Identification of contractors claims in Turnkey projects according to FIDIC by the system dynamics method (Case study on the 7008 housing units building project in Ojeda, Venezue... by Amir Momeni, Elham Rastar, Armin Monirabbasi

“…In this study, contractor’s claim and its management in in turnkey contracts according to FIDIC has been discussed through library studies and surveys among experienced specialists in international civil projects and then this discussion has been developed with benefit of modeling the claim using system dynamics and its evaluattion on a case study as well as relying on opinions of experts.As a result of modeling the claims of contractors in in turnkey contracts according to FIDIC, the most important variables and parameters affecting or affected the claims, their intensity and type of relationship with each other was determined in this contracts.The results show that modeling by system dynamics method is very useful for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the contractor’s claims.can be admitted the most important factors affect the claims of contractors in turnkey contracts according to FIDIC that 75% of them are financial claims are the delays of employer payments with a share of about 60% , project changes with a share of nearly 20% and both are under the influence of strategies and management procedures, Also their intensity will be increased in force majeure situations and unexpected events, Moreover, The lack of project management system and risk allocation and not having got of ownershipflotationon the project scheduledisturbance in process of managing the claims of contractors in Turnkey contracts according to FIDIC.…”
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Optimization of Domestic Wastewater Treatment with Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) Method Based on Bioball by Khalimatus Sa'diyah, Mochammad Agung Indra Iswara, Listiyana Candra Dewi, Febby Anisa Putri

“…Waste was treated through BAF with variable residence time, then analyzed by testing procedures based on \SNI 6989.72: 2009. The results showed that the bioball media in the BAF reactor were more effective than without media, showing a decrease in TDS (92% in 6 hours), TSS (86%), and an increase in COD and BOD efficiency. …”
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Survival analysis of patients with rare tumors of the uterine corpus – carcinosarcoma by Stevanović Nemanja, Mandić Aljoša, Maričić Slobodan, Nadj Gabriel Stefan, Maksimović Tamara, Stanulović Nevena, Čančar Vladimir, Rodić Milan

“…Of all the examined parameters (age of the patient, clinical stage of the disease, histological grade, depth of myometrial invasion, and lymphovascular invasion – LVI), the greatest influence on the choice of therapeutic procedure had a histological tumor grade. Conclusion. …”
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Region versus query based instance segmentation models: application to the estimation of aggregated TiO2 particles size distribution measured by SEM by Paul Monchot, Loïc Coquelin, Nicolas Fischer

“…Finally, we propose a customized inference procedure that leverages the performance of transformers on images that contain a small number of instances within dense and clustered scenes.…”
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Scientific mapping and research perspectives of the vehicle routing problem: An approach from sustainability strategies by Paola Alzate, Gabriel Antonio Moyano Londoño, José Manuel Slater Carrasco, Gustavo A. Isaza, Eliana M. Toro, Jorge A. Jaramillo-Garzón

“…Recommended bibliometric procedures were applied, and Bibliometrix tools were utilized to integrate bibliographic information. …”
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Reproducibility of in vivo electrophysiological measurements in mice by International Brain Laboratory, Kush Banga, Julius Benson, Jai Bhagat, Dan Biderman, Daniel Birman, Niccolò Bonacchi, Sebastian A Bruijns, Kelly Buchanan, Robert AA Campbell, Matteo Carandini, Gaelle A Chapuis, Anne K Churchland, M Felicia Davatolhagh, Hyun Dong Lee, Mayo Faulkner, Berk Gerçek, Fei Hu, Julia Huntenburg, Cole Lincoln Hurwitz, Anup Khanal, Christopher Krasniak, Petrina Lau, Christopher Langfield, Nancy Mackenzie, Guido T Meijer, Nathaniel J Miska, Zeinab Mohammadi, Jean-Paul Noel, Liam Paninski, Alejandro Pan-Vazquez, Cyrille Rossant, Noam Roth, Michael Schartner, Karolina Z Socha, Nicholas A Steinmetz, Karel Svoboda, Marsa Taheri, Anne E Urai, Shuqi Wang, Miles Wells, Steven J West, Matthew R Whiteway, Olivier Winter, Ilana B Witten, Yizi Zhang

“…Despite standardizing both behavioral and electrophysiological procedures, some experimental outcomes were highly variable. …”
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Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for the Determination of Two Recently FDA Approved TKIs in Human Plasma Using Diode Array Detection by Marwa Fouad, Maxime Helvenstein, Bertrand Blankert

“…A µSPE (solid phase extraction) procedure, using Oasis MCX µElution plates, was processed and it gave satisfying and reproducible results in terms of extraction yields. …”
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The Musculoskeletal Anatomy of the Komodo Dragon’s Hindlimb (<i>Varanus komodoensis</i>, Varanidae) by Anna Tomańska, Martyna Stawinoga, Tomasz Gębarowski, Maciej Janeczek, Joanna Klećkowska-Nawrot, Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk, Maciej Dobrzyński

“…This research provides important morphological data that could inform clinical practices, including orthopedic procedures and physiotherapy for Komodo dragons in zoological settings. …”
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A control-driven transition strategy for enhanced multi-level threshold image segmentation optimization by Laith Abualigah, Mohammad H. Almomani, Saleh Ali Alomari, Raed Abu Zitar, Vaclav Snasel, Kashif Saleem, Aseel Smerat, Absalom E. Ezugwu

