Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity, Mineral Composition and Major Element Composition in Rocks from Central and South Germany by Oliver Suft, Hannes Hagenauer, David Bertermann

“…For carbonates, increased density or reduced porosity enhances conductivity. Structural differences and differing mineral concentrations influence the measurement variability along the sampling axis. …”
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Rotational Flocking with Spontaneous Directional Changes by Xiaolu Liu, Guanbo Shao, Yudong Tang, Duxin Chen

“…Hereby, we construct a structured spin model in accordance with empirical validation, which shows how distinct individual preferences converge from one consensus homeostasis to another lowest-energy equilibrium. …”
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Effect of Partial Span Aspiration on the Performance of a Transonic Axial Compressor Rotor: A Numerical Study by Vijaykumar Jain, Quamber H. Nagpurwala, Abdul Nassar

“…The pressure ratio and efficiency of the aspirated rotor dropped by ~1.42% and ~2.0%, respectively, whereas the structural analysis did not indicate any adverse effect on the blade stress distribution in the presence of aspiration slot.…”
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IMPLEMENTING ETHNIC TOURISM AS A TOOL CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESTINATION COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM by Thi Thanh Kieu Nguyen

“…Second, improvements in political capital were strongly suggested to tackle common barriers to community empowerment and collaboration, tourism organizational structure, local policies, standards, and assessment procedures. …”
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Factors Affecting Bangladeshi High School Students' Practices of Sanitation and Hygiene by Majedul Hoque

“…Before utilizing them, the effectiveness and clarity of the semi-structured interview guides were tested, which included questions about behaviour, access, and practices related to sanitation and hygiene. …”
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Designing hydrogel for application in spinal surgery by Rongpeng Dong, Shuang Zheng, Xueliang Cheng

“…Hydrogels can act as structural supports for transplanted cells to improve cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation, as well as integration into adjacent host tissues. …”
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Les services écologiques des bonobos (Pan paniscus) by David Beaune, François Bretagnolle, Loïc Bollache, Chloé Bourson, Gottfried Hohmann, Barbara Fruth

“…Since bonobos show little functional overlap with other frugivores, the loss of their seed-dispersal services is likely to affect forest structure and dynamics. Our results justify description of the threatened bonobo as a gardener of the Congo forest.…”
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Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Pure-Cu/brass Dissimilar Joints Welded by Friction Stir Welding Using Various Process Parameters by Ramesh C, Mohammed Tharwan, P. Manoj Kumar, Dawit Tafesse Gebreyohannes

“…The stir zone grain structure was refined; however, the grain size was irregular. …”
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Inclusion and Well-Being Among National and Immigrant University Students in Portugal: Avenues for Participatory Research by Maria Odília Teixeira, Márcia Laranjeira

“…Immigrant students reported lower perceptions of inclusion across policies (<i>p</i> < 0.001), practices (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and cultures (<i>p</i> < 0.001) compared to their non-immigrant peers. Furthermore, structural equation modeling analysis revealed that inclusive practices of teachers and institutions are significantly associated with the well-being of all students (β = 0.33, <i>p</i> = 0.032). …”
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Computational analysis of the effect of a binding protein (RbpA) on the dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase assembly. by Sneha Bheemireddy, Ramanathan Sowdhamini, Narayanaswamy Srinivasan

“…<h4>Results</h4>Our analysis reveals significant structural rearrangements in RNA polymerase happen upon interaction with RbpA. …”
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Work Interruption Experienced by Nurses during Medication Administration Process and Associated Factors, Northwest Ethiopia by Mehammed Adem Getnet, Berhanu Boru Bifftu

“…A prospective, observation-based, cross-sectional study was conducted on 278 nurses. Structure observational sheet was utilized to collect data. …”
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Evaluation Of Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Complete Denture Treatment At Two Tertiary Care Hospitals In Rawalpindi And Islamabad by Muhammad Amir Ghafoor Chaudhary, Misbah Khalid, Romeysah Adnan, Saba Uzair, Raza Ullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq Kamran

“…Method: A valid pre-structured questionnaire was presented to the patients desirous of receiving complete dentures after obtaining informed consent. …”
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Essence and purpose of preventive and punitive functions of legal liability by V. Tymoshenko

“…The methodological framework of the study was based on formal-logical, systemic, and structural-functional methods employed within the framework of dialectical, phenomenological, and systemic approaches. …”
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Récits et expériences du paysage urbain historique de Porto, ville inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité by Ana Rita Albuquerque

“…This methodology contributes to a critical analysis of the process of the enhancement of a landscape heritage by a qualitative study combining semi-structured interviews, photographic analysis, press reviews, guided tours and institutional information in Porto. …”
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BIMODAL VOTERS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) MACHINES AND ELECTIONS INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN KOGI STATE by Ahmed Audu YUSUFU, Mahmud Gana IDREES

“…To achieve this objective, the paper deployed Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) as a framework of analysis and collected data from primary sources such as Structured Questionnaire (SQ) and secondary sources such as books, journals, and web-based, materials among others. …”
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Quantum leadership: new approach in managing shoulder dystocia in simulation-based training by Georges Yared, Christopher Massaad, Kariman Ghazal

“…Miscommunication and poor leadership are responsible for 72% of medical errors, which further highlights the importance of robust leadership skills in obstetric emergencies.Research design and methods A qualitative study involving 20 participants through structured interviews assessed preferred leadership styles in managing shoulder dystocia.Results Findings revealed that 55% of participants favored quantum leadership. …”
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An Attention Encoder-Decoder Dual Graph Convolutional Network with Time Series Correlation for Multi-Step Traffic Flow Prediction by Shanchun Zhao, Xu Li

“…Then, the gated dual graph convolution recurrent unit uses the graph convolution operation, which combines the ideas of node embedding, and dual graph, as an operation inside the gated recurrent structure to capture the spatio-temporal heterogeneity relationship of long sequences. …”
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Microfacies and Reservoir Space Characteristics of Carbonate Reservoir of the Ordovician Yingshan Formation in Northern Slope of Tazhong Uplift, Tarim Basin by Ping Ren

“…The low-energy microfacies associations mostly appear as original strata or interlayer, but after the superposition of structural cracks, buried karsts, or epigenetic karsts, low-energy microfacies associations may form relatively small-scale fractured and fracture-dissolution pore types of reservoirs in this area.…”
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Construction on training course and training quality evaluation index system of chronic disease medication therapy management service (MTMs) in China: A Delphi study. by Wenting Cai, Yao Yao, Wenpu Lei, Huixin Li, Simin Yan, Qiuhui Wu, Jian Wang, Weihong Ge, Jinping Zhang

“…Finally, an MTMs training course and training quality evaluation index system was structured, comprising 3 first-level indicators, 11 second-level indicators, and 39 third-level indicators.…”
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Height measurement method of monostatic metre wave multiple input multiple output radar based on coprime array by Hongzhen Wang, Guimei Zheng, Yuwei Song

“…In order to solve the above difficult problems, starting from the perspective of reducing the influence of multipath effect by array structure, coprime array (CPA) is applied to the height measurement of monostatic metre wave MIMO radar. …”
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