Addressing COVID-19 Spread: Development of Reliable Testing System for Mask Reuse by Haoxian Lu, Dawen Yao, Joanne Yip, Chi-Wai Kan, Hai Guo

“…Among the tested materials, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) used as the membrane in the filter layer has the highest PFE of 88.33% ± 1.80%, which is mainly due to its dense and multilayer structure. The air permeability of the self-developed masks ranges from 1.41 ± 0.04 to 1.93 ± 0.08, less breathable than the commercial masks. …”
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大高宽比矩形钢管混凝土柱压弯性能研究 by 陈安英, 王晨曦, 王瀚钦, 完海鹰, 王兆峰

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Prevalence of S. mansoni Infection and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Guangua District, Northwest Ethiopia by Belaynesh Tazebew, Denekew Temesgen, Mastewal Alehegn, Desalew Salew, Molalign Tarekegn

“…Data was collected through observation and interview with structured questionnaire. Stool specimens were collected and examined using two-slide Kato-Katz method. …”
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冷成型钢复合墙体高荷载比率抗火试验研究 by 刘康, 陈伟, 叶继红, 姜健, 徐长征

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Resistance mechanisms involved in complex immunity of wheat against rust diseases by E. S. Skolotneva, E. A. Salina

“…The presence of these genes in the genotype ensures the interruption of early pathogenesis through the following mechanisms: disorientation and branching of the germ tube; formation of aberrant fungal penetration structures (appressorium, substomatal vesicle); accumulation of callose in mesophyll cell walls. …”
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Effects of White Quinoa Polysaccharide on Regulation of Glucolipid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Yanqing ZANG, Yingying CHUANG, Changyuan WANG, Yang CAO

“…Therefore, WQP plays a hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering role by improving the antioxidant capacity and regulating the gut microbiota structure of type 2 diabetic mice.…”
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The Management of Children and Adolescents with Overactive Bladder Refractory to Treatment with Parasacral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation by Carlos Eduardo Rocha Macedo, Antônio Vitor Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Felipe Santos Marimpietri, Beatriz Paixão Argollo, Glicia Estevam de Abreu, Maria Luiza Veiga da Fonseca, Ana Aparecida Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Ubirajara Barroso Jr.

“…Conclusion: Children with OAB refractory to pTENS who received structured subsequent treatments showed partial response in all cases, with complete symptom resolution in half of the patients. …”
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Prediction Model of the Coring Asphalt Pavement Performance through Response Surface Methodology by Ekarizan Shaffie, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Juraidah Ahmad, Ahmad Kamil Arshad, Mohd Afiq Zihan, Fiona Shiong

“…Pavement evaluations provide crucial information regarding the performance and service life of asphalt concrete (HMA). They examine the structure of an existing pavement before deciding on different maintenance alternatives. …”
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Navigating the medical journey: Insights into medical students' psychological wellbeing, coping, and personality. by Aisha Ali Hawsawi, Neil Nixon, Elena Nixon

“…Additionally, qualitative insights were obtained from semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically to capture students' perceptions and experiences.…”
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Dynamic Reliability Management for FPGA-Based Systems by Jahanzeb Anwer, Sebastian Meisner, Marco Platzner

“…Moreover, the redundant circuit implementations vary in structure and resource usage with the redundancy insertion algorithms as well as number of used redundant stages. …”
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A Novel Sustainable Semiconductor/Metal-organic Framework Coated Electret Filter for Simultaneous Removal of PM2.5 and VOCs by Yu Zhang, Zan Zhu, Wei-Ning Wang, Sheng-Chieh Chen

“…The physical characterizations, including size, morphology, crystal structure, optical properties, and surface area for the semiconductor p-BWO nanosheets, p-BWO@MIL and PE-MOFilter were first examined to find out the optimal p-BWO to MIL ratio and coating wt% of p-BWO@MIL particles on the electret filter. …”
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An Effective Robust Total Least-Squares Solution Based on “Total Residuals” for Seafloor Geodetic Control Point Positioning by Zhipeng Lv, Guorui Xiao

“…This proposed robust alternative holds its robustness in both observation and structure spaces. To evaluate the statistical performance of the proposed RTLS estimator for GNSS/A underwater positioning, Monte Carlo simulation experiments are performed with different depth and error configurations under the emulational marine environment. …”
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Advancing Inclusive Participatory Community Based Approaches Towards Fair Transitions and Land Governance in Developing Countries. The Case of Kigali City – Rwanda. by David

“…Using Kigali City, Rwanda, as a case study, data were collected through structured questionnaires administered to 60 randomly selected residents, including women, youth, and the elderly. …”
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STUDENT SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION IN ONLINE LEARNING: EVIDENCE FROM PILOT ONLINE COURSE IMPLEMENTATION by Rasa Tamulienė, Alina Liepinaitienė, Edvinas Ignatavičius

“…It was established that most students’ support during remote studies is provided by the following means: personal video or email from the lecturer, clear structure of the course studied remotely, clear procedures of the study course, and pre-announced hours of remote consultations with the lecturer. …”
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量子创新研究院巨型钢框架-上部悬挂下部支承结构抗连续倒塌分析 by 王静峰, 卫晓晓, 沈奇罕, 霍永伦

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Detection of CRISPR cassettes and cas genes in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome by Yu. M. Konstantinov, I. S. Petrushin

“…As a result, in silico methods helped us to detect a locus of regularly intermittent short direct repeats in the mitochondrial genome of A. thaliana ecotypes. The structure of this locus corresponds to the CRISPR locus of the prokaryotic adaptive antiviral immune system. …”
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Threat to fish food safety in Nigeria: Role of antimicrobial usage and resistance in aquaculture by Lukman Adegoke Agbabiaka, Favour Ogechi Onwuzuruigbo, Olatunji Abubakar Jimoh

“…Data were collected through structured questionnaires covering demographic characteristics, fish farm information, health management practices, AMU, and AMR knowledge. …”
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The challenges and opportunities clinical education in the context of psychological, educational and therapeutic dimensions in teaching hospital by Azizeh Barry, Azam Shahbaz

“…The studied samples were selected with purpose-based sampling among the patients admitted to this hospital (18 people). In addition, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data and Graneheim and Lundman’s approach for analysis of the data. …”
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Eurointegration as a Trigger for the Serbian Ethnic Separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina by A. M. Ponamareva

“…Following the logic and the structure of the report, the author assesses the BiH efforts to meet the set targets and criteria, such as establishing a stable democratic political system, promoting the development of civil society institutions and the rule of law, combating corruption and organized crime, ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, migration management, strengthening economy and regional cooperation. …”
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Economic Efficiency of Table Grape Production in Waterberg and Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Naume Maponya, Isaac Oluwatayo

“…The study used primary data collected through administration of structured questionnaires on a sample of 12 farmers by employing a snowball sampling method. …”
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