A Conceptual Framework for Mentorship Support to Early-Career Black Women Academics in South Africa by Maréve Biljohn, Tatenda Shaleen Marange, Aliza le Roux, Kathleen Schroeder

“…In South African higher education institutions, Black women academics still lag in terms of career progression and their representation in leadership positions compared to their male counterparts.  While structural and systemic challenges contribute to this, a lack of formal mentorship support for Black women academics is among the underlying reasons. …”
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Phylogeny-Directed Search for Murine Leukemia Virus-Like Retroviruses in Vertebrate Genomes and in Patients Suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Pr... by Jonas Blomberg, Ali Sheikholvaezin, Amal Elfaitouri, Fredrik Blomberg, Anna Sjösten, Johan Mattson Ulfstedt, Rüdiger Pipkorn, Clas Källander, Christina Öhrmalm, Göran Sperber

“…Retroviruses highly similar to MLLVs (xenotropic murine retrovirus related virus (XMRV) and Human Mouse retrovirus-like RetroViruses (HMRVs)) reported from patients suffering from prostate cancer (PC) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) raise the possibility that also humans have been infected. Structurally intact, potentially infectious MLLVs occur in the genomes of some mammals, especially mouse. …”
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Secretory Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland in Buccal Mucosa: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Durga Paudel, Michiko Nishimura, Bhoj Raj Adhikari, Daichi Hiraki, Aya Onishi, Tetsuro Morikawa, Puja Neopane, Sarita Giri, Koki Yoshida, Jun Sato, Masayuki Ono, Yoshitaka Kamino, Hiroki Nagayasu, Yoshihiro Abiko

“…Histopathologically, the tumor cells presented with an eosinophilic cytoplasm with microcytic structure along with eosinophilic secretory material and hemosiderin deposit. …”
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First Principles Study of Electronic, Vibrational, Elastic, and Thermodynamic Properties of Sc‐X (X = P, S, Se) Compounds by S. K. Yadav, S. Dahal, R. Khadka, B. Guragain, P. Pokharel, P. Oli, D. Adhikari

“…The obtained results of structural stability, electronic and mechanical properties of the work were found to be consistent with the available literature data which validates the present computational approach. …”
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Heterogeneous UV/Fenton-Like Degradation of Methyl Orange Using Iron Terephthalate MIL-53 Catalyst by Pham Dinh Du, Huynh Thanh Danh, Pham Ngoc Hoai, Nguyen Mau Thanh, Vo Thang Nguyen, Dinh Quang Khieu

“…It was found that the obtained material shares an identical pattern of the MIL-53 structure with high crystallinity and also demonstrates the mesoporous phase with a pore diameter of around 4.2 nm and specific surface area, SBET, of 88.2 m2·g−1. …”
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The attitude of the People’s Labor Union of Russian Solidarists and its subsidiaries to national administrative construction in 1987–1998 by M. S. Novikov

“…During the years of perestroika, the solidarists were unable to create a unified party structure in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and act independently. …”
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The mattering citizen: young adults with mental illness and complex needs’ experiences and perceived opportunities of social inclusion by Silje Nord-Baade, Silje Nord-Baade, Ottar Ness, Michael Rowe, Michael Rowe, Camilla Bergsve Jensen, Anne Landheim, Anne Landheim

“…Seven young adults (three males/four females, aged 22–29) were recruited through Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams and participated in the study through qualitative semi-structured interviews. The material was analyzed employing an abductive thematic analysis. …”
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Global Assessment of Emerging Contaminant Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants: <i>In Silico</i> Hazard Screening and Risk Evaluation by Arianna Sgariboldi, Elena Posté, Nicola Chirico, Alessandro Sangion, Marco Evangelista, Cristiana Morosini, Andrea Re, Vincenzo Torretta, Ester Papa

“…Measured values of RE were collected from the literature or calculated for 251 compounds. The molecular structure of the 245 PPCPs were used as the input to generate predictions of multiple properties using several QSAR tools, such as the OECD Toolbox, OPERA, EPI Suite™, and QSAR-ME Profiler. …”
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Primjena SfM metode u predmjeru zemljanih radova by Damjan Jurković, Andrej Galović, Iva Grgurić, Emina Imširević, Gorana Galić, Ivan Marović

“…Pritom, tradicionalne, geodetske metode koje koristimo pri predmjeru zemljanih radova mogu se osnažiti novim digitalnim metodama kao što je SfM („Structure from Motion“). Svrha korištenja navedenih digitalnih tehnologija je u dobivanju bržih i preciznijih rezultata. …”
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MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE DYNAMICS OF A CAR CRASH by NICOLAE NAVODARIU, ROBERT CIOCOIU, OCTAVIAN TRANTE, VASILE IULIAN ANTONIAC

