Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research by Erdem Cuce, Saboor Shaik, Abin Roy, Chelliah Arumugam, Asif Afzal, Pinar Mert Cuce, Aritra Ghosh, Tabish Alam, Sharmas Vali Shaik

“…This article investigates several strategically designed phase change material (PCM) roof envelopes for savings on air conditioning prices, CO2 emission abatement, and payback timeframes in hot–arid and warm-temperate climates, taking into account unsteady heat transfer characteristics, cooling, and heating degree–hours. …”
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Seepage strength of the dam soil in the area of a round-shaped culvert spillway by G. V. Orekhov, Tran Manh Cuong

“…The seepage stability of soils is directly related to the phenomenon of hydraulic fracturing (HF), so prevention of conditions causing hydraulic fracturing is a very important task in the design and operation of earth dams. Hydraulic fracturing is closely related to uneven settlement of the dam soils and building structures. …”
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Assessing Walkability in Sulaimani City Center by Roza Abdullatif Radha, Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin, Alan Faraydoon Ali

“…Walkability within urban design and planning context refers to urban environments that are friendly and supportive for the pedestrian. …”
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Zero-TCE: Zero Reference Tri-Curve Enhancement for Low-Light Images by Chengkang Yu, Guangliang Han, Mengyang Pan, Xiaotian Wu, Anping Deng

“…Initially, we introduce the TCE-L and TCE-C modules to improve image brightness and enhance image contrast, respectively. Subsequently, we design a multi-scale feature fusion (MFF) module that integrates the original and enhanced images at multiple scales in the HSV color space based on the brightness distribution characteristics of low-light images, yielding an optimally enhanced image that avoids overexposure and color distortion. …”
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Presenting a Model for Training Reflective Managers for Farhangian University by Mohammad Ahmadi beni, Masoumeh Oladian, Mahmoud Safari

“…Conclusions: These empirical results have the potential to guide the formulation and execution of methodologies designed for the training of reflective managers.…”
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A Computational Framework for Optimal Adaptive Function Allocation in a Human-Autonomy Teaming Scenario by Sooyung Byeon, Joonwon Choi, Inseok Hwang

“…As humans and autonomous agents possess different capabilities, function allocation plays a crucial role in ensuring effective HAT. However, designing the best adaptive function allocation remains a challenge, as existing methods often rely on qualitative rules and intensive human-subject studies. …”
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Nanorobots with Hybrid Biomembranes for Simultaneous Degradation of Toxic Microorganism by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, M. N. Manjunatha, S. Radjarejesri, B. Ramesh, Ram Subbiah, Nahom Adugna

“…To be more specific, nanorobotics has been the nanotechnology approach to designing and creating nanorobots. Also, with the fast growth of robotics technology, developing biomaterials micro- or nanorobots, which convert biological concepts into a robotic device, grows progressively vital. …”
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Effect of the application of humanized nursing care on the clinical outcomes of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia by Sahar Mahmoud Elkhedr Abdelgawad, Eman Salah Elmetwaly Abdelrahman Galalah, Heba Saied El-mahdy, Nagafa Hafez Farag Elmahdy

“…Method A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study to evaluate the effect of humanized nursing care application on the clinical outcomes of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. …”
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Development of a public road works contract management framework for the Zambian construction industry by Lutangu Munga, Balimu Mwiya

“…The study adopted a sequential exploratory research design to identify and determine the associated challenges and critical success factors (CSFs), respectively, throughout the Contract Management cycle in the ZCI. …”
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Assessment of health behaviors of primary school teachers based on their nutritional knowledge and physical activity: A cross-sectional study in the Asir Region. by Amani Alhazmi, Maha Ali, Adam Dawria, Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy, Manal Mohammed Hawash

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 370 primary school teachers. …”
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Effective optical and treatment zone analysis by means of cross-over differences after lenticule extraction by Hamed Haidari, Victor Derhartunian, Thomas Magnago, Maren-Christina Lengle, Samuel Arba-Mosquera

