Investigation of blasting effects and mechanisms on concrete frustums under side-contact explosions by Gengxin Kang, Yadong Zhang, Xingbo Xie, Wenbin Gu

“…It focuses on the effects of top and side blasting, with particular emphasis on fracture modes, damage patterns, and fragment sizes, as well as the causes of different failure modes and the propagation of stress waves. …”
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Child deaths due to injury in the four UK countries: a time trends study from 1980 to 2010. by Pia Hardelid, Jonathan Davey, Nirupa Dattani, Ruth Gilbert, Working Group of the Research and Policy Directorate of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

“…<h4>Background</h4>Injuries are an increasingly important cause of death in children worldwide, yet injury mortality is highly preventable. Determining patterns and trends in child injury mortality can identify groups at particularly high risk. …”
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Vivaxin genes encode highly immunogenic, non-variant antigens on the Trypanosoma vivax cell-surface. by Alessandra Romero-Ramirez, Aitor Casas-Sánchez, Delphine Autheman, Craig W Duffy, Cordelia Brandt, Simon Clare, Katherine Harcourt, Marcos Rogério André, Kayo José Garcia de Almeida Castilho Neto, Marta M G Teixeira, Rosangela Zacharias Machado, Janine Coombes, Robin J Flynn, Gavin J Wright, Andrew P Jackson

“…This gene family, which we now call Vivaxin, encodes at least 124 transmembrane glycoproteins that display quite distinct expression profiles and patterns of genetic variation. We focused on one gene (viv-β8) that encodes one particularly immunogenic vivaxin protein and which is highly expressed during infections but displays minimal polymorphism across the parasite population. …”
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Revisiting ice-marginal positions north-east of Feldberg, southern Black Forest, south-west Germany by F. M. Hofmann, F. Preusser

“…<p>Whilst previous work has successfully reconstructed the evolution of temperatures in the region north of the Alps during the final phase of the Late Pleistocene, precipitation patterns still remain largely unknown. …”
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Investigation of the physical driving mechanisms of wind noise in hearing devices by computational fluid dynamics by Jörg Riedel, Stefan Becker, Christoph Näger, Felix Czwielong, Stefan Schoder

“…This study aims to visualize the wind noise generation patterns around the human head by validated scale-resolved flow simulations. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF CADETS AT A HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION by Tetiana Ye. Khraban

“…It turned out that under stressful conditions cadets try to expand the patterns of positive emotional experiences, to enrich their palette, due to which they maintain their enthusiasm, activity, cheerfulness and optimism. …”
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Aspects of morphofunctional relationships in the “parasite–host” system in carp phylometroidosis by V. Bozhyk, R. Tafiichuk, I. Kychun, D. Hufriy

“…The patterns of development and morphofunctional relationships in carp phylometroidosis are highlighted using histomorphological analysis. …”
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Does User Fee Removal Policy Provide Financial Protection from Catastrophic Health Care Payments? Evidence from Zambia. by Felix Masiye, Oliver Kaonga, Joses M Kirigia

“…The main aim of this paper was to examine the extent and patterns of financial protection from fees following the decision to abolish user fees in public primary health facilities.…”
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Sex-Specific Association between Childhood BMI Trajectories and Asthma Phenotypes by Danny Wadden, Leigh-Anne Allwood Newhook, Laurie Twells, Jamie Farrell, Zhiwei Gao

“…Statistical analysis: a latent class growth modelling (LCGM) method was used to identify BMI trajectory patterns from cycles one to five. Multiple imputation (number of imputations=5) was carried out to impute children with missing values on height or weight information. …”
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The Evolution of Service Ecosystems Based on the Lotka–Volterra Model by Binbin Shi, Yu Li, Tingting Liang, Xixi Sun, Liquan Cui, Haonan Zhang, Yuyu Yin

