Managing Social Condominiums by Luz María Vergara d´Alençon

“…The goals are the following: -To improve built environment conditions, levelling the physical conditions of condominiums -To activate passive communities and promote leadership -To provide training in condominium management -To provide services for long-term administration and maintenance -To promote better coexistence and reduce conflict -To enhance organisational resources to intervene -To improve the institutional capacity in relation to condominium management The selection of, and priorities for, the application of the strategies were defined by two main variables related to the context, and to the organisation that carries them out, represented in two matrices that define the typologies of the initial situations and management approaches. …”
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Effectiveness of Empower-Grief for Relatives of Palliative Care Patients: Protocol for an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial by David D. Neto, Alexandra Coelho, Sara Albuquerque, Ana Nunes da Silva

“…The purpose of the present exploratory trial is to test the efficacy of a selective intervention (Empower-Grief) for the initial problematic grief reactions and to study potential predictors of adherence and efficacy. …”
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Managing of the Arctic Development: Financial Support  of the Region and the Criteria Choice for Evaluating  the Effectiveness of Investment Projects... by V.  A. Tsvetkov, M.  N. Dudin, D. A. Еrmilina

“…A research purpose is comprehensive study of the existing and perspective investment projects of the Arctic region development, to working-out on recommendations about the priority projects selection and assessment of their efficiency. The analysis of various federal programs and initiatives of the executive power of the Arctic shows the efficiency evaluation of investment projects of the region development and their selection should be based on indicators as commercial and budgetary, as well as the socio-economic efficiency of each project. …”
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Why is it so difficult to understand why we don’t understand human systemic lupus erythematosus? Contemplating facts, conflicts, and impact of “the causality cascade paradigm”... by Ole Petter Rekvig, Ole Petter Rekvig

“…For the first, we have to consider new selection principles for classification criteria—implying integration of the causality principle. …”
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Effect of duration and intermittency of rifampin on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Dick Menzies, Andrea Benedetti, Anita Paydar, Ian Martin, Sarah Royce, Madhukar Pai, Andrew Vernon, Christian Lienhardt, William Burman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Treatment regimens for active tuberculosis (TB) that are intermittent, or use rifampin during only the initial phase, offer practical advantages, but their efficacy has been questioned. …”
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Investigation of Benzoic Acid Adsorption on to ODTMA-Bentonite by Response Surface Optimization by H. Kapucu, N. Yildiz, R. Gönülşen, A. Ç Çalimli

“…Of these parameters, the amount of organobentonite and the temperature had significant effects in comparison with the agitation rate and initial benzoic acid concentration. To effect the maximum adsorption of benzoic acid on to ODTMA-bentonite, the optimum values for the tested variables over the selected ranges were as follows: initial concentration of benzoic acid = 200 mg/l, agitation rate = 170 rpm, amount of organobentonite = 1.5 g and temperature = 40°C. …”
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A Convex Variational Interactive Model with Projection Method for Digital Images Partitioning by Abdul Kadir Jumaat, Mohamed Ammareza Mohamed Shariff, Nuruljannah Khairunnizam

“…However, because of the formulation’s non-convexity, it is sensitive to the placement of the initial contour and provides inaccurate results if the initial contour is not positioned correctly. …”
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Three-Dimensional Comparison of CBCT and Intraoral Scans for Assessing Orthodontic Traction of Impacted Canines with Clear Aligners by Teresa Pinho, João Pedro Carvalho

“…Canine movement was evaluated at the cusp and apex through two methods: overlay of pre- and post-treatment CBCTs, and overlay of initial and final STL scans onto the initial CBCT. …”
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Exploring Denosumab’s potential in aneurysmal bone cyst treatment: A scoping review by Vinesh Sandhu, Vivek Ajit Singh, Ajay Puri

“…The search involved five databases from inception until 31 December 2023. Results: From an initial 390 studies, 29 were selected post-screening involving 67 patients. …”
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Day-Ahead Planning and Scheduling of Wind/Storage Systems Based on Multi-Scenario Generation and Conditional Value-at-Risk by Jianhong Zhu, Shaoxuan Chen, Caoyang Ji

