Mechanical properties and mechanism of damage and deterioration of coal under cyclic loading by Ziwei Ding, Qingbao Tang, Xinwei Gong, Jindui Jia, Guangqing Di, Long Chen

“…This study investigates the impact of cyclic loading on the mechanical properties of damaged coal and the evolution of flaw structures, such as pores and cracks, within the coal. …”
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‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…Fifteen women participated in semi-structured interviews about their experience of treatment following discharge. …”
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Identification and ranking of disadvantages of coopetition strategy in the healthcare supply chain: the mix of the thematic analysis and ordinal priority approach by Esmaeil Mazroui Nasrabadi, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Abolfazl Sadeqi-Arani

“…In the qualitative phas, semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis method were used to identify the disadvantages. …”
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Efficient Encoding and Decoding of Voxelized Models for Machine Learning-Based Applications by Damjan Strnad, Stefan Kohek, Borut Zalik, Libor Vasa, Andrej Nerat

“…In order to reduce high space requirements and the effect of noise in the data, point clouds are often transformed to a structured representation such as a voxel grid. Storing, transmitting and consuming voxelized geometry, however, remains a challenging problem for machine learning pipelines running on devices with limited amount of on-chip memory with low access latency. …”
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Vestibular patients generate more regular head movements than healthy individuals during gaze-stabilization exercises by Cecelia Shuai, Omid A. Zobeiri, Jennifer L. Millar, Michael C. Schubert, Mark Shelhamer, Kathleen E. Cullen

“…Our results showed that healthy individuals exhibited a temporally repetitive (correlated) structure in peak velocity, especially for head movements in the pitch direction, which was absent in most patients. …”
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Power flow and power quality improvement of a residential-industrial microgrid using 72-pulse inverter-based UIPC by Mahyar Abasi, Ali Nahavandi, Javad Ebrahimi, Gevork B. Gharehpetian

“…Two contributions are considered in the structure of the control system and the switching algorithm of the proposed converter. …”
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Stamens enclosed by petals in Berchemia (Rhamnaceae): a unique mechanism for pollen presentation by Fang Ma, Fang Ma, Qian Zhao, Xing Tian, Yao-lei Fu, Wen-zhe Liu

“…However, in some plants, pollen is presented to pollinators on other floral structures (other than the anthers), or via particular expulsion mechanisms, resulting in secondary pollen presentation. …”
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Adsorption of Volatile Carboxylic Acids on Activated Carbon Synthesized from Watermelon Shells by Catalina López-Velandia, Jonathan Julian Moreno-Barbosa, Rocio Sierra-Ramirez, Liliana Giraldo, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján

“…Finally, the physical and chemical characteristics of the synthesized AC were studied, which gave the following results: The surface area was 710 m 2 /g for CAS and 864 m 2 /g for CASM, a microporous and mesoporous structure, pore-size distribution of 0.39–4.54 nm for CAS and 0.39–6.0 nm for CASM, pore volume of 0.26 cm 3 /g for CAS and 0.55 cm 3 /g for CASM. …”
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Echinococcal Cyst Blockade — the Rare Cause of Acute Pancreatitis and Obstructive Jaundice by S. A. Budzinskiy, S. G. Shapovaliants, R. V. Plakhov, M. V. Murashkina, E. A. Vorobyeva, D. R. Berdieva, P. V. Usyaky, E. D. Fedorov

“…It revealed no echinococcal cysts, residual parasitic structures or biliary tree lesions. The treatment was completed with pancreatic stenting. …”
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Body donor reperfusion and re-ventilation in medical training: an Italian study testing SimLife® by Irene Neri, Giulio Vara, Antonietta Fazio, Maria Vittoria Marvi, Foteini-Dionysia Koufi, Elisa Boschetti, Simone Lodi, Giulia Adalgisa Mariani, Marilisa Quaranta, Anna Maria Billi, Alessandra Ruggeri, Carlo Barausse, Cyril Brèque, Annalisa Plava, Veronica Moretti, Lucia Manzoli, Stefano Ratti

“…Additionally, it assessed the impact of this technology across various medical specialties, utilizing a minimal number of donated bodies.MethodsThe study utilized the existing body donation program and dissection rooms at the Anatomy Center of the University of Bologna. 62 participants from 13 medical specialties performed simulations using the SimLife® P4P platform. Post-simulation, structured interviews were used to collect data on the interventions performed, participant perceptions of the technology’s usefulness, enjoyment, and willingness to repeat the experience, as well as critical issues encountered.ResultsKey findings include that 86% of participants rated SimLife® technology as extremely useful for post-lauream training, while 84% found it highly beneficial for team-building activities. …”
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Single cell and spatial analysis of immune-hot and immune-cold tumours identifies fibroblast subtypes associated with distinct immunological niches and positive immunotherapy respo... by Benjamin H. Jenkins, Ian Tracy, Maria Fernanda S. D. Rodrigues, Melanie J. L. Smith, Begoña R. Martinez, Mark Edmond, Sangeetha Mahadevan, Anjali Rao, Hailing Zong, Kai Liu, Abhishek Aggarwal, Li Li, Lauri Diehl, Emma V. King, Jamie G. Bates, Christopher J. Hanley, Gareth J. Thomas

