Enhancing Terahertz Absorption Spectrum Based on a Tunable Defect Cavity of One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal in the Combined Coaxial Waveguide by Lu Nie, Xiangjun Li, Dongzhe Chen, Zihao Wang, Dexian Yan

“…We first introduce the coaxial waveguide in the terahertz absorption spectra enhancement. With our proposed structure the analyte volume is effectively reduced which is significant in the real application scenario.…”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND AUDIT QUALITY OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Aliyu Shehu Usman, Danson Andrew Gyar, Abdullahi Bala Ado

“…While the relationship between board gender diversity and audit quality is still uncertain, it is critical to promote diversity and inclusivity on corporate boards in order to build a more robust governance structure. Continuous monitoring and research in this area will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between gender diversity and audit quality. …”
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Electrochemical Mineralization Regulates Hydroxyapatite Deposition of Silk Fibroin Nanofibers for Promoting Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Leihao Lu, Xiao Yang, Dulin Wang, Suting Zhong, Ying Zhang, Guanshan Zhou, Chenlin Li, Jie Wang, Mingying Yang

“…Bombyx mori silk fibroin (SF) is the proper material for bone tissue engineering due to its biocompatibility and its easy to obtain nanofiber structure. The suitable cell substrate is also an important factor because different cells have different adaptations to composite. …”
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Selectively expressed RNA molecules as a versatile tool for functionalized cell targeting by Frederik Rastfeld, Marco Hoffmann, Sylvie Krüger, Patrick Bohn, Anne-Sophie Gribling-Burrer, Laura Wagner, Nils Hersch, Carina Stegmayr, Lukas Lövenich, Sven Gerlach, Daniel Köninger, Christina Hoffmann, Helene L. Walter, Dirk Wiedermann, Hajaani Manoharan, Gereon R. Fink, Rudolf Merkel, Heribert Bohlen, Redmond P. Smyth, Maria A. Rueger, Bernd Hoffmann

“…The specific combination of the molecular properties of antisense technology and mRNA therapy with functional RNA secondary structures allowed us to develop selectively expressed RNA molecules for medical applications. …”
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Improving Cancer Diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Diagnosing Cancer in the Emergency Setting by Anna Pujadas Botey, Cassandra Carrier, Eddy Lang, Paula J. Robson

“…This qualitative study aimed to explore the perspectives of physicians and nurses working in emergency departments in Edmonton and Calgary regarding cancer diagnosis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 physicians and nurses, recruited through convenience and snowball sampling. …”
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Brassinosteroids Render Cell Walls Softer but Less Extensible in Growing Arabidopsis Hypocotyls by Dmitry V. Suslov, Alexandra N. Ivanova, Daria Balcerowicz, Mariia S. Tarasova, Nuria K. Koteyeva, Kris Vissenberg

“…It depends on the wall structure and is controlled by numerous proteins that cut and/or (re)form links between the wall constituents. …”
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Composite Fault Diagnosis for Rotating Machinery of Large Units Based on Evidence Theory and Multi-Information Fusion by Naiquang Su, Xiao Li, Qinghua Zhang, Zhiqiang Huo

“…Due to the complexity of the structure and process of large-scale petrochemical equipment, different fault characteristics are mixed and present multiple couplings and ambiguities, leading to the difficulty in identifying composite faults in rotating machinery. …”
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Organization of Emergency Health Services and Problems in Flood Disasters: The Case of Hopa by Kemal Torpuş, Sedat Bostan

“…Qualitative research method was used in the study. Semi-structured interview technique was applied to the leaders of the National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) who took part in the Hopa flood disaster. …”
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The occurrence characteristic and dissolution mechanism of lithium-rich sediments in Salt Lake Mahai of Qaidam Basin, NW China by Yanjun Zhao, Pengyu Long, Hua Zhang, Yufei Hu, Zihao Cui, Yumeng Zhang, Minglu Zhang, Qiang Wang, Shengzhong Hu

“…Lithium commonly occurred as structurally incorporated or adsorbed pattern within the clay minerals, particularly illite, leading to a relatively slow dissolution rate in brine during leaching. …”
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Wind speed prediction model based on multiscale temporal‐preserving embedding broad learning system by Jiayi Qiu, Yatao Shen, Ziwen Gu, Zijian Wang, Wenmei Li, Ziqian Tao, Ziwen Guo, Yaqun Jiang, Chun Huang

