Comparison of Direct Runoff Hydrographs of Two Ungauged Sub-Basins Using Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph Approach by Hüseyin Akay, Müsteyde Baduna Koçyiğit

“…According to the model results, peak discharges in sub-basin 1 and sub-basin 2 were found to be 18.71 and 27.83 m3/s, respectively, and the peak discharge of sub-basin 2 was found to be 49% higher than that of sub-basin 1. Furthermore, time to peak of the sub-basin 2 was estimated as 5 hours while it was 7 hours for the sub-basin 1. …”
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Early Detection of Baby-Rain-Cell Aloft in a Severe Storm and Risk Projection for Urban Flash Flood by Eiichi Nakakita, Hiroto Sato, Ryuta Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Yamabe, Kosei Yamaguchi

“…In July 2008, five people were killed by a tragic flash flood caused by a local torrential heavy rainfall in a short time in Toga River. From this tragic accident, we realized that a system which can detect hazardous rain-cells in the earlier stage is strongly needed and would provide an additional 5 to 10 min for evacuation. …”
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Implementasi kebijakan pelayanan angkutan laut perintis di pelabuhan kelas II teluk palu propinsi Sulawesi Tengah by Fahrudin Fahrudin, Syahruddin Hattab, Sitti Chaeriah Ahsan

“…The results of the research showed that: (1) communication to socialize the maritime transportation services of pioneer ships in hammer bay ports is still not maximized; (2) resources in terms of human resources and means are optimum, but budget (financial) and Prasarana resources are not sufficient; (3) dispositions on implementation are well running in connection with the appointment of the Commitment Maker Office (PPK) including incentives; (4) bureaucratic structures are still ineffective in relation to the mechanisms of implementation of the marine transportation service of the pioneers that have not been followed up by creating a Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and on the execution of the established shipping route is not appropriate and the time of sail in 1 (one) voyage is too long. Conclusion Implementation of Pioneer Shipping Services Policy in Class II Ports of Palu Bay, Central Sulawesi Province, is not effective. …”
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Enhancing the research enterprise at a health sciences university: A call for an institutional paradigm shift by Bryan G. Beutel, Taryn Bissing, Aaditya Patel, Nicolette Duong, Jan Talley

“…Frequently listed barriers to conducting research were lack of time within the curriculum (290 [27%] responses), inadequate institutional support (278 [26%]), and faculty unavailability (207 [19%]). …”
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Consumption of Cross-Linked Resistant Starch (RS4XL) on Glucose and Insulin Responses in Humans by Enas K. Al-Tamimi, Paul A. Seib, Brian S. Snyder, Mark D. Haub

“…These data illustrate, for the first time, that directly substituting standard starch with RS4XL, while matched for available carbohydrates, attenuated postprandial glucose and insulin levels in humans. …”
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PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN FIRST PERMANENT MOLARS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 TO 9 YEARS OLD ATTENDED AT THE DENTISTRY CLINIC OF THE UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA EQUINOCCIAL- SERODU, PERI... by Jonathan Ochoa López, Alexander Cruz Gallegos, Leslee Ribadeneira

“…Materials and methods: An observational, retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in the Clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Technological University Equinoccial-Quito-Ecuador, during the period 2016-2017, reviewing each of the Clinical Histories entered in the interval of proposed time, with a previously calibrated staff. In History the information of the Odontogram and the Treatment section was collected. …”
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Evaluating interdisciplinary breastfeeding and lactation knowledge, attitudes and skills: An evaluation of a professional graduate programme for healthcare professionals. by Denise McGuinness, Kate Frazer, Karl F Conyard, Paula Cornally, Lauren Cooper, Niamh Vickers

“…All students enrolled in a six month programme were invited to complete an online anonymous survey at two time points: January 2023 and July 2023. Ethical approval (LS-C-23-17) was obtained in January 2023. …”
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Enhanced Recovery of Apple Pomace Phenolic Compounds: Optimizing Subcritical Water Extraction by Mahsa Derakhshan, Amir Hossein Elhami Rad, Majid Javanmard Dakheli, Parvin Sharayei, Mohammad Armin

“…Three independent variables were investigated: extraction temperature (120°C, 140°C, and 160°C), extraction time (20, 30, and 40 min), and water-to-apple pomace ratio (1:20, 1:40, and 1:60 g/mL). …”
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Mapping of ITB bachelor of visual arts students’ theses from 2005 to 2022 based on premodern themes by Almira Belinda Zainsjah, Ira Adriati, Nuning Yanti Damayanti

