The Role of Internal Audit Function in the Performance of Rwanda Mutual Health Insurance Fund. Case of Gicumbi District by Bizimungu, Jean

“…To achieve the study's objectives, 50 MHIF staff members from two branches in the Gicumbi District were interviewed.Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data, books from libraries, and other documents. …”
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Characterising the short- and long-term impacts of tropical cyclones on mangroves using the Landsat archive by Emma Asbridge, Claire Krause, Richard Lucas, Christopher J. Owers, Kerrylee Rogers, Leo Lymburner, Norman Mueller, Emma Ai, Sebastian Wong

“…Impacts varied spatially, reflecting proximity to exposed coastlines, cyclone track and forest structure (height, density, condition and species). …”
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Community changes in a restored tussock sedge wetland over 15 years: Expansion and competition by Xianglong Xing, Qing Qi, Shouzheng Tong, Yu An, Heshan Ni, Yuan Xin, Mingye Zhang, Dongjie Zhang, Walian Du

“…Experiments indicated that competition and water level significantly influenced the growth of Carex tussock and Carex exhibited weaker competitiveness in a mixed constructure model. The structural equation model revealed that topography was the primary driver of Carex tussock expansion. …”
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Transcytosis of T4 Bacteriophage Through Intestinal Cells Enhances Its Immune Activation by Amanda Carroll-Portillo, October Barnes, Cristina N. Coffman, Cody A. Braun, Sudha B. Singh, Henry C. Lin

“…Interactions between bacteriophages with mammalian immune cells are of great interest and most phages possess at least one molecular pattern (nucleic acid, sugar residue, or protein structure) that is recognizable to the immune system through pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP) receptors (i.e., TLRs). …”
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Mechanical and Durable Performance of Lime-Steel Slag-Coal Gangue Mixtures Prepared by a Uniform Design Method for Pavement Base Applications by Hanlong CUI, Bingyang DENG, Chao WANG, Shenglei FENG, Yapeng ZHANG, Wenqing MENG, Xin LIU, Hao JI

“…With the increase of steel slag, the unconfined compressive strength increased, the compressive resilience modulus increased at first and then decreased, the splitting tensile strength decreased, the BDR value decreased, and the strength loss of water stability increased gradually. The internal structure of the mixtures is stable and has good frost resistance. …”
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Investigating new drugs from marine seaweed metabolites for cervical cancer therapy by molecular dynamic modeling approach by Sk Injamamul Islam, Sheikh Sunzid Ahmed, Sarower Mahfuj, Gunjan Das, Md. Mohaimenul Islam Tareq, Mazen Almehmadi, Mamdouh Allahyani, Naif Alsiwiehri, Partha Biswas, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Foysal Ahammad

“…The molecular dynamics simulation of the apoprotein, control drug, and lead compounds revealed the superior structural stability and uniformity of the main drug candidates. …”
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The Mediating Role of School Refusal in the Relationship Between Students’ Perceived School Atmosphere and Underachievement by Luana Sorrenti, Concettina Caparello, Carmelo Francesco Meduri, Pina Filippello

“…To evaluate the association between variables, we performed structural equation modeling with latent variables. …”
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Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range by Zhiqiang Dai, Rungroj Chanajaree, Chengwu Yang, Xueqing Zhang, Manunya Okhawilai, Prasit Pattananuwat, Xinyu Zhang, Guanjie He, Jiaqian Qin

“…Herein, we introduce a pioneering approach by integrating a bifunctional additive composed of ethylene glycol (EG) and sodium gluconate (Ga) into ZnSO4 (ZSO) electrolyte to overcome these obstacles. The polyhydroxy structures of EG and Ga can reconstruct the hydrogen bond network of H2O to improve its liquid stability, and also adjust the coordination environment around hydrated Zn2+. …”
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Analysis of the personality traits of urban tourism brand on visiting intention through perceived consistency (studied in Tehran) by Yazdan Shirimohamadi, Ali Shamaei, Seyyed Eshagh Jalalian, Farzaneh Rafiee

“…In this regard, 384 questionnaires were distributed among tourists from German, Japanese, French, Arab (Iraqi), Italian, Austrian, Chinese nationalities residing in five star hotels in Tehran. Structural equation index was used for data analysis. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of multimorbidity among individuals aged 50 and above in Bangladesh by Faroque Md Mohsin, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Badsha Alam, Sarah Tahera Mahmud, Cotton Chakma, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Md. Atikur Rahman Akanda, Maherun Nesa, Rajib Kumar Malakar, Sokal Roy, Shahriar Hasan, Nitai Roy

