Coupled Effect of Water Temperature and Cyclic Wetting and Drying on Dynamic Mechanical Characteristics of Sandstone by Pu Yuan, Ning-Ning Wei, Qin-Yong Ma, Ju-Cai Chang

“…Based on SEM image analyses, the initiation and propagation of microcracks is mainly the result of cyclic loading and unloading of tensile stresses induced by water absorption and desorption of kaolinite within sandstone during cyclic wetting and drying treatment. …”
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Early Permian to Middle Triassic Formation petroleum potentials of Sydney Basin, Australia: A geochemical analysis by Garba Terfa Elijah, Mustapha Khairul Azlan, Asiwaju Lanre, Mutari Lawal

“…Some source-specific parameters attained from biomarkers, such as n-alkanes, regular isoprenoids, terpanes, diasteranes, and steranes, show that oil was generated and expelled mainly from organic matter derivatives of higher plants deposited in the oxic environment. …”
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The Occurrence of Noun Post-modifiers in Political News: A Corpus-based Study by Ari Murad Mohammed Salih, Hozan Hamid Ibrahim, Salih Ibrahim Ahmed

“…Depending on the results, the most remarkable finding of the paper is that prepositional phrases are the most frequently used post-modifiers in noun phrases. On this basis, the main conclusion of the paper is that prepositional phrases have the highest rate of occurrence among all the noun post-modifiers in political news.…”
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Tumor Markers in Pleural Fluid: A Comprehensive Study on Diagnostic Accuracy by Vladimir Aleksiev, Daniel Markov, Kristian Bechev

“…These groups are representative of the main types of pleural pathology. <b>Results</b>: The study found that all of the tumor markers, except for PIVKA-II (Protein induced by vitamin K absence-II), showed statistically significant differences between the malignant and non-malignant patient groups, with CAE (carcinoembryonic antigen) and CA19-9 showing the most notable differences. …”
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A Review, Translation, and Analysis on Kitāb al- Nagham: Yahaya ibn alMunajjim’s Account on Isḥāq alMawșilī by Ehsan Zabihifar, Seyed Shahin Mohseni

“…The core of this treatise is first to study the number the main notes and position them on the Oud and then explicating the notion of "Majrā" which was innovated by Isḥāq alMawșilī‘s analysis of the notation system indicates that the system is founded on ten notes which can develop into two Majrās: Binsir and Vustā consisting of eight and seven notes respectively. …”
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Statement of the problem of designing a liquid rocket engine dual bell nozzle of the maximum thrust using the direct method of the calculus of variations by Ivan Dubrovskyi, Valerii Bucharskyi

“…A typical diagram of such a nozzle is shown in Fig. 1. Its main elements are three cross-sections a, b, c and two profiled section elements a-b, b-c bounded by them. …”
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&ldquo;Time to Be Young?&rdquo; &ndash; A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impact of Attending a Course for Young Carers Who Have a Parent with Dementia by Haaland-Johansen C, Haugen I, Rokstad AMM

“…, and the final sample included eight participants.Results: Through the analysis, four main themes were identified: 1) Help to accept the situation, 2) A sense of community, 3) The need for information and 4) The need to live one’s own life. …”
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A General Review on Longwall Mining-Induced Fractures in Near-Face Regions by Qingsheng Bai, Shihao Tu

“…On the one hand, mining-induced fractures not only degrade the strength of the rock mass but also serve as main channels for fluids (e.g., water and methane). …”
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A Novel Space Large Deployable Paraboloid Structure with Power and Communication Integration by Tao Zheng, Zheng Fei, Xi Rui, Lide Yan

“…Currently, related studies mainly focus on the combination of the two structures on the one flat plate structure (FPS). …”
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A meta-analysis of the effects of nitrogen fertilizer application on maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Northwest China by Yuanbo Jiang, Haiyan Li, Wenqiong Ma, Wenjing Yu, Junxian Chen, Yalin Gao, Guangping Qi, Minhua Yin, Yanxia Kang, Yanlin Ma, Jinghai Wang, Liting Xu

