From Rockfall Observation to Operational Solutions: Nearly 20 years of Cryo-gravitational Hazard Studies in Mont-Blanc Massif by Florence Magnin, Ludovic Ravanel, Matan Ben-Asher, Josué Bock, Maëva Cathala, Pierre-Allain Duvillard, Pierrick Jean, Jean-Yves Josnin, Suvrat Kaushik, André Revil, Philip Deline

“…The coupling of models simulating heat and water transport with geoelectrical imaging methods could allow assessment of ground water/ice distributions and contents that is highly relevant for geotechnical purposes. …”
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Assessment of Water Poverty Index (WPI) Under Changing Land Use/Land Cover in a Riverine Ecosystem of Central India by Girish Kumar, M. M. Singh, Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Bal Krishan Choudhary , Vijay Kumar Singh Rathore and Pramod Kumar

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The Cost of Health Care for AIDS Patients in Saskatchewan by Kevin P Browne, Steve D Shafran, John M Conly

“…The total expenditure was $546,332 ($28,754 per patient), of which total fees to physicians were $37,210 (6.8%), and estimated costs of laboratory tests $117,917 (21.6%), drugs $36,930 (6.7%), and medical imaging $20,794 (3.8%). Patients now deceased cost $416,445 (mean $34,704 per patient), accounting for 76.2% of overall expenditures. …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

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Formation of a zirconium oxide crystal nucleus in the initial nucleation stage in aluminosilicate glass investigated by X-ray multiscale analysis by Yohei Onodera, Yasuyuki Takimoto, Hiroyuki Hijiya, Qing Li, Hiroo Tajiri, Toshiaki Ina, Shinji Kohara

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Oral Capecitabine Achieves Response in Metastatic Eccrine Carcinoma by Kristian Larson, Hani M. Babiker, Andrew Kovoor, Joy Liau, Jordan Eldersveld, Emad Elquza

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Factors determining quality of life of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy selected for revascularization procedures by N.B. Іvaniuk, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

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Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism by John M. MacKenzie

“…It became obvious that imperial images and ideas were used by so many companies and agencies that they had to be regarded as having a positive resonance among the population. …”
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Applicability of a Single Depth Sensor in Real-Time 3D Clothes Simulation: Augmented Reality Virtual Dressing Room Using Kinect Sensor by Sasadara B. Adikari, Naleen C. Ganegoda, Ravinda G. N. Meegama, Indika L. Wanniarachchi

“…The existing online cloth shopping systems are capable of providing only 2D images of the clothes, which does not lead to a perfect match for the individual user. …”
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A Rare Case of Fatal Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Young Female with Early Mixed Connective Tissue Disease by James R. Agapoff IV

“…A rheumatological workup showed positive antinuclear (ANA) and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibodies. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) found a 12 mm hemorrhage along a cortical sulcus of the right frontal lobe, and a follow-up magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and ophthalmological exam showed no definitive signs of vasculitis. …”
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Urban Land Subsidence Characteristics and Their Relationship with Locations Liable to Waterlogging Based on SBAS-InSAR by LIU Huanyu, WU Zhen, YU Huanghao, CHEN Guangcheng, XIAO Yang, LI Kuang, LI Binquan

“…In order to analyze the relationship between urban land subsidence and waterlogging in coastal cities, this paper took Nansha District of Guangzhou as an example and selected 20 scenes of Sentinel-1 images from 2017 to 2023 as data sources. SBAS-InSAR technology was used to analyze land subsidence characteristics, and the correlation between the temporal subsidence of land waterlogging points and precipitation, water depth, and waterlogging duration was analyzed. …”
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К вопросу о численности кочевников в степной зоне Крыма на рубеже IV-V вв. н.э. by А.А. Внуков

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Lane and Traffic Sign Detection for Autonomous Vehicles: Addressing Challenges on Indian Road Conditions by H. S. Gowri Yaamini, Swathi K J, Manohar N, Ajay Kumar G

