Deep learning-based CT-free attenuation correction for cardiac SPECT: a new approach by Pei Yang, Zeao Zhang, Jianan Wei, Lisha Jiang, Liqian Yu, Huawei Cai, Lin Li, Quan Guo, Zhen Zhao

“…The performance of FA-ACNet was evaluated using mean square error (MSE), structural similarity index (SSIM) and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). …”
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Application of dynamic systems modeling approach to rank optimal urban waste management strategies using SWOT method by Hamid Shahbandarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…The reasons for using the dynamic systems approach for this research can also be enumerated as follows: 1) an appropriate approach in determining and predicting the effects of factors affecting waste production, 2) helping to understand the relationships between variables and examining the behaviour and structure of systems, incredibly complex systems (creating a conceptual model), 3) a flexible approach with the ability to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively, 4) the ability to review the system in the future under different scenarios and policies of decision makers and 5) dynamic system models are considered as simulation models; therefore, they have the advantages of using the simulation method over the analysis methods. …”
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Un enfoque basado en ontología para la gestión integrada del medio ambiente y de la seguridad y la salud en obra An ontology-based approach for on-site integrated environmental and... by Marta Gangolells, Miquel Casals

“…The ontology-based approach that we have developed is strongly influenced by the methodology provided by Noy and McGuiness (2001) and models the key concepts and their relations in the domain in a structured, extendable, flexible, reusable and shareable way. …”
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Service Innovation in Customer Value Co-Creation: The Mediating Role of Customer Engagement in the Hospitality Industry – A Case Study by Meysam Fakharyan, Ali Hosseinzadeh, Hadi Bastam

“…The descriptive data were analyzed by SPSS Software ver.16 and the research's model was analyzed by LISREL Software ver.8.5 that was based on Structural Equations Modeling (SEM). FindingsThe descriptive findings revealed that most participants were in the age range of 20 to 29 years (46.5%), followed by 30-39 years old (21%), <20 years old (14.5%), 40-49 years old (9%), and >50 years old (9%). …”
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Une gestion plurielle des illégalismes : négociations et contradictions dans la régulation des eaux usées au Maroc by Pierre-Louis Mayaux, Naïma Fezza, Zhour Bouzidi

“…Thus, the moqqadems are structurally inclined to forbearance because of two main factors : their daily confrontation with users’ capacities of resistance, which dissuades them from repressing too harshly ; and their homology of subaltern position with the latter, which makes them sensitive to the moral economy of subsistence that animates the farmers. …”
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El “arte” del mármol: una aproximación arqueológica y digital a las serrerías hidráulicas del siglo XIX en el valle del Almanzora (Almería, España) by José Javier Carreño Soler, Alexis Maldonado Ruiz, Jorge Rouco Collazo

“…Así, se ha combinado el estudio de fuentes históricas, la prospección arqueológica y análisis paramental de los restos de la fábrica de Nicoli, que han sido documentados a través de fotogrametría ‘Structure from Motion’ con el apoyo de un vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT). …”
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Exzentrisch geformte Klang-Landschaften. Dimensionen des Zyklischen im Lichte von 106 Tonaufnahmen von Schuberts Winterreise aus dem Zeitraum 1928–2020 by Christian Utz

“…On the basis of the multitude of transposition variants on which the recordings are based, a new view of the macroharmonic tonal structure of Schubert’s work is suggested (also drawing on Neo-Riemannian theory); it is also shown how the decision to use a certain transpositional variant may have a fundamental impact on cyclical dramaturgy. …”
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The Legacy of KH. Wahid Hasyim's Reforms: Da'wah Management and the Transformation of Islamic Education by M. Fahmi Ashari, Derysmono Derysmono, Muhammad Rozan Fikri

“…Wahid Hasyim which brings novelty and a structured and systematic managerial concept. This research uses qualitative research with the type of literature study. …”
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Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data by Athina Marina Metaxa, Shaun Liverpool, Mia Eisenstadt, John Pollard, Courtney Carlsson

“…There is also a dearth of research on well-being apps structured around users’ lived experiences and emotional patterns and a lack of integration of real-world evidence of app usage. …”
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Hydra Radio Access Network (H-RAN): Multi-Functional Communications and Sensing Networks, Initial Access Implementation, and Task-2 Approach by Rafid I. Abd, Daniel J. Findley, Kwang Soon Kim

“…To this end, we have developed a novel adaptive environment-aware blockage beamforming codebook structure. This codebook consists of edge-line-of-sight (ELoS) vectors and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) vectors, RIS-LoS (SLoS). …”
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Avatares de la energía nuclear en Argentina by Milagros Rodríguez

