Behaviour of Eccentric Concrete Columns Reinforced with Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bars by Zrar Sedeeq Othman, Ahmed Heidayet Mohammad

“…The use of steel bars as reinforcement is not preferred in some concrete structures because steel causes corrosion or electric magnetic field problems. …”
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Testing for wage-specific search intensity by Sílvio Rendon

“…Furthermore, I estimate the structural parameters identifiable in each model, revealing that wage-specific search leads to greater total search effort, faster transitions into the upper tail of the wage distribution, and ultimately higher accepted wages—more than a 25% increase following unemployment. …”
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Unveiling the dynamics of organizational politics and their consequences on job performance in Thai local administrations by Waiphot Kulachai

“…Data were collected from 204 local administration officials in Suphan Buri, Thailand, and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling through JAMOVI software. …”
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梁翼缘削弱式钢框架考虑节点域剪切变形的力学性能研究 by 韩明岚, 王燕, 董建莉

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Assessment of Strength Properties of Concrete Produced Using Scoria as Coarse Aggregates. by Kasozi, Chrisestom

“…In conclusion, this study suggests that scoria can be used as a viable alternative to traditional coarse aggregates in the production of concrete with acceptable strength properties for structural applications in floor slabs. Further research should however be carried out to investigate the long-term durability and performance of scoria-based concrete and to study its microstructure.…”
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Impacts of Climate Change on the Plant Water Interactions by Turyasingura, Benson, Ayiga, Natal

“…Climate change has an impact on ecosystem structure and function globally by altering the relationships between plants and soil organisms. …”
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Financial Accessibility and Poverty Reduction in Northern Uganda, Lango Sub-Region by Eton, Marus, Picho Epiphany, Odubuker, Mary, Ejang, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The data was collected by use of structured and closed ended questionnaire. The findings revealed that financial institutions had not done much to reach the poor, which limits their productivity capacity and capacity to acquire productive assets. …”
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Identification of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies Used on Different Landscape Positions in Maziba Sub-catchment by Ndemere, Julius, Mary makokha, Tenywa Moses

“…Probability sampling technique was used to select research respondents, who were selected to obtain predominantly used soil and water conservation technologies data, using semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis of the data collected was done using special packages for social scientists (SPSS 17.0) statistical software and Microsoft Excel 2007. …”
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Towards a Framework for Anti-corruption and Improved Procurement Governance in Uganda .The Role of Administrative Efficiency. by BC, Basheka, C J, Auriacombe

“…This article argues that promoting administrative efficiency, which will be a function of implemented governance structures, processes, values and mechanisms, is a likely panacea to procurement governance challenges. …”
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The neglected governance challenges of solid waste management in Uganda: Insights from a newly created City of Mbarara by Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh, Boaz, Nabimanya, Derrick, Komwangi

“…is study was carried out in the City of Mbarara. A semi-structured in-depth interview was chosen as the method for qualitative data collection. …”
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Mental health and well-being in adolescent and young adult refugees in Sweden: A cross-sectional study of accompanied and unaccompanied individuals by Erica Mattelin, Amal R. Khanolkar, Johan Andersson, Hania Kutabi, Laura Korhonen

“…Sociodemographic, mental health and well-being-related data (well-being, post-traumatic stress symptoms, psychiatric diagnoses, and functional ability) were collected using semi-structured interviews with structured components. Associations between accompanied status and well-being/depression/suicidal thoughts, generalized anxiety disorder/panic disorder/PTSD symptoms, and functional ability were analyzed using linear and logistic regression, adjusted for age, gender, parental education, asylum status, and region of origin. …”
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Fasting for male fertility—a mixed methods study by Katharina T. May, Jocelyn Behling, Katharina Sochiera-Plegniere, Katharina Batschari, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Farid I. Kandil, Sarah B. Blakeslee, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Wiebke Stritter, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold

