Helioseismic inference of the solar radiative opacity by Gaël Buldgen, Jean-Christophe Pain, Philippe Cossé, Christophe Blancard, Franck Gilleron, Anil K. Pradhan, Christopher J. Fontes, James Colgan, Arlette Noels, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Morgan Deal, Sergey V. Ayukov, Vladimir A. Baturin, Anna V. Oreshina, Richard Scuflaire, Charly Pinçon, Yveline Lebreton, Thierry Corbard, Patrick Eggenberger, Peter Hakel, David P. Kilcrease

“…Abstract The Sun is the most studied of all stars, and thus constitutes a benchmark for stellar models. However, our vision of the Sun is still incomplete, as illustrated by the current debate on its chemical composition. …”
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Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Jui-Ming Liu, Ying-Hsu Chang, Te-Wei Ho, Fung-Wei Chang, See-Tong Pang, Ren-Jun Hsu, Po-Hung Lin

“…Conclusion. This finding may constitute useful information in terms of helping physicians to distinguish between patients with epididymo-orchitis and testicular torsion in hot or cold weather.…”
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The WHO’s 75th anniversary: WHO at a pivotal moment in history by Lawrence O Gostin, Roojin Habibi, Benjamin Mason Meier, Helen Clark, K Srinath Reddy, Jemilah Mahmood, Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, Björn Kümmel, Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho, Attiya Waris, Miriam K Were

“…Establishing health governance under the United Nations (UN), WHO was seen as the preeminent leader in public health, promoting a healthier world following the destruction of World War II and ensuring global solidarity to prevent disease and promote health. Its constitutional function would be ‘to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work’. …”
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Strength Model for Concrete in Near-Reinforcement Region by Vladimir I. Kolchunov, Natalia V. Fedorova, Tatiana A. Iliushchenko

“…New functionals of reinforced concrete are constructed, which are consistent with the physical interpretations of the strength of cross-sections of bar elements in near-reinforcement zones. Constitutive equations for the concrete matrix, which models zones between transverse cracks, are written. …”
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Measuring Vertical Integration in the Technology Sector: Indonesia, the US, and the EU in Unfair Competition by Anna Maria Tri Anggraini, Ahmad Sabirin, Maria Silvya Elisabeth Wangga, Sharda Abrianti, Serena Ortigosa Fernandez

“…The findings indicate that the criteria for assessing whether vertical integration constitutes a violation of unfair business competition vary among Indonesia, the United States, and the European Union. …”
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THE SANDY HILL LANDSCAPE (CORRIENTES, ARGENTINA) FROM LATE PLEISTOCENE TO THE PRESENT by Félix Ignacio Contreras, Silvina Andrea Contreras, Cecilia Romina Méndez, Mariana Noemí Baruzzo, Elsie Araseli Ojeda, Ivana Evelin Kovalsky

“…The results were obtained due to the comparisons between the environmental reconstructions of the paleontological studies and the current situation of the region, besides the application of spatial analysis with geographic information systems and the knowledge of their shallow lakes distribution, since they constitute the main natural element of the landscape. …”
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Variation in the Stabilimenta of Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932, and Cyclosa morretes Levi, 1999 (Araneae: Araneidae), in Southeastern Brazil by Marcelo O. Gonzaga, João Vasconcellos-Neto

“…The hypothesis that stabilimenta constitute defensive devices was indirectly corroborated by the observation that spider’s body width and length were, respectively, strongly correlated with the width and length of the stabilimenta.…”
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Mast Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Th2 Cell Differentiation via OX40L-OX40 Ligation by Fei Li, Yuping Wang, Lihui Lin, Juan Wang, Hui Xiao, Jia Li, Xia Peng, Huirong Dai, Li Li

“…Further, bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) constitutively release exosomes, which express CD63 and OX40L. …”
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Semi-supervised tri-Adaboost algorithm for network intrusion detection by Yali Yuan, Liuwei Huo, Yachao Yuan, Zhixiao Wang

“…In the algorithm, three different Adaboost algorithms are used as the weak classifiers (both for continuous and categorical data), constituting the decision stumps in the tri-training method. …”
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ESG IN THE REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS. A PORTFOLIO SELECTION MODEL FOR ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAMS by Francesco Tajani, Francesco Sica, Carola Clemente, Eugenio Arbizzani

