The Enhanced Performance of Phase-Change Materials via 3D Printing with Prickly Aluminum Honeycomb for Thermal Management of Ternary Lithium Batteries by Ming Cao, Juhua Huang, Ziqiang Liu

“…Paraffin wax (PW) was used as a phase-change material, expanded graphite (EG) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) were used as support materials, carbon fiber (CF) was used as a heat-conductive additive, and a 3D printed aluminum honeycomb with a prickly structure (3D Al-Hc) was added to enhance the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of the CPCM. …”
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Microstructural and Electrical Properties of Sn-Modified BaTiO3 Lead-Free Ceramics by Two-Step Sintering Method by Wichita Kayaphan, Pornsuda Bomlai

“…Varying the first sintering temperature T1 (1400 and 1500°C) and the dwell time t1 (0, 15, and 30 min), we obtained dense ceramics which were then soaked at a constant temperature of 1000°C (T2) for 6 h (t2). The structural and electrical properties were investigated. …”
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Genetic polymorphisms of muscular fitness in young healthy men. by Tomas Venckunas, Hans Degens

“…The effects of genetic polymorphisms on muscle structure and function remain elusive. The present study tested for possible associations of 16 polymorphisms (across ten candidate genes) with fittness and skeletal muscle phenotypes in 17- to 37-year-old healthy Caucasian male endurance (n = 86), power/strength (n = 75) and team athletes (n = 60), and non-athletes (n = 218). …”
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A History of the Migration and Emergence of an Enclave Settlement of Gobirawa in Kano since Nineteenth Century by Abdulaziz Mamuda, Mustapha Kabiru, Maryam Yusuf Ilu, Musa Datti Kurawa

“…Therefore, the intrusion of people since the inception of colonial administration onwards, Kano continued to experience series of enlargement both in population and its physical structure; and since then wards continued to emerge. …”
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Measurement of Holistic Road Damage and Analysis of Its Corresponding Traffic Characteristics by Shun Guo, Zhengfeng Huang, Pengjun Zheng, Ting Lu, Lili Lu, Xuan Li

“…Many pavement distress (PD) indexes are defined only from the perspective of the PD physical structure, which cannot describe the change of traffic efficiency. …”
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Suitability of Bentonite-Stabilized Laterite for Use as a Material for Nuclear Waste Containment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel E. Arinze, Colin T. Davie

“…However, the high swelling pressure of bentonite poses risks to the structural integrity of DGRs. To address this issue, researchers have explored the use of bentonite–laterite mixtures as barrier materials. …”
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Drivers that motivate participation in mangrove forest management among the local people at Barangay Lasang, Davao City, Philippines by Jadloc Johanne Astrid, Legaspina Thecil, Gabrinao Wayne Pascual, Gorgonio Charlyn

“…This study employed a descriptive-correlational research design, and data were collected through a 100% survey of Tambongon Fisherfolks Association (TAMFIAS) members. A structured questionnaire assessed participation levels and drivers influencing mangrove forest management. …”
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Detection of COVID-19 Using Protein Sequence Data via Machine Learning Classification Approach by Siti Aminah, Gianinna Ardaneswari, Mufarrido Husnah, Ghani Deori, Handi Bagus Prasetyo

“…Feature extraction provided 27 essential features representing the primary structural data, achieved through the Discere package. …”
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Rheological and Morphological Characterization of Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene (SIS) Modified Asphalt Binder by Mithil Mazumder, Anwar Siddique, Raju Ahmed, Soon-Jae Lee, Moon-Sup Lee

“…The result of this study showed that (1) the addition of SIS modifiers increased the viscosity and had a positive effect on rutting resistance of the binder; (2) the addition of 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% SIS content increased the rutting resistance by 600%, 3000%, 5600%, and 6400%, respectively; (3) the higher the SIS content, the better the cracking resistance of the binder and it is observed to have improved the stiffness by 26% and 51% with the addition of 5% and 10% content of SIS, respectively; (4) AFM images showed the significant correlation between the stiffness and microstructural properties of the binder; (5) the dominance of new oval phase over network structure was evident in ESEM images and observed to have significant correlation to the high stiffness of the binder; and (6) with the percentage increase of SIS modifier, the binder is found to have higher absorption at UV wavelength.…”
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The bristle pattern development in Drosophila melanogaster: the prepattern and achaete-scute genes by D. P. Furman, T. V. Bukharina

“…A generalized scheme of the system containing the functional interactions of its components is proposed. The structural organization and principles of operation of the hierarchical molecular genetic system enabling the local expression of ASC genes and the resulting formation of ordered bristle pattern are described.…”
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Changing the vector of Russia’s foreign economic activity in the context of growing anti-Russian sanctions by О. B. Anikin, A. N. Gromova