“…FRC-like were enriched in immune-hot HPV+ve tumours, associated with CD4 + T-cells and B-cells in tertiary lymphoid structures and regulated through non-canonical NF-κB signalling via lymphotoxin. …”
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Solar Flare Forecasting Using Hybrid Neural Networks by Dan Xu, Pengchao Sun, Song Feng, Bo Liang, Wei Dai

“…In this paper, we utilized the solar active region (AR) magnetogram provided by the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager and the associated feature parameters of the magnetic field; specifically, the feature vectors of the magnetic field’s spatial structure characteristics and the magnetic field feature parameters are fused to predict solar flares. …”
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Tracking Star-forming Cores as Mass Reservoirs in Clustered and Isolated Regions Using Numerical Passive Tracer Particles by Shingo Nozaki, Hajime Fukushima, Kazuki Tokuda, Masahiro N. Machida

“…Our findings reveal that star-forming cores do not necessarily coincide with high-density regions when nearby stars are present, as gas selectively accretes onto protostars, leading to clumpy, fragmented structures. We calculated convex hull cores from star-forming cores and defined their filling factors. …”
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Molecular Distributions and Abundances in the Binary-shaped Outflow of V Hya by Mark A. Siebert, Raghvendra Sahai, Samantha Scibelli, Anthony J. Remijan

“…Stellar and substellar companion interactions produce complex wind morphologies including rotating/expanding disks, bipolar outflows, and spiral wind patterns; however, the connection between these many structures and the gas-phase chemistry they harbor is not well constrained. …”
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Iron deficiency anaemia and its associated risk factors among lactating mothers in Ghana by Mensah K, Abbam G, Gadzeto FF, Marfo L, Daud S, Kuntah S, Bani SB, Dzamesi HK, Apodola FA, Badu A, Chukwurah FE

“…Full blood count analysis, serum ferritin, malaria and other measurements such as Body Mass Index (BMI) and diet assessment were done for all the participants. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on risk factors and demographic characteristics. p>0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Seaweed (Porphyra) cultivation enhances production of autochthonous refractory dissolved organic matter in coastal ecosystems by Ting Wang, Ting Wang, Jiajun Xu, Jiajun Xu, Randy A. Dahlgren, Qiang Liu, Yang Jia, Yang Jia, Binbin Chen, Binbin Chen, Hanqin Xu, Hanqin Xu, Zengling Ma, Zengling Ma, Liyin Qu, Liyin Qu

“…To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted investigations examining the quantity and optical properties of DOM and POM, microbial community structures and relevant environmental factors along a continuum from a subtropical river through its adjacent coastal Porphyra cultivation zone during the cultivation and non-cultivation periods. …”
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Phenylalanine-derived β-lactam TRPM8 antagonists: revisiting configuration and new benzoyl derivatives by Cristina Martín-Escura, Maria Angeles Bonache, Alicia Medina-Peris, Thomas Voets, Antonio Ferrer-Montiel, Asia Fernández-Carvajal, Rosario González-Muñiz

“…Aim: To expand the understanding of the structure-activity relationship within a family of amino acid-derived β-lactam TRPM8 (transient receptor potential melastatin channel, subtype 8) antagonists, this work investigated both the configuration-dependence of potency and selectivity, and explored strategies for increasing total polar surface area (TPSA). …”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…The survey utilized a pre-designed, pretested, and semi-structured questionnaire to collect relevant data. A total of 274 households provided consent to participate in the survey. …”
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Probing the Catalytic Efficiency of Supported Heteropoly Acids for Esterification: Effect of Weak Catalyst Support Interactions by Ali Alsalme, Aliyah A. Alsharif, Hamda Al-Enizi, Mujeeb Khan, Saad G. Alshammari, Mshari A. Alotaibi, Rais Ahmad Khan, Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui

“…Supported heteropoly acids are an interesting class of solid acid catalysts which possess flexible structure and super acidic properties essentially required for the oil-based biodiesel production. …”
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Knights in shining armour and (M)others in life jackets: Women’s experiences of advocating for care alone when suffering recurrent early pregnancy loss during the SARS-CoV-2 pandem... by Flora E. Kent-Nye, Kayleigh S. Sheen, Karen Burgess, Munira Oza, Laura A. Magee, Davor Jurković, Sergio A. Silverio

“…Methods A qualitative interview study design was employed, with semi-structured interviews conducted virtually. A total of 16 women who had suffered two or more early pregnancy losses (≤ 14 weeks gestation) during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United Kingdom participated. …”
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