Assessing the effectiveness of the community participation approaches to improve access to mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area of Baringo... by Collins Okoyo, Omar Kopi, Paul M Gichuki, Bridget W Kimani, Tabitha Kanyui, Titus Waititu, Wyckliff P Omondi, Doris W Njomo

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, which captured information on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, knowledge about trachoma and MDA, drug use, and perceptions of the treatment. …”
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Fatness, fitness and the aging brain: A cross sectional study of the associations between a physiological estimate of brain age and physical fitness, activity, sleep, and body comp... by David Wing, Lisa T. Eyler, Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Jeanne F. Nichols, Romain Meeusen, Job G. Godino, Joshua S. Shimony, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tomoyuki Nishino, Ginger E. Nicol, Guy Nagels, Bart Roelands

“…Introduction: Changes in brain structure and function occur with aging. However, there is substantial heterogeneity both in terms of when these changes begin, and the rate at which they progress. …”
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The whole-cycle dynamic evolution characteristics of overburden fracture and movement in extremely high mining longwall face in western mining area by REN Zhaopeng, FAN Baiqiang, CHENG Juhao, LI Xiaobin, LI Quansheng, ZHANG Cun, HAN Penghua

“…In order to explore the structural characteristics and movement laws of overburden damage and fracture in the extremely high mining longwall face in the western mining area, the 8.8 m extremely high mining longwall face of Shangwan Coal Mine was used as the research background. …”
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On the possibility of nanofluids using as a coolant by L. A. Bulavin, D. A. Gavryushenko, V. I. Kovalchuk, V. F. Korolovich

“…It was found that the relation of heat conductivity factor between the nano-structuring liquid and the classical one has linear dependency in concentration range of С = 0 ÷ 0.3 mg/l. …”
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Research on a flow-mode magneto-rheological impact damper with stroke-activated capability by Huu-Quan Nguyen, Quoc-Duy Bui, Duc-Nam Nguyen, Quoc Hung Nguyen, Long-Vuong Hoang

“…The traditional approaches typically use electric coils to generate the required magnetic field, leading to increased complexity and high costs in structure and control systems. To address this limitation, we replace the coils with multiple permanent magnets distributed along the linear displacement of the damper, enabling the generation of a progressive damping force. …”
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Soil Quality Indexing Strategies for Evaluating Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil. by Maurício R Cherubin, Douglas L Karlen, Carlos E P Cerri, André L C Franco, Cássio A Tormena, Christian A Davies, Carlos C Cerri

“…Therefore, as a protocol for SQ assessments in Brazilian sugarcane areas, we recommend using a small number of indicators (e.g., pH, P, K, Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure -VESS scores and SOC concentration) and proportional weighting to reflect chemical, physical and biological processes within the soil. …”
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Impact of concentration of Bi2O3 on gamma ray shielding efficiency of BaTiO3 composite ceramics by Rama Kumar Nodagala, Tejeswara Rao Ponnada, Balaji Rao Ravuri

“…This study primary goal is to provide information on the structural changes and improved radiation shielding qualities of BaTiO3 (barium titanate) ceramics that have been added to Bi2O3 (bismuth trioxide) compound, which is made using a solid-state reaction technique. …”
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Dynamic Response Mitigation of Offshore Jacket Platform Using Tuned Mass Damper Under Misaligned Typhoon and Typhoon Wave by Kaien Jiang, Guangyi Zhu, Guoer Lv, Huafeng Yu, Lizhong Wang, Mingfeng Huang, Lilin Wang

“…It should be emphasized that the effectiveness verification of linear TMD is limited to the load levels within the design limits; for the load conditions that trigger extreme structural nonlinearity, its performance remains to be studied. …”
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The Implementation of Emotionally-Valuable Component of the Content of Foreign-Language Education (on the Mate rial of Study Course “Spotlight”). Part I by M. N. Tatarinova, O. V. Sungurova

“…It is proved that the EVC in the linear structure of the school subject “A foreign-language” is able to ensure an integral formation of a student’s personality with developed intellectual, volitional and emoti- onally-valuable spheres. …”
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In Silico drug evaluation by molecular docking, ADME studies and DFT calculations of 2-(6-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N, N-dipropylacetamide by Veysel Tahiroğlu, Kenan Gören, Mehmet Bağlan

