The Effects of Surface Mechanical Deformation and Bovine Serum Albumin on the Tribological Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel as an Artificial Cartilage by Feng Li, Gang Zhang, Anmin Wang, Feng Guo

“…The effect of surface mechanical deformation on the tribological properties of the polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel as an artificial cartilage was studied by concurrently recording the z-axis displacement and friction coefficient time. Three different factors were chosen including load, speed, and lubrication. …”
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Impact assessment of the Strategic Planning performance in Shared U-space volumes by Juan José Ramos González, Zhiqiang Liu, Jose Luis Muñoz-Gamarra, Enric Pastor, Cristina Barrado

“…The paper brings to practice the concept of Reasonable Time to React by proposing a planning timeline with common milestones for the implementation of the required authorization procedures prior to the flight. …”
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THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…Both home-based and foreign-based players were always invited to the camp of the Super Eagles when there was a competition. However,when it was time for the final list to be drawn there might not be any home-based players in the list or there might be an insignificant number that might end up not playing in such competition.There has been a lot of talk on the preference of foreign-based players over home-based players in the Super Eagles team.Hence, this study analyses the rate of selection in terms of percentage of home-based and foreign-based players in the Super Eagles team by some selected foreign and Nigerian coaches.The Hamitic hypothesis of Seligman is applied to show the nexus to the preference for foreign-based players.This study makes use of   primary and tertiary sources of data.Findings reveal that not only foreign coaches solely relied on foreign-based players, as some Nigerian coaches were equally masterminds of the unpatriotic act. …”
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Unified Fingerprinting/Ranging Localization in Harsh Environments by Javier Prieto, Juan F. De Paz, Gabriel Villarrubia, Fernando De la Prieta, Juan M. Corchado

“…Such framework is conceived from the Bayesian perspective that facilitates the specification of recursive algorithms for real-time operation. In comparison to conventional implementations, we assessed the proposed framework in an indoor scenario with measurements gathered by commercial devices. …”
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In Vitro Antioxidant Capacity and Neuronal Cell Toxicity of Roots of Ostericum koreanum Maximowicz by Ramalingam Mahesh, Hyo Won Jung, Jun Hong Park, Yong-Ki Park

“…In addition, the cell viability and nitric oxide release assays were performed here for the first time in neuroblastoma (Neuro-2a) cell cultures. Among all the tested methods, the ethyl acetate fraction was expressed very active, exhibiting a good Trolox equivalent values and IC50, comparable to that of the commercial antioxidants, Trolox and ascorbic acid, respectively. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Acanthamoeba castellannii species were isolated and confirmed present in Budiriro borehole water samples using non-nutrient agar, microscope, real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and gel electrophoresis. …”
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INEFFECTIVE BREATHING PATTERN NURSING CARE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES PATIENT by Ilkafah ilkafah, Eka Fatmah Fujiyah, Cucuk Rahmadi Purwanto, Joko Susanto, Cherlys Tin Lutfiandini

“…Final evaluation of nursing diagnoses in patients with problems resolved and goals achieved according to the specified time criteria. Conclusions: The study indicated that ineefective breathing pattern can be solved by positioning a semi-fowler or half-sitting position, decrease fluid intake and correcting anemia. …”
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Ophiocordyceps salganeicola, a parasite of social cockroaches in Japan and insights into the evolution of other closely-related Blattodea-associated lineages by João P. M. Araújo, Mitsuru G. Moriguchi, Shigeru Uchiyama, Noriko Kinjo, Yu Matsuura

“…Furthermore, we found that Ophiocordyceps lineages infecting cockroaches evolved around the same time, at least twice, one from beetles and the other from termites. …”
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Collaborative Strategies in Authentic Assessment: Addressing Opportunities and Challenges in Post-Pandemic Indonesia by Ni Komang Sri Mariati

“…However, several challenges persist, including the substantial time and cost requirements, pressure on teachers to design effective assessments, and student anxiety over unfamiliar assessment formats. …”
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Temporal Variation of N Isotopic Composition of Decomposing Legume Roots and Its Implications to N Cycling Estimates in N15 Tracer Studies in Agroforestry Systems by Riina Jalonen, Jorge Sierra

“…Assuming δ15N of residue constant over time resulted in substantial underestimates of N derived from low-quality residue (%Ndfr) by the recipient plant when compared with experimental data. …”
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Revisiting a Cutting-Plane Method for Perfect Matchings by Chen, Amber Q., Cheung, Kevin K. H., Kielstra, P. Michael, Winn, Avery D.

