Influence of the Activator Concentration and Solid/Liquid Ratio on the Strength and Shrinkage Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Slag Geopolymer Pastes by Zikai Xu, Jinchao Yue, Guanhong Pang, Ruixia Li, Peng Zhang, Shengtang Xu

“…However, the shrinkage of the geopolymer materials is one of the major problems to affect its practical application. …”
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Digital rural construction, resource mismatch, and rural land use efficiency by Zhiguo Fan, Fenghua Guo, Chen Bian

“…This conclusion still holds true after endogeneity and robustness tests. (2) Mechanism analysis shows that digital rural construction can alleviate the mismatch of land resources, capital resources, and labor resources, thereby indirectly promoting the improvement of rural land use efficiency. (3) Heterogeneity analysis shows that the construction of digital rural areas has a more significant driving effect on the efficiency of rural land use in eastern and southern regions of China, as well as in major grain producing and selling areas.DiscussionThis article suggests continuing to promote the development strategy of digital rural construction, improving the problem of resource mismatch, and paying attention to the regional imbalance of digital rural construction. …”
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A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…However, to integrate DEP on a spinning disc, a major obstacle is transferring power to the electrodes that generate DEP forces. …”
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The Effect of Online Education on Children’s Socialization Processes During the Pandemic Period: A Communication- Based Research on First Grade Primary School Students by Ebru Özgen, Ayşe Müge Yazgan

“…The scope of this research includes 3rd-grade students in primary schools in three major cities of Türkiye: İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir. …”
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An environmental evaluation of food waste downstream management options: a hybrid LCA approach by Ramy Salemdeeb, Mohammad Bin Daina, Christian Reynolds, Abir Al-Tabbaa

“…Sensitivity and Monte Carlo analysis evaluate the methods robustness and illustrate the uncertainty of current LCA methods. Major implication: hybrid IO-LCA approaches must become the new norm for LCA. …”
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Psychological wellness of health-care professionals during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic by Lakshmi Ranganathan, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

“…Background: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been a major health crisis and is associated with psychological distress, specifically in health-care workers (HCW). …”
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The Potential of Menstrual Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair and Regeneration: Novel Aspects by I. Uzieliene, G. Urbonaite, Z. Tachtamisevaite, A. Mobasheri, E. Bernotiene

“…Menstrual blood-derived MSCs possess all the major stem cell properties and even have a greater proliferation and differentiation potential as compared to bone marrow-derived MSCs, making them a perspective tool in a further clinical practice. …”
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Incorporating Contextual Factors into a Comprehensive Analysis of Operational Efficiency and Service Quality in Healthcare Sector by Utsav Pandey, Sanjeet Singh

“…The results show that the efficiency scores in operational productivity and quality of service are 67% and 64%, respectively. The major source of inefficiency is the number of cases in observation rooms (almost 47%) followed by health examination (22%). …”
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Diaspora Engagement Strategies and Policies by Jovan Filipovic, Srečko Srečko Devjak, Bogomil Ferfila

“…Diasporas have been making contributions to their motherland for a long time (Ionescu, 2006), without waiting for policies to rally them and, if truth be told, very often finding them to be the major obstacles for establishing the partnership. …”
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Hypernatremia in patients with neurological conditions in critical state by David Wilfredo Suàrez Prieto, Mairen Pèrez Fuentes, Elaine Teresa Gutièrrez Pèrez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> sodium disorders are the most common and least understood in patients with acute brain injury due to the major role played by the central nervous system in regulating sodium and water homeostasis, which can lead to serious complications and adverse outcomes, including death.…”
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Selection of Sustainable Building Material Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Model: A Case of Masonry Work in Lideta Subcity, Addis Ababa by Diriba Tegegne, Mebratu Abera, Esayas Alemayehu

