The impact of public hearings on decision making on the merger of municipalities in the Moscow region by E. P. Shitova

“…Statistical data on the average number of participants in public hearings on the transformation of municipal districts into urban districts, time to prepare for them in the scale of 20 municipalities of the Moscow region, the results of citizens ’voting, the presence of representatives of state authorities and some other characteristics have provided. …”
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Influence of Mass Concentration on Microstructure and Pore Structure of Coal-Gangue-Based Green Cemented Filling Body by Jisheng Qiu, Minmin Yang, Kun Cheng, Xiao Guan, Xi Luan, Zhijie Xiao

“…Based on this, this paper uses coal gangue powder as admixture and coal gangue as coarse and fine aggregate to prepare coal-gangue-based green cemented filling body (CGGCFB) with different mass concentrations (MC). …”
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Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Fatigue Resistance of an Al-Mg-Sc-Zr Alloy Fabricated by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing by Lingpeng Zeng, Jiqiang Chen, Tao Li, Zhanglong Tuo, Zuming Zheng, Hanlin Wu

“…Al-Mg alloy wire modified by Sc and Zr additions was used to prepare a high-strength, non-heat-treated Al-Mg alloy component by wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology in the present work, and the microstructure, mechanical properties, fatigue resistance, as well as their anisotropies of the deposited Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy component were studied. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…Here, we used the Venezuelan T. evansi TEVA1 isolate to prepare the total parasite lysate and its corresponding cytosolic and membranous fractions. …”
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Resilience, coping strategies, and disaster experience: a path analysis of preparedness and avoidance in Taiwan by Yi-Ling Wu, Tsai-Wen Lin, Jason Lam, Samuel S. C. Wang, Herman H. M. Lo

“…Additionally, flood experience negatively moderated the relationship between negative emotion regulation and both preparedness (β = − 0.18, p = .035) and denial/avoidance (β = − 0.23, p = .030), suggesting that individuals with higher emotional regulation were less likely to prepare or deny disaster risks after flood exposure. …”
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Additive and subtractive manufacturing of layered titanium-matrix composites: interface behaviour and forming mechanisms by Rui Wang, Dongdong Gu, Hao Ye, Kaijie Lin, Han Zhang

“…To prepare the titanium-matrix composites (TMCs) reinforced by high-content ceramic, multi-material laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology was utilised to process layered TMCs. …”
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Honeycomb-spiderweb-inspired self-similar hybrid cellular structures for impact applications by K. Tewari, M.K. Pandit, M.M. Mahapatra, P.R. Budarapu

“…Later on, the first and second-order hierarchical self-similar unit cell designs developed during crush analysis are used to prepare the cores for sandwich structures. Impact tests are performed on the developed sandwich structures using the standard 9-mm parabellum. …”
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Temperature Effect on Rheological Behavior of Portuguese Honeys by Afonso Maria João, Magalhães Marta, Fernandes Luana, Castro Marina, Ramalhosa Elsa C.D.

“…The results obtained in this study are of great interest to beekeepers and industrials that handle and prepare eatable honey-based products because they will be better informed about the best type of honey to use.…”
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Highly Sensitive Immunosensing of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Based on Gold Nanoparticles Dotted PB@PANI Core-Shell Nanocubes as a Signal Probe by Dexiang Feng, Lingzhi Chen, Ke Zhang, Shuangshuang Zhu, Meichen Ying, Peng Jiang, Menglan Fu, Yan Wei, Lihua Li

“…First, a facile low-temperature method was used to prepare the uniform PB@PANI core-shell nanocubes with the assistance of PVP, where PB acted as the electron transfer mediator to provide electrochemical signals, and the PANI with excellent conductivity and desirable chemical stability not only played the role of a protective layer to prevent etching of PB in basic media but also effectively improved electron transfer. …”
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Nutrition and diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review protocol. by Sze Wan Chan, Gregory Laynor, Shahmir H Ali, Stella S Yi

“…We will record article characteristics, diet outcomes, and recommendations from final included articles using a data extraction table and prepare a summary narrative with key findings.<h4>Expected outputs</h4>Results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed manuscript. …”
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SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR ORGANISATIONAL SURVIVAL: CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS by Muhamad ‘Abdin Syakirin Muhamad Azmi, Muhammad Alif Asyraf Ibrahim, Muhammad Shukry Hakimi Mohd Shukor, Abdul Amir Ikhwan Abdul Rahim, Fadilah Puteh, Alia Nadhirah Ahmad Kamal

