Adapting the Motion Algorithm of a Smart Building Facade Shade to the Behavioral Pattern of Oxalis Plant for Daylight Control (Case Study: Shiraz City) by Zahra Yarmahmoodi, Tahereh Nasr, Hamed Mozterzadeh

“…Considering that nature has always been a source of inspiration for humans and has sustainably operated over time, plants were selected as the inspiration source for designing the smart shade in this study. …”
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Combined application of FTAN and cross-spectra analysis to ambient noise recorded by a microseismic monitoring network by Ilaria Barone, Alessandro Brovelli, Giorgio Tango, Sergio Del Gaudio, Giorgio Cassiani

“…Group and phase velocity dispersion curves have been jointly inverted to retrieve as many shear-wave velocity profiles as selected station pairs. While the average model can be used for a more accurate location of the local natural seismicity, the associated standard deviations give us an indication of the lateral heterogeneity of seismic velocities as a function of depth. …”
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Community, facility and individual level impact of integrating mental health screening and treatment into the primary healthcare system in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India by Crick Lund, Vikram Patel, Rahul Shidhaye, Emily Baron, Vaibhav Murhar, Sujit Rathod, Azaz Khan, Abhishek Singh, Sanjay Shrivastava, Shital Muke, Ritu Shrivastava

“…Patients with depression who received care as part of the MHCP had higher rates of response (52.2% in the treatment group vs 26.9% in the comparison/usual care group), early remission (70.2% in the treatment group vs 44.8% in the comparison/usual care group) and recovery (56.1% in the treatment group vs 28.5% in the comparison/usual care group), but there was no impact of treatment on their functioning.Conclusions While dedicated human resources (eg, Case Managers) and dedicated space for mental health clinics (eg, Mann-Kaksha) strengthen the ‘formal’ healthcare platform, without substantial additional investments in staff, such as Community Health Workers/Accredited Social Health Activists to improve community level processes and provision of community-based continuing care to patients, we are unlikely to see major changes in coverage or clinical outcomes.…”
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Introducing the dataset for measuring centrality for sustainability—A case study of Pecinci municipality, SerbiaMendeley DataMendeley Data by Tatjana Mrđenović

“…Data gathering was done using online data sources and an official cadastral map. GIS was utilised to integrate alpha-numeric with spatial data at the cadastral lot unit. …”
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Results of kidney transplantation from suboptimal donors to recipients of the older age group by B. Z. Khubutiya, M. Sh. Khubutiya, A. K. Evseev, A. V. Babkina

“…The results of the study showed that kidney transplantation from suboptimal donors to patients of the older age group provides acceptable results with low mortality of recipients and a 1-year functioning of the graft in 75% of cases. This makes it possible to increase the availability of kidney transplantation for patients of the older age group and achieve better survival results, provided adequate selection of recipients and an objective assessment of the quality of transplanted organs.…”
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Electrochemical Magnetic Immunoassay for the Determination of the Fish Allergen β-Parvalbumin by José Pedro Rocha, Maria Freitas, Dulce Geraldo, Fátima Bento, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Henri P. A. Nouws

“…A linear concentration range from 10 to 1000 ng/mL, a limit of detection of 1.8 ng/mL, and a limit of quantification of 7.1 ng/mL were achieved. …”
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Thermal analysis and multi-objective optimization of equal-area microfluidic cooling systems by Yucheng Wang, Antong Bi, Yue Yao, Weiting Chen, Kaiyu Chen, Shenxin Yu, Jiangang Yu, Chao Wang, Wei Li, Shaoxi Wang

“…Four distinct microchannel designs were selected to explore how variations in structure impact thermal management efficiency. …”
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Biomimicry as a decision-making methodology in condition monitoring by Hariom Dhungana

“…However, traditional condition monitoring techniques face several limitations: they rely heavily on high-quality, continuous sensor input, struggle with adaptability to new fault scenarios, require significant computational resources, and often provide limited decision support beyond fault detection. …”
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An Emergency Response Framework Design and Performance Analysis for Ship Fire Incidents in Waterway Tunnels by Jian Deng, Shaoyong Liu, Xiaohan Zeng

“…The framework is mapped into a Petri net model encompassing three key stages: detection and early warning, emergency response actions, and recovery. …”
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Optimization of multi-element geochemical anomaly recognition in the Takht-e Soleyman area of northwestern Iran using swarm-intelligence support vector machine by Hamid Sabbaghi, Seyed Hassan Tabatabaei, Nader Fathianpour

