Intersecting factors of disadvantage and discrimination and their effect on daily life during the coronavirus pandemic: the CICADA-ME mixed-methods study by Carol Rivas, Amanda P Moore, Alison Thomson, Kusha Anand, Zainab Zuzer Lal, Alison Fang-Wei Wu, Ozan Aksoy

“…Strand 3 data show that remote services were convenient and efficient but problematic, with no holistic care, a crisis in mental health care, and a disregard for comorbidities and intersecting factors of disadvantage, for example housing needs. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Response of Slab-Column Structures under Fire-Explosion Coupled Effects by LIU Jingbo, YANG Qiong, WU Lei, WANG Chengquan, YU Xiongfei, FANG Mingyu, DONG Tengfang

“…The blast load was simulated efficiently using the integrated CONWEP (Conventional Weapons Effects Program) algorithm, which applies empirical pressure-time histories without modeling the surrounding air medium. …”
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Optimizing irrigation in arid irrigated farmlands based on soil water movement processes: Knowledge from water isotope data by Siyu Lu, Guofeng Zhu, Dongdong Qiu, Rui Li, Yinying Jiao, Gaojia Meng, Xinrui Lin, Qinqin Wang, Wenhao Zhang, Longhu Chen

“…Evapotranspiration partitioning at the hourly scale in Datan Township farmland after irrigation was quantitatively analyzed using the isotope steady-state (ISS) assumption. …”
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Retrospective antimicrobial consumption surveillance at health facility level in Dodoma Region, Tanzania by Karin Wiedenmayer, Samuel Mungai, Romuald Mbwasi, Calvin Andeve Omolo, Eva Ombaka, Rajabu Mohamedi Kingo

“…This study presents a robust method for monitoring AMC and resistance in a resource-efficient manner, offering potential applicability in similar settings across SSA. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF RMT-BASED LEARNING TRAJECTORIES TO SUPPORT RELATIONAL UNDERSTANDING by Bernika Indrialis Ifana, Nyimas Aisyah, Ely Susanti

“…The learning trajectory developed is able to support students' relational understanding, where in the learning process, students are directed to utilize the various knowledge they have, determine the most effective and efficient strategies, provide detailed solutions, and believe in the truth of the answers they use in solving problems. …”
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A Copula-based Method for River Ecological Flow Quantification and Algal Bloom Risk Assessment in the Hanjiang River by NONG Xi-zhi, LAI Cheng, JING Zheng, YE Ye

“…It provides an efficient tool for analyzing ecological flow during a single algal bloom outbreak.(2) The multi-scenario conditional probability analysis demonstrates that risk probabilities of algal density differed significantly across different flow ranges, offering refined flow thresholds for reservoir operations and bloom prevention.(3) In complex hydro-ecological systems, it is necessary to integrate multi-factor models like Copula to avoid risk underestimation. …”
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GROG Facilitated Compressed Sensing for Radial MRI by Yumna Bilal, Ibtisam Aslam, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Omair Inam, Kashif Amjad, Jawad Hasan Alkhateeb, Hammad Omer

“…Incoherent k-space sampling plays a critical role in Compressed Sensing MRI (CS-MRI) by facilitating efficient utilization of the limited number of acquired samples to reconstruct high-quality images with reduced acquisition time and improved signal-to-noise ratio. …”
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Optimization Function for Determining Optimal Dose Range for Beef and Seed Potato Irradiation by Elena Kozlova, Ulyana Bliznyuk, Alexander Chernyaev, Polina Borshchegovskaya, Arcady Braun, Victoria Ipatova, Sergey Zolotov, Alexander Nikitchenko, Natalya Chulikova, Anna Malyuga, Yana Zubritskaya, Timofey Bolotnik, Anastasia Oprunenko, Aleksandr Kozlov, Mikhail Beklemishev, Roza Yagudina, Igor Rodin

“…The proposed function implies that pathogens found in the product can be efficiently suppressed provided that irradiation is performed with the following criteria in mind: a high irradiation dose uniformity, a high probability of irradiation hitting pathogens and controlled heterogeneity of radiobiological sensitivity of pathogens. …”
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Study on interaction mechanism between natural convection and forced convection during storage and temperature rise of waxy crude oil tank by Wei Sun, Yuduo Liu, Wenhua Xu, Lihui Kan, Hongfei Liu, Lixin Zhao, Zhihua Wang

“…As the primary facility for crude oil storage, storage tanks play a critical role in achieving high operational efficiency and low energy consumption through comprehensive understanding of complex thermal convection mechanisms. …”
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Bisulfite‐free PCDHGB7 methylation in urine enables early noninvasive detection of urothelial carcinoma by Zhicong Yang, Qing Chen, Shihua Dong, Peng Xu, Zhanrui Mao, Yaping Dong, Wei Li, Wenxuan Li, Yang Han, Lihe Dai, Gehong Dong, Yong Zhang, Yinshan Li, Liang Cheng, Weimin Ci, Wenqiang Yu, Chuanliang Xu

