagocytosis inhibitor CD47. …”
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Advancements and Challenges in the Management of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Review by Francesco Nappi

“…It is a significant concern in the field of cardiology, and the epidemiology of PVE has seen notable developments over the last five decades. The disease currently affects an older demographic and is becoming increasingly prevalent in patients with transcatheter-implanted valves. …”
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Leveraging agent-based modeling and a randomized intervention to advance childhood physical activity: A study protocol. by Matt Kasman, Adam B Sedlak, Lydia Reader, William J Heerman, Russell R Pate, Amelie G Ramirez, Evan C Sommer, Shari L Barkin, Ross A Hammond

“…Successful early childhood PA interventions can potentially play an important role in both increasing overall population health as well as closing health disparities across subpopulations. …”
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Epidemiological Manifestation of Combined Natural Foci of Tularemia, Leptospirosis and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Mixed Infections by T. N. Demidova, N. E. Sharapova, V. V. Gorshenko, T. V. Mikhailova, A. S. Semihin, A. E. Ivanova

“…The diagnosis is established on the basis of clinical and epidemiological data: a combination of fever and intoxication, determine the relationship of the development of the disease with work and the circumstances in which the patient was. Currently, as a result of the examination of sick people, mixed infections with natural focal infections are increasingly being registered: HFRS + tularemia; tularemia+ leptospirosis; leptospirosis + HFRS; tularemia+ borrelliosis; rickettsiosis +tularemia, etc., the presence of two pathogens of zoonotic infections was detected in the patient during successive studies. …”
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Systematic review on effective positive coping-based interventions in teachers by Eduardo-Andrés Torres-Santos, José Albeiro Tamara-Uribe, Marcela Flórez Romero, Gabriela Sequeda, Diego Rivera-Porras

“…Throughout history, work has evolved due to factors such as industrialization, generating both job opportunities and health risks. Currently, there is an increase in stress levels among professionals in the public and healthcare sectors, as well as in areas such as teaching, medicine, nursing, police, social work, and firefighting. …”
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Meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet and its water isotope distribution in Dickson Fjord, East Greenland by F. Rooijakkers, E. Poulsen, E. Ruiz-Castillo, S. Rysgaard

“…Within this layer, we observed an increase in temperature close to the glacier terminus. …”
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Neural Determinants of Sedentary Lifestyle in Older Adults: A Brain Network Analysis by Mohsen Bahrami, Jonathan H Burdette, Paul J Laurienti, Barbara J Nicklas, W Jack Rejeski, Jason Fanning

“…One of the treatment conditions involved WL + a day‐long movement intervention that explicitly targeted reducing sitting time and increasing steps across the day (SitLess). Method The goal of the current study, using baseline fMRI and accelerometry data from 36 participants and advanced machine learning tools, was to determine if we could identify complex brain circuits underlying variability associated with changes in sitting time and daily steps during the 6‐month intensive phase among participants randomized to the WL + SitLess treatment condition. …”
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Creatine as a Compound and Supplement Metabolism, Mechanism of Action, Effects, and Adverse Effects - A Review by Szymon Szypulski, Aleksandra Zielińska, Sebastian Iwaniuk, Ignacy Maciejewski, Kinga Tylczyńska, Jakub Skiba, Maria Michalska, Kinga Kowalik, Zuzanna Skiba, Natalia Tylczyńska

“…Over time, attention has also shifted toward exploring creatine’s potential applications in other areas of medicine, as well as its use across various populations and age groups. Currently, the significance and importance of creatine are being highlighted not only in the context of its use across various sports disciplines, but also for its demonstrated beneficial effects in a range of medical conditions. …”
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AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR CORRECTION BY THE TRANSPLANTATION OF IN VITRO MODULATED IMMUNE CELLS by E. V. Markova, E. V. Serenko, M. A. Knyazheva

“…The study of the aggression pathogenetic mechanisms and the search for approaches to therapy within the framework of neuroimmune interaction is currently extremely promising. Currently, there is a large number of clinical and experimental data indicating interrelated changes in the functional activity of the nervous and immune systems during aggression. …”
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Dielectric Passivation Treatment of InGaN MESA on Si Substrates for Red Micro-LED Application by Hongyu Qin, Shuhan Zhang, Qian Fan, Xianfeng Ni, Li Tao, Xing Gu

“…Experimental results reveal that Al₂O₃ exhibits superior thermal stability and lower current leakage under high-temperature annealing, while HfO₂ achieves higher light-output power (LOP) and efficiency under increased current densities. …”
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Improved performance of lateral β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes by nitrogen thermal annealing by Yu-Ru Li, Anoop Kumar Singh, Yu-Cheng Kao, Dong-Sing Wuu, Ching-Lien Hsiao, Kenneth Järrendahl, Ray-Hua Horng

“…The on-off current ratio increased from 5.56 × 104 to 1.30 × 107 in addition to the breakdown voltage 173 V to 263 V. …”
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A novel RNN architecture to improve the precision of ship trajectory predictions by Martha Dais Ferreira, Jessica N. A. Campbell

“…Currently, the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) model is considered the state-of-the-art for STP. …”
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G‐space versus E‐space: Are hornets (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) at equilibrium with honeybees in Asia? by Ehsan Rahimi, Chuleui Jung

“…We found that Vespa velutina currently exhibits a moderate geographic niche overlap (G‐space) of 0.63 with both honeybee species. …”
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E-government: A more cost-effective way of providing services to citizens by Marković Miroslav S.

“…The COVID19 pandemic demonstrated both the strengths and weaknesses of the current state of digitalization, but also served as a catalyst for the accelerated development of e-government, driven by the impossibility of physical contact.…”
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ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONNEL’S CONSISTENT READINESS FOR CHANGES AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE EXAMPLE OF AN EXPORT-ORIENTED BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE by E. V. Kazakova, V. P. Trukhin, I. A. Narkevich, I. I. Basakina

“…The biotechnology industry is currently one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, that is why it requires improvement in the personnel management system aimed at increasing the flexibility and adaptability of the organization.The aim of the research is to determine the degree of readiness of the organization’s employees for innovations as illustrated by the example of an export-oriented enterprise.Materials and methods. …”
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