Lessons for communication strategies during health emergencies from a COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices study in an informal settlement in Mumbai, India by Supriya Krishnan, Jennifer Spencer, Apurva Tiwari, Sushmita Das, Anagha Waingankar, Sushma Shende, Shanti Pantvaidya, Vanessa D’souza, Armida Fernandez, Anuja Jayaraman

“…However, this awareness did not always result in changes in attitudes and behavior- 66% perceived low or no risk to COVID-19, while 93% did not consider it essential to wear masks in workspaces and 78% did not sanitize their hands before entering workspaces. …”
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Wetting behaviour and reactivity between liquid Gd and ZrO2 substrate by Turalska P., Homa M., Bruzda G., Sobczak N., Kaban I., Mattern N., Eckert J.

“…The wetting behavior and reactivity between molten pure Gd and polycrystalline 3YSZ substrate (ZrO2 stabilized with 3 wt% of Y2O3)were experimentally determined by a sessile drop method using a classical contact heating coupled with drop pushing procedure. …”
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Opportunities to use the EU countries experience in the field of preventive police activities in Ukraine by O. Yu. Prokopenko, D. O. Bulatin, R. O. Kushnirenko

“…In particular, the introduction of rehabilitation programmes for persons who have already served their sentences will be useful for the domestic preventive system, given the fact that most programmes are comprehensive, they provide educational, monitoring and corrective measures to influence socially unacceptable, including criminal, behavior.…”
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Isolated Effect and Sensitivity of Agricultural and Industrial Waste Ca-Based Stabilizer Materials (CSMs) in Evaluating Swell Shrink Nature of Palygorskite-Rich Clays by Fazal E. Jalal, Babak Jamhiri, Ahsan Naseem, Muhammad Hussain, Mudassir Iqbal, Kennedy Onyelowe

“…It is interesting to note that replacement with specified CSM accelerated the strength of soil at extended curing periods and the optimum improvement in the strength behavior of the soil was also recorded. Moreover, with addition of the respective CSMs, the compactability and strength characteristics were ameliorated, while plasticity was significantly lowered. …”
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Foreign policy of A.M. López Obrador: Declarations and reality by V. L. Jeifets

“…., relations with the United States and Latin American countries, particularly in the context of the Venezuelan and Bolivian crises, as well as the Central American migration crisis) and to weigh it up against traditional patterns of Mexico’s foreign policy behavior, as well as to assess its overall feasibility. …”
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A Conceptual Approach to Complex Model Management with Generalized Modelling Patterns and Evolutionary Identification by Sergey V. Kovalchuk, Oleg G. Metsker, Anastasia A. Funkner, Ilia O. Kisliakovskii, Nikolay O. Nikitin, Anna V. Kalyuzhnaya, Danila A. Vaganov, Klavdiya O. Bochenina

“…Complex systems’ modeling and simulation are powerful ways to investigate a multitude of natural phenomena providing extended knowledge on their structure and behavior. However, enhanced modeling and simulation require integration of various data and knowledge sources, models of various kinds (data-driven models, numerical models, simulation models, etc.), and intelligent components in one composite solution. …”
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Abdominal plexiform neurofibroma. Case report by José Rolando Rodríguez Núñez, Fernando Karel Fonseca Sosa, Juan Guillermo Bauzá López, Pedro Rafael Casado Mendez

“…In the postoperative period, the magnetic resonance imaging concluded as a tumor recurrence of possible neurogenic etiology with malignant behavior. It was evaluated in a multidisciplinary consultation and pharmacological treatment was decided. …”
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Folie a Deux: Shared Psychotic Disorder in a Medical Unit by Saumya Bhutani, Damir Huremovic

“…On the day of discharge, a psychiatric consult was requested for “paranoia and bizarre behavior.” The patient was seen making statements that she needed security and the FBI to escort her as she left the hospital. …”
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National, International and Legal Mechanisms of Control over the Activity of Non-Government Security Entities by M. V. Zavalnyi

“…The need to strengthen this control is due to two main aspects: 1) there is a need to raise the standards of corporate governance in the field of non-governmental protection of human rights; 2) there is a more general tendency to regulate the behavior of all business structures regarding human rights in all areas of their activities. …”
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Cross-talk-free, high extinction ratio, and ultra-compact all‑optical 4 × 2 encoder using graphene-based plasmonic waveguides by Saima Kanwal, Mohammed R. Saeed, Faris K. AL-Shammri, Mir Hamid Rezaei

