Feasibility and optimal sizing analysis of hybrid PV/Wind powered seawater desalination system: A case study of four ports, Egypt by Ibrahim Elsayed, Hamdy Kanaan, Mohammed Mehanna

“…The feasible design has the optimal economic values among all criteria with least NPC, COE, and payback-period (PBP) of $9,08,046, 0.091$/kWh and 1.1 yr, respectively. …”
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Clinicians’ lived experience of concealing bad news: a qualitative study in Malaysia and the UK by Karen Forbes, Sophie Nilusha Holmes, Jan Illing

“…However, conflicting personal and professional values created uncertainty. Some of our participants shared the relatives’ concern that diagnostic disclosure could potentially harm the patient. …”
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Agudas İsrail’in Doğuşu: 20. Yüzyılın Başında Ortodoks Yahudiliğin Siyasal ve Toplumsal Bir Hareket Olarak Şekillenmesi/he Emergence of Agudas Israel: The Formation of Orthodox Jud... by Yusuf Dinçel

“…In an era when processes of modernization began to erode the influence of religious values, traditional Jewish communities intensified their efforts to preserve religious identity and resist secularization. …”
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Factors associated with prehospital and in-hospital delays in acute ischaemic stroke care in Indonesia: a systematic review by Mohammad Kurniawan, Rakhmad Hidayat, Elvan Wiyarta, Gideon Hot Partogi Sinaga, Refael Alfa Budiman

“…The quality of the study was evaluated using the Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies of Exposures tool. The ‘combining p values’ approach and albatross plots were used to synthesise the findings.Results A total of 27 studies with 3610 patients were included. …”
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WHY GRADUATES OF PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTES BECOME MANAGERS? by Leonid I. Lourie

“…Also it’s important to possess a high level of education, culture, emotions and relationships that would provide live and emotionally rich communication of participants of the educational process; the aim of such communication is to establish the authenticity of the moral and spiritual values.Scientific novelty. Cultural bases of activity of the teaching staff of the university are considered. …”
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Advanced machine learning framework for thyroid cancer epidemiology in Iran through integration of environmental socioeconomic and health system predictors by Mohsen Soleimani, Hossein Chiti

“…Prominent predictors included Sunshine Duration (SHAP values: − 0.046 overall, 0.015 in females, − 0.005 in males), Provincial-Education-rates, Elevation in Meter, Laboratory-availability, and community Marriage-rates. …”
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Accuracy of machine learning methods in predicting prognosis of patients with psychotic spectrum disorders: a systematic review by Wilson W S Tam, Kang Sim, Jing Ling Tay, Yun Ling Ang

“…Predictive summary area under the curve values for functioning, relapse and remission were 0.63–0.92 (poor to outstanding), 0.45–0.95 (poor to outstanding), 0.70–0.79 (acceptable), respectively. …”
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Distribution of Genetic Factors Associated with Severe COVID-19 in Ethnic Groups of the Eastern Caucasus by S. Р. Abdullaev, К. М.-В. Mammaev, N. Р. Denisenko, I. l. Temirbulatov, A. А. Kachanova, E. V. Mikhaylenko, А. V. Kryukov, Т. Т. Valiev, К. В. Mirzaev, S. N. Mammaev, D. А. Sychev

“…At the same time, the rs11385942 G>GA marker detection frequency in the analyzed groups was on average higher in comparison with Russians and the average values for European populations.…”
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Development of alumina-based porosity reference materials for the mercury porosimetry method by E. P. Sobina

“…The standard uncertainty due to characterisation of the RMs in question was estimated, not by the method of interlaboratory experiment, but by a full analysis of the constraint equations taking into account all sources of uncertainty included in the equations on the basis of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. …”
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The characteristics of the winter durum wheat varieties according to grain quality and pasta properties by N. S. Kravchenko, N. E. Samofalova, I. M. Oldyreva, T. S. Makarova

