Improving Project Finance Tools for the Spatial Development Strategy of Russia (Evidence from Priority Sectors) by I. A. Ezangina, N. D. Zakharova

“…The study employs the scientific methods and approaches of observation, comparison, analogy, analysis, generalization, system-structural approach to assessing the development of the research subject. …”
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Self-healing fiber-reinforced composite metallic material utilizing melting–solidification and capillary action by Shota Miyake, Shunsuke Nagahama, Shigeki Sugano

“…This composite not only exhibits self-healing capabilities but also features fiber reinforcement owing to its structural design, which addresses the inherent strength limitations of LMP metals. …”
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A deep multiple self-supervised clustering model based on autoencoder networks by Ling Zhu, Zijin Liu, Guangyu Liu

“…However, they often concentrate on the features of the data itself, seldom taking into account the structure and distribution of the data during representation learning. …”
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Mechanisms and modelling of diffusion in solids: a multiscale framework with industrial case studies and AI enhancements by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Faith Natukunda, Ige Bori, Kelechi John Ukagwu

“…The roles of temperature, crystal structure, defect density, and concentration gradients in controlling diffusivity are critically analyzed, with emphasis on activation energies and transport regimes. …”
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The Farsi version of medication administration hassles scale in elderlies with chronic diseases: a psychometric study by Arezoo Shahsavari, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Sima Hejazi, Ali Arghaee, Mahdieh Roshan-Nejad

“…In the second phase, face and content validity, item analysis, structural validity, convergent and discriminant validity, and internal consistency were evaluated. …”
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Research on Hanger Force and Main Arch Stability of Long-Span Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Arch Bridge by Yanli Wu, Mowei Qiu, Shaokun Ma, Xinlei Gao, Yahong Han

“…In recent years, the construction of a CFST arch bridge has developed rapidly; however, as a kind of structural system dominated by compression, with the increase of material strength and span, the stability of the main arch of the CFST arch bridge has become more and more important. …”
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The Causal Relationship Between Asthma and Hippocampal Volume: A Study Based on Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Dandan Han, Shaohua Zhao

“…While observational studies suggest that asthma may affect hippocampal structure and function through mechanisms such as chronic inflammation and hypoxia, its causal relationship remains unclear. …”
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Evolution Patterns of Frost-Heaving Pressure with Partial Ponding in Cold Region Tunnels by Xinyu Zheng, Fei Xu, Songtao Shi, Yang Gao, Qi Li

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Statistical Analysis of the Socio-Economic Situation in St. Petersburg in the Context of Crises by M. P. Dekina, D. S. Goncharov, M. A. Naumenko, S. A. Chernova

“…The paper uses methods of time series analysis, cluster analysis and analysis of structural changes.Results. Based on the results of the study, the main periods in the dynamics of the main socio-economic indexes were identified. …”
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Feature Attention Cycle Generative Adversarial Network: A Multi-Scene Image Dehazing Method Based on Feature Attention by Na Li, Na Liu, Yanan Duan, Yuyang Chai

“…To address these problems, we propose a multi-scene image dehazing algorithm based on an improved cycle generative adversarial network (CycleGAN). The generator structure is improved based on the CycleGAN model, and a feature fusion attention module is proposed. …”
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Evolution Mechanism of Mesocrack and Macrocrack Propagation in Carbonaceous Mudstone under the Action of Dry-Wet Cycles by S. N. Li, Z. H. Huang, Q. Liang, J. Liu, S. L. Luo, W. Q. Zhou

“…Affected by the dry-wet cycles, the mesostructure of the carbonaceous mudstone gradually changed from face-face contact and edge-face contact to edge-corner contact and corner-corner contact, and the interlayer flake structure was opened and was locally curled and fractured. …”
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In Situ Preparation of Thin-Film Q-Switches Based on Vanadium Dioxide for Pulsed Fiber Lasers by Dmitriy P. Sudas, Sergei M. Popov, Petr I. Kuznetsov

“…In the presented work, erbium fiber lasers operating in the pulsed mode with a nonlinear element containing a vanadium oxide saturable absorber are demonstrated. The structure of the saturable absorber is based on a segment of thinned silica fiber coated with a thin-film vanadium oxide by the method of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. …”
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Characteristics and Calculation of Surrounding Rock Pressure in Tunnel Lining With Backward Voids by Jingjian Bi, Zengchuan Kou, Ning Zhang, Jian Liu, Quanyi Xie, Gaohang Lv

“…Owing to the complexity of the interaction between the lining and surrounding rock structure as well as the diversity of cavities, no straightforward method for calculating the surrounding rock pressure has been devised. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Calculation Methods for Natural Vibration Frequency of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls by CAI Xiao-guang, CAI Bo-yuan, LI Si-han, HUANG Xin, XU Hong-lu, ZHU Chen

“…In seismic design, we recommend that engineers evaluate the natural vibration frequency of the reinforced soil retaining wall before and after construction and consider the horizontal displacement of the panels as an indicator to measure the structural damage state.…”
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Exploring desert-adapted beetles with 3D geometric morphometrics by Tomasz Szara, Marcin Jan Kamiński, Ozan Gündemir

“…Twenty-one anatomical landmarks were assigned to the prothorax (12 landmarks) and pterothorax (9 landmarks), targeting significant taxonomic features like pronotal width, elytral curvature, and the structure of the prosternal process. Based on this dataset, the size and shape variation were analyzed. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS USED IN DENTAL IMPLANTATION by A. A. Yegorov, M. N. Drovosekov, A. M. Aronov, O. M. Rozhnova, O. P. Yegorova

“…The objective of the research is a review of some characteristics of dental implants’ products and an analysis of prospects of using them in modern medicine.Dental implantation as a high-technology method of restoring the natural anatomical structure has no competitors at present. The advantages of dental implants consist in their high operational dependability, a longer life time, a higher functionality and a lesser rate of complications as compared to the use of complete or bridge prostheses.The materials used in dental implantation for this purpose are rather diverse. …”
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SEMIOLOGICAL MEANS OF SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL COGNITION by Victoria V. Dobrova

“…It represents a logical structuring of scientific ideas about the pedagogical object, so it’s rational to operate the term “concept” as a certain collective property of pedagogical activity, as well as a semantic core of culture. …”
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AGE- MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GLAUCOMA. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINIC-PATHOGENETIC ASPECTS by A. Z. Fursova, O. G. Gusarevich, M. S. Tarasov, M. A. Vasilyeva, N. V. Chubar, N. V. Litvinova

“…The analysis of 5000 of out-patient records of senior patients (over 50 years) has revealed glaucoma in 30.3 %, AMD in 37.94 %, and their combination in 20.3 % cases. In AMD, the structure signs of the dry form of the disease are diagnosed in 74 % of the cases, the geographical atrophy in 12 % and the wet atrophy - in 14 %. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of P16 Protein and TGF β1 in Mice Liver Exposed to Fumonisin B1 by Mohammed et al.

“…Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a mycotoxin produced in some grains (mainly corn) by Fusarium species. Due to a structural similarity between FB1 and sphinganine, sphingolipids metabolism is inhibited. …”
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Understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with non-redundant pangenome of epidemic strains in China. by Yang Zhou, Richard Anthony, Shengfen Wang, Hui Xia, Xichao Ou, Bing Zhao, Yuanyuan Song, Yang Zheng, Ping He, Dongxin Liu, Yanlin Zhao, Dick van Soolingen

“…We further described differential evolutionary patterns of genes under the influences of selective pressure, population structure and purifying selection. While selective pressure is ubiquitous among these coding genes, evolutionary adaptations are concentrated in 1,310 genes. …”
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