Professional Barriers in Energy Efficiency Retrofits—A Solution Based on Information Flow Modeling by Xilong Liao, Chun Wang, Baiyi Li, Baizhan Li, Chenqiu Du

“…The IDEF0 model can clearly describe the interaction relationship of all expert information through functional decomposition, while the DSM can show the dependency relationship and information flow path among specialties through the matrix structure. …”
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Research on machine vision online monitoring system for egg production and quality in cage environment by Zhenlong Wu, Hengyuan Zhang, Cheng Fang

“…In fixed settings, an 83-minute experiment managed to analyze egg numbers and abnormalities, attaining a 100 % recognition rate with all scoring data promptly relayed back to the management system. …”
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance with Amyloid Deposition in the Lung and Non-Amyloid Eosinophilic Deposition in the Brain: A Case Report by Francois Abi-Fadel, Nisarg R. Desai, Gita Vatandoust, Rabih Said, Aaron Gottesman, Terenig Terjanian

“…Serial blood cultures and serologies for cryptococcus and histoplasmosis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA), antinuclear antibody (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF), cryoglobulin, and antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies were all negative. CT guided lung biopsy was positive for Thioflavin T amyloid deposits. …”
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Biopsychosocial evaluation of patients with multiple sclerosis using a short set of categories of the international classification of functioning, disability and health, and its re... by D. Valadkevičienė, I. Žukauskaitė, D. Jatužis

“…Those with working capacity level of 0–25% faced higher difficulties in almost all ICF categories, compared to people with higher working capacity. …”
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Thermal Development, Mortality, and Fertility of an Apulian Strain of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> at Different Temperatures by Nuray Baser, Luca Rossini, Gianfranco Anfora, Kürşat Mustafa Temel, Stefania Gualano, Emanuele Garone, Franco Santoro

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Laser treated super hydrophobic glass for solar PV self cleaning application: a SWOT-TWOS-based analysis by Rahool Rai, Mahadzir Ishak, Sudhakar Kumarasamy, Aiman Bin Mohd Halil, M M Quazi

“…The SWOT analysis for Laser Treated Super Hydrophobic Glass in solar PV self-cleaning applications revealed a distribution of 42% technical, 26% environmental, and 21% economic factors, with 11% of factors spanning all three domains. Notably, the two elements are complex and interdependent across multiple domains, underscoring the intricate influences affecting the viability of this technology. …”
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The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL&copy;) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…For validity, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis with an interitem correlation matrix and a rotated component matrix.Results: A total of 167 participants were enrolled in this study; 61.1% were males, and 92.8% were Saudi. All 18 items of the HidroQoL©, including the daily life activities domain, psychosocial life domain, and whole HidroQoL©, had Cronbach’s alpha values above 0.7. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN KAWASAN RAMAH LANSIA DI KABUPATEN DHARMASRAYA, PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT by M Iqbal Sarabayan Pazka, Ria Ariany, Desna Aromatica

“…So, concrete steps need to be taken to improve coordination and ensure that all parties involved have effective communication channels. …”
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Combination of Five Body Positions Can Effectively Improve the Rate of Gastric Mucosa’s Complete Visualization by Applying Magnetic-Guided Capsule Endoscopy by Yuting Qian, Sheng Wu, Qi Wang, Lumin Wei, Wei Wu, Lifu Wang, Ye Chu

“…Sixty patients were enrolled in the study and underwent MGCE. All patients were asked to adopt five body positions (left lateral, supine, right lateral, knee-chest, and sitting). …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect Fraction of Bletilla striata and Its Protective Effect on LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Chunchun Zhang, Dandan Ning, Jieli Pan, Cheng Chen, Chengxian Gao, Zhishan Ding, Fusheng Jiang, Meiya Li

“…Western blot analysis demonstrated the increased expressions of iNOS, COX-2, and NF-κB p65 in the LPS treatment group, all of which were ameliorated by EFBS pretreatment. …”
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Autophagy-Enhancing Properties of <i>Hedyotis diffusa</i> Extracts in HaCaT Keratinocytes: Potential as an Anti-Photoaging Cosmetic Ingredient by Qiwen Zheng, Xiangji Jin, Trang Thi Minh Nguyen, Eun-Ji Yi, Se-Jig Park, Gyeong-Seon Yi, Su-Jin Yang, Tae-Hoo Yi

