Modified Bitumen Materials from Kazakhstani Oilfield by Guzaliya Faritovna Sagitova, Nurzhan Bauyrzhanovich Ainabekov, Nazarbek Mukhaddasuly Daurenbek, Dina Duisenbekkyzy Assylbekova, Ainur Slambekovna Sadyrbayeva, Aliya Erkegulovna Bitemirova, Gulchekhra Abdyrakhmanovna Takibayeva

“…Analysis of the spectra and group composition indicates an increased content of high molecular weight asphaltenes in the modified bitumen with a slight increase in structuring resins. It has been established that bitumen modified with rubber crumbs of 0.6–1.0 mm in size has high elasticity. …”
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Study on comprehensive landslide risk zoning method in open pit mines under multi factor coupling effects by Lan Jia, Yuedi Cui, Lanzhu Cao, Xi Chen, Xishun Liu

“…First, a hierarchical structure model comprising four key influencing degree of crack development, slope angle, slope height, and rock and soil properties—is constructed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). …”
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Lightweight Dual-Backbone Detection Transformer for Infrared Insulator Detection by Boyang Zhang, Yanpeng Zhang, Liming Sun

“…To extract target features from complex infrared backgrounds more accurately while reducing computational cost, we propose a multi-scale attention network (MSANet) as the adaptive backbone, which employs a multi-branch parallel structure and dynamically adjusts feature weights through a multi-scale gated attention mechanism. …”
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Effect of Taiwanese Green Propolis Ethanolic Extract on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Parameters, Intestinal Inflammation-Associated Gene Expression, and Fecal Microbiota i... by YC Chen, YW Chen, YH Yu

“…TGPE supplementation (300 and 600 µg/mL) reduced α-diversity (richness and evenness) in the feces of laying hen chicks at 12 weeks of age. β-diversity confirmed that bacterial structure were well-separated at 4, 8, and 12 weeks of age. …”
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AHP-Guided Stacked Ensemble Modeling for Student Engagement Level Prediction in Online Education by Jingjing Fu, Linjie Luo, Zhifeng Zhong, Jiaming Qin

“…At the second level, a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) model as a meta-learner makes the final prediction based on the results of the predictions made by the first-level models. This combined structure, in order to take advantage of the strengths of each model and reduce errors, ultimately leads to more accurate and efficient prediction of student engagement level in online learning environments. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the shorter version of expectation regarding aging instrument (ERA-12-Persian) among older adults in Iran by Ameneh Yaghoobzadeh, Kelly-Ann Allen, Motahareh Bagheri, Fon Sim Ong, Morteza Shamsizadeh

“…Results Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the three-factor structure of the ERA-12-Persian scale, explaining 71.99% of the total variance. …”
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How Do Stress Situations Affect Higher-Level Text Processing in L1 and L2 Readers? An Eye-Tracking Study by Ziqing Xia, Chun-Hsien Chen, Jo-Yu Kuo, Mingmin Zhang

“…Specifically, L2 readers focused more on the topic structure of text to facilitate comprehension under stress situations. …”
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Religious and philosophical libraries of East Siberian Buddhists: Tibetan «pocket» books by A. A. Bazarov, D. L. Dorzhieva, D. Yu. Munkozhapov, S. M. Naidanova

“…Analysis of this repertoire allows us to reconstruct not only its structure but the level of book culture among local Buddhists in the XIX-XX centuries as well. …”
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Going Deeper With Deep Learning: Automatically Tracing Internal Reflection Horizons in Ice Sheets—Methodology and Benchmark Data Set by Hameed Moqadam, Daniel Steinhage, Adalbert Wilhelm, Olaf Eisen

“…The method of choice for investigating the internal structure of ice sheets is radio‐echo sounding (RES). …”
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Assessment and analysis of the intellectual potential of universities in the Republic of Bashkortostan by L. R. Khabibullina

“…This is due to the fact that the very notion of intellectual potential is relatively new and there are contradictions regarding the definition of its content and structure.The correct choice of the system of indicators, which allows to characterize the potential in a variety of ways in a complex manner, and the choice of the most reliable method for its evaluation will ensure the objectivity of evaluating the intellectual potential of the university. …”
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Temporal Variations of the Oldest Emperor‐Hawaiian Plume Signature Influenced by Interaction With Shallow Mantle Features by P. D. Kempton, C. Adam, A. D. Saunders, T. L. Barry