“…The results of our analysis show that there are 3 scopes of premodern research in ITB’s bachelor of visual art, namely based on time periods, research on traditional artifacts (regardless of the period), and research that meets these two requirements. …”
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Characterization of Heavy Metal Ions Removal from Water by Improved Cuttlebone Powder with Magnetic Fe3O4 Nanoparticle as a Bioadsorbent by Aida Didaran, Mahnaz Sadat Sadeghi, Parisa Nejatkhah Manavi, Mohammad Rabbani

“…The absorption percentage of the ions displays an increasing trend with the amount of SCP used, as well as with contact time and magnetizing SCP duration. Additionally, the addition of Fe3O4 to SCP significantly improves the absorption rate of the samples. …”
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Assessment of competencies of public servants and analysis of the current practice of methods for assessing the consistency of competencies and labor functions of civil servants of... by M. V. Mirzoyan, E. V. Vasileva

“…Within the scope of the research international practice of personnel management in the public service as well as some related legal acts have been studied, and an internal survey has been conducted among the civil servants of the Republic of Armenia (40 people), including the civil servants from the State Social Security Service and the Ministry of Territorial Administration of Kotayk region.The study has revealed, that in Armenia personnel potential management in the public service sector is carried out at a rather low level, which requires fundamental changes. In that respect, timely and efficient staff training has been offered along with the implementation of competency assessment methods to job requirements. …”
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Demarcation of the public and private in the interaction of the state and citizens on digital network platforms by V. V. Zotov

“…Most of the respondents are aware that websites, social networks and search engines can collect data for web analytics. At the same time, citizens consider it possible to transfer personal data to the authorities in a generalized form for making managerial decisions. …”
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Performance Analysis: AI-based VIST Audio Player by Microsoft Speech API by Ribwar Bakhtyar Ibrahim

“…VIST audio player creates runtime subtitles of the audio files running on it; the player is responsible for speech to text conversion in real-time. Microsoft Speech API was incorporated in the application to validate and make the performance of API measurable. …”
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Quantification of Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Contrasting Soils by A. Mark Ibekwe, Sharon K. Papiernik, Catherine M. Grieve, Ching-Hong Yang

“…The objectives were to determine the effects of preplant fumigation treatment on the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in two soils and the effects of indigenous bacterial populations on the survival of this pathogen. Real-time PCR and plate counts were used to quantify the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in two contrasting soils after fumigation with methyl bromide (MeBr) and methyl iodide (MeI). …”
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POLITICAL CRISIS AND SOCIAL PROTEST IN THAILAND by E. V. Koldunova

“…The number of military coupd'etats which took place in Thailand now equals to almost twenty. At the same time, despite such a long authoritarian rule the country witnessed the formation of various elements of civil society. …”
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“Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far” Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study... by Abhay S. Nirgude, TM Revathi, Nagendra Navya, Poonam R. Naik

“…Regular physical activity, good dietary practices and family support were a few enablers, whereas lack of awareness, time constraints, co-morbidities and environmental factors were some of the barriers to self-care practice. …”
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Population pharmacokinetics of ramipril in patients with chronic heart failure: A real-world longitudinal study by Trobec Katja Čvan, Grabnar Iztok, Trontelj Jurij, Lainščak Mitja, Kos Mojca Kerec

“…Twenty-three patients with CHF who were on regular therapy with ramipril participated at the first study visit ( median age 77 years, 65 % male, and 70 % New York Heart Association Class II); 19 patients attended the second study visit and the median time between the two visits was 8 months. Pharmacokinetics were assessed using a nonlinear mixed-effects parent-metabolite model comprising two compartments for ramipril and one compartment for ramiprilat. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Different Drying Methods on Strawberry Aroma Compounds via Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques by Nurten Cengiz, Aslı Abdulvahitoğlu, Adnan Abdulvahitoğlu

“…Food and food safety, as one of the basic issues of human life, has made it necessary to store foods for a long time with the increasing population. One of the oldest and most common methods of extending the shelf life of food products is the drying process. …”
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Enhancing V2X Security Through Combined Rule-Based and DL-Based Local Misbehavior Detection in Roadside Units by Seungyoung Park, Duksoo Kim, Seokwoo Lee

“…Conventional DL-based methods at roadside units (RSUs) struggle with forwarding basic safety messages (BSMs) received from every vehicle to centralized locations and preprocessing them, which leads to considerable time delays. To overcome these challenges, our approach leveraged multi-access edge computing (MEC) connected to RSU to decentralize the processing workload, considerably reducing latency and resource consumption. …”
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Effects of initial vegetation heterogeneity on competition of submersed and floating macrophytes by Linhao Xu, Donald L. DeAngelis

“…If N was gradually increased or decreased through time from a stable state, the abrupt transitions of non-spatial models were changed into smoother transitions through a series of stable states, which resembles the Busse balloon observed in other systems.…”
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