Preparation of CdO Rhombus-like Nanostructure and Its Photocatalytic Degradation of Azo Dyes from Aqueous Solution by Azadeh Tadjarodi, Mina Imani, Hamed Kerdari, Keyvan Bijanzad, Dorsan Khaledi, Maryam Rad

“…A facile hydrothermal process with a post-reaction calcination was employed to prepare this nanomaterial. …”
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Queer Migration in Catholic Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: An Unexplored Topic by Milda Ališauskienė, Halina Grzymala-Mosczynska, Jacek Prusak, Siniša Zrinščak

“…This paper explores the under-researched phenomenon of queer migration in Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland—three post-communist, Catholic-majority countries. Drawing on existing studies in the literature and empirical data, it examines how prevailing social conservatism—shaped by the influence of Catholicism and the distinct developmental trajectories of these countries—is reflected in research on queer migration. …”
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Sealing socket with custom healing abutment in case of immediate posterior implant placement: A case report by Ghada Neji, Mohamed Tlili, Raki Selmi, Mootaz Mlouka, Mohamed Salah Khalfi, Faten Ben Amor

“…However, immediate implant post-extraction in the posterior region requires managing the bone gap and ensuring primary closure of the socket. …”
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AI-assisted grammar learning: Improving present perfect tense proficiency in EFL students by Barkın Baran Yener, Hasan Selçuk

“…This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted feedback mechanisms influence self-regulated learning (SRL) processes and grammatical accuracy among Turkish EFL learners focusing on the Present Perfect Tense.Conducted with 18 Turkish university preparatory students, this qualitative research employed pre- and post-writing tasks, interactive sessions with an AI chatbot, and an open-ended survey to explore learners’ experiences. …”
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ronies, Rents, and Import Licenses: Non-tariff Trade Controls throughout Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) in Mexico by Alejandro Castañeda

“…The main findings, which shed light on larger debates about ISI are that excessive protectionism was neither effective nor sustainable and that cronyism characterized the post-Second World War process of industrialization in Mexico.…”
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Literature for children in the Publishing House of I. P. Ladyzhnikov (Berlin, 1920–1930) by A. О. Anisimov

“…The purpose of the article is to fill the gap in the study of such an aspect of the activities of Russian-language foreign publishing houses as the release of literature for children and youth. …”
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National-Scale Detection of New Forest Roads in Sentinel-2 Time Series by Øivind Due Trier, Arnt-Børre Salberg

“…The observed detection rate was 98%. Post-processing steps reduced the false positive rate to 46%. …”
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Do people express and pay more attention to positive or negative information in stock forums? A big data analysis by Yajing Li, Peipei An, Jibo He

“…This study aims to fill this gap by using big data analysis, dictionary-based natural language processing, and engagement indicators to analyze nearly 1.3 million user posts from East Money Stock Bar, the largest stock forum in China. …”
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Exploring machine learning approaches for precipitation downscaling by Honglin Zhu, Qiming Zhou, Jukka M. Krisp

“…Additionally, the environmental variables utilized in these approaches and the post-processing of residual correction and calibration after downscaling were categorized and analyzed, in which meticulous comparisons of their performance in various study areas were conducted. …”
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Standardising the administration of joint injections across the Wolverhampton NHS Trust: a service improvement project in rheumatology through the lens of medical education by Hirushi Jayasekera, Tamaraudubamo Agunbiade, S. Venkat Chalam

“…Pre-course surveys collected quantitative and qualitative data on performance challenges, confidence, and baseline knowledge. Process mapping (Fig 1) and radar diagrams (Fig 2) highlighted gaps for intervention. …”
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Developing emergency medical care policy across Kenya: A framework for policy development by Zoe Siegel, Trina Swanson, Emily Nyagaki, Adam R. Aluisio, Benjamin W. Wachira

“…This report describes and maps the ongoing EMC policy development process across Kenya's 47 counties, serving as a real-world example of EMC policy development within a decentralized healthcare system in a low—or middle-income country (LMIC). …”
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The Impact of Adaptive Reuse on Heritage Buildings Performance Sulaymaniyah City as Case Study by Saba Adil Fadhil 1,a,*, Prof. Dr. Alan Faraydoon Amin 2,a

