Experimental Study on Two-Step Concrete Corbels with Several Interface Conditions by Mohamed A. Hassan, M. Nasser Darwish, Said M. Allam, Muhammad A. Diab

“…Implanting corbels’ reinforcement is not recommended unless specific precautions and measures are assured and the embedment depth should be calculated and implemented to accommodate all expected failure mechanisms.…”
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Climatic Cycles and Gradients of the El Niño Core Region in North Peru by Rütger Rollenbeck, Fabian Bayer, Jannes Münchow, Michael Richter, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Nestor Atarama

“…The results show regular oscillations of all climate variables on the annual and daily time scale. …”
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Strategic priorities and challenges in research software funding: Results from an international survey [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not appr... by Daniel S. Katz, Eric A. Jensen

“…It spans a broad spectrum, including source code files, algorithms, scripts, computational workflows, and executables, all created for or during research. While research funders have developed programs, initiatives, and policies to bolster research software’s role, there has been no empirical study of how these funders prioritize support for research software. …”
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Evaluation of Environmental and Neighborhood Satisfaction Across the Socio-demographic Gradients Using and Geospatial Data by Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Lwando Royimani, Thabo Lephoto

“…The habitability index was developed comprising of the neighborhood and environmental components with the majority of the variables in both components contributing above 70% across all the study areas, except Újpalota. Results further showed that the use of geospatial data provides an objective mechanism for estimating residents’ environmental satisfaction. …”
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Development of a Semiconductor Sequencing-based Panel for Screening Individuals with Lynch Syndrome by Ryia-Illani Mohd Yunos, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Janice Khor Sheau Sean, Sazuita Saidin, Mohd Ridhwan Abd Razak, Isa Md. Rose, Ismail Sagap, Luqman Mazlan, Rahman Jamal

“…There was no amplicons dropout across all samples, and 58 variants were chosen for validation in 19 samples using MassARRAY and Sanger sequencing. …”
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Influence of trapezoidal tube parameters on electrical and thermal performance of hybrid photovoltaic solar panels integrated with phase change materials by Mohamed A. Alnakeeb, Mohamed A. Abdel Salam, Mohamed A. Hassab, Wael M. El-Maghlany

“…Based on the findings, the overall efficiency improves as the aspect ratio and height increase. Among all simulated cases, the highest overall efficiency is attained with aspect ratio of 2 and a height of 9 mm, with a value of 70.1 %.…”
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Lumboperitoneal shunts in children: a retrospective study by Mohammad Elbaroody, Basem Ismail Alhayen, Mohamed Eltoukhy, Ahmed Atallah, Hossam Eldin Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Alselisly

“…Two patients underwent shunt revision due to catheter migration, and three patients (15.8%) developed acquired Chiari malformation for whom the lumboperitoneal shunt was removed and replaced with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt; all the patients are doing well till the last follow-up. …”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…Betatrophin positively correlated with age in the controls and with HbA1c in the type 2 diabetes patients. All study participants were insulin resistant with mean HOMA2B IR in both groups exceeding 2 and HOMA2%S<50%. …”
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RESISTANCE OF POTATO HYBRIDS FROM THE SECOND TUBER GENERATION TO THE LOCAL POPULATION OF PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS (MONT.) DE BARY AND SELECTION OF ADVANCED CLONES by Z. Z. Evdokimova, M. V. Kalashnik

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Frequency of Alcohol Use among Year 1 University Students and Its Affecting Factors by Sevinç Sütlü, Firdevs Savi Çakar

“…The gender norms and family role modeling in alcohol use increase the risk of alcohol use among young people. First of all, campaigns should be organized to raise public awareness that alcohol use is not a part of social participation and that it is not only a harmful habit but also an addiction. …”
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An Evaluation of Quality of Life after Ventral Hernia Repair Using the EuraHS-QoL Score: a Cross-Sectional Survey by Harshit Kumar Prabhakar, Vipin V Nair, Pranay Pratap, Sarath Kumar, Brig Alok Bhalla

“…Three patients suffered surgery site infections and one had skin dehiscence. All patients showed overall improvement of QoL at the end of 90 days. …”
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Cardiac Implications of COVID-19 in Deceased and Recovered Patients: A Systematic Review by Rajaram Khanal, Shreeyash Raj Bhattarai, Kriti Basnet, Sangam Shah, Roman Dhital, Sanjit Kumar Sah, Sujan Poudel, Odalys Frontela, George Michel, Sima Marzban, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

“…NHLBI Study Quality Assessment Tools for the observational cohort and cross-sectional studies was used for assessing the risk of bias of our studies. Results. All 14 studies selected were good and had score of ≥9 by NHLBI Study Quality Assessment Tools. …”
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Practice and Exploration of Market-oriented Profit Models for Virtual Power Plants in Shanghai by LI Qing, DONG Yufang, LIU Ziteng, SHI Zhihao, WANG Xiang, FAN Shuai, HE Guangyu

“…To promote the market-oriented development of VPPs，a series of policies has been introduced by the government at all levels. Focusing on the actual situation in Shanghai，this paper first summarizes the construction and development of VPPs and introduces the achievements and development directions of the various VPP practices followed in Shanghai. …”
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Patient and parent satisfaction after surgical repair of concealed penis in children by Amr Mehrez, Osama El Gamal, Mohamed Adel Omar, Mohamed Elmaadawy, Salah Nagla

“…Methods The study was carried out on male patients, aged < 18 years, diagnosed with concealed penis. All patients were subjected to repair of concealed penis. …”
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The effects of heritage multilingualism on foreign language learning: a comparison of children with typical language development and developmental language disorder by Elena Tribushinina, Betül Boz

“…In English, the multilinguals outperformed monolinguals on all measures, except grammatical accuracy of narratives, and the interactions between Background and Group were not significant. …”
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Teachers implementing Zimbabwean sign language regulatory frameworks for deaf learners in special schools by Reward Kwashira

“…The study's implications call for a comprehensive, government-led strategy to ensure all teachers in Deaf schools receive robust, long-term training in sign language, Deaf education methodologies, and Deaf cultural competence. …”
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ESP TEAM TEACHING AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES: EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES by Elena I. Arkhipova, Jones Holly, Yulia V. Krasavina

“…The theory is based on combining ESP and professional discipline components at all stages of educational process. In addition, the authors have formulated the main challenges and advantages of single-subject team-teaching variations as well as the application where it brought the best results.Practical significance. …”
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Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns. by Jet S Griep, Eve Grant, Jack Pilgrim, Olena Riabinina, Matthew Baylis, Maya Wardeh, Marcus S C Blagrove

“…Culex tritaeniorhynchus, 'Cx. pipiens pooled' and Cx. quinquefasciatus all had significantly varied feeding patterns between realms. …”
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Co-opting the ‘public’ in public health: homelessness and the specious logic of discretionary displacement in a mid-sized US city by Lesley Jo Weaver, Claire W. Herbert, Dylan J. Podrabsky, Mackenzie L. Ní Flainn

“…By identifying coercive patterns in public health history and connecting them with the regulation of unsheltered homelessness, this analysis reveals an all-too-familiar picture, where those with power take coercive action upon those with less power instead of employing preventative or structural interventions that could meaningfully address homelessness.…”
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Oculodentodigital Dysplasia: A Case Report and Major Review of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa Features of 295 Reported Cases by Virang Kumar, Natario L. Couser, Arti Pandya

“…The most common eye features reported among all mutations were microcornea, microphthalmia, short palpebral fissures, and glaucoma.…”
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