Development and validation of the treatment expectation scale for patients with liver cancer by Xiaoyi Yang, Ruijun Yang, Yang Xu, Shuang Zang

“…In the third stage, projects were selected through project analysis and exploratory factor analysis to create TES-LC (version 3); then version 3 was tested for reliability and validity to generate version 4. Results The final version of the TES-LC contains 19 items in 5 dimensions: disease symptoms, practical needs, psychological state, emotional satisfaction, and social function. …”
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Kajian Penerapan Kebijakan Kawasan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan di Daerah Kota Bandung by Galih Mahardika, Ernady Syaodih, Ivan Chofyan

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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…The reasons that contributed to the final decision on convening the Assembly can be seen through the letters exchanged by some actors of these events. …”
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Badges of (Dis-)Honour: Manifesting the ‘Conquest’ of Uluṟu via Wearable Material Culture by Dirk H. R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford

“…Always disapproved by the Aṉangu, the Indigenous Australian community of the area, and actively discouraged since 1990, the climb became an extremely contentious issue in the final two years before it was permanently closed to tourists on 26 October 2019. …”
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Research on the Effect of Curing Temperature, Steel Fiber, and Admixture Content on Concrete Performance Based on Orthogonal Test in Cold Region by Z. G. Zhu, K. P. Hou, H. F. Sun, Y. Cheng, B. J. Yang, W. Sun

“…In this paper, through the orthogonal experiment design, we studied the mixing temperature, steel fiber, and water reducing agent dosage on concrete mixture slump; the influence of curing temperature, steel fiber, water reducing agent, and accelerating agent content on compressive strength of concrete; and the influence of the final microstructure by scanning electron microscopy (28-day concrete, analysis of the degree of hydration reaction). …”
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Surgical Repair of the Postoperative Lung Hernia by Combining Mesh Interposition and Chest Wall Stabilization by Using Synthes Plates: A Novel Technique by Dragan Subotic, Mark Wiese, Aljaz Hojski, Didier Lardinois

“…After the chest tube insertion, the chest wall defect was reconstructed by using a Mersilene mesh, and the final chest wall stabilization was done by the fixation of two Synthes plates (DePuy Synthes J&J) over the 5th and 6th ribs. …”
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Combating modern methods of legalisation (laundering) of the funds obtained by criminal means with the use of cryptocurrency by V. Р. Yatsenko, V. S. Bushyn

“…The funds held by the offender go through a complex route before reaching their final destination. Illegally obtained funds introduced into the legal financial system in such a way as to avoid unnecessary questions about the origin of the money, through a significant number of transactions, are integrated into the financial system and can be used for any purpose. …”
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Air Bubble Technique for Fundus Visualization during Vitrectomy in Aphakia by Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk, Takeshi Naito, Mohammed Elagouz, Hatem Ammar, Alahmady Hamad Alsmman, Engy Mohamed Mostafa

“…The mean overall LogMAR visual acuity was significantly improved from 1.29 ± 0.58 preoperatively to 0.56 ± 0.19 at the final visit, 6 months postoperatively (P<0.001). …”
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Bianchi Scrotal Orchiopexy Method: An Alternative Surgical Technique for Undescended Testicles by Kenan Yalcin, Engin Kolukcu, Fatih Firat

“…The analysis also considered postoperative complications and final cosmetic outcomes. Results: The average age of the patients was 3.26 years. …”
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Rapid Visual Screening for Seismic Assessment of Hospital Buildings: A Case Study of Kabul City by Abdul Ali Raoufy, Ali Kheyroddin, Hosein Naderpour

“…Based on the obtained Final Scores, the probability of collapse for these hospitals at level 1 ranged from 3.16% to 59.2%, and at level 2 it ranged from 3.16% to 64%. …”
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Towards CO2 emissions reduction of shipping: Ca(OH)2 based carbon capture system for safeguarding the marine environment by Valentina Bortuzzo, Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…The authors propose an innovative approach using a Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2 based CCS, offering the dual benefit of CO2 reduction and the potential resolution of ocean acidification through Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), the final product resulting from the CO2 capture process. …”
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ANALYTICAL SYNTHESIS OF FORCED PULSE ELECTRONIC DRIVE CONTROL OF A TRACKING SYSTEM by A. S. Abufanas, A. A. Lobaty, Y. F. Yacina

