Lessons from the Virtual Delivery of Building Information Modelling Modules in the COVID-19 Era by Fonbeyin Henry Abanda, Avar Almukhtar, Mark Austin

“…A main finding is that, despite being a technical course, BIM can still be delivered online without compromising any of its learning outcomes. In contrast to existing literature, the main contribution of this study is practical as it provides insights on methods that worked and those that can be used post-COVID-19 in delivering BIM courses. …”
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Image Quality Inprovement for Small Vessel in Diabetic Foot Arteriography Using Dual-energy Computed Tomography by Yikai ZANG, Jing LI, Xiuliang LU, Cheng YAN

“…Image quality was assessed by measuring the CT values and noise in foot arteries, and signal-tonoise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were calculated. The arterial course and small vessel display were scored using a 5-point scale (1, poor; 5, excellent). …”
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AI and Language: New Forms for Old Discriminations? A Case Study in Google Translate and Canva by Martina Mattiazzi

“…Due to their central role in the education of new generations, schools and institutions should prepare students for a critical vision of the phenomenon and provide them with the tools to contrast it. This path could start from teaching AI mechanisms and ethics of technology to students and using an inclusive language in the educational context.…”
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Insights into the dependence of post-stroke motor recovery on the initial corticospinal tract connectivity from a computational model by Dongwon Kim, Leah M. O’Shea, Naveed R. Aghamohammadi

“…Indeed, if the residual CST connectivity is sufficient to convey motor commands, the neuromotor system continues to use the CST predominantly, and motor function recovers up to 80%. In contrast, if the residual CST connectivity is insufficient, hand/arm dexterity barely recovers, even as the phases of stroke progress. …”
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Effects of Turbulent Reynolds Number on the Performance of Algebraic Flame Surface Density Models for Large Eddy Simulation in the Thin Reaction Zones Regime: A Direct Numerical Si... by Mohit Katragadda, Nilanjan Chakraborty, R. S. Cant

“…A parameterisation of the fractal dimension is presented in which the effects of the Reynolds and the Karlovitz numbers are explicitly taken into account. By contrast, the inner cut-off scale normalised by the Zel’dovich flame thickness ηi/δz does not exhibit any significant dependence on Ret for the cases considered here. …”
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The implications of model formulation when transitioning from spatial to landscape ecology by Robert Stephen Cantrell, Chris Cosner, William F. Fagan

“…In this article we compare and contrast the predictions of some spatially explicit and implicit models in the context of a thought problem at the interface of spatial and landscape ecology. …”
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Fine-grained vehicle recognition under low light conditions using EfficientNet and image enhancement on LiDAR point cloud data by Guanqiang Ruan, Tao Hu, Chenglin Ding, Kuo Yang, Fanhao Kong, Jinrun Cheng, Rong Yan

“…The approach involves collecting vehicle model data with LiDAR, performing projection transformation, enhancing the data using contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization combined with Gamma correction, and implementing vehicle model recognition based on EfficientNet. …”
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Analysis of heavy metal concentration from sugar mill and its impact on groundwater “a case study of shaheed benazirabad (SBA) Sindh Pakistan” by Lashari Saima, Muhammad Fuad, Warsito Budi

“…Additionally, the concentrations of Cd, Mn, Ni, Pb, Fe, Cr, and As of groundwater samples were exceeded the guidelines of WHO for drinking water quality, which make it unsafe for consumption. In contrast, the levels of Cu and Zn were within acceptable limits.…”
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Rapid Glomerulotubular Nephritis as an Initial Presentation of a Lethal Diquat Ingestion by Daniel Guck, Reynaldo Hernandez, Steven Moore, Andry Van de Louw, Philippe Haouzi

“…Although Diquat shares a similar chemical structure with paraquat, diquat is still readily available to the general population, and in contrast to paraquat, it is not regulated. We present a case of an intentional diquat poisoning which emphasizes the necessity of the early recognition due to atypical symptoms within the first 24 hours and certainly enhanced regulatory restrictions on this very toxic compound. …”
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The impact of green HRM practices on green innovative work behaviour: empirical evidence from the hospitality sector of China and Pakistan by Karamat Khan, Eimad Hafeez Gogia, Zhen Shao, Mohd Ziaur Rehman, Assad Ullah

