Multifunctional Evaluation and Spatio-temporal Evolution Analysis of Cultivated Land in Guangdong Province by Junmei ZANG, Xiao FU, Shengxiang LIU, Hui LI

“…In the spatial dimension, the spatial patterns of the social security function and economic contribution function of cultivated land change greatly, while the changes in spatial patterns of the other functions are more stably.…”
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Exploring district implementation of national guidelines and maintenance of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Fredrick E Makumbi, Freddie Ssengooba, Charles Olaro, Dorit Talia Stein, Adrian Ssessanga, Jesca Nsungwa Sabiiti, Betty Kyaddondo, Catherine Mbabazi

“…Future emergency responses should consider how to balance local adaptations with central support by identifying which health system functions districts can more easily manage and adjust independently.…”
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Developing an ISO11783-compliant prescription map for variable rate spraying in vineyards based on 3D canopy reconstruction by Björn Poss, Nikos Tsoulias, Galibjon M. Sharipov, Andreas Heiß, Dimitrios S. Paraforos

“…A strong correlation (R² = 0.92) between the manually measured leaf areas and the number of points in the generated LiDAR 3D point cloud was determined. This correlation's linear regression was used to calculate dose rates, leading to the successful development of a grid-based prescription map in ISO-XML format, compatible with ISOBUS Task Controller functionality. …”
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The beard of the Bearded Vulture (<i>Gypaetus barbatus</i>): citizen science suggests an adjustable airflow sensor by Tiziano Londei

“…This viewpoint might produce further hypotheses, e.g., that the longer beards of the adult birds might serve their visibly more agile flight and that the likely ornamental function in sexual/social displays might be an added function to the primary, sensory role of the facial bristles, both of which would be enhanced by the length of the beard. …”
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Individual variability and the H* ~ L + H* contrast in English by Riccardo Orrico, Stella Gryllia, Jiseung Kim, Amalia Arvaniti

“…We focused on Standard Southern British English (SSBE), which has not been extensively investigated with respect to this contrast, and used Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) to examine differences in prominence based on accent form and function. L + H*s were rated more prominent than H*s but only when the former were used for contrast and the latter were not, indicating that participants had expectations about the form–function connection. …”
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Reduction of elevated Gli3 does not alter the progression of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease by Lauren G. Russell, Maria Kolatsi‐Joannou, Laura Wilson, Jennifer C. Chandler, Nuria Perretta Tejedor, Georgie Stagg, Karen L. Price, Christopher J. Rowan, Tessa Crompton, Norman D. Rosenblum, Paul J. D. Winyard, David A. Long

“…Abstract Polycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are genetic disorders which disrupt kidney architecture and function. Autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD) is a rare form of PKD, caused by mutations in PKHD1, and clinically more severe than the more common autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD). …”
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Travel patterns in China. by Tini Garske, Hongjie Yu, Zhibin Peng, Min Ye, Hang Zhou, Xiaowen Cheng, Jiabing Wu, Neil Ferguson

“…Conversely, in the less developed rural region of Anhui, travel was much more local, with very few journeys over 30 km. Travel patterns in both populations were well-fitted by a gravity model with a lognormal kernel function. …”
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Stochastic modeling of structural fatigue damage in High Strength Steel structures by Jiri Brozovsky, Martin Krejsa, Petr Lehner, Premysl Parenica, Stanislav Seitl

“…The results are also compared to the results of the more common Monte Carlo � based approach…”
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Améliorer les conditions d’exercice du management pour réduire les risques psychosociaux by Laurent Karsenty, Pierre Pisani

“…Based on the analyses carried out during this intervention, several origins of the managers’ difficulties were highlighted, some of which were of a relatively general nature in relation to the managerial function, while others were more specifically linked to the organizational context of the facility. …”
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Corporate Real Estate alignment by Monique Arkesteijn

“…A financial measure is not suitable, because values (also referred to as qualities) of buildings fall in two general categories. These categories are often interrelated and overlap in practice as explained by Volker (2010, p. 17), the categories are: –– “technical, physical, hard, functional, objective or tangible qualities; –– perceptual, soft, subjective, judgmental or intangible values.” …”
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Optimization of an Intelligent Music-Playing System Based on Network Communication by Liaoyan Zhang

