The Nature of Global Income Inequality and Its Determinants by Debesh Bhowmik

“…The paper examined the nature of global income inequality from 1980 to 2023 through linear and non-linear trend models. …”
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Modeling of Surface Drainage during the Service Life of Asphalt Pavements Showing Long-Term Rutting: A Modular Hydromechanical Approach by Stefan Alber, Barbara Schuck, Wolfram Ressel, Ronny Behnke, Gustavo Canon Falla, Michael Kaliske, Sabine Leischner, Frohmut Wellner

“…This paper presents a modular hydromechanical approach to assess the short- and long-term surface drainage behavior of arbitrarily deformable asphalt pavements. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “H... by Rosenani A. Haque, Siti Fatimah Nasri, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Sawsan S. Al-Rawi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed, A. M. S. Abdul Majid

“…This paper describes synthesis, characterization (NMR, FT-IR, microanalysis, and X-ray crystallography), in vitro anticancer activity of ortho/para-xylyl linked bis-imidazolium salts (4-5) and respective dinuclear Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes (6-7). …”
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Integration of fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag into palm oil fuel ash based geopolymer concrete: a review by Ying Yi Tan, Hanizam Awang, Noor Haida Mohd Kaus

“…Therefore, this review paper emphasizes the need of including fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) into POFA-based geopolymer concrete. …”

Numerical Analysis of the Width Design of a Protective Pillar in High-Stress Roadway: A Case Study by FuZhou Qi, ZhanGuo Ma, Ning Li, Bin Li, Zhiliu Wang, WeiXia Ma

“…The novel numerical modeling approach and design principle of protective pillars presented in this paper can provide useful references for application in similar coal mines.…”
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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms Predispose to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Severity of the Disease in Polish Population by Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorecka, Ewa Wunsch, Tomasz Jarowicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Beata Loniewska, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Małgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor (VDR) are considered to contribute to its pathogenesis however their incidence varies in different populations and their potential association with the course of the disease has not been studied. In this paper we investigated the incidence and correlation of three VDR polymorphisms (BsmI, ApaI or TaqI) with various clinical, biochemical, and serological factors in a homogenous group of 143 Caucasian patients with PBC. …”
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Study of moisture-induced temperature evolution in an engineered barrier system for a HLW repository by Manish Kumar Jha, Amit Jaiswal, A.K. Verma, Trilok Nath Singh

“…The present paper aims to assess the thermal behaviour of bentonite compaction's engineered barrier system (EBS) to designated dry density. …”
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Economic policy of Eastern European countries in the field of energy in the context of global challenges by S. Bogachov, A. Kirizleyeva, O. Mandroshchenko, S. Shahoian, Y. Vlasenko

“…The purpose of the article is to develop conceptual, theoretical-methodological and methodical-practical foundations of economic policy in the field of energy.METHODS: The methodological basis of the paper is a set of techniques, principles, general theoretical, special, interdisciplinary methods of scientific study. …”
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Comparison of different feedback controllers on an airfoil benchmark by L. Michel, C. Braud, J.-P. Barbot, J.-P. Barbot, F. Plestan, D. Peaucelle, X. Boucher

“…<p>The present paper proposes a comparison of three well-established controllers: a robust proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller (<span class="cit" id="xref_altparen.1"><a href="#bib1.bibx13">Conord and Peaucelle</a>, <a href="#bib1.bibx13">2021</a></span>), a model-free control (<span class="cit" id="xref_altparen.2"><a href="#bib1.bibx14">Fliess and Join</a>, <a href="#bib1.bibx14">2013</a>, <a href="#bib1.bibx15">2022</a></span>) and an adaptive sliding-mode control based on the super-twisting algorithm (<span class="cit" id="xref_altparen.3"><a href="#bib1.bibx37">Shtessel et al.…”
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Study of the application prospects of film detectors for estimation of α-radiation density by Dana S. Yerimbetova, Marina Konuhova, Artem L. Kozlovskiy, Umitali N. Tuichiyev

“…The aim of this research is to study the prospects of using the proposed methods of optical UV spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry to determine the radiation density of the daughter products of radon decay - α-particles recorded using polymer track detectors. This paper presents the results of experiments on detecting the daughter products of radon decay - α-particles in a room on various floors for a fairly long time (within 6 months), the choice of which made it possible to determine not only the concentration dependences (growth in the density of registered α-particles) over time, but also to determine the lower limit for recording changes in the optical spectra of film detectors used to register α-particles. …”
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Nutritional interventions to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity during postacute stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review protocol by Dorthe Sørensen, Lena Aadal, Mette Nørtoft

