Far-Field Pattern Reconstruction from Near-Field Data Collected via a Nonconventional Plane-Rectangular Scanning: Experimental Testing by Francesco D’Agostino, Ilaria De Colibus, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Massimo Migliozzi

“…The measurements, performed at the planar NF facility of the antenna characterization laboratories of Selex ES, have confirmed the effectiveness of this innovative scanning also from the experimental viewpoint.…”
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Maternal Mortality Determinants in Rural Kenya: An Audit of Three Hospitals by Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M. Mmusi-Phetoe, Bernard Rono, Daniel Kyalo Muthiani, Jonathan Taiswa, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo, Damaris Moraa, John Kennedy Moturi

“…Mothers who were unmonitored using partograph, had reactive HIV status, were in the postpartum period, were referred from periphery facilities, and low socioeconomic levels were most vulnerable. …”
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HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF LECITHIN-BASED PREPARATION ON EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL LIVER TOXICITY by Ye. V. Kuzminova, M. P. Semenenko, Ye. V. Tyapkina, V. A. Sobolev

“…Experiments were carried out in rats kept under similar conditions that had been subjected to quarantine in animal facilities and demonstrated no apparent disease manifestations. …”
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CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE: MI MANERA DE HACER FILOSOFÍA by Darin McNabb

“…En nuestra época de post-todo, el pensamiento se ha vuelto demasiado fácil, literario, irónico —la expresión del gusto de cada quien por el particular “ismo” en el que se ha encerrado. …”
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Modulating gene expression as a strategy to investigate thyroid cancer biology by Diego Claro de Mello, Joice Moraes Menezes, Antonio Tarelo Freitas de Oliveira, Marcella Maringolo Cristovão, Edna Teruko Kimura, Cesar Seigi Fuziwara

“…Overall, these modifications have improved the ways to either reduce or induce the expression of a given gene with efficiency and facility for implementation in the lab. Allied with that, the existence of various human cell line models for cancer covering different histotypes and biological behaviors, especially for thyroid cancer, has helped improve the understanding of cancer biology. …”
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Siak Tourism Based on Environmental Policy: Analysis of Tourism Development Opportunities and Challenges by Pakhapan Saiman, Heriyanto Meyzi, Ismandianto Ismandianto, Marta Auradian, Wirman Welly, Mashur Dadang, Fadli Mashur

“…The government’s policy of developing international border tourism for various stakeholders to collaborate has not been well integrated between the central government and the local government. The focus point for Siak tourism development is basic infrastructure and public facilities so that it is hoped that it will continue to increase the value and competitiveness of international border tourism. …”
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Supporting Mothers’ Engagement in a Community-Based Methadone Treatment Program by Nicole Letourneau, Mary Ann Campbell, Jennifer Woodland, Jennifer Colpitts

“…Two major barriers to engagement in MMT were identified by both mothers and service providers including (1) the lack of available and consistent childcare while mothers attended outpatient programs and (2) challenges with transportation to the treatment facility. All participants noted the potential benefits of adding supportive resources for the children of mothers involved in MMT and for mothers to learn how to communicate more effectively with their children and rebuild damaged mother-child relationships. …”
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Heterotopic Ossification in Vertebral Interlaminar/Interspinous Instrumentation: Report of a Case by Giuseppe Maida, Eleonora Marcati, Silvio Sarubbo

“…The classical surgical indications for these implants are degenerative canal stenosis, discogenic low back pain, disk herniations, facet syndrome, and instability. However, fractures of spinous processes are a potential risk after interspinous/interlaminar devices’ implantation. …”
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Febrile Seizures and Febrile Seizure Syndromes: An Updated Overview of Old and Current Knowledge by Abdulhafeez M. Khair, Dalal Elmagrabi

“…They are a major cause of emergency facility visits and a source of family distress and anxiety. …”
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Bi-Objective Optimization for Vehicle Routing Problems with a Mixed Fleet of Conventional and Electric Vehicles and Soft Time Windows by Peixin Zhao, Fanfan Liu, Yuanyuan Guo, Xiaoyang Duan, Yunshu Zhang

“…Considering the impact of charging facilities and carbon emission, this paper proposes a vehicle routing problem with a mixed fleet of conventional and electric vehicles and soft time windows. …”
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Solar Lighting Technologies for Highway Green Rest Areas in China: Energy Saving Economic and Environmental Evaluation by Xiaochun Qin, Qingchao Wei, Lianjun Wang, Yi Shen