“…Therefore, an in-depth understanding of the evolutionary patterns of service ecosystems is crucial for formulating efficient and effective management strategies and helping enterprises to make informed decisions during the service innovation process. …”
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Exploring Commuter’s Preferences and Future Intentions to Use Ride-Sharing: A Case Study From a Developing Country by Intizar Hussain, Qinaat Hussain, Charitha Dias, Walid Al Bargi, Nazam Ali, Muhammad Abdullah, Lin Cheng

“…The sample was skewed toward male participants (80.6%), reflecting national mobility patterns. Logistic regression was employed to investigate the relationship between different factors toward individuals’ intentions to use ride-sharing as a future commuting option. …”
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Urban mobility under armed conflict: shifts in mode preferences and public transport fare behaviors by Oleksandr Rossolov, Natalia Potaman, Olena Levchenko, Yusak O. Susilo

“…Abstract This study delves into the profound transformations in mobility patterns resulting from armed conflict in Ukraine. …”
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Forest Management and the Colonization of Artificial Tree Holes by Aquatic Insect Larvae by Heidi Bartel, Martin M. Gossner, Jana S. Petermann

“…We observed complex, and partly species‐specific, temporal patterns of colonization of these new microhabitats. …”
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The Need for Ideological-Based Political Parties in Sub-Saharan Africa. Case Study the MPLA and UNITA of Angola by AGOSTINHO Issau

“…So, although a post-or-quasi-ideology permeates most historical political parties across Sub- Saharan Africa, this paper focuses primarily on the MPLA and UNITA post-war political ideologies as it looks at ideological patterns and verifies through their Statutes the existence of a quasi or fullscale political ideology, and how both parties relate and operate within the framework of political discourse in today’s Angola.…”
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Metazoan Scc4 homologs link sister chromatid cohesion to cell and axon migration guidance. by Vlad C Seitan, Peter Banks, Steve Laval, Nazia A Majid, Dale Dorsett, Amer Rana, Jim Smith, Alex Bateman, Sanja Krpic, Arnd Hostert, Robert A Rollins, Hediye Erdjument-Bromage, Paul Tempst, Claire Y Benard, Siegfried Hekimi, Sarah F Newbury, Tom Strachan

“…Using antisense morpholino oligonucleotides to knock down Xenopus tropicalis delangin or MAU-2 in early embryos produced similar patterns of retarded growth and developmental defects. …”
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Surface Modification of Fe-Based Perovskite Oxide via Sr_0.95Ce_0.05CoO_3−δ Infiltration: A Strategy for Thermochemical Stability by Taeheun Lim, Heesoo Lee

“…Upon cooling, the diffraction patterns returned to their initial state, confirming a high-temperature structural stability. …”
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Limited ilioinguinal approach for unstable pelvic fractures in children aged <3 years by C. Gonzalez-Cancino, M. Gonzalez

“…Based on fracture patterns, surgical stabilization may be necessary to prevent major complications in the short, medium, or long term. …”
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Validating women’s reports of antenatal and postnatal care received in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Kenya by Charlotte Warren, Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Ashish Bajracharya, Benjamin Bellows

“…While we describe broad patterns in the types of indicators likely to be recalled with accuracy, differences by setting warrant further investigation. …”
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BEEF PRICE FORECASTING BASED ON TEMPORAL, SPATIAL AND SPACE-TIME PARAMETER INDICES by Syifa Nurul Fatimah, Ahmad Fuad Zainnuddin, Novi Mardiana, Utriweni Mukhaiyar

“…These results provide valuable insights into the patterns of beef prices based on temporal, spatial, and space-time parameters, offering a robust framework for understanding and anticipating price dynamics in the region.…”
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Tracking development assistance for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in conflict-affected countries by Zhihui Li, Linda Richter, Chunling Lu

“…Background Little is known about the patterns of development assistance (DA) for each component of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in conflict-affected countries nor about the DA allocation in relation to the burden of disease.Methods We tracked DA to RMNCAH in general and to each of its four components: reproductive health (RH), maternal and newborn health (MNH), child health (CH) and adolescent health (AH), in 25 conflict-affected countries between 2003 and 2017. …”
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