“…The objectives of  the article include: analysis of  the present Russian FEA vectors; consideration of  factors determining their change; modern trends in   the foreign trade activities of   the RF; assessment of   promising directions of   the transformation in   the Russian FEA; assessment of   the impact of   the anti-Russian sanctions on  the structure and vectors of   Russia’s foreign trade activities; influence of   the restrictions on   the country’s banking sector. …”
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A Lightweight Anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detection Method Based on Improved YOLOv11 by Yunlong Gao, Yibing Xin, Huan Yang, Yongjuan Wang

“…Firstly, HWD is imported as the backbone’s downsampling module, which lowers feature loss in the feature extraction procedure while using fewer parameters. A lighter CCFM structure is then used in place of the original neck portion, to improve the model’s capacity to detect small targets and adjust to scale changes. …”
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Silver Doped TiO2 Nanostructure Composite Photocatalyst Film Synthesized by Sol-Gel Spin and Dip Coating Technique on Glass by Mojtaba Nasr-Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein Habibi

“…The as-prepared TiO2 and TiO2/Ag films were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy to reveal the structural and morphological differences. In addition, the photocatalytic properties of these films were investigated by degrading methyl orange (MO) under UV irradiation. …”
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The predictors of behavioral intention to use ChatGPT for academic purposes: evidence from higher education in Somalia by Ahmed-Nor Mohamed Abdi, Abukar Mukhtar Omar, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed, Abdullahi Abdulkadir Ahmed

“…Using a cross-sectional quantitative design, we gathered data via an online survey of 299 students from four universities in Mogadishu, Somalia. Structural equation modeling with SmartPLS 4 was used to analyze the proposed relationships. …”
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Exogenously applied ABA alleviates dysplasia of maize (Zea mays L.) ear under drought stress by altering photosynthesis and sucrose transport by Zizhu Jiang, Yu Peng Li, Ping Zhuo Gai, Jinsheng Gao, Lijian Xu

“…Exogenous ABA inhibited bald tip and the decline of maize plant biomass, and increased the number and weight of grains per ear at harvest under drought stress by regulating photosynthetic pigment content (Chla, Chlb, Car), gas exchange parameters (Pn, Tr, gs, Ci, Ls), Chla fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fm, ФPSII, ETR, qP, NPQ), chloroplast structure and function, photosynthetic enzyme activity, and the transcription level of genes coding SUTs (ZmSUT1, ZmSUT2, ZmSUT4, ZmSUT6). …”
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An Airfield Soil Pavement Design Method Based on Rut Depth and Cumulative Fatigue by Duoyao Zhang, Liangcai Cai, Shaohui Zhou

“…The structure and damage modes of soil pavement, as well as existing problems in current design methods, were comprehensively analyzed, and a new design method for airfield soil pavement was proposed. …”
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Levofloxacin-induced visual hallucinations: A case report and review of the literature by Valentina Raffaelli, Giulia Cantoni, Gabriella Nucera, Pietro Marino

“…Hence, psychiatric and neurological examinations excluded delirium, encephalitis, meningitis, structural neurological lesions. Any endocrine dysfunction (e.g., hypoglyvemia, dyselectrolytemia, diabetic ketoacidosis) or toxic ingestion were also excluded. …”
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Simulation and Test Study of Blast Crater in Deep Ore Body of Metal Mine Based on Lsdyna by Erhu Dong, Long An, Yuanhui Li, Jiahua Zhang

“…First, an exponential fitting function of the type “y=A×ex/B+C” is proposed to measure the rock body structure. Second, by modulating the strength and damage parameters and defining the unit failure criterion, the damage volume and blast action index obtained from the dynamic calculation are consistent with the 3D scanning results of the on-site blast crater test. …”
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Skills development for sustainable career planning in Bangladesh: the case of gender equality in education by Md Jahangir Alam, Md Abul Hafaz, Firuz Humayra Methe

“…The researchers used purposive sampling to conduct semi-structured interviews with 34 male and female students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, in addition to six stakeholders. …”
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Development of a broad-spectrum epitope-based vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae. by Md Nahian, Muhammad Shahab, Md Rasel Khan, Shopnil Akash, Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Barna Goswami, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Ahmed Abu Rus'd, Shamima Begum, Ahashan Habib, Aftab Ali Shaikh, Jonas Ivan Nobre Oliveira, Shahina Akter

“…The three-dimensional structure of the vaccine candidate was built and validated. …”
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