Estimation of Annual Routine Maintenance Cost for Highway Tunnels by Xuelian Wu, Xiaoli Shi, Yuhuan Li, Xiaotian Gong

“…The complicated relationship between variables may lead to the inconsistency of model coefficients with the actual situation even though the goodness of fit of the model constructed with more variables is higher. This paper presents an approach in which quantitative analysis is combined with qualitative analysis to quickly select the independent variables of the tunnel routine maintenance cost (TMC) model. …”
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Structural Evolution of Regional Firm Network System under the Influence of Industrial transfer: A Case Study of the Refrigeration Industrial Cluster of Minquan County by Shang Gao, Zhao Ran, Yating Li, Shaoqi Pan

“…The results revealed that: (1) the local embeddedness of transplanted firms significantly promotes the development of refrigeration industry network. (2) The network power of large-scale transplanted firms in the cluster is increasing day by day, and the network presents a multi-core trend. (3) The local embeddedness of some transplanted firms is not high, and the overall connectivity of the network is not strong. (4) Network intermediary nodes have strong heterogeneity, and the intermediary role of some large transplanted firms in the network needs to be improved. (5) The three network systems have similar structural characteristics, and social capital plays an important role in the local embeddedness of transplanted firms and the development of regional firm network. (6) Compared with international transplanted firms, interregional transplanted firms are more adaptable in terms of local embeddedness. …”
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The Role of Vitamin D in Allergic Diseases by Joanna Maria Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Kinga Janowska, Daria Dąbkowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Julia Wołoszczak, Agnieszka Mioskowska

“…Due to its immunoregulatory properties, vitamin D offers new hope for more effective treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. …”
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Hybrid attention transformer integrated YOLOV8 for fruit ripeness detection by Jianyin Tang, Zhenglin Yu, ChangShun Shao

“…Abstract The complexity of the outdoor orchard environment, especially the changes in light intensity and the shadows generated by fruit clusters, present challenges in the identification and classification of mature fruits. …”
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Abdominal liposuction: evolving from high to medium definition by Rogerio Schützler Gomes, Gabriela Valente Nicolau

“…Discussion: The concept of HD Lipo is recent and has been receiving increasing acceptance. The search for more natural and smooth results led to developing the term medium or moderate definition liposuction (MD Lipo). …”
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Antitumor and Immunopotentiating Activity of Polysaccharide PST001 Isolated from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus indica: An In Vivo Study in Mice by S. R. Aravind, Manu M. Joseph, Sheeja Varghese, Prabha Balaram, T. T. Sreelekha

“…Significant tumor reduction was obtained in both DLA and EAC tumors on treatment with PST001 which was more prominent when PST001 was administered with CTX/5-fluorouracil. …”
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Effect of Choice of Flavor of Fluoride Varnish on Behavior in Dental Visits in Schoolchildren by R. Karim, C. H. Splieth, J. Schmoeckel

“…Interestingly, children with a history of previous negative dental behavior in the test group showed a tendency of more positive behavior than in the control group (66.6% vs. 33.4%, p = 0.244). …”
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Pulmonary Complications following Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Chemotherapy in 147 Consecutive Patients by Vinicius Preti, David Chang, Paul H. Sugarbaker

“…Fourteen patients (10%) presented grades I–IV pulmonary complications for a total of 26 events. …”
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Treatment of Keloids with Surgery and Immediate Postoperative Radiotherapy: Knowledge Gained Over 17 Years by Neela Bhattacharya, Kaushik Bhattacharya, T.C. Chandran

“…Methods Since 2004, 120 patients presenting with keloidal scars were seen by the author. …”
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Unveiling hidden risks in healthcare from flood-induced transportation disruption in Germany by Jonas Wassmer, Seth Bryant, Paul Schimansky, Lindsay T. Keegan, Maria Pregnolato, Jürgen Kurths, Norbert Marwan, Bruno Merz

