Enhancing Value and Efficiency in Egyptian Construction Projects: A Framework for Contractor Performance Assessment Using Value Engineering by May Emam, Sherif El- Attar, Abdullah Mohammed

“…The proposed model integrates function-worth analysis in contractor selection and introduces a Value Index (VI) for real-time performance monitoring. …”
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Regression-based leaf nitrogen concentration estimation of young Cephalotaxus hainanensis in small and imbalanced samples by Mengmeng Shi, Tian Wang, Ling Lin, Qingxue Li, Zhulin Chen, Xingjing Chen, Peng Wang, Xuefeng Wang

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Signalling and the evolution of cooperative foraging in dynamic environments. by Colin J Torney, Andrew Berdahl, Iain D Couzin

“…In this work, we examine a seemingly altruistic behaviour, the active recruitment of conspecifics to a food resource through signalling. Here collective, cooperative behaviour may provide highly nonlinear benefits to individuals, since group functionality has the potential to be far greater than the sum of the component parts, for example by enabling the effective tracking of a dynamic resource. …”
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Bioactive matters based on natural product for cardiovascular diseases by Linfang Zhong, Xiaoying Tan, Wenhui Yang, Peishan Li, Lianbao Ye, Qi Luo, Honghao Hou

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PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE BUSINESS-ORIENTED MODEL OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT by Valentyna A. Pavlova

“…The evolution of management and information technologies is considered, the stages of functionality of business process management systems in which business functions are automated are given. …”
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Transformer-based ECG classification for early detection of cardiac arrhythmias by Sunnia Ikram, Amna Ikram, Harvinder Singh, Malik Daler Ali Awan, Sajid Naveed, Isabel De la Torre Díez, Henry Fabian Gongora, Thania Candelaria Chio Montero

“…However, deployment in real-time or resource-constrained settings will require further optimization and validation.…”
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New Inference Procedures for Semiparametric Varying-Coefficient Partially Linear Cox Models by Yunbei Ma, Xuan Luo

“…In biomedical research, one major objective is to identify risk factors and study their risk impacts, as this identification can help clinicians to both properly make a decision and increase efficiency of treatments and resource allocation. A two-step penalized-based procedure is proposed to select linear regression coefficients for linear components and to identify significant nonparametric varying-coefficient functions for semiparametric varying-coefficient partially linear Cox models. …”
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Making Blind Robots See: The Synergy Between Fluorescent Dyes and Imaging Devices in Automated Proteomics by Wayne F. Patton

“…Since rare proteins cannot be amplified by any type of PCR method, sensitive detection is critical to proteome projects. Fluorescence methods deliver streamlined detection protocols, superior detection sensitivity, broad linear dynamic range and excellent compatibility with modern microchemical identification methods such as mass spectrometry. …”
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Uncertainty-Aware Active Meta-Learning for Few-Shot Text Classification by Sanghyun Seo, Hiskias Dingeto, Juntae Kim

“…Low-resource natural language understanding is one of the challenges in the field of language understanding. …”
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Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial of Spodiopogon sagittifolius, an endemic and protective species from Yunnan, China by Chao Xu, Wei Bi, Ren-yi Ma, Pin-rong Li, Feng Liu, Zhen-wen Liu

“…Synteny and dN/dS analyses revealed structural and functional conservation of mitochondrial genomes in closely related species, with most protein-coding genes under purifying selection (dN/dS < 1). …”
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High-Throughput Indirect Monitoring of TORC1 Activation Using the pTOMAN-G Plasmid in Yeast by Melissa Gómez, Guilherme Rocha, Diego Ruiz, Claudio Martínez, Francisco Salinas, Eduardo Kessi-Pérez

“…The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is a highly conserved protein complex whose primary function is to link nutrient availability to cell growth in eukaryotes, particularly nitrogen sources. …”
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Comparative Studies of Nonlinear Models and Their Applications to Magmatic Evolution and Crustal Growth of the Huai’an Terrane in the North China Craton by Qiuming Cheng, Min Gao

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The Role of Rivaroxaban in a Comprehensive Protection Strategy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by I. A. Zolotovskaya, V. D. Sabanova, I. L. Davydkin

