Modification of partial safety factors for a semi-probabilistic evaluation of existing timber structures by Maria Loebjinski, Zheng Li, Wolgang Rug, Hartmut Pasternak

“…Subsequently, this paper provides a stepwise evaluation procedure including modified PSF considering both, an update of the target reliability and update of the material parameters obtained by a survey on site and is thus adaptive for different individual cases and level of information.  First published online 10 February 2025 …”
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Growth and senescence of mavuno, marandu, ipyporã and mulato II grasses subjected to stockpiling by Bruno Humberto Rezende Carvalho, Gustavo Segatto Borges, Dallety Haloma Alves Miler de Oliveira, Geovana Lopes Nascimento, Khazuê Ubagai Machado, Manoel Eduardo Rosalino Santos

“…In general, the growth rate of individual tillers and canopy during the stockpiling period decreased in the following sequence: mavuno grass > marandu grass > ipyporã grass > mulatto II grass.   …”
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Promoting Inclusivity in Blood Donation: Public Health by Saurabh R Shrivastava, Priyanka Meshram, Swapnil Inkane

“… The practice of blood donation supports community unity, as it brings all individuals on a common platform where they help each other and the health system in the mission to save human lives. …”
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Modeling the Joint Choice Decisions on Urban Shopping Destination and Travel-to-Shop Mode: A Comparative Study of Different Structures by Chuan Ding, Binglei Xie, Yaowu Wang, Yaoyu Lin

“…This study uses the data collected in the downtown areas of Maryland-Washington, D.C. region, for shopping trips, considering household, individual, land use, and travel related characteristics. …”
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The OAuth 2.0 Web Authorization Protocol for the Internet Addiction Bioinformatics (IABio) Database by Jeongseok Choi, Jaekwon Kim, Dong Kyun Lee, Kwang Soo Jang, Dai-Jin Kim, In Young Choi

“…Moreover, internet gaming disorder leads to increases in social expenditures for both individuals and nations alike. Although the prevention and treatment of IA are getting more important, the diagnosis of IA remains problematic. …”
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Hepatic Differentiation of Murine Disease-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Allows Disease Modelling In Vitro by Reto Eggenschwiler, Komal Loya, Malte Sgodda, Francoise André, Tobias Cantz

“…Colonies of iPSCs emerged 2-3 weeks after transduction of fibroblasts, prepared from each mouse strain, and were maintained as individual iPSC lines. RT-PCR and immunofluorescence analyses demonstrated the expression of endogenous pluripotency markers. …”
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Neuroinflammation as Fuel for Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Vertebrate Central Nervous System by Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van houcke, Lien Andries, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

“…As aging not only affects the CNS, but also the immune system, the regeneration potential is expected to further decline in aged individuals, an element that should definitely be considered in the search for novel therapeutic strategies.…”
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Theoretical-methodological foundations of nursing training aimed at self-care in patients with intellectual disabilities by María del Rosario Melo Muñoz, Ángel Luis Gómez Cardoso, Elizabeth Gómez Núñez, Rolando Rodríguez Puga

“…Self-care in patients with intellectual disabilities from nursing care is essential, since mental and emotional well-being directly influences the health status of the individual.…”
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Value of robotic surgery simulation for training surgical residents and attendings: a systematic review protocol by Ngan Nguyen, Kathryn K Howard, Hussein Makki, Nathan M Novotny, Misa Mi

“…The studies were then determined to meet initial screening criteria by one individual for abstract and title with full text screening performed by two authors independently and in duplicate. …”
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Thrombin Cleavage of Osteopontin Modulates Its Activities in Human Cells In Vitro and Mouse Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis In Vivo by Elena Boggio, Chiara Dianzani, Casimiro Luca Gigliotti, Maria Felicia Soluri, Nausicaa Clemente, Giuseppe Cappellano, Erika Toth, Davide Raineri, Benedetta Ferrara, Cristoforo Comi, Umberto Dianzani, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Osteopontin functions are modulated by thrombin cleavage generating N- and C-terminal fragment, whose individual roles are only partly known. Published data are difficult to compare since they have been obtained with heterogeneous approaches. …”
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Evaluation of Natural Ventilation Performance in Providing Local Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality in an Office Room by N. Moallemi Khiavi, A. Minaei, M. Rouhi

