MACEDONIAN NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM – MAIN CHALLENGES by Radmil Polenakovik, Ivana Stankovska, Bojan R. Jovanovski

“…The presented overview is designed to assist policymakers in further monitoring, evaluation and improvements, and to provide researchers with a solid base for the additional in-depth analysis of the impact of the implemented and proposed measures.  …”
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STUDY ON THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LARGE WIND TURBINE COMPOSITE BLADE BASED ON BEND-TWIST COUPLING by ZHANG Li, MIAO WeiPao, LI Chun, YAN YangTian, LIU QingSong, WANG Bo

“…In order to study the structural characteristics of different types of bend-twist coupling blades, the NREL 5 MW wind turbine blade was used as the research object, combined with composite material laying design to establish finite element models of different BTC blades, the aerodynamic load of the blades were solved by CFD method. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Fatal Outcome due to Liver Failure by Rachel A. Poley, Jaime F. Snowdon, Daniel W. Howes

“…The cause of hepatic failure identified on postmortem exam was herpes simplex virus hepatitis. Design. Observation of a single patient. Setting. …”
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NONLINEAR PROOF-OF-WORK: IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BITCOIN MINING by Riaan Bezuidenhout, Wynand Nel, Andries Burger

“…A nonlinear proof-of-work (nlPoW) algorithm was constructed by using a design science approach to derive the requirements for and structure of the algorithm. …”
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Ultrasonographic Validation for Needle Placement in the Tibialis Posterior Muscle by Stephanie R. Albin, Larisa R. Hoffman, Cameron W. MacDonald, Micah Boriack, Lauren Heyn, Kaleb Schuler, Annika Taylor, Jennie Walker, Shane L. Koppenhaver, Mark F. Reinking

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of needle placement in the TP muscle and determine the needle placement in relation to the neurovascular structures located within the deep compartment. # Design Cross Sectional Study. # Methods Needle placement and ultrasound imaging were performed on 20 healthy individuals. …”
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A Scalable Framework for Sensor Data Ingestion and Real-Time Processing in Cloud Manufacturing by Massimo Pacella, Antonio Papa, Gabriele Papadia, Emiliano Fedeli

“…This study presents a novel nine-layer architecture designed specifically to address these issues. Central to this framework is the use of Apache Kafka for robust, high-throughput data ingestion, and Apache Spark Streaming to enhance real-time data processing. …”
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Pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis aplikasi game quiz pada mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam by Aidil Ridwan Daulay, Siti Halimah, Nirwana Anas

“…Hasil penelitian ini bahwa pengembangan media menggunakan metode 4D dengan tahapan Define, pada tahap ini dilakukan analisis awal masalah, peserta didik, tugas, konsep dan perumusan tujuan belajar. Design, pada tahap ini dilakukan perancangan produk seperti penggunaan media pembelajaran berbasis berbasis aplikasi game quiz. …”
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A vision model for automated frozen tuna processing by Richeng Wang, Xiongsheng Zheng, Yan Chen

“…To address these issues, this paper introduces TunaVision, a vision model based on YOLOv8 designed for automated tuna processing. TunaVision incorporates enhancements in instance segmentation through YOLOv8m-FusionSeg, improving the segmentation of small and complex targets by increasing channel depth and optimizing feature fusion. …”
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Exploring athletes’ experiences and perspectives on an educational program for athletes in the Pacific Islands by Hee Jung Hong, Sungkyung Kim, Brian Minikin

“…This exploratory study aims to understand athletes’ experiences and perceptions of the “Voices of Athletes” (VOA), an athlete support program specifically designed and implemented in the Pacific Islands. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, combining questionnaires and short interviews, data were gathered from 414 athletes (questionnaires) and 104 athletes (interviews) during the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. …”
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Modern targets for multilevel orders for social upbringing by Zulfia A. Aksyutina