“…As song libraries and users of music websites and APPs continue to increase, user interaction data are generated at an increasingly fast rate, making the shortcomings of the original offline recommendation system and the advantages of the real-time streaming recommendation system more and more obvious. …”
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activities of Khaya anthotheca and Faidherbia albida Extracts Used in Chad by Traditional Healers for the Treatment of Helminthiasis and In Silico Study of Ph... by Baigomen Christalin, Masoud Besati, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Mahdi Yaghoobi, Yamssi Cédric, Claire Ciancia, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand, Vincent Khan Payne, Haibo Hu

“…Docking studies were carried out using the Schrodinger Maestro software’s Glide module. The score function in the software was used to rank and group distinct possible adduct structures generated by molecular docking. …”
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Urban Resilience Assessment on Earthquake (Case Study: District 1 of Tabriz City) by Nazli Pakru, Mir saeid Moosavi

“…After preparing the layer for each criteria, Fuzzy layers are extracted using fuzzy functions. Using the SUM, AND, GUMMA operators, the final layers were generated, which was evaluated using the Band Collection Statistics tool, the gamma layer 0.9 was selected as the best output. based on the scenario of gamma 0.9 in the study area, about 26% of the area has very low and low resilience. …”
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Structure-based modeling of artificial leather used in sports with non-symmetric fiber distribution by Tonghuan QU, Akihiro MATSUDA

“…Therefore, we propose a novel anisotropic hyperelasticity constitutive model which describes the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced material by using a generalized structure tensor in the form of separated in-plane and out-of-plane fiber distribution and by applying the sine-skewed von Mises distribution function as the in-plane fiber distribution function. …”
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On the equivalence and differences of three plane-stress yield criteria for modelling orthotropic sheet metals with the tension-compression strength differential effect by Sheng Jie, Tong Wei

“…Historically, Hill's 1948 homogeneous quadratic polynomial yield stress function with kinematic hardening is a more widely used formulation. …”
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Urbanização e novas relações cidade-campo: os processos com a criação do estado do Tocantins e de sua capital Palmas na Amazônia Oriental by Kelly Bessa

“…The founding of Tocantins state, its inclusion in Brazil’s North Region (more specifically, within Eastern Amazon), and the implementation of its capital city, Palmas, in 1989, were major factors of urbanization in the area, both with regard to urban space (particularly that of Palmas) and urban network, which became spearheaded by Palmas. …”
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The AMD-associated genetic polymorphism CFH Y402H confers vulnerability to Hydroquinone-induced stress in iPSC-RPE cells by Angela Armento, Inga Sonntag, Ana-Cristina Almansa-Garcia, Merve Sen, Sylvia Bolz, Blanca Arango-Gonzalez, Ellen Kilger, Ruchi Sharma, Kapil Bharti, Rosario Fernandez-Godino, Berta de la Cerda, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Marius Ueffing

“…There has been, and continues to be, much discussion around the functional consequences of this Y402H polymorphism, whether the soluble FH protein confers its risk association, or if the cells expressing the protein themselves are affected by the genetic alteration. …”
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Bystander editing by adenine base editors impairs vision restoration in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis by Seok-Hoon Lee, Jun Wu, Dongjoon Im, Gue-ho Hwang, You Kyeong Jeong, Hui Jiang, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Hyun Jo, William A. Goddard, III, Jeong Hun Kim, Sangsu Bae

“…Through AlphaFold-based mutational scanning and molecular dynamics simulations, we identified that the ABE8e-driven L43P mutation disrupts RPE65 structure and function. Our findings underscore the need for more stringent requirements in developing precise BEs for future clinical applications.…”
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Comparing a Guideline-Based Mobile Health Intervention Versus Usual Care for High-Risk Adolescents With Asthma: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Tamara T Perry, Jessica H Turner, Ariel Berlinski, Larry A Simmons, Rita H Brown, Kaymon Neal, Sarah A Marshall, Xing He, Simon Chung, Andrew Brown, Horace J Spencer 3rd, Jiang Bian

“…The study has 3 aims: (1) examine the effectiveness of PEAKmAAP in reducing asthma morbidity, as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT) score, health care use, medication use, and lung function; (2) examine the effectiveness of PEAKmAAP in asthma self-efficacy and medication adherence; and (3) examine the impact of sharing PEAKmAAP-generated data with the primary care provider (PCP) for a subset of enrolled subjects. …”
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Creativity of Nanofiber Materials and Application in the Expressive Power of Manual Tie-Dyeing Process by Jing Wen, Xueqing Lu, Mai Jiang, Xiaohua Shao

“…In modern society with the unprecedented development of technology and information, people’s life rhythm has accelerated, and the opposite “slow fashion” has become popular. More and more people are focusing more on the traditional craft of tie-dyeing. …”
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