Chemical and thermal stabilization of gypseous loess soils: Comparative study of natural environmental friendly materials (zeolite and gypsum) and cement by Erfan Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Nikudel, Shahram Ghasemi, Narges Bayat

“…Gypseous loess soils exhibit complex and unpredictable behavior under environmental moisture variations, posing significant challenges in geotechnical engineering. …”
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Enxerto composto auricular na reconstrução da asa nasal Use of a composite auricular graft in nasal alar reconstruction by Tiago Alves Ceratti, Amilton Sevilhano Casado Neto, Aneliza Vittorazzi, Mario Eduardo P. M. Barros, Jayme Adriano Farina Junior

“…The grafts presented total integration and provided satisfactory esthetic and functional results. …”
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New joint estimation method for emissivity and temperature distribution based on a Kriged Marginalized Particle Filter: Application to simulated infrared thermal image sequences by Thibaud Toullier, Jean Dumoulin, Laurent Mevel

“…A spatial assumption of homogeneity for the temperature yields to the addition of a Kriging step to the Marginalized Particle Filter to overcome the ill-posed nature of the problem and to compute the necessary physical estimates in a reasonable amount of time while providing fair results compared to reference methods from the literature.A comparison with two state-of-the-art methods, MCMC and CMA-ES, is presented. …”
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IoT Device Identification Techniques: A Comparative Analysis for Security Practitioners by Ashley Andrews, George Oikonomou, Simon Armour, Paul Thomas, Thomas Cattermole

“…Two particular threats are posed by rogue devices (i.e. devices present on a network that should not be) and unpatched devices (devices with out-of-date software or firmware). …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of treatment failure and medication non-adherence in overactive bladder management by Mert Başaranoğlu, İsa Kamil Taşdemir, Erdem Akbay, Hasan Erdal Doruk

“…Abstract Background Overactive bladder management presents significant challenges, with treatment failures and medication non-adherence posing substantial barriers to patient outcomes. …”
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Synthesis of Mesoporous Biochar-Supported MgO Nanoparticles and Their Performance in Catalytic Dechlorination of PVC Pyrolysis by Pingping WANG, Wujun LIU

“…., HCl and small molecule chlorinated hydrocarbons) during PVC pyrolysis significantly limit the potential applications of the pyrolysis products. This poses a major challenge for PVC waste treatment via pyrolysis. …”
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Afghanistan Investment Policy Analysis by E. V. Zhiryaeva, I. Mohammad

“…Investors are offered a range of benefits beyond the commonly used tax incentives. The threats posed by political instability are specifically addressed. …”
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Acute Appendicitis Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy for Women in Late Pregnancy by A. G. Khasanov, Ya. R. Shevchenko, F. F. Badretdinova, E. R. Ibatullin, D. G. Shaibakov

“…Acute appendicitis (OA) developing in patients during pregnancy presents a complex problem in emergency medicine. Clinical practice proves that acute appendicitis may complicate pregnancy at any gestation. …”
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Are you sure the bankruptcy of the intellectuals? by Jakub Lichański

“…Hence the lack of an answer to the question posed in the Little Violin Concerto from Niobe's poem - where is it? …”
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Valor del peso específico del cemento para diseño de concretos by Victor Manrique Obando-Angulo

“…La metodología está basada en cementos puros con factores clinker de hasta 95% que en el caso del cemento utilizado este factor posee un valor entre el 65% y 79%. Con base al esquema experimental planteado, se logró determinar que el peso específico de los cementos varía según su composición; factor directamente ligado a sus adicciones. …”
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The contribution of integrated and non-integrated pig farms to epidemiological dynamics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Italy by M. Ustulin, D. Vio, C. Targhetta, C. Zanon, L. Ferino, G. Faustini, G. Franzo

“…These findings confirm the critical role of non-integrated farms in PRRSV epidemiology, posing a risk to integrated systems due to their distinct persistence and spread determinants. …”
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Issues of orphan diseases of the nervous system in children during wartime by V.I. Tsymbaliuk, Y.G. Antypkin, L.G. Kyrylova, О.О. Miroshnykov

