Dynamic Performance Evaluation of Concrete Building Using Low-Yield Point Steel Shear Panels by Nima Marzban, Parisa Esmaeiltabar Nesheli

“…It has been of special interest to structural engineers for the reinforcement of steel buildings for the recent decades. Its unique features have attracted more attention, and its features are economical, easy to implement, light weight compared to similar systems, high ductility, fast installation, high energy absorption, and a significant reduction in residual stress in the structure. …”
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Recurrent Multifocal Mycoplasma orale Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report and Review by Jeffrey Ketchersid, Jake Scott, Thomas Lew, Niaz Banaei, Shanthi Kappagoda

“…Purulent fluid drained from multiple sites did not yield a microbiologic diagnosis by standard culture technique, but Mycoplasma orale was ultimately identified using 16 S ribosomal RNA gene amplification and sequencing. We describe this unique case and review the literature.…”
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Cross-sectional Study Reveals Moderate Professional Benefits Among Nurses in a Multicultural Healthcare System by Ka Ieng Lai MSc, Pedro Fong PhD, Lirong Meng PhD

“…This cross-sectional study aims to assess the NPPB among registered nurses in Macao, a multicultural city with a unique healthcare system. A 33-item online questionnaire was used to collect data from 279 nurses. …”
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Lebesgue's Differentiation Theorems in R.I. Quasi-Banach Spaces and Lorentz Spaces Γp,w by Maciej Ciesielski, Anna Kamińska

“…In the last section it is shown that the extended best constant approximant operator assumes a unique constant value for any function f∈Γp-1,w, 1<p<∞.…”
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GLOBALIZATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A WAY TO THE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP OR LOSS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY by T. L. Oskolova

“…As an alternative to the existing pragmatic approach, the author puts forward the multicultural educational paradigm which is a culture relevant, valuebased system of moral and civil education focused on preservation of unique national features and simultaneous development of universal human values. …”
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Genetic Risk of Talon Cusp: Talon Cusp in Five Siblings by Nuha Abdel-Rahman Elmubarak

“…Although numerous articles considering this anomaly have been published, this report has displayed a unique presentation of talon cusp. This case series is the first report in literature on which talon cusp has been presented in multiple siblings which highlights the genetic/familial component of the etiology. …”
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Guidelines for Community Associations: Considerations for Selecting a Landscape Contractor and Writing an Effective Landscaping Contract by Adam G. Dale, Claire Lewis, Esen A. Momol, Donald P. Rainey, John Bossart, C. J. Bain, Jen Marvin, Lynn A. Barber, Norman C. Leppla, Gary W. Knox, Thomas T. Ankersen

“… Florida-Friendly Landscaping protects Florida’s unique natural resources by conserving water, reducing waste and pollution, creating wildlife habitat, and preventing erosion. …”
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Guiding Inspiratory Flow: Development of the In-Check DIAL G16, a Tool for Improving Inhaler Technique by Mark Jeremy Sanders

“…The use of training tools has become standard practice, and unique amongst these is an inspiratory flow meter (In-Check) which is able to simulate the resistance characteristics of different inhalers and, thereby, guide the patient to the correct effort. …”
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Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin’s Disease in Children: A Case Study and Review of the Literature by James R. Stier, Robert J. Vasquez

“…This case demonstrates several unique features of NLPHL and further supports the use of rituximab in front-line therapy. …”
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Asymptotic Periodicity of a Higher-Order Difference Equation by Stevo Stevic

“…It is proved that if all pi, i∈{1,…,k}, are even and all qj, j∈{1,…,m} are odd, every positive solution of the equation converges to (not necessarily prime) a periodic solution of period two, otherwise, every positive solution of the equation converges to a unique positive equilibrium.…”
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Gastric Plexiform Fibromyxoma Arising in the Cardia in an Adolescent Male: A Rare Tumor with an Unusual Location by Awrad Nasralla, Mufeed Alwabari, Osama Alsaif, Samir S. Amr

“…Most cases were reported from East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea), North America, and Europe. We report herein a unique case of plexiform fibromyxoma, the first to be reported from the Middle East, arising in the cardia of the stomach in a 16-year-old adolescent male, with a brief review of the literature.…”
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Viral Justice: TikTok Activism, Misinformation, and the Fight for Social Change in Southeast Asia by Nuurrianti Jalli

“…Through a mixed-methods approach that includes qualitative content analysis, semi-structured interviews, systematic fact-checking, and digital trace data, the research explores how activists leverage TikTok’s unique features to promote social justice and mobilize political participation amid democratic backslidings. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of ZnO, Ag2O, and ZnO/Ag2O Nanocomposites: A Review by Abel Saka, Leta Tesfaye, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…Nanoscale dimensional materials represent a captivating area of research in modern technology, owing to their unique properties and vast potential applications. …”
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BURNOUT RISK OF FOSTER GUARDIAN; AN ANALYSIS OF AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES by M Fuad Badruddin, Hasan Baharun, Imbrotus Solehah

“…This study aims to understand strategies to avoid burnout in foster care by serving students with unique characteristics. This study used a qualitative method with a case study type. …”
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Exogenous Pulmonary Surfactant as a Vehicle for Antimicrobials: Assessment of Surfactant-Antibacterial Interactions In Vitro by Alexei Birkun

“…Owing to its unique surface-active properties, an exogenous pulmonary surfactant may become a promising drug delivery agent, in particular, acting as a vehicle for antibiotics in topical treatment of pneumonia. …”
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A Case of Cachexia Secondary to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Hailey L. Gosnell, Anita S. Kablinger

“…CBT in the form of exposure response therapy (ERP) and/or SSRI/clomipramine administration is the mainstay of treatment. We present a unique OCD case in the nature of obsessions and compulsions, cachexia presentation without anorexia, and history of multiple inpatient psychiatric admissions. …”
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Data Domain Servitization for Microservices Architecture by Patricio Michael Paccha, Victor Vicente Velepucha

“…Ensuring each microservice handles business data while adhering to ACID properties (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is crucial. This requires unique, consistent, and low-dependency data from a business domain perspective. …”
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Generalized Thermopiezoelectricity with Memory-Dependent Derivative and Transient Thermoelectromechanical Responses Analysis by Jianzhong Sun, Yaping Wu

“…In this paper, a novel generalized thermoelastopiezoelectric model is established by introducing memory-dependent derivative, which might be superior to fractional ones: the form is unique, while the fractional-order theories have various expressions with different authors; it is more intuitionistic for reflecting the memory effect; the physical meanings of the related memory-dependent differential equations are more clear, which are determined by the essence of their definitions; the time-delay and kernel function can be chosen freely based on the necessity of practical applications. …”
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Emission Reduction Effect and Mechanism of Auto-Purchase Tax Preference by Kai Lisa Lo, Yaqi Fan, Congzhi Zhang, Jackson Jinhong Mi

“…However, the environmental and energy problems brought by the automobile industry cannot be ignored. Based on unique Chinese urban and new car registration data, this paper empirically analyzes the emission reduction effect of car purchase tax incentives, its spatial heterogeneity, and impact on car consumption structure using difference-in-difference model, regression discontinuity design model, and other methods. …”
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Occlusion of Internal Carotid Artery in Kimura's Disease by Tomonori Tamaki, Node Yoji

“…We describe a unique case of Kimura's disease in which cerebral infarction was caused by occlusion of the right internal carotid artery. …”
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