Implementation of Process-Based and Data-Driven Models for Early Prediction of Construction Time by Silvana Petruseva, Valentina Zileska-Pancovska, Diana Car-Pušić

“…This model can be useful to the investors, the contractors, the project managers, and other project participants for construction time prediction in the early project phases, especially in the phases of bidding and contracting, when many factors, that can determine the construction project realization, are unknown.…”
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Nonlinear Adaptive Neural Control of Power Converter‐Driven DC Motor System: Design and Experimental Validation by Tousif Khan Nizami, Sasank Das Gangula, Ramanjaneya Reddy Udumula, Arghya Chakravarty, Fareed Ahmad, Alireza Hosseinpour

“…The results obtained confirm an improvement in the transient response of the output speed by significantly reducing the settling time to 50% and yielding a steady state behavior with no peak over/undershoots during load disturbances, in contrast to other similar works presented in the literature intended for same the application.…”
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Long-term trends in the socio-economic development of Arab countries by V. A. Meliantsev

“…With all the considerable differentiation that exists between Arab countries in the 1980-2010s, in contrast to a number of other countries and regions of the East and South, the Arab world on the whole has suffered from a significant slowdown in the dynamics of per capita GDP, total factor productivity, human development index and augmented development index.These trends, according to the author’s calculations, are determined not only and not so much by high population growth rates, but by the limited nature of economic and institutional reforms that affect the degree of diversification of production and export structures, share of investments in physical and human capital in GDP, and the quality of labor. …”
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Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations by Anjali Chaudhary, Ravi Kumar Guntu, Sachidanand Sharma, Ankit Agarwal

“…The EC-Earth model simulations effectively replicate the observed P-T dependence. In contrast, models such as ACCESS-ESM1–5, CanESM5, and ACCESS-CM2 exhibit discrepancies when compared to observations, suggesting that their future projections should be interpreted with caution. …”
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Modulation of Cytokine and Cytokine Receptor/Antagonist by Treatment with Doxycycline and Tetracycline in Patients with Dengue Fever by J. E. Z. Castro, I. Vado-Solis, C. Perez-Osorio, T. M. Fredeking

“…Both drugs resulted in a significant rise in IL-1Ra levels by day 3 in patients. In contrast, treatment did not affect a similar result for TNF-R1. …”
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The role of advanced practice nurses in improving healthcare outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review protocol. by Hanako Nozu, Haruka Tamura, Takemi Kudo, Tomoko Araki, Hidetaka Sato, Takao Watanabe, Isoji Sasagawa

“…Clinical nurse specialists, in contrast, are nurses with advanced nursing knowledge and skills for individuals or specific populations. …”
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Description and Classification of Tempering Materials Present in Pottery Using Digital X-Radiography by Alan Nagaya, Oscar G. de Lucio, Soledad Ortiz Ruiz, Eunice Uc González, Carlos Peraza Lope, Wilberth Cruz Alvarado

“…The first type was characterized by a grain size of less than 0.5 mm and no well-formed particles. In contrast, the second group had a grain size larger than 0.5 mm and well-formed particles.…”
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Hippocampal Proliferation Is Increased in Presymptomatic Parkinson’s Disease and due to Microglia by Karlijn J. Doorn, Benjamin Drukarch, Anne-Marie van Dam, Paul J. Lucassen

“…This is a well-regulated process that can, for example, be altered by neurodegenerative conditions. In contrast to proliferation in the substantia nigra and subventricular zone, little is known about the HC in PD. …”
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Disseminated Candida lusitaniae: Nosocomial Acquisition Secondary to an Indwelling Urinary Catheter by Ali Raja, Julia Park

“…Medical treatment recommendations are currently fluconazole, which is in contrast to the historical use of echinocandins. Infection due to Candida lusitaniae, though rare, should be remembered by clinicians. …”
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Exploring the Node Importance and Its Influencing Factors in the Railway Freight Transportation Network in China by Qipeng Sun, Xiaozhuang Guo, Wenjing Jiang, Haiying Ding, Tingzhen Li, Xingbo Xu

“…At the same time, the PageRank values of many provinces in the central and western regions significantly increased, and those provinces exhibited more frequent exchanges of goods with other provinces and closer economic ties with other regions. (2) The traffic fixed asset investments and the population density have the most obvious influences on the importance of the provincial nodes with a positive effect. In contrast, the railway freight concentration (RFC) coefficient, geographical location (longitude and latitude), and coastal region all have negative effects on the importance of provincial nodes. …”
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Lounging Men, Standing Women: Pose and Posture in the Aesthetic Interior by Richard W. Hayes