“…As an optimization criterion, it is proposed to consider the transition time of the system from the initial state to a given final state. This type of control is called forced, providing the maximum system speed. …”
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Higher Levels of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Positively Associated with the Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Chinese Population: A Report from the China Health and Retireme... by Hui-Xu Dai, Zhi-Ying Zhao, Yang Xia, Qi-Jun Wu, Yu-Hong Zhao

“…A total of 5,419 healthy participants were enrolled in the final cohort analysis. The high-sensitivity CRP level was measured by immunoturbidimetric assay. …”
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Eberhard Schmidt-Assmann e o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro: breves apontamentos sobre a LINDB e sobre a Nova Lei de Licitações e Contratos Administrativos by Cristiana Fortini, Bernardo Tinoco de Lima Horta

“…A partir de tais concepções teóricas, indaga-se se existiriam pontos de convergência entre tal teoria e a realidade jurídica do Direito Administrativo brasileiro, notadamente no que diz respeito à recente alteração promovida pela Lei n. 13.655/2018 em relação à Lei de Introdução às Normas do Direito Brasileiro, bem como sobre algumas novidades da Nova Lei de Licitações e Contratos Administrativos (Lei n. 14.133/2021 – NLLCA). Ao final do trabalho, a título de considerações finais, será evidenciado que a noção de ação administrativa de Eberhard Schmidt-Assmann possui relevante aplicabilidade no Direito Brasileiro, especialmente a partir dos referidos diplomas normativos.…”
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An Emerging Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 in Preventing Advanced-Glycation-End-Product-Mediated Damages in Diabetes by Alessandra Puddu, François Mach, Alessio Nencioni, Giorgio Luciano Viviani, Fabrizio Montecucco

“…These antidiabetic activities highlight GLP-1 as a potential therapeutic molecule in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes, (a disease characterized by progressive decline of beta-cell function and mass, increased insulin resistance, and final hyperglycemia). Since chronic hyperglycemia contributed to the acceleration of the formation of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs, a heterogeneous group of compounds derived from the nonenzymatic reaction of reducing sugars with free amino groups of proteins implicated in vascular diabetic complications), the administration of GLP-1 might directly counteract diabetes pathophysiological processes (such as pancreatic β-cell dysfunction). …”
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An Intelligent Ship Image/Video Detection and Classification Method with Improved Regressive Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Zhijian Huang, Bowen Sui, Jiayi Wen, Guohe Jiang

“…On the testing-set, the final mAP is 0.9209, the Recall is 0.9818, the AIOU is 0.7991, and the FPS is 78–80 in video detection. …”
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Short-Term Power Prediction of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) System Based on Machine Learning Algorithms by R. Kabilan, V. Chandran, J. Yogapriya, Alagar Karthick, Priyesh P. Gandhi, V. Mohanavel, Robbi Rahim, S. Manoharan

“…The results showed that the application of linear regression coefficients to the forecast outputs of the developed photovoltaic power generation neural network improved the PV power generation’s forecast output. The final model resulted from accurate forecasts, exhibiting a root mean square error of 4.42% in NN, 16.86% in QSVM, and 8.76% in TREE. …”
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Improving Passivation Process of Si Nanocrystals Embedded in SiO2 Using Metal Ion Implantation by Jhovani Bornacelli, Jorge Alejandro Reyes Esqueda, Luis Rodríguez Fernández, Alicia Oliver

“…We have selected different atmospheres (air, H2/N2 and Ar) to study the relevance of these annealing gases on the final PL from Si-NCs after metal ion implantation. …”
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Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Rumah Sakit Rujukan di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau Tahun 2019 by Kiki Rizki Dasaryandi, Yulastri Arif, Eka Roza Wijaya

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Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships Based on Mitogenomes of Spider: Insights Into Evolution and Adaptation to Extreme Environments by Rongxiang Zhang, Niyan Xiang, Xiaoman Gao, Guiyu Zhang, Tian Lu, Tao Yuan

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