“…The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation regularizes the methods of economic evaluation of projects by identifying the pillars Environmental (E), Social (S) and Governance (G) as thematic reference stylistic features. The ESG triptych constitutes inspiration in the scientific literature in the field for the proposal and testing of valuation algorithms aimed at the optimal structuring of investment portfolios. …”
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Increased Yield and Improved Transplantation Outcome of Mouse Islets with Bovine Serum Albumin by Suzanne Bertera, A. N. Balamurugan, Rita Bottino, Jing He, Massimo Trucco

“…Our results show that the simple addition of BSA to the isolation protocol constitutes a reliable and reproducible method for increasing islet yield. …”
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Insights from a Genome-Wide Study of <i>Pantoea agglomerans</i> UADEC20: A Promising Strain for Phosphate Solubilization and Exopolysaccharides Production by Edith Elizondo-Reyna, Humberto Martínez-Montoya, Yahaira Tamayo-Ordoñez, María Antonia Cruz-Hernández, Mauricio Carrillo-Tripp, María Concepción Tamayo-Ordoñez, Gerardo de Jesús Sosa-Santillán, José Antonio Rodríguez-de la Garza, Mario Hernández-Guzmán, Virgilio Bocanegra-García, Erika Acosta-Cruz

“…The genome was assembled into 13 scaffolds, constituting a total chromosome size of 4.2 Mbp, with two of the scaffolds representing closed plasmids. …”
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Numerical analysis of repaired wall loss defect pipelines for optimum composite wrap thickness by Muhammed Khaise, Silvio de Barros, Ney Rohem, Maria Banea, Sandip Budhe

“…A nonlinear explicit FE code with constitutive models for metallic steel and composite material to failure modelling was used. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization and Asymmetric Catalytic Properties of New Biobased Organocatalytic Surfactants by Elliot Calbrix, Pascale de Caro, Sophie Thiebaud-Roux, Christine Cecutti, Emeline Vedrenne

“…The imidazolidinone moiety acts as catalyst, but also as the polar head of the surfactant, while the fatty chain constitutes the hydrophobic tail. The five steps of the synthesis were optimized, respecting the principles of green chemistry, and two organocatalytic surfactants were obtained with a good selectivity. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Blade with Viscoelastic Damping Block Based on Complex Eigenvalue Method by Jiao Wang, Yue-hao Zhang, Tao Yu, Qing-kai Han

“…Complex modulus model is applied to represent the constitutive law of viscoelastic material and shear force acting on the VE-blade formulates the effect of viscoelastic damping at the root interfaces. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Rock Dynamic Test with Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar by Kang Peng, Ke Gao, Jian Liu, Yujiao Liu, Zhenyu Zhang, Xiang Fan, Xuyan Yin, Yongliang Zhang, Gun Huang

“…Finally, the Holmquist-Johnson-Concrete constitutive model is introduced to simulate the failure mechanism and failure and fragmentation characteristics of rock under different strain rates. …”
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Annex G of the 2001 Agreement on Succession Issues: Self-executing or Not? by Vesna Crnić-Grotić, Sandra Fabijanić Gagro, Petra Perišić

“…The principal legal issue in the course of those proceedings was whether the said Annex G constituted a self-executing treaty, apt for application without any further measures being taken, or if it was a non-self-executing one, creating a legal obligation, but not being automatically applicable and justiciable in courts. …”
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A Technical, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Grid-Connected Hybrid (Photovoltaic-Wind) Power System in Algeria by Djohra Saheb-Koussa, Mustapha Koussa, Nourredine Said

“…To ensure a better management of system energy, models have been used for determining the power that the constituting subsystems can deliver under specific weather conditions. …”
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Spontaneous curvature in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures by Yuxiang Gao, Fenglin Deng, Ri He, Zhicheng Zhong

“…Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures consist of different 2D crystals with diverse properties, constituting the cornerstone of the new generation of 2D electronic devices. …”
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Redesign of Cover Lower Dies on Compaction Tool in Sealface Manufacturing Based on Powder Metallurgy Process by Riona Ihsan Media, Otto Purnawarman, Hanif Azis Budiarto, Daffa Caesario

“…<em>The cover lower dies constitute a vital component of the ejector compaction tool system employed in the powder metallurgy process for sealface production. …”
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