“…Of these, a third are more than 10 km from the nearest inundation, suggesting these facilities may be unaware and thus under-prepared — risks that have, until now, remained hidden from assessments.…”
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The concept of “religiosity” in the writings of L. P. Karsavin by Anna Shekhorina

“…This article presents the results of the study of the concept of “religiosity” in the writings of Lev Platonovich Karsavin (1882–1952). …”
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Solution of the Multigroup Neutron Diffusion Eigenvalue Problem in Slab Geometry by Modified Power Method by Rodrigo Zanette, Claudio Zen Petersen, Matheus Gularte Tavares

“…The methodology is implemented to solve a homogeneous problem and the results are compared with works presents in the literature.…”
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Applying restorative approaches in intercultural settings in Serbia: Theoretical departures and methodological approach of the VDS’ action research in three multiethnic communities... by Nikolić-Ristanović Vesna, Srna Jelena, Ćopić Sanja

“…During 2014 and 2015 within the EU funded FP7 research project ALTERNATIVE, the Victimology Society of Serbia implemented an action research with the aim to test the applicability of the ‘Third way’ model in multi-ethnic communities in Serbia, more directly affected by the wars in the former Yugoslavia, and to further up-grade it, both theoretically and practically. …”
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A Hybrid Automata-Driven Machine Learning Framework for Real-Time Energy Optimization in Smart Buildings by Rikame Rajashri, Ranjan Mritunjay Kr., Jadhav Monali, Wankhede Shrushti, Bankar Sakshi, Bachhav Pranjal

“…Not only does the framework optimize the use of resources, but also it minimizes carbon footprint as well as costs of operation for a more efficient and sustainable smart city infrastructure.…”
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Whole exome sequencing of high-risk neuroblastoma identifies novel non-synonymous variants. by Weronika Przybyła, Kirsti Marie Gjersvoll Paulsen, Charitra Kumar Mishra, Ståle Nygård, Solveig Engebretsen, Ellen Ruud, Gunhild Trøen, Klaus Beiske, Lars Oliver Baumbusch

“…We were able to identify novel coding variants present in more than one patient in nine biologically relevant genes for NBL, including TMEM14B, TTN, FLG, RHBG, SHROOM3, UTRN, HLA-DRB1, OR6C68, and XIRP2. …”
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Integration of Radiology in Teaching Gross Anatomy versus Traditional Teaching in Phase 1 MBBS Students: An Interventional Study by Subhra Mandal, Panchali Datta, Sutandro Choudhury, Jaya Banerjee, Utpal Dan

“…The RIA module was more effective when compared to the traditional method of teaching and helped in refining the spatial orientation with applied anatomy knowledge right from the first year of MBBS curriculum.…”
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Listeria monocytogenes: An emerging food-borne pathogen and its public health implications by Waffa W Reda, Khaled Abdel-Moein, Ahmed Hegazi, Yasmin Mohamed, Khaled Abdel-Razik

“…Introduction: Listeria monocytogenes is considered one of the most important food-borne pathogens transmitted to humans via contaminated food. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the importance of L. monocytogenes as a food-borne pathogen. …”
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SimpleScale: Simplifying the Training of an LLM Model Using 1024 GPUs by Tianfa Li, Jingshan Pan, Siwei Ma, Aleksandr Raikov, Alexander Arkhipov

“…In the future, the project team plans to integrate Flash-Attention3, aiming for an MFU of more than 60% while maintaining the acceleration achieved in the present work.…”
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Genotype × Environment Interaction and Correlations Between Agronomic Traits, Flowering, and Fruit Set in Cassava by Luana da Silva Guedes, Massaine Bandeira e Sousa, Eder Jorge de Oliveira

“…The lack of synchronization and low flowering rates in cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz) present significant challenges for breeding programs. …”
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Wire on Covers by Gordana Čupković

“…Wire has over time shown itself as a more resilient and efficient material than walls and ramparts due to its mobility (it is easy to install and remove) and, which is especially important, does not leave any traces after its removal, and this constitutes a particularly significant element of redesigning history and collective memory: “concentration camps are not built to last” (Razac 57) or “it was all music.” …”
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