The reproduction number $R_t$ in structured and nonstructured populations by Tom Burr, Gerardo Chowell

“…Other methods to estimate $R_t$ arebased on explicit models such as the SIR model; therefore, onemight expect the WT method to be more robust to departures from SIR-type behavior.This paper uses simulated data to compare the quality of daily $R_t$ estimates based on a SIR model tothose using the WT method for both structured(classical SIR assumptions are violated) and nonstructured (classical SIR assumptions hold) populations.By using detailed simulations that record the infection day of each new infectionand the donor-recipient identities, the true $R_t$ and the generation interval pdf isknown with negligible error. …”
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Estudio de dosificaciones en laboratorio para pavimentos porosos de hormigón Laboratory study of mixture proportioning for pervious concrete pavement by Javier Castro, Hernán de Solminihac, Carlos Videla, Bonifacio Fernández

“…The results allow a good characterization of these mixtures both mechanical and hydraulic behavior. Reliationships between void contents, infiltration rate and flexural strength were found.…”
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Specific Features of Mental Health of Law Enforcement Officers – Participants of the Anti-Terrorist Operation by O. I. Kudermina

“…Law enforcement officers, who received psychological assistance in connection with clear features of post-traumatic disorder, on the background of significant reduction of psycho-pathological symptoms, there is tendency to socially approved behaviors, while emotional limitation – “insensitivity”, is formed, which is evidenced for the need to conduct psychological rehabilitation with them. …”
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A Step Towards Neuroplasticity: Capsule Networks with Self-Building Skip Connections by Nikolai A. K. Steur, Friedhelm Schwenker

“…<b>Background:</b> Integrating nonlinear behavior into the architecture of artificial neural networks is regarded as essential requirement to constitute their effectual learning capacity for solving complex tasks. …”
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Correlation between Ki-67 labeling index and mitotic index in Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Das C. K Deepa, Sunitha Balakrishnan

“…Combined analysis of the two indices can be useful in the early diagnosis of possibly malignant lesions and in predicting tumor behavior.…”
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A population model capturing dynamics of tuberculosis granulomas predicts host infection outcomes by Chang Gong, Jennifer J. Linderman, Denise Kirschner

“…How the fate of individual granulomas influence overall infection outcome at host scale is not understood, although computational models have been developed to predict single granuloma behavior. Here we present a within-host population model that tracks granulomas in two key organs during Mycobacteria tuberculosis (Mtb) infection: lung and lymph nodes (LN). …”
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Methodology for cognition of digital society by N. N. Meshcheryakova

“…Cloud computing provide researchers with tools, big data – research materials, Internet of things technology aimed at collecting indicators (receiving signals) in large volume, in real time, as direct, not indirect evidence of human behavior. The development of “artificial intelligence” technology expands the possibility of receiving processed signals of the quality of the social system without building a preliminary hypothesis, in a short time and on a large volume of processed data. …”
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Heterogeneity in the Preferences of Potential Users of Automated Transit Network (ATN) by Ardeshir Kohandel Shirazi, Ingmar Andreasson, Farshid Afshar, Ashkan Kohandel Shirazi, Hamidreza Mokhtarian

“…This research aims at advancing future research on the effects of ATNs on travel behavior through identifying the characteristics of users who are likely to accept ATN services, by examining the heterogeneity in the preferences of these people. …”
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Parents/Guardians’ Gender Preferences, Confidence, and Empathy for their Children’s Dentist by Gabrielle Carvalho, Ivana Meyer Prado, Larissa Kelen Moura, Yanna Cardoso-Santos, Talyta Couto Freitas, Raquel Fabiane Nogueira, Iga Carnevalli, Junia Maria Serra-Negra

“…A low preference for LGBTQ+ dentists was observed among parents/guardians, demonstrating homophobic behavior. …”
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Impact of Laser Power on Electrochemical Performance of CeO₂/Al6061 Alloy Through Selective Laser Melting (SLM) by Fengyong Sun, Jitai Han

“….% CeO₂/Al6061 alloy prepared by SLM, including the forming quality (surface morphology and density), self-corrosion rate (SCR), and electrochemical behavior. The experimental outcomes suggest that as the laser power rises, the surface roughness exhibits an initial decline followed by an increase, whereas the density undergoes an initial increase and subsequently decreases. …”
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The interaction effect of personality hardiness and fear of failure to predict achievement motivation adolescents of working mother by Syarifah Farradinna, Sindy Putri Arlena

“…Dispositional Resilience Scale-15 (DRS-15), an action strategy to measure achievement motivation behavior personality, and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI), a multidimensional assessment of cognitive-motivational-relational fear of failure, were used in this study to collect data. …”
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Mental Health Recovery: Evaluation of a Recovery-Oriented Training Program by G. K. M. L. Wilrycx, M. A. Croon, A. H. S. van den Broek, Ch. van Nieuwenhuizen

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Recycled PVC content and particle size distribution effects on morphological and mechanical properties of expanded PVC layer for floorcoverings by Chaouch, Walid, Msahli, Slah

“…Then, a comprehensive investigation focused on understanding the behavior and characteristics of recycled PVC powders. …”
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Factors in the choice of volitional regulation strategies among university students by V.N. Shlyapnikov

“…The following methods were used: "Action Control Scale", "Questionnaire for identifying the severity of self-control in the emotional sphere, activity and behavior", "Brief Academic Motivation Scale", PIL test, "General Self-Efficacy Scale", a modification of the Dembo-Rubinstein self-assessment technique, "Big Five Short Portrait Questionnaire (B5-10)". …”
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Smoke-free hospitality environments and cognitive health: A population-based study in the United States by Lucie Kalousová

“…Methods: I use the repeated cross-sectional Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance data collected between 2017 and 2022 from a sample of Americans 45 years and older and estimate logistic regression models predicting self-rated cognitive function decline by calculated smoke-free hospitality coverage in restaurants and bars. …”
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Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies Using GNSS Observations to Detect Earthquake Precursors by Nicola Perfetti, Yuri Taddia, Alberto Pellegrinelli

“…The ability to predict the ionosphere’s behavior, as well as to mitigate the effects of its rapid changes, is a matter of primary importance in satellite communications, positioning, and navigation applications at present. …”
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Effectiveness of areca nut and products containing areca nut cessation interventions: A network meta-analysis by Anusa Arunachalam Mohandoss, Rooban Thavarajah

“…The effect of cessation intervention, as an odds ratio with 95% credibility limits, ranged from 0.30 (0.022–4.01) for a type of behavioral intervention to 10.5 (0.62–229) for Escitalopram. …”
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Pattern Dynamics Analysis of Host–Parasite Models with Aggregation Effect Based on Coupled Map Lattices by Shuo Liang, Wenlong Wang, Chunrui Zhang

“…This contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamic behaviors driven by aggregation effects in the host–parasitoid model.…”
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Influence of Abutment Stiffness and Strength on the Seismic Response of Horizontally Curved RC Bridges in Comparison with Equivalent Straight Bridges at Different Seismic Intensity... by Khashayar Heydarpour, Payam Tehrani

“…First, nonlinear static (pushover) analyses are carried out to evaluate the overall behavior of the bridges with different abutment configurations in the two perpendicular principal directions. …”
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Antimicrobial Applications of Transition Metal Complexes of Benzothiazole Based Terpolymer: Synthesis, Characterization, and Effect on Bacterial and Fungal Strains by Mohamed A. Riswan Ahamed, Raja S. Azarudeen, N. Mujafar Kani

“…The surface features and crystalline behavior of the ligand and its complexes were analyzed by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction methods. …”
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