Thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composite with date palm fiber and its behavior: A review by Shahidul Islam, Fahmida‐E‐ Karim, Md. Redwanul Islam, Md. Abu Saeed, Kazi Ashraful Alam, Mst. Mohini Khatun

“…Date palm fibers are an incredibly adaptable kind of vegetable fiber which is often used in structural composites. Date palm has also demonstrated promise in a number of other applications, including construction, lighter materials, and sports products. …”
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Consumer intentions and willingness to pay for seaweed-fed cow's milk: The impact of attitude, knowledge, taste, and price by Sujita Pandey, Mausam Budhathoki, Marianne Thomsen

“…The survey data were analysed using Covariance-based Structural Equation Modelling to identify predictors of purchase intentions. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Layer for Polymer Solar Cell Application by Agnieszka Iwan, Bartosz Boharewicz, Igor Tazbir, Andrzej Sikora, Beata Zboromirska-Wnukiewicz

“…We compare the performance of polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) incorporated in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The structure of constructed solar devices was ITO/PEDOT:PSS:Ag NPs/P3HT:PCBM/Al. …”
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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis associated metabolic encephalopathy caused by dapagliflozin: a rare case report by Lulu Chu, Zhenhua Xi, Runzhi Ma, Weiliang Shi, Guoshen Yu

“…Due to paradoxically normal or slightly elevated serum glucose levels, it’s easy to be mimicked by cerebral infarction, structural brain damage, thus leading to delayed diagnosis and causing seriously irreversible brain injury. …”
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Growing demand for housing and the productivity challenges in developing housing projects in Iraq by Ali Hassoon, Farid Ezanee Mohamed Ghazali, Tareq Khaleel, Ahmed Hadi

“…The novelty of this research lies in its focus on housing skeleton tasks, such as foundations, brickwork, and slabs, which are pivotal to project efficiency. A structured questionnaire was developed, encompassing 47 factors distributed across the planning, design, and construction phases. …”
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Case study of social marketing implementation in covid-19 promotion media and public knowledge of covid-19 in Jayapura city by Agus Zainuri, Mifta Fariz Prima Putra, S. Piter Irap, Ervina Indrayani

“…Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews with respondents from diverse social backgrounds, as well as direct observation of promotional media distributed throughout the city. …”
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Developing High School Prep Class Students’ Verbal Skils by Using Web 2.0 Application by Gürbüz Ocak, Hateme Aysel Kuzu, Akın Karakuyu

“…During and at the end of the applications, data were collected by teacher diaries, students diaries and semi-structured interview form. While the descriptive analysis method was used for the diaries, contents analysis was used for the interview form. …”
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Pairing Cholinergic Enhancement with Perceptual Training Promotes Recovery of Age-Related Changes in Rat Primary Auditory Cortex by Patrice Voss, Maryse Thomas, You Chien Chou, José Miguel Cisneros-Franco, Lydia Ouellet, Etienne de Villers-Sidani

“…We also found that cholinergic enhancement led to marked functional and structural changes within A1 in both young and old rats. …”
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Revealing the potential of ChatGPT for English language teaching: EFL preservice teachers’ teaching practicum experience by I Putu Indra Kusuma, Marianus Roni, Kadek Sintya Dewi, Gede Mahendrayana

“…Combining online and offline meetings, this study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Inductive thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data, and the results show that the PSTs used ChatGPT for four main purposes (innovative teaching content creation and presentation, collaborative instructional strategies, development of effective assessments, and language proficiency improvement) to improve their teaching techniques during the teaching practicums. …”
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A Multiscale Fractal Approach for Determining Cushioning Curves of Low-Density Polymer Foams by Mariela C. Bravo-Sánchez, Luis M. Palacios-Pineda, José L. Gómez-Color, Oscar Martínez-Romero, Imperio A. Perales-Martínez, Daniel Olvera-Trejo, Jorge A. Estrada-Díaz, Alex Elías-Zúñiga

“…A two-scale transform is employed to solve the mathematical model and predict the material’s behavior under impact loads, accounting for the fractal structure of the material’s molecular configuration. …”
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Validation of the I- and D-type epistemic curiosity scale among young Chinese children and implications on early curiosity nurture by Shuang Tang, Tianwei Xu, Lingyan Jin, Lina Ji, Qunlin Chen, Jiang Qiu

