First insights into the genetic composition of M. tuberculosis population circulating in Kosovo by Alina Minias, Magdalena Kuzioła, Florin Ahmeti, Nazmi Mehmeti, Blendi Jerliu, Greta Lila, Albuena Miftari, Xhevat Shkodra, Xhevat Jakupi, Zana Kacaniku, Monika Kozińska, Anna Zabost, Marcin Słomka, Dominik Strapagiel, Jarosław Dziadek, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Rrezarta Bajrami

“…While World Health Organization encourages epidemiological monitoring of tuberculosis transmission, studies regarding M. tuberculosis population structure in the Balkan region are limited. Here, we used spoligotyping and whole genome sequencing to describe the variation of M. tuberculosis strains circulating in Kosovo. …”
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Preparation of some thermal stable polymers based on diesters of polyethylene and polypropylene oxides macro monomers to use as surfactants at high temperature and pressure by A.M. Alsabagh, M.E. Hassan, S.D.M. Dosouky, N.M. Nasser, E.A. Elsharaky, M.M. Abdelhamid

“…The prepared macromonomers (diesters) were polymerized to obtain six polymers. The chemical structure of the prepared mono- and diesters and polymers was justified by IR, NMR, GPC and TGA. …”
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Design Considerations of Self-Adaptive Wireless M2M Network Communication Architecture by Xiao-jun Chen, Jia Ke, Yong-zhao Zhan, Man-rong Wang, Ge Deng

“…For the existing heterogeneous wireless M2M network architectures, different data link layers lack a common structure. In this paper, the concept of attribute assembly layer has been proposed, and an adaptive architecture for wireless M2M network has been built, based on the hierarchical heterogeneous modeling of Ptolemy II. …”
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An Integrated Event-Driven Real-Time Tactical–Operational Optimization Framework for Smart Port Operations Planning by Danilo Abril, Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda, Jesus Velasquez-Bermudez

“…To this end, we developed a library of multiple smart models for the optimization of port operations, independently engaged in parallel but mathematically coordinated to achieve autonomous real-time distributed optimization, using a novel event-driven structure to enable future implementations using digital twins. …”
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Utilization of Acoustic Wave Velocity for Permeability Estimation in Static Reservoir Modeling: A Field Case by Suryo Prakoso*, Muhammad Burhannudinnur, Teddy Irano, Firman Herdiansyah

“…Several researches have shown that P-wave velocity carries information on the complexity of the rock's pore geometry and pore structure. Their complexity can be characterized by critical porosity. …”
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Bosonic fortuity in vector models by Robert de Mello Koch, Animik Ghosh, Hendrik J. R. Van Zyl

“…By using the Molien-Weyl formula, we compute the partition function and identify the structure of primary and secondary invariants. In specific examples we verify, using the trace relations, that these invariants do indeed generate the complete space of gauge invariant operators. …”
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Robot-assisted excision with intervertebral foramen endoscopy in the treatment of osteoid osteoma of femoral neck: a case report by Jinying Lao, Gen Ba, Tianjing Liu, Enbo Wang

“…Given that the location of the lesion is on the back of the femoral neck within the hip joint, and the local anatomical structure is close to the sciatic nerve and medial circumflex femoral artery, we performed robot-assisted excision with intervertebral foramen endoscopic.ConclusionsThis innovative treatment completely and successfully eliminated her symptoms without recurrence at the last follow-up. …”
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Data‐sharing strategies in medical consortium based on master‐slave multichain and federated learning by Bohan Kang, Ning Zhang, Jianming Zhu

“…Abstract In order to encourage participants to actively join the data sharing and to meet the distributed structure and privacy requirement in the medical consortium, the data‐sharing strategy based on the master‐slave multichain is presented in this paper. …”
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Investigation with using thermal analysis of gas evolution and sintering of nanopowders of zirconia prepared by sol-gel method by Е. Шевелева, С. Шевелев, А. Соколовский, А.К. Зейниденов

“…At annealing temperature of 700 ºC, adsorbates are completely removed from the powders and the latter obtain a crystalline structure with a predominant tetragonal phase. Gas adsorbates affect densification of powder compacts during sintering and facilitate the production of ceramics with a porosity of not more than 5 %. …”
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Flexural Behavior of Shield Tunnel Joints with Auto-Lock Connectors: A Theoretical and Numerical Investigation with Parametric Analysis by Lina Luo, Weidong Lin, Haibo Hu, Gang Lei, Hui Liu

