The role of practical shooting in system of police shooting training: psychological component by V. V. Fedorov, O. B. Piskunova

“…It has been emphasized that firefight requires from a police officer not only skillful handling of weapons, but also a number of thought processes in a situation of partial or complete uncertainty, which affects the psychological readiness to use firearms. …”
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Community Social Capital and Farmer Development: Key Drivers of Welfare and Business Productivity in Farmer Groups by Suryalena Suryalena, Andri Seno, Karneli Okta, Andini Frini Karina, Febrian Achmad Fajri

“…Data analysis was carried out using path analysis through Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The results showed that Community Social Capital and farmer characteristic development have a significant positive influence on farmer welfare and farming productivity in farmer groups. …”
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Macro-Micro Study on Mechanical Properties of Frozen Fine Sandstone Based on DEM Mathematical Model by Maoyan Ma, Min You, Shuguang Peng, Biao Zhang, Yuan Lin

“…The study of freezing rock mechanical properties is getting more and more urgent because of coal mine construction in western China. Particle discrete element method (DEM) can describe discontinuous medium problem mathematically. …”
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Protective Effects of Garlic and Cinnamon Oils on Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Albino Rats by Salah M. Aly, Hamdy A. Fetaih, Abeer A. I. Hassanin, Mosleh M. Abomughaid, Aliaa A. Ismail

“…On the other hand, HCC rats pretreated with garlic oil or cinnamon oil revealed partial reversal of normal liver architecture. The present findings proposed that these natural oils have the ability to improve liver function, significantly reduced the liver toxicity and HCC development. …”
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Somatostatin Treatment for Ectopic ACTH Syndrome due to Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Review of the Literature by Da Zhang, Lin Lu, Hui-Juan Zhu, Yu Xiao, Xian-Lin Han, Shun-Da Du, Hua-Dan Xue, Qing-Xing Liu, Zhao-Hui Zhu, Ming-Ming Hu, Xiao Zhai, Xiao-Ping Xing, Zhao-Lin Lu

“…As one of the combined treatment measures, SSAs controlled the levels of ACTH and cortisol in 9 of the 13 patients (69.2%). Partial response was observed in 3 patients (23.1%), stable disease in 2 patients (15.4%), and progressive disease in 6 patients (46.2%). …”
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Using UAV-Based Systems to Monitor Air Pollution in Areas with Poor Accessibility by Oscar Alvear, Nicola Roberto Zema, Enrico Natalizio, Carlos T. Calafate

“…These UAVs are guided by our proposed Pollution-driven UAV Control (PdUC) algorithm, which is based on a chemotaxis metaheuristic and a local particle swarm optimization strategy. Together, they allow automatically performing the monitoring of a specified area using UAVs. …”
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The Deformation Behavior and Failure Modes of Surrounding Rock after Excavation: A Experimental Study by Jinping Liang, Haoyong Jing, Xiaorui Li, Gongyu Hou

“…The present structural model test using partial hollow thick-walled cylinder cement mortar specimen φ200 mm × 280 mm with a horizontal central circular hole of 60 mm diameter and the hollow height of 160 mm was conducted to investigate the deformation, failure characteristics, and AE response of a whole testing process from excavation to postunloading state. …”
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Two-Echelon Location-Routing Problem with Time Windows and Transportation Resource Sharing by Yong Wang, Yaoyao Sun, Xiangyang Guan, Yanyong Guo

“…A two-stage hybrid algorithm composed of k-means clustering and extended multiobjective particle swarm optimization algorithm is proposed for 2E-LRPTWTRS optimization. …”
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Separate Vertical Wiring for Comminuted Inferior Pole Fractures of Patella: An Effective Technique by Mugundhan Moongilpatti Sengodan, Yuganeswaran Marasamy

“…Management of these fractures is challenging because of very small fragment size to be amenable to conventional fixation techniques. Partial patellectomy is no longer favored due to its high incidence of complications. …”
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Breaking Mechanism and Damage Evolution Rule of Ultra-High-Pressure Water Jet Impacting Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Jialiang Liu, Yuelong Chen, Yujie Zhu