“…In this paper, we analyze the mechanical characteristics of thin steel plates repaired by local heating associated with plastic deformation (similar to hot working) and cold straightening (similar to local cold working) for automotive side and door panels made of structural steel. Thin sheet plates, 0.9mm thickness, were deformed by impact and repaired by local heating using the flame and induction heating then plastically deformed while hot as well as straightened without heating. …”
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An explanatory model of academic psychosocial variables and physical activity during the educational selection process by BADICU GEORGIAN GEORGIAN, Rubén Fernández-García, Félix Zurita-Ortega, Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, Luca Paolo Ardigò, José Luis Ubago-Jiménez

“…Objective: This study aims (a) to develop and refine a multigroup equation model for the variables of physical activity, resilience, stress and burnout syndrome and (b) to study the effects of physical activity, resilience, stress and burnout syndrome variables using a multigroup structural equation model. Methodology: The study used a cross-sectional research design and was conducted on a sample of 4117 applicants. …”
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Spin transport properties in a topological insulator sandwiched between two-dimensional magnetic layers by Nezhat Pournaghavi, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anna Delin

“…Combining DFT and tight-binding calculations, along with non-equilibrium Green’s function formalism, we show that a well-defined exchange gap appears in the band structure in which spin-polarised edge states flow. …”
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Thermal Infrared Anomalies of Several Strong Earthquakes by Congxin Wei, Yuansheng Zhang, Xiao Guo, Shaoxing Hui, Manzhong Qin, Ying Zhang

“…We easily extracted and identified such seismic anomalies by method of “time-frequency relative power spectrum.” (2) There exist evident and different characteristic periods and magnitudes of thermal abnormal radiation for each case. (3) Thermal radiation anomalies are closely related to the geological structure. (4) Thermal radiation has obvious characteristics in abnormal duration, range, and morphology. …”
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Targeting Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Therapies by Xingpeng Di, Ya Li, Jingwen Wei, Tianyue Li, Banghua Liao

“…Unrestricted accumulation of stromal cells and matrix during fibrosis impairs the structure and function of organs, ultimately leading to organ failure. …”
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Microencapsulation of Deer Oil in Soy Protein Isolate–Chitosan Complex Coacervate—Preparation, Characterization, and Simulated Digestion by Hongyan Li, Ying Zong, Weijia Chen, Yan Zhao, Jianan Geng, Zhongmei He, Rui Du

“…Fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy were utilized to examine the microcapsules’ structure, showing intact surfaces and effective encapsulation of oil droplets through SPI/CS composite coalescence. …”
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Drivers and challenges for wood-based construction in urban areas by Oana Iliescu, Ali Amiri, Seppo Junnila

“…Then, based on these findings, we conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with WBC experts from Finland in the construction industry, public administration and academia to compare theoretical perspectives with practical insights. …”
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FFUNet: A novel feature fusion makes strong decoder for medical image segmentation by Junsong Xie, Renju Zhu, Zezhi Wu, Jinling Ouyang

“…Inherited from convolutional networks and transformers, FFUNet, a hybrid network structure with a novel module named the Feature Fusion Module (FFM) is proposed for medical image segmentation. …”
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Effects of Posttreatments on the Storage Stability of Reclaimed Rubber by Na Lu, Mei Shen, Juan Liu, K. Prakashan, Zhenxiang Xin

“…The effects of the storage time at room temperature on the properties and structure of reclaimed rubber were examined by sol fraction measurement, Mooney viscosity measurement, crosslink density measurement, tensile property testing, and Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) measurement. …”
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Progress in Therapy Development for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Kalina Venkova-Hristova, Alexandar Christov, Zarine Kamaluddin, Peter Kobalka, Kenneth Hensley

“…Finally, this review will explore current trends in experimental therapeutics for ALS with emphasis on the emerging interest in axon guidance signaling pathways as novel targets for pharmacological support of neural cytoskeletal structure and function in order to slow ALS.…”
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The quest for environmental analytical microbiology: absolute quantitative microbiome using cellular internal standards by Chunxiao Wang, Yu Yang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xianghui Shi, Lei Liu, Yu Deng, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang

“…The resulting microbial composition (community structure) data are essential for environmental analytical microbiology, enabling characterization of community dynamics and assessing microbial pollutants for the development of intervention strategies. …”
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