“…The effect of geometric parameters and chemical potential of the graphene sheet changes on the suggested waveguide’s waveguiding behavior is meticulously investigated using the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) method. …”
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Application of Silver Conducting Glasses to Solid State Batteries and Sensors by Liu Jun, J. Portier, B. Tanguy, J. J. Videau, M. Ait Allal, J. Morcos, J. Salardenne

“…The interaction of some gases (O2 CI2, H2S) with the electrochemical chains: Pt/Sb2S3-AgI (glass)/Ag and Pt/AgCl (thin film)/Sb2S3- AgI (glass)/Ag has been investigated. Finally, the behavior of thin films of Ag2S3-Ag2S-CdS glasses as sensitive membranes for Cd detection in solution has been tested on MIS structures Au/Si/SiO2/ Membrane/Cd in solution/Reference electrode.…”
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Effects of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melting 316L Stainless Steel by Jingfa Lei, Yongsheng Ge, Tao Liu, Zhan Wei

“…This study aimed to analyze the mechanical behavior of SLM 316L stainless steel under different heat treatment methods. …”
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Optimizing Distribution Grid Performance through Electric Vehicle Integration and Stochastic Modeling in Extreme Weather Conditions by A. Niknami, M. Askari, M. Amirahmadi, M. Babaeinik

“…The proposed approach addresses key uncertainties, including weather conditions, probabilistic charging/discharging behavior of electric vehicles (EVs), and integration of renewable energy sources, energy price fluctuations, and load conditions. …”
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High-parameter immunophenotyping reveals distinct immune cell profiles in pruritic dogs and cats by Erin McDonald, Eric Kehoe, Darcy Deines, Mary McCarthy, Brie Wright, Susan Huse

“…These animals were categorized based on pruritic behavior or routine check-ups (non-pruritic controls).ResultsUnsupervised clustering revealed various immune cell populations, including T-cell subsets distinguished by CD62L expression and distinct monocyte subsets. …”
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Evaluation of Rheological Parameters of Slag-Based Paste Backfill with Superplasticizer by Zhonghui Zhang, Yuanhui Li, Lei Ren, Zhenbang Guo, Haiqiang Jiang, Na Liu

“…These results will contribute to a better understanding of the rheological behavior of Slag-CPB with superplasticizer.…”
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Analysis of Nanostructures and Wettability of Marine Shale in Southern China, Based on Different Fractal Models by Yang Wang, Baoyuan Zhong, Yunsheng Zhang, Yanming Zhu, Meng Wang

“…The wetting behavior of shale oil and gas on shale surfaces is determined by the interplay of organic matter (OM), mineral composition, and the intricate pore network structure of the shale. …”
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The impact of cultural origin on the psychiatric expertise in Switzerland: a focus on sexual violence illustrated by two criminal cases by Marco De Pieri, Neva Suardi

“…Early detection of non-acculturation elements is need to prevent criminal behaviors, and a diagnostic instrument as a validated rating scale should be implemented.…”
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Resilience of the circular economy to global disruptions in scrap recycling by Xiao Li, Xuezhao Chen, Junming Zhu, Peng Zhang, Haijia Shi, Marian R. Chertow

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Rarefied Nozzle Flow Computation Using the Viscosity-Based Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method by Deepa Raj Mopuru, Nishanth Dongari, Srihari Payyavula

“…Given the high Knudsen numbers associated with micro-nozzle flows, rarefied gas dynamics often dominate, and conventional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods fail to capture accurate flow expansion behavior. The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, developed by Bird, is widely used for modeling rarefied flows; however, it has been primarily implemented on platforms like OpenFOAM and FORTRAN, with limited exploration in MATLAB. …”
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Social media as dialogue platforms for citizens and authorities of the Central Federal District's entities by V. V. Zotov, A. V. Gubanov

“…Ultimately, the totality of external conditions should predetermine the model of behavior of authorities in social networks.The introduction of the “Incident Management” system has had a positive impact on the situation, through which citizens’ appeals are not only accepted and processed, but also sent to target authorities, which are obliged to provide a response to the applicant via social networks.The conclusion of the study presents the authors’ recommendations, which, in our opinion, will optimise the operation of the network of official accounts of the entities of the Central Federal District.…”
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