“…We then give an explicit algorithm that exploits our method, and show that this new algorithm still runs in strongly polynomial time.…”
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An Autonomous Planning Model for Deploying IoT Services In Fog Computing by Mansoureh Zare, Yasser Elmi sola, Hesam Hasanpour

“…However, the centralization of cloud data centers and the long distance to the location of data sources has reduced the efficiency of this paradigm in real-time applications. Fog computing can provide the resources needed by Internet of Things devices in a distributed manner at the edge of the network without involving the cloud. …”
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Dynamic characteristic analysis and load design of large floating structures based on experimental design by Guofeng Zhao, Shifan Zhu

“…The boundary element method based on potential flow theory is applied to calculate the frequency domain response of the structure, and the time domain response of the structure is calculated by the Fourier transform and convolution method. …”
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A Case of Pacemaker Endocarditis Caused by Aerococcus urinae by Sandra Samuelsson, Charles Kennergren, Magnus Rasmussen

“…A temporary system was implanted, and after 14 days of penicillin G treatment, a new system permanent system was implanted. Total treatment time was 40 days. Recovery was uneventful. Conclusion. …”
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Determine the Importance of Effective Factors in site selection Rainwater harvesting in the Tajerre Kashan Basin by maryam aghaie, siamak dokhani, ebrahim omidvar

“…Therefore, by identifying suitable sites for this purpose, time and cost will be saved . In this research, multivariate regression model and GIS were used to site selection in situ (RWH) in Tajare watershed. …”
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Comparative Effect of Grated Coconut (Cocos nucifera, L.) on the Characteristics of Ladu Cake by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Rezy Gusmita

“…This study aims to determine the effect of the ratio of dry grated coconut on the characteristics of the Ladu cake, to determine the effect of the best comparison level in producing the best product and to determine the storage time of the best Ladu cake. This study was designed using a completely randomized design (CRD) with 5 treatments (comparison of rice flour and dry grated coconut 100%:0%; 95%:5%; 90%:10%; 85%:15%; and 80%:20 %) and 3 replicates. …”
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CONFLICT OF REALITY AND FANTASTIC FICTION IN THE STORY OF ALEXEY N. TOLSTOY “COUNT CALIOSTRO” by Elena M. Kiryukhina

“…Using problematic, comparative-contrastive, cultural-historical, chronological, and biographical methods, the author solves the goal by comparing “Count Cagliostro” with the story written at the same time – A.N. Tolstoy’s “Nikita’s Childhood” and the previously created poem by A.K. …”
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Extending the Intermediate Data Structure (IDS) for longitudinal historical databases to include geographic data by Finn Hedefalk, Lars Harrie, Patrick Svensson

“…When we want to assign such detailed spatial locations to individuals (in times before there were any detailed house addresses available), we often have to create tailored geographic datasets. …”
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Articular Cartilage Repair Using Marrow Stimulation Augmented with a Viable Chondral Allograft: 9-Month Postoperative Histological Evaluation by James K. Hoffman, Sandra Geraghty, Nicole M. Protzman

“…However, marrow stimulation typically results in fibrocartilage repair tissue rather than healthy hyaline cartilage, which, over time, predisposes the repair to failure. Recently, a cryopreserved viable chondral allograft was developed to augment marrow stimulation. …”
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Long-Term Outcome after Vitrectomy for Macular Edema with Retinal Vein Occlusion Dividing into the Occlusion Site by Takeshi Iwase, Brian C. Oveson

“…For each group, a concomitant reduction of CFT was noted at every time point when compared to preoperative values (P<0.001). …”
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