“…Atrial fibrillation is often asymptomatic and timely detection of these patients can be one of the most important tasks in the complex of measures aimed at protecting patients from stroke. …”
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A comparative study of adrenalin and fluocinolon induced oxidative stress in male wistar rats by Erika KIS

“…Treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids as e.g. dexamethasone or dermocorticosteroids and repeated immobilization stress, decreases the total body weight gain of animals by disturbing the HPA axis function and accelerating the catabolism of the organism. …”
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Diagnostic potential of the B9D2 gene in colorectal cancer based on whole blood gene expression data and machine learning by Zhaorui Wang, Yongcheng Fu, Haozhe Zhang, Na Liu, Ningjing Lei

“…The B9D2 gene, which is essential for ciliary function, has been rarely explored in CRC. This study is the first to investigate the diagnostic potential of B9D2 in CRC, using bioinformatics and machine learning to uncover its novel role in early detection, with implications for clinical translation. …”
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GENERATION AND COLLECTION OF TOBACCO AEROSOL FOR SHISHA by N. N. Bubnova, M. V. Shkidyuk

“…Qualitative characteristics of tobacco aerosol for shisha are determined by the functional purpose and depend on the component composition of the tobacco mixture and the coal used.The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology for the comprehensive assessment of tobacco for shisha based on modern methods of product quality control and includes the following steps:- monitoring of the studies to determine the component composition of the hookah mixture and the aerosol produced;- analysis of hookah mixture testing modes and development of an aerosol generation protocol;- development of a method for collecting aerosol on a laboratory smoking machine; - quantitative analysis of toxic analytes by HPLC MS / MS method.Methods have been developed for the machine generation and collection of tobacco aerosol for hookah, taking into account low concentrations of the analyzed toxic substances.The expediency of using the HPLC MS / MS method to determine the quantity of the following substances in tobacco aerosol for shisha has been substantiated:- carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein) by detection on an electrospray source in the negative polarity mode- tobacco specific nitrosoamines (NNN and NNK) by detection on an electrospray source in the positive polarity mode.During the research laboratory and analytical equipment was used: a five-channel linear CERULEAN SM 405 smoking machine; Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 liquid chromatograph and TSQ Quantiva mass spectrometer.Obtaining experimental data on the quantitative determination of the component composition of the aerosol produced by tobacco for shisha using hookah systems is relevant for assessing toxic characteristics of the product.…”
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Urinary Exosomes by Irena Dimov, Ljubinka Jankovic Velickovic, Vladisav Stefanovic

“…Thus, UE have valuable potential as a source of biomarkers for early detection of various types of diseases, monitoring the disease evolution and/or response to therapy. …”
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Phase reconstruction via metasurface-integrated quantum analog operation by Qiuying Li, Minggui Liang, Shuoqing Liu, Jiawei Liu, Shizhen Chen, Shuangchun Wen, Hailu Luo

“…Besides, the consistency of entangled photon pairs in time domain makes it possible to achieve a high SNR imaging by trigger detection. The results may potentially empower the application of metasurfaces in optical chip, wave function reconstruction, and label-free biology imaging.…”
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Historical traces in Southern Grevena during Ottoman occupation by Vasileios D. Spanos

“…Regarding the content of each settlement, the time of its creation (or the first reference to the sources) and dissolution (if it does not exist today) of the settlements, the presentation of population data and data on ownership status, information on the economic and social life (functioning of schools, notable events, monuments of a mainly ecclesiastical nature) and anything else deemed worthy of mention were taken into account. …”
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Distance Conversion Factors for In Situ H-Field Emissions Tests by Jordi Sole-Lloveras, Yasutoshi Yoshioka, Manuel Anon-Cancela, Thilo Kootz, Ferran Silva, Marco A. Azpurua

“…An algorithm is developed to extract the H-field strengths normalized to the reference distance and then, through methods for optimal detection of changepoints, such a normalized curve is fitted to a piece-wise linear function that becomes the generalized distance conversion factor, presented in the form of simplified equations. …”
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