“…A Copula-based correlation model is then constructed to generate multi-scenario wind power output sequences that account for spatial correlation, from which representative scenarios are selected via K-means clustering. An objective function is subsequently formulated, incorporating electricity sales revenue, energy storage operation and maintenance cost, initial state-of-charge (<i>SOC</i>) cost, peak–valley arbitrage income, and penalties for schedule deviations. …”
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Mass shedding rate of an isolated high-speed slug propagating in a pipeline by Huaicheng Fan, Qingzhi Hou, Arris S. Tijsseling, Xinjian Sun, Jijian Lian

“…It is explained from the mass shedding rate that when the slug’s traveled distance exceeds six times the initial slug length, the slug will break up. This paper solves the problem that there is no standard to select a reliable mass shedding rate for modeling the isolated high-speed slug propagating in pipelines.Highlights Simulate the movement of an isolated liquid slug propelled by pressurized air with 3D CFD model.Propose a model for calculating the slug mass shedding rate.Study three influence factors of the slug mass shedding rate.…”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in real clinical practice by O. M. Uryasev, A. V. Shakhanov, L. V. Korshunova

“…Based on these case histories, an analysis of the effectiveness of the initial empiric antimicrobial therapy was performed.Results. …”
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Search features of digital libraries by Alastair G. Smith

“…The literature on on-line searching is reviewed, identifying features that searchers find desirable for effective searching. A selective survey of current digital libraries available on the Web was undertaken, identifying which search features are present. …”
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Minimizing maximum cost in task coverage problem with multiple mobile sensors: A heuristic approach based on all-pairs shortest path by Hyeun Jeong Min, Hyo-Sang Lim

“…In this context, we consider tasks as certain points or regions that should be probed by sensors. Our work is to find initial tasks to deploy sensors in advance, and find an efficient set of search paths from the initial tasks that completely covers all tasks and minimizes the maximum cost among paths. …”
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Formation of a set of indicators to assess the effectiveness of functioning of urban public passenger transport by Yuliya А. Koleber, Sergey М. Mochalin

“…This is due, in particular, to the fact that the formation of a large set of initial data greatly complicates the evaluation procedure. …”
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A Predictive Model for Estimating Reservoir Impounding Time Based on the Net Inflow and Storage Volume by Harimukti Rosita R., Pitojo T. Juwono, Lily M. Limantara, Emma Yuliani

“…This research aims to develop a duration model for predicting the rise in water level during the initial impounding phase of a reservoir (from bed elevation to the normal storage volume elevation). …”
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Comprehensive material activation of concrete structures by Oksana Korobko, Valerii Vyrovoy, Iryna Grynyova, Pavlo Vegera

“…It has been shown that comprehensive activation enables the control of binder setting time and concrete elasticity modulus while reducing the initial volumetric deformations of hardening systems. …”
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Coffee processing waste as a reinforcing material in the preparation of chitosan-based magnetic composite for the removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Amen Getaye, Konstantina Tsigkou, Irini Angelidaki

“…The adsorption operational parameters were initial concentration (1.5–2.5 mg/L), initial pH of the solution (4–10), contact time (60–120 min), and adsorbent dosage (1–3 g/L) were selected as operational parameters. …”
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Research on bearing capacity of soilbagged graphite tailings and numerical simulation of along empty lanes by Zhan XU, Changbo DU, Jian GAO, Fu YI, Kailong SHI

“…After the initial failure, the overall stability of the soilbag stack is not compromised. …”
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More bang for your buck: potential gains through optimizing maize breeding schemes in sub-Saharan Africa by Davison Chaingeni, Ronica Mukaro, Clay Sneller, Jill E. Cairns, Lennin Musundire, Biswanath Das, Olivia Odiyo, Sammy Madahana, Purity Mazibuko, Washington Mubvereki, Boddupali M. Prasanna, Dumisani Kutywayo

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