Failure Mechanism of the Qianjiangping Slope in Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China by Zhenhua Zhang, Mingming Qian, Song Wei, Juxiang Chen

“…In order to clarify the influence degrees of each of three conditions (reservoir impoundment, rainfall, and combined effect of reservoir impoundment and rainfall) on the failure of the Qianjiangping slope and reveal the failure mechanism of the slope, underground water tables and stresses in the slope were calculated under the three conditions, respectively, based on fluid-solid coupling theory using the Abaqus software in this paper; then, the failure approach index (FAI) was adopted to analyze the failure characteristics of the slope under each of the three conditions. …”
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Clinical analysis of different intestinal reconstruction methods after primary cytoreductive surgery combined with rectal resection for advanced ovarian cancer by Huimin Wang, Xiaocen Li, Ying Jiang, Jinxin Chen, Rong Cao, Jingru Zhang

“…The primary intestinal anastomosis group exhibited a larger blood transfusion volume, higher incidence rates of anastomotic leak and electrolyte disturbance, and longer times to first flatus, first feeding and drain removal than the other two groups (p < 0.05).ConclusionsColostomy can be adopted for advanced ovarian cancer patients with a large ascites volume, hypoproteinemia, large intraoperative blood and fluid loss volumes, multiple intestinal resections, anastomoses located below the peritoneal reflection, high PCI and suboptimal cytoreductive surgery. …”
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Communication Culture as a Matrix for Graduate's “Soft Skills” Development by N. G. Chevtaeva, A. S. Nikitina, A. V. Vishnevskaya

“…The authors outline the ways of restructuring the patterns of teacher and student behavior, which require them to adopt an educational paradigm based on a model of equal interaction of all participants (stakeholders) of educational process. …”
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University sport events and environmental management in the global south: Prospects and challenges for sustainability by Thandazani CHINHANGA, Martin MTHEMBU, Siyabulela NYIKANA

“…A quantitative research design was adopted in collecting data from questionnaire surveys from event attendees at university sports events, using a spatially based systematic sampling technique. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Modified Initial Abstraction Ratios and Slope Adjusted Curve Number on Runoff Prediction in the Watersheds of Sulaimani Province. by Farhan Ahmad Abdulrahman, Tarq Hama Karim

“…It is a straightforward approach that has been extensively studied and widely adopted. However, there has been less focus on the impact of slope and the initial abstraction ratio, which is a crucial factor for accurately estimating direct runoff when utilizing the soil conservation service- Curve Number (SCS-CN) method. …”
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Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Nanocomposite: Subcutaneous Connective Tissue Response and Polymerization Shrinkage Resistance by Edélcio Garcia-Júnior, Beatriz Kelly Barros Lopes, Fabricio Kitazono de Carvalho, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva, Fernanda de Carvalho Panzeri Pires de Souza, Alberto Consolaro, Lea Assed Bezerra da Silva, Paulo Nelson-Filho

“…Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA with an F-test, adopting a significance level of 5% and using Tukey's test for multiple comparisons. …”
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Exploring the mental well-being of Ekurhuleni primary healthcare clinic managers during COVID-19 by Sanele E. Nene, Siyabulela N. Wopula

“…Methods: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was adopted in this study. The sample size comprised 14 clinic managers. …”
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An Indoor Vehicle-in-the-Loop Simulation Platform Testing Method for Autonomous Emergency Braking by Ying Gao, Xiangmo Zhao, Zhigang Xu, Jingjun Cheng, Wenwei Wang

“…To validate the functionality and performance of the platform, this paper then adopted the Udwadia–Kalaba (U-K) approach to build the AEB system based on a typical driving situation due to the explicitness and simplicity of the U-K approach. …”
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Comparison of renewable integration schemes for AC railway power supply system by Nakaret Kano, Zhongbei Tian, Nutthaka Chinomi, Stuart Hillmansen

“…Thus, the voltage unbalance factor is adopted to measure the severity of the imbalance. …”
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Towards better and unlinkable protected biometric templates using label‐assisted discrete hashing by Kiran Raja, R. Raghavendra, Christoph Busch