“…The alpidem molecule was optimized using the 6-311G(d, p) basis set with the B3LYP and B3PW91 methods; information on the stability and chemical reactivity of the structure was obtained via the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) maps, natural bonding orbital (NBO) analysis, non-linear optical (NLO) properties, and Mulliken charge distributions. …”
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Psychological correlates of eating behavior in overweight/obese adolescents in Taiwan: Psychometric and correlation analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)-R21 by Yu-Wen Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Carol Strong, Chih-Hsiang Liu, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yi-Ching Lin, Meng-Che Tsai

“…This study aimed to assess the factor structure and reliability of TFEQ-R21 and to identify the correlates of eating behavior in obese and non-obese Taiwanese adolescents. …”
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Laboratory Observations of Hall Magnetic Field in Electron‐Only Magnetic Reconnection With a Guide Field by Fa Yang, Quanming Lu, Qiaofeng Zhang, Jinlin Xie, Xinliang Gao, Yangguang Ke, Lei Tang, Shihang Hu, Yukang Shu, Youran Liu, Longlong Sang, San Lu, Rongsheng Wang, Weixing Ding

“…In this Letter, we realize electron‐only reconnection with a guide field in the Keda Linear Magnetized Plasma (KLMP) device. By measuring the magnetic field, we identify unambiguously a distorted quadrupolar structure of the magnetic field in the out‐of‐plane direction. …”
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Surface Water Environmental Quality Variation and Influencing Factors in Jiangxi Province by WANG Qi, FENG Qian, ZHOU Ge

“…The transition in pollutant structure (from COD-heavy composite pollution to nutrient-dominated pollution) underscores the need for synergistic nitrogen-phosphorus control. …”
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The role of wound macrophage anti-inflammatory polarization and MANF production in the treatment of diabetic foot with tibial cortex transverse transport by MO Ruiqing, YANG Shenghui, SU Hongjie, HUA Qikai

“…Postoperatively, a rich microvascular structure and glands were observed, with well-organized skin tissue structure, increased collagen deposition (P < 0.05), a significant decrease in the ratio of iNOS positive cells to CD206 positive cells (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the density of MANF positive cells per unit area compared with pre-operation (P < 0.05). …”
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Integrating Hyperspectral, Thermal, and Ground Data with Machine Learning Algorithms Enhances the Prediction of Grapevine Yield and Berry Composition by Shaikh Yassir Yousouf Jewan, Deepak Gautam, Debbie Sparkes, Ajit Singh, Lawal Billa, Alessia Cogato, Erik Murchie, Vinay Pagay

“…Numerous studies have reported the complexity in modelling grapevine yield and quality due to variability in the canopy structure, challenges in incorporating soil and microclimatic factors, and management practices throughout the growing season. …”
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Towards high quality transferred barium titanate ferroelectric hybrid integrated modulator on silicon by Mengxue Tao, Butong Zhang, Tianxiang Zhao, Xiaoxuan Wu, Ming Liu, Guohua Dong, Junjia Wang

“…However, despite its enormous potential, certain limitations, such as the absence of a linear electro-optical (EO) effect because of the symmetric crystal structure of silicon remain. …”
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A VioA Variant Activates Antibiotic Streptogramins in the Heterologous Host <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. OUC20-O by Jie Shan, Liangguang Yue, Luyao Xu, Runyi Wang, Qingzhou Meng, Jun Feng, Joon-Hee Lee, Ming Lu, Huayue Li

“…Among these, compound <b>1</b>, named linstreptogramin, is a new compound with an unusual linear streptogramin skeleton. The planar structure and stereochemistry of compound <b>1</b> were established based on extensive MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses, together with ECD calculations. …”
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Simultaneous Optimization of Optical Characteristics of Square-Shaped Benzene-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Based on Non-uniform Air Holes by Ban Tran Le Tran, Lanh Chu Van

“…Commercial Mode Solutions software is used to study the influence of structural parameters on the nonlinear coefficient, dispersion, effective mode area, and attenuation. …”
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THE DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION IN THE WINTER WHEAT ONTOGENESIS ON THE CALCAREOUS CHERNOZEM UNDER MINERAL FERTILIZERS ACTION by Vitalie CIOCHINA, Vasile LUNGU

“…Research shows that the greatest problem of low productivity of agricultural land use has low ecological security. The structural and economic system of land resources use is discussed. …”
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Suppression of Vibration Using Passive Receptance Method with Constrained Minimization by Murat Tursun, Eşref Eşkinat

“…Structural vibration analysis is used to suppress unwanted vibrations in many areas such as aerospace engineering, manufacturing, defense, automotive, etc. …”
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