“…Data were collected through structured interviews covering individual-level, household-level, and community-level factors. …”
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A ‘torn bag mechanism’ of small extracellular vesicle release via limiting membrane rupture of en bloc released amphisomes (amphiectosomes) by Tamás Visnovitz, Dorina Lenzinger, Anna Koncz, Péter M Vizi, Tünde Bárkai, Krisztina V Vukman, Alicia Galinsoga, Krisztina Németh, Kelsey Fletcher, Zsolt I Komlósi, Csaba Cserép, Ádám Dénes, Péter Lőrincz, Gábor Valcz, Edit I Buzas

“…We previously found evidence that human colorectal cancer cells in vivo release large multivesicular body-like structures en bloc. Here, we tested whether this large EV type is unique to colorectal cancer cells. …”
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Craniospinal space reduction and malalignment due to atlas assimilation in Basilar Invagination–A case–control study by Ricardo V. Botelho, Beatriz Cibin Braga Petranchi, Pedro B. Botelho, Diego U.M. Moreira, Eduardo F. Bertolini, José M. Rotta

“…Observation suggests that the assimilation of the atlas does not allow the development of the normal space between the skull and C1 and displaces the high cervical spine towards the neural structures, posteriorly positioned. Purpose: The objective of this work is to evaluate craniospinal alignment in patients with type I Basilar invagination and AOA in comparison with normal subjects (Type I). …”
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Groundwater and Subsidence Modeling Combining Geological and Multi-Satellite SAR Data over the Alto Guadalentín Aquifer (SE Spain) by Pablo Ezquerro, Carolina Guardiola-Albert, Gerardo Herrera, José Antonio Fernández-Merodo, Marta Béjar-Pizarro, Roberta Bonì

“…The exploitation of groundwater resources can trigger land subsidence producing damage in urban structures and infrastructures. Alto Guadalentín aquifer system in SE Spain has been exploited since 1960 producing an average piezometric level drop of 150 m. …”
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Microstructural, Mechanical, and Tribological Properties of Selective Laser Melted Inconel 718 Alloy: The Influences of Heat Treatment by Ümit Gencay Başcı, Egemen Avcu, Mertcan Kıraç, Ahmet Sever, İdris Gökalp, Hasan İsmail Yavuz, Serkan Oktay, Eray Abakay, Yasemin Yıldıran Avcu, Rıdvan Yamanoğlu

“…The as-built sample exhibited a grain structure mostly characterized by fine Laves phases, while the hardening phases γ′ ((Ni₃ (Al, Ti)) and γ″ (Ni₃Nb) precipitated during the heat treatment. …”
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Applying auxiliary supervised depth-assisted transformer and cross modal attention fusion in monocular 3D object detection by Zhijian Wang, Jie Liu, Yixiao Sun, Xiang Zhou, Boyan Sun, Dehong Kong, Jay Xu, Xiaoping Yue, Wenyu Zhang

“…Furthermore, Depth-DETR employs cross modal attention mechanisms to effectively fuse three different features. A parallel structure of two cross modal transformer is applied to fuse two depth features with visual features. …”
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A Multimodal Passenger-and-Package Sharing Network for Urban Logistics by Yuxiong Ji, Yujing Zheng, Jizhou Zhao, Yu Shen, Yuchuan Du

“…This paper envisions a multimodal passenger-and-package sharing (PPS) network for urban logistics integrating metro, taxi, and truck. A hub-and-spoke structure is designed including hubs located at metro stations and service stores connected to the hubs. …”
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Evaluating the role of customization and information enrichment strategies on trust and purchase: The moderating role of intelligence in enhancing consumer experience (case study:... by Hossein Balouchi, Eesa Niazi, Mohammad Ali Siah Sarani Kojouri

“…The minimum sample size based on structural equation modeling sampling methods was 375 individuals, and a sample of 385 buyers from these websites was collected. …”
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Adsorptive removal of phosphate and nitrate by layered double hydroxides through the memory effect and in situ synthesis by Sarah Mariska, Zhang Jin-Wei, Hoang Huu Chien, Duong Minh Ngoc, Nguyen Duy Hai, Huan-Ping Chao

“…These LDHs underwent calcination at 300 °C, 400 °C, and 500 °C to optimize their structure for enhanced adsorption capabilities. The synthesized LDHs were thoroughly characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Foreign experience in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the possibility of its application in Russia by T. G. Antropova, M. V. Shatokhin, N. M. Suray

“…This study provides an overview of the entrepreneurial ecosystems of the world’s leading economies to identify their key characteristics and strengths. The structural elements, support mechanisms, and cultural factors that shape and differentiate these ecosystems are examined. …”
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Microstructural, electrochemical, and hot corrosion analysis of CoCrFeCuTi high entropy alloy reinforced titanium matrix composites synthesized by microwave sintering by S. Ragunath, N. Radhika, S Aravind Krishna, Alokesh Pramanik

“…The ball-milled CoCrFeCuTi HEA powder exhibits 17 μm average particle size of irregular fragments with a single-phase BCC structure and is added as reinforcement in Ti alloy at 3, 6, 9, and 12 wt%. …”
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