State of the Art Study on Aging of Asphalt Mixtures and Use of Antioxidant Additives by Okan Sirin, Dalim K. Paul, Emad Kassem

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Applying Stationary and Nonstationary Generalized Extreme Value Distributions in Modeling Annual Extreme Temperature Patterns by Erick A. Kyojo, Sarah E. Osima, Silas S. Mirau, Verdiana G. Masanja

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Degeneracy in Magneto-Active Dense Plasma by Haifa A. Al-Yousef, Sh. M. Khalil

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Clinical features of the course of Hirschsprung’s disease in newborns and infants with consideration of the extent of colonic aganglionosis by V.P. Prytula, O.O. Kurtash, V.F. Rybalchenko, S.F. Hussaini

“…No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.…”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Levofloxacin for the Prevention of Infection after Traumatic Osteoarthrosis and Internal Fixation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Weiliang Wang, ChuanQi Zou, Jie Zhang

“…Newsletter and FDA Drug Safety Newsletter, also to retrieve the Websites of Chinese, Chinese, and drug regulatory authorities; To obtain data on adverse events in children with systemic administration of levofloxacin. …”
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Publicly Available Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Protocols Show High Variability and Frequent Divergence from the 2020 ASSET Recommendations by Nabil Mehta, Alexander J Acuna, Johnathon R McCormick, William E Harkin, Hasani W Swindell, Steven F Defroda, Mike Reinold, Gregory P Nicholson, Grant E Garrigues

“…Each collected protocol was independently reviewed by two authors to identify recommendations regarding immobilization, initiation, and progression of passive (PROM) and active range of motion (AROM), as well as the initiation and progression of strengthening and post-operative exercises and activities. …”
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Strategies for diversification of economic activities in villages of Saqez city using SWOC method and QSPM matrix by ahadollah fatahi, afsaneh ahmadi, vahid riahi, hamid jalalian

“…Also, the results of this model indicate that in the external environment 34 opportunities have been identified, the attention of the authorities to the conversion and complementary industries, the border area and the suitable field for exporting agricultural products to the Iraqi countries, are the most important external opportunities and in contrast to 36 challenges and limitations. …”
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Strategic Partnership between India and the United States: Examining Driving and Restraining Forces by O. Leonova, J. Khatri

“…Based on the analysis, the authors assert that while a strategic military and political alliance between the two powers is unlikely in the near future, their relationship will continue to evolve within the framework of a strategic partnership. …”
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Novel Modifications and Delivery Modes of Cyclic Dinucleotides for STING Activation in Cancer Treatment by Lu Y, Li Z, Zhu X, Zeng Q, Liu S, Guan W

“…Yanjun Lu,1,* Zhiyan Li,2,* Xudong Zhu,1 Qingwei Zeng,1 Song Liu,1 Wenxian Guan1 1Division of Gastric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2Division of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Song Liu; Wenxian Guan, Email liusong@nju.edu.cn; guan_wenxian@sina.comAbstract: The microenvironment tends to be immunosuppressive during tumor growth and proliferation. …”
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From the Competence Model of a Specialist Engineer to STEAM Education, or … Going Ahead to the Past? by N. G. Bagdasaryan, R. M. Petruneva, V. D. Vasilyeva

“…In addition to highly professional knowledge and skills, future engineers need contextual, meta-professional and soft knowledge and skills for life and successful professional activity.World practice shows that one of the promising areas of training engineers is a project-oriented approach, which emphasizes the practical orientation of higher education. The authors have shown that the recognized international standards of engineering education in the fields of technology, natural and applied sciences (CDIO, STEM education) basically coincide with the world-known and repeatedly tested “Russian method of training engineers”, integrating broad fundamental education in the field of natural sciences and humanities and technological practice at advanced innovative enterprises. …”
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Analysis and forecasting of pet food markets using extrapolation methods by O. Nikolaieva, YE Svishchova, A. Hladka

“…From the variety of formalized methods for forecasting the demand in pet food markets, the authors chose extrapolation methods, namely, methods of trend analysis and adaptive methods of exponential smoothing. …”
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Web-based platform to collect, share and manage technical data of historical systemic architectures: the Telegraphic Towers along the Madrid-Valencia path by Margherita Lasorella, Pasquale de-Dato, Elena Cantatore

“…Their choice is motivated by the high level of knowledge about the cases reached in the last years by the authors, allowing them to test rules within the decision support systems and innovative techniques for their decay mapping. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Baki Billah, Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Aqsa Sarwar, Nida Nasr, Amara Javed, Rizwana Majeed, Muhammad Abdus Salam

“…Only articles published in the English language articles were considered. Two authors independently selected studies. The quality of the articles was also assessed.Results Out of 996 potentially relevant studies, 26 population-based studies, which together involved a total of 80 775 individuals, were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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BUILDing SCHOLARS: A program exemplar at a Hispanic serving institution to develop biomedical researchers. by Rafael Aguilera, Guadalupe Corral, Angelica Monarrez, Amy E Wagler, Lourdes E Echegoyen

“…Thorough records of all students who participated in the program, including their presentations and co-authored publications, have been maintained, and students are being tracked post-graduation to determine their entry and completion of advanced degrees. …”
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A STUDY ON THE REGISTER OF POLITY by Radityo Tri Nugroho, Afifah Linda Sari

“…In sum, the register is used to keep the authority goes on.…”
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Gaming as a potential source of conflict with real life: The youth’s assessments by A. K. Mamedov, G. V. Denissova, O. V. Smirnova, O. V. Sapunova

“…However, some grounds for forecasting future trends have been accumulated, which allows the authors to argue that behind the most striking manifestations of digitalization affecting social reality, there is the totality of their influence on many aspects of everyday life. …”
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A simplified version of the method of calculation of multilayer composite rods according to the theory of A.R. Rzhanitsyn by V. V. Filatov, Thi Linh Quyen Hoang

“…Filatov, in the formulation of the authors of the paper. The results of calculation by simplified methods with TCR are compared. …”
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Considerations for Use of Ultrashort Wave Therapy in Management of COVID-19 Patients by Pengming YU, Alice Y M JONES, E-Liisa LAAKSO

“…The long-term effect on lung function should be contemplated. In conclusion, the authors highlight the need for structured gathering of data to investigate the role of USWD on acute and chronic effect on lung lesion prior to endorsing an unconstrained application of USWD to patients with COVID-19.…”
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Reimagining Student Success through Engagement and Soft Outcomes: Learning from a Capstone Course in a Canadian Polytechnic by Clare Mulcahy, Ashique Khan

“…Over two years, feedback was gathered through interviews and surveys with graduating students and alumni to identify opportunities for improvement and to gain deeper insight into students’ learning experiences. The authors analyze these responses through the lens of scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), particularly through literature on soft outcomes. …”
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Design of hydraulic transport systems for mining and processing plants by L. V. Volgina, S. A. Sergeev, A. A. Romanova

“…Based on the theory of two-phase flows, the authors provide calculations of the characteristics of solid particles, flow and energy losses necessary for the design of slurry pipelines. …”
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