Organization of the Public Procurement System in Japan and the Possibility of Applying Experience in Russia by I. Yu. Fedorova, Yu. S. Pipiya

“…The authors highlight the areas that are successfully implemented in the field of public procurement in the Russian Federation. …”
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Using machine learning to predict anesthetic dose in fish: a case study using nutmeg oil by Mert Minaz, Cem Alparslan, Akif Er

“…Each model was trained using different activation functions (purelin, tansig, logsig) and optimization algorithms (traingda, trainrp, trains), and the optimal network architecture was selected based on prediction performance for each output variable. …”
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How the Nursing Practice Environment Influences Retention and Turnover Intention: An Umbrella Review Protocol by Ana Rita Figueiredo, Filomena Gaspar, Cristina Baixinho, Pedro Lucas

“…The quality of nursing care depends on several factors, including the nursing practice environment, which has been stated as a fundamental element for the successful functioning of health systems. Scientific evidence shows that favorable practice environments contribute to nurse retention, and unfavorable environments increase nurses’ turnover intention. …”
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Preparation of One-Emission Nitrogen-Fluorine-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots and Their Applications in Environmental Water Samples and Living Cells for ClO− Detection and Imaging by Qianchun Zhang, Haijiang Du, Siqi Xie, Fengling Tian, Xixi Long, Shan Liu, Yun Wu

“…Thus, to determine its biological functions in depth, ClO− should be tested in biosystems. …”
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Ultrasound assisted magnetic dispersive solid phase microextraction for Hg determination in fuel oils using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy by Mxolisi J. Kiwanuka, Philiswa N. Nomngongo, Nomvano Mketo

“…Abstract Mercury is considered a global pollutant, and its quantification in fuel oils remains a priority for public health and the ecosystem. Functionalized graphene oxide has gained popularity for heavy metal adsorption in various matrices. …”
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THE IMPACT OF PASSAGE THROUGH THE INTESTINE OF THE EARTHWORM APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA ON THE BACTERIAL COMMUNITY by O. A. Frolov, A. V. Yakushev

“…The study was conducted by a complex structural and functional method based on the succession kinetic analysis of initiated hydrolytic bacterial communities that occur after the inoculation of a set of selective liquid nutrient media with a suspension of the test samples. …”
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Multicentric Genome-Wide Association Study for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax. by Inês Sousa, Patrícia Abrantes, Vânia Francisco, Gilberto Teixeira, Marta Monteiro, João Neves, Ana Norte, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, João Moura E Sá, Ernestina Reis, Patrícia Santos, Manuela Oliveira, Susana Sousa, Marta Fradinho, Filipa Malheiro, Luís Negrão, Salvato Feijó, Sofia A Oliveira

“…Markers passing quality control were ranked by relative allele score difference between cases and controls (|RASdiff|), by a novel cluster method and by a combined Z-test. 101 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected using these three approaches for technical validation by individual genotyping in the discovery dataset. 87 out of 94 successfully tested SNPs were nominally associated in the discovery dataset. …”
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Linguistic Features of the Ergonomic Space of the Central Streets of Yoshkar-Ola and Kazan by Iraida G. Ivanova, Flera Ya. Khabibullina

“…Urbanonyms as names of objects of various functional profiles are an indicator of preferred languages for naming urban objects, and act as a marker of the spheres of functioning of languages in a given territory. …”
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Text Redundancy in Academic Writing: A Systematic Scoping Review by Elena Tikhonova, Дарья Мезенцева, Petr Kasatkin

“…The quality of this type of writing is under question. There are various sources that degrade the clarity and quality of writing. …”
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Presenting the Physical Pattern of Today's Housing by Taking Advantage of the Desirable Qualities of Historical Houses (Case Study: Kerman City) by Amjad Bahredar, Ramin Madani, Mohsen Afshari

