Industrial Organizations Adapting to the Novel EU Taxonomy While Developing Socio-Technical Systems: A Literature Review by Henri Giudici, Fabio Bento, Kristin Falk

“…For industrial organizations, there is an urgent need to develop adaptive capabilities to meet the requirements set by the new taxonomy. …”
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Proactive Detection and Mitigation Strategies for Advanced Persistent Threats by Raghav MITTAL, Ivan CVITIĆ, Dragan PERAKOVIĆ, Soosaimarian Peter RAJA

“…The focus of this paper is on addressing the rising frequency and complexity of APT attacks, aiming to provide a detailed analysis of their evolving tactics and the need for proactive security measures. Specifically, the paper examines current gaps in APT detection, from the initial stages of infiltration through to the complete removal of the threat. …”
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3D printed artificial coral reefs: design and manufacture by Loan Thi Pham, Jie Yi Huang

“…This paper fulfills an identified need to apply 3D concrete printing technology to manufacturing artificial coral reefs.…”
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Activity of combinations of bactericidal and bacteriostatic compounds in Mycobacterium abscessus-infected mice: an overview by Alessio Lanni, Elisabetta Iona, Lanfranco Fattorini, Federico Giannoni, Angelo Iacobino

“…The most potent combinations were those formed by bactericidal agents (≥1−log10 CFU reduction compared to the initial bacterial burden), consisting of two β-lactams and a β-lactam plus a β-lactamase inhibitor. …”
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Novel Double-Terminal Traveling Wave Fault Location Method for Railway Power Transmission Lines by Kaiqing Tian, Yuhang Fan, Wenyan Feng

“…This approach, through formula derivation, eliminates the influence of wave velocity and removes the need for data synchronization between the terminals. …”
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The Sociological Study of the Eventfulness of Childhood: an Evidence-Based Design of Programs for Children and Youth by A. Yu. Gubanova, E. A. Kolosova, A. S. V. Konyashkina, S. N. Mayorova-Scheglova

“…The prospects for development of an evidence-based approach have been identified: the imperative of using it not only at the initial stage of creating projects, but also upon completion of programs to prove effectiveness, the need to introduce research as a mandatory condition in grant programs, and a change in the priorities for selecting experts.…”
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The Effectiveness of Local Culture-based Teaching Materials for Reading Comprehension Assisted by Adobe Flash CS6 for Fifth Grade Students in Elementary School by Hana Intang, Sulfasyah, Idawati

“…The examples given are outside the area where students live, so students need to gain initial knowledge of the material being studied. …”
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Regional aspect of the digital economy development: opportunities and prospects on the example of the Republic of Adygea by S. N. Obmachevskaya

“…The digitization of the economy causes a two-sided reaction in society: on one hand, it denies the need for it, identifies threats and risks, on the other, promotes global trends and possible positive effects. …”
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Optimization of Line Planning by Integrating Ticket Pricing and Seat Allocation Decisions for High-Speed Railway by Xin Shi, Wenliang Zhou, Xiang Li

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need for an integrated optimization method to simultaneously make decisions regarding these multiple factors. …”
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Long-term weight change among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy: a longitudinal study over 13 years by Mathilde His, Iris Baggio, Sylvie Chabaud, Louis Tassy, Olivier Trédan, Béatrice Fervers, Olivia Pérol

“…Results More than one third of women experienced weight gain > 5% of their initial body weight following initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy (34.6%, 36.0%, 41.6%, and 37.4% at years 1, 5, 10, 13, respectively). …”
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Uncovering heterogeneity in mental health changes among first-year medical students by Sabine Polujanski, Ulrike Nett, Thomas Rotthoff, Melissa Oezsoy, Ann-Kathrin Schindler

“…Introduction The initial year of medical school is linked to a decline in mental health. …”
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Relationship of Retinal Zone and Plus Severity with the Requirement of Re-Treatment in Bevacizumab-Treated Eyes for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Sadik Etka Bayramoglu, Nihat Sayin, Ibrahim Kocak

“…Graded evaluation of retinal vascularization and plus severity may help predict the need for additional treatment. Unresponsiveness to the initial treatment, increased fibrotic activity, progressive reactivated stage 2–3 ROP, extraretinal new vessels, and prophylactic purposes were the main re-treatment indications. …”
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PolyBuild: An End-to-End Method for Polygonal Building Contour Extraction From High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Yaoteng Zhang, Julin Zhang, Guangshuai Wang, Jiwei Deng, Hui Sheng, Yasir Muhammad, Shiqing Wei

“…In this paper, we propose an end-to-end method named PolyBuild, which can directly extract building vector polygons from high-resolution remote sensing images without the need for any postprocessing operations. The proposed method leverages two primary modules: an initial contour generation module (ICGM) and a contour optimization module (COM). …”
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The cost of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Mozambique: a bottom-up costing study by Tozé Namalela, Flavia Moi, Amélia Dipuve, Pedro Marizane Pota, José Guambe, Maria Tereza Couto, Laura Boonstoppel

“…However, the cost of delivering these vaccines in low- and middle-income countries was highly uncertain, due to the unprecedented delivery volume and the need to reach new target populations. To fill this evidence gap, this study estimates the cost of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Mozambique. …”
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Outcomes of adult empyema thoracis cases managed in a tertiary hospital in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study by Michael Mwesige, Paul Otim, Richard N. Iranya, John Paul Magala, Timothy K. Makumbi

“…The outcomes of interest were in-hospital mortality and the need for re-intervention. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify independent factors associated with the need for re-intervention and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Socioeconomic Challenges of Adolescent Obesity by Jorge Navarrete-Dualde

“…Policymakers need to commit with community health campaigns to change societal behaviour on the real impact of obesity. …”
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The influence of the volume fraction of meat in dumplings on their cooking time by V. N. Makarov, A. R. Sadykov, D. C. Chetverikova

“…Consequently, after floating to the surface, the dumplings of known brands need about six more minutes of cooking time until they are fully cooked.…”
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Results of a previously unreported extravesical ureteroneocystostomy technique without ureteral stenting in 500 consecutive kidney transplant recipients. by Gaetano Ciancio, Ahmed Farag, Javier Gonzalez, Paolo Vincenzi, Jeffrey J Gaynor

“…About 10 years ago, a new set of modifications to the Lich-Gregoir technique was developed at our center, with the goal of further minimizing the occurrence of urologic complications, and without the need for initial ureteral stent placement. It was believed that an improvement in the surgical technique to minimize the risk of developing urologic complications was possible without the need for stent placement at the time of transplant. …”
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Factors influencing timely diagnosis of autism in China: an application of Andersen’s behavioral model of health services use by Zhuoqing Li, Xuejing Niu, Patrick C. M. Wong, Huanyu Zhang, Li Wang

“…Andersen’s Behavioral Model guided the assessment of predisposing, enabling, and need factors. Results The study revealed that 86.24% of Chinese children did not receive a formal diagnosis until after 24 months, with an average gap of 10.93 months between parents/caregivers’ initial concerns and diagnostic confirmation. …”
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Test Research of Friction Performance of Sinter Brake Pad for EMU by WANG Fei, WANG Fengzhou

“…It was found that brake pressure, initial brake speed and temperature had influence on the friction coefficient of the brake pad. …”
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