China's Response to the Expansion of U.S. Influence in Asia: The Intersection of Religion and Governance in Afghanistan (2011-2019) by Nazari Paryani, Gulab Mir Rahmany

“…The study relies on secondary sources, including policy papers, academic works, and governmental reports, to assess China’s evolving role and strategies concerning the religiously influenced political structures in Afghanistan. Results and Discussion: The findings show that China’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan is significantly influenced by its concerns over U.S. military presence and alliances in the region. …”
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Self-referential cognition and empathy in autism. by Michael V Lombardo, Jennifer L Barnes, Sally J Wheelwright, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Our results also highlight a specific dysfunction in ASC within cortical midlines structures of the brain such as the medial prefrontal cortex.…”
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PYRUS ZANGEZURA (ROSACEAE) AT SAINT PETERSBURG by K. G. Tkachenko, G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka, A. V. Volchanskaya, N. E. Staroverov, Yu. A. Gryaznov

“…The reasons for the low flower setting may be variable: impaired pollination processes and insufficient fertility of pollen, underdevelopment of the flower morphological structures, or lack of pollinating insects due to adverse weather conditions. …”
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改进型钢管混凝土柱-H型钢梁槽形端板节点抗震性能研究 by 高春彦, 王延彬, 孙凯琦, 王净杰

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From Signal to Safety: A Data-Driven Dual Denoising Model for Reliable Assessment of Blasting Vibration Impacts by Miao Sun, Jing Wu, Junkai Yang, Li Wu, Yani Lu, Hang Zhou

“…Analyzing the time–frequency characteristics of blast-induced seismic waves allows for the assessment of risks to surrounding structures. However, the signals monitored are frequently tainted with noise, which undermines the precision of time–frequency analysis. …”
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Investigating the numerical modeling of the effect of direct and lateral congress overflows in channels on the discharge coefficient by Hamidreza Kayal, Meysam Fazeli

“…Congress overflows are economic structures to increase the output efficiency of the overflow in a limited width, which can be seen in the plan in the form of a trapezoid, triangle, etc. …”
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Prophylactic effect of nano vitamin D3 against fatty degeneration caused by calcium-deficient diet in parotid salivary gland: a histological and ultrastructural study by Maha Mohamed Montaser, Dina M. Mahdy, Sara A. Hamza

“…Results The conventional vitamin D3 group showed an incomplete protective effect, while vitamin D3-loaded lipid nano capsules (LNCs) completely preserved cellular structures, preventing the salivary tissue’s fatty deterioration. …”
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Axial and Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Retrofitted with FRP Composites Through the Corner Strip-Wrap Technique by Alireza Saljoughian, Davood Mostofinejad

“…Column strengthening is critically important as one of the fundamental elements in structures. The objective of this study is to investigate the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites using the novel corner strip-wrap technique when subjected to axial loading with varying levels of eccentricity. …”
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Confident Learning-Based Label Correction for Retinal Image Segmentation by Tanatorn Pethmunee, Supaporn Kansomkeat, Patama Bhurayanontachai, Sathit Intajag

“…The segmentation of tiny structures, such as the fovea, demonstrated a significant enhancement following refinement. …”
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Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical, Imaging and Therapy by Frank F. Seghatol-Eslami, Kan Liu

“…Once considered the “forgotten valve and ventricle”, the tricuspid valve and right ventricle are now recognized as critical structures with significant clinical and prognostic implications. …”
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Lateral Approach in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Introducing Gaston's Technique in Brazil by Plinio Ramos Pinto Neto, Thiago Camelo Mourão, Jayme Quirino Caon Nobre, Rodrigo Coelho de Carvalho, João Pedro Soares Nunes, Walter Henriques da Costa, Richard Pierre Gaston, Stenio C. Zequi

“…The surgical procedure was performed using a transperitoneal robotic approach, with lateral entry via the right paravesical space to optimize access and exposure of pelvic structures. Key technical steps included precise dissection of the endopelvic fascia, early identification and preservation of neurovascular bundles, and bladder neck preservation to enhance postoperative functional outcomes. …”
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Physical activity policies in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a qualitative study with document analysis by Klaus Gebel, Adrian Bauman, Peter Gelius, Anne Grunseit, Ali Ahmed Alzahrani

“…Understanding physical activity policies is important but under-researched in this region.Purpose To analyse physical activity policies in terms of structures, formulation, implementation and evaluation in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE)).Methods We systematically searched the websites of the Ministries of Health, Education, Sport, Transport, Tourism and Municipal Affairs of the GCC countries between March 2023 and February 2024 for documents related to physical activity policy. …”
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Subcutaneous mycoses: Endemic but neglected among the Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ethiopia. by Wendemagegn Enbiale, Alemayehu Bekele, Nigus Manaye, Fikre Seife, Zeyede Kebede, Filmon Gebremeskel, Johan van Griensven

“…<h4>Background</h4>Subcutaneous (deep) mycoses are a chronic infectious disease of the skin and underlying structures endemic in tropical countries. The disease has serious medical and socioeconomic consequences for patients, communities and health services in endemic areas. …”
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Mineral Nutrient Content of Sweet Corn under Deficit Irrigation by Burhan Kara, Ahmet Ertek, Bekir Atar

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Posterior mediastinal Müllerian duct cyst in a child: A case report by Ryota Dobashi, Yoshihiro Kubota, Yuma Takeuchi, Atsuki Uchibori, Shinya Ito

“…The cyst was carefully dissected off all surrounding structures. We opened the cyst, drained its serous fluid, and removed it entirely. …”
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Analysis of quality differences between high-temperature and medium-high-temperature Daqu by ZHAO Jiayu, WANG Yurong, HOU Qiangchuan, NI Hui, ZHANG Haibo, QU Dingwu

“…The results of ultra- high deep metagenomic sequencing indicated that there were differences in the microbial community structures of the two types of Daqu. Among them, there were significant differences in 12 dominant bacterial species (P&lt;0.05). …”
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LLM-Based Topic Modeling for Dark Web Q&#x0026;A Forums: A Comparative Analysis With Traditional Methods by Luis de-Marcos, Adrian Dominguez-Diaz

“…Topic modeling is a critical tool for understanding the thematic structures of unstructured text data, particularly in specialized domains like the dark web. …”
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Water Stress Is Differently Tolerated by Fusarium-Resistant and -Susceptible Chickpea Genotypes During Germination by Ümmühan Kaşıkcı Şimşek, Murat Dikilitas, Talap Talapov, Canan Can

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Netosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by V. V. Zhelezko, I. A. Novikova

“…NET looks like thin free-lying extracellular fibrillar structures, 2-3 times exceeding the size of unchanged granulocyte. …”
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From seagrass roots to saline soils: discovery of two new genera in Lulworthiales (Sordariomycetes) from osmotically stressed habitats by Martina Réblová, Jana Nekvindová, Ondřej Hynar, Martin Vohník

“…Both species developed characteristic structures under culture conditions that enabled their morphological characterisation: T. purpureus forms distinctive clusters of dark brown monilioid hyphae, while H. pluriseptata is characterised by holoblastic conidiogenesis and solitary, dark brown, multicellular conidia. …”
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