“…The article identifies the major factor affecting the selection of sustainable building materials for masonry work as social benefit, performance capability, sustainability of the material to reduce environmental impact, waste minimization, resource efficiency, and life cycle cost of the material. …”
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Determination of risk factors and patient profile in human hydatidosis by Ahmet Korul, Mustafa Köse, Sezgin Yılmaz

“…<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>Hydatidosis is considered a very important public health problem with major socio-economic impacts in countries where it is particularly endemic. …”
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Experimental Study of Site-Specific Soil Water Content and Rainfall Inducing Shallow Landslides: Case of Gakenke District, Rwanda by Martin Kuradusenge, Santhi Kumaran, Marco Zennaro, Albert Niyonzima

“…In addition to the rainfall depth, the determination of soil water content in a specific zone has a major contribution to the landslide prediction and early warning systems. …”
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Dynamique des savoirs et des échanges d’un produit de collecte en territoire transfrontalier by Laval Pauline

“…This juice is henceforth fashionable in urban zones in Brazil, and is exported under a wide range of industrial products, thanks to its recognized energy and anti-oxidizing properties. If the major part of the production and the transformation of açai takes place in Belém, in the State of Pará in Brazil, many other production sites exist on a smaller scale, because the fruit as the nectar, highly perishable, cannot be transported. …”
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Evidence for Significant Skew and Low Heritability of Competitive Male Mating Success in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti by Claudia A. S. Wyer, Vladimir Trajanovikj, Brian Hollis, Alongkot Ponlawat, Lauren J. Cator

“…ABSTRACT Aedes aegpyti mosquitoes are vectors of several viruses of major public health importance, and many new control strategies target mating behaviour. …”
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Evaluation of Protective Effects of Aqueous Extract of S. Maydis on Liver Cytoarchitecture of Wistar Rats Induced with Carbonated Herbal Alcoholic Beverages (Orijin Bitters) by A. Agbortai, G. I. Eze, S. B. Olukayode, S. O. Innih

“…Herbs, such as Stigma maydis, which have been used for centuries in treating various illnesses, play a major role in forming the basic platform of modern medicines. …”
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Medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and motivation towards antimicrobial resistance efforts in Eastern Uganda. by Jonathan Babuya, Daniel Waruingi, Douglas Mungujakisa, Osmas Ahimbisibwe, Victoria Ruth Kako, Faith Aporu, Emmanuel Mugume, Julian Nyamupachitu, Kenedy Kiyimba

“…Additionally, 90% of participants acknowledged the significance of incorporating AMR topics into their curriculum, while 87.5% emphasized the need for AMR training using a One Health approach. The major motivations for students to engage in extracurricular activities addressing AMR were peer influence (n = 42), university support (n = 35), and inspiration drawn from peer mentors' work (n = 35).…”
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The Influence of Interference Layer on the Prediction of Seismic Information of Channel Sedimentary Reservoir by Xiangsheng Bao, Zhanhu Cai, Qingzhen Wang, Junfeng Yu, Yecheng Li

“…Further analysis on the characteristics of the Ricker wavelet was made and showed that the influence of the upper and lower interference layers on the imaging information of the channel reservoir is concentrated in half apparent major period. Then, considering the dynamic change of distance between the interference layers and the top and bottom interfaces of channel reservoir, the influence of interference layers on the imaging of channel reservoir was studied through 1D forward modeling. …”
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Immunotherapy with IgY Antibodies toward Outer Membrane Protein F Protects Burned Mice against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection by Fatemeh Norouzi, Bahador Behrouz, Mahya Ranjbar, Seyed Latif Mousavi Gargari

“…Burn patients with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections commonly suffer from high morbidity and mortality, which present a major challenge to healthcare systems throughout the world. …”
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Analysis of early results of edoxaban and warfarin in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis by Abdullah Guner, Volkan Burak Taban, Muhammet Talha Ceran, Yuksel Dereli

“…There was no mortality due to minor, major or cerebrovascular events in any of the patients. …”
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