“…So, the CFD model is coupled with the standard thermal comfort model and the PMV and PPD indices are assessed at different heights according to ISO standard to evaluate the local thermal sensation of individual body parts. Afterward, the effects of outdoor air temperature as well as location and dimension of the openings are evaluated. …”
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Gut Microbiota Alterations from Three-Strain Yogurt Formulation Treatments in Slow-Transit Constipation by Xiao-Ran Li, Chen-Jian Liu, Xiao-Dan Tang, He-Ming Zhang, Yi-Yong Luo, Le Zhang, En yang

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a three-strain yogurt formulation in slow-transit constipation (STC) patients. Each individual in both treatment groups consumed 250 mL of the formulated yogurt daily for a week (7 days), and fecal samples were collected for gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) analyses. …”
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The utility of preemptive mass influenza vaccination in controlling a SARS outbreak during flu season by Qingling Zeng, Kamran Khan, Jianhong Wu, Huaiping Zhu

“…The relationship ofdifferent vaccination rates for influenza and the corresponding required quarantinerates for individuals who are exposed to SARS was analyzed and simulated under differentassumptions. …”
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Exploring the Role of symbolism in Reflecting the Social and Culture Values in M. Moustadraf's Blood Feast by Baleid Taha Shamsan, Najwa Mohammed Saeed

“…The study reveals how Malika Moustadrif critiques the contradictions present in both contemporary and traditional Moroccan cultures, especially regarding the experiences of women and working-class individuals, to highlight the prevailing societal pretense and disparities in Moroccan culture. …”
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Genome-wide association study unravels mechanisms of brain glymphatic activity by Shu-Yi Huang, Yi-Jun Ge, Peng Ren, Bang-Sheng Wu, Weikang Gong, Jing Du, Shi-Dong Chen, Ju-Jiao Kang, Qing Ma, Arun L. W. Bokde, Sylvane Desrivières, Hugh Garavan, Antoine Grigis, Herve Lemaitre, Michael N. Smolka, Sarah Hohmann, IMAGEN Consortium, Jian-Feng Feng, Ya-Ru Zhang, Wei Cheng, Jin-Tai Yu

“…Here, we identified 17 unique genome-wide significant loci and 161 candidate genes linked to the ALPS-indexes in a discovery sample of 31,021 individuals from the UK Biobank. Seven loci were replicated in two independent datasets. …”
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Long-Term Properties of Cement-Based Composites Incorporating Natural Zeolite as a Feature of Progressive Building Material by Alena Sičáková, Matej Špak, Mária Kozlovská, Marek Kováč

“…While no significant differences in compressive strength were found after 28 days, differences between individual samples were clear after the long-term period. …”
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The role of diet and physical activity in PCOS - A Quick Review by Natalia Pawelec, Weronika Mazur, Artur Hawajski, Natalia Jankowska, Adrianna Świerzyńska, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Katarzyna Naja

“…Treatment is tailored to the individual, depending on various complications and needs. …”
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Initiating agri‐environmental collaboration at landscape scale requires bridging structures, regional facilitators and addressing the expectations of actors by Stefan Schüler, Isabelle Arimond, Annika Hass, Menko Koch, Jule M. Huber, Volker Ruwisch, Manuel Bartens, Tobias Plieninger, Catrin Westphal

“…Abstract To increase the effectiveness of agri‐environmental schemes, innovative approaches that focus on the landscape scale beyond individual fields and farms are widely discussed and tested. …”
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Living with Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Literature by Laura E. Dowsett, Stephanie Coward, Diane L. Lorenzetti, Gail MacKean, Fiona Clement

“…Due to physical symptoms and discrimination, many participants switched to part-time work or quit their jobs. Many individuals reported negative experiences with the healthcare system; themes of feeling unsupported, not having adequate information, and not feeling involved in decisions were reported. …”
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Non-linear enhancement of ultrafast X-ray diffraction through transient resonances by Stephan Kuschel, Phay J. Ho, Andre Al Haddad, Felix F. Zimmermann, Leonie Flueckiger, Matthew R. Ware, Joseph Duris, James P. MacArthur, Alberto Lutman, Ming-Fu Lin, Xiang Li, Kazutaka Nakahara, Jeff W. Aldrich, Peter Walter, Linda Young, Christoph Bostedt, Agostino Marinelli, Tais Gorkhover

“…We compared snapshots from individual  ≈ 100 nm Xe nanoparticles as a function of pulse duration and incoming X-ray fluence. …”
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