ESTIMATING THE DEMAND FOR RAILWAY FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION: A CASE STUDY IN KAZAKHSTAN by Madiyar SULTANBEK, Nazdana ADILOVA, Aleksander SŁADKOWSKI, Arnur KARIBAYEV

“…Forecasting demand is a crucial aspect of managing business processes, and the methods for doing this can vary across different industries. The ultimate goal remains consistent—to obtain precise predictions of future demand by analyzing historical data and current environmental factors. …”
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Evaluación del patrimonio cultural: la Huerta de Valencia como recurso territorial by Sandra Mayordomo Maya, Jorge Hermosilla Pla

“…En este artículo se desarrolla y aplica una metodología de evaluación del patrimonio cultural en 257 bienes de la Huerta de Valencia. Se trata de un método cuantitativo, reproducible para las diferentes tipologías de inmuebles y en cualquier territorio. …”
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Outcomes Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Severe Ocular Trauma by Natalia K. Bober, Neruban Kumaran, Tom H. Williamson

“…Furthermore, through follow-up we noted a varied number of operations required by patients presenting with ocular trauma and a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity from 1.73 ( ± 0.86) LogMAR to 1.17 ( ± 1.03; p < 0.01) LogMAR. A statistically significant difference in final visual acuity was also noted between BETTS classified type of injury groups (p < 0.01). …”
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Analysis of Variation Characteristics of the Annual Maximum Flood Flow of Main Streams in Guangdong Province by LIANG Yuanyuan

“…In order to understand the variation characteristics of the annual maximum flood flow at the main hydrological stations in Guangdong province and reduce the production,living,and ecological environment problems caused by floods,the annual maximum flood flow series from 1977 to 2014 at seven hydrological stations in Guangdong province,namely,Sanshui Station,Makou Station,Gaoyao Station,Shijiao Station,Boluo Station,Huazhou Station,and Chaoan Station,are studied.MK test and Pettitt test are used to carry out study or wavelet analysis on the characteristics of the trend,variability,and cycle changes of the annual maximum flood flow at typical stations in the main streams of Guangdong province.The results show that:① the annual maximum flood flow at Boluo Station and Chaoan Station decreases slightly,while that at the other five stations increases,with that at Shijiao Station and Sanshui Station rising significantly.② Four of the seven stations have variability,and they are Gaoyao Station (in 1991 and 1992),Shijiao Station (in 1992,2011,and 2012),Makou Station (in 1993),and Sanshui Station (in 1993),and the variability occurs more than once at Gaoyao and Shijiao stations.In terms of spatial and temporal distribution,the four stations with variability mostly belong to the Xijiang and Beijiang river systems in the 1980s,1990s,and the 21st century.③ Sanshui Station has two main cycles of 2~10 a and 20~30 a,and Makou Station has cycles of 2~9 a and 9~27 a.Gaoyao Station experiences a cycle of 4~10 a and 10~24 a,and Shijiao Station owns a cycle of 2~12 a and 12~20 a.Boluo Station has a cycle of 5~12 a and 12~24 a.In addition,Huazhou Station experiences three cycles of 3~7 a,7~18 a,and 18~26 a,and Chaoan Station experiences cycles of 3~10 a,10~14 a,and 14~23 a,respectively.…”
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constitucionalização do direito à greve no Brasil by Mylena Devezas Souza, Luiza Alves Chaves

“…Hoje reconhecida como um direito constitucional, a greve já foi considerada apenas um fato social, e crime. …”
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Estimation of the Effect of Oblique Positioned Obstacle Placement on Thermal Performance of a Horizontal Mantle Hot Water Tank with Machine Learning by Aslı Durmuşoğlu, Buket Turgut, Yusuf Tekin, Burak Turgut

“…The main input provided the velocity V = 0.036, 0.073, 0.11, and 0.147 m/s, and analysis were performed for each speed. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic factors of pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a single-center retrospective study by Yunfeng Lu, Liying Liu, Qi Wang, Bingju Liu, Ping Zhao, Guotao Guan, Yunpeng Dai

“…The 5-year OS and EFS rate in RO+ LCH and RO− LCH patients were 79.5 ± 7.5%, 53.8 ± 9.6% and 87.5 ± 11.7%, 76.2 ± 14.8%, insignificantly. …”
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Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People by Abidullah Khan, Wazir Muhammad Khan, Maimoona Ayub, Mohammad Humayun, Mohammad Haroon

“…Ferritin had a strong positive correlation with both BMI (r=0.86, P<0.001) and CRP (r=0.87, P<0.001) and strong negative correlation with Hb, iron, TIBC, and transferrin saturation (P<0.001). …”
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LA POLÍTICA HABITACIONAL EN LA AGENDA INTERNACIONAL: EL PAPEL DE CITIES ALLIANCE EN EL CASO DE LA CIUDAD DE NEUQUÉN by Gabriela A. Pérez