“…Two independent reviewers will conduct an iterative process for screening the identified literature, paper selection and data extraction. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion or with an additional reviewer. …”
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Spi-VSTL: Image data collection platform using off-the shelf hardware for vertically supported crops in state-of-the-art glasshouses by Namal Jayasuriya, Malith Weerasekara, Oula Ghannoum, Yi Guo, Wen Hu

“…Customising existing commercial systems for this specific type of crop is costly. This paper proposes a low-cost image data collection platform for monitoring vertically supported tall crops in order to reduce labour costs while expanding the monitoring tasks for maintaining better crop growth. …”
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Knowledge translation in Anglo-American paramedicine: a scoping review by Christopher Burton, Ashley Hanson

“…All 32 papers describing KT interventions included some form of educational intervention.Conclusions Overall, there is little depth and breadth in the literature, with many papers focusing on trauma and airway management. …”
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How quality conventions shape the governance of the dairy value chains of Senegal by Serena Ferrari, Guillaume Duteurtre, Christian Corniaux

“…Urbanization and shifts in urban consumers’ eating habits have contributed to increased demand for dairy products and the emergence of new quality requirements. Aim: This paper examines how quality conventions influence the governance of dairy value chains in Senegal. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF FINANCING AND STIMULATION OF RESEARCH WORK OF UNIVERSITIES by Yuri V. Mezdrikov, Olga V. Belova

“…The present criteria and indicators do not make it possible to fully assess the quality of universities’ work in general and the quality of their research work in particular. The paper is devoted to the problem of methodological support for risk assessment, organization of the internal control system and the formation of rating assessment of universities’ research work with the purpose of improving efficiency of its financing and stimulating research work of academic staff. …”
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A Reusable Capillary Flow-Driven Microfluidic System for Abscisic Acid Detection Using a Competitive Immunoassay by Cristiana Domingues, Marta S. C. Rodrigues, Pedro G. M. Condelipes, Ana Margarida Fortes, Virginia Chu, João Pedro Conde

“…However, traditional microfluidic prototyping materials like polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) present challenges due to their hydrophobic nature. This paper presents the development of a reusable, portable, capillary-driven microfluidic platform based on a PDMS-PEG (polyethylene glycol) copolymer designed for the rapid low-cost detection of abscisic acid (ABA), a key biomarker for the onset of ripening of non-climacteric fruits and drought stress in vines. …”
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MagNet—A Data‐Science Competition to Predict Disturbance Storm‐Time Index (Dst) From Solar Wind Data by Manoj Nair, Rob Redmon, Li‐Yin Young, Arnaud Chulliat, Belinda Trotta, Christine Chung, Greg Lipstein, Isaac Slavitt

“…The top models that met the evaluation criteria are operationally viable and retrainable and suitable for NOAA's operational needs. The paper summarizes the competition results and lessons learned.…”
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Algorithm and Methods for Analyzing Power Consumption Behavior of Industrial Enterprises Considering Process Characteristics by Pavel Ilyushin, Boris Papkov, Aleksandr Kulikov, Konstantin Suslov

“…Optimization of power consumption behavior requires comprehensive and reliable information on the parameters of the technological processes of an industrial enterprise. The paper explores the specific features of non-stationary conditions of output production and assesses the potential for power consumption management under these conditions. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review of the use of information and communication technology platforms for the delivery and utilisation of transgender healthcare by Muhammad Naveed Noor, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Jialiang Cui, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Horas TH Wong, Christopher Tumwine

“…While transgender people experience unique physical, mental and sexual health needs, not much is currently known about the extent to which they use information and communication technologies such as short messaging service and videoconferencing to access health services. In this paper, we discuss our protocol for a scoping review of the literature about the delivery and utilisation of digitally mediated health services for transgender populations.Methods and analysis This scoping review of the provision and experience of telemedicine among transgender people will follow the methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley. …”
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Experimental analysis on a solar photovoltaic indoor cooker integrated with an energy storage system: A positive step towards clean cooking transition for Sub-Saharan Africa by Jimmy Chaciga, Denis Okello, Karidewa Nyeinga, Ole J. Nydal

“…The paper presents a solar photovoltaic cooking solution (dual tank system) integrated with energy storage system for indoor cooking. …”
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