Identifying key safety investments needed for arctic shipping via a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) approach by Junjie Wan, Raphael Baumler, Dimitrios Dalaklis

“…The retreating ice coverage and reduced (ice) thickness scientifically recorded in the wider Arctic region, during the last few decades, are transforming it into a more accessible operating environment. Vessels engaged in maritime transport activities can now navigate the already established routes for more extended periods each year. …”
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A Novel Model for Optimizing Roundabout Merging Decisions Based on Markov Decision Process and Force-Based Reward Function by Qingyuan Shen, Haobin Jiang, Aoxue Li, Shidian Ma

“…The proposed framework models the decision-making process of AVs at roundabouts as a Markov decision process (MDP), optimizing the state, action, and reward spaces to more accurately reflect real-world driving behaviors. …”
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Differences in the referral process from general practice to resident specialists in gynaecology depending on density of specialists and patients’ socioeconomic status by Alexander D. L. Laschke, Jan Blaakær, Charlotte Floridon Jensen, Mette Bach Larsen

“…It is unclear whether this disparity affects gynaecological patients’ experience of the referral process and whether it differs in terms of their socioeconomic status (SES).Objective To examine gynaecological patients’ experiences of the referral process to an RSG concerning RSG density and patients’ SES.Design Cross-sectional questionnaire and registry-based study.Setting In Denmark, general practitioners (GPs) serve as gatekeepers of secondary care and are responsible for referrals to resident specialists as well as inpatient and outpatient hospital care.Subjects A total of 2917 patients who consulted an RSG participated in this study.Main outcome measurements Patients’ experiences of referral to an RSG, waiting times, involvement, and how they experienced the referral process.Results Patients who lived in the highest density RSG region were referred to an RSG more promptly after the onset of symptoms, had to visit their GP less frequently to obtain a referral to the RSG, and rarely received a gynaecological examination by their GP compared with those living in regions with lower RSG densities. …”
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Effect of field-shaper structure on magnetic pulse-assisted semi-solid brazing process of Cu/Al tubes joining by Wenjing LIU, Jianhua HU, Yikun ZHANG, Zuopeng XIE

“…The shear stress of the filler metal and the corresponding shear rheological was changed more evenly and fully. The oxide film was removed more thoroughly in the lap area, and the element diffusion was promoted. …”
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Thermo‐Mechanical Analysis of Crack Propagation Process in Heterogeneous Brittle Coal and Its Effects on the UCG Cavity Growth Rate by Mohammadreza Shahbazi, Mehdi Najafi, Mohammad Fatehi Marji, Abolfazl Abdollahipour

“…The soft coal sample has more plasticity, and the cavity growth rate in the soft coal is more than that of the hard coal. …”
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Definition of an 802.11 Interface Management Process in a Proposed System for Transmission Capacity Enhancement in Wireless Mesh Networks by Christian Köbel, Walter Baluja García, Joachim Habermann

“…The proposed process was validated using a simulation approach.…”
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Functional hemispheric specialization for verbal and visual perceptual processes in terms of blood flow velocity changes in unilateral brain lesions by Yu. V. Mikadze, M. D. Bogdanova, S. M. Abuzaid, A. R. Shakhnovich, E. S. Lysenko

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Comparison between response surface methodology and Taguchi method for dyeing process parameters optimization in fabric manufacturing by empirical planning by D. Nikhila Sri, Rajyalakshmi Kottapalli, A. Pavani, Charankumar Ganteda, E. Gouthami, Assmaa Abd-Elmonem, Samah Abdelati Haroun, Syed M. Hussain, Mustafa Bayram, Abdulrazak H. Almaliki

“…Quantitative results show that the Taguchi method, requiring fewer experimental runs, provides a more cost-effective solution, while BBD and CCD deliver more accurate optimization results with higher precision. …”
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Upcycled cosmetic ingredients: extraction process optimization via green solvents by the means of I-optimal and Box–Behnken designs by Nariman Ali Abdelrahim, Marina Noshy Saad, Martina Ashraf Zaghloul, Ossama Samueal Neaz

“…Upcycled ingredients and green cosmetics are becoming more and more appealing concepts in the nutraceutical and cosmetic industries encouraging them to invest and develop sustainable products aligning with the green concept of circular economy. …”
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A clinical trial of the efficacy of a combination of antiseptic and antimicrobial agent in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the skin and soft tissue by A. Yu. Grigoryan, A. I. Bezhin, B. S. Sukovatykh, Yu. Yu. Blinkov

“…Most often, S. epidermidis and S. aureus were inoculated from the wound discharge (in total, more than 50 % of observations); in the control group, pathogenic microorganisms were inoculated 1.6 times more often than in the experimental group.Conclusion. …”
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Influence of the use of gum Arabic or OSA starch and the drying process on the quality of the fava bean (Vicia faba) pod flour by María del Mar Camacho, Narcisa Fernández-Vargas, Eva García-Martínez, Nuria Martínez-Navarrete