“…The increasing number of orphan (rare) diseases, most of which have a prevalence of less than 1 : 1,000,000, poses a serious challenge for modern medicine. In most cases, diagnosis is delayed leading to irreversible changes in the body. …”
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Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images by Waleed Obaid, Abir Hussain, Tamer Rabie, Dhafar Hamed Abd, Wathiq Mansoor

“…Renal impairment poses a risk across all ages. With the global nephrologist shortage, the rising public health concerns over kidney failure, and advancements in technology, there is a growing need for an AI system capable of identifying kidney anomalies automatically. …”
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A new approach for improving dynamic fault ride through capability of gridctied based wind turbines by Shoaib Ahmed Dayo, Ahsanullah Memon, Zeeshan Anjum Memon, Touqeer Ahmed Jumani, Ghulam Abbas, Salwa Othmen, Amr Yousef, Andika Aji Wijaya

“…However, the traditional hysteresis-based methods to detect faults and crowbar activation are prone to false triggering, and to address the challenges posed, this paper presents a novel control strategy that increases the low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability of the grid-connected DFIG systems by incorporating Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) to enhance accuracy in fault detection and employs the Salp Swarm Optimization Algorithm (SSA) to refine controller parameters. …”
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Investigating the urban eco-environmental quality utilizing remote sensing based approach: evidence from an industrial city of Eastern India by Sharmistha Mondal, Kapil Kumar Gavsker

“…Abstract Urbanization, coupled with industrialization, leads to both economic growth and exponential urban growth, resulting in deteriorating environmental quality in urban areas, which poses a significant threat to the sustainability of cities. …”
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New controls on sedimentation and climate in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean by A. W. Jacobel, K. M. Costa, L. M. Applebaum, S. Conde, S. Conde

“…The spatial complexity of climate signals across the basin has long posed a challenge for interpreting the interplay of different climate phenomena including changes in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). …”
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Do the diagnosis-related group payment reforms have a negative impact?—an empirical study from Western China by Jia-Yi Wang, Meng-En Chen, Xue-Xuan Wei, Xi-Zhu Lu, Yuan-Rui Zhu, Jing-Yu Yang

“…In the treatment group hospitals, the primary beneficiaries of the reform were urban employees’ basic medical insurance patients, whose costs decreased by 4.9% (p < 0.01), with a non-significant effect on out-of-pocket payment patients and free medical care patients; the hospitals in the treatment group tended to reduce the use of Chinese medicine unique diagnostic and therapeutic means and increase the proportion of western medicine treatments under the pressure of the supremacy of costs.ConclusionThe reform of the DRG payment method has positively impacted the cost control of TCM hospitals, but it has also had some adverse effects. This poses a challenge and prompts a thought about how TCM hospitals can maintain their distinctive advantages by optimizing the design of the DRG system at present.…”
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Healthcare-seeking behaviors and factors influencing non-adherence among cervical cancer patients attending Bugando Oncology Clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania: A qualitative Phenomenologi... by Bashari Nuru Kidaya, Joseph Rogathe Mwanga, Oscar Ottoman Muhini, Halima Mdemu Mwaisungu, Elisha Mabula Juma, Vivian Elikana Buremo

“…Moreover, the malfunctioning radiotherapy machine posed a significant barrier to effective treatment. …”
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Brucellosis in Marine Mammals: Meta‐Analysis of Prevalence, Infection Patterns, Host Specificity and Zoonotic Potential by Nasrin Sultana Tonu, Anowar Hossain, Sadequl Islam, Bristi Kona Debnath

“…ABSTRACT Background Marine brucellosis, primarily caused by Brucella species, presents significant ecological and public health challenges, impacting marine biodiversity and posing zoonotic risks. …”
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Evaluation of antioxidant activity, anti-lipid peroxidation effect and elemental impurity risk of some wild Agaricus species mushrooms by Emine Okumuş, Fadime Canbolat, İsmail Acar

“…Abstract Background Mushrooms are natural antioxidant sources that have been consumed as food from past to present and have a nutraceutical effect thanks to the bioactive components they contain. …”
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