Reliability-Based Design of Solid and Nail-jointed I-Section of Nigerian-Grown African Birch (<i>Anogeissus leiocarpus</i>) Timber Column by U.N. Wilson, A.A. Adedeji, F.O.P. Oriola, J.A. Alomaja, J.E. Sani

“…A FORTRAN-based program was also developed and used for the reliability analysis of the Nigerian-grown African birch columns designed to ascertain their level of safety using First-Order Reliability Method (FORM). The ‘I’- section was found unsafe to bear the design load unlike its corresponding solid section. …”
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Exploring marriage beliefs from the perspectives of married students by Efat Sadeghian, Efat Sadeghian, Seyed Ali Ghasemi, Maryam Maddineshat, Maryam Maddineshat

“…By examining these beliefs and considering the experiences of married students, valuable information can be gathered to develop policies that protect family rights and support the younger generation.AimThis study aimed to explore the beliefs about marriage from the perspectives of married students.MethodA qualitative study was conducted. University students were selected through purposive sampling at Hamadan University Medical Sciences,…, Iran. …”
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Policy analysis: Key milestones in MDR-TB management over the past decade in South Africa by Lee-Ann C. Davids, Talitha Crowley

“…Setting: This review focussed on global and South African national MDR-TB policies since SA is on all three World Health Organization (WHO) watch lists for TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB, despite its significant contributions to policy. Method: A policy review and content analysis were conducted of all publicly available SA and WHO drug-resistant TB policies developed between 2013 and 2023. …”
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Trust Domain Extensions Guest Fuzzing Framework for Security Vulnerability Detection by Eran Dahan, Itzhak Aviv, Michael Kiperberg

“…We suggest a comprehensive TDX Guest Fuzzing Framework that systematically explores the guest’s code paths handling untrusted inputs. Our method uses a customized coverage-guided fuzzer to target those pathways with random input mutations following integrating static analysis to identify possible attack surfaces, where the guest reads data from the host. …”
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Post-exposure prophylaxis and follow-up in children and young persons presenting with sexual assault by Sarah Hui Wen Yao, Karen Nadua, Chia Yin Chong, Koh Cheng Thoon, Chee Fu Yung, Natalie Woon Hui Tan, Kai-Qian Kam, Peter Wong, Juliet Tan, Jiahui Li

“…We describe the clinical characteristics of children and young persons (CYPs) presenting with SA at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore, viral PEP (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] and hepatitis B virus [HBV]) prescribing practices, and STI evaluation at follow-up. Method: Medical records of CYPs less or equal to 16 years who presented with SA between January 2022 and August 2023 were reviewed, including assault and assailant characteristics, baseline and follow-up STI screening, PEP prescription, adherence and follow-up attendance. …”
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An effective parameter estimation on thermoelectric devices for power generation based on multiverse optimization algorithm by Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Vanessa Botero-Gómez, Rubén Iván Bolaños, Faustino Moreno-Gamboa, Daniel Sanin-Villa

“…The statistical analysis was conducted using box-and-whisker figures to assess the potential of the new method. This evaluation considered various metrics, including the best solution of each algorithm, the mean solution, the standard deviation, and the time consumed on average on each run.…”
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Study on the best time of refracturing for Hancheng coal seam by Wei WANG, Haifeng ZHAO, Liang JI, Chaowei WANG, Zhengzhao ZHANG, Xuejie XING

“…Secondary fracturing at this time is conducive to generate new fractures that can extend 70 m near the hole and communicate the CBM rich area at the bottom of the hole; according to the method proposed in this paper, the daily gas production of well Y3 increased from 114 m3 to 1 626 m3 after the same zone re-fracturing, and the effect is remarkable.…”
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Graphene Oxide Modified Bimetallic Al/Fe (Hydro)Oxides Doped Activated Carbon Composite for Efficient Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Tsheamo W. Mogale, Fisseha A. Bezza, Shepherd M. Tichapondwa, Evans M. N. Chirwa

“…In this study, Al2O3@Fe2O3 nanoparticles doped activated carbon was synthesized via a co-precipitation method, using equimolar amounts of iron (Fe) and aluminium (Al) salts in the presence of finely ground wheat straw at a bimetal-to-straw mass ratio of 10:1. …”
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Explaining the COVID19 mortality growth rate: an empirical analysis of Israeli cities by Yuval Arbel, Yifat Arbel, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner, Miryam Kerner