“…En este marco destaca el surgimiento de Cities Alliance, una asociación que agrupa a instituciones y organismos de desarrollo con el propósito de asistir a las ciudades a abordar los desafíos urbanos del siglo XXI, entre ellos la eliminación-mejoramiento de los barrios marginales. …”
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Effect of portable cooling device on thermal comfort of medical protective clothing by Fang Wang, Wenliang Guo, Xianfei Liu, Ye Tian, Jicheng Li, Jun Zhang, Chaowen Deng

“…After cooling system operation for 2 h, the micro-environment temperature and average skin temperature maximum drops are 6.0 °C and 5.6 °C, respectively. The system can reduce the protective clothing's micro-environment temperature and the human skin temperature effectively under various environmental temperature and activity intensity conditions. …”
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Molecular Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Klebsiella Isolates in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Sandeep Vasaikar, Larry Obi, Isaac Morobe, Mary Bisi-Johnson

“…The prevalence of ESBL production in all Klebsiella species was 117 (57.9%). ESBL-genotypic resistance is driven in Mthatha by blaSHV 121 (77.1%) followed by blaTEM 105 (66.9%) and blaCTX-M at 89 (56.7%). …”
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Factors associated with disapproval of female genital mutilation among schoolgirls in the Borena and Jimma zones of Ethiopia by Henok Mulatu Teferi, Gizachew Balew Jembere, Siyoum Enqubahiri, Teferi Kebede Nurgi, Amina Kanpise Arero, Biruk Bogale Wolde, Wondimu Chifra Tolera, Addisalem Titiyos, Pontea Afzalirad, Kathryn A O’ Connell, Danielle Garfinkel

“…Results show an overall 80.7% prevalence of attitudes against FGM/C. Individuals from Borena [AOR = 1.76;95% CI: 1.03,2.98] and Christian religion followers compared to Muslims [AOR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.07, 4.20] had higher odds of expressing attitudes against FGM/C. …”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…At catheterization, they had elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (5.7 [4.4–7.4] Wood units·m2, geometric mean with 95% CI). …”
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Relationship between Particle Size Distribution and Pollutant Content during the Transport of Storm Runoff by GAO Aiping, HUANG Tinglin, MA Xu, ZHANG Guorong, FAN Wenwei, QI Yunzhi, ZHANG Bo, DU Juanjuan, CUI Hongjun

“…The inflow on October 3 is three times larger than that on April 4 and 2.6 times larger than that on June 3, while the TP content is five times higher than that on June 3, and the COD_Mn is 1.8 times and 1.7 times higher than that on these two days, respectively, indicating that the TP and COD_Mn in the inflow are related to its volume. …”
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The Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidants Potential of Schoenoplectus triqueter L. Palla by Amir Hassan, Zakaria Akmal, Nawaz Khan

“…The ethyl acetate extract holds greater median inhibitory concentration (IC50 = 3.52 ± 0.01), and water showed IC50 = 3.61 ± 0.01 percent potential as compared to the standard ascorbic acid which possesses IC50 = 2.27 ± 0.01. Their potential may be enhanced or lowered with the purification of extracts which might be useful in biological activities.…”
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Study on the Aging Time Variation Law of Mechanical Properties of the Laminated Rubber Bearing in Coastal Bridges considering Frictional Slip by Yue Li, Chongming Gao, Chong Li, Qian Li

“…For the bearing with the shape coefficient of 16.38, the equivalent viscous damping ratio at 100 years of rubber aging time is 1.17 times higher than that of the initial state of the bearing, and 33.21% more energy is consumed through frictional slip. …”
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Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana by Stephen T. Odonkor, Napoleon Kurantin, Anthony M. Sallar

“…Results also revealed that the odds of performing good handling practice among respondents within the age group of 36-45 years were five times higher compared to those within the age group of 18-25 years [OR=4.92 (95% CI: 1.44–16.86), p=0.011]. Moreover, respondents who had tertiary education qualifications were more likely to have proper food handling practices compared to those with primary education [OR=0.27 (95% CI: 0.09–0.71), p=0.009]. …”
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Family as a health promotion setting: A scoping review of conceptual models of the health-promoting family. by Valerie Michaelson, Kelly A Pilato, Colleen M Davison

“…Contemporary health promoting family models can establish scaffolds for shaping health behaviors and can be useful tools for education and health promotion.…”
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An Improved Maximum Power Point Approach for Temperature Variation in PV System Applications by Abdelkhalek Chellakhi, Said El Beid, Younes Abouelmahjoub

“…Furthermore, the convergence time enhancement of the improved approaches over the conventional P&O, INC, and modified MPP-Locus methods is 2.06, 5.25, and 2.57 milliseconds, respectively; besides, the steady-state power oscillations of the conventional P&O, INC, and modified MPP-Locus MPPT methods are 2, 1, and 0.6 watts, but it is neglected in the case of using the improved approaches. …”
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Neuropedagogy and Neuroimaging of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning by Claudia De Barros Camargo , Antonio Hernández Fernández

“…The research aims to elucidate how these technologies can be synergistically applied to optimize learning processes based on individual neurocognitive profiles, thereby enhancing educational effectiveness. …”
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