“…In this study, a meta-analysis was used to quantify the yield effects of nitrogen addition on maize, and meta-regression analysis and a random forest model were used to study the main factors affecting the yield effects of nitrogen addition on maize. …”
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Preliminary screening of new biomarkers for sepsis using bioinformatics and experimental validation. by Hao Wang, Wei Xiong, Wu Zhong, Yingchun Hu

“…S100A11 and QPCT were widely distributed in all immune cells, and QPCT was mainly localized in the macrophage cell lineage. In the sepsis group, the qPCR results showed that S100A11, QPCT, and IFITM2 expression levels were significantly higher in the sepsis group(P < 0.05).…”
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Characteristics of the level of athletes' sports preparedness in freestyle wrestling by Bakytbek Konakbayev, Raisa Bekembetova, Omirzhan Bekturganov, Mukhtar Yeskaliyev, Dinara Zhunisbek

“…An in-depth complex examination was performed, which included assessment of anthropometric indices, registration of the main parameters of external respiration and gas exchange, cardiovascular system. …”
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Enhancement of tetracycline removal in aquatic environment by nano-pyrite/H_2 O_2/ultrasound as a sono-Fenton process by Elham Aseman-Bashiz, Hossein Sayyaf

“…According to the tracer test, the main agent of TC degradation in the sono-Fenton process was HO^•. …”
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Principles of Organizing Self-directed Learning of First-year Students within the Flipped Classroom Technology by T. A. Borzova

“…Considering the special features of mixed education of first-year students,  the author defines the main principles for organizing self-directed learning.  …”
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Simultaneous Classification of Objects with Unknown Rejection (SCOUR) Using Infra-Red Sensor Imagery by Adam Cuellar, Daniel Brignac, Abhijit Mahalanobis, Wasfy Mikhael

“…Specifically, we do not alter the training strategy of the main classifier so that its performance on known classes remains unchanged. …”
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Barriers and Strategies to Lifestyle and Dietary Pattern Interventions for Prevention and Management of TYPE-2 Diabetes in Africa, Systematic Review by Hirut Bekele, Adisu Asefa, Bekalu Getachew, Abebe Muche Belete

“…Lifestyle interventions including regular physical exercise, weight management, and adherence to health care professionals’ recommendations on a healthy diet are the cornerstone in the prevention and management of diabetes in Africa. The main barriers to adherence were both systemic (population changes, poor access, western cultural influences, and low-quality healthcare) and personal (poverty and cost, educational status, and perceptions about the disease) in nature. …”
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Discerning Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Driving the Variation of Estuarine CH4 and N2O by Zhengping Chen, Liuqian Yu, Qichun Yang, Qixing Ji

“…In this study, biweekly sampling was conducted from November 2021 to January 2024 at the main outlet of the Pearl River in south China, which is characterized by a subtropical climate, a eutrophic environment, and heavy anthropogenic activity. …”
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Comparison of the Efficiency of Two Novel Guided Bone Regeneration Devices in the Rabbit Calvarial Model by Osama Zakaria

“…The expansible GBR (EGBR) device, composed mainly of a titanium plate, silicone membrane, and activation screw, was inserted beneath the periosteum in the calvarial area of eight rabbits. …”
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Noninvasive Optical Imaging of Ovarian Metastases Using Cy5-labeled RAFT-c(-RGDfK-) by Zhao-hui Jin, Veronique Josserand, Jesus Razkin, Elisabeth Garanger, Didier Boturyn, Marie-Christine Favrot, Pascal Dumy, Jean-luc Coll

“…Human ovarian adenocarcinoma IGROV1 cells expressing low levels of integrin α v β 3 (the main receptor for the cRGD peptide) were used for in vitro and in vivo assays in combination with Cy5-labeled RAFT-c(-RGDfK-) 4 , cRGD, or RAFT-c(-RβADfK-) 4 . …”
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FROM OPTIMISM TO DISAPPOINTMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE WEST by E. V. Volgina

“…This article belongs to the body of imageological studies dealing with mutual perceptions of nations, communities and cultures as well as the idea of “Other”. The main topic is the evolution of attitude to the West in the works of Swami Vivekananda, who was a social and religious figure on the cusp of XIX – XX centuries and an ideologist of Indian nationalism. …”
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