“…Results showed that hypermethylated PCDHGB7 exhibited excellent sensitivity of 87.3% (95% CI: 80.7%–92.3%) and specificity of 91.0% (95% CI: 84.8%–95.3%) in efficiently distinguishing UC from BUD patients in the validation set, which is highly consistent with its performance in the training set. …”
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The role of public universities in the trend towards a knowledge economy, Soran University as a model for the period 2009-2019 by Shler Ali Salih, Dhuah Mahmood Noaman

“…Quantitative analysis using statistical tools is used to analyze data. …”
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Anti-Virulence Efficacy of Chinese Dragon’s Blood Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Wound Infections by Shen Y, Gu Z, Li Y, Zhou H, Zhu S, Sheng L, Qiang X, Zheng X

“…CDB significantly reduced the biofilm formation by downregulating the mRNA relative expression of the biofilm-associated genes lasR, pslA, pelA, algD, and algU. In addition, CDB efficiently inhibited the motility ability of P. aeruginosa isolates by swimming, swarming, and twitching motilities in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Formation mechanism of extreme water consumption zone and synergistic mode of flow field regulation: A case study of uncompartmentalized oilfield of continental sandstone in the la... by SHU Ningkai,LIU Lijie,YAO Xiutian,HUANG Yingsong,LAI Fengpeng,CUI Wenfu

“…The primary obstacles to profitable development at this stage include the preferential flow of injected water through zones of extreme water consumption and limited dynamic sweep efficiency. Addressing the identification, description, and management of these extreme water consumption zones is crucial for achieving profitable development in maturing oilfields with ultra-high water cuts. …”
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Viscous torques characteristics in a self-rotating jet bit with silicone oil-controlled rotational speeds by Zhaolong GE, Di ZHANG, Yiyu LU, Zhe ZHOU, Yuhuai CUI

“…Rock-breaking drilling using a self-rotating jet bit with a controllable speed can improve the efficiency of coalbed methane development using the water jet tree-type borehole technology. …”
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Development and validation of an analytical procedure for the determination of residual protein A in active substances of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies by E. V. Nozdrina, D. A. Mazalev, D. R. Rogozina, S. P. Zhivoderov, I. V. Lyagoskin, R. R. Shukurov

“…The lower limit of quantitation was 10 ng/mL with a minimum required dilution of 1:10. …”
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Comprehensive and robust stability-indicating reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for Rivaroxaban: synergistic integration of infrared spectrosco... by Aktham Mestareehi, Aktham Mestareehi, Aktham Mestareehi

“…This stability-indicating method is highly suitable for routine quality control and analytical applications in both raw materials and finished drug products, owing to its simplicity, efficiency, and robustness.…”
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New method for landslide susceptibility evaluation in alpine valley regions that considers the suitability of InSAR monitoring and introduces deformation rate grading by Dingyi Zhou, Zhifang Zhao, Wenfei Xi, Xin Zhao, Jiangqin Chao

“…This method incorporates the suitability of InSAR monitoring and introduces a grading system based on deformation rates, enhancing accuracy and efficiency. Taking the Dongchuan district, the most typical high mountain valley area in southwest China, as the research object, the SAR is quantitatively simulated and analyzed in this study using the improved R-index shadow layover method. …”
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Plant trait networks reveal the ecological strategies of Arabidopsis thaliana along ontogeny by Hai‐rong Qian, Jin‐lian Tong, Shu‐wen Li, Jiang‐bo Xie, Zhong‐yuan Wang, Yan Li, Shi‐tong Lu

“…Abstract Plant trait networks (PTNs) quantitatively describe the trait correlation patterns, which constrain the dynamic responses and individual fitness of plants under climate change. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Architecture With Fast Lightweight Encoder and Transformer Under Attention Fusion for the Enhancement of Sand Dust and Haze Image Restoration by Muhammad Khawaja Kashif Masood, Enrique Nava Baro, Pablo Otero

“…Degraded images exhibiting varying degrees of color cast from mild to severe are evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. In addition, a comparison of training and testing time and the novel Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) analysis is assessed. …”
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Giardiavirus infection alleviates growth restriction and intestinal damage caused by the intestinal parasite Giardia duodenalis by Lu Li, Lili Cao, Qiankun Yang, Zhiteng Zhao, Jianqi Yuan, Shaoxiong Liu, Qinqin Jin, Jianhua Li, Xin Li, Xiaocen Wang, Nan Zhang, Weina Jiang, Pengtao Gong

“…The virulence of Giardiavirus (GLV) may efficiently clear Giardia parasites from infected patients. …”
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