“…We assessed sperm quality according to WHO criteria (total and progressive sperm motility, concentration, total sperm count, ejaculation volume and sperm morphology) from baseline to 6 months later. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a subgroup and evaluated by structured content analysis.ResultsRecruitment proved difficult, with 18 out of only 22 recruited participants completing all visits. …”
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The impact of different gastrointestinal reconstruction techniques on gut microbiota after gastric cancer surgery by Yu Yang, Yu Yang, Hang-Yu Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Jin Chen, Rui Ming, Dong Zhang, Huai-Wu Jiang, Huai-Wu Jiang

“…Compared with the R-Y group, the DTR surgical method significantly altered the structure of the gut microbiota, affecting the types, quantities, and proportions of intestinal bacteria. …”
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On the issue of creating an algorithm for assessing safety culture in modern healthcare institutions by O.P. Yavorovsky, I.V. Serheta, R.P. Brukhno, Yu.M. Skaletskyi, V.D. Chopchyk, D.V. Varyvonchyk, V.I. Zenkina

“…The organizational and target structure of the scientific work provided for the determination of the structural features of the leading components of safety culture and the development of a scoring scale for their assessment, the implementation of an expert evaluation of the specified components and the establishment of the degree of consistency of the opinions of experts, the calculation of the weighting coefficients of the influence of various components on the formation of a certain level of safety culture and the justification of objective statistical approaches to assessing the level of safety culture. …”
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Women's experiences and acceptability of self-administered, home delivered, intravaginal 5-Fluorouracil cream for cervical precancer treatment in Kenya by Konyin Adewumi, Aparna Ghosh Kachoria, Everlyn Adoyo, Mercy Rop, Mercy Rop, Antony Owaya, Jennifer H. Tang, Jennifer H. Tang, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo

“…To understand women's experiences with self-administered 5FU, we evaluated the acceptability of this intervention among trial participants.MethodsAll 12 participants from the Phase I trial completed a structured questionnaire and in-depth semi-structured interviews in their preferred language, focusing on their experiences with 5FU self-administration, challenges faced, and overall acceptability of the intervention, including whether they would use it again or recommend it to someone who needed it. …”
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Cryptic translocation involving two acrocentric chromosome ends revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization after two consecutive pregnancies of which the results of chromosome... by Yao-Lung Chang, Hsiu-Huei Peng, Hsueh-Chun Cheng, Chi-Yuan Chiang, Ho-Yen Chueh, Yu-Ting Lin, Chin-Pei Lee, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Ming Chen

“…Prenatal ultrasound at 20 weeks of gestation revealed normal fetal structure except ventricular septal defect 0.24 cm. …”
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Designing a causal model of factors affecting the Lars supply chain by mojtaba khalesi, mojdeh rabani, Hasan Dehghan Dahnavi, Abolfazl Sadeghian, mohammad taghi honari

“…Finally, in order to present a suitable conceptual model of the Lares supply chain, using the method of structural equations, the validity of the relationships of the model provided by 20 experts in this field was quantitatively evaluated. …”
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Microanalysis of Organic Pigments in Ancient Textiles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Agar Gel Matrices by Marilena Ricci, Cristiana Lofrumento, Emilio Castellucci, Maurizio Becucci

“…The system has been found to be extremely stable, easy to use and produce, easy to store, and at the same time able to be analyzed even after long time intervals, maintaining its enhancement properties unaltered, without the detriment of the extracted compound. Highly structured SERS band intensities have been obtained from the extracted dyes adopting laser light excitations at 514.5 and 785 nm of a micro-Raman setup. …”
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A modular approach to catalytic stereoselective synthesis of chiral 1,2-diols and 1,3-diols by Sheng Xu, Yuanyuan Ping, Yinyan Su, Haoyun Guo, Aowei Luo, Wangqing Kong

“…Abstract Optically pure 1,2-diols and 1,3-diols are the most privileged structural motifs, widely present in natural products, pharmaceuticals and chiral auxiliaries or ligands. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEMS OF TECHNICAL WATER SUPPLY WITH COOLING TOWERS FOR HEAT POWER PLANTS TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS PERFECTION. Part 2 by Yu. A. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Olpinskiy, N. V. Shiroglazova, A. Yu. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Olpinskaya

“…Some measures are prosed to improve recycling systems, cooling towers and their structures; such measures might significantly improve the reliability and efficiency of technical water supply systems of heat power plants.…”
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