“…This suggests that the ancestral Emperor‐Hawaiian plume was either (a) not initially associated with the Pacific LLSVP, (b) was deflected northward by shallow mantle features such that plume‐ridge interactions dominated in the upper mantle or convective flow patterns modified the plume structure in the mid mantle, or (c) the edge of the Pacific LLSVP receded southward by more than 15° over the past ∼100 m.y.…”
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Future cities: A bibliometric review, 1875 to 2024 by Zaker Alesaily, Ahmed Albialy

“…Furthermore, the analysis revealed the key works that established the intellectual and conceptual framework for the field of future cities. The conceptual structure of future cities studies revealed four main clusters: first, smart cities and decision-making; second, urban planning and future development; third, sustainable development; and fourth, city and human studies. …”
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Anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of zinc on rats and its impact on general behavioural parameters by Samardžić Janko, Savić Kristina, Stefanović Nemanja, Matunović Radomir, Baltezarević Dragana, Obradović Miljana, Jančić Jasna, Oprić Dejan, Obradović Dragan

“…It is believed that zinc acts as a potent inhibitor of glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, and binding to structurally specific site on the GABAA receptor leads to inhibition of GABA dependent Cl-pass. …”
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Nation-Building in Kazakhstan: Ethno-Confessional Contexts by N. P. Kalashnikova, K. A. Baitureyeva

“…The creation and activities of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, during the years of independence, as a key socio-political structure in national politics, acts as an instrument of direct democracy and is, in fact, a people’s representation.…”
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A Compact and Multi-Coupled MIMO Antenna System Applicable to Various Electronic Devices for Sub6 GHz Design by Ming-An Chung, Shang-Jui Huang, Chia-Chun Hsu, Chia-Wei Lin

“…The system integrates multiple antennas of identical structure, implemented on a single-layer FR4 substrate, and employs feed coupling through multiple microstrip line branches to support low-frequency bands, LTE, Sub-6 GHz, 5G FR1, and WiFi 6E. …”
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A Review of Biochar from Biomass and Its Interaction with Microbes: Enhancing Soil Quality and Crop Yield in <i>Brassica</i> Cultivation by Kritsana Jatuwong, Worawoot Aiduang, Tanongkiat Kiatsiriroat, Wassana Kamopas, Saisamorn Lumyong

“…These characteristics provide optimal conditions for beneficial microbial communities that increase nutrient cycling, reduce pathogens, and improve soil structure. The information indicates that the use of biochar in <i>Brassica</i> crops can result in improved plant growth, yield, nutrient uptake, and stress mitigation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Frequency Ratio, Analytical Hierarchy Process, and Logistic Regression Methods in Selecting the Location of Rural Dwellings: the Case of Keban Stream Basin... by Fethi Ahmet Canpolat, Ahmet Toprak

“…Rural areas are evolving in many aspects, including land use, economic structure, and lifestyles. Rural housing is one of the most important indicators of change. …”
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A bibliometric study of global trends in diabetic nephropathy and intestinal flora research by Nuo Wang, Xinyu Li, Hanjun Weng, Yijun Zhang, Qiurui Li, Xiaoxiao Luo, Yu Chen, Yiyang Dong

“…In diabetic patients, prolonged hyperglycemia leads to progressive damage to kidney structure and function. With the increasing incidence of diabetes, the number of patients with Diabetic Nephropathy is also increasing year by year. …”
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The Use of Virtual Reality as an Aid Tool in the Implementation of a Radiopharmacy Center in a Nuclear Medicine Service by Daniel Mol Machado, Mônica de Assis, Antonio Carlos de Abreu Mól, Andre Cotelli do Espirito Santo, Julio Suita, Celso Marcelo Lapa

“…The preparations of radiopharmaceuticals must follow the parameters of quality, efficacy, and safety (pharmaceutical and nuclear), complying with all the requirements established in good manufacturing practices, guaranteed by the physical structure, layout, safety, and radiological protection, which are also fundamental for the correct flow to be followed for excellence in the functioning of the service. …”
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Leaf of leaf foliation and Beltrami parametrization in d > 2 dimensional gravity by Laurent Baulieu

“…The definition of this vielbein is motivated by a sub-foliation structure of the Arnowitt–Deser–Misner (ADM) slices of a d-dimensional Lorentzian manifold Md, namely Σd−1ADM=Σd−3×Σ2. …”
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