Morphology and Climatology of Nighttime Periodic Ionospheric TEC Disturbances Associated With MSTIDs Over China by Ke Li, Donghe Zhang, Yi Zeng, Yaoyu Tian, Guanglin Yang, Yongqiang Hao

“…Abstract In this study, the morphology and climatology of the nighttime periodic disturbances associated with medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) are investigated over the entire China sector from January 2014 to August 2017, using data from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) receivers. Firstly, a comparative case analysis of propagation characteristics reveals the complexity and day‐to‐day variations of nighttime MSTID activity. …”
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Comparison of sustainable life cycle assessment on building construction methods: IBS versus conventional by Nik Mazlan Nik Muhammad Akif, Ismail Sushilawati, Saryanto Hendi, Wan Nasaruddin Wan Anwar Faiz, Tukiat Ikhwan Shah Tisadi

“…Industrial Building Systems (IBS) is prominently known as one of the sustainable construction options. …”
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Intergroup Dialogue Empowering Action for Transforming Equity in Higher Education by Manpreet Dhillon Brar, Jessica Morales-Chicas, Stacy Morris, Imalay Rivera, Rebecca Cannara

“…A total of 32 students, faculty, and staff from eight universities in California participated in a virtual 20-hour, two-semester IGD program aimed to (1) generate dialogue around systemic barriers to graduation and (2) create action projects that address equity issues. …”
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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identified susceptibility genes for age-related macular degeneration by Hongfan Yang, Haofei Huang, Kunlin Pu

“…This study identified six susceptibility genes associated with the risk of AMD through a cross-tissue TWAS, providing new insights into the potential systemic regulatory mechanisms underlying AMD.…”
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Crystalline structures in foams: guided mechanical self-assembly of bubbles in fiber arrays by Marwan Chammouma, Manon Jouanlanne, Antoine Egelé, Damien Favier, Jean Farago, Aurélie Hourlier-Fargette

“…Beyond the achievement of architecting liquid foam structures, our work demonstrates that the obtained ordering persists upon solidification of initially liquid polymeric foams, using alginate and polyurethane foams in nylon fiber arrays as model systems. The mechanically guided self-assembly of bubbles offers an attractive alternative to additive manufacturing to generate highly ordered architected polymeric materials.…”
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A Comparative Analysis of the Role and Function of Shura (Consultation) in the Political Theories of Darwaza and Fadlallah, Focusing on Quranic Verses 3:159 and 42:38 by Rouhollah Nazemi

“…Quranic verses 3:159 (Al-Imran) and 42:38 (Al-Shura) play a crucial role in shaping modern Islamic political theories, particularly in rejecting autocratic, hereditary, and oppressive governance systems. In the 20th century, influenced by democratic frameworks in Western nations, many Muslim thinkers emphasized the necessity of incorporating shura (consultation) or parliamentary structures, recognizing the people's right to vote and actively participate in their political future. …”
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at obesity and its interrelation with cardio-vascular disease and 2nd type diabetes mellitus risk factors by G. A. Melnichenko, A. Yu. Yeliseyeva, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…At multi-factor analysis of variance interrelation of NAFLD with CVD and type 2 DM risk factors, such as systemic hypertension, dyslipidemia, disorders of carbohydrate metabolism and insulin resistance was confirmed.Conclusions. …”
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Generative adversarial synthetic neighbors-based unsupervised anomaly detection by Lan Chen, Hong Jiang, Lizhong Wang, Jun Li, Manhua Yu, Yong Shen, Xusheng Du

“…Abstract Anomaly detection is crucial for the stable operation of mechanical systems, securing financial transactions, and ensuring network security, among other critical areas. …”
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Productive and monetary efficiency of radish and coriander intercropping under organic management by Gerlani Alves Silva, Francisco Bezerra Neto, Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima, Elizangela Cabral dos Santos, Vitor Abel da Silva Lino, Francisca Karla Kelly da Silva Lino, Jéssica Paloma Pinheiro da Silva, Erivan Alves da Silva

“…ABSTRACT The search for cropping systems that aim to have the best area use, optimize production, and guarantee financial profitability to the producer and their establishment in the field are challenges of modern research. …”
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Safe schools Africa: Ensuring the provision of safe infrastructure for school children on donor-financed road projects by Ayikai Poswayo, George Malekele, Jeffrey Witte, Emmanuel Adanu

