Utilization of Banana Peel Flour as a Partial Replacement for Cement in Concrete Production. by Nuwahereza, Doreen

“…The results indicate a decrease in workability and compressive strength with increasing Banana Peel Flour content, though up to 5% replacement showed acceptable performance for non-structural applications. The study concludes that a 5% Banana Peel Flour replacement is a viable and sustainable option for reducing cement usage without significantly compromising concrete strength. …”
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Facilities management and quality of teaching and learning at a multi- campus public university in Uganda by Eden, Akategeka, Denis, Sekiwu, Frederick, Ssempala

“…The study employed a mixed methods approach involving semi-structured questionnaires and interviews with a population of 506 and a sample of 223 participants in the categories of University top managers, deans of faculties, heads of department, academic, administrative, support staff and students’ leaders. …”
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Resource mobilisation and allocation priorities on knowledge production in universities in Uganda: an empirical study by Eva Irene, Tumusiime

“…Using a mixed research design, data was collected from purposively selected respondents and from interviews with top management officials of Universities. In addition, a structured questionnaire to faculty members who were conveniently selected from four of the largest universities in Uganda was used. …”
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Resource mobilisation and allocation priorities on knowledge production in universities in Uganda: an empirical study by Eva Irene, Tumusiime

“…Using a mixed research design, data was collected from purposively selected respondents and from interviews with top management officials of Universities. In addition, a structured questionnaire to faculty members who were conveniently selected from four of the largest universities in Uganda was used. …”
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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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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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Hair Follicle Morphogenesis in the Treatment of Mouse Full-Thickness Skin Defects Using Composite Human Acellular Amniotic Membrane and Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Wu Minjuan, Xiong Jun, Shao Shiyun, Xu Sha, Ni Haitao, Wang Yue, Ji Kaihong

“…In the present study, we observed the healing process of skin defects in nude mice and structural characteristics of the new skin after transplantation of isolated and cultured adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) onto the human acellular amniotic membrane (AAM). …”
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Practices and pain points in personal records by Matt Balogh, William Billingsley, David Paul, Mary Anne Kennan, Melanie Robertson-Dean

“…The paper concludes by identifying some specific personal records management practices that are likely to improve satisfaction with that task, such as saving and sorting records that need to be retained outside of email in a structured filing system.…”
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Necrostatin-1 Reduces Neurovascular Injury after Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Melanie D. King, Wittstatt A. Whitaker-Lea, James M. Campbell, Cargill H. Alleyne, Krishnan M. Dhandapani

“…Necrostatin-1 significantly reduced hematoma volume by 54% at 72 h after-ICH, as compared to either sham-injured mice or mice administered an inactive, structural analogue of necrostatin-1. Necrostatin-1 also limited cell death by 48%, reduced blood-brain barrier opening by 51%, attenuated edema development to sham levels, and improved neurobehavioral outcomes after ICH. …”
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End-to-End Information Extraction from Courier Order Images Using a Neural Network Model with Feature Enhancement by Wei Shen, Han Li, Youbo Jin, Chase Q. Wu

“…In this paper, we presented an end-to-end trainable neural network model based on feature enhancement, SwFB, capable of achieving end-to-end conversion from raw images to structured text information. We constructed our feature enhancement module, Co-G-Ma, based on a convolutional neural network (CNN), gated recurrent unit (GRU), and multi-head attention. …”
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Mathematical model of the rubber-cord shell of rotation for pneumatic dampers by V. S. Korneyev, V. V. Shalay

“…To construct the constitutive relations reflecting the structural heterogeneity of the material and described by smooth functions of spatial coordinates, the principle of virtual displacements is used. …”
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A Novel Influence Maximization Algorithm for a Competitive Environment Based on Social Media Data Analytics by Jie Tong, Leilei Shi, Lu Liu, John Panneerselvam, Zixuan Han

“…In this paper, the influence calculation of nodes is achieved according to the local community discovery algorithm, which is based on community dispersion and the characteristics of dynamic community structure. Furthermore, considering two various competitive information dissemination cases as an example, a solution is designed for self-interested information based on the assumption that the seed node set of competitive information is known, and a novel influence maximization algorithm of node avoidance based on user interest is proposed. …”
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Deep-Learning Based Depth-Tracking of Stacking-Faults in Epitaxially Grown Silicon Wafers by Theresa Trötschler, Saed Al-Hajjawi, Siddharth Raghavendran, Jonas Haunschild, Matthias Demant, Stefan Rein

“… Stacking faults in epitaxial silicon wafers are structural defects that can reduce the recombination lifetime of the final solar cells significantly. …”
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Recent changes in ENSO’s impacts on the summertime circumglobal teleconnection and mid-latitude extremes by Shankai Tang, Shaobo Qiao, Bin Wang, Fei Liu, Xian Zhu, Taichen Feng, Guolin Feng, Wenjie Dong

“…Here, we show that the CGT’s circulation structure has been displaced westward by half a wavelength since the late 1970s, more severely impacting heatwaves and droughts over East Europe, East Asia, and southwestern North America. …”
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Investigation of the Scanning Microarc Oxidation Process by Lingqin Xia, Jianmin Han, Joseph P. Domblesky, Zhiyong Yang, Weijing Li

“…Analysis of the SMAO coating morphology and structure showed that a denser and slightly harder layer was deposited in comparison to MAO and is attributed to reduced porosity and increased formation of α-Al2O3. …”
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Drag Reduction and Performance Improvement of Hydraulic Torque Converters with Multiple Biological Characteristics by Liu Chunbao, Li Li, Lei Yulong, Liu Changsuo, Zhang Yubo

“…The biological characteristics consisted of fish-like blades in all four wheels, dolphin-like structure in the first turbine and the stator, and nonsmooth surfaces in the pump. …”
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The Effect of Ferroelectric/Dielectric Capacitance Ratio on Short-Term Retention Characteristics of MFMIS FeFET by Junghyeon Hwang, Giuk Kim, Hongrae Joh, Jinho Ahn, Sanghun Jeon

“…Additionally, we conducted simulations to validate the experimental observations and investigate the interaction of the depolarization field with the charge trapping and polarization of the MFMIS structure. This study emphasizes the crucial role of controlling the CDE: <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm { C}}_{\mathrm { FE}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> ratio in enhancing the short-term retention of MFMIS FeFETs. …”
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From an idea to its realization: A new training centre at the institute for emergency medicine Belgrade by Anđelić Slađana, Čolaković Goran, Pavlović Aleksandar

“…This vision requires a new spatial and technical structure with modern phantom mannequins (rescue dummies), medical devices, and equipment. …”
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Solar panels in pavements: Advantages, limitations, and future development by Manić Nazim U., Ikić Selver H., Maslak Emir Š., Manić Džemil N.

“…Additionally, there is a need for infrastructure adaptation and possible aesthetic or structural obstacles in implementation. The future of applying solar panels in road pavements looks promising, with opportunities for technology advancement, cost reduction, and increased energy efficiency. …”
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Synthesis and In Vitro AMPK Activation of Cycloalkyl/Alkarylbiguanides with Robust In Vivo Antihyperglycemic Action by Erika Gutierrez-Lara, Carlos Martínez-Conde, Edgar Rosales-Ortega, Juan José Ramírez-Espinosa, Julio C. Rivera-Leyva, David Centurión, Karla Carvajal, Daniel Ortega-Cuellar, Samuel Estrada-Soto, Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez

“…All compounds were obtained as crystals and their structure was confirmed on the basis of their spectral data (NMR and mass spectra), and their purity was ascertained by microanalysis. …”
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