Mechanical Wear Characteristics of 170 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear Circuit-Breaker Contacts Before Arc Initiation: An Accelerated Lifetime Test Approach by Jong-Geon Lee, Jae-Hong Koo

“…This study investigates the mechanical wear characteristics of 170 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) circuit breaker contacts by conducting accelerated life testing. Samples identical to those used in 170 kV GIS were subjected to up to 20,000 cycles, which is the maximum guaranteed lifespan. …”
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Evolution of the G20 and its role in modern conditions by O. B. Anikin, M. V. Mineeva

“…The analysis of the evolution of organizational issues and major decisions at the G20 meetings has been carried out, decisions on the issues of disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT system, conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, on finance, employment, education, digital economy, agriculture, health, trade, and a number of other issues have been touched upon. …”
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Combined Effect of Buoyancy Force and Navier Slip on MHD Flow of a Nanofluid over a Convectively Heated Vertical Porous Plate by Winifred Nduku Mutuku-Njane, Oluwole Daniel Makinde

“…We examine the effect of magnetic field on boundary layer flow of an incompressible electrically conducting water-based nanofluids past a convectively heated vertical porous plate with Navier slip boundary condition. …”
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Evaluation of Breakthrough Technological Innovation Capability of Petroleum Equipment Manufacturing Enterprises Based on the CFPR-TIFNs Model by Hongyun Luo, Xiangyi Lin

“…Due to the difficulties of conducting quantitative measurements for the novel index system, a hybrid evaluation model based on a consistent fuzzy preference relationship (CFPR) and triangular intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TIFNs) is put forward for the evaluation of BTIC. …”
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<i>pathways-ensemble-analysis</i> v1.1.0: an open-source library for systematic and robust analysis of pathway ensembles by L. Welder, N. Grant, M. J. Gidden, M. J. Gidden

“…This tool is therefore a further step which can help the community in conducting best practices in pathway ensemble analysis.…”
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Evaluation of teacher performance in post-certification classroom action research at the vocational school by Dwi Elvina, Wakhinuddin Wakhinuddin, Edidas Edidas, Ambiyar Ambiyar

“…Teacher performance in classroom action research aims to improve the quality of Indonesian education, one of which is through educator-certified teachers who have professional competence by conducting classroom action research. Evaluation of attachment to the positive, negative, and side (neutral) impacts of the post-certification program. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Hand Crushed, Machine Crushed and River Coarse Aggregates on Concrete Properties. by Agaba, Derick

“…The research aimed to evaluate the mechanical properties, durability, and structural integrity of concrete when each type of aggregate is employed. By conducting a series of standardized tests, including compressive strength, tensile strength, and slump tests, the study sought to ascertain the influence of aggregate type on the concrete's performance. …”
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Human versus Analogue Insulin for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings (HumAn-1): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Éimhín Ansbro, Jing Luo, Chung-Chou H Chang, Kaushik Ramaiya, Bruce L Rollman, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Sae-Rom Chae, Abigail Foulds, Claire Josey, Christina Lalama, Margaret L Prust, Bedowra Zabeen, Graham Ogle

“…Additionally, the study is conducting qualitative interviews, quantitative assessments of treatment satisfaction and quality of life, as well as assessing the cost-effectiveness of analogue insulin use in low-resource settings.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Pittsburgh (STUDY21110122), the National Health Research Ethics Committee at the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/4265) and the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS-ERC/EC/22/405). …”
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Process Evaluations of Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review by Iklil Iman Mohd Sa'id, Natasha Hotung, Madeleine Benton, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Anisah Baharom, Matthew Prina, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Kimberley Goldsmith, Samantha Birts, Ching Siew Mooi, Angus Forbes, Khalida Ismail, Boon How Chew

“…ConclusionsWhile the Medical Research Council’s framework is a valuable source for conducting systematic reviews on PEs, it has been criticized for lacking practical advice on how to conduct them. …”
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Studying and enhancing the methods for distance teaching of computer science in Kazakh secondary school students during the pandemic by M. M. Zhamankarin, A. M. Sivinskiy, M. K. Aitkenova, M. B. Zhanibekov

“…The t-test for unpaired samples for every group was conducted to prove the statistical certainty of the calculated average reference values, which were required to confirm the viability of the conducted research. …”
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An IoT-enhanced automatic music composition system integrating audio-visual learning with transformer and SketchVAE by Yifei Zhang

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Community-Specific BMI Cutoff Points for South Indian Females by K. B. Kishore Mohan, V. Sapthagirivasan, M. Anburajan

“…Body composition analysis and anthropometric measurements were acquired after conducting careful clinical examination. Results. BMI demonstrated high significance when normal group (21.02±1.47 kg/m2) was compared with obese group (29.31±3.95 kg/m2), 𝑃<0.0001. …”
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Intelligent Cognitive Radio Models for Enhancing Future Radio Astronomy Observations by Ayodele Abiola Periola, Olabisi Emmanuel Falowo

“…Furthermore, observation limitation conditions prevent GTs from conducting radio astronomy observations all the time, thereby causing low HPC utilisation. …”
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Design formation of a transmedia project by A. М. Arakelyan, Yu. V. Vorontsova

“…Recommendations given for conducting a transmedia project in various areas have been, including improving the transmedia narrative in its basic concept using a systematic approach. …”
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ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES FUNCTIONING by A. V. Sheveleva

“…The need for construction of environmental protection facilities; the protection, rational use and rehabilitation of lands; protection of water resources and atmospheric air; monitoring the environment and industrial facilities; the prevention and elimination of consequences of accidents on pipelines; disposal and recycling of waste; environmental education; conducting scientific research requires oil and gas companies to undertake large expenditures. …”
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Success, challenges and prospects of decentralization in Africa: a systematic review by Rogers Rugeiyamu, Adam Msendo

“…Success relates to setting political structures at the local level, conducting elections, strengthening the budgetary system, and improved service delivery. …”
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece by Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…In this report, three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among patients in two different hospitals (Hospital A and Hospital B) were investigated. After conducting an epidemiologic and environmental investigation, the water distribution systems (WDSs) were identified as the possible source of infection, as Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) was isolated from both clinical and environmental samples. …”
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Prospects for the application of unified tax payment in the digital economy by E. L. Gulkova, M. V. Karp, M. V. Tipalina

“…A critical analysis of the draft laws No. 46702-8 «On Amendments to Part One and Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (in terms of improving the procedure for paying taxes) and No. 20281-8 «On conducting an experiment to establish a special tax regime «Automated simplified taxation system» is carried out. …”
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Spoofing detection on adaptive authentication System‐A survey by Hind Baaqeel, Sunday Olusanya Olatunji

“…In this work, the authors will carry out a systematic literature review by conducting a comparative study on state‐of‐the‐art solutions for spoofing detection on adaptive authentication systems. …”
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A Multimode Adaptive Pushover Procedure for Seismic Assessment of Integral Bridges by Ehsan Mohtashami, Ahmad Shooshtari

“…The efficiency and robustness of the proposed method are demonstrated by conducting a parametric study. The analysis includes 18 four-span integral bridges with various heights of piers. …”
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