An observational analysis of shade-related pedestrian activity by Michelle Levenson, David Pearlmutter, Or Aleksandrowicz

“…Policy relevance This research provides empirical evidence for developing urban design policies focusing on enhancing outdoor shade to increase walkability under hot conditions. A novel method is presented and used to examine the extent to which outdoor shade is correlated with pedestrian route preference. …”
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El libro verde de la RSC de la Comisión Europea y la teoría de los stakeholders desde la perspectiva de género by María Elósegui Itxaso

“…ABSTRACT The interest of the UE in the promotion of the RSC must be study in the context of the social politicy of the UE. In this research, a method qualitative has been used, based upon the theoretical analysis of the European Communitarian Law, that supportes a theory of justice and Human Rights in the Framework of the values maintained by the European social paradigm. …”
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RSSI-Based Passive Localization in the Wild, At Streetscape Scales by Fanchen Bao, Stepan Mazokha, Jason O. Hallstrom

“…While shown to be feasible in controlled outdoor environments, few have used this method outdoors in production environments. In this article, we continue the work on the Mobility Intelligence System (MobIntel) and apply RSSI-based passive localization on data collected from the 500 and 400 blocks of Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, FL. …”
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Investigating critical thinking skills in Arabic textbooks exercises of junior high schools based on Lipman's Theory by Fatemeh Irandoost, Maryam Jalaei, Abbas Zare-ee Tajareh

“…The methodology applied in this research is descriptive as well as content analysis methodology and Shannon entropy weighting method has been used in order to determine the importance coefficient of the studied components. …”
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Data-driven ethical guidelines for digitized mental health services: principal components analysis by Chinmay Bapat, Snehal Jog

“…A novel approach is proposed undertaking gap-analysis by identifying the themes of ethical concerns from practitioners’ and consumers’ perspectives.MethodThematic analysis of literature on ethics in both conventional psychotherapy and digital mental health interventions was conducted to develop a comprehensive thematic framework of ethical principles for digitized mental health care. …”
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among apparently healthy University Students by Ahmed Olowo-okere 1* , Umar Maryam 1 , Mus’ab Ibrahim 1 , Habeebah Olufe Owolabi 1 , Adeiza Suleiman Shuaibu , Adeboye Olusoji Lekan , Mustapha Usman , Abdulmalik Aliyu , Larbi Zakaria Nabti , Abdourahmane Yacouba

“…The susceptibility of the MRSA isolates to commonly prescribed antibiotics was carried out using the disc diffusion method. A total of 200 participants were recruited from medical and allied faculties. …”
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Data on the evolution of the resistance phenomenon to anti-infectives in 16 pig breeding units from Banat by Alexandru O. Doma, Romeo T. Cristina

“…The objectives of the study were: the identification of specific anatomical-pathological lesions, bacteriological examination, and biochemical identification of pathogenic germs using the API 20E method. From the biological material taken from the pigs, 139 samples were collected from the lungs, portions of the liver, small intestine, spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes, which were later microbiologically analyzed. …”
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Recommendation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Driving Situations Based on a Preference Objective Function by Dayeon Lee, Dong Sik Kim, Beom Jin Chung, Young Mo Chung

“…In this paper, we propose a real-time charging station recommendation method based on minimal and simple current information while driving to the destination. …”
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Early Enteral Nutrition Could Be Associated with Improved Survival Outcome in Cardiac Arrest by Jingwei Duan, Jianjie Ren, Xiaodan Li, Lanfang Du, Baomin Duan, Qingbian Ma

“…We aimed to explore the relationship between the timing of EN (within 48 hours or after 48 hours) and clinical outcomes and safety in CA. Method. From the MIMIC-IV (version 2.2) database, we conducted this retrospective cohort study. …”
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Determination of Serum Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as a tumour Marker in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) by Khitam Abdul Wahhab Ali, Abeer Anwer Ahmed, Suhad Taha Mohammed

“… Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of serum myeloperoxidase and lactate dehydrogenase levels as tumour markers in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients after one-year treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Method: The case-control study was conducted at the College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, in collaboration with the National Centre of Haematology, Baghdad, from December 2019 to April 2020. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Influence on Overland Flow and Water Infiltration by Fracture Networks in Soil by Lei Zhu, Dongjun Fan, Rong Ma, Yonggen Zhang, Yuanyuan Zha

“…The model divides soil water infiltration into two forms and uses the overall method to calculate the exchange of water between the crack networks and matrix regions as well as the exchange water between surface runoff and infiltration water. …”
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Quantum proof biometric authentication framework using binary lattices and homomorphic encryption for secure cancelable templates by S. Aarthi, K. Geetha, N. Sasikaladevi

“…The proposed template protection method demonstrates a recognition accuracy of 99.5 $$\%$$ % . …”
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Use of the cefepime-clavulanate ESBL Etest for detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in AmpC co-producing bacteria by Srujana Mohanty, Rajni Gaind, Rajeev Ranjan, Monorama Deb

“…All three ESBL Etest strips were equally effective in detecting ESBL in the isolates that were AmpC negative. …”
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Understanding the factors associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi: experiences from the Muyinga and Ngozi provinces by Willy Désiré Emera, Marijke D’Haese, Wannes Slosse, Carl Lachat

“…It remains unclear which factors are associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi, in particular in a context of subsistence farming as found in rural Burundi.Aim: This study investigates child undernutrition in rural Burundi and identifies household-level risk factors in subsistence farm households.Method: A sample of 242 children participated in a cross-sectional survey conducted in Muyinga and Ngozi provinces. …”
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Effect of grain refinement by ECAP on the corrosion resistance of anodic coating of AA6063 prepared by pulse constant voltage anodizing process by Maryam Mehdizade, Ali Reza Eivani, Mansour Soltanieh

“…The processed substrates were anodized using a two-step anodizing method under constant pulse voltage and identical electrochemical conditions. …”
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Personalized Clustering for Emotion Recognition Improvement by Laura Gutiérrez-Martín, Celia López-Ongil, Jose M. Lanza-Gutiérrez, Jose A. Miranda Calero

“…An initial approach for clustering labeled data compiled (physiological data, together with emotional labels) is presented in this work, as well as the method to ensure the enrollment of new users with unlabeled data once the AI models are generated. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Telemedicine for Musculoskeletal Conditions in a Medicare Advantage Population by Mary I. O’Connor, Megan Dorak Ribaudo, Kaitlyn Cooney Peters, Jim Fiechtl, Tessy Oommen, Carrie McCulloch, Rusti Quarles, Krista Schonrock, Ryan A. Grant

“…Introduction: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are highly prevalent among the Medicare population, and telerehabilitation has been shown to be equivalent to traditional in-person physical therapy for many patients. Method: We studied the clinical outcomes of 100 consecutive Medicare Advantage patients from one insurer treated with a virtual physician-led MSK care team model. …”
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Degree-Constrained k-Minimum Spanning Tree Problem by Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Each proposed ACO and VNS method is also compared with another variant of it which is obtained while embedding a Q-learning strategy. …”
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Inhibitory effects of propolis and essential oils on oral bacteria by Zoran Tambur, Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Dolores Opačić, Branislava Vuković, Adam Malešević, Luka Ivančajić, Ema Aleksić

“…Methodology: Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): The antimicrobial activity of propolis and essential oils was investigated by the agar dilution method. Serial dilutions of essential oils were prepared in plates, and the assay plates were estimated to contain 100, 50, 25 and 12.5 µg/mL of active essential oils. …”
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Theoretical background for the bionic substantiation of parameters of the stubble cultivator working bodies by L. F. Babitsky, I. V. Sobolevsky, V. A. Kuklin

“…The main parameters of the toothed cutting surface were determined by the method of bionic comparisons, with a scarab beetle as a bionic prototype. …”
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