“…The decline in autophagy disrupts homeostasis in skin cells, leading to oxidative stress, energy deficiency, and inflammation—all key contributors to skin photoaging. Consequently, activating autophagy has become a focal strategy for delaying skin photoaging. …”
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GAZE DIRECTION MONITORING MODEL IN COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT by Olesia Barkovska, Yaroslav Liapin, Tetiana Muzyka, Ihor Ryndyk, Pavlo Botnar

“…The practical significance lies in creating the same conditions for computer testing for all students and increasing the correspondence of knowledge level to the received test results. …”
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SMILE and Wavefront-Guided LASIK Out-Compete Other Refractive Surgeries in Ameliorating the Induction of High-Order Aberrations in Anterior Corneal Surface by Min-jie Ye, Cai-yuan Liu, Rong-feng Liao, Zheng-yu Gu, Bing-ying Zhao, Yi Liao

“…Six months postoperatively, all procedures result in increase of anterior corneal total HOAs and SA. …”
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Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of Interventions by Anthony Michael Nasser, Bill Vicenzino, Alison Grimaldi, Jay Anderson, Adam Ivan Semciw

“… # Study design Systematic review # Methods Electronic databases were searched to January 2019. Studies (all designs) investigating interventions for people with proximal hamstring tendinopathy were eligible. …”
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Cryptosporidium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Cattle in the Central Region of Ghana by Kwabena Dankwa, Patrick K. Feglo, Samuel V. Nuvor, Michael Aggrey-Korsah, Mohamed Mutocheluh

“…Cryptosporidium species infects a wide number of animals including livestock all over the world. The current study was done to determine the prevalence and risk factors of Cryptosporidium infection among cattle in the Central Region of Ghana. …”
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A DFT study of lithium intercalation and metallization on oxygen-vacancy containing TiO2(110) by J. Juan, M.G. Sandoval, P. Bechthold, E.A. González, P.V. Jasen

“…In the case of Li intercalation, the sum of the bond order of all atoms is higher than in the adsorbed case, while for the Li atom, it is almost twice as high. …”
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Giant Hall Waves Launched by Superconducting Phase Transition in Pulsars by Ashley Bransgrove, Yuri Levin, Andrei M. Beloborodov

“…The emission of the giant Hall waves from the crust–core interface facilitates fast flux expulsion from the superconducting core, provided that the flux tubes in the core are themselves sufficiently mobile. For all of the flux tube mobility prescriptions implemented in this work, the core approaches the Meissner state with B = 0 at late times.…”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Combined Intravaginal Estriol Therapy and Kegel Exercises in Managing Menopausal Atrophic Vulvovaginitis by Lucian Șerbănescu, Vadym Rotar, Dragoș Brezeanu, Sebastian Mirea, Elena-Valentina Ionescu, Paris Ionescu

“…<b>Methods</b>: Fifty postmenopausal women diagnosed with VVA were enrolled and divided into three severity groups: mild, moderate, and severe. All participants received estriol therapy (0.5 mg vaginal tablets daily for 10 days each month) for the first three months. …”
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PENERAPAN ASESMEN REPRESENTASI MELALUI PENDEKATAN STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING (SCL) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP DAN KEMAMPUAN PSIKOMOTOR by Rosane Medriati, Eko Risdianto

“…The subjects in this study were all 27 students of Physics Education FKIP UNIB semester III 2020/2021 academic year. …”
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Prognostic significance of the logistic regression model for assessing the risk of recurrence in patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy by S. A. Reva, A. V. Arnautov, O. A. Klitsenko, S. B. Petrov

“…In the resulting formula, each of the regression coefficients describes the size of the contribution of the corresponding factor. In our case, all regression coefficients were positive, which means that this factor increases the overall risk of relapse. …”
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