Clinical and cost-effectiveness of detailed anomaly ultrasound screening in the first trimester: a mixed-methods study by Jehan N Karim, Helen Campbell, Pranav Pandya, Edward C F Wilson, Zarko Alfirevic, Trish Chudleigh, Elizabeth Duff, Jane Fisher, Hilary Goodman, Lisa Hinton, Christos Ioannou, Edmund Juszczak, Louise Linsell, Heather L Longworth, Kypros H Nicolaides, Anne Rhodes, Gordon Smith, Basky Thilaganathan, Jim Thornton, Gillian Yaz, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Aris T Papageorghiou

“…For parents deciding on termination, having this done earlier can be safer. But there may be disadvantages: early scanning could suggest the baby has a condition which further testing shows not to be the case. …”
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Detection of frictional meltwater on snow surface using a humidity indicator by Shiraz Ahmed Siddiqui, Michael Hasler, Martin Mössner, Joost van Putten, Kurt Schindelwig, Werner Nachbauer

“…However, they concluded to have observed no water layer above their detection limit of 0.05 µm at speeds up to 0.1 m/s (an unrealistic speed of skiing). …”
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A Corpus Based Study of Pluralisation of English Loan Words in Urdu by Ayesha Jamil

“…The plurals in Urdu are formed on the basis of gender so the feminine and masculine English loan words have different inflections in nominative and oblique cases just like Urdu language. …”
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Marriage: Tradition, Female Agency and Urdu Novel by Sumaira Umar

“…In subcontinent, women still does not have this right unanimously. It is interesting that modern literature has liberalize the representational world, which impacts the real world, although in a slow and steady manner. …”
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Experimental study on tensile performance of horizontal joint bolted connections in fully assembled modular construction reinforced concrete by RAN Mingming, KOU Guangyun, XIONG Feng, ZHANG Dongdong, LI Wei

“…ObjectiveConcrete modular buildings have the advantages of superior structural integrity, high living comfort, and low construction and maintenance costs. …”
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Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Gamma Distribution and Mixture Model by Yaser Daanial Khan, M. Khalid Mahmood, Daud Ahmad, Nasser M. Al-Zidi

“…Since the last decade, the complexity of multimedia data, specifically images, is emerging exponentially as millions of images are uploaded by users on daily basis. …”
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Molecular Recognition and Transport of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients on Anionic Calix[4]arene-Capped Silver Nanoparticles by Florent Perret, Yannick Tauran, Kinga Suwinska, Beomjoon Kim, Cyrielle Chassain-Nely, Maxime Boulet, Anthony W. Coleman

“…A series of six anionic calix[4]arenes, having sulphonate, carboxylate, or phosphonate functions at either the para-aromatic position or the phenolic face were used to cap silver nanoparticles. …”
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On the ethical and moral dimensions of using artificial intelligence for evidence synthesis. by Soumyadeep Bhaumik

“…In doing so, I deploy in written form, what in Bengali philosophy and culture, is the Adda (আড্ডা) approach, a form of oral exchange, which involves deep but conversational style discussion. …”
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Synthesis of Macrocyclic Hexaoxazole (6OTD) Dimers, Containing Guanidine and Amine Functionalized Side Chains, and an Evaluation of Their Telomeric G4 Stabilizing Properties by Keisuke Iida, Masayuki Tera, Takatsugu Hirokawa, Kazuo Shin-ya, Kazuo Nagasawa

“…The results show that the 6OTD dimers interact with the DNA to form 1:1 complexes and stabilize the antiparallel G4 structure of DNA in the presence of potassium cation. …”
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Citra Perempuan dalam Legenda Putri Cermin Cina by Dedi Febriyanto, Yessi Fitriani, Puspa Indah Utami

“…As for their role in community life, female characters are described as having a high social spirit, being very loved by the community, and having noble character.…”
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Blueprint framework for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): dashboard for the Tapajos River basin by Vânia dos Santos Franco, Aline Maria Meiguins de Lima, Everaldo Barreiros de Souza, Lucas Lima Raiol, Yuri Antonio da Silva Rocha

