Bending performance and design of reinforced concrete ribbed bridge deck slabs retrofitted with steel-plate reinforcement by Jianshuai Liu, Shuai Tian, Tao Li

“…This aligns with engineering practice whereby the bolt shear capacity is used to assess the effectiveness of steel-plate reinforcement in bridge deck slabs. …”
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Enhancing the Solubility of Curcumin Metal Complexes and Investigating Some of Their Biological Activities by Tran Quang Hieu, Doan Thi Thanh Thao

“…The optimum parameters of ultrasound to enhance the solubility was figured out as follows: the capacity of ultrasound: 750 W/g; the time of ultrasound: 7 min; the concentration of the surfactant Tween 80 : 2%. …”
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A Comparative Study of CO and CH Adsorption on Silicalite-1 Fabricated by Sonication and Conventional Method by Marjan Razavian, Shohreh Fatemi, Mojtaba Masoudi-Nejad

“…The experimental isotherms were modelled based on the Toth equation by minimizing the mean relative difference between the model and experimental adsorption capacity.…”
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Konsep Pendampingan dalam Struktur Pemerintahan Indonesia: Mengapa Pendamping Lokal Desa Harus Ada? by Jenny Yelina Rambe, Badaruddin Badaruddin, Abdul Kadir

“…A number of measures have been taken such as decentralization of authority, capacity building, and budget approach. The most recently used action to accelerate rural development is through the village assistance program. …”
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Round-Trip Emergency Supply Distribution Model Based on Nonfixed Routes by Yanli Tang, Ying Xiong, Ying Chen

“…In view of the long duration, strong demand urgency, and relatively limited transportation capacity after catastrophic events, this paper proposes a round-trip emergency supply distribution model based on nonfixed routes. …”
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Effect of Plyometric Exercises on Balance Ability for Ashihara Karate Practitioners by Daniel Mocioaca

“…Purpose: This study aims to highlight statistically significant differences in improving dynamic balance capacity for the lower limbs after implementing a programme that includes plyometric exercises. …”
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Behaviour of Eccentric Concrete Columns Reinforced with Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bars by Zrar Sedeeq Othman, Ahmed Heidayet Mohammad

“…Test results in terms of load-strain, load-mid height deflection curves, and crack patterns showed that the column reinforced with CFRP bars behaved similarly to the concrete column reinforced with conventional steel bars with a slight difference in axial and flexural capacity. The increment in CFRP longitudinal reinforcement ratios from 1.4% to 2.0% and 3.6% reasonably increased the maximum carrying capacity for different eccentricities used herein. …”
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Comparison of Variation of Vitamin C Content with Ripening Stages in Fruit Extracts of Solanum Gilo, Solanum Anguivi And Solanum Aculeastrum. by Ayebare, Happiness

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TRADE POLICY AND PERFORMANCE OF EXPORT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES by Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, Maiga, Issaka Hamadi

“…The objectives are to (a) identify the major determinants of manufacture exports; and (b) determine the causal relationship existing between manufacture exports and trade policy - Openness, exchange rate, average tariff rates and capacity utilization. Empirical analysis of the data from 1970 to 2014 using Vector autoregressive (VAR) model and granger co-integration test have produced interesting results. …”
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The neglected governance challenges of solid waste management in Uganda: Insights from a newly created City of Mbarara by Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh, Boaz, Nabimanya, Derrick, Komwangi

“…ere is therefore need to strengthen capacity ( nancial, institutional, technological and infrastructural) to drive environmentally solid waste management practices for sustainable solid waste management.…”
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IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Protects the Osteogenesis Capability of Gingival-Derived Stem/Progenitor Cells under Inflammatory Microenvironment Induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipo... by Yuxin Zhao, Bobo Cai, Weijun Zhu, Jue Shi, Yu Wang, Misi Si

“…The toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway activated by LPS was evaluated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot. …”
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The Effect of Glycerol Monolaurate on Intestinal Health and Disease Resistance in Cage-Farmed Juvenile Pompano Trachinotus ovatus by Huaxing Lin, Beiping Tan, Qihui Yang