“…It was proved that the application of solar technology for green lighting of highway rest facilities not only could have considerable energy saving capacity and achieve high economic benefits, but also make great contributions to the reduction of environment pollution.…”
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Scenario of Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities by Poulomee Ghosh, Eshwar Reddy Bobba, Sai Sanjay Dodda, Vamsi Krishna Jasti, Sarvan Meka, Hasitha Reddy Vanga

“…The decentralization of wet waste treatment and sorting processes has facilitated material recovery. Centralized facilities, such as the waste-to-energy plant in Vishakhapatnam, the compressed biogas plant in Pune, and the biomethanation plant in Tirupati, are adding economic value to the system. …”
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Measurement of Surface Damage through Boundary Detection: An Approach to Assess Durability of Cementitious Composites under Tannery Wastewater by Tanvir Manzur, Khaled Mahmood Ehsan, Sinha Lamia Sultana, Samira Mahmud

“…The purpose of this treatment facility is to reduce the environmental pollution created by tannery wastewater. …”
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Marinesque (Loupian, Hérault) : un relais routier sur la voie Domitienne by Iouri Bermond, Michel Christol, Michel Feugère, Christophe Pellecuer, Corinne Sanchez

“…They were most likely relay stations given their proximity to the road and the existence of certain facilities such as cooking areas. This hypothesis is confirmed by the specific configuration of objects found, with a significant quantity of tableware (especially drinking vessels), and greater quantities of non-Mediterranean Gallic coinage than found in most regional sites. …”
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Assessment of biogas-powered absorption cooling systems and biomass potential for sustainable rural development: A case study in Yenişehir, Turkiye by Kenan Saka, Mehmet F. Orhan

“…This study examines the performance of a small-scale, single-effect absorption cooling system powered by biogas, designed to address the dual needs for cooling and energy in rural areas. The study focuses on Yenişehir, where animal-based biogas facilities are absent, and cold storage capacity is insufficient to meet local agricultural demands. …”
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Synthesis of Polydopamine Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide-Palladium Nanocomposite for Laccase Based Biosensor by Da-Wei Li, Lei Luo, Peng-Fei Lv, Qing-Qing Wang, Ke-Yu Lu, An-Fang Wei, Qu-Fu Wei

“…In this work, palladium nanoparticles (Pd) loaded reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid (rGO-Pd) was synthesized through a facile method. Laccase (Lac) was immobilized on rGO-Pd by utilizing the self-polymerization of dopamine, which generated polydopamine (PDA). …”
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Public use of the Internet at Chester library, UK. by Katherine Turner, Margaret Kendall

“…This paper reports on quantitative and qualitative research into the use being made of the Internet facilities at Chester Library between August 1998 and May 1999. …”
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Reconceptualizing menstrual health and hygiene among young women in India by Mahashweta Chakrabarty, Karan Babbar, Aditya Singh

“…Abstract This study advances the understanding of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) by integrating access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and period product usage. Using a cross-sectional design and data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (n = 205,861 women aged 15–24 years), we examined factors associated with adequate MHH access and its geographical distribution across Indian districts via bivariate and multivariate logistic regression and Fairlie decomposition. …”
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PDMS microspheres as rheological additives for PDMS-based DIW inks by Utkarsh Ramesh, Jonathan Miller, Bryce Stottelmire, James Beach, Steven Patterson, Laura Cumming, Sabrina Wells Torres, Dakota Even, Petar Dvornic, Cory Berkland

“…In this work, we investigate the applicability of PDMS microspheres as a rheological and thixotropic additive for PDMS based DIW inks. We utilize a facile oil-in-water emulsion method to reproducibly obtain small (∼5 μm) PDMS microspheres, which are then incorporated into PDMS-based inks. …”
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Spidroin-Based Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering: General Approaches and Potential Stem Cell Therapies by Qi Zhang, Min Li, Wenbo Hu, Xin Wang, Jinlian Hu

“…Spider silks are increasingly gaining interest for potential use as biomaterials in tissue engineering and biomedical applications. Owing to their facile and versatile processability in native and regenerated forms, they can be easily tuned via chemical synthesis or recombinant technologies to address specific issues required for applications. …”
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