“…Purpose: To determine the size of the effective optical and treatment zones after lenticule extraction procedures. Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: A fully automated method to determine the boundaries of the optical and treatment zones of a lenticule of tissue extracted from a cornea has been developed, in which the boundaries of the corrected area are derived from differences between post and preoperative maps of several corneal metrics by determining the smallest cross-over point along each semi-meridian. …”
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ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA by Lawal Ayofe BAKARE, Victoria Olubukola OGUNYEMI

“…The study adopted survey research design and utilized primary data obtained through the administration of questionnaires. …”
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Auditors in the digital age: a systematic literature review by Diogo Leocádio, Luís Malheiro, João Carlos Gonçalves dos Reis

“…The primary objective is to understand comprehensively how auditor competencies can be strengthened to meet the challenges posed by innovative audit practices. Design/methodology/approach – A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted to explore this theme, ensuring rigor and credibility in the outcomes. …”
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A Multi-Method Comparison of Machine Learning in predicting pharmacokinetic parameters: A simulation study by marziyeh Doostfatemeh, kamal Amini, Elham Haem

“…Methods: This simulation-base study aims to determine whether machine learning methods, including support vector regression (SVR) and Random forest (RF) which are specifically designed for the prediction of blood serum concentration or clearance, could be an effective replacement for the Lasso covariate selection method in nonlinear mixed effect models. …”
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Isolation and characterization of cadmium-resistant Bacillus cereus strains from Cd-contaminated mining areas for potential bioremediation applications by Bixia Liang, Yimeng Feng, Xiyue Ji, Chune Li, Qian Li, Zhenshun Zeng, Yuqi Wang

“…Two Cd-resistant bacterial strains, designated C9 and C27, were isolated from Cd-contaminated soil at concentrations ranging from 100 to 500 mg/L. …”
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Physical Therapists Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging in Clinical Practice: A Review of Case Reports by Robert Manske, Katherine Podoll, Alycia Markowski, Maureen Watkins, Lorna Hayward, Murray Maitland

“…This review summarizes published patient case reports describing USI in physical therapist practice. # Design Comprehensive literature review. # Literature Search PubMed was searched using the keywords "physical therapy" AND "ultrasound" AND "case report" AND "imaging". …”
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Aplicação de inferências em uma modelagem ontológica by Marcello Peixoto Bax, Cristiano Geraldo Teixeira Silva

“…Apresentam-se os conceitos por trás do desenvolvimento de um artefato que emprega tecnologias semânticas e uma ontologia de domínio para integrar dados de projetos Building Information Modeling e outros dados tabulares externos ao projeto para automatizar as tarefas da certificação Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Para demonstrar o artefato, dados são anotados semanticamente e um grafo de conhecimento é gerado no formato Resource Description Framework. …”
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Does early heart rate detection and continuous monitoring have an impact on neonatal resuscitation in newborns with intact cord? – An observational study by Sushil Choudhary, Arun Singh, Anurag Pandey, Neeraj Gupta, Anil Kumar, Swasthi Kabisatpathy

“…Aims: to detect HR early by dry electrode devices and its impact on neonatal resuscitation. Settings and Design: This is an observational study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in India. …”
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Dual-Mode Encryption for UC-Secure String OT from Learning with Errors by Momeng Liu, Yupu Hu, Qiqi Lai, Shanshan Zhang, Huiwen Jia, Wen Gao, Baocang Wang

“…Universal composability (UC) is a primary security flavor for designing oblivious transfer (OT) due to its advantage of arbitrary composition. …”
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School Health Services Practices in Primary Schools as Reported by Teachers in Wassit and The-Qar Governorate in Iraq by Sameeha Naser Abed, Rawaa Kamel Abed, Fatimah Haran Daham

“…A descriptive cross-sectional study design using a self-administered questionnaire to obtain information on the practice of school health services as reported by the schoolteachers. …”
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