“…The proposed approach can easily be adopted for a closed‐enrolment set in which enrolment images are known a priori whereas the challenge of learning templates for a single subject remains open. …”
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The impact of obstetric violence on postpartum quality of life through psychological pathways by Shahnaz Kohan, Desirée Mena-Tudela, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Therefore, it is recommended that policymakers and managers adopt programs to promote respectful maternal care and prevent obstetric violence to prevent the occurrence of adverse effects in parturient women.…”
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Valorization of sawdust by co-composting with food waste using a small-scale composter by Hadi Bello, Akeem Jimoh

“…Three experimental trials 1, 2 and 3 were adopted in this study with mixture of sawdust and food waste (Trial 1= 80% sawdust + 20% food waste, Trial 2 = 70% sawdust + 30% food waste, Trial 3 = 60% sawdust + 40% food waste). …”
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Nitrogen Inversion Model in a Wetland Environment Based on the Canopy Reflectance of Emergent Plants by Dongli Wu, Dongliang Zhao, Yongchao Zhu, Chao Shen, Hongxi Xue

“…To establish the appreciate relationship between total nitrogen content (TN) and reflectance spectra, both simple and multiple regression models, including simple ration spectral index (SR), normalized difference spectral index (ND), stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR) model, and partial least squares regression (PLSR), were adopted in this study. The results showed that (1) compared with simple regression models (SR and ND), multiple regressions models (SMLR and PLSR) could provide a more accurate estimation of TN concentration in the wetland environment. …”
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Comparative analysis of organizationalculture transformation models by I. V. Groshev, Menin He

“…It has been concluded that regardless of which model will be adopted as the basis for the process of changing the organizational culture, the context in which the transformations take place should be taken into account. …”
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Assessing public support for air pollution mitigation and control policies: health, socioeconomic, and ideological predictors in an overburdened and vulnerable region of the U.S. by Gilda Zarate-Gonzalez, Paul Brown, Ricardo Cisneros

“…Concerns included the costs, charge and attributes of adopting hybrid or electric vehicles. Residents supported air pollution control and public space preservation, with socioeconomic factors and health state being significant predictors. …”
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Effectiveness of health literacy and relaxing music on quality of sleep and risk for antenatal depression by Meena Konsam, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Sunita Panda, Jyothi Shetty, N. Ravishankar, Sonia R. B. D’Souza

“…Methods: A four-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial was adopted; 128 low-risk primigravid women were recruited and randomly assigned to the four groups using block randomization. …”
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Resilience in Crisis: A Longitudinal Study of Entrepreneurial Responses to COVID-19 pandemic by Yi Zhang, Xiaochen Bu

“…Methodology/Approach: The paper adopts a two-year longitudinal research methodology with two rounds of in-depth interviews to observe the immediate challenges faced by entrepreneurs and their responses at the beginning of 2021 on the one hand, and to follow up on their adjustments and the state of their businesses in 2023 on the other hand, in order to shed light on the long duration and complexity of the pandemic›s impact on entrepreneurs. …”
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Waste and residue management: sustainable hospital catering services by Hatice Baygut, Saniye Bilici

“…Conclusion Dietitians need to plan menus by adopting sustainable nutrition models. In this context, efforts should be made to plan menus in which local suppliers will be supported and food waste and non-food waste will be reduced. …”
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Latest revisions to the International Health Regulations will fail to prevent future travel chaos by Kelley Lee, Julianne Piper

“…Alongside the need to better understand what, when and how travel measures should be used during public health emergencies of international concern, improved global governance is required. Recently adopted revisions to the International Health Regulations (IHR), notably Article 43, failed to change current rules and commitments. …”
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Actors and roles in integration of electric vehicles in energy markets and power systems: Theory, glossary, and application to virtual power plant and fleet operator by Jan F. Heinekamp, Kai Strunz

“…In liberalized energy markets, however, each actor may pursue own objectives depending on particular roles adopted. Regulatory frameworks specifying those roles are generally publicly available. …”
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