“…Both exploratory factor analyses of data from 111 parents (Sample 1) and confirmatory factor analyses of data from 389 parents (Sample 2) indicated that the Chinese I/D-YC replicated the two-factor structure of the original scale. The scales’ convergent validity was examined with data from 189 parents (Sample 3) and 129 teachers (Sample 4), as its reliability and test–retest reliability was respectively examined with data from 389 to 82 parents (from sample 2). …”
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A Real-Time Road Scene Semantic Segmentation Model Based on Spatial Context Learning by Xiaomei Xiao, Jialiang Tang, Xiaoyan Lu, Zhengyong Feng, Yi Li

“…To meet real-time processing requirements, a series of lightweight strategies and simplified structures are adopted to reduce computational costs, including lightweight encoding, channel compression, and simplified neck. …”
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A high speed processor for elliptic curve cryptography over NIST prime field by Xianghong Hu, Xueming Li, Xin Zheng, Yuan Liu, Xiaoming Xiong

“…We then propose a dedicated multiplication hardware structure which reuses the multiplier and optimizes data path delay. …”
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Perspectives of Women with Breast Cancer and Healthcare Providers Participating in an Adherence-Enhancing Program for Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Qualitative Study by Véronique Turcotte, Laurence Guillaumie, Martine Lemay, Anne Dionne, Julie Lemieux, Angéline Labbé, Carolyn Gotay, Line Guénette, Sophie Lauzier

“…Methods: A descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis was conducted with 20 women and 7 HCPs who participated in the program. …”
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Choledochoplasty with Gallbladder Wall Free Flap: A Novel Technique for Large Bile Duct Defects from Mirizzi Syndrome in High-Risk Patients—A Case Report and Literature Review by Louis F. Chai, Gary S. Xiao

“…Possible complications include bleeding and damage to surrounding structures. These often require intervention to repair the damage immediately when recognized intraoperatively or postoperatively. …”
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Potential and challenges of underground CO2 storage via in-situ mineralization in Switzerland by Adrian Martin, Viola Becattini, Chiara Marieni, Salka Kolbeinsdóttir, Marco Mazzotti, Thanushika Gunatilake

“…Despite the presence of suitable rock types, these units are marked by alpine deformation with highly complex structures, rock mixtures, and complex bedrock hydrogeology. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study by Yousry A. Hawash, Laila Sh. Dorgham, El-Amir M. Amir, Osama F. Sharaf

“…Participants were interviewed by a structured questionnaire and stool samples were collected. …”
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Partial Purification of Anthocyanins (Brassica oleracea var. Rubra) from Purple Cabbage Using Natural and Modified Clays as Adsorbent by Darlyson Tavares Guimarães, Liana Maria Ramos Mendes, Luiz Bruno de Sousa Sabino, Edy Sousa de Brito, Enrique Vilarrasa-García, Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón, Juan Antonio Cecilia, Ivanildo José da Silva Junior

“…Six types of acylated cyanidins were identified via UPLC-QToF-MSE in the extract, and it was confirmed from the FTIR analyses that the highest affinity of the clays occurred with the anthocyanins that presented more organic acid in their structure. The results show that PCH and sepiolite have high selectivity for anthocyanins and low affinity for the sugars present in the plant extract, facilitating the process of partial purification and application of these pigments.…”
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HMGCS2 and AMACR as potential targets linking mitochondrial dysfunction and ulcerative colitis by Rui Zhu, Xinyu Bai, Zhangqin Li, Hao Liang, Huixian Song, Lifang Chen, Yinglei Miao, Fengrui Zhang, Junkun Niu

“…In the inflammatory environment, knockout of both HMGCS2 and AMACR showed disruption of mitochondrial structure and function. Among them, the AMACR knockdown group had an increased number of damaged mitochondria and a significant reduction in the length, area and circumference of MAMs. …”
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Microstructural evolution and wear performance of Ti662 alloy reinforced with FeCoCrCuSi high entropy alloy using microwave sintering by S. Ragunath, N. Radhika, Adeolu Adesoji Adediran

“…A reduced α-Ti and improved β-Ti phases along with a single-phase BCC structure are attained in the Ti662/HEA composite. …”
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