Empowering Aid Personnel That Respond to Disasters by Vedat Işıkhan

“…Accordingly, the literature on the effects of natural or man-made disasters on victims and communities is abundant. …”
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Increased Performance of Thermoplastic Packaging Materials by Using a Mild Oxidizing Biobased Additive by Ferdinand Männle, Jens Kjær Jørgensen, Bjørn Steinar Tanem

“…Green additives such as prodegradants based on natural fatty acids and iron can improve the environmental profile of thermoplastic packaging materials. …”
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Fourier Transform Infrared Radiation Spectroscopy Applied for Wood Rot Decay and Mould Fungi Growth Detection by Bjørn Petter Jelle, Per Jostein Hovde

“…Materials and their ageing processes, both ageing by natural and accelerated climate exposure, decomposition and formation of chemical bonds and products, may be studied in an ATR-FTIR analysis. …”
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Strategies for sustainable development of the power sectors of Sub-Saharan African Nations by Abubakar S. Sambo, Shehu S. Mustafa, Muhammad Mamuda

“…In conclusion, the paper recommends the adoption of the 2050 Net Zero Agenda, local production of power plant components in Africa and the consideration of natural gas as a key transitional fuel due to its lower carbon footprint compared to other fossil fuels.…”
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CTHP: Selection for adoption of open‐source bioinformatics software based on a customised ISO 25010 quality model, three‐way decision and Delphi hierarchy process by Yuqi Li, Yixin Bian, Ziheng Zhang, Song Zhao, Yiqi Liu

“…Finally, as a case study, the proposed approach is applied to assist the decision‐making process of two popular natural language processing frameworks in the Bioinformatics area. …”
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Pivotal Cytoprotective Mediators and Promising Therapeutic Strategies for Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Based Cardiovascular Regeneration by Hyunyun Kim, Sujin Kim, Sang Hong Baek, Sang-Mo Kwon

“…Additionally, to enhance EPC’s functional capacity at ischemic sites, multiple strategies for cell survival should be considered, that is, preconditioning of EPCs with function-targeting drugs including natural compounds and hormones, virus mediated genetic modification, combined therapy with other stem/progenitor cells, and conglomeration with biomaterials. …”
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SEGMENTATION OF YOUNG ADULT TOURISTS VISITING CROATIAN CITIES: A HUNGARIAN CASE STUDY by Anetta MÜLLER, Éva Bába BÁCSNÉ, Gábor Gergely RÁTHONYI, Jordán Tütünkov-HRISZTOV, Noémi KULCSÁR, Erzsébet RÁKÓ, Sándor KOVÁCS, Attila LENGYEL

“…Croatia's allure as a cultural, natural, and historical destination in the global tourism landscape has garnered increasing interest from international travelers, including Hungarian tourists. …”
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Toward medical test recommendation from optimal attribute selection perspectives: a backward reasoning approach by Nengjun Zhu, Jieyun Huang, Jian Cao, Liang Hu, Siji Zhu

“…Since over-testing usually results in a financial burden for patients and is also a waste of medical resources, this naturally leads to the question: which medical test items (MTIs) are necessary and should be prioritized for the target patients? …”
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Integrating TRPV1 Receptor Function with Capsaicin Psychophysics by Gregory Smutzer, Roni K. Devassy

“…Capsaicin is a naturally occurring vanilloid that causes a hot, pungent sensation in the human oral cavity. …”
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Le conflit du Tipnis et la Bolivie d’Evo Morales face à ses contradictions : analyse d’un conflit socio-environnemental by Laetitia Perrier-Bruslé

“…What is at stake here is both the process of change in Bolivia and the future of natural resources in a global context.…”
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Modeling and Analysis of Truck Mounted Concrete Pump Boom by Virtual Prototyping by Wu Ren, Zhongwei Li, Yanping Bi, Shan Zhao, Bo Peng, Liming Zhou

“…Furthermore the first natural frequencies of the structure have been calculated. …”
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Effect of Soil Salinity on Thermal Behavior of Sandy Soils Under a Sahara Climate by Djihad Bennaceur, Nadia Laredj, Mustapha Maliki, Hanifi Missoum

“…Soil salinity represents a harmful environmental problem that occurs either naturally or as a consequence of ineffective management practices by humans, especially in arid regions. …”
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Study on Medicinal Forest Plants in Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, and Factors Shaping Usage Patterns by Abiodun Olusesi Oso, Orimoloye Ipoola Faleyimu, Waheed Akanni Salami, Elizabeth Philip, Rilwan Oluyinka Adewale, Musifat Abosede Kolapo

“… The utilization of medicinal plants in Nigeria is not solely associated with availability and accessibility but also reflects cultural heritage and local knowledge regarding natural resources. This research addresses the pressing issue of the medicinal utilization of selected forest plants in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. …”
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New strategies to enhance the efficiency and precision of drug discovery by Qi An, Liang Huang, Chuan Wang, Dongmei Wang, Yalan Tu

“…Click Chemistry streamlines the synthesis of diverse compound libraries, facilitating efficient hit discovery and lead optimization. TPD harnesses natural degradation pathways to target previously undruggable proteins, while DELs enable high-throughput screening of millions of compounds. …”
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Effect of Crude Plant Extracts on Mushroom Mite, Luciaphorus sp. (Acari: Pygmephoridae) by Prapassorn Bussaman, Chirayu Sa-uth, Paweena Rattanasena, Angsumarn Chandrapatya

“…The results suggested that rhizome extracts of C. xanthorrhiza and Z. montanum and leaf extracts of O. sanctum and M. officinalis have a great potential for future development as natural acaricides for controlling Luciaphorus sp.…”
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Significance of C-11 Methoxylation in desymmetrization of Cephalostatins by Mansour M. Nawasreh

“…Aiming on targeting cephalostatin 1, a potentially active anti-tumor marine natural product structured as a bis-steroidal pyrazine BSP, significant efforts invested to synthesize a closed structure. …”
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Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination by Anon Namin, Chaya Jivacate, Dhirayut Chenvidhya, Krissanapong Kirtikara, Jutturit Thongpron

“…I-V characterization of solar cells is generally done under natural sunlight or solar simulators operating in either a continuous mode or a pulse mode. …”
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Semi-Analytical Solution Based on Strip Method for Buckling and Vibration of Isotropic Plate by Mohamed A. El-Sayad, Ahmed M. Farag

“…The effect of the uni-axial and bi-axial in-plane forces on the natural frequency parameters and mode shapes of restrained plate is studied. …”
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Kennel Disinfectants for Microsporum canis and Trichophyton sp. by Karen A. Moriello

“…The antifungal efficacy of commonly used kennel disinfectants for large surfaces was tested using naturally infective material from untreated animals (M. canis and Trichophyton sp.) soaked and macerated but unfiltered leaving visible fluorescing hairs and/or scales in the test inoculum to create a robust challenge. …”
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Behavior of Lime-Stabilized Red Bed Soil after Cyclic Wetting-Drying in Triaxial Tests and SEM Analysis by Zhengmin Song, Dewen Zhang, Yuncheng Mao, Yanhu Mu, Kun Zhang, Qinglong Zhang

“…Most red beds demonstrate inferior geotechnical properties in natural conditions and need to be improved when used as construction material. …”
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