“…There have been identified the varieties “Yubilyarka” (96%), “Kristella” (94%), “Lakomka” (92%), “Diona” and “Yantarina” (91%) with maximum values of general hardness. All studied genotypes have formed the nature weight of grain corresponding to a first quality class (from 786–814 g/l). …”
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Changes in Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Vertical Column Densities over Japan and Korea during the COVID-19 Using Pandora and MAX-DOAS by Yongjoo Choi, Yugo Kanaya, Hisahiro Takashima, Kihong Park, Haebum Lee, Jihyo Chong, Jae Hwan Kim, Jin-Soo Park

“…Compared to the monthly mean NO2 TropVCD from 2015 to 2018 and in 2019, the values were lower in 2020 due to social distancing in Korea and Japan. …”
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Effective spectral pre-processing methods enhance accuracy of soil property prediction by NIR spectroscopy by Mehdi Eslamifar, Hamed Tavakoli, Eiko Thiessen, Rainer Kock, José Correa, Eberhard Hartung

“…Compared to unprocessed data, R2 values improved by up to 0.13, 0.30, and 0.23 for organic matter (OM), pH, and phosphorus (P2O5), respectively. …”
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When politics meets policy: a realist review of how political context shapes the impact of public health legal interventions by Yuri Lee, Jiwon Park

“…Rather, their success relies on supportive political contexts, coherent enforcement strategies, and alignment with evolving social values. Policymakers and advocates should anticipate and address political barriers—from partisanship to lobbying to donor dependency—to design and implement resilient, evidence-based public health laws. …”
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Discrediting Strategy as a Dominant of the Discursive Personality of an American Political Radio Commentator by D. Je. Gunkova

“…Speech aggression as a feature of the discursive personality of an American political radio host is so affective and hostile that it can be argued that the ethics of speech behavior is not among the communicative values of this linguistic and cultural type. The rejection of ethical communication behavior is largely motivated by the need to participate in a tough competition in the context of the growing intensity of the information flow in modern media communication.…”
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Association between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in adults with prior cardiovascular disease: a cohort study using data from the US... by Yan Wang, Jun Feng, Yuhui Wang, Yinguang Fan, Ben Hu, Linlin Hou

“…For each unit increase in the TyG index, the adjusted HRs for all-cause and CVD mortality decreased by 18% (HR 0.82; 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.94) and 27% (HR 0.73; 95% CI: 0.57 to 0.92), respectively.Conclusions TyG index values are negatively associated with all-cause and CVD mortality risks among individuals with previous CVD. …”
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Intelligence system using the concepts of representations for solving problems of goal-directed behavior by Vasiliy M. Trembach

“…These images are formed of features, the values of which are obtained from various sources (sensors, software applications) OTS. …”
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Mediatisasi Sufisme: Otoritas, Komunitas, dan Autentisitas Tasawuf di Dunia Maya by Sehat Ihsan Shadiqin, Shabrun Jamil

“…The research employs a literature review method, analyzing scholarly publications on Sufism, digital religion, and online communication from academic sources such as Taylor & Francis, JSTOR, MDPI, and DOAJ. …”
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Estimating Recent US Limb Loss Prevalence and Updating Future Projections by Julio A. Rivera, PhD, Kara Churovich, MPH, Ashley B. Anderson, MD, Benjamin K. Potter, MD

“…Lastly, we use a linear regression to estimate future projections of limb loss prevalence. Setting: Open-sourced data from the National Inpatient Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. …”
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The association between triglyceride-glucose index and polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis across different populations by Amin Javidan, Alireza Azarboo, Sayeh Jalali, Parisa Fallahtafti, Shabboo Moayyed, Marjan Ghaemi, Azadeh Tarafdari, Sedigheh Hantoushzade

“…Subgroup and meta-regression analyses explored sources of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis and publication bias assessments ensured robustness. …”
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Associations between anthropometric indices and biological age acceleration in American adults: insights from NHANES 2009–2018 data by Xinyun Chen, Xia Chen, Fangyu Shi, Wenhui Yu, Chang Gao, Shenju Gou, Ping Fu

“…Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis assessed the predictive capabilities of the anthropometric indices. Higher values of all four anthropometric indices (ABSI, BRI, BMI, and C-index) were significantly associated with increased biological aging acceleration (both PhenoAgeAccel and KDM-AA), even after adjusting for covariates. …”
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