Study on static characteristics of a novel prestress-reinforced railway subgrade by Junli Dong, Fang Xu, Qishu Zhang, Wuming Leng, Yafeng Li, Qi Yang

“…The settlement attenuation rate (R s) near the LPPs is larger than that at the subgrade center, and increasing the prestress positively contributes to the stability of the subgrade structure. In the multi-row reinforcement mode, the reinforcement effect of PRCs can extend from the reinforced area to the unreinforced area. …”
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Glycosylation of ceramide synthase 6 is required for its activity by Alexandra J. Straus, Grace Mavodza, Can E. Senkal

“…Sphingolipids play key roles in membrane structure and cellular signaling. Ceramide synthase (CerS)-generated ceramide is implicated in cellular stress responses and induction of apoptosis. …”
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有色冶炼厂房事故坑附近工字型钢柱在炉料热作用下的耐火稳定性验算 by 屈立军, 刘红雅, 刘效铎, 高帅

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Sternal-Wound Infections following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Could Implementing Value-Based Purchasing be Beneficial? by Dominique Brandt, Maximilian Blüher, Julie Lankiewicz, Peter J. Mallow, Rhodri Saunders

“…The aim of this study was to quantify the burden of CABG-related SWIs across countries with mature health care systems and estimate value-based purchasing (VBP) levels based on the local burden. **Methods:** A structured literature review identified relevant data for 14 countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Israel, Taiwan, and Thailand). …”
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FEATURES OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF THE IVANOVO REGION HEALTH SYSTEM POLICY IN MALIGNANT TUMORS EARLY DIAGNOSIS by V. A. Kozlov, B. A. Polyakov, D. L. Mushnikov, E. L. Funtikova, D. L. Nedavny

“…The first ranking places in terms of the frequency of violations belong to the following properties of medical services quality: timeliness; adequacy; continuity; performance, availability. In the structure of medical and organizational defects in the quality of care, according to the results of expert evaluation, the leading part of them- 70.5% — is occupied by diagnostic defects (non-compliance by the medical personnel with the oncological screening standard, non-use of instrumental and laboratory research methods).Conclusion. …”
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Premonitory urge in tic disorders – a scoping review by John B. Wohlgemuth, Kelly H. Watson, Kayce D. Gill, David A. Isaacs

“…The insula and supplementary motor area are the neuroanatomical structures most strongly implicated in emergence of the premonitory urge.DiscussionKnowledge of the clinical characteristics, measurement, and neural mechanisms of premonitory urge has advanced considerably in recent years, but important knowledge gaps remain in each of these domains. …”
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Astrology as Sacred Ecological Knowledge in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition by Yulia Yu. Erendzhenova

“…The identification of specific responses generated by religious traditions to present-day global challenges actualizes the rethinking of astrology as a traditional understanding of the world structure and influence of natural forces on man in Tibetan Buddhism. …”
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Childhood cancer and parental mental health: role of disease severity, socioeconomic status, and social dynamics by Hawkar Ibrahim, Azad Ali Ismail, Narin Ahmed Rahim, Benjamin Iffland, Frank Neuner

“…Data were collected through structured interviews at two major oncology hospitals in the KRI, utilizing standardized instruments to assess mental health symptoms, socioeconomic status, and social constraints. …”
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带肋焊接工字钢梁横向抗冲击性能研究 by 付朝江, 高逸斌, 罗才松, 邓蜀鹏

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Moral competence of dental students: an explanatory mixed-methods study by Raheleh Mosavi, Fatemeh Foroughipour, Maryam Kazemipoor, Fatemeh Keshmiri

“…The students’ experiences were explored through semi-structured interviews in the qualitative phase. Data were analyzed using a conventional content analysis approach, which Graneheim and Lundman introduced. …”
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法兰攻丝高强度螺栓连接攻丝板牙体强度理论研究 by 吕伟荣, 刘苗苗, 卢倍嵘, 赵思钛, 罗锦华, 石卫华

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Compatibility of Environmentally Friendly Insulating Gases CF3I and c-C4F8 with Cu Contacts by Can Ding, Zhenjiang Gao, Xing Hu, Zhao Yuan

“…The smaller values of the remaining three gases belong to physical adsorption. All molecular structures and Cu (1 1 1) planes were not significantly deformed. …”
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基于阻尼器导向装置的锅炉钢结构抗震性能研究 by 王远祥, 叶露, 陈健陵, 邓然, 王宇航, 王文玲

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Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Institutions in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study by Chinedu Anthony Iwu, Pius Ositadinma, Victor Chibiko, Ugochukwu Madubueze, Kenechi Uwakwe, Uche Oluoha

“…Data was collected using a structured online questionnaire and bivariate and multivariate analyses were done using SPSS at a level of significance set at p≤0.05. …”
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Towards culturally inclusive healthcare in Peru: Mapping epistemic concepts in contemporary Indigenous Amazonian medicine-Traditional healers' perspectives. by Ilana Berlowitz, Maria Amalia Pesantes, Cynthia Cárdenas Palacios, Chantal Martin-Soelch, Ursula Wolf, Caroline Maake

“…We conducted systematic in-depth interviews (semi-structured) with a sample of 13 healers of three Peruvian-Amazonian regions (Loreto, Ucayali, San Martín). …”
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Estimation of the Wenchuan Earthquake Rupture Sequence Utilizing Teleseismic Records and Coseismic Displacements by Deyu Yin, Qifang Liu, Jingke Wu

“…Special attention should be paid to the point of 40 km northeast of the epicenter, in which the Xiaoyudong fault intersects the above two faults, creating a complex fault structure. Surface rupture data from field surveys and previous research of dynamics studies indicate that an important transformation may take place at the intersection. …”
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Practices of Healthcare Workers regarding Infection Prevention in Bale Zone Hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia by Demisu Zenbaba, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Daniel Bogale

“…Data were collected in interviews using pretested, structured questionnaires. Returned questionnaires were checked for completeness and then data were entered into a database and analyzed using SPSS Version 20. …”
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Paesaggi collettivi: il Gran Consortile di Riclaretto e le proprietà collettive delle valli del Germanasca. by Michele Francesco Barale, Margherita Valcanover

“…Cette étude, peut-être la première du genre dans cette zone géographique, cherche à recomposer un tableau synoptique de ces structures propriétaires et à faire ressortir leurs traits saillants, en questionnant la valeur contemporaine de ces réalités. …”
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Patient autonomy and metabolic bariatric surgery: an empirical perspective by Shelly Kamin-Friedman, Nili Karako-Eyal, Galya Hildesheimer

“…Methods The study employed a qualitative methodology, conducting 21 in-depth semi-structured interviews with adults who had undergone bariatric surgery. …”
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Influence of Drying–Wetting Cycles on the Water Retention and Microstructure of Residual Soil by Xu-tang Xu, Dao-qi Liu, Zhen-xing Xian, Feng Yang, Wen-bin Jian, Xiang Xu, Jian-bin Huang

“…The NMR results indicated a double-pore structure, and the porosity of the residual soil as well as the internal water content increased smoothly with more drying–wetting cycles. …”
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