“…The materials of the study are of interest to the general pedagogical community concerning the understanding of the representation of social orders for social upbringing, in determining their leading guidelines for designing the process in question.…”
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Lessons from the Virtual Delivery of Building Information Modelling Modules in the COVID-19 Era by Fonbeyin Henry Abanda, Avar Almukhtar, Mark Austin

“…Specifically, the experiences and impacts of delivering BIM examined in this study can inform curricula design in other disciplines.…”
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Investigating Neurometabolite Changes in Response to Median Nerve Stimulation by Mairi S. Houlgreave, Katherine Dyke, Adam Berrington, Stephen R. Jackson

“…Methods Here, we investigated the effects of rhythmic and arrhythmic 10 Hz MNS on glutamate (Glu) and GABA concentrations in the contralateral sensorimotor cortex in 15 healthy controls, using a blocked fMRS design. We used a Mescher–Garwood‐semi‐localized by adiabatic selective refocusing (MEGA‐sLASER) sequence at 7 T. …”
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FIFA'S Medical Research Centre Program Exercise Prevent Football Athlete Injury Among Unimuda Sorong by Waskito Aji Suryo Putro, Wahyu Retno Widiyaningsih, Witri Suwanto, Saiful Anwar

“…This experimental study has a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The research was conducted at the PS UNIMUDA Sorong Southwest Papua, Indonesia. …”
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Photo‐inactivation of bacteria in hospital effluent via thiolated iron‐doped nanoceria by Sara Khan, Sulaiman Faisal, Dilawar Farhan Shams, Maryam Zia, Akhtar Nadhman

“…These particles were designed to inhibit the efflux pumps of the bacteria found in hospital effluent with further ability to activate in visible light via iron doping thus generating tunable amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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APLICAÇÕES E TRATAMENTOS DA FIBRA DE BAMBU E SIMILARES: UMA REVISÃO by Cassiano Rodrigues Moura

“…Um dos materiais que pode ser utilizado como substituto na produção de vários produtos e que já vem sendo empregado na construção civil, arquitetura e no design é o bambu e suas fibras, este material é considerado leve, resistente, versátil, com adequadas características físicas e mecânicas. …”
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Development of p-y Curves of Laterally Loaded Piles in Cohesionless Soil by Mahdy Khari, Khairul Anuar Kassim, Azlan Adnan

“…Good comparison with the experimental and design studies demonstrates the multidisciplinary applications of the present method.…”
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Cultural and technological Synergy: A new Pathway to learners success in development studies in Lesotho secondary schools by Musa Adekunle Ayanwale, Mathaha Puseletso

“…Grounded in socio-constructivism, practice architecture, and meaningful verbal learning theory, a quasi-experimental design involving grade 11 intact classes was employed to generate quantitative data. …”
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A Prospective Study Assessing Tumour Response, Survival, and Palliative Care Outcomes in Patients with HIV-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, M... by H. Francis, M. J. Bates, L. Kalilani

“…Human-Immunodeficiency-Virus- (HIV-) related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has a high prevalence in Africa; however, there is minimal published data on treatment and outcomes in this population. Objective and Design. This was a prospective study of 50 patients, aiming to assess the impact of vincristine therapy on tumour response and survival and to assess palliative care outcomes in patients with HIV-related KS. …”
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Analysis of kinematic and kinetic changes in scoliosis following spinal manipulation by Yanyun Gou, Lin Meng, Shaoqing Chen, Zheng Jiang, Huangwei Lei

“…This study utilized a single-arm clinical trial design involving 35 patients aged 18 to 20 with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and Cobb angles ranging from 10° to 30°. …”
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Neural Network-Based Lower Limb Prostheses Control Using Super Twisting Sliding Mode Control by Adisu Tadese Demora, Chala Merga Abdissa

“…MATLAB signal analyzers, neural network fitting packages, and Simulink are used to preprocess signals, train the FFNN for dynamic modeling of the system, and design controllers. The proposed ST-SMC is compared with conventional SMC. …”
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