Review and application prospect of natural gas pipeline network system resilience research by Zhaoming YANG, Qi XIANG, Huai SU, Jinjun ZHANG

“…The continuous construction and accelerated evolution of the natural gas pipeline network system (NGPNS) make the system characteristics and potential disturbance more complicated. Thus, it is urgent to promote the research on the disturbance response capability of the system in depth. …”
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Depositional environment of the Barut Formation at the Barut Aghaji section, northwestern Soltanieh Mountains, western Alborz by Tahereh Zaki, Najmeh Etemad-Saeed, Mehdi Daraei

“…In addition, evidence of evaporite minerals in the Barut Formation along with other contemporaneous Early Cambrian evaporite basins in the Middle East, India and Pakistan, indicates dry and warm palaeoclimate during the deposition of sediments. More information on palaeotectonic would help us to establish a greater degree of accuracy on this matter.…”
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Response of Anti-Oxidative Stress Genes in Liver and Intestine in Broilers Fed Organic Acid and Silver Nanoparticles Coated on Zeolite in Starter Period by Fatemeh Asgharnezhad, Seyed Reza Hashemi, Saeed Hassani, Sharif Rostami

“…Since the intestine is the first site of absorption of digested food, the cells of the intestinal tissue, as the first defense barrier against free radicals, may show a better response to the liver by increasing the expression of oxidative genes against oxidative food compounds or more genes be involved in the antioxidant system. …”
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Natural lung-tropic TH9 cells: a sharp weapon for established lung metastases by Tao Chen, Hao Zhou, Shuming Li, Nong Lin, Yixuan Feng, Zhijian Cai, Chenxiao Qiao, Eloy Yinwang, Shengdong Wang, Xuehuan Wen, Xiangang Jin, Yucheng Xue, Wenkan Zhang, Xianchang Zeng, Zenan Wang, Hangxiang Sun, Lifeng Jiang, Hengyuan Li, Binghao Li, Zhaoming Ye

“…However, it is unclear whether TH9 cells can tackle more challenging situations, such as established lung metastases. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Debt Convergence of Companies on the Speed of Capital Structure Adjustment Considering the Time Horizon by Sayed Mojtaba Ahmadi, Mehdi Agha Beik Zadeh, Afsaneh Soroushyar

“…First, the converged and non-converged companies were identified using the Phillips and Sul’s (2007) method. Then, the estimation results were analyzed using the generalized method of moments regression. …”
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Energy Failure Mechanism and Bedding Effect of Soaked Coal Under Uniaxial Compression by Xiaoling LIU, Zetian ZHANG, Ru ZHANG, Zhiguo CAO, Li REN, Ziwan SUN, Ersheng ZHA

“…The failure surface of parallel bedding coal samples primarily extends along the bedding plane, making these samples more prone to failure and requiring less energy for crack propagation and penetration throughout the loading process. …”
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Tribological degradation and corrosion of grinding disc wear contaminants in food by Segun Isaac Talabi, Ismaila Idowu Ahmed, Raheem Abolore Yahya, Taiwo Yahaya, Jeleel Adekunle Adebisi, Rasheedat Modupe Mahamood, Jamiu Kolawole Odusote, Mariam Kehinde Sulaiman, Lawrence Aderemi Olatunji, Sulaiman Abdulkareem

“…In Africa and Asia, methods for grains size reduction to powder and paste is dominated by motorized grinding machine. …”
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School-Based Homework Interventions for Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by April Forrest, Duncan Buchan, Nicholas Sculthorpe, Lawrence Hayes, Samantha Robinson

“…Methods We searched CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science on 4th March 2024 using the following eligibility criteria: (1) participants were aged 5–12 years old; (2) school-based interventions that implemented homework specifically designed to improve one or more 24-hour movement behaviours; (3) randomised- or non-randomised controlled trials, or mixed methods studies where quantitative components included experimental or quasi-experimental data that could be clearly extracted; (4) device-based measured changes in individual or combined 24-hour movement behaviours, or their compositions, were reported. …”
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Production of prototype lab-scale oak barrel analogues using additive manufacturing by Hugh Holds, Kerry Wilkinson, David Jeffery, Frances Jack, Sue Bastian

