PARADOXES OF ARAB POLITICAL SYSTEMS CHANGES by V. A. Kusnetsov

“…The paradox is that, in practice, the above-described regional trends can entail very different social-political consequences, presaging modernization in some places, while driving the archaization of the state in others, depending on which model the respective state belongs to. At the same time, these processes of modernization and archaization stand in a complex relationship with the processes of strengthening / weakening of "orders of limited access": while, tactically, the majority of conscious actions taken by elites is aimed at strengthening "orders of limited access", in the long run, such actions can raise risks and weaken political systems.…”
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A new strategy for constructing alternative consumer confidence indexes to explain household consumption: A fuzzy DEMATEL approach by Özge Var, Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, Türkay Dereli

“…Literature studies employ different combinations of questions; however all-alternative combinations take too much time and computational power. The questions also exhibit cause-and-effect relationships as household consumption predictors and are not statistically independent of one another. …”
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Three-stage automatic operational modal analysis using mathematical mode elimination by density-based clustering method by A. Salar Mehrabad, A. Shooshtari

“…They can be used to understand the structure's dynamic behavior and to identify any changes that may occur over time. Operational modal analysis (OMA) is a technique that uses the response of a structure to environmental loads to estimate modal parameters. …”
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Brazilian children: Interplay with viral co-infection. by Kauana Pizzutti, Juliana Comerlato, Daniele Vargas de Oliveira, Amanda Robaina, Mariana Preussler Mott, Pedro Uriel Pedrotti Vieira, Tiago Fetzner, Gabriela Rosa da Cunha, Muriel Primon de Barros, Jaqueline Verardo, Neide Maria Bruscato, João Carlos Batista Santana, Roberta Rigo Dalla Corte, Emilio Hideyuki Moriguchi, Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias

“…A questionnaire was used at the time of sample collection and medical records were reviewed 14 days after participant inclusion. …”
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Enhancing paddy leaf disease diagnosis -a hybrid CNN model using simulated thermal imaging by Jagamohan Padhi, Kunal Mishra, Ashoka Kumar Ratha, Santi Kumari Behera, Prabira Kumar Sethy, Aziz Nanthaamornphong

“…These results highlight the model's potential for real-time deployment in agricultural applications, providing an efficient and reliable solution for small-scale farmers. …”
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The Influence of Clinically Diagnosed Neuropathy on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Birgit L. M. Van Eetvelde, Dirk Cambier, Karsten Vanden Wyngaert, Bert Celie, Patrick Calders

“…As commonly used measures of peripheral muscle strength and physical performance seemed to be less affected at the given time, the integration of PImax, PEmax, and PEF measurements in the assessment of respiratory muscle weakness could be of added value in the (early) screening for neuropathy in patients with T2DM.…”
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Evaluation of extracts from Phyllostachys makinoi for their antibacterial and accelerated wound healing potential by Te-Hua Liu, Ju-Yun Wu, Meng-Chun Cheng, Bang-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Yu Tsai

“…The MIC and MBC of the P. makinoi water extracts against two multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains were 4 and 16–32 mg/mL, respectively, while those for ethanol extracts were 2 and 32 mg/mL, respectively. In the time-kill assay, both strains were killed after treatment with extracts for 12 and 18 h. …”
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Masking Ability of Various Metal Complexing Ligands at 1.0 mM Concentrations on the Potentiometric Determination of Fluoride in Aqueous Samples by Sakuni M. De Silva, Samitha Deraniyagala, Janitha K. Walpita, Indira Jayaweera, Saranga Diyabalanage, Asitha T. Cooray

“…The most probable reasons for the underestimation of fluoride concentrations could be shorter decomplexing time and lower masking agent concentrations.…”
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In vitro evaluation of silver-zinc oxide-eugenol nanocomposite for enhanced antimicrobial and wound healing applications in diabetic conditions by Hari Prasath Nagaiah, Malik Basha Samsudeen, Akshaya Rani Augustus, Karutha Pandian Shunmugiah

“…Minimum inhibitory concentrations of Ag+ZnO+EU for standard and clinical isolates were significantly lower than those of the individual components, highlighting the synergistic effect of the nanocomposite. Time-kill assays revealed rapid microbial eradication, achieving complete sterility within 240-min. …”
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A Single-Center Retrospective Study of the Impact of Thyroid Cancer on the Malignant Risk of Contralateral TI-RADS 3 and 4 Nodules by Huan Liu, Jun Jin, Qiao Chen, Zhongmin Li

