Effects of Environmental and Disturbance Factors on Plant Community Distribution in Tropical Moist Afromontane Forests, South-West Ethiopia by Semegnew Tadese, Teshome Soromessa, Getaneh Gebeyehu

“…In a nested plot design, the vegetation data were collected from 140 main plots, i.e., 400 m2 (trees), 25 m2 subplots (shrubs, lianas, seedlings, and saplings), and 1 m2 (herbs), respectively. …”
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Disaster health literacy for diabetics: A scoping review towards a framework by Somayeh Panahi, Golrokh Atighechian, Maryam Heidarpour, Zahra Heidari, Hasan Ashrafi-rizi

“…There restrictions were placed in the English language and the study design. Textual analysis method to identify themes in the articles. …”
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‘Viral’ Hunts? A Cultural Darwinian Analysis of Witch Persecutions by Hofhuis Steije, Boudry Maarten

“…We propose that the apparent ‘design’ exhibited by concepts of witchcraft resulted from a Darwinian process of evolution, in which cultural variants that accidentally enhanced the reproduction of the witch-hunts were selected and accumulated. …”
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Investigating fraction computation problem-solving among pre-service primary school teachers by Puri Pramudiani, Fitri Alyani, Maarten Dolk, Wanty Widjaja

“…This study explores how Pre-Service Primary School Teachers approach problem-solving in fractional computations. A workbook is designed to support pre-service primary school teachers ' computational thinking in fraction-context challenges. …”
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Investigation for Influences of Seepage on Mechanical Properties of Rocks Using Acoustic Emission Technique by Saisai Wu, Xiaohan Zhang, Junping Li, Zhao Wang

“…In this study, a novel-designed compression and seepage testing system, associated with an acoustic emission system, was designed and constructed. …”
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The Effect of Blast-Hole Arrangement, Delay Time, and Decoupling Charge on Rock Damage and Vibration Attenuation in Multihole Blasting by H.Z. Yue, C. Yu, H.B. Li, C.B. Zhou, S.H. Chen, Z.S. Shao

“…Rock damage and vibration attenuation are the basis of blasting design, which will affect rock breaking results and the safety of structures (buildings). …”
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Study on the Contact Stress Distribution Model of Asphalt Mixture Particles by Lei Wang, Xiucheng Yang

“…In this study, the accurate stress distribution and stress transfer state information of particles in asphalt mixture were obtained by using pressure film technology, which provided a good theoretical basis for material gradation design. The pressure film was sandwiched between two Marshall specimens, and the compression part will appear red. …”
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Evaluation of Temperature, Disturbance and Noise Effect in Full Adders Based on GDI Method by Hashem Arfavi, Seyed Mohammadali Riazi, Roozbeh Hamzehyan

“…The obtained results can be useful in the decisions of integrated circuit designers to choose the appropriate structure of the full adder based on the GDI method…”
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The Impact of LED Colour Rendering on Reaction Time of Human Eyes in Tunnel Interior Zone by Li-Li Dong, Qi Lou, Peng Liu, Wen-Hai Xu

“…This paper provides a reference for the design of light source parameters, roads, walls, and warning signs in the tunnel.…”
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Study on the Vortex-Induced Vibration Performance of the LSOB Girder of a Valley-Crossing Suspensions Bridge by Weihong Ji, Yu Lin, Shaopeng Yang, Lin Huang

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Estimation of Critical Safety Thickness of the Base against Confined Water Inrush for a Rectangular Foundation Pit by Qin-xing Li, Hong-tao Wang, Yan-qing Men, Xiao Yu, Chi Liu, Hua-jun Zhang

“…Furthermore, the influence laws of soil strength parameters, pit design parameters, and confined water pressure on the critical safety thickness were analyzed. …”
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Relationship between academic procrastination and academic achievement of postgraduate students by Mallika Gayary, Sima Kalita

“…Materials and Methods: The present research adopts a descriptive survey design and focuses on postgraduate students from Gauhati University (Session: 2022–2023). …”
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An Innovative Eigenvector-Based Method for Traffic Light Scheduling by Mohammad Amin Soltani-Sarvestani, Zohreh Azimifar, Alexander Wong, Ali Akbar Safavi

“…The proposed traffic light scheduling system is designed based on eigenvector centrality of intersection relation matrix. …”
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Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attack detection in SDN using Optimizer-equipped CNN-MLP. by Sajid Mehmood, Rashid Amin, Jamal Mustafa, Mudassar Hussain, Faisal S Alsubaei, Muhammad D Zakaria

“…Because of its centralized design, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on SDN are frequent and may have a widespread effect on the network, particularly at the control layer. …”
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Bridging theory and practice in peer-to-peer energy trading: market mechanisms and technological innovations by Pravesh Raghoo, Kalim Shah

“…The article covers different facets of P2P energy trading, including market designs, changing actor roles, pricing mechanisms, enabling technologies, and challenges. …”
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Thermal performance evaluation of phase changing materials in double glazing units for office buildings in Egypt by Omar Abdel-Rahman, El Rouby, Mohamed Moemen Afify

“…The research examined comprehensively the effect of using PCM with DGU by undergoing a field experiment and comparing the results with a simulation model using Design Builder (DB) -energy plus simulation tool. …”
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Exploring the mechanisms that underpin an effective community first aid response: a rapid realist review  by Claire Maynard, Laura Sims, Matthew Booker

“…Communities should be involved in the co-design of CFA interventions.…”
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Spatial strategies for organizing the rivervalley by the approach of promoting the health of citizens between the Modiriat Bridge and Hemmat Bridge by jamaleddin honarvar, mohammad ali tabarsa

“…Proper and purposeful design of urban environments can reduce the risks to health. …”
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Instrument redesign for evaluating nursing organizational climate at hospital service by Annia Lourdes Iglesias Armenteros, Julia Maricela Torres Esperón

“…<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> most experts assessed the relation between the instrument and the objectives for its design as favorable, and comprehensible the different items and their contextualization. …”
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Impact of Rock Cuttings on Downhole Fluid Movement in Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) Bits, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Simulation, and Optimization of Hydraulic Structures by Lihong Wei, Jaime Honra

“…A thorough understanding of the bottom-hole flow conditions is essential for accurately evaluating and optimizing the hydraulic structure design of the PDC drill bit. Based on a comprehensive understanding of the hydraulic structure and fluid flow characteristics of PDC drill bits, this study integrates computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with rock-breaking simulation methods to refine and enhance the numerical simulation approach for the liquid–solid two-phase flow field of PDC drill bits. …”
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