Water loss in transit in an intermittent river in brazilian semi-arid by Cristian Epifanio Toledo, Emanuelly de Moura Silva Almeida, Alexandre Vicente Lopes Neto, Thályta Lharyssa Gonçalves Rodrigues Gonçalves Rodrigues Silva, Filipe Augusto Rodrigues Santos

“…A variety of analytical solutions have been proposed to describe the interaction of confined and free aquifers with adjacent rivers, including the quantification of the decrease of river flow along its course. …”
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Interrogating the Contestations in Zimbabwe’s New Marriage Law and Arbitration in Family Disputes by Bernard Pindukai Humbe, Fortune Sibanda

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Drug Insurance and Psoriasis Severity: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Laurence Mainville, Hélène Veillette, Paul R. Fortin

“…Patients in the public group were older (_P_ < .0001), more socioeconomically deprived (_P_ < .05), and more likely to benefit from compassion from the industry to access a prescribed medication free of charge (_P_ < .0001) compared with patients from the privately insured group. …”
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Stochastic models for competing species with a shared pathogen by Linda J. S. Allen, Vrushali A. Bokil

“…Analytical results about pathogen persistence or extinction are summarized for the deterministic model for two and three species and new results about stability of the infection-free state and invasion by one species of a system of $n-1$ species are obtained. …”
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The role and activities of the public in the implementation of anti-corruption reforms by O. S. Bondarenko

“…Their participation is essential for the development of transparent, accountable and corruption-free societies. Civil society organisations are also important actors in the anti-corruption fight in Ukraine. …”
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Investigation of Burn Cut Parameters and Model for One-Step Raise Excavation Based on Damage Evolution Mechanisms by Kai Liu, Jiadong Qiu

“…Due to the limitation of the free surface in burn cut, determination of cut parameters such as the length of burden and diameters of empty hole and charge hole is important to achieve a good effect of cut blasting. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of the Vibration and Noise of a Double Planetary Gear Power Coupling Mechanism by Weijian Zhou, Yanyan Zuo, Mingyin Zheng

“…Then, the radiating noise characteristics of the housing and the acoustic contribution of each panel are analysed. Finally, the free damping structure and new stiffener structure are adopted to optimize the rear end cover of the housing. …”
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High-Gain Textile Antenna Array System for Off-Body Communication by Maria Lucia Scarpello, Luigi Vallozzi, Hendrik Rogier, Dries Vande Ginste

“…Reflection coefficient and gain patterns are simulated and measured for the antenna system in free space and placed on the human body.…”
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Reinforcement Learning for Reconfigurable Robotic Soccer by M. Shameer Ahamed, J. J. J. Pey, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara

“…Two use cases of penalty and free kicks were used to validate the accuracy of the proposed model, which resulted in goal conversion of 81% and 67%, respectively. …”
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The Largest Tubal Pregnancy: 14th Week by Amr Elmoheen, Waleed Salem, Mahmoud Eltawagny, Rehab Elmoheen, Khalid Bashir

“…The bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed free fluid in the abdomen and a sac in the left adnexa with a living fetus (visible heartbeats). …”
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Insulin Therapy with Personal Insulin Pumps and Early Angiopathy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Joanna Tołwińska, Barbara Głowińska-Olszewska, Artur Bossowski

“…Treatment intensification in the retinopathy-free children enhanced these differences. Conclusions. …”
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E-Procurement in the Procurement System for Goods/Services by the Government in Indonesia: Perspective of Saddu al-Dhariah by Mutiara Ramadhani Kusumadewi, Akh. Fauzi Aseri, Syaugi Mubarak Seff

“…This enhances the efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness, transparency, fairness, accountability, and integrity of the procurement process, while also ensuring it is free from corrupt practices. This study aims to examine the e-procurement system in Indonesia through the lens of the fiqh principle of saddu al-dhariah, with the goal of mitigating corrupt practices in the procurement of products and services. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans by Mitchell V. Palmer, Tyler C. Thacker, W. Ray Waters, Christian Gortázar, Leigh A. L. Corner

“…Today, reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in animals, and sometimes humans, exist in a range of countries and wild animal populations. Free-ranging populations of white-tailed deer in the US, brushtail possum in New Zealand, badger in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and wild boar in Spain exemplify established reservoirs of M. bovis. …”
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Experiences of engineering thermodynamics students during online learning: Lessons for post-pandemic by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Sogo Mayokun Abolarin, Temi Olatunji Scott, Johnson Ayodele Opateye, Maxwell Emmanuel Uduafemhe, Obafemi Oyelakin Olatunji

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CAMELLIA HOAANA (THEACEAE, SECTION CORALLINA), A NEW SPECIES FROM BU GIA MAP NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM by Shi-Xiong Yang, Dinh Thap Kieu, Trong Hung Le, Huu Thang Khuong

“…Ovary 3-locular, white silky tomentose; styles 3, free to the base, glabrous. Capsule subglobose, sparsely pubescent, furfuraceous. …”
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Fossil fish assemblage of the Laguna Formation, Philippines: unveiling the uniqueness of Pleistocene freshwater ecosystems in Southeast Asia by Tomáš Přikryl, Abigael Castro, Allan Gil Fernando, Jaan Ruy Conrad Nogot, Clarence Magtoto, Kevin Garas, Dominique Mediodia, Chien-Hsiang Lin

“…This taphocoenosis preserves free-swimming dorosomatids and demersal gobioid and synbranchid, suggesting an autochthonous assemblage with minimal postmortem sorting. …”
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CPSF1 inhibition promotes widespread use of intergenic polyadenylation sites and impairs glycolysis in prostate cancer cells by Kiel T. Tietz, Braedan M. McCluskey, Conor R. Miller, Yingming Li, Sarah A. Munro, Scott M. Dehm

“…We found that the cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) complex factor CPSF1 is upregulated in patients with advanced prostate cancer, with high CPSF1 expression correlating with worse progression-free survival. Knockdown of CPSF1 selectively inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells and reduced glycolytic output. …”
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Exploring the Inducement for Social Awareness Behavior and Optimal Control Strategy on Nipah Virus Transmission by Saima Efat, K. M. Ariful Kabir

“…We delve into this epidemic model’s theoretical underpinnings, examining disease-free and endemic equilibria to establish stability conditions. …”
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Grain refinement and improved mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-3Gd alloy by Zr addition by Mohammadreza Maghzi, Hamed Mirzadeh, Reza Mahmudi

“…Results revealed that Zr significantly refined the grain size (d) from 358 μm in the base Mg-3Gd alloy to 23 μm with the addition of 0.8 wt% Zr, which was more pronounced compared to other RE-containing and RE-free alloys. This was attributed to the inoculation effect of α–Zr particles as heterogeneous nucleation sites and high growth restriction factor (GRF) of solute Zr. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Dynamic Response of Hydraulic Cylinder with 3D Spatial Joints considering Radial and Axial Clearances by Ke Chen, Guojun Zhang, Haishuo Wang, Rui Wu, Hongmei Zheng, Shunhua Chen

“…The simulation and experimental results indicated that the dynamic responses of the hydraulic cylinder with 3D clearance joints can be classified as free, rebound, slide, and contact. The effects of input force, frequency, and clearance size on the dynamic behavior of the hydraulic cylinder were also investigated. …”
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