“…The random strategy used in the Aquila optimization procedure enhances the performance of FLA, and a self-transition adaptation enhances the exploration ability of the image analysis. …”
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Curcumin, an active component of turmeric: biological activities, nutritional aspects, immunological, bioavailability, and human health benefits - a comprehensive review by Mohamed T. El-Saadony, Ahmed M. Saad, Dina Mostafa Mohammed, Samar Sami Alkafaas, Soumya Ghosh, Shaimaa H. Negm, Heba M. Salem, Mohamed A. Fahmy, Walid F. A. Mosa, Essam H. Ibrahim, Synan F. AbuQamar, Khaled A. El-Tarabily

“…Furthermore, analytical methods for the identification and quantification of curcumin in diverse matrices, as well as procedures for formulating curcumin, will also be addressed. …”
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A prospective multicenter phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of silk elastin sponge in patients with skin defects by Eiichi Sawaragi, Michiharu Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Katayama, Shingo Kawabata, Satoshi Somamoto, Kazuo Noda, Naoki Morimoto

“…The primary endpoints were the percentage of patients with chronic wounds and well-prepared wound beds after 14 days of treatment. The safety of the procedure was also assessed. The results showed that 90.0% of chronic wound patients had well-prepared wound beds by day 14, and 24 out of 25 patients completed the treatment, with one case discontinued due to local infection. …”
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Pulmonary ligament rupture due to a bronchial artery aneurysm-induced hematoma: a case report by Yasuaki Tomioka, Eiji Yamada, Tsuyoshi Hyodo, Masahiko Muro

“…VATS is a valuable standby procedure for hematoma removal, but the indication should be carefully determined because of the risk of BAA re-rupture.…”
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Experimental Demonstration of Continuous Sensor Data Monitoring Using Neural Network-Based Optical Camera Communications by Md. Faisal Ahmed, Moh. Khalid Hasan, Md. Shahjalal, Md. Morshed Alam, Yeong Min Jang

“…A new method based on the region-wise comparison and an existing method is used to remove the interference and noise generated from the neighboring light sources, respectively. The decoding procedure is performed and analyzed in Python 3.7. …”
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Perception of the multidisciplinary team and the patient's family companion regarding their presence during emergency room care by Juanna Elisa Oliveira, Rafael da Silva Giannasi Severini, Gabriella Trevisan Padilha, Amélia Gorete Afonso da Costa Reis, Sylvia Costa Lima Farhat, Cláudio Schvartsman

“…Methods: This exploratory, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary pediatric hospital that mandated the presence of companions in the emergency room during emergency care and/or procedures. The researcher conducted interviews after emergency care and administered questionnaires to the participants. …”
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Arthrocentesis and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Clinical and Radiological Results of a Prospective Study by Giacomo De Riu, Mirella Stimolo, Silvio Mario Meloni, Damiano Soma, Milena Pisano, Salvatore Sembronio, Antonio Tullio

“…Within the limitations of this study, we can conclude that arthrocentesis is a simple, minimally invasive procedure with a relatively low risk of complications and significant clinical benefits in patients with TMJ disorders. …”
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Charge heterogeneity of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies by different cIEF systems: views on the current situation by Alessandro Ascione, Marcello Belfiore, Jaana Vesterinen, Mihaela Buda, Wolf Holtkamp, Francesca Luciani

“…The study aimed at designing and verifying an independent and transversal cIEF procedure for the reliable analysis of mAbs charge variants. …”
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Extreme Wave Analysis for Costa Rican Coasts Based on Calibrated Reanalysis and Comparative Analysis by Henry Alfaro-Chavarría, Javier Zumbado-González, Georges Govaere-Vicarioli

“…This paper compares three procedures for extreme waves values calculation using the wave reanalysis WAVERYS: Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) and a coastal engineering approach at three different sites distributed along both coasts of Costa Rica. …”
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Using a 3D Chaotic Dynamic System as a Random Key Generator for Image Steganography by Mohammed Abod Husain, Saad Al-Momen

“…The security of the steganography approach is considerably improved by using this random procedure. A 3D dynamic system with nine parameters influencing its behavior was carefully chosen. …”
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Skills Acquired by Students in the Orthodontics Residence. Academic Year 2008-2009 by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Eduardo Maikel Curbeira Hernández, Amarelys Morera Pérez, Yuritza Hernández Núñez, Jorge A. Rodríguez López

“…<strong>Background</strong>: learning assessment involves the monitoring and evaluation of students’ knowledge, skills and habits as well as the action procedures they acquire along the educational process. …”
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Circulating Tumor DNA in a Breast Cancer Patient's Plasma Represents Driver Alterations in the Tumor Tissue by Jieun Lee, Sung-Min Cho, Min Sung Kim, Sug Hyung Lee, Yeun-Jun Chung, Seung-Hyun Jung

“…Tumor tissues from biopsies or surgery are major sources for the next generation sequencing (NGS) study, but these procedures are invasive and have limitation to overcome intratumor heterogeneity. …”
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