Development of Social Competence in High School Students in the Context of Non-Formal Education by Hanna Chaikovska, Iryna Levchyk, Mykola Fedoruts, Vira Polishchuk, Oksana Mazur

“…Various forms of realisation of non-formal education resulted in significant positive shift of development of social competence in participants of experimental groups.The comparative correlation of post-experiment survey estimated increase in number of students with high level of social competence up to 15% and decrease in number of respondents with low level up to 11%. Final analysis of the obtained data verified the hypothesis of the research and proved the significance of shifting focus to non-formal type of education from the formal type in development of social competence in high school students. …”
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Social network support for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy by Diego Augusto Lopes Oliveira, Luiza Beatriz de França Silva, Sabrina Kelly Marinho Alves, Marilia Cruz Gouveia Camara Guerra, Vania Pinheiro Ramos

“…RESULTS: The following categories were identified: Social Network Support in coping with chemotherapy: Primary and secondary social support network; Perceptions of support received during chemotherapy. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The social support network is perceived as a contributor in coping with chemotherapy and its impacts through the exchange of support in instrumental, face-to-face, and emotional conjuncture. …”
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEEP LEARNING METHODS APPLIED FOR WASTEWATER pH NEUTRALIZATION PROCESS MODELLING by Mădălina Cărbureanu

“…The analysis made with the mentioned DL methods, was based on knowing the flowrate of the acid reactant (which was maintained constant), the initial alkaline reactant flowrate in the treated solution, the initial pH level, and the desired pH level, with the final goal of predicting the required quantity of alkaline reactant flowrate necessary to obtain a neutral pH. …”
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Evaluación de las propiedades térmicas de los muros de piedra en edificios del patrimonio cultural: el hospital real de Granada, España by Mª Paz Sáez-Pérez, Jorge A. Durán-Suárez, Luisa Mª García-Ruiz, Alberto Martínez-Ramírez, Ángeles Villegas-Broncano, Joao Castro-Gomes

“…La rehabilitación energética es hoy en día el principal reto de los edificios para conseguir la reducción del consumo de energía final y de las emisiones de CO2, siendo un objetivo que cumplir con las Directivas Europeas y con ayudas directas para la rehabilitación de edificios de los fondos europeos Next Generation. …”
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Unveiling the Hidden Burden: Estimating All-Cause Mortality Risk in Older Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes by Dikang Pan, Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Jingyu Wang, Yachan Ning, Jianming Guo, Cong Wang, Yongquan Gu

“…These models were then validated using data from the validation cohort. The final model includes four independent predictors: age, gender, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and white blood cell count. …”
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Pullout Test on Fully Grouted Bolt Sheathed by Different Length of Segmented Steel Tubes by Xiaowei Feng, Nong Zhang, Guichen Li, Gangye Guo

“…For instance, the sequence for segments detachment had its specific order of priority; the failure form of bolting system, the load oscillation characteristics, and the final displacement were highly determined by the length of the last segment, namely, the one fixed by clamp of testing machine. …”
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Effect of selective suture removal on graft astigmatism after corneal transplantation in keratoconus by Sepehr Feizi, Mohammad Ali Javadi, Zahra Karjou, Nasim Nouri, Maryam Oraeeyazdani, Zahra Khorrami, Hamed Esfandiari

“…Existing studies typically focus on outcomes immediately after selective suture removal, without delving into the final suture-out keratometric astigmatism. Objectives: To examine the impact of selective suture removal on corneal graft astigmatism following keratoplasty in keratoconus and identify potential factors associated with the changes in graft astigmatism after suture removal. …”
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Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study by Naoyuki Mita, Yu Par Khin, Nobutoshi Nawa, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara

“…Deductive coding was conducted based on previous studies on paternity leave, followed by inductive coding and modification of the initial codes. The final codes were organised based on the social-ecological model.ResultsThemes associated with taking paternity leave included fathers’ career aspirations, fathers’ commitment to supporting infants or mothers, mothers’ or infants’ need for fathers’ involvement, colleagues’ outlook on paternity leaves, fathers’ work schedules or responsibilities, support from relatives, paternity leave policies, and trends toward fathers’ involvement. …”
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Assessing and comparing compassionate communities benefits across cities in diverse cultural contexts: a step toward the identification of the most important ones by Valentina González-Jaramillo, Alicia Krikorian, Vilma Tripodoro, Margarita Jorge, Sebastián Orellana, Francy López, Maria Clara Vélez, Tatiana Noguera, Silvina Montilla, Sibylle Felber, Sofía C. Zambrano, Steffen Eychmüller