“…The characters who visit Dormer’s studio are repeatedly described as lounging and reclining; ‘lolling’ is James’s preferred descriptor. Rooth, by contrast, is typically perpendicular: ‘preferring to stand’, she commands attention by a studied management of ‘the plastic quality of her person’. …”
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Combined Treatment with Zinc Aspartate and Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIGs) Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) by Diana Straubel, Anja Thielitz, Annegret Reinhold, Kurt Grüngreiff, Dirk Reinhold

“…Therapeutic intraperitoneal application of zinc aspartate significantly diminished clinical signs during the relapsing-remitting phase of EAE in SJL/J mice. In contrast, IVIG given in a therapeutic manner did not influence the course of EAE. …”
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Fire Resistance of Composite Beams with Restrained Superposed Slabs by Junli Lyu, Qichao Chen, Huizhong Xue, Yongyuan Cai, Jingjing Lyu, Shengnan Zhou

“…Through the comparisons of different specimens, the spacing of shear studs could have a significant effect on the fire resistance of composite beams, especially for their deformation recovery capacities. In contrast, the effect of the thickness of the postcast top layers was negligible. …”
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Prior Exposure to Immunosuppressors Sensitizes Retinal Microglia and Accelerates Optic Nerve Regeneration in Zebrafish by Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van houcke, An Beckers, Kim Lemmens, Sophie Vanhunsel, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

“…Recent work has shown that appropriate modulation of acute neuroinflammation upon CNS injury can trigger a regenerative response; yet, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain largely elusive. In contrast to mammals, zebrafish retain high regenerative capacities into adulthood and thus form a powerful model to study the contribution of neuroinflammation to successful regeneration. …”
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Thrombocytopenia Rates In Newborns Diagnosed With Gram-Negative Sepsis. Insights From NICU Experimental Based Study by Sobia Shahalam, Madiha Iqbal, Sara Hassan, Shazia Rizwan, Rizwan Waseem, Rabeya Rehman

“…On day one, 61 (59.22%) patients had normal platelet count whereas 12 (11.65%), 14 (13.59%), & 16 (15.53%) neonates had mild, moderate & severe thrombocytopenia respectively. In contrast, on the third day, 18 (17.47%) neonates had normal platelet count, 6 (5.82%) had mild, 33 (32.03%) had moderate, and 46 (44.66%) had severe thrombocytopenia. 12/103 (11.65%) patients died, out of which 11 (10.68%) had thrombocytopenia. …”
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Uma estranha na sala de aula: interculturalidade, letramento literário e ensino by Marcelo Medeiros da Silva

“…Por último, finalizamos el trabajo llamando la atención sobre la importancia del enfoque intercultural en las clases de literatura con miras a la ampliación del horizonte cultural de nuestros alumnos a partir del contacto con textos pertenecientes a otras culturas.…”
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NMDA Receptor-Mediated Neuroprotective Effect of the Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Extract on the Excitotoxic Neuronal Cell Death in Primary Rat Cortical Cell Cultures by Jinsong Yang, Xiaohong Wu, Haogang Yu, Xinbiao Liao, Lisong Teng

“…The inhibitory effects of the extract were qualitatively and quantitatively estimated by phase-contrast microscopy and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays. …”
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General Theoretical Characteristics of the Institution of Disciplinary Liability in Labor Law by A. Yu. Podorozhnii

“…It has been generalized that the essence and content of disciplinary liability as an institution of labor law are as follows: first of all, despite the fact that disciplinary liability, is although a kind of legal liability, it has its own characteristics inherent in labor law; secondly, the employer is not obliged to apply penalties to the violator of labor discipline, such application is his right; thirdly, the employee, in turn, is responsible to the employer and not to the state for non-compliance with labor discipline, i.e. for culpable improper performance of obligations imposed by the employment contract.…”
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Effect of Pressure Equalization Groove Structure on Static Characteristics of Aerostatic Bearings by C. Yuanqi, X. Yaping, L. Weining, G. Ning

“…Different depths, numbers, and supply air pressures of the pressure-equalizing grooves significantly impact the flow rate. In contrast, the variations in width and length have a minor effect. …”
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Longer-Term Postcure Measurement of Cuspal Deformation Induced by Dimensional Changes in Dental Materials by A. Falsafi, J. D. Oxman, P.-H. Tse, T. T. Ton

“…The technique was successfully used in longer-term measurements of shrinkage and expansion stress for several dental compositions. Conclusions. In contrast to in situ techniques where a measuring instrument is dedicated to the sample and its data collection, the proposed simple methodology allows for transfer of the samples to the environment of choice for storage and conditioning. …”
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