Performance Evaluation of Waste Rubber-Modified Asphalt Mixtures: A Comparative Study of Asphalt Concrete and Stone Mastic Asphalt Gradings by Ivana Ban, Ivana Barišić, Marijana Cuculić, Matija Zvonarić

“…Existing research on CR influence on pavement performance mostly focused on peculiarities of asphalt mixture modification procedures—dry and wet processes, CR content in the mixture and CR particle size. …”
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Acoustic Voice Analysis as a Tool for Assessing Nasal Obstruction: A Systematic Review by Gamze Yesilli-Puzella, Emilia Degni, Claudia Crescio, Lorenzo Bracciale, Pierpaolo Loreti, Davide Rizzo, Francesco Bussu

“…The selection and review process of the studies followed PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Hypertension testing and treatment in Uganda and Kenya through the SEARCH study: An implementation fidelity and outcome evaluation. by David J Heller, Laura B Balzer, Dhruv Kazi, Edwin D Charlebois, Dalsone Kwarisiima, Florence Mwangwa, Vivek Jain, Prashant Kotwani, Gabriel Chamie, Craig R Cohen, Tamara D Clark, James Ayieko, Dathan M Byonanabye, Maya Petersen, Moses R Kamya, Diane Havlir, James G Kahn

“…But this control gap may be due to inconsistent delivery of services, rather than ineffective underlying interventions.…”
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Multiscale effects of climate change and anthropogenic activity on vegetation dynamics in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area by Yun Tang, Yuanyuan Wang, Quanming Yang

“…Given the current research gap in understanding the impacts of climate factors and anthropogenic activities on vegetation change at different temporal scales within the rapid urbanization process of urban agglomerations, based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), nighttime light intensity and climatic factors, this paper explores the spatial-temporal distribution of vegetation change trend through trend analysis, and uses empirical mode decomposition and partial correlation analysis to analyzes the correlation between vegetation change and climate factors and anthropogenic activities at different time scales. …”
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Advances in Oral Solid Drug Delivery Systems: Quality by Design Approach in Development of Controlled Release Tablets by Prachi Atre, Syed A. A. Rizvi

“…Oral solid drug delivery continues to be the gold standard in pharmaceutical formulations, owing to its cost-effectiveness, ease of administration, and high patient compliance. Tablets, the most widely used dosage form, are favored for their precise dosing, simplicity, and economic advantages. …”
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The codification of medical legislation in Ukraine: the question of the formulation of the problem by R. O. Stefanchuk, A. O. Yanchuk, M. M. Stefanchuk, M. O. Stefanchuk

“…That is a streamlining of the legislative material, which is aimed at processing by eliminating repetitions, contradictions, filling gaps, transforming the nature and direction of the material, to the maximum extent provided by internal coherence, integrity, consistency and completeness of legal regulation of existing social relations. …”
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Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Physicians or Augment Their Capabilities? by Sara Rahmati Roodsari, Alireza Zali, Mohammad Rahmati-Roodsari, Behina Forouzanmehr

“…The future of medicine lies in filling the gap between humans and machines, not in choosing one over the other.…”
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Russian Economy Model: Post-industrial Society without Industrial Sector by E. V. Balatsky, N. A. Ekimova

“…By using Russian and international statistics, it was possible to justify the gap between the sphere of higher education in Russia and the real sector of the economy. …”
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What Drives Consumers in Poland and the Czech Republic When Choosing Engine Oil Brand? by Artur Wolak, Kamil Fijorek, Grzegorz Zając, Vojtěch Kumbár

“…The study found that the largest consumer segment, over one-third of consumers, consider the quality classification, viscosity classification, and OEM specification as the most important criteria during the decision-making process. …”
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The Impact of Agricultural Credit on Planting Structure: An Empirical Test of Factor Allocation by Huishuang Jin, Hui Liu

“…However, the relationship between the availability of credit to farmers and their choice of cropping behavior in the agricultural production process remains unexplored in depth. To fill this gap, this study constructs an analytical framework for ‘Agricultural credit-production factor allocation-planting structure decision-making behaviour’. …”
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BIM based hygrothermal modelling of building constructions by Balázs Fürtön, Balázs Nagy

“…Furthermore, the data exchange process is one-way mainly and unregulated between BIM and numerical simulation tools. …”
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OBTPN: A Vision-Based Network for UAV Geo-Localization in Multi-Altitude Environments by Nanxing Chen, Jiqi Fan, Jiayu Yuan, Enhui Zheng

“…This paper also proposes a high-altitude complex environment dataset, Crossview9, which addresses a research gap in the field of high-altitude visual navigation. …”
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Innovative Bionics Product Life-Cycle Management Methodology Framework with Built-In Reverse Biomimetics: From Inception to Clinical Validation by Kazem Alemzadeh

“…This study uses bionics as an enabling methodology to bridge the gap between biology and engineering for generating innovative designs for implementation into novel technology development. …”
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Biomarkers in headaches as a potential solution to simplify differential diagnosis of primary headache disorders: a systematic review by Olga Grodzka, Wiktor Łagowski, Ceren Eyileten, Izabela Domitrz

“…However, an analysis of the most recent studies suggests that imaging biomarkers are the most promising group since they have gained the most attention in the past few years. …”
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Development and evaluation of large-language models (LLMs) for oncology: A scoping review. by Namya Mehan, Teshan Dias Desinghe, Ashirbani Saha

“…Generative pre-trained transformer (GPT)-based LLMs were mostly used. In the subset of studies where the phase(s) of cancer care was/were provided or implied, treatment and diagnosis were the most included phases. …”
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ARE FOOD WASTE AND FOOD LOSS A REAL THREAT FOR FOOD SECURITY? by Mirela PARASCHIVU, Otilia COTUNA, Gheorghe MATEI, Veronica SĂRĂȚEANU

“…The present review considers the most important data and relevant literature on this topic in order to offer significant insights and to identify knowledge gaps within literature. …”
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Insights on the effect of macromolecular crowding on transcription and its regulation by Wenxuan Xu, Dylan Collette, Jin Qian, Laura Finzi, David Dunlap

“…Transcription of DNA into RNA is a fundamental cellular process upon which life depends. It is tightly regulated in several different ways, and among the most important mechanisms are protein-induced topological changes in DNA such as looping. …”
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Retraining and evaluation of machine learning and deep learning models for seizure classification from EEG data by Juan Pablo Carvajal-Dossman¹, Laura Guio, Danilo García-Orjuela, Jennifer J. Guzmán-Porras, Kelly Garces, Andres Naranjo, Silvia Juliana Maradei-Anaya, Jorge Duitama

“…Abstract Electroencephalography (EEG) is one of the most used techniques to perform diagnosis of epilepsy. …”
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Exploring the role of identity, the other and negative attributions in conflict about biodiversity valuation by Thomas Fickel, Adrian Rothers, Juliette C. Young

“…While negative attributions can have negative effects on deliberative processes, such processes can be adapted to increase their robustness against a reactivation of negative attributions in value integration processes. …”
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A Predictive Multibody Model of Paper Applied to Cash Recycling by Lorenzo Giorio, Chiara Gastaldi, Cristiana Delprete, Samuele Libetti, Davide Eleuteri

“…In spite of the large number of cash recyclers worldwide and their continuous evolution, one of the most significant parts of their design, i.e., the interaction with banknotes, is still predominantly based on a lengthy iterative process that includes testing. …”
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