“…Three aspects will be discussed in order to answer the contemplated questions: the survival of an industrialist-bureaucratic faction within the Armed Forces, which are interested in developing the productive structure of the country; the creation of a relatively autonomous scientific-technological field around the National Atomic Energy Commission since the 1950s; and the role played by the succession of presidents of this commission as a link between the two areas. …”
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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…Three studies reported structural level changes, including positive influences on clinic wait times, treatment stockouts, service coverage, and exclusionary practices.…”
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Détermination du statut du Chimpanzé, Pan troglodytes verus, dans une zone non protégée de savane boisée à Bagnomba, Sénégal : Implication pour sa conservation by Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Landing Badji, Stacy Marie Lindshield, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Jill Pruetz

“…Actuellement, un suivi rapproché de la population de chimpanzé à Bagnomba dont le principal objectif est de déterminer la structure des groupes, le comportement et les couloirs de migration entre les habitats. …”
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Site Assessment of Multiple-Sensor Approaches for Buried Utility Detection by Alexander C. D. Royal, Phil R. Atkins, Michael J. Brennan, David N. Chapman, Huanhuan Chen, Anthony G. Cohn, Kae Y. Foo, Kevin F. Goddard, Russell Hayes, Tong Hao, Paul L. Lewin, Nicole Metje, Jen M. Muggleton, Adham Naji, Giovanni Orlando, Steve R. Pennock, Miles A. Redfern, Adrian J. Saul, Steve G. Swingler, Ping Wang, Christopher D. F. Rogers

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Fabrication of Nano-Silver Composite Using Amomum longiligulare Fruit Polysaccharides and Their Biological Activities by Lian Y, Ma N, Cheng Q, Luo M, Xu Z, He F, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Jin D, Kong Y, Wang Y, Wei N

“…Yong Lian,1,&ast; Ning Ma,2,&ast; Qianying Cheng,1,&ast; Mingquan Luo,1 Zhen Xu,1 Fei He,1 Xiaomei Zhou,1 Ying Zhang,1 Dejun Jin,1 Yidan Kong,1 Yong Wang,1 Na Wei1 1Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, Engineering Research Center of Tropical Medicine Innovation and Transformation of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center of Human-Machine Intelligent Collaborative for Tumor Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Hainan Province, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China; 2Reproductive Medical Center, Hainan Women and Children’s Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Na Wei; Yong Wang, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China, Email weina-0613@163.com; wangyong1982_2004@163.comPurpose: Study aims to optimize the synthesis conditions for silver nanoparticle composites [ALP(D)-AgNPs] using a rapid and environmentally friendly method and investigate the antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer activities of the fabricated composite.Methods: The polysaccharide component ALP-D was extracted and purified from the fruits of Amomum longiligulare and subsequently used for further experiments. The structure of ALP-D was characterized by FT-IR, monosaccharide composition and molecular weight.The optimal conditions for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using ALP-D were determined through single-factor experiments. …”
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Bromfenac in ophthalmic practice by M.L. Maximov, A.A. Zveginceva, I.D. Kanner, N.M. Lapkin

“…While corticosteroids are the gold standard for inflammatory ocular diseases, comparative studies on the efficacy of NSAIDs and corticosteroids have demonstrated no significant differences in outcomes. Given the chemical structure of NSAIDs, it should be noted that salicylates, phenamates, and pyrazoline derivatives are either toxic or unstable. …”
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Organotin(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate chemistry: isolation and characterization of novel 1,10-phenanthroline-based derivatives by Cattey, Hélène, Plasseraud, Laurent

“…The composition of the third intermediate, 3, with an unknown chemical shift value, was investigated. A possible structure, especially suggested by electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry, is proposed as [{n-Bu2Sn(phen)(CF3SO3)}2(µ-CF3SO3)][CF3SO3]. …”
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Code-Switching in Algerian English as a Foreign Language Speakers’ Facebook Interactions: Exploring Functions and Motives by Saida Tobbi

“…Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 randomly chosen participants from the same group. …”
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Improved Mechanical Performances of Hastelloy C276 Composite Coatings Reinforced with SiC by Laser Cladding by Yuqing Tang, Zheng Lu, Xuan Zhang, Xihuai Wang, Shengbin Zhao, Mingdi Wang

“…This indicates that both melted and unmelted SiC powder particles can contribute to refining the grain structure of the cladding layer. The optimal SiC addition was determined to be 9 wt%, yielding an average microhardness of 670.1 HV_0.5, which is 3.05 times that of the substrate and 1.19 times that of the 0 wt% SiC coating. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…As the sludge content increases, the final structure no longer conforms to the control sample. …”
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