“…This study proposes a novel auto-lock connector, detailing its structure and working principle. The flexural behavior of the auto-lock joint is investigated through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, with a comprehensive evaluation of influencing factors. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Diethyl 1-((4-Methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylate by S. Boukhssas, Y. Aouine, H. Faraj, A. Alami, A. El Hallaoui, H. Bekkari

“…The compound, diethyl 1-((4-methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylate 2, was synthesized in high yield, through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 4-(azidomethyl)-4-methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole and diethyl but-2-ynedioate in the absence of a solvent. The structure of the synthesized compound was established on the basis of NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C), X-ray crystallography, and MS data. …”
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Comparative analysis of transabdominal preperitoneal and total extraperitoneal plastic surgeries in inguinal hernia repair by A. S. Savin, A. V. Khokhlov, D. V. Dvoryankin

“…The research didn’t show any significant difference in the rate of intra- and postoperative complications and recurrences, but their structure varied. However, length of operation was less in case of one-sided hernia in TAPP group, although it was less in case of two-sided hernia in TEP group. …”
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Study on a Novel Water-Soluble Hydrophobically Associating Polymer as an Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery Agent by Dongyu Qiao, Zhongbin Ye, Xindong Wang, Yiping Zheng, Lei Tang, Nanjun Lai

“…In this study, emulsion-free radical reaction was applied to synthesize a novel sulfomethylating hydrophobically associating copolymer (HPDS) by using acrylamide, acrylic acid, NaHSO3, HCHO, and a laboratory-made N,N-divinylnonadeca-1,10-dien-2-amine to enhance heavy-oil recovery. The structure and properties of HPDS were characterized by a range of experiments, which showed that HPDS had better stability and enhanced heavy-oil recovery capacity than hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM). …”
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Simplicial complexes in network intrusion profiling: pattern construction through simplicial centralities by Mandala von Westenholz, Martin Atzmueller, Tim Römer

“…We build networks represented by graphs associated with those data points, such that vertices in a graph are constructed to denote the respective IP addresses, with the key property that attacked data points are part of the structure of the network. More precisely, this paper proposes a novel approach using simplicial complexes to model the desired network and the respective intrusions in terms of simplicial attributes, thus generalizing previous graph-based approaches. …”
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MEDICINAL PLANTS IN CORRECTION OF MENOPAUSAL AND POSTMENOPAUSAL DISORDERS by ANDREY A. Mar‘In, IRINA G. Tantsereva, VASILIY V. Bolshakov, NATALIA E. Kolomiets

“…Of note, molecular weight and structure of phytoestrogens are similar to those of endogenous estrogens, enabling the former to bind to human estrogen receptors and activate respective signaling pathways.…”
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Modelling hillslope soil profiles using a coupled pedogenesis and landform evolution model by W.D.D.P. Welivitiya, G.R. Willgoose, G.R. Hancock, I.P. Senanayake

“…Feedbacks within the soil profile that alter its structure were also observed, and these, too, varied with the weathering function. …”
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Preparation and Magnetic Properties of Sm-Cu ion Substituted Strontium Ferrite by WU Ze, ZHANG Ruo-nan, JIN Li-guo

“…Sm-Cu substituted strontium ferrites Sr1-xSmxFe12-xCux19(x=0.00-0.20) were prepared by the solid-state reaction X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were employed to analyze the phase structure, morphology and magnetic performance, respectively The results show that the saturation magnetization (Ms), coercivity (Hc) and remanence magnetism (Mr) first increases and then decreases with increasing xWhen the doping amount x of Sm-Cu is 0.05, the Mr reaches a maximum value of 24.173emu/g. …”
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Accounting for Similar-type Fixed Assets in State  Funded Educational Institutions by M. V. Bespalov

“…The article considers the structure of accounting records of fixed assets of the same type, proposes a modified template of an inventory card of group accounting (form 0504032) and an example of how to fill it in. …”
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Wine price determinants. Is there a homogeneous international standard? by Tânia Gonçalves, João Rebelo, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, José Caldas

“…In terms of color, the implicit prices for red and white wines are also structurally different between countries, particularly in origin, blend, closure, awards and age. …”
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Near-Fault Response and Loading Protocols of Box Columns in Steel Frames with Self-Centering Braces to Provide Recentering Capability by Yu-Fang Liu, Chung-Che Chou, Chia-Ying Chung, Hao-Che Huang

“…Typically, first-story columns are employed to represent the seismic behavior of a structure; therefore, loading protocols were developed for first-story columns in SCBFs under near-fault earthquakes. …”
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