“…Then, temporal‐preserving embedding (TPE) is proposed to extract the underlying temporal manifold structure from the decomposed IMFs. Finally, the extracted features are mapped into the broad learning system (BLS) to establish an accurate prediction model. …”
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Evaluation of Temperature, Disturbance and Noise Effect in Full Adders Based on GDI Method by Hashem Arfavi, Seyed Mohammadali Riazi, Roozbeh Hamzehyan

“…The obtained results can be useful in the decisions of integrated circuit designers to choose the appropriate structure of the full adder based on the GDI method…”
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All-polymer piezo-ionic-electric electronics by Tianpei Xu, Long Jin, Yong Ao, Jieling Zhang, Yue Sun, Shenglong Wang, Yuanxiao Qu, Longchao Huang, Tao Yang, Weili Deng, Weiqing Yang

“…Here, we demonstrated an all-polymer piezo-ionic-electric electronics with PVDF/Nafion/PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride) sandwich structure and regularized ion-electron interfaces. …”
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The Adsorption of α-Amylase onto Activated Carbon Modified by Nitrocellulose Combustion and its Resulting Hydrolysis Activity towards Starch by Chan Liu, Rengui Guan, Wenzhong Shen, Zhijie Li

“…The combustion oxidation of nitrocellulose at 300 o C was employed to modify activated carbon by the introduction of oxygen-containing complexes onto its surface. The pore structure, elemental composition and chemical nature of the functional groups attached to the surface of the activated carbon were investigated after such oxidation. …”
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Students' Mathematical Reflective Thinking Ability Through the Process of Making Telong-Telong Using the Problem-Based Learning Approach by Fina Oktavia, Kashardi Kashardi, Risnanosanti Risnanosanti

“…Data were collected through observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentation, focusing on how students approached mathematical problem-solving tasks in the context of PBL. …”
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Wind Tunnel Test on Local Wind Field around the Bridge Tower of a Truss Girder by Jingyu Zhang, Mingjin Zhang, Bing Huang, Yongle Li, Jiaxin Yu, Fanying Jiang

“…The wind field is affected by structures and bridge towers on the deck. A turning point in the wind speed occurs at a measurement point near the bridge tower, and this point gradually moves upward towards lanes on the leeward side of the bridge. …”
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Charge transfer emission between π- and 4f-orbitals in a trivalent europium complex by Yuichi Kitagawa, Toranosuke Tomikawa, Kota Aikawa, Shiori Miyazaki, Tomoko Akama, Masato Kobayashi, Mengfei Wang, Sunao Shoji, Koji Fushimi, Kiyoshi Miyata, Yuichi Hirai, Takayuki Nakanishi, Ken Onda, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Yasuchika Hasegawa

“…The Eu(III) complex exhibits an eight-coordination structure, comprising three anionic nitrates and two neutral electron-donating ligands containing a carbazole unit. …”
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Investigating The Extent of Cognitive Processes in Reading Skills Among Students at Suntisart School, Thailand by Yuni Lutfiah, Arjulayana Arjulayana, Imtihan Hanim, Malami Muhammad Garba

“…A qualitative research approach was employed, involving semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and a review of students' reading activities. …”
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Airway basal stem cell therapy for lung diseases: an emerging regenerative medicine strategy by Xingren Liu, Xin Wang, Xue Wu, Shuhua Zhan, Yan Yang, Caiyu Jiang

“…Recently, airway basal stem cells (BSCs) have emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy in pulmonary regenerative medicine because of their substantial potential in repairing lung structure and function. Airway BSCs, which are strongly capable of self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation, can effectively attenuate airway epithelial injury caused by environmental factors or genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis. …”
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Assessing the Understanding of Primary School Teachers in the Rural Communities of Limpopo Province, South Africa—Are We Trauma Informed? by Muimeleli Munyadziwa, Lufuno Makhado, Angelina Maphula

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 teachers, utilizing total population sampling for schools and purposive sampling for respondents. …”
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The role of subnational tax capacity: A path toward regional integration by César Vega Zárate, Leticia Murcia López

“…Despite their subnational tax structures, the main finding is that the Pacific Alliance needs to implement more coordinated actions in tax matters to strengthen its economic activities with other countries. …”
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