Experimental Study on 3D Roughness and Shear Failure Mechanism of Rock Mass Discontinuity by Jihong Wei, Yan Men, Shaorui Sun, Huilin Le, Feng Zhu

“…The results show that the shear displacement under different shear directions and normal stresses is very large before it reaches the failure state. And the residual strength of the original samples is higher than that of the subsamples. …”
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Neonatal mortality and child health in a remote rural area in Nepal: a mixed methods study by Bindu Kumari Karki, Guenter Kittel

“…Health promotion should be encouraged but cultural perceptions have to be understood if positive behavioural change is to be achieved.…”
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Tree species and management controls on the water storage in forest soil and underlying slope deposits revealed by electrical resistivity tomography by Kašiar Milan, Židó Ján, Homolák Marián

“…Average soil water storage also reached higher values in these plots. The knowledge gained from the study can inform decisions about forest management in Slovakia and contribute to both the mitigation of climate change effects and the adaptation of forests, ensuring that the hydrological functions of forest ecosystems are maintained.…”
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Defining a Novel Meaning of the New Organic Architecture by Jia-Rey Chang

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Relationship between physical fitness and executive function in preschool children: a cross-sectional study by Zhaowen Zhou, Yiping Chen, Ke Huang, Feng Zeng, Zhenwen Liang, Nan Wang, Zhuoming Chen, Cheng Deng

“…PF was assessed by the National Physical Fitness Measurement (NPFM), including six physical fitness subtests: 10-m shuttle run test (SRT), standing long jump (SLJ), tennis ball throwing (TBT), double-leg timed hop (DTH) tests, sit-and-reach (SR), and balance beam walking (BBW). Executive function assessments include the dimensional change card sort (DCCS) test, digit span test (DST) and Head-toe-knee-shoulder (HTKS) task, to evaluate cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control respectively. …”
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The Benefit of Binaural Hearing Among Listeners with Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Anna PASTUSIAK, Dawid NIEMIEC, Jedrzej KOCIŃSKI, Anna WARZYBOK

“…This parameter for normal-hearing listeners reached a value of 3 to 6 dB (4.6 dB on average) and decreased more than two times in the hearing-impaired group to 1.9 dB on average (with a deviation of 1.4 dB). …”
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Study on integrated development and utilization modes of China's offshore renewable energy from the perspective of new-quality productivity by LIU Shuguang, ZHANG Ping, ZHAO Xinyue

“…[Objective] Offshore renewable energy plays a crucial role in addressing global climate change. However, the limitations of the current single utilization mode in marine energy development have become apparent. …”
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Parallel lightweight Block Cipher algorithm for Multicore CPUs by Hawraa J. Hamiza, Ahmed Fanfakh

“…Encryption is the process of turning plain text into ciphred text, which bad people can't read or change. Both the cryptanalysis and decryption procedures required a large amount of time in order to maintain the requisite level of security. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Coupling Coordination Degree Between New Urbanization and Urban Resilience: A Case of Huaihai Economic Zone by Heng Zhang, Shuang Li, Jiang Chang

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Qualitative study on postbariatric surgery follow-up in France: a new patient–physician relationship by Gérard Reach, Christophe Tresallet, Hélène Bihan, Emmanuel Cosson, Rémi Gagnayre, Dimitri Hannoyer, Sopio Tatulashvili, Maxime Morsa, Nathalie Garnier, Christine Moisan, Julie Molleville

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Augmented Reality Training on Combat Sport: Improving the Quality of Physical Fitness and Technical Performance of Young Athletes by Meirizal Usra1, Irfan Benizar Lesmana, Kevin Octara, Wahyu Indra Bayu, Adela Badau, Asmadi Ishak, Edi Setiawan

“…Handgrip dynamometer, leg dynamometer test, medicine ball, standing long jump test, hexagon agility test, sit and reach test and multi stage test are used to measure physical fitness levels while the target punching test and target kick test are used to measure technical performance. …”
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Exploring Campus Anti-Drug Activities Through Online News Reports: A Hybrid Manual and Automated Content Analysis Approach by Ching-Hao Chang, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Kah-Yew Lim, Fen-He Lin, Kuei-Yu Huang, Jong-Long Guo

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A cross-biome analysis of Cedrela fissilis Vell: Growth, age, and diameter class transitions by Lidio López, Cláudia Fontana

“…The JBA and LCH sites require >100 years to reach diameters of 50 cm, the AAI (Average Annual Increase) of 0.83 cm for diameters of 1–10 cm corresponds to STA, while in this same diametric class, the lowest of 0.36 cm corresponds to LCH. …”
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Views, feelings, and thoughts of first-time mothers regarding breastfeeding in public: a qualitative study by Aslıhan Aksu, Ruveyda-Sultan Darğın, Gülnisa Küpelikılıç

“…Therefore, proactive interventions targeting both new mothers and their environment are essential to change mothers’ negative perceptions of breastfeeding in public.…”
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The global burden of chronic respiratory diseases attributable to tobacco from 1990 to 2021: a global burden of disease study 2021 by Haoshen Feng, Zhe Li, Rui Zheng

“…Results In 2021, global tobacco-related CRD deaths and DALYs reached 1,545,686 (95% UI: 1,144,476-1,942,541) and 33,014,429 (95% UI: 24,275,462 − 40,930,821), representing increases of 25.43% and 15.64%, respectively, since 1990. …”
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Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq by Ismail Ahmed Ali, Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein, Shelan Omar Ali, Fuaad Azad Muhamad

“…Fundamentally, there is a necessity for systemic change at the level of health organization and continuous training course for HCP to improve patient safety culture are strongly recommended. …”
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Study of Some Physical and Chemical Properties of Staphylolysin Enzyme purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The optimum pH for staphylolysin A activity was found to be 8 which gives higher activity reaches 150 unit/ml, and for enzyme stability was 7.5-8.5 in which the enzyme nearly retained its full activity, while it was 9.5 for staphylolysin D that gives higher activity of 16 unit/ml,and 8.5-9.5 for enzyme stability in which the enzyme nearly retained its full activity, Maximum activity of two enzymes was obtained at 40C in which the specific activity for staphylolysin A and D were 140 and 16.4 unit/ml, and the two enzymes remained approximately without change at 25-40C for one hour. …”
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Immediate PB2-E627K amino acid substitution after single infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in mice by Deok-Hwan Kim, Dong-Yeop Lee, Yeram Seo, Chang-Seon Song, Dong-Hun Lee

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Use of telemedicine improves glycemic control and quality of life in type 1 diabetes children on insulin pump therapy by Dmitry N. Laptev, Valentina A. Peterkova

“…The primary end point was the change from the baseline HbA1c level and the proportion of patients achieving HbA1c of less than 7.5%. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of the 3 Wishes Project in safety-net hospitals: Protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. by Thanh H Neville, Anne Walling, Neil S Wenger, Brian S Mittman, Chi-Hong Tseng, Dong Chang, Deborah Cook, Carolyn Jennifer Marentes Ruiz, Hope Cassano, Emily Beers, Rucha Gadgil, Nader Kamangar, Nancy Blake, Derjung M Tarn

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