Coping with COVID-19 using traditional medicine: perspectives from Joe Morolong, Northern Cape by Masego M. Motsumi, Livhuwani D. Nemakonde

“…Methods: By adopting a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach, the study investigated participants’ lived experiences. …”
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Exploring factors influencing university students' entrepreneurial intentions: The role of attitudes, beliefs, and environmental support. by Qing Liu, Michael Yao-Ping Peng

“…The primary aim of this research is to explore how students' identification with their academic departments influences the relationship between entrepreneurial attitude, self-efficacy, and environmental support with entrepreneurial intentions. …”
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Elimination of Congo Red Dye from Industrial Wastewater Using Teucrium polium L. as a Low-Cost Local Adsorbent by Nasser A. Alamrani, Hatem A. AL-Aoh

“…Models of the 2nd order with R2≥0.995 and Langmuir with R2≥0.990 were the best among the other kinetic and isotherm models applied in this research. Moreover, superior capacities of 526.32, 666.67, and 909.09 (mg.g-1) were stemmed at 27, 42, and 57°C, respectively. …”
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Management model of higher education based on innovative using fuzzy sets by Chunyan Xing

“…Block structure has been developed based on HE in a FS system for students in terms of low family income, complicated networks, and skill development due to the low quality of education. Hence, in this research, Double Deep Q-Learning Network-enabled Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (D2QLN-MCDM) technologies have improved students' HE with  FS . …”
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Analysis of the bond-slip performance of steel bars and steel fiber recycled concrete based on the constitutive relationship model by Xia Zhengbing, Duan Xiaofang

“…In order to promote the application of steel fiber recycled concrete in road and bridge construction, 25 groups of steel fiber recycled concrete with different mix proportions were designed, taking the replacement rate of recycled aggregates and the volume fraction of steel fibers as experimental parameters, and 77 steel bars and steel fiber recycled concrete bonded specimens were made and pasted with strain gauges for the pull-out test. The research results showed that the greater the replacement rate of recycled aggregates was, the lower the bond strength between steel bars and steel fiber recycled concrete was; in the range of 0~1.2%, the higher the mixing amount of steel fibers was, the greater the bond strength of the specimen was; in the range of 0~1.6%, the higher the mixing amount of steel fibers was, the greater the slip value of the specimen under the peak load was; the addition of steel fibers improved the failure behavior of the recycled concrete pull-out specimens; the test specimens mainly had pull-out failure when the mixing amount of steel fibers was 1.2% and 1.6%. …”
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Airport Emergency Rescue Model Establishment and Performance Analysis Using Colored Petri Nets and CPN Tools by Qingkun Yu, Liangcai Cai, Xiao Tan

“…The rescue time reliability can be obtained at different times; for example, the time reliability in the 963 s is 91%, indicating that the probability of completing the rescue within this time period is very high, and the time reliability in the 958 s is 1.85%, indicating that the probability of completing the rescue within this time period is very low. The research results can not only allow the airport managers to master the level of rescue forces but also guide the formulation of plans and the implementation of activities.…”
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Marshall Properties and Rutting Resistance for Asphaltic Mixtures Modified by Nano-Montmorillonite by Farah Salam Hassan, Mohammed Q. Ismael

“…Increased traffic, axle load, tire pressure, and hot weather have recently accelerated rutting in flexible pavements. Several researchers have suggested using nanomaterials to improve asphalt pavement and prolong its lifespan. …”
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Impact of Plant Root Morphology on Rooted-Soil Shear Resistance Using Triaxial Testing by Suyun Meng, Guoqing Zhao, Yuyou Yang

“…The geometric and distribution characteristics of plant roots affect the soil shearing strength. Current research on the shear strength of rooted-soil is mostly based on direct shear tests with a fixed shear surface and thus cannot reflect the actual failure state of the rooted-soil. …”
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Complexities of Conflict: Climate Change, Elephants and Local Livelihoods in Lupane, Zimbabwe by Ndlovu Joram, Douglas Nyathi

“…To enhance sustainability, the research advocates for integrating empirical data on human-wildlife coexistence into international conservation policies and developing comprehensive, long-term strategies at a transboundary level, particularly in the context of climate change.…”
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Expression of TGF-β in malignant transformation of oral lichen planus - A systematic review by Harinisubasri M, Priyadharsini Nataraj, Dineshkumar Thayalan, Divya Bose, Rameshkumar Annasamy, Rajkumar K

“…Manually searched for the references and citations of the identified articles for further research studies. Results: All the articles included in this study included TGF-β and its related protein expression in both its pathogenesis and cancer growth.This help to bring in newer and targeted treated options. …”
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ANALYSIS OF SHRINKAGE PERFORMANCE OF U-SHAPED RUBBER OUTER WINDSHIELD OF HIGH-SPEED TRAIN AT LOW TEMPERATURE by GU Cheng, XU Lei, YU Chengtao, WANG Jiazheng