“…This paper looks at a program, ‘Safe Schools Africa’, which seeks to address the challenge of ensuring that the existing road procurement, design, and construction systems and practices consider the specific road safety requirements of school children. …”
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Human Development X: Explanation of Macroevolution Top-Down Evolution Materializes Consciousness. The Origin of Metamorphosis by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…In this paper, we first give a short discussion of the macroevolution viewing life as information-directed, complex, dynamic systems. On this basis, we give our explanation of the origin of life and discuss the top-down evolution of molecules, proteins, and macroevolution. …”
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Use of Hemadsorption in a Case of Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome by Andrea Berkes, Edit Szikszay, János Kappelmayer, Adrienne Kerényi, Tamás Szabó, László Ujhelyi, Krisztina Bari, György Balla, József Balla

“…A 5-year-old girl with Down’s syndrome presented with an inflamed area surrounding an insect bite, signs of systemic inflammation, and multiple organ failure. …”
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A double dissociation between semantic and spatial cognition in visual to default network pathways by Tirso RJ Gonzalez Alam, Katya Krieger-Redwood, Dominika Varga, Zhiyao Gao, Aidan J Horner, Tom Hartley, Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, Magdalena Sliwinska, David Pitcher, Daniel S Margulies, Jonathan Smallwood, Elizabeth Jefferies

“…These pathways had distinctive locations in functional connectivity space: the semantic pathway was both further from unimodal systems and more balanced between visual and auditory-motor regions compared with the spatial pathway. …”
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Advancing energy efficiency: thermomechanical characterization of plastic-infused concrete for sustainable building solutions by Siddique, Mohammed Javeed, Akhas, Punitha Kumar

“…Global energy demands within buildings are escalating, driven by increased dependence on energy-intensive systems such as air conditioning. This surge necessitates innovative solutions to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability in construction practices. …”
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Information scrambling with higher-form fields by Karunava Sil, Sourav Maji, Stavros Christodoulou, Abhishek Chowdhury

“…Abstract The late time behavior of OTOCs involving generic non-conserved local operators show exponential decay in chaotic many body systems. However, it has been recently observed that for certain holographic theories, the OTOC involving the U(1) conserved current for a gauge field instead varies diffusively at late times. …”
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A Hybrid Prognostic Approach for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wen-An Yang, Maohua Xiao, Wei Zhou, Yu Guo, Wenhe Liao

“…Lithium-ion battery is a core component of many systems such as satellite, spacecraft, and electric vehicles and its failure can lead to reduced capability, downtime, and even catastrophic breakdowns. …”
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The formation and stripping mechanism of oxide film on stainless steel surfaces by Zhenqi Shen, Guangkai Wang, Fang Bao, Tianhao Liu, Yang Fei, Zhenni Xie, Yuxin Liang, Xincheng Wang

“…Currently, the formation rules of oxide films on stainless steel surfaces during long-term immersion in nitric acid systems, leading to the development of strong oxidizing chemical decontamination agents, were investigated. …”
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Exploring Exercise Behaviors and Health Knowledge in Secondary School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study in One School by Deniz Hünük, Emine Büşra Yılmaz

“…The study aimed to: a) determine the exercise stages of change (ESC) and health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) levels in one secondary school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, and b) investigate how students with varying ESC and HRFK levels apply HRFK in their daily lives and identify the key sources and support systems (such as family, teachers, and peers) that facilitate this process. …”
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Lactic Acid Bacteria from African Fermented Cereal-Based Products: Potential Biological Control Agents for Mycotoxins in Kenya by Eliud N. Wafula, Christabel N. Muhonja, Josiah O. Kuja, Eddy E. Owaga, Huxley M. Makonde, Julius M. Mathara, Virginia W. Kimani

“…The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are generally regarded as safe (GRAS) due to their long history of application in food fermentation systems and ability to produce antimicrobial compounds (hydroxyl fatty acids, organic acids, phenyllactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, bacteriocins, and carbon dioxide) with a broad range of antifungal activity. …”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme protein‐glutamine γ‐glutamyltransferase from the non‐genetically modified Streptomyces mobaraensis strain AE‐BTG by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Giulio diPiazza, Yi Liu

“…Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. The systemic toxicity was assessed by means of a repeated dose 90‐day oral toxicity study in rats. …”
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