“…While much attention has been given to evaluating factors affecting the pre-implementation phase, there is a notable lack of focus on the post-adaptation phase. This study aims to address this gap by examining the effects of new functions on building performance optimization and evaluating the current status of reused heritage buildings in Sulaymaniyah City. …”
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3D Robotics and LMM for Vineyard Inspection by S. Facenda, P. Trybała, L. Morelli, N. Padkan, N. Padkan, F. Remondino

“…This study presents a cost-effective mobile robotic research platform designed for autonomous vineyard inspection: it integrates mission planning, real-world navigation and a post-processing pipeline of multimodal data. The system, based on the Leo rover, is equipped with LiDAR, RGB cameras and GNSS-visual-inertial positioning, ensuring reliable operation in GNSS-degraded vineyard environments. …”
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A comparative analysis of nutritional content changes in six Chinese cuisines prepared using industrial versus traditional hand-cooked modes by Xuan Wang, Jun Li, Xiaomeng Wu, Sai Fan, Zhu Wang, Yunfeng Zhao, Jingguang Li, Dawei Chen

“…The changes in nutrient content pre- and post-cooking were assessed by calculating the relative percentage of nutrient content in the cooked dishes in comparison to their levels in the raw ingredients. …”
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Effect of different data quality control on evapotranspiration of winter wheat with Bowen ratio method by Yingnan Wu, Qiaozhen Li, Xiuli Zhong, Daozhi Gong, Xiaoying Liu

“…These findings are expected to guide the selection of post-data processing in the application of BREB method.…”
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pTripleTREP – A vector for tightly controlled expression and purification of virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus by Hannes Wolfgramm, Christopher Saade, Marco Harms, Larissa M. Busch, Josephine Lange, Maximilian Schedlowski, Kristin Surmann, Manuela Gesell Salazar, Christian Hentschker, Leif Steil, Stephan Michalik, Uwe Völker, Alexander Reder

“…However, due to their potential toxicity and specific post-translational processing, virulence factors are difficult targets for heterologous protein production. …”
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Investigating the role of self-assessment in enhancing self-regulated learning amongst medical students in problem-based learning by Umatul Khoiriyah, Chris Roberts

“…Given the established evidence of self-assessment’s impact on SRL, this study examines its role specifically within PBL to explore whether it enhances self-regulatory processes in novice learners. Methods Using a post-positivist approach, a multi-method study was conducted, with Zimmerman’s SRL framework as a theoretical lens. …”
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Enhanced YOLOv8 for Robust Pig Detection and Counting in Complex Agricultural Environments by Jian Li, Wenkai Ma, Yanan Wei, Tan Wang

“…These improvements include DCNv4 deformable convolutions for irregular pig postures, BiFPN bidirectional feature fusion for multi-scale information integration, EfficientViT linear attention for computational efficiency, and PIoU v2 loss for improved overlap handling. (2) A density-aware post-processing module with intelligent NMS strategies that adapt to different crowding scenarios. …”
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Bilateral enhancement network with signal-to-noise ratio fusion for lightweight generalizable low-light image enhancement by Junfeng Wang, Shenghui Huang, Zhanqiang Huo, Shan Zhao, Yingxu Qiao

“…To improve the network’s generalization ability, we propose a Luminance Normalization (LNM) module for preprocessing and a Dual-Exposure Processing (DEP) module for post-processing. LNM divides the channels of input features into luminance-related channels and luminance independent channels, and reduces the inconsistency of the degradation distribution of input low-light images by only normalizing the luminance-related channels. …”
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SDA-Mask R-CNN: An Advanced Seabed Feature Extraction Network for UUV by Yao Xiao, Dongchen Dai, Hongjian Wang, Chengfeng Li, Shaozheng Song

“…Third, an Adaptive Synergistic Mask Optimization (ASMO) strategy systematically enhances mask generation through classification head refinement, adaptive post-processing, and progressive training protocols. …”
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