“…Based on the low temperature tensile test data of the rubber, Ansys software was used to fit the Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic constitutive model of rubber material parameters, and the thermo-solid coupling simulation was carried out on the U-shaped rubber outer windshield according to three real working conditions, and the influence of different working conditions on the U-shaped rubber deformation was studied.The low temperature test was carried out on U-shaped rubber outer windshield and three rubber samples with different batten thicknesses， the influence of temperature and batten thickness on its deformation was studied.The results show that the U-shaped rubber deformation is mainly caused by the temperature change, the U-shaped rubber height decreases obviously, and the shape variable of the side wall thickness and the rubber length is small.In addition, the batten thickness has a greater influence on the rubber shape variable at the bolt hole.Compared with the batten of 5 mm and 6 mm thickness, the 4 mm batten produces a larger deformation under the bolt preload action, resulting in a larger deformation at the bolt hole, and then increasing the batten thickness can effectively reduce the hole removal risk.Comparing the finite element simulation data with the low temperature test results, it is found that the two results are basically consistent，which indicates the finite element analysis feasibility and the low temperature test reliability.The research results provide some guidance basis for the U-shaped rubber outer windshield under low temperature application reliability.…”
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Preparing a scale for sports knowledge management and standardizing it for employees in student activities departments in Iraqi universities by Shakir Mahmoud Abdullah, Zeyad Mishaal Farhan, Yaseen Ali Khalaf, Omar Fadhil Yahya, Othman Adham Ali

“… Introduction: The importance of the research lies in the need to exchange sports knowledge between principals and their assistants and all workers in the field of extracurricular student activities, especially in the sports field. …”
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What ‘unexplored’ means: mapping regions with digitized natural history records to look for ‘biodiversity blindspots’ by Laymon Ball, Sheila Rodríguez-Machado, Diego Paredes-Burneo, Samantha Rutledge, David A. Boyd, David Vander Pluym, Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Austin S. Chipps, Rafet Ç. Öztürk, Yahya Terzi, Prosanta Chakrabarty

“…We also highlight geographic regions where there are relatively few or no publicly available natural history records to raise awareness about habitats that might be worthy of future natural history research and conservation. A major finding is that many of the areas that appear ‘unexplored’ may be in countries whose collections are not digitized (i.e., they don’t have metadata such as GPS coordinates about their voucher specimens publicly available). …”
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Examining the relationships between patients’ multimorbidity trajectories and prognostic outcomes after the initial hip fracture by Jessica Qiuhua Sheng, Da Xu, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Liang Li, Ting-Shuo Huang

“…From the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, we obtain a sample of 128,822 patients who suffered an initial hip fracture between 1996 and 2011. …”
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PPAR-γ Promotes Hematoma Clearance through Haptoglobin-Hemoglobin-CD163 in a Rat Model of Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Gaiqing Wang, Tong Li, Shu-na Duan, Liang Dong, Xin-gang Sun, Fang Xue

“…Methods. 107 Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this research. They were randomly allocated to 4 groups as follows: sham group, vehicle group, monascin-treated group, and Glivec-treated group. …”
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Oscillatory fluid flow enhanced mineralization of human dental pulp cells by Witsanu Yortchan, Sasima Puwanun

“…This study uses strategies in Tissue Engineering followed the research topic about an application of human cells to stimulate oral and maxillofacial hard tissue regeneration. …”
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Bearing capacity and settlement of clay foundations under block cyclic loading by I. T. Mirsayapov, Hani Mohammed Abdo Sharaf

“…In this connection, the research was carried out to develop a method for calculating the settlement of the bearing capacity of clay foundations under block cyclic loading.Materials and methods. …”
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Three-dimensional diffractive acoustic tomography by Luca Menozzi, Tri Vu, Aidan J. Canning, Harshal Rawtani, Carlos Taboada, Marie Elise Abi Antoun, Chenshuo Ma, Jesse Delia, Van Tu Nguyen, Soon-Woo Cho, Jianing Chen, Theresa Charity, Yirui Xu, Phuong Tran, Jun Xia, Gregory M. Palmer, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Liping Feng, Junjie Yao

“…With its enhanced imaging performance and high accessibility, 3D-DAT may find broad applications in fundamental life sciences and biomedical research.…”
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The use of project technologies in teaching the structure and maintenance of cars by V. Pryimak

“…The research focused on how the application of the project method in the educational process contributes to a deeper understanding of theoretical knowledge and the development of practical skills among students of technical specialities. …”
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Rethinking Urban Greening: Implications of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design for Enhancing Perceived Safety in Baitashan Park, Lanzhou by Fei Hou, Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali, Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki, Aldrin Abdullah

“…Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a widely recognized approach for enhancing safety in urban public spaces. However, existing research has largely overlooked the impact of socioeconomic factors and interpersonal needs on shaping perceptions of safety. …”
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