Effect of self-healing of cracks in chloride ion diffusion and corrosion of engineered cementitious composites by Abel Shiferaw Alemu, Gebremicael Liyew, Bang Yeon Lee, Hyeong-Ki Kim

“…These findings emphasize the importance of crack width control in achieving effective self-healing and suggest that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is a useful technique for monitoring the self-healing process in reinforced ECC structures.…”
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Governance and public health expenditure in Côte d'Ivoire: examination of the dynamic relationship by Alliou Salihini Diarrassouba, Foungnigué Noé Coulibaly, Anzoumana Comoé

“…Conclusions The authorities should therefore strengthen the institutional framework and the quality of central and internal governance of vertical health structures and programs in order to induce better use of resources likely to improve health outcomes.…”
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Leveraging 3D Printing for Resilient Disaster Management in Smart Cities by Antreas Kantaros, Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu, Konstantinos Brachos, Theodore Ganetsos, Nicolae Petrescu

“…By evaluating various 3D printing technologies, such as desktop and large-scale printers, this research highlights their application in rapidly producing customized structures and essential supplies infrastructure components. …”
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Defining essential surgical skills and optimizing simulation training modalities for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by Bohong Cai, Xilin Cheng, Xi Lyu, Hanhan Wu, Xue Leng, Sihang Li, Baixiang Chen, Qi Yao, Jie Hao, Menghong Xia, Wei Jiang

“…Surgical skills directly related to the surgical procedure and the identification of important anatomical structures were rated as essential skills for ACDF trainees. …”
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Impact of Ethnic Conflicts on the Development of the Buganda Kingdom. A Case Study of Wakiso District. by Abenawe, Hillary

“…Historically, ethnic conflicts have significantly influenced Buganda's socio-economic and political landscape, affecting governance structures, resource distribution, and social cohesion. …”
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Algorithm for Processing X-ray Images Using Fuzzy Logic by A. S. Mannaa

“…The modified method of knee bone X-ray analysis includes the development of an algorithm for automatic detection of structures and anomalies in knee joints, determination and measurement of anatomical parameters, assessment of the degree of damage, etc. …”
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Development of spontaneous and sensory evoked network activity in rodent cerebral cortex in vivo by Elena Nigi, Jenq-Wei Yang, Heiko J. Luhmann, Anne Sinning

“…Next we discuss the functional role of transient cortical structures and cell types in the generation of early activity patterns and in the activity-dependent maturation of local and large-scale cortical networks. …”
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Memoria unei limbi vorbite cu vinovăție by Gina Aurora NECULA

“…Our analysis shows that although the status of the Romanian language in the Republic of Moldova has changed, making the official leap from ”ethnic language” to official state language, speakers still use it with the fear that they are not speaking it correctly and that they might be in danger of using structures that are inappropriate for the Romanian language because that they have many years of experience in using the Russian language as lingua franca. …”
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The impact of tax burden on welfare attitudes: Micro evidence from welfare states. by Yinan Guo, Ting Gong

“…This study offers insightful perspectives for policymakers aiming to design and implement tax systems that align effectively with societal structures.…”
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Teaching Dance in Diaspora: Pedagogical Experiences in Melbourne, Australia by Jeanette Mollenhauer

“…Available choreographic and pedagogical support from respective homelands also varied: in turn, this often determined group structures and practices in Melbourne. Yet, every group maintained a remarkable program of performances at both diasporic community celebrations and regionalized multicultural festivals. …”
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Multiple myeloma inhibitory effects of natural compounds: enhancement through nanoparticle carriers by Erica Wong, Anna Staskiewicz, Joshua Pruner, Jean Lee, Michael Tucker, Barkley Smith, Lanerica Rogers, Ganiat Asuni, Xinyu Wang, Xinyu Wang

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Mechanical properties and residual stresses in multi pass AISI 304 to AISI 1018 steel welds by SMAW and GTAW by Shridhar, Prabhat Kumar Janapareddy, G B Veeresh Kumar, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Ali El-Rayyes, Jayant Giri, Balkeshwar Singh

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A bacterial membrane-disrupting protein stimulates animal metamorphosis by Kyle E. Malter, Tiffany L. Dunbar, Carl Westin, Emily Darin, Josefa Rivera Alfaro, Nicholas J. Shikuma

“…Although this host-microbe interaction is critical to establishing and maintaining marine animal populations, the functional activity of bacterial products and how they activate the host’s metamorphosis program has not yet been defined for any animal. The marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea stimulates the metamorphosis of a tubeworm called Hydroides elegans by producing a molecular syringe called metamorphosis-associated contractile structures (MACs). …”
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How much time and who will do it? Organizing the toolbox of climate adaptations for small-scale fisheries by Sieme Bossier, Yoshitaka Ota, Ana Lucía Pozas-Franco, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor

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Dosimetric Comparison of Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy using Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Carcinoma Brain by Suhani Pinto, Shreekripa Rao, RECHAL DSOUZA, Srinidhi Chandraguthi, Umesh Velu

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Implementing COVID-19 home-based care (HBC) using community health volunteers: Early experiences and lessons learned in Uganda, January - May 2021 by Ben Masiira, Atek Kagirita, Herbert Kazoora, Bernard Lubwama, Emmanuel Kaggwa, Faith Nakiyimba, Issa Makumbi, Winyi Kaboyo, Daniel Albert Cohn, Simon Nyovuura Antara, Henry Mwebesa

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant microorganisms in Italy: A systematic review by Chiara Peconi, Enrica Martini, Donatella Sarti, Emilia Prospero

“…During this period, the focus of sanitary structures was to contain COVID-19 mortality and this may have reduced the application of health associated infection (HAI) and multidrug resistant microorganism (MDRO) prevention programs. …”
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Effect of Persian Prosodic Units and Intonation Patterns on Intonation Pattern No. 7 in Iranian Students of Russian by Roya Azadi, Alireza Valipour

“…Intonation is a set of prosodic means that segments and structures speech flow in accordance with the message intended. …”

Reducing the Wealth Gap with a Simulation-Based Proposal by Utkan Uluçay

“…This study examines policy alternatives for complex and highly interactive socioeconomic structures using a highly reproducible simulator package that does not require simulation experience. …”
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Youth and Women Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by GRISHINA Nina Vladimirovna

“…Examples of interaction between international structures, individual countries of the world and African organizations in solving the problem of employment of youth and women of the continent are given.…”
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