Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Vibration of Hybrid Composite with an Edge Crack by Solomon Alemneh Adimass, Ermias Gebrekidan Koricho, Velmurugan Paramasivam, Vignesh Krishnan

“…Edge crack is the greatest common fault in the structural systems during its working time. In this research, the successful fabrications of a hybrid composite of epoxy-based composites reinforced with bamboo and glass fibers have been done to examine the vibration characteristics under free vibration. …”
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Exploring evidence use and capacity for health services management and planning in Swiss health administrations: A mixed-method interview study. by Aron Baumann, Kaspar Wyss

“…We quantitatively assessed administrations' organization-level capacity by applying six structured interviews using an existing measurement tool (ORACLe). …”
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Enhancing Predictive Urban Planning in European Smart Cities Through AI-Driven Digital Twin Technology: A Case Study of Greece by Dimitrios Kalfas, Stavros Kalogiannidis, Konstantinos Spinthiropoulos, Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, Evangelia Ziouziou

“…It considers the effect of specific elements including simulation accuracy, real-time data processing, artificial intelligence tools, and system readiness on the urban planning process. Structured questionnaires were administered to 301 urban professionals working in smart cities across Greece, focusing on their perceptions of the impact of digital twin features on predictive urban planning effectiveness. …”
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Analysis of Load Transfer Law of Short Pile-Net Composite Foundation for High-Speed Railway by Shiyou Li, Liming Ye, Hong Jiang, Zhaofeng Chen

“…Although pile-net composite foundation has been widely used in the construction of high-speed railway, load transfer characteristics of its structural system during the filling of roadbed are seldom studied, so field studies are conducted in the Gan-Long (Ganzhou-Longyan) high-speed railway DK86 + 998.0–DK87 + 191.2 test section, aiming to explore the bearing characteristics of a short pile-net composite foundation over low to medium compressible soil. …”
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How technological innovation and organizational culture influence circular economy adoption over time in Saudi Arabian manufacturing by Naima Sadaoui, Houcine Benlaria, Naeimah Fahad Almawishir, Balsam Saeed Abdelrhman, Sumaya Awad Khader Ahmed, Lotfi Zabat, Badreldin Mohamed Ahmed Abdulrahman, Rania Alaa Eldin Ahmed Khedr

“…Our study focuses on 222 people in executive and sustainability officer positions in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), who are actively involved in adopting new technologies and promoting the circular economy. We used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to examine how new technologies, organizational culture, supply chain integration, employee attitudes, and time affect the adoption of the circular economy. …”
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Seed treatment with macroalgal-derived fucoidan and nanohydroxyapatite mitigates Fusarium falciforme ASU26 infection in faba bean: insights from morphological, physiological, anato... by Mohamed Gomaa, Eman S. E. Aldaby, Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud

“…FT-IR analyses highlighted several biochemical changes, such as an increased CH₂/CH₃ ratio indicating lipid structural variation, reduced amide I and II bands, an increase in the C = C band (linked to lignin), and a higher degree of esterification compared to infected controls. …”
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Evaluation of commercially available diagnostic tests for the detection of dengue virus NS1 antigen and anti-dengue virus IgM antibody. by Elizabeth A Hunsperger, Sutee Yoksan, Philippe Buchy, Vinh Chau Nguyen, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Delia A Enria, Susana Vazquez, Elizabeth Cartozian, Jose L Pelegrino, Harvey Artsob, Maria G Guzman, Piero Olliaro, Julien Zwang, Martine Guillerm, Susie Kliks, Scott Halstead, Rosanna W Peeling, Harold S Margolis

“…Commercially available diagnostic test kits for detection of dengue virus (DENV) non-structural protein 1 (NS1) and anti-DENV IgM were evaluated for their sensitivity and specificity and other performance characteristics by a diagnostic laboratory network developed by World Health Organization (WHO), the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI). …”
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Food Information Is Mostly Not Well Accessible to Consumers with a Visual Impairment—An Exploratory Phenomenological Study by Alie de Boer, Alissa Schrijnemaekers

“…The phenomenon of access to food information was studied via qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 10 Dutch consumers (above 18 years old) who are partially sighted or blind. …”
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Application of the method of insignificant divergences to diagnose the technical aircraft gas turbine engine state under the transient-state conditions of its operation by O. F. Mashoshin, I. G. Kharmats

“…It is shown that, despite the structural similarity of linear models of the steady and transient-state processes, diagnostics by means of the stated above processes is based on completely different principles – under the steady-state condition, the classification of a technical condition is determined by the variation in the value of the group of controlled responses, and under the transient-state condition, this operation is based on correlating the change in the transient-state behavior. …”
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Adjustment strategies among Iranian pregnant nurses in continuing nursing care: a qualitative content analysis by Mina Shayestefar, Mohammad Reza Asgari, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Hassan Babamohamadi