“…This paper employs a scoping review conducted to investigate the existing literature on challenges and recommendations in succession planning for organisational survival in the era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) so that organisations can prepare to deal with human capital in the VUCA world effectively. …”
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An Efficient and Recycling Catalyst for the One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Substituted 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones by Taoues Boumoud, Boudjemaa Boumoud, Salah Rhouati, Ali Belfaitah, Abdelmadjid Debache, Paul Mosset

“…The Biginelli one-pot three-component cyclocondensation was applied in this work to prepare 3,4-dihydropyrimidinone and its analogues using the first derivative of lead, Pb(NO3)2, as a recycling catalyst, from a diversity of aromatic aldehydes, β-ketoesters and urea. …”
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Studying the Properties of SBS/Rice Husk Ash-Modified Asphalt Binder and Mixture by Zhen Lu, Aimin Sha, Wentong Wang, Junfeng Gao

“…Different contents (0, 2, 5, 10, and 15%) of rice husk ash (RHA) and 1% of SBS were selected to prepare the modified asphalt. Penetration, softening point, ductility, rotational viscosity test, and temperature sweep test were conducted to investigate the properties of SBS/RHA-modified asphalt binder. …”
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Improvement in Entrapment Efficiency and In Vitro Digestion Stability of Lutein by Zein Nanocarriers with Pepsin Hydrolysis by Yan Jiao, He Han, Ying Chang, Dajing Li, Asad Riaz

“…The aim of this work was to modify zein by pepsin and prepare the lutein-loaded zein nanoparticle (LZN) and the lutein-loaded zein hydrolysate nanoparticle (LZHN), respectively. …”
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Sub-Tenon Injections of Triamcinolone Acetonide Had Limited Effect on Cystoid Macular Edema Secondary to Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound-Paclitaxel (Abraxane) by Naoki Matsuoka, Hiruma Hasebe, Tetsuji Mayama, Takeo Fukuchi

“…Patients and physicians should understand this side effect and prepare for other treatment options.…”
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The financing of sports in some European Union countries by Adrian Miroslav MERKA, Viorel COJOCARU

“…Every society needs to prepare to acknowledge sport as a right for every individual. …”
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From polymer matrix to cell structure: STG/TEMs/PU energy-absorbing foamed composites with strain rate-dependent and bimodal cellular structure by Xiaoke Liu, Kejing Yu, Pengwan Chen

“…In this study, based on polyurethane (PU) foam material, intelligent macromolecular material “shear thickening gel (STG)” with strain rate-dependent characteristic was chosen as the reinforcing material to strengthen the PU matrix, and water together with thermal expansion microspheres (TEMs) were used as double foaming agents to prepare STG/TEMs/PU foamed composites with bimodal cell structure and excellent mechanical properties. …”
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PCR Amplification and Transcription for Site-Specific Labeling of Large RNA Molecules by a Two-Unnatural-Base-Pair System by Michiko Kimoto, Rie Yamashige, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Ichiro Hirao

“…For the site-specific labeling and modification of RNA by genetic alphabet expansion, we developed a PCR and transcription system using two hydrophobic unnatural base pairs: 7-(2-thienyl)-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (Ds) and 2-nitro-4-propynylpyrrole (Px) as a third pair for PCR amplification and Ds and pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (Pa) for the incorporation of functional components as modified Pa bases into RNA by T7 transcription. To prepare Ds-containing DNA templates with long chains, the Ds-Px pair was utilized in a fusion PCR method, by which we demonstrated the synthesis of 282-bp DNA templates containing Ds at specific positions. …”
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Practical skills of psychology bachelors in working with automated HR platforms by P. Bleshmudt, O. Fil

“…The integration of such platforms into the curriculum helped students to be prepared for the real challenges of the modern labour market, where HR technologies play a key role. …”
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A Critical Approach to the Headlines and Sources of “Writing and Editing Styles” and “Editing Workshop” (1) and (2) Lessons in Bachelor Course of Persian Language and Literature... by Elham Sayyedan

“…These are amongst the most applied lessons in the Persian language and literature major that, while they improve the writing skills of the university students, they prepare them for fitting new occupational grounds whereas it seems according to the indices set by the lesson planning council that these lessens need revisions. …”
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