“…ABSTRACT The Tapajós River basin is one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River (on the right bank) and flows through the territories of four Brazilian states. Its complexity translates to the different physiographic aspects, from protected areas defined in part of its territory (indigenous lands and conservation units) to the economic potential (agricultural and mineral) and social pressure from the forming municipalities. …”
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An alternative model of social space: Research on the potential for cohousing in Serbia by Mitrović Jelena, Milošević Pantović Aleksandra

“…On the other hand, this model is investigated as a possible response of collaborative interdisciplinary practices to the volatile trends dictated by the market, aiming to achieve a socially sustainable urban form. In the first part of the paper, the concept of communal habitation is critically examined from the standpoint of the relationship between the private and public, through a comparative analysis of cohousing and residential models sharing similar spatial typology but having differing social profiles. …”
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Time course of fluorescent-labelled oligonucleotide accumulation in cells with the use of folate receptor-targeted cationic liposomes by E. V. Shmendel, O. V. Markov, M. A. Zenkova, M. A. Maslov

“…This N/P ratio yielded homogeneous liposome–FITC-ODN complexes having a polydispersity index below 0.200 and a size of 112.4–125.1 nm. …”
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Patterns of errors in texts written by Costa Rican university English learners: A corpus-aided study by Marisela Bonilla López

“…Main descriptive findings indicated that although some error frequencies lowered to the point of having none as learners advanced in the major (e.g., capitalization and superlatives), other linguistic problem areas persisted all throughout (e.g., word form errors, fragments, and word order). …”
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The model of the Bodaibo graben formation: geological and geophysical aspects by G. A. Stogny, V. V. Stogny

“…The Baikal-Viluisk granulite-gneiss belt is expressed by a system of blocks having a common northeastern direction and forming uplifts and grabens. …”
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PERSPEKTYWY WPISU ELEMENTÓW KRAJOBRAZU KULTUROWEGO SZCZECINA NA LISTĘ POMNIKÓW HISTORII by Zbigniew Władysław Paszkowski, Jakub Ignacy Gołębiewski, Izabela Kozłowska

“…The first part of the entry should include the historic urban layout of Szczecin’s Śródmieście (Downtown) at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century with the form of star and triangular development quarters, as well as urban and architectural and landscape complexes, which are important components of it: Wały Chrobrego (Hakenterrasse), Jasne Błonia (Quistorpaue) and Cmentarz Centralny (Hauptfriedhof). …”
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Professionally Important Personal Qualities of Psychologists in Modern Foreign Researches by M.A. Odintsova, M.N. Raskhodchikova, E.I. Kuzmina

“…Research has shown the complexity of the professional activity of a psychologist involving the solution of significant psychological issues, often not having clear work patterns. …”
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Blue photoluminescence from active carboxyl adatoms on nanoporous anodic alumina films by Sam Yeon Cho, Kangmo Yeo, Jin Woo Kim, Jin Ho Kwak, Deok-Yong Cho, Jae Hyuck Jang, Sukmin Jeong, Yong Chan Choi, Sang Don Bu

“…Abstract Nanoporous anodic alumina (nPAA) films formed on aluminum in lower aliphatic carboxylic acids exhibit blue self-coloring and characteristic properties such as photoluminescence (PL), electroluminescence, and electron spin resonance. …”
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Quality management of the industrial enterprises workforce by I. V. Krasnopevtseva, A. Yu. Krasnopevtsev

“…The use of the latest production technologies by industrial enterprises requires availability of a high quality workforce that matches their level of complexity and uniqueness of the equipment and materials used. …”
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A DEM Study on the Macro- and Micro-Mechanical Characteristics of an Irregularly Shaped Soil–Rock Mixture Based on the Analysis of the Contact Force Skeleton by Chenglong Jiang, Lingling Zeng, Yajing Liu, Yu Mu, Wangyi Dong

“…In the critical state, the mechanical behavior of S-RMs was predominantly governed by the characteristics of the principal contact force skeleton: the contact force skeleton formed by gravel–gravel, despite having fewer contact forces, exhibits strong contact characteristics and an exceptionally high-density distribution of weak contacts, conferring the highest shear strength to the specimens. …”
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