Identification of Factors Affecting Project Financing Risk by Gholamreza Sharafi, Kiamars Fathi Hafashjani, Faegh Ahmadi

“…Risk management is now an important part of project management and has a specific function for improving the efficiency of implementing the project, saving prices, and improving the profitability of projects. …”
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Análisis de las metodologías de benchmarking genéricas y aplicables al deporte (Analysis of generic benchmarking methodologies applicable to sports) by Manuel de Jesús Cortina Núñez, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, José Ramón Sanabria Navarro

“…In this article, the objective is to analyze different methodologies related to benchmarking in a generic way and applied to sport, based on its importance, structure and applications. …”
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Phenological Performance, Thermal Demand, and Qualitative Potential of Wine Grape Cultivars Under Double Pruning by Carolina Ragoni Maniero, Marco Antonio Tecchio, Harleson Sidney Almeida Monteiro, Camilo André Pereira Contreras Sánchez, Giuliano Elias Pereira, Juliane Barreto de Oliveira, Sinara de Nazaré Santana Brito, Francisco José Domingues Neto, Sarita Leonel, Marcelo de Souza Silva, Ricardo Figueira, Pricila Veiga dos Santos

“…The production of winter wines in Southeastern Brazil represents a relatively recent but expanding viticultural approach, with increasing adoption across diverse wine-growing regions. …”
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Right Ventricular Myocardial Work Predicts Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure Rise During Exercise in Heart Failure by Kuan-Chih Huang, MD, PhD, Ting-Tse Lin, MD, PhD, Lung-Chun Lin, MD, PhD, Lian-Yu Lin, MD, PhD, Cho-kai Wu, MD, PhD

“…Background: Symptoms of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are closely related to exercise-induced elevation in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP). …”
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Cellular interactions and Ion channel signatures in atrial fibrillation remodeling: insights from single-cell analysis and machine learning by Bin He, Yan Cheng, Juan Wang, Ya Zhan, YanQun Liu

“…Such drug repurposing represents a rapid and efficient strategy for the discovery of novel AF therapies.…”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Landscape Ecological Risks in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of Suzhou City by Lingyue LU, Dawei SHAO, Dianming WU

“…It is imperative that high-risk areas be subjected to stringent control to prevent the indiscriminate expansion of construction land and to reinforce the efficient and intensive utilization of existing land resources. …”
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Effects of Supplementing Rumen-Protected Glutathione on Lactation Performance, Nutrients, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Health in Dairy Cows During the Transition Period by Yu Hao, Xuejie Jiang, Rui Sun, Yunlong Bai, Chuang Xu, Yuxi Song, Cheng Xia

“…However, fat-corrected milk and feed efficiency were higher in the T2 group compared to the control (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Profitability and cost-effectiveness analysis of brucellosis control in Armenia: A One Health approach by Uchenna Anyanwu, Artemiy Dimov, Jakob Zinsstag, Fabrizio Tediosi, Tigran Markosyan

“…Using a One Health approach, we can better understand the cross-sector expenses related to the disease and develop more efficient strategies to interrupt transmission and eventually eliminate the disease. …”
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High-flow nasal cannula therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure for non-invasive respiratory support in paediatric critical care: the FIRST-ABC RCTs by Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Alvin Richards-Belle, Karen Thomas, Laura Drikite, Zia Sadique, Silvia Moler Zapata, Robert Darnell, Carly Au, Peter J Davis, Izabella Orzechowska, Julie Lester, Kevin Morris, Millie Parke, Mark Peters, Sam Peters, Michelle Saull, Lyvonne Tume, Richard G Feltbower, Richard Grieve, Paul R Mouncey, David Harrison, Kathryn Rowan

“…Data sources A secure, dedicated electronic case report form was used for trial data entry. To maximise efficiency, trial data were linked to the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network data, Hospital Episode Statistics and national death registrations (via NHS Digital). …”
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Development of a novel multi-epitope mRNA vaccine candidate to combat HMPV virus by Shiyang Ma, Fei Zhu, Yizhong Xu, Haicheng Wen, Mingjun Rao, Peipei Zhang, Wenzhong Peng, Yanhui Cui, Hang Yang, Caixia Tan, Jie Chen, Pinhua Pan

“…All epitopes were predicted to have strong antigenicity by Vaxijen and pose no potential toxicity, allergenicity, or hormonology to human proteins by Toxinpred, Allerpred, and Blast analysis, meanwhile, high conservancy is demanded to cover different subtypes. adjuvants β-defensin II and Pam2Cys was attached with EAAAK linkers to improve vaccine’s efficiency. …”
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The EORTC QLQ-F17 as a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 to assess self-reported functioning in cancer patients: investigating equivalence and psychometric properties in a ran... by Florian Zeman, Johannes M. Giesinger, Tobias Pukrop, Morten Aa Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Sandra Nolte, Dagmara Kuliś, Sunil Shrestha, Laurence Leysen, Kim Cocks, Corneel Coens, Georgios Ioannidis, Cecilia Pompili, Michael Koller

“…Supplementing the QLQ-F17 with relevant symptom items from the EORTC Item Library allows for a time-efficient and flexible measurement strategy. Funding: This research was funded by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group, grant number 010/2021.…”
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QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS AFTER PROSTHETIC TREATMENT USING THE DENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE by A. Y. Kordiyak, R. R. Bratus-Hrynkiv