“…Data collection tools included in-depth, semi-structured interviews, observations, and field notes based on the central research question. …”
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MicroRNA-221 protects myocardial contractility in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through phospholamban. by Hongyu Li, Jimiao Qiu, Chang Liu, Guobing Yu, Danyu Wu, Yichun Chu, Kai Wang

“…Changes in the structural integrity of the mouse heart were identified with HE and MASSON staining, while TUNEL staining was used to evaluate the TUNEL-positive cells of cardiomyocytes. …”
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Clinical outcomes and anti-inflammatory mechanisms predict maximum heart rate improvement after physical activity training in individuals with psychiatric disorders and comorbid ob... by Pau Soldevila-Matías, Joan Vicent Sánchez-Ortí, Patricia Correa-Ghisays, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, Gabriel Selva-Vera, Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis, Néstor Iglesias-García, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Pilar Tomás-Martínez, Víctor M Victor, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Constanza San Martin Valenzuela, José Antonio Climent-Sánchez, Rosana Corral-Márquez, Inmaculada Fuentes-Durá, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and, schizophrenia and with comorbid obesity (n = 29) were assigned to a 12-week structured physical exercise program. Peripheral blood biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, vascular mechanisms, and metabolic activity, as well as neurocognitive and functional performance were assessed twice, before and after intervention. …”
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Coleman-free aero-elastic stability methods for three- and two-bladed floating wind turbines by B. Pamfil, H. Bredmose, T. Kim

“…We derive a time domain model that takes into account the dynamic stall phenomenon and is used for developing Coleman-free aero-elastic stability analysis methods which can quantify the damping without actual simulation. It contains four structural degrees of freedom, namely the floater's pitch angle and the three blade deflection amplitudes, as well as three dynamic stall aerodynamic degrees of freedom, one for each blade. …”
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The effect of water soluble pentosanes on baking properties of winter rye by E. N. Shabolkina, A. A. Bisharev, N. V. Anisimkina, M. V. Belyaeva

“…The baking traits of rye flour, the structural and mechanical characteristics of the dough (viscous and rheological) depend on the content of non-starch polysaccharides (pentosanes) namely, their water-soluble part. …”
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Evaluating domestication and ploidy effects on the assembly of the wheat bacterial microbiome. by Heidi M L Wipf, Devin Coleman-Derr

“…By improving our understanding of the degree to which host ploidy and cultivation factors shape the plant microbiome, this research informs perspectives on what key driving forces may underlie microbiome structuring, as well as where future efforts may be best directed towards fortifying plant growth by microbial means. …”
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Geospatial inequalities in women’s malnutrition in Pakistan by Lubna Naz, Amjad Ali, Sabina Yasmin, Kassahun Trueha

“…Results The sizable regional variation was found in malnutrition among reproductive age women. …”
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Evolutionary dynamics and antigenic diversity of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in China: phylogenetic and recombination analyses based on large-scale S gene sequences by Yongjie Fu, Yingchun Wang, Liuliu Dai, Bimei Cheng, Shuqi Xiao, Yupeng Yin

“…Recombination analysis indicated that the D0 structural domain, identified as a recombination hotspot, likely drives PEDV cross-species transmission and immune evasion. …”
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Explaining population trends in cardiovascular risk: protocol for a comparative analysis of health transitions in South Africa and England using nationally representative survey da... by Annibale Cois, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

“…Statistical modelling techniques (fixed-effects and random-effects multilevel regression models and structural equation models) will be used to examine how various factors explain the variation in CVD risk over time in the two countries.Ethics and dissemination This study has obtained approval from the University of Greenwich (20.5.6.8) and Stellenbosch University (X21/09/027) Research Ethics Committees. …”
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Assessment of Quality of Antenatal Care Services and Its Determinant Factors in Public Health Facilities of Hossana Town, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Longitudinal Study by Trhas Tadesse Berehe, Lebitsi Maud Modibia

“…A longitudinal facility-based study design was conducted among 1123 mothers whose gestational age of less than 16 weeks was identified and followed until birth and 40 days after birth to detect whether they gained the acceptable standard of quality of ANC from July 2017 to June 2018. A structured, predefined, and pretested observation check list and Likert scales were employed to obtain the necessary information after getting both written and verbal consent from the concerned bodies and study participants. …”
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Key and evolving needs of service providers in women’s harm reduction centers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Azam Rahmani, Maryam Janatolmakan, Elham Rezaei, Malihe Tabarrai

“…Data were gathered through semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted with ten service providers employed in women’s harm reduction centers situated across three Iranian provinces (Tehran, Khuzestan, and Kermanshah) between January and May 2023. …”
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