“…Interestingly, GTL did not significantly moderate the relationship between GHRM and GIWB in Pakistan’s sample, highlighting a regional contrast. This study contributes to advancing the implementation of GHRM practices to enhance GIWB in the hospitality sector, with insights into the role of GTL across different cultural contexts.…”
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Transient Global Amnesia with Reversible White Matter Lesions: A Variant of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome? by Tomoki Nakamizo, Ippei Tsuzuki, Takashi Koide

“…Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a self-limited disease characterized by isolated amnesia, which resolves within 24 h. In contrast, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a potentially life-threatening disease that usually presents with seizures, altered mental status, headache, and visual disturbances. …”
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TEM Study of High-Temperature Precipitation of Delta Phase in Inconel 718 Alloy by Moukrane Dehmas, Jacques Lacaze, Aliou Niang, Bernard Viguier

“…TEM observations confirmed the presence of rotation-ordered domains in 𝛿 plates, and some unexpected contrast could be explained by double diffraction due to overlapping phases.…”
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The humanistic and societal impact of obesity in Japan: a targeted literature review by Wataru Ogawa, Palvi Gupta

“…Obesity is a focus of Japanese public health policy, due to Japanese individuals’ high susceptibility to weight-related conditions. In contrast to global definitions, obesity is defined as a body-mass-index (BMI) of ≥25 kg/m2 in Japan. …”
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A Robust License Plate Detection and Character Recognition Algorithm Based on a Combined Feature Extraction Model and BPNN by Fei Xie, Ming Zhang, Jing Zhao, Jiquan Yang, Yijian Liu, Xinyue Yuan

“…Firstly, a preprocessing is first used to strengthen the contrast ratio of original car image. Secondly, the candidate regions of license plate are checked to verify the true plate, and the license plate image is located accurately by the integral projection method. …”
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Infectious Aortitis: A Life-Threatening Endovascular Complication of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia by Seifeldin Hakim, Francisco Davila, Mitual Amin, Ismail Hader, Mitchell S. Cappell

“…Physical examination revealed spiking pyrexia, and routine laboratory tests revealed mild leukocytosis and neutrophilia. Abdominal CT with contrast showed findings highly compatible with aortitis. …”
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Release of prostaglandin D2 by murine mast cells: importance of metabolite formation for antiproliferative activity by C. Haberl, L. Hültner, A. Flügel, M. Falk, S. Geuenich, W. Wilmanns, C. Denzlinger

“…Conversion of endogenously produced PGD2 to PGJ2 and Δ12-PGJ2 proceeded rapidly in contrast to metabolism of exogenously added PGD2. …”
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Supervision and Control as Special Forms of Protecting Labor Rights of Employees who Work for Employers Being Individuals by I. V. Vasylko

“…It has been stated that the control and supervision activity acts as a kind of guarantee of the realization of the right of employees to fair and safe working conditions, proper equipment of workplaces and compliance with the law by employers while concluding an employment contract with an employee. It has been argued that the implementation of control and supervisory activities in the studied area relies on various public authorities, where their main functions should include the detection of violations of labor rights of employees by employers, development of propositions to prevent violations of labor laws, monitoring the compliance with regulations issued in regard to employer in the result of inspections by the competent authorities, development and approval of the annual plan for scheduled inspections; drawing up minutes on administrative offenses against employers who have violated labor legislation; organization and monitoring of the compliance with labor legislation, including the collection, processing and analysis of information, operation of an automated information system for control and supervision.…”
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Fisiografía y paisajes del Neuquén by Olga Capua

“…Las colectividades humanas no viven en contacto con cada uno de los elementos de su cuadro de referencia sino con todos a la vez. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Obesity, and Hypertension: The Role of Leptin and Adiponectin by M. Tesauro, A. Mascali, O. Franzese, S. Cipriani, C. Cardillo, N. Di Daniele

“…Leptin not only is a prohypertension element (renal progression factor) through the activation sympathetic nervous, but also is able to induce prosclerotic effects directly on the kidney. In contrast, a decline of adiponectin levels has been shown to be related to a picture of hypertension: an endothelial dysfunction has been described as the main pathogenic mechanism responsible for this phenomenon.…”
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Adaptive Fringe Projection for 3D Shape Measurement with Large Reflectivity Variations by Using Image Fusion and Predicted Search by Wei Feng, Shaojing Tang, Xiaodong Zhao, Guodong Sun, Daxing Zhao

“…Compared with the traditional structured light measurement methods, our method can decrease the number of projected and captured images with higher modulation and better contrast. In addition, the measurement process only needs two prior steps and avoids hardware complexity, which is more convenient to apply to the industry.…”
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