“…These include population size, median age, a socio-economic ranking at a city level, a date variable and a dummy variable that equals 1 for post-vaccination and 0 for pre-vaccination era.MethodRegression analysis, where each variable is converted to the standard normal distribution function. …”
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Hyperloop Technology on European Trade Routes by Aleksejs Vesjolijs, Yulia Stukalina, Olga Zervina

“…The gravity model is proposed and an equation is estimated using the PPML (Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood) method based on Eurostat and IMF open data. Based on the research results, different socio-economic outcomes for different layers of EU trade, including negative and positive impacts, are identified. …”
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PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF MILK-CLOTTING ENZYMES OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN by D. S. Myagkonosov, D. V. Abramov, I. N. Delitskaya, E. G. Ovchinnikova

“…The MCA value was measured in the international milk-clotting units (IMCU), the PA value was determined by the Anson method on the substrate from hemoglobin at 30 °C and рН 5.3. …”
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One-Degree-of-Freedom Mechanical Metamaterials with Arbitrary Prescribability and Rapid Reprogrammability of Force–Displacement Curves by Hui Li, Wei Li, Huixin Yang, Joseph M. Gattas, Qingyang Chen, Yang Li

“…The analytical inverse design method, numerical analysis, parametric study of different target responses, and experimental validation are carried out. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes after Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Pranshu Bhargava, Rahul Singh

“…Aims This study was undertaken to study ECG changes after SICH. Materials and Method This study included all SICH patients admitted over 1 year. …”
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Examining green brand approaches in promoting new electric vehicles by Xiaoqing Li, Brahim Chekima, Ming-Fook Lim, Meizhen Pan, Aizah Nadia Aknie Ramlee

“…Data were collected from 428 NEV owners through Chinese automotive forums and car enthusiast clubs and analyzed using the PLS-SEM method. The findings reveal that higher perceived brand authenticity leads to stronger brand attachment, subsequently enhancing positive WOM and brand forgiveness. …”
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Outbreak of knowledge and technology in the novel "The Second War of the Dog” based on Jean-Francois Lyotard's postmodern metanarratives by Ahmad Arefi, Raja AbuAli

“…According to the descriptive-analytical method and relying on Lyotard's postmodern components, this article investigates the role of the capitalist system in general and the development of knowledge and technology in particular in the novel. …”
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On the Early Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (Case Description) by M. A. Gomberg, Z. R. Khismatullina, N. K. Fayzulin, A. M. Titoyan

“…The diagnostic significance of the dermatoscopic method in the early stages of the malignant tumour process is substantiated.…”
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The impact of wage structure and ability on the incentives for practitioners to engage in primary care in China: a mathematical analysis based on the incentive mechanism of heterog... by Yuxun Zhou, Ren Long, Xiaoyun Liu

“…Subsequently, we utilize tripartite evolutionary games to analyze the dynamic process of participation strategies to the primary health care with high—and less experienced practitioners.FindingsOur study yields four main findings: (1) Under an effective separating equilibrium, high-quality practitioners receive information rent, and there is no distortion at the top, while less experienced practitioners face allocation distortion. (2) When the performance risk of less experienced practitioners is greater than or equal to that of high-quality practitioners, reducing the performance risk of less experienced practitioners is an effective method of increasing their performance wage. …”
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MODELING AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH OF THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEM FOR INTRACOLAR HYPOTHERMIA by O. V. Evdulov, R. A. Magomadov, S. G. Magomedova, N. A. Nabiyev

“…Objectives The purpose of the article is to simulate and theoretical study of the thermoelectric system (TPP) for intracavitary hypothermia, the study of the processes occurring in it taking into account the influence of the parameters of the object of influence and characteristics of a thermoelectric battery (TEB). Method A physical model of thermal power plants for intracavitary hypothermia, consisting of two thermopiles, interconnected through an all-metal thermal bridge, equipped with an acting tip and a liquid heat exchanger is proposed. …”
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Mortality and its predictors among crash victims in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023 by Zuriyash Mengistu

“…Objectives This study aimed to estimate the thirty-day mortality and its predictors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method An institutional-based follow-up study was conducted on 373 randomly selected crash victims in Addis Ababa hospitals. …”
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Assessment of land dynamics transformation into tea plantations using support vector machine by Md Sahadat Hossan, Masud Ibn Afjal, Md.Faruq Hasan, Md.Abu Hanif

“…The supervised support vector machine (SVM) method was used for classification purposes, resulting in three classified maps for the years 2004, 2013 and 2022, having overall accuracies of 91.43 %, 98.67 %, and 98.48 % and kappa coefficients of 89.51, 98.37, and 98.13, respectively. …”
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