“…These qualities, in addition to meeting their functional needs, seek to solve the superior needs of the residents. …”
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Role of Polyphosphate as an Inorganic Chaperone to Prevent Protein Aggregation Under Copper Stress in <i>Saccharolobus solfataricus</i> by José Acevedo-López, Gabriela González-Madrid, Claudio A. Navarro, Carlos A. Jerez

“…They are present across all life domains, serving as a source of energy, metal chelators, and playing a crucial role in stress defense. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Cyperus-Derived Exosomes Loaded with Selenium Nanoparticles for Selenium Delivery Based on Exosome Protein Quantitation by Dexiu Zhao, Xiaojun Yang, Abulimiti Kelimu, Bin Wu, Weicheng Hu, Hongbo Fan, Lei Jing, Dongmei Yang, Xinhong Huang

“…Appropriate carriers or templates are crucial for maintaining the stability, biological activity, and bioavailability of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). Selecting suitable templates remains challenging for fully utilizing SeNPs functionalities and developing applicable products. …”
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Features of the alpha-cell population organization in pancreas of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) by T. V. Abramova, Yu. M. Kolesnyk

“…At the same time, glucagon-suppressive therapy is defined as the strategically main source of success of therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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On Explainability of Reinforcement Learning-Based Machine Learning Agents Trained with Proximal Policy Optimization That Utilizes Visual Sensor Data by Tomasz Hachaj, Marcin Piekarczyk

“…This estimation makes it possible to determine whether the network makes decisions as expected (decision-making is related to the model’s observation of objects belonging to different semantic classes in the environment) and to detect unexpected, seemingly chaotic behavior that might be, for example, the result of data bias, bad design of the reward function or insufficient generalization abilities of the model. …”
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Postpartum Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by a Perineal Infection by Yoko Deguchi, Yuko Horiuchi, Kensaku Shojima, Naoyuki Iwahashi, Miwa Ikejima, Kazuhiko Ino, Kenichi Furukawa

“…Furthermore, since MRSA was not detected in the nasal and vaginal cavity during pregnancy, it suggests that vaginal colonization can also occur postpartum and be the disease source in mothers. …”
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EVL Promotes Osteo-/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells via Activating JNK Signaling Pathway by Kangrui Zeng, Qiongyi Kang, Yutong Li, Weiping Li, Qing Cheng, Wenwei Xia

“…Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) were recognized as a suitable and promising source of stem cells in dental pulp regeneration. …”
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Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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The Influence of Working in Stone Crushing Factories on Specific Respiratory Parameters by Belal Rahhal, Raya Sinnokrot, Omar Abuzant, Samah Shahin, Amany Masalmeh, Wala Jarrar

“…Working in stone-cutting factories is a known source for silica dust exposure, which has pathogenic effects on the respiratory system resulting finally in silicosis which may end in malignancy. …”
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Research Progress on the Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Environmental Behavior of Cadmium in Environmental Remediation by Jiabao MA, Siwen LIU, Bo WANG, Di WU, Jixin WEI, Qing SUN, Chenge MA, Yi HUANG, Taotao YAN

“…The various active functional groups contained in DOM, such as carboxyl, hydroxyl, and phenolic groups, are ligands and migration carriers for many heavy metals in the environment. …”
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Development and application of new nickel-based cholesteryl chloroformate gelator for the remediation of oil spillage in water by Raymond Tyoakaa Iorhemen, Abdulmumin Abdulkadir Nuhu, Israel Kehinde Omoniyi, Abubakar Babando Aliyu

“…Nickel-based organometallogelator (NiGe) was successfully synthesised and applied for oil spill clean-up in water; the gelator remediated crude oil, petroleum motor spirit and kerosene, respectively, from contaminated water; NiGe CuGe is recyclable; hence, scooped oil can be recovered and CuGe reused for several cycles, and oleophilicity makes CuGe, which is thermally stable and selective, best in biphasic oil–water mixture separation. …”
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