Contribuição dos modelos de qualidade e maturidade na melhoria dos processos de software Contribution of quality and maturity models to software process improvement by Antonio Carlos Tonini, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Mauro de Mesquita Spinola

“…These procedures involve people, processes and the whole organization. The aim of the paper is to discuss software process improvement implementation according to the most important quality and maturity models. …”
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Ablation treatment of CFRP via nanosecond pulsed Ytterbium-doped fiber laser: Effects of process parameters on surface morphology and shear strength of adhesive bonded joints by Chiara Mandolfino, Fabrizio Moroni, Marco Pizzorni

“…ANOVA and regression models were used to highlight the influence of laser parameters, with power emerging as the most significant factor, and energy density proving pivotal for joint strength. …”
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Comprehensive Characterization and Comparison of Aroma Profiles of <i>Tricholoma matsutake</i> Soup During the Cooking Process by HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS by Ni-Na Yan, Cheng-Jian Xu, Shuang-Li Xiong, Xiang Li, Si-Yu Gu, Zhong-Yan Zhu, Yang Liu, Nan Zhu, Yu Zhou, Hang Xiao

“…Based on the relative odor activity value (ROAV) and multivariate statistical analysis, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-octanol, methyl cinnamate, and 2-pentyl furan were determined to be the key aroma compounds in the cooking process. We observed that shorter cooking time preserved the mushroom aroma of <i>T. matsutake</i> soup most effectively. …”
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Comparison of Aluminum Alloy and Copper Friction Stir Burnishing Tools Combined with Direct Energy Deposition Arc Process on Microstructure and Microhardness of 316L Stainless Stee... by Teerayut Cordkaew, Jun’ichi Kaneko, Takeyuki Abe

“…The statistical analysis showed that both tools led to significant improvements over specimens processed without them. The statistical analysis confirmed a notable reduction in secondary dendrite arm spacing across all depths, with the copper tool demonstrating the most refinement. …”
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Waste Biomass Pretreatments for Biogas Yield Optimization and for the Extraction of Valuable High-Added-Value Products: Possible Combinations of the Two Processes toward a Biorefin... by Jessica Di Mario, Nicolò Montegiove, Alberto Maria Gambelli, Monica Brienza, Claudia Zadra, Giovanni Gigliotti

“…The efficiency of this process is closely linked to the composition of the biomass and, sometimes, characteristics of the initial matrix can impede the process. …”
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Study on the transient thermo-mechanical coupling mechanism at tool-chip interface in ultrasonic vibration assisted chip formation process under sustainable dry machining condition... by Xuelin Chen, Wen Shao, Jinyuan Tang, Yuansheng Zhou, Dimitrios Kontziampasis, Shuai Mo, Bo Hu

“…Dry machining has become one of the most promising and sustainable manufacturing processes in mechanical machining. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment and Activity-Based Costing for Low-Cost Aluminum die manufacturing: A comparative study of machining process, conventional and rapid investment casting by Samina Bibi, Muhammad Sajid, Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Asad Ali, Mirza Jahanzaib, Salman Hussain

“…A gate-to-gate system boundary was adopted for the LCA, focusing exclusively on internal production processes from material input to the completion of the aluminum mold. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Myxococcus xanthus csgA, fruA, and mrpC mutants reveals extensive and diverse roles of key regulators in the multicellular developmental process by Mark A. Farrugia, Ramya Rajagopalan, Lee Kroos

“…We describe RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of csgA, fruA, and mrpC mutants relative to a wild-type laboratory strain midway during the starvation-induced developmental process, when mounds, but not spores, have formed. …”
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Timely short-term specialised palliative home care for older people with frailty and their family: a mixed-methods pilot randomised controlled trial and process evaluation by Lieve Van den Block, Kim de Nooijer, Lara Pivodic, Peter Pype, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Rose Miranda, Kim Eecloo, Stefanie De Buyser, Aurelie Joos, Katlijn Van Mulders

“…The baseline mean score on the five palliative care symptoms was 6.0 and 5.6 in intervention and control group, respectively; and 4.5 and 4.1 at 8 weeks (adjusted ratio 1.0, ie, no effects on symptoms).Conclusions While Frailty+ was generally welcomed by older people with frailty, families and palliative care nurses, our process evaluation uncovered multiple barriers, mostly rooted in the current organisation of specialised palliative care that is tailored to advanced stages of illness. …”
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Integrating conventional and remote sensing with DC resistivity datasets to map groundwater potential areas using the analytical hierarchy process method, North Wadi Diit, Egypt by Mohamed Genedi, Noura Gouhar, Gad El-Qady, Ibrahim Gaafar, Ahmed El Mahmoudi

