Modelling of biological age in stable and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yujiao Wang, Ting Mu, Yufen Fu, Yuxin Wang, Guoping Li

“…To assess the ability of different variables to discriminate current disease status, we developed the initial model and three subsequent models, with the following variables added in the new model: Chronological age (CA), BA, and biological age acceleration. …”
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Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests... by Chiara Torresan, Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, Edmondo Di Giuseppe, Matija Klopčič, Mathieu Lévesque, Florian Motte, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Hans Pretzsch

“…Abstract Key message We found a significant increase in the latewood density of European beech, and a decrease in the latewood and mean wood density of silver fir and Norway spruce in European mountain forests over the period 1901–2016. …”
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The Effects of Intensification on Rural Teachers’ Work by Gloria Penrice

“…School organisational structures, school cultures, personal relationships within the school context, along with high self-imposed expectations can result in an increased workload and demands on teachers’ time. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of research trends and topic areas in traditional Chinese medicine therapy for lymphoma by Gaofeng Zhang, Yanmei Qin, Shaobing Liu, Xi Chen, Wenwen Zhang

“…Context Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is effective as a cancer treatment modality. …”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…It collects information gathered from all departments of the organization, which contains various sources related to various business functions. …”
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Issues Regarding the Appropriateness of Using Precast Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures Compared to Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures, in Office Buildings and Resi... by Bogdan Hauşi Sorin

“…Given the current context at national and European level in terms of reducing skilled labour force in constructions, as well as the high level of density and traffic in large cities, there is an increasing emphasis on the possibility of shortening the duration of building the structural frames on site, reducing the number of workers or even reducing the level of noise pollution. …”
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Incorporating Biochar Into Biogeochemical Models: Achievements and Challenges by Amanda Ronix, Eduardo Carvalho daSilva Neto, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, João Luís Nunes Carvalho

“…In this context, the current state of research on biogeochemical models that include the entry of biochar into soil has been characterized. …”
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Introducing the non-invasive prenatal test for trisomy 21 in Belgium: a cost-consequences analysis by Mattias Neyt, Frank Hulstaert, Wilfried Gyselaers

“…The objective is to estimate the consequences of introducing NIPT for the detection of T21.Methods A cost-consequences analysis was performed presenting the impact on benefits, harms and costs. Context-specific real-world information was available to set up a model reflecting the current screening situation in Belgium. …”
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“Second Generations” and Identity in Andrea Cotti’s 'Luca Wu' Series: An Opportunity for a Fruitful Intercultural and Transnational Dialogue in Italian Crime Fiction by Marco Paoli

“…To this end, this article will discuss the representation of migration in Italian crime fiction over the last thirty years, and will then narrow down to the current Sino-Italian literary discourse. In particular, it focuses on Andrea Cotti’s crime novels Il cinese (2018) and L’impero di mezzo (2021), and the author’s attempt to provide a counter-narrative to a public Sino-Italian discourse in which cultural differences and distance have been essentially used to legitimise Italian superiority and justify the increasingly prevalent feeling of anxiety and paranoia towards the other in the Italian context. …”
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The 'Antiretrovirals, Sexual Transmission Risk and Attitudes' (ASTRA) study. Design, methods and participant characteristics. by Andrew Speakman, Alison Rodger, Andrew N Phillips, Richard Gilson, Margaret Johnson, Martin Fisher, Ed Wilkins, Jane Anderson, Rebecca O'Connell, Monica Lascar, Kazeem Aderogba, Simon Edwards, Jeffrey McDonnell, Nicky Perry, Lorraine Sherr, Simon Collins, Graham Hart, Anne M Johnson, Alec Miners, Jonathan Elford, Anna-Maria Geretti, William J Burman, Fiona C Lampe

“…In this context the ASTRA study was designed to investigate current sexual activity, and attitudes to HIV transmission risk, in a large unselected sample of HIV-infected patients under care in the UK. …”
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Management of business processes of a commercial enterprise in the conditions of digitalization by K.O. Buzhymska, I.M. Tsaruk

“…It has been proven that various means of digitization can be applied to individual business processes of a trading enterprise, increasing their efficiency and competitiveness. At the same time, only a comprehensive approach to the development of business process management systems in the context of digitalization is crucial for ensuring efficiency and flexibility in the retail trade sector. …”
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Regulating and mitigating the risks of youth sports betting in Ethiopia by S. Lijagegnehu Biru, K. Gemechis, R. Girma, Y.A. Zikargie

“…This analysis was complemented by a comprehensive literature review, comparative studies of international regulatory models (specifically the UK), and practical observations within the Ethiopian context. The findings revealed that the current regulatory focus on revenue generation inadequately addresses the profound social harms. …”
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Place-Making or Place-Taking? Transformation of Danish Disadvantaged Housing Estates by Marie Stender, Lene Wiell Nordberg, Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Mette Mechlenborg, Claus Bech-Danielsen

“…Several Danish social housing estates are currently being transformed according to the Parallel Society Act. …”
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Preparation of Electrode Materials from Iron Cobalt Oxide on Carbon Fiber Cloth used for Asymmetric Supercapacitors by Abeer A. Radhi, Sami I. Jafar Al-Rubaiey, Shaymaa Al-Rubaye

“…Moreover, the FCO-CFC nanocomposite electrode demonstrated exceptional cyclic stability, i.e., 66% retention of capacitance at a current density of 10 mA g-1 after a process of 1000 cycles and a current density of 10 mA g-1 at a surprisingly high specific capacitance of 225 F g-1 for a nanocomposite electrode. …”
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Advanced Persistent Threats and Wireless Local Area Network Security: An In-Depth Exploration of Attack Surfaces and Mitigation Techniques by Hosam Alamleh, Laura Estremera, Shadman Sakib Arnob, Ali Abdullah S. AlQahtani

“…The findings underscore that while current WLAN implementations offer basic protections, they remain highly susceptible to well-resourced adversaries, necessitating a shift toward more robust, context-aware security architectures.…”
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Real-Time Heterogeneous Collaborative Perception in Edge-Enabled Vehicular Environments by Samuel Thornton, Nithin Santhanam, Rajeev Chhajer, Sujit Dey

“…To address these challenges, we propose a Heterogeneous Adaptive Collaborative Perception (HAdCoP) framework which utilizes a Context-aware Latency Prediction Network (CaLPeN) to intelligently select which vehicles should transmit their sensor data, the specific individual and collaborative perception tasks, and the amount of computational offloading that should be utilized given information about the current state of the environment. …”
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Evaluation of Total Electron Content Prediction Using Three Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Models by O. Verkhoglyadova, X. Meng, A. J. Mannucci, J.‐S. Shim, R. McGranaghan

“…The focus of our study is understanding how current modeling approaches may predict the global ionosphere for geomagnetic storms (as studied through 35 storms during 2000–2016). …”
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Conformity of Tourism Higher Education with Tourism Development Goals: Focusing on Tourism Undergraduate Program in Iran by Faranak Ranjbar Motalegh

“…Adopting a qualitative approach, it compares the current state of tourism higher education in Iran with its ideal state. …”
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Electrolyte Performance of Noni Fruit Extracts (Morinda Citrifolia L.) for C-Zn Batteries by Said Ali Akbar, Dilla Armelianda, Muttakin Muttakin

“…Then, the use of fermented electrolytes causes an increase in voltage and current due to decreased pH. …”
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Russia-EU S&T Co-operation: a Bibliometric Analysis by Svetlana Knyazeva, Natalya Slasheva

“…The significance of international cooperation in science and technology has increased in the context of globalization of science and the integration processes taking place within the European Union. …”
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