“…Mineral exploration is becoming increasingly challenging because the depths at which undiscovered mineral deposits can be found are progressively increasing under barren cover. Therefore, detecting metal resources under barren cover is a significant step for industrial progress. …”
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Epidemic Process of Haemophilus influenzae Infection in WHO Regions by S. O. Vysokochanskaya, S. Y. Kombarova, R. V. Polibin, A. A. Basov

“…Although Hib infection is classified as vaccine-preventable, WHO and CDC do not post annual incidence information on their resources, unlike other vaccine-preventable infections. …”
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Spatiotemporal impact of mesoscale eddies on chlorophyll-a concentration in the North Atlantic by Jinghui Cai, Jialong Sun, Jialong Sun, Jialong Sun, Siyuan Qin, Yaonan Li

“…IntroductionMesoscale eddies play a crucial role in energy transport and ecological regulation in the North Atlantic Ocean.MethodsBased on multi-source datasets, including satellite remote sensing and Argo float observations from 2009 to 2018, this study employs the Velocity Gradient Detection (VGD) method to identify eddy boundaries and cores, in combination with a spatiotemporal dynamic matching technique, to systematically analyze eddy characteristics and their impacts on chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations.ResultsResults show that eddy activity is predominantly concentrated in the Gulf Stream extension region (24°N–48°N, 40°W–60°W). …”
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Modern Hardware and Software Solutions for Whole-Genome Sequencing, Prospects of Their Implementation in the Practice of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the A... by A. A. Petrov, A. V. Kazantsev, E. A. Kovalchuk, M. Yu. Pavlyukov, A. V. Sapkulov, D. A. Kutaev, S. V. Borisevich

“…One of the promising areas for improving laboratory diagnostics is the active introduction of next-generation sequencing (NGS), which retains the key advantages of molecular tests and allows the detection of a wide range of diverse microorganisms. …”
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Determination of Trace Elements in Corydalis conspersa and Corydalis linarioides by ICP-AES by Qing Du, Yanguo Cai, Zhi Chen, Dongliang Wei, Yande Cao, Ying Chen, Shulin Yu, Qianqian Zhao, Jiang Wu, Mingdi Liu

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Bacteriological Quality Assessment of Water Sold in Plastic Jerry cans within Katsina Metropolis, Katsina State, Nigeria. by Galadanchi Fatima A., Shamsuddeen Umar, Yusuf Buhari, Abubakar Abdulazeez, Salisu Mansur Dabai

“…It is the most abundant molecule in living cells, essential for the proper functioning of cells. It is one of the cheap vehicles that transport gastro-intestinal diseases. …”
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Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) as a radiation detector distinguishing neutrons and gammas by D. J. Valdes, L. Rendon, J. Winkelbauer, P. Koehler, S. C. Vogel, K.-X. Sun

“…Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) is a promising ultrawide bandgap semiconductor for radiation detection with the potential of integrating electronic and scintillation functions within a single crystal device. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease: Bridging Conventional Therapeutics and Emerging Molecular Innovations by Shao-feng Wang, Jie Gong, Hai-ying Zhang, Hao-jun Dai, Jin-jin Shi, Jing-wen Ling, Ke-qing Dong, Rosnani Hashim

“…The shortcomings of current approaches highlight the need for strategies to mitigate disease progression and restore renal function, particularly during the early phases of the disease. …”
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Vocal constraints on song amplitude in star finches Bathilda ruficauda by Hana Goto, Masayo Soma, Ayumi Mizuno, Henrik Brumm

“…This suggests that the frequency-amplitude correlation is a more general phenomenon in bird vocalisations, independent of the overall source amplitude of a species. While the evolution of birdsong is often viewed as constrained by neural costs and body size, or selective pressures from predators and social aggression, our results emphasise the importance of understanding phonetic features as well. …”
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Health education interventions for individuals with visual or hearing impairment: a scoping review by Sohyun Jin, Geumbo Ko, Youngshin Song

“…Abstract Background Visual impairment refers to a deficiency in one or more functions of the visual system, while hearing impairment refers to a loss of auditory function, defined either by its impact on communication and daily activities or by clinical thresholds of hearing ability. …”
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Quantifying degradation in animal acoustic signals with the R package baRulho by Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Marcos Quiroz‐Oliva, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara

“…Abstract Animal acoustic signals are shaped by selection to convey information based on their tempo, intensity, and frequency. …”
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