Microstructural analysis and mechanical properties of Ni35Co25.5Al16Fe15.5Cr8 high-entropy alloy in the as-cast and homogenized conditions by A. Pourferiedouni, S.G. Shabestari

“…This study highlights the critical role of homogenization in enhancing the mechanical properties and microstructural stability of Ni-based HEAs, contributing to the development of high-strength materials for advanced structural applications.…”
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A study of epidemiological determinants and quality of life in physically differently abled persons attending physical medicine and rehabilitation center in a Metropolitan city by Rajesh Katre, Rohan Sangam, Mridula Solanki, Shalini Rawat

“…Background: The quality of life (QOL) among individuals with physical disabilities is a critical and multifaceted aspect of well being that encompasses the various dimensions of their lived experiences. …”
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Takeover Quality: Assessing the Effects of Time Budget and Traffic Density with the Help of a Trajectory-Planning Method by Fabian Doubek, Erik Loosveld, Riender Happee, Joost de Winter

“…We argue that current takeover quality measures, such as the maximum longitudinal acceleration, are insufficient because they ignore the criticality of the scenario. This paper proposes a novel method of quantifying how well the driver executed an automation-to-manual takeover by comparing human behaviour to optimised behaviour as computed using a trajectory planner. …”
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Impact of hopelessness on migration intentions of nursing students: a path analysis by Soner Berşe, Emine Karacan, Pelin Zivdir Yeşılyurt, Zeynep Güngörmüş

“…Therefore, nursing students represent a critical demographic group for understanding the drivers of brain drain in the healthcare sector. …”
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Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People by Shohei Okamoto, Atsuhiro Yamada, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang

“…Abstract Background Ensuring equitable access to medical and long-term care (LTC) is critical to enable older people to maintain their health and well-being even after they undergo a decline in their intrinsic capacity. …”
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Characterizing Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure at an Urban Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam by Hoang Thanh Nguyen, Nam Hoang Thi Phuong, Ngoc Tran Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen Anh, Vung Nguyen Dang

“…Improving self-care capacity and encouraging healthy behaviors are critically important to control blood pressure, particularly among patients who were males and had high disease duration and body mass index.…”
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Assessment of Landfill Odorous Gas Effect on Surrounding Environment by Si-liang Shen, Bin-hai Wu, Hui Xu, Zhen-ying Zhang

“…The numerical simulation showed that wind velocity and gas emission rates were the critical factors that affect odor dispersion. To limit the H2S-influenced area within the landfill site, proper engineering measures should be taken to ensure the H2S emission rate of lower than 15% of its original value.…”
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Using tree-based models to identify factors contributing to trait negative affect in adults by Catalina Cañizares, Yvonne Gómez-Maquet, Eugenio Ferro, Carlos Arturo Torres, Diana María Agudelo, Gabriel Odom

“…Theoretical models suggest that NA plays a critical role in psychopathology, particularly in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and is linked to cognitive-perceptual and affective regulation issues. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Genicular Nerve Thermal Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain by Joshua Wong, Nicholas Bremer, Paul D. Weyker, Christopher A. J. Webb

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Risk factors for photic phenomena in two different multifocal diffractive intraocular lenses by Yuki Ukai, Tsuyoshi Mito, Yui Nakatsugawa, Yusuke Seki, Norihiro Mita, Eri Shibuya, Mai Yamazaki, Eri Kubo, Hiroshi Sasaki

“…PPT, thus, revealed risk factors in eyes with two types of presbyopia-corrected IOL, which can be examined before cataract surgery to provide critical information for IOL selection.…”
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Business Process Modeling Patterns for Blockchain Application Development by Fouzia Alzhrani, Kawther Saeedi, Liping Zhao

“…Despite the significant potential of blockchain technology to transform e-business through smart contracts, developing blockchain applications remains a challenging task. A critical gap exists in the software development process, where the analysis and design phases are not adequately integrated. …”
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Review of Image Processing Methods in Solar Photospheric Data Analyzes by Mohsen Javaherian, Zahra Eskandari

“…Image processing methodologies play a pivotal role in analyzing solar data, a critical component in comprehending the Sun's behavior and its influence on Earth. …”
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Automated Decision Technique for the Crowd Estimation Method Using Thermal Videos by Nermin K. Negied, Ayman El-Sayed, Asmaa S. Hassaan

“…Counting and detecting the pedestrians is an important and critical aspect for several applications such as estimation of crowd density, organization of events, individual’s flow control, and surveillance systems to prevent the difficulties and overcrowding in a huge gathering of pedestrians such as the Hajj occasion, which is the annual event for Muslims with the growing number of pilgrims every year. …”
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Postnatal quality of care measures for mothers and newborns at home: A scoping review. by Ann-Sofie Mespreuve, Lise Apers, Ann-Beth Moller, Anna Galle

“…The postnatal period is one of the most critical periods in the lives of mothers and newborns. …”
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Recent and future variability of the ice-sheet catchment of Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ), Greenland by Anja Løkkegaard, William Colgan, Andy Aschwanden, Shfaqat Abbas Khan

“…Knowledge of ice-sheet catchments is critical for mass-balance assessments, especially glacier-scale input–output budgets. …”
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Drivers’ Yielding Behavior in Different Pedestrian Crossing Configurations: A Field Survey by Francesco Bella, Chiara Ferrante

“…As a result, significant differences in terms of yielding behavior on the two pedestrian crossing configurations were observed: a higher yielding rate (about 20% higher) and a higher tendency to yield to the pedestrian were reported for the red and white zebra crossing, especially for the most critical conditions of driver-pedestrian interaction. …”
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Euroscepticism in France: Past and Present by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…For example, a democratic socialist political party ‘La France Insoumise’, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who won an impressive 18 percent of the votes in the last presidential elections, harshly criticizes Brussel and does not rule out the possibility of France leaving the EU. …”
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Last-mile logistics with alternative delivery locations: A systematic literature review by Nima Pourmohammadreza, Mohammad Reza Akbari Jokar, Tom Van Woensel

“…The findings reveal that adopting ADL enhances customer satisfaction by addressing critical delivery challenges such as flexibility and sustainability. …”
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Factors influencing school bonding among juvenile offenders – The experience of a systematic review by Márta Miklósi, Karolina Eszter Kovács

“…The PICOS format was used to define inclusion criteria, and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tool was used to assess the quality of the studies. …”
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Systematic characterization of all Toxoplasma gondii TBC domain-containing proteins identifies an essential regulator of Rab2 in the secretory pathway. by Justin J Quan, Lachezar A Nikolov, Jihui Sha, James A Wohlschlegel, Isabelle Coppens, Peter J Bradley

“…We show that the conserved dual-finger active site in the TBC domain of the protein is critical for its GTPase-activating protein (GAP) function and that the Plasmodium falciparum orthologue of TgTBC9 can rescue the lethal knockdown. …”
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