Primary Care Perspectives on Surgical Interventions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Angel Ogbeide, Devan Munk, Justin Clemow, Stacy Ogbeide

“…However, there is a distinct knowledge gap regarding the surgical treatment options available to patients. More integrated educational opportunities through grand rounds, collaborative rotations, or even CME lectures can address these knowledge gaps and thus improve patient care. …”
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Effect of International Technology Transfer on the Technical Efficiency of High-Tech Manufacturing in China: A RAGA-PP-SFA Analysis by Shuzhen Zhou, Qunzhao Deng, Feng Peng

“…This study aimed to examine the roles of technology introduction and FDI in improving the technical efficiency of Chinese HTM from an environmental perspective. By integrating stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and projection pursuit (PP) based on the real-coded accelerated genetic algorithm (RAGA), this study constructed a RAGA-PP-SFA model that considers undesirable outputs. …”
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Additive Manufacturing of Smart Footwear Components for Healthcare Applications by Aravind Kanna Kundumani Janarthanan, Bala Vaidhyanathan

“…Real-time pressure distribution mapping, achieved through integrated force-sensitive resistors and Arduino-based data acquisition, enabled the visualization of pressure hotspots across the insole. …”
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Aetiology of Vertigo as Seen at the Federal Medical Center Lokoja, North Central Nigeria by Stephen Agbomhekhe Ogah

“…Background: Human beings are able to maintain their balance from a combination of proprioceptive, graviceptive, visual and the vestibular inputs integrated by the central nervous system. Hence, symptoms of imbalance can arise whenever there is a defect either in these peripheral sensors or the modulating central nervous system. …”
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Thermal-Hydraulic System Codes in Nulcear Reactor Safety and Qualification Procedures by Alessandro Petruzzi, Francesco D'Auria

“…The wide experimental campaign, constituted by the integral and separate effect tests, conducted under the umbrella of the OECD/CSNI was at the basis of the development and validation of the thermal-hydraulic system codes by which they have reached the present high degree of maturity. …”
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Richards equation for the assessment of landslide hazards by Ramesh Chandra Timsina

“…We introduce a numerical procedure by linearizing the model equation with the help of Kirchho integral transformation and discretize with dierent time stepping schemes. …”
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Scientific Community in Algeria: Adopting Traditions and Developing Identity by T. I. Tyukaeva

“…The main conclusion is that there still is a number of problems - for Algeria until now lacks an integral scientific community with the state preserving its dominating role in science and research activities. …”
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Distributed Cooperative Path Planning for Multi-UAV in Information-Rich and Dynamic Environments by Pengfei Duan, Dawei Chen

“…Existing static path-planning techniques often fail to integrate multiple information sources, resulting in diminished performance in information-rich and dynamic environments. …”
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The evolution of ASEAN's language policies: A diachronic analysis of official documents and website. by Chen Zhang, Ronghui Zhao, Yan Huang

“…This diachronic analysis clarifies the characteristics of ASEAN's language policy, deepening our understanding of the intricate relationship between language practices and ideology, and their implications for regional cooperation and integration.…”
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From Orality to Scriptuality : the Contribution of African Languages to the English Language Teaching by Andjou Frédéric KOUADIO

“…To make it possible, in 2008 it published a collection of examples which attest to the growing interest in integrating mother tongues in education and explore the wide variety of models, tools and resources which are being tried out to promote teaching programs in mother tongues. …”
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Evaluation of Spatial Planning in Urban Areas of Kohgiluyeh and Bouyer Ahmad Province by Techniques; Development Combination Index and Mauritius by Abdall hassan Shivaey, Asghar Zaraby

“…This work was carried out using 84 different combinations of spss components into 8 factors: employment and activity, housing, economic - production, transportation and communication, public utilities, health care, books and literacy and education related to the statistics of 2011 , Using two techniques: a combination of Human Development and Mauritius, and integrating their results into a merger technique. The research method is analytical-descriptive. …”
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Intestinal Radiation-Induced Stricture Favours Small Bowel Obstruction by Phytobezoar: Report of a Case by Alessandra Quercioli, Franco Dallegri, Luciano Ottonello, Fabrizio Montecucco, Giacomo Borgonovo

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Nonverbal Communication and its Effects on Human Relations: An Analysis from Surah Luqman by Tajudeen Yusuf

“…This paper seeks to fill this gap by examining the teachings of Surah Luqman, a chapter in the Qur'an that offers profound wisdom on ethical conduct and human relationships. By integrating Islamic exegesis with psychological theories and contemporary research on nonverbal communication, this study aims to provide a holistic understanding of the role of body language and other nonverbal cues in fostering positive human relations.The analysis will focus on how nonverbal communication, as implied in the verses, influences human relations and the ethical principles that govern such interactions. …”
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Entrepreneurship as a Competitive Development of Vocational Education: Theory and Practice by A. G. Mokronosov, I. N. Mavrina

“…The paper presents the author’s interpretation of the university entrepreneurship as the integrated and systematic process generated by the dramatic changes of socio-economic development, increasing global trends of economy intellectualization, significant proportion of scientific and educational services, and increasing role of modernization in sustaining the state welfare and stability. …”
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ryan, EdD by Paula Termuhlen

“…Since 2023, she served the Indiana University Medical School in the role of Associate Dean for Educational Integration and Professor of Clinical Family Medicine. …”
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Applying genetic algorithm to extreme learning machine in prediction of tumbler index with principal component analysis for iron ore sintering by Senhui Wang

“…To accurately predict TI, an integrate model is proposed in this study. First, to decrease the data dimensionality, the sintering production data is addressed through principal component analysis (PCA) and the principal components with the accumulated contribution rate no more than 95% are extracted as the inputs of the predictive model based on Extreme Learning Machine (ELM). …”
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Dynamic assignment and maintenance of positional identity in the ventral neural tube by the morphogen sonic hedgehog. by Eric Dessaud, Vanessa Ribes, Nikolaos Balaskas, Lin Lin Yang, Alessandra Pierani, Anna Kicheva, Bennett G Novitch, James Briscoe, Noriaki Sasai

“…Together the data suggest a dynamic model for ventral neural tube patterning in which positional information corresponds to the time integral of Shh signalling. This suggests an alternative to conventional models of morphogen action that rely solely on the level of signalling.…”
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English Loanwords in Urdu Language: A Study of Borrowing by Zuhair Ahmad, Ilyas Khan

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Analysis of the ulun tagom concept (putra regional) in lumbis pasiangan office performance management, Nunukan district, North Kalimantan by Lumbis Lumbis, Zainur Hidayat, Nurul Hidayat

“…This study uses a qualitative discrete approach to describe the Ulun Tagom (Son of the Region) phenomenon in employee performance management in Lumbis Pansiangan District by gathering as much information as possible and integrating valid data obtained from interviews, documents, and observations. …”
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Two-Party Quantum Private Comparison Protocol for Direct Secret Comparison by Min Hou, Yue Wu

“…Compared with existing QPC protocols that employ bit-to-bit comparison methods, our approach offers improved practicality and scalability. Specifically, it integrates single-photon states, rotation operations, and the swap test as key components for direct secret comparison, facilitating easier implementation with quantum technology.…”
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