“…Results: We obtained a final list of 46 outcomes; 44 were reported from the focus groups, and two more were added from the reviews. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…The patient was previously undergoing treatment for gastric cancer with nivolumab, with the final dose administered one week before the first ophthalmology visit. …”
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Acoustic Emission Simulation on Coal Specimen Subjected to Cyclic Loading by Huiqiang Duan, Depeng Ma

“…From the numerical simulation tests, the following conclusions can be drawn: (1) The final cycle number of coal specimen subjected to cyclic loading is significantly influenced by the confining pressure, followed the valley stress. …”
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Soft Tissue Stability around Single Implants Inserted to Replace Maxillary Lateral Incisors: A 3D Evaluation by F. G. Mangano, F. Luongo, G. Picciocchi, C. Mortellaro, K. B. Park, C. Mangano

“…We have used reverse-engineering software for the superimposition of 3D surface models of the dentogingival structures, obtained from intraoral scans of the same patients taken at the delivery of the final crown (S1) and 2 years later (S2). The assessment of soft tissues changes was performed via calculation of the Euclidean surface distances between the 3D models, after the superimposition of S2 on S1; colour maps were used for quantification of changes. …”
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Injeksi Intrakamera Fluconazole pada Ulkus Kornea Jamur by Vera Vera, Havriza Vitresia, Getry Sukmawati

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Measurement of Photoreceptor Layer in Glaucoma: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Ning Fan, Nina Huang, Dennis Shun Chiu Lam, Christopher Kai-shun Leung

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Hardware-in-the-loop controller testing and visualization of an industrial gantry by M. Leao Moreira, R. Singh, A. Gomez-Badillo, B. Albakri, V. Venugopal, Y. Park, S. Cetin

“…Thus, the need arises to test control systems without the final assembly. This paper introduces a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) virtual environment for control system testing, design planning, and operator training. …”
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Methods of synchronization of electric drives not mechanically connected by A. E. Bychkov, T. A. Funk, A. V. Aleksandrov

“…A comparison of synchronization structures is made in terms of the impact on the final operation of the system and hardware synchronization methods in terms of applicability and maximum performance. …”
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A Rare Case of Concomitant Maxilla and Mandible Brown Tumours, Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Parathyroid Adenoma, and Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica by Thaís Borguezan Nunes, Sheyla Batista Bologna, Andréa Lusvarghi Witzel, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico, Silvia Vanessa Lourenço

“…The composition of all the clinical, pathological, and imaging findings led to the final diagnosis of brown tumour of hyperparathyroidism. …”
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Influence of Urban Commercial Street Interface Morphology on Surrounding Wind Environment and Thermal Comfort by Yijie Zhang, Bin Huang

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Using an Artificial Neural Network to Validate and Predict the Physical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete by K. Thirumalai Raja, N. Jayanthi, Jule Leta Tesfaye, N. Nagaprasad, R. Krishnaraj, V. S. Kaushik

“…The research results are confirmed with the forecasting results of ANN utilizing 73 trial datasets of differentiation focus proposals of cement, BA, and RHA containing parameters such as initial setting time (IST), final setting time (FST), and standard consistency. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Veterinary Antibiotics on Denitrification in Groundwater: A Microcosm Approach by Mahtab Ahmad, Meththika Vithanage, Kangjoo Kim, Ju-Sik Cho, Young Han Lee, Young Kyoo Joo, Sang Soo Lee, Yong Sik Ok

“…The nitrite production was inhibited with 1.0 mg/L sulfamethazine to 82.0% and chlortetracycline to 31.1%. The initial/final nitrate concentrations indicated that 0.01 mg/L sulfamethazine and 1.0 mg/L chlortetracycline were most effective in inhibiting activity of denitrifying bacteria in groundwater. …”
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