“…. • Dataset with 22,400 images of normal and complex Indian scenarios include crude weathering of roads, traffic conditions, diverse tropical weather conditions, partially occluded and partially erased lanes, and traffic signs. • The model performance with notable precision and frame wise inference.…”
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Is there a connection between ESG scores and a company’s profitability? Empirical evidence on selected Stoxx Europe 600 firms by Hussam Musa, Peter Krištofik, Yaroslav Lysenko, Juraj Medzihorsky

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Possible glendonite mineral pseudomorphs in the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction by Musaab Al-Sarmi, Rachel Wood

“…SEM and cathodoluminescent imaging reveals unzoned internal structures with three mineral phases: irregular, pseudo-hexagonal and spherical low-Mg calcite crystals (Type 1), low-Mg calcite cement (Type 2), and a later void-filling silica cement (Type 3). …”
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Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with End-Stage Chronic Liver Disease (Clinical Observations) by A. A. Lavreniuk, A. N. Gorbacheva, E. E. Bibik, A. K. Eremkina, I. N. Tikhonov, N. G. Mokrysheva

“…In one patient with a long history of viral hepatitis C and cirrhosis, PHPT manifested with severe bone complications, including multiple vertebral compression fractures and a subsequent femoral neck fracture. Imaging studies revealed lesions of all four parathyroid glands, and the removal of the largest lesion did not result in disease remission. …”
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Fiber-optic bronchoscopy for diagnosing hilar masses of the lung: a study from a tertiary care cardiothoracic and vascular centre in northeastern India by James Thiek, Mrinmoy Talukdar, Akash Guha

“…In our study we included patients who had hilar lung masses on imaging and patients who did not have prior biopsy/FNAC. …”
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Clinical, demographic characteristics and results of the long term follow-up in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease by I.G. Lebid

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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

“…The XRD analysis reveals that the Bi2O3 nanoparticles have a poly-crystalline nature with a crystal size of 40 nm and an optical bandgap of 2.86 eV. The SEM images show that the nanoparticles are agglomerated into clusters of about 100 nm in diameter, with pores of about 200 nm in width. …”
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Land Use Change in Zhengzhou during 2000—2021 and Its Impact on Comprehensive Runoff Coefficient by JIANG Yu, WANG Xinghan, ZHOU Xiaoxue, CHEN Jingxia, YU Guosong, WU Dan, KUANG Gaoming, CHEN Haihua, LI Shubo, BAI Chunxiang, DU Dejie, LAN Zhenwei

“…Flood disasters are a prominent water safety problem for the major cities in China.Land use change has a great impact on the formation of flood disasters,and the comprehensive runoff coefficient is an important factor in response to the hydrological process of floods.Therefore,studying land use change and its impact on the comprehensive runoff coefficient is of great significance.With land use classification data from three phases of Landsat remote sensing images of Zhengzhou for 2000—2021,the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of land use in Zhengzhou were analyzed,and the regional comprehensive runoff coefficient and the urban ground hardening rate were calculated.The following observations could be made from the results:① The land use in Zhengzhou underwent drastic changes during 2000—2021.Specifically,the area of construction land increased by 1 425.97 km²,while those of forest/grassland and cultivated land decreased by 777.25 km² and 810.88 km²,respectively.② The percentage of the total area of land use conversion in Zhengzhou during 2000—2021 was 43.39%,and the conversion mainly took place among cultivated land,forest/grassland,and construction land.During the period of 2000—2014,the land use conversion was mainly from cultivated land and forest/grassland to construction land and from forest/grassland to cultivated land.During the period of 2014—2021,it was mainly from cultivated land to forest/grassland and construction land and from forest/grassland and construction land to cultivated land.③ During 2000—2021,the urban ground hardening rate of Zhengzhou increased from 12.32% to 31.14%,and its comprehensive runoff coefficient grew from 0.24 to 0.40.…”
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