“…Cost-effective methods that provide a semi-permeable environment for oxygen transfer and modelling of barrel maturation environments while maintaining a more realistic surface to volume ratio would therefore be valuable for researchers. …”
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Biodegradable Packaging Made from Proteins by Samar Sahraee, Jafar Milani

“…The preparation and improvement of protein films hold significant potential for revolutionizing the packaging industry and contributing to a greener and more environmentally friendly future. This review provides an overview of current research and advancements in the field, addressing various protein sources, film modification techniques, processing methods, challenges, and future prospects.…”
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Spatiotemporal Multivariate Weather Prediction Network Based on CNN-Transformer by Ruowu Wu, Yandan Liang, Lianlei Lin, Zongwei Zhang

“…After that, in order to ensure that the model has better prediction ability for global and local hotspot areas, we designed a composite loss function based on MSE and SSIM to focus on the global and structural distribution of weather to achieve more accurate multivariate weather prediction. …”
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Multidisciplinary approach to surgical treatment and rehabilitation of patients with defects of the anterior tracheal wall by O. D. Eshonkhodjaev, Sh. N. Khudaybergenov, R. Ya. Hayaliev

“…In 2 cases, in the presence of a large persistent defect of more than 6 cm in size, a composite pre-fabricated deltopectoral skin-fascial-cartilage flap was used.Conclusion. …”
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BLVQE: Blind Laparoscopic Video Quality Evaluator using spatio-temporal interdependency and textural cues by Sria Biswas, Rohini Palanisamy

“…Traditional quality assessment methods typically focus on either spatial or textural features independently, limiting their effectiveness in handling composite distortions like motion blur, noise, defocus blur, uneven illumination, and smoke. …”
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Integration of Electronic Music Looping in Orchestra as an Innovative Teaching Resource by Ayuthia Mayang Sari, Robby Ferdian, Hengki Armez Hidayat, Irdhan Epria Darma Putra, Zyed Achour, Flor Amara Avila

“…The novelty of this study lies in its exploration of how digital tools like looping technology can revitalize classical music education, making it more relevant to today's students. These findings offer practical insights for music educators seeking to innovate teaching methods and adapt to the evolving digital landscape in education. …”
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Poetic ethnocode of Inna Kashezheva in the All-Russian cultural space (To the 80th anniversary of the birth of the poetess) by Lyudmila B. Khavzhokova

“…The purpose of the work is a comprehensive study of her creative heritage in the evolution of national literatures and the domestic literary process. The research uses methods of literary analysis, synthesis, description, as well as comparative-historical, cultural-historical, socio-historical methods. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Wear Models for Accurate Wear Predictions by Guntis Springis, Irina Boiko

“…The development of innovative technologies and the employment of diverse material compositions have contributed to the enhancement of wear prediction methods. …”
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A comparison of ultrasonic detectors and radiotelemetry for studying bat–habitat relationships by Adam D. Morris, Darren A. Miller, L. Mike Conner

“…Abstract Ultrasonic bat detectors and radiotelemetry are 2 methods used to examine habitat selection for bats, but no one has empirically examined if conclusions drawn from these 2 methods are comparable and, although previous work has presented concerns regarding the basic assumptions of inferring habitat selection with acoustic surveys, these assumptions have not been tested. …”
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Environmentally Sustainable Functionalized WS₂ Nanoparticles as Curing Promoters and Interface Modifiers in Epoxy Nanocomposites by Lyazzat Tastanova, Amirbek Bekeshev, Sultan Nurlybay, Andrey Shcherbakov, Anton Mostovoy

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Ivan Nebesnyi’s Music for Plays: Syntactic Aspect by Олена Якимчук

“…Music is an integral part of plays. It contains one or more themes that undergo timbre, texture, and genre changes throughout the play. …”
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Diabetic distress, low-grade chronic inflammation, and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in internally displaced people (literature review and own observations) by V.A. Serhiyenkо

“…The purpose: using the Ukrainian version of the T2-DDAS validated by us to assess the level of DD among IDP. Materials and methods. Development and application of a validated Ukrainian-language version of the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 demonstrated that this is an acceptable tool for identifying patients with subclinical CAN. …”
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