The Rise of FinTech and the Journey Toward a Cashless Society: Investigating the Use of Mobile Payments by SMEs in Oman in the Context of Vision 2040 by Hisham Al Ghunaimi, Faozi A. Almaqtari, Ronald Wesonga, Ahmed Elmashtawy

“…Through an examination of worldwide FinTech adoption patterns, this research offers perspectives on Oman’s progress toward becoming a cashless society. …”
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Numerical and experimental study on the combustion pressurization and gaseous products of propellant in a combustor by Chenzhuo Hao, Xing Lv, Zhibin Sun, Jiangong Zhao, Wen Ao

“…Results showed a sigmoidal pressure profile, with pressure rise rates nonlinearly dependent on propellant mass and surface area. …”
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Analysis and Research on Associated Elements Nb, Zr, Ga and Sc in Sedimentary Rare Earth Ores by Shujun LIU, Lu XU, Daxing GONG, Jianchun YI, Chaohui ZHAO

“…A preliminary exploration of their distribution patterns during selective leaching processes was also conducted. …”
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A longitudinal macro analysis of social determinants of health and their impacts on HIV prevalence and nutritional deficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa by Mzolisi Abednigo Payi, Dominic Abaver, Teke Apalata

“…Despite significant micro-study research, macro-level, longitudinal patterns and causal dynamics remain underexplored. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>: The Current State of Evidence and a Call for More National Surveillance Studies by Sunčanica Ljubin-Sternak, Tomislav Meštrović

“…Different national surveillance studies have consistently demonstrated low rates of resistance, confirming that <i>C. trachomatis</i> remains largely susceptible to first-line therapies. …”
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Influence of Diet and Tobacco Smoking on Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Poland in 1960–2008 by Mirosław Jarosz, Włodzimierz Sekuła, Ewa Rychlik

“…Increased incidence of pancreatic cancer in 1960–1995 was probably related to adverse dietary patterns up to 1989, especially high consumption of fats, sugar, and alcohol. …”
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Accurate total consumer price index forecasting with data augmentation, multivariate features, and sentiment analysis: A case study in Korea. by Injae Seo, Minkyoung Kim, Jong Wook Kim, Beakcheol Jang

“…In Korea, the CPI significantly impacts decisions on interest rates, fiscal policy frameworks, and the Bank of Korea's strategies for economic stability. …”
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Fast and Accurate Plane Wave and Color Doppler Imaging with the FOCUS Software Package by Jacob S. Honer, Robert J. McGough

“…Simulation results demonstrate rapid convergence and lower error rates compared to conventional spatial impulse response methods and Field II, resulting in substantial reductions in computation time. …”
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Impact of Laser-Etched Titanium Plates on Osteoblast Attachment and Proliferation by Deepak Sharma, Amandeep Kour, Jasmine Marwaha, Kanishka N. Guru, Parth Makwana, Sameer Gupta

“…Materials and Methods: Laser etching was performed on commercially pure titanium plates using a high-precision laser system to create micro- and nanoscale surface patterns. Untreated titanium plates served as the control group. …”
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Evaluating the Clinico-biochemical Association between Stress and Chronic Periodontitis by Estimation of Serum Cortisol and Serum Chromogranin A Levels by Shilpa Duseja, Hiral Akshat Parikh, Sareen Duseja

“…The analysis of stress levels using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and lifestyle evaluation using the Health Practice Index was done. …”
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Study on transformation of tobacco plant with flower symmetry gene LjCYC3 in Lotus japonicus by ZHANG Han-ying, HU Jiang-qin, XIANG Tai-he, LIANG Hai-man, WANG Li-lin

“…PCR analysis showed that transformation rates of justice gene and antisense gene were 62.5% and 71% in transgenic plants, respectively. …”
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Robust Multi-Subtype Identification of Breast Cancer Pathological Images Based on a Dual-Branch Frequency Domain Fusion Network by Jianjun Li, Kaiyue Wang, Xiaozhe Jiang

“…Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide, and its early diagnosis is critical for improving patient survival rates. However, the extraction of key information from complex medical images and the attainment of high-precision classification present a significant challenge. …”
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Cross-Cultural Analysis of Consumers’ Avoidance of Snack Food Ingredients Across 13 Countries Using Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) Method by Yunjeong Cho, Edgar Chambers, Jeehyun Lee

“…Snack foods are increasingly important because of irregular eating patterns in busy lives. Many consumers state that reading ingredients is important to them making rational choices when consuming snacks. …”
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Accurately assessing congenital heart disease using artificial intelligence by Khalil Khan, Farhan Ullah, Ikram Syed, Hashim Ali

“…Congenital heart disease (CHD) remains a significant global health challenge, particularly contributing to newborn mortality, with the highest rates observed in middle- and low-income countries due to limited healthcare resources. …”
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Assessment of air pollution resulting from the South Baghdad power plant using the Gaussian model by RUQAYA A. Al-NASER, MONIM H. AL-JIBOORI

“…A significant peak around the tenth day of the month was observed, suggesting a change in winds, temperature, or weather patterns that influenced the dispersion and accumulation of these gases. …”
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Shear behavior of the interface between asphalt concrete core and transition under seepage effect by Lifeng Wen, Jialuo Huang, Yu Yang

“…Shear tests were conducted across five seepage pressure, three shear rates, and five normal stress levels. A nuclear magnetic resonance system was employed to analyze internal pore distribution in the asphalt concrete core within shear-affected region. …”
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Development and longitudinal validation of the Veterinary Stressors Questionnaire by Amandine Mudry, Didier Truchot, Marie Andela

“…Abstract Veterinarians often experience burnout and show high suicide rates worldwide, yet today, we lack a scale to assess their work stressors. …”
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Flume Experiments With Refractive‐Index Matched Sediment Revealing the Impact of Two In‐Line Channel‐Spanning Logs on Hyporheic Exchange by S. H. Huang, A. H. Sawyer, E. Wohl, J. Q. Yang

“…Our results suggest that the hyporheic flow pattern induced by logs can be inferred from measurements of the surface flow patterns. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospital-acquired Bloodstream Infections among Children in a Pediatric Hospital in Bolivia by Diana Rodriguez, Shirley Equilia, Cristian Roca, Erica Ludi, Grover Espada, Zulma García, Blanca Machuca, Taryn Clark, Robert H. Gilman

“…The aim of this study was to analyze AMR patterns over 8 years at a pediatric hospital in patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. …”
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Early Alzheimer Disease Detection from 3D sMRI Images Using Deep Learning Frameworks by Pouneh Abbasian, Tracy A. Hammond

“…Early detection is essential for potentially reducing mortality rates; however, distinguishing EMCI from Normal Cognitive (NC) individuals is challenging due to similarities in their brain patterns. …”
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