“…Based on smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method, this paper carried out the numerical simulation of ultra-high-pressure water jet (UHP-WJ) impacting steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC), verified the established numerical model by UHP-WJ impacting SFRC and computed tomography (CT) scanning experiments, and explored breaking mechanism and damage evolution rule of SFRC impacted by UHP-WJ. …”
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Exhaled Jet and Viral-Laden Aerosol Transport from Nasal Sneezing by Hana Salati, David F. Fletcher, Mehrdad Khamooshi, Jingliang Dong, Kazuhide Ito, Sara Vahaji, Kiao Inthavong

“…The nasal sneeze forms a V-shaped plume with smaller particles in the core region. At the end of the sneeze, when the exhaled jets have lost their initial momentum, the large particle dispersion is dominated by gravity. …”
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Sustainable lightweight self-compacting concrete with coal bottom ash as aggregate and cement replacement by Ibtissam Boulahya, Abdelkadir Makani, Ahmed Tafraoui

“…Additionally, Portland cement was partially replaced with coal bottom ash powder (CBAP) at levels of 15%, 20%, and 25%. …”
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Information on dental prostheses use and bone resorption in older adults by Emily Sarahy Santana Moya, Danna Sharick Tello Nazareno, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> total or partial prostheses are a rehabilitation process for toothless patients, whether they are fixed or removable prostheses.…”
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Dispersal and colonization success of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) on the Solovetsky Islands (the largest archipelago of the White Sea) by Natalia A. Zubrii, Boris Yu. Filippov, Ivan N. Bolotov

“…Carabid communities of forests showed the highest stability year-to-year (up to 74% according to the partial Mantel test).…”
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Single Posthepatic Portosystemic Shunt Communicated With Internal Thoracic Vein and Azygos Continuation of the Caudal Vena Cava in a Dog by Ryo Takeuchi, Kumiko Ishigaki, Orie Yoshida, Tatsuya Heishima, Kaito Iida, Kazushi Asano

“…The patient underwent surgery for partial ligation of PSS on Day 4 after the initial examination. …”
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Social and humanitarian policy of Ukraine in the conditions of war by Humeniuk T.

“…The research showed that the main ways of improving social policy in Ukraine and legal regulation in the social sphere include: ratification of the European Social Charter and its implementation plan in Ukraine; creation of a coherent strategy in the field of provision of social services; the accession of Ukraine to the European Code of Social Security; partial reform of the legal regulation of labor and employment of the population; improvement of legal regulation and social policy in the field of social protection, labor and employment of internally displaced persons from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. …”
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Stochastic Diffusive Modeling of CO₂ Emissions with Population and Energy Dynamics by Muhammad Shoaib Arif, Kamaleldin Abodayeh, Hisham M. Al-Khawar, Yasir Nawaz

“…A novel numerical scheme, an extension of the Euler-Maruyama algorithm, is proposed to solve stochastic time-dependent partial differential equations governing the model. …”
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How can mathematics be used to improve burn care? by Ginger Egberts, Fred Vermolen, Qiyao Peng, H.Ibrahim Korkmaz, Paul van Zuijlen

“…Severe second-degree ‘partial thickness’ and third-degree ‘full thickness’ burns are characterized by damage to the dermal layer of the skin. …”
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Grundsätze zum Studium der Kompositionstechnik in den Fugen von Johann Sebastian Bach. 1. Teil by Heinrich Deppert

“…Danach wird die Entwicklung der Kompositionstechnik Bachs in den themafreien Partien beschrieben. In Analysen zweier Fugen aus dem zweiten Teil des Wohltemperierten Klaviers (d-Moll und E-Dur) wird schließlich versucht, die erarbeiteten Grundsätze zur Anwendung zu bringen.…”
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Reactions of Hydrogen-Passivated Silicon Vacancies in <i>α</i>-Quartz with Electron Holes and Hydrogen by Teofilo Cobos Freire, Jack Strand, Alexander L. Shluger

“…While fully hydrogen passivated silicon vacancies are electrically inert, the partial removal of hydrogen atoms activates these defects as hole traps, altering the defect states and influencing the electronic properties of the material. …”
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