“…FD keeps the product at a lower temperature during drying and involves obtaining a more porous structure that AD. However, the high phenol content of the bean pod, much higher than that of vitamin C and chlorophyll (mean values 40.8, 1.8 and 0.7 mg/g db, respectively), and the significant interaction between the hydrocolloids and drying process allows us to recommend the use of GA and AD to obtain a more economical powdered ingredient, healthier, and of the highest quality. …”
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Eliminating nanometer-scale asperities on metallic thin films through plasma modification processes studied by molecular dynamics and AFM by Tomoyuki Tsuyama, Tatsuki Oyama, Yu Azuma, Haruhisa Ohashi, Masahiro Irie, Ayumi Yamakawa, Shoko Uetake, Takayuki Konno, Takahiro Ukai, Kohei Ochiai, Nobuyuki Iwaoka, Atsushi Hashimoto, Yoshishige Okuno

“…The MD simulations showed that as the atomic number of the inert gas increased the surface asperity size was reduced more efficiently, while the etching rate decreased. …”
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The role of root dynamics on the climate sensitivity of ecohydrological processes of over- and understory in a semi-arid groundwater-dependent ecosystem by Qiyue Liu, Ana P. Barros

“…The intertwined water use strategies of mesquites and shrubs expressed by the root water uptake dynamics determine ecosystem response aboveground under more extreme climate conditions, highlighting the importance of modeling root architecture dynamics and co-adaptive ecohydrological processes in predicting ecosystem responses to climate change.…”
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Effects of Lay-up Protective Agent on Water and Steam TOCi During Unit Start-up and Lay-up Processes by Yuqiang DENG, Ji QI, Qiliang WANG, Dongdong QI, Fei SONG, Haiyang LI, Jiaqing CHENG, Dongmei WANG, Yanbin MA

“…Specifically, the TOCi concentration would reach more than ten times of the standard limit while the cation conductivity would be more than three times of the maximum limit value respectively, which definitely increased the risk of corrosive hazard of steam and water system. …”
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Patient and Caregiver Perceptions on the Allocation Process and Waitlist, and Accepting a Less-Than-Ideal Kidney: A Canadian Survey by Marie-Chantal Fortin, Fabian Ballesteros Gallego, Héloise Cardinal, Manpreet Kaur, Rahul Mainra, Sylvain Patoine, Nicola Rosaasen, Holly Mansell

“…Background: Transplanting less-than-ideal (LTI) kidneys could help optimize organ utilization, but little is known about how patients and caregivers perceive the allocation process, waitlist, or LTI kidneys. Objective: To explore the perspectives of patients and caregivers on the Canadian kidney transplant allocation process, waitlist, and LTI kidneys. …”
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IsTICômetros: para uma visão e um processo alternativos<p>Isictometrics: toward an alternative vision and process by Michel Menou

“…Measurement of intangible goods and phenomena is fraught with material and much more conceptualdifficulties. As information and ICT pervades most aspects of society, the availability of meaningful indicatorsbecomes an ever more vexing problem.Early attempts in the information economy school tried to adjust existing socio-economic measures to the “new”reality by separating primary and secondary information industries and activities from those related to tangiblegoods. …”
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF THE WHEAT BLENDING, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE FLOURS OBTAINED IN THE MILLING PROCESS OF THE ROMANIAN WHEAT VARIETIES by Cristina-Anca DANCIU

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Process-based forecasts of lake water temperature and dissolved oxygen outperform null models, with variability over time and depth by Whitney M. Woelmer, R. Quinn Thomas, Freya Olsson, Bethel G. Steele, Kathleen C. Weathers, Cayelan C. Carey

“…Overall, all temperature forecasts and surface oxygen, but not deep oxygen, forecasts were more skillful than at least one null model >80 % of the forecasted period, indicating that our process-based model was able to reproduce the dynamics of these two variables with greater reliability than the null models. …”
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Dynamics of the COVID-19 Epidemic Process and other Acute Respiratory Viral Infection in the Russian Far East (2019–2023) by A. A. Yakovlev, A. V. Shafigullin, A. F. Popov, M. Yu. Shchelkanov

“…In the modern period, there are more and more publications showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the epidemiological situation with regard to a wide variety of infections, and having a different transmission mechanism. …”
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Utilizing Virtual Reality in the participatory urban policy-making process: A step toward facilitating effective citizen engagement by A. Shakibamanesh, M. Ghorbanian, S. Izadi, A. Riahi, P. Zeifodini

“…The study draws on theoretical frameworks such as Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation and Healey’s Collaborative Planning Theory to examine Virtual Reality's potential in participatory processes. The study addresses the limitations of traditional participatory methods, highlighting how Virtual Reality technology can facilitate more accessible, inclusive, and efficient urban policymaking processes. …”
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