“…According to the overall subjective evaluation of prosthetic treatment results after answering 14 patient’s oral health- related questions, the number of reports of adverse events was markedly different -22.7% in MG patients after 12 months of observation vs. 77.3% of CG patients, and statistically significant (p <0.05) - the decrease in the average score of their frequency. …”
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Sleep quality in patients with Parkinson’s disease in the Republic of Moldova – preliminary results by Lilia Rotaru, Madalina Cebuc, Oxana Grosu, Adrian Lupusor, Ion Moldovanu, Stela Odobescu, Svetlana Lozovanu, Victor Vovc, Ghenadie Carausu, Stanislav Groppa

“…Compared to their homologues, PD subjects were prone to worse subjective sleep quality (18.9% vs. 8.2%), sleep efficiency (13.5% vs. 4.1%), diurnal functionality (27% vs. 12.2%), sleep related breathing disorders (62.2% vs. 46.9%). …”
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Laboratory Magnetoplasmas as Stellar-like Environment for ⁷Be β-Decay Investigations Within the PANDORA Project by Eugenia Naselli, Bharat Mishra, Angelo Pidatella, Alessio Galatà, Giorgio S. Mauro, Domenico Santonocito, Giuseppe Torrisi, David Mascali

“…These results indicate that laboratory ECR plasmas in compact traps provide suitable environments for β-decay studies of ⁷Be, with the estimated duration of experimental runs required to reach 3σ significance level being few hours, which prospectively makes PANDORA a powerful tool to investigate the decay rate under different thermodynamic conditions and related charge state distributions.…”
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Facilitating remote and virtual access provision by European research infrastructures – requirements, issues, and recommendations [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Ivan Rodero, Menattallah Elserafy, Michael RAESS, Johanna Bischof, Omran Alhaddad, Ayoub El Ghadraoui, John Dolan, Ulla Lächele, Marco Galeotti, Oguz Ozkan, Xavier Meyer, John Shepherdson, Hannele Savela, Valentina Tegas, Vanessa Spadetto, Alen Vodopijevec, Susanne Vainio, Claudia Alen Amaro, Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch, Annika Thies

“…Key issues and recommendations are summed up separately for remote access, virtual access, and remote training, complemented by general recommendations for facilitating remote and virtual access to RIs. These relate to budgeting and funding, the balancing of RI access models, the need for regulatory frameworks for sample shipments, collaboration among RIs, impact assessment of remote and virtual access on user interactions, operational efficiency and the environment footprint of RIs, and the adaption of data sharing policies. …”
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Quantitative analysis and clinical determinants of orthodontically induced root resorption using automated tooth segmentation from CBCT imaging by Jiaqi Lin, Qianhan Zheng, Yongjia Wu, Mengqi Zhou, Jiahao Chen, Xiaozhe Wang, Ting Kang, Weifang Zhang, Xuepeng Chen

“…This study applies deep learning and CBCT technology to quantify OIRR and analyze its risk factors, aiming to improve assessment accuracy, efficiency, and clinical decision-making. Method This study retrospectively analyzed CBCT scans of 108 orthodontic patients to assess OIRR using deep learning-based tooth segmentation and volumetric analysis. …”
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Evaluation of the Application Effects of <i>Siniperca chuatsi</i> in Biofloc Systems: A Comparative Study on the Use of Bamboo Flour and Rice Straw as Carbon Sources by Huiling Zhang, Zhaojie Deng, Shijun Chen, Xi Xiong, Wenhui Zeng, Fang Chen, Huanjiao Tan, Xuran Chen, Canmin Yang, Yuhui He, Dizhi Xie, Lian Gan

“…The secondary gill lamella in the RS group was curved and showed hyperplasia, and the basal gill lamellae showed an increase in the volume of interlamellar cell mass in the BF group. Genes related to denitrification (narG, napA, nirS, nirK, and nosZ) and anammox showed higher expression levels in the BF group than in the RS group, although the differences were not statistically significant (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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The Platelet Activation Signaling Pathway Regulated by Fibrinogen and Homo-Gamma-Linolenic Acid (C20:3)-Associated Lipid Metabolism Is Involved in the Maintenance of Early Pregnanc... by Miao Yu, Changzheng Du, Yabo Ma, Yuqin Ma, Pengfei Li, Xianguo Xie, Mengyuan Li, Xueyi Nie, Yueyang Liu, Yuxin Hou, Shenao Miao, Xingping Wang, Jinrui Xu, Yi Yang

“…The platelet activation signaling pathway and angiogenesis-related proteins were significantly upregulated. Among them, fibrinogen alpha/beta/gamma chains (FG) exhibited notable differences, with their branched-chain protein FGB showing highly significant upregulation (<i>p</i> = 0.003, Log₂FC = 2.167) and tending to increase gradually during early pregnancy, suggesting that FGB could be one of the important indicators of early pregnancy in Chinese native yellow cattle. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence system based on control theory feedback model in ultrasound diagnosis and treatment medical insurance payment by CUI Xiaomei, HUANG Shengxi, ZHANG Qinghong, XU Lijuan, LI Junmei, LYU Xiaoping, HUANG Yanli, CUI Junfang, LI Tingrui

“…Conclusion The artificial intelligence system for ultrasound diagnostic and treatment based on the control theory feedback model can significantly reduce unnecessary examinations, lower medical insurance fund payments, enhance patients’satisfaction, decrease the misjudgment rate of diagnosis related groups (DRG) , and improve the work efficiency of medical staff. …”
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Emprendimientos deportivos: Caso Subregión Sabana, Departamento de Sucre, Colombia (Sport entrepreneurship: Sub-region Sabana, Department of Sucre, Colombia) by José Ramón Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, Lisbet Guillen Pereira, Digna Dionisia Pérez Bravo

“…The results showed that the quality of the service is linearly and positively related to the efficiency of the service and the work environment demonstrating differences between the perception of the client and the entrepreneur about physical activity. …”
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