“…The north-central region emerges as the most favorable location for substantial GWPZ, making it strategically ideal for the installation of additional water wells.…”
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Flood-Hazard Assessment in the Messapios River Catchment (Central Evia Island, Greece) by Integrating GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process by Vasileios Mazarakis, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Noam Greenbaum, Dimitrios-Vasileios Batzakis, Alessia Sorrentino, Ioannis Tsodoulos, Kanella Valkanou, Efthimios Karymbalis

“…The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to assign weights to these factors, while the final flood-hazard map was generated using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. …”
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Acceptability, fidelity and implementation of systematic integrated pain management in oncology outpatient services: a process evaluation protocol for a multicentre clustered rando... by Kate Flemming, Adam Hurlow, Simon Pini, Amanda Farrin, David Meads, Elaine G Boland, John O’Dwyer, Marie Fallon, Daniel Swinson, Suzanne H Richards, Matthew R Mulvey, Catriona Mayland, Michelle Collinson, Florence Day, Sue Hartup, Sean Girvan, Olivia Claire Robinson

“…Introduction In the UK National Health Service (NHS), most people with cancer are cared for at oncology outpatient services, where there are no standardised procedures for managing pain. …”
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Protocol for a double-blinded randomised controlled trial and process evaluation of a digital psychotherapeutic app in Singapore to improve symptom burden in patients with dermatol... by Nick Sevdalis, Jose M Valderas, Valencia Long, Mark Jean-Aan Koh, Liang Shen, Phillip Phan, Ellie Choi, Nisha Suyien Chandran, Mayank Dalakoti, Ziying Vanessa Lim, Jia Yi Chua, Cyrus S Ho, Kean J Hsu

“…However, there is limited evidence on the application of such interventions in dermatology, and most mental health apps lack robust clinical evaluation. …”
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Decoding diets: insights on ultra-processed food consumption among Lebanese adults from the updated LEBANese natiONal food consumption survey (LEBANON-FCS) by Maroun Khattar, Nikolaos Tzenios, Esraa Antar, Dana Malli, The Adults-Lebanon-FCS Group, Maha Hoteit, Maha Hoteit

“…Compared with participants in Beirut, participants residing in North Lebanon and Akkar had higher odds of having a high UPF intake and lower odds of having a high NOVA-UPF score. The three most contributing food items to energy intake were ultra-processed (breads and breakfast cereals, fast foods, sweets and desserts). …”
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Decision-Making Process of Home and Social Care Professionals Using Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living for Risk Assessment: Embedded Mixed Methods Multiple-Case Study by Renée-Pier Filiou, Mélanie Couture, Maxime Lussier, Aline Aboujaoudé, Guy Paré, Sylvain Giroux, Hubert Kenfack Ngankam, Patricia Belchior, Carolina Bottari, Kevin Bouchard, Sébastien Gaboury, Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Faustin Armel Etindele Sosso, Nathalie Bier

“…This is consistent with qualitative data indicating that, in light of the telemonitoring data, most clinicians decided to maintain the current intervention plan rather than increase or reduce services. …”
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…CAU and MB vs. CAU). Process evaluation A realist process evaluation (PE) was undertaken and utilised a range of methods, including participant observation, interviews and questionnaires to examine ‘what works for whom in what circumstances?’ …”
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FEATURES OF REPARATIVE OSTEOREGENERATION AFTER TEETH EXTRACTION, METHODS OF REPLACEMENT OF BONE TISSUE DEFECT OF THE JAWS (LITERATURE REVIEW) by M.O. Kolesnichenko

“…Mostly, atrophy occurs during the first year after tooth extraction, in particular, during the first three months. …”
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Biofouling reduction for improvement of depth water filtration. Filter production and testing by Sztuk - Sikorska Ewa, Gradon Leon

“…The differences were mostly due to a reduction in the biofouling effect.…”
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Prospects and directions of digital transformation of Russian oil and gas companies by A. S. Flaksman, N. G. Lyubimova

“…At the same time, the article also identifies the most significant risks associated with the implementation and operation of business processes based on digital technologies.…”
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Search for oil deposits in YuS2–3 formations of the Southern part of the Priobskoye field based on a seismogeological model using exchroma^SG technology by D. A. Kotunov, S. A. Khalilov, D. V. Romanov, S. A. Lyubimov

“…To develop a conceptual geological model of the YuS2–3 formations, which is the most promising part of the Middle Jurassic strata in terms of oil potential, by re-processing and re-interpretation of seismic data for the entire license area performed in 2020. …”
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