“…This research studied the effects of glycerol monolaurate (GML) to diets on the digestive capacity, intestinal structure, intestinal microbiota, and disease resistance for juvenile pompano Trachinotus ovatus (mean weight=14.00±0.70 g). …”
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RNA m6A involves in regulation of oxidative stress and apoptosis may via NF-kB pathway in cadmium-induced lung cells by Nan Zhang, Jie Yang, Yuan Zhao, Wenhong Li, Bo Zhao, Rongxian Li, Zuoshun He, Shiyan Gu

“…Moreover, the mRNAs of Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), the key signaling molecules in these two signaling pathways, were predicted to contain m6A modification sites with high confidence. …”
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Cancer stem cells and tumor-associated macrophages as mates in tumor progression: mechanisms of crosstalk and advanced bioinformatic tools to dissect their phenotypes and interacti... by Francesco Verona, Sebastiano Di Bella, Roberto Schirano, Camilla Manfredi, Francesca Angeloro, Giulia Bozzari, Matilde Todaro, Matilde Todaro, Giuseppe Giannini, Giuseppe Giannini, Giorgio Stassi, Veronica Veschi

“…On the other hand, CSCs exhibited their capacity to influence immune cells, creating a favorable microenvironment for cancer progression. …”
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Identification of Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed based on phylogenetic and carrageenan conten by Gloria Ika Satriani, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Alimuddin, Harton Arfah, Irzal Effendi

“…Dari hasil analisis sekuensing DNA dan pengujian FTIR terhadap 16 varietas bibit rumput laut yang diperoleh di berbagai sentra budidaya di Indonesia menghasilkan 99% kemiripan yang tinggi dengan K. alvarezii penghasil kappa karagenan.   Kata kunci: DNA sekuensing, filogenetik, haplotipe, kappa-karagenan, rbcL …”
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Adaptive Hierarchical Multi-Headed Convolutional Neural Network With Modified Convolutional Block Attention for Aerial Forest Fire Detection by Md. Najmul Mowla, Davood Asadi, Shamsul Masum, Khaled Rabie

“…Experiments conducted on the UAVs-FFDB dataset achieved outstanding results, including 100% accuracy, a 100% Cohen’s kappa coefficient (cKappa), and compact model parameter sizes of 1.49 million (M), 0.25 M, and 0.12 M. …”
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Validity and reliability International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for all forms of injury: A systematic review. by Sarah Paleczny, Nosakhare Osagie, Jai Sethi, Michael Cusimano

“…Reliability was defined by inter-rater reliability (IRR), measured by Krippendorff's alpha, Cohen's Kappa, and/or Fleiss' kappa.<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-seven published studies from 2006 to 2023 were included. …”
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Supplementary oxygen efficacy for chronic pulmonary disorders and exertion desaturation by Paraschos Archontakis Barakakis, Adam Wolfe, Andrei Schwartz, Gabriel J. Hernandez Romero, Vipul Gidwani, Shaylika Chauhan, Shinichi Arizono, Ralph J. Panos, Spyridon Fortis

“…Conclusions Our study revealed the efficacy of supplemental oxygen for EID and only a positive immediate effect on exercise capacity and dyspnoea, but no improvement in other short-term or long-term measures.…”
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Optimization of Black Garlic Protein Extraction Process and Exploration of Its Properties and Functions with Enzymatic Hydrolysis Products by Jian Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Bo Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyu Ren, Youchuang Zhang, Lijun Jiang, Chunming Dong, Guihong Zhao

“…Compared to BGP, the hydrolysates demonstrated significantly improved solubility, water-holding capacity, and foaming ability (<i>p</i> < 0.05), while their emulsifying activity, emulsion stability, DPPH radical scavenging capacity, and hypoglycemic activity decreased. …”
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Iodine/Chlorine Multi‐Electron Conversion Realizes High Energy Density Zinc‐Iodine Batteries by Jiajin Zhao, Yan Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Ziqi An, Binbin Nian, Wenfeng Wang, Hao Wu, Shumin Han, Yuan Li, Lu Zhang

“…Overall, this work contributes to the further development of high‐valence and high‐capacity aqueous Zn‐I2 batteries.…”
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