“…This study has been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR2000038611, registration time: September 26, 2020).…”
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The significance of evaporation heat and mass transfer through a spray sheet with two-phase transitional momentum transport and vapour dispersion by Ahmed Abed Al-Kadhem Majhool, Ammar Muslim Hadi, Faris Alqurashi, Sara Falih Kareem, Noor M. Jasim, Mujtaba A. Flayyih

“…All presented results are investigated by their variation with positions and time to give the total behaviour. The fuel vapour mass fraction distribution exhibits a bell-shaped behaviour. …”
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Transcending the painful boundaries...: a few additions to Vanda Zaborskaitėʼs biography by Žydronė Kolevinskienė

“…Although, of course, in spirit, she remained first and foremost a representative of Vilnius University and the department which was being dismantled at the time. However, her firm position, exceptional competence, high criteria for literary education, uncompromising opinion, encouragement of critical thinking and confidence allowed the people of the Department of Lithuanian and Foreign Literature of the Pedagogical Institute to unite for the future of the school, for the survival of the studies of the Lithuanian language because, for her, the studies of the Lithuanian language represent the consciousness of ‘Lithuanianness’. …”
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Photobiomodulation Can Enhance Stem Cell Viability in Cochlea with Auditory Neuropathy but Does Not Restore Hearing by So-Young Chang, Eunjeong Kim, Nathaniel T. Carpena, Jae-Hun Lee, Doo Hee Kim, Min Young Lee

“…Nevertheless, it is noteworthy in this study that the cells are distributed in most cochlear tissues and the proliferation of stem cells was very active in animals irradiated with PBM compared to other groups wherein the stem cells had disappeared immediately after transplantation or existed for only a short period of time.…”
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Gas Expansion Energy Model and Numerical Simulation of Outburst Coal Seam under Multifield Coupling by Jie Cao, Qianting Hu, Yanan Gao, Minghui Li, Dongling Sun

“…The volumetric strain and permeability reached the minimum, while the gas pressure reached the maximum at the peak value of vertical stress. As time goes on, the gas pressure in the fracture near the working face gradually decreased and was less than the pressure in coal matrix. …”
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Physiological Response and Comprehensive Evaluation of Cold-Resistant Peach Varieties to Low-Temperature Stress by Ruxuan Niu, Juanjuan Huang, Yiwen Zhang, Falin Wang, Chenbing Wang

“…Combining physiological analyses with field adaptation correlation assessments, it was found that ‘Ziyan Ruiyang’ exhibited a relatively low LT50 value of −29.67 °C and a membership function degree of 0.76, suggesting robust field adaptation abilities. At the same time, ‘Ganlu Shumi’ demonstrated stable trends in H₂O₂ and MDA levels, maintaining them at relatively low concentrations; it also had the lowest LT50 value, the highest membership function score, and the highest survival rate. …”
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Ischemic Heart Disease and Work Disability in Patients Treated at the Internal Medicine Consultation and Assessed by the Expert Medical Labor Commission by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Tania Cuellar Torres, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, occupation, years of work and accrued salary, clinical diagnosis, length of time the condition had been present and associated chronic diseases; existence of prior assessment by an Expert Medical Labor Commission and decision reached, previous days of sick leave and current decision of the commission. …”
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Optimization of microwave-assisted hydrolysis of glucose from oil palm empty fruit bunch by Maya Sarah, Isti Madinah, Erni Misran, Fatimah

“…Estimated variables to affect the hydrolysis process are the ratio of OPEFB to solvent (X1: 1:20–4:20 g/ml), solvent concentration (X2: 0.5–1.5 %), and hydrolysis time (X3: 5–15 min). Hydrolysis success parameters were measured by hydrolysis temperature (Y1), glucose (Y2), fructose (Y3), and total sugar (Y4) concentration. …”
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Consumer Choice: Exploring Factors, Influences and Decisions by Tea Valishvili, Genelidze Lia

“…By aligning strategies with the interests of modern consumers, businesses can effectively engage them at the right time, in the right place, and through the relevant communication channels. …”
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Lightweight Small Target Detection Algorithm Based on YOLOv8 Network Improvement by Xiaoyi Hao, Ting Li

“…On the VisDrone2019 dataset, it achieves 2.50% improvement in mAP@0.5 and a 1.40% increase in mAP@0.5-0.95.SFD-YOLOv8 demonstrates superior accuracy in comparison to other leading detection models, making it well-suited for real-time detection requirements.…”
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Improving Telemedicine through IoT and Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Challenges by M. Sunil Kumar, D. Ganesh

“…It explores how IoT-enabled medical devices facilitate continuous remote patient monitoring and real-time health data collection and emphasizes the role of wearable devices comprising smartwatches and fitness trackers in elevating data accuracy and offering personalized health insights. …”
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