Experimental Study on Seepage Properties of Postpeak Fractured Rocks under Cyclic Loading-Unloading Confining Stress and Axial Stress by Xiaobo Zhang, Zuhao Xia, Chi Yao, Jianhua Yang, Mingdong Yang

“…The irrecoverable shear slide between fractures under the axial stress causes dilatancy or contraction, which makes the permeability coefficient to consecutively decrease at the subsequent cycles. …”
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Nilai Diagnostik Ultrasonografi Hepatobilier sebagai Prediktor Atresiabilier pada Kolestasis Bayi di RSUP Sanglah Denpasar Tahun 2017 - 2021 by Kristin Agustina, Pande Putu Yuli Anandasari, Firman Parulian Sitanggang, I Wayan Gede Artawan Eka Putra, Made Widhi Asih, Putu Patriawan

“…The variables assessed included: gallbladder morphology, absence of common bile duct, triangular cord sign, gallbladder contraction index and liver morphology. Data analysis consisted of interobserver reliability test, and relationship assessment analysis. …”
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Influence of thermal ageing on tensile-plastic flow and work hardening parameters of Indian reduced activated Ferritic Martensitic steel by Sahoo K.C., Laha K.

“…Notably, the deceleration of the recovery process during high temperature conditions was more pronounced in the thermally aged steel when contrasted with the N&T steel. Conclusively, the Voce relation proved efficacious in predicting the yield stress (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of both the thermally aged and N&T INRAFM steel at varying temperatures.…”
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Compliance of e-pharmacies serving India and Kenya with regulatory requirements and best practices. by Gautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo, Sasi Kumar Tiruttani, Irene Khayoni, Benjamin Palafox, Devaki Nambiar, Jaison Joseph, Emmanuel Kweyu, Abdul Salam, Francis Wafula, Catherine Goodman

“…We developed and applied a checklist to assess compliance with best practices and regulations by e-pharmacies serving clients in India and Kenya, two countries with contrasting regulatory environments. We defined e-pharmacies as businesses selling prescription-only medicines directly to consumers through websites or apps. …”
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A Study on Coronavirus Disease-2019 Stigma Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019 Warriors and an Insight into Community Perception by Madhavi GAJULA, Suwarna MADHUKUMAR

“…Of the community participants, 47.1% had a doctor in their neighborhood, and contracting COVID-19 was the primary concern of 44.1% due to the presence of a COVID-19 warrior in their vicinity. …”
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Predictive Value of Obstetrical Doppler Parameters to Predict Oxidative Stress and Cord Blood PH in Newborn Infants by Vakkas Korkmaz, Alptekin Tosun, Enis Özkaya, Dilek Menekşe Beşer, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara

“…Active labor was confirmed for each woman according to uterine contraction frequency, cervical dilatation and effacement. …”
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Revisiting Weimar Film Reviewers’ Sentiments: Integrating Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis with Large Language Models by Isadora Campregher Paiva, Josephine Diecke

“…Some of our early optimism was misplaced: while LLMs, and in particular ChatGPT, proved indeed to be much more adept at dealing with nuanced language, they are also difficult to control and implement in a consistent and reproducible way -- two things that lexicon-based sentiment analysis excels at. Given these contrasting sets of strengths and weaknesses, we propose an innovative solution which combines the two, and has more accurate results. …”
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Relationship Between Performance Management Practices and Organizational Effectiveness in Kabale District Uganda: A Case Study of Stanbic Bank. by Orikiriza, Brendah

“…It was also found that 73 % of the respondents said that performance evaluation manages people and maximizes profitability, 67% said it helps in telling the costs incurred 60% said that performance evaluation examines performance according to the set goals 57% said that performance evaluation helps managers assess that what was contracted and 53% said it achieves information for promotion, demotion, and development. …”
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Effect of High Alcohol Consumption Among the Youth in Kitumba Sub County-Kabale District. by Twijukye, Junior

“…The effects of alcohol consumption on the youths according to the study findings were; school dropout, increased thefts, loss of jobs, committing suicide, wastage of money, increased stress, poor coordination, slurred speech, destruction of the reproductive system, damage of; the brain, liver, kidney, and breast, contraction of HIV, and death. In relation to the measures used to address the problems of alcoholism, the research established that both the Community and the Government measures were employed. …”
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E-Procurement and Procurement Performance of Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Kekitinisa, Privas

“…The study revealed that the level of procurement performance in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital includes; delays in procurement cycles, strategic Sourcing, performance Measurement, open Contracting, and substandard medical supplies. The study revealed the level of implementation of e-procurement in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and these included, a lack of thorough cost-benefit analysis and effective communication of e-procurement benefits, mixed perceptions about management support, indicating the need for stronger and more consistent leadership, some suppliers may not be fully prepared for e-procurement, highlighting the need for additional support and training, although the ICT infrastructure is deemed adequate by the majority, there is still room for improvement to ensure seamless e-procurement operations. …”
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Análise dos estilos de liderança: uma pesquisa sobre a percepção de acadêmicos do curso de administração by Gregory Zeppenfeld, Andressa Schaurich dos Santos, Matheus Machado Laurini

“…Os dados revelaram que a maioria dos respondentes possuem características dos dois principais estilos de liderança e se mostraram contrários a ausência de liderança. Diante desses resultados, foi possível traçar um perfil dos acadêmicos ainda no processo de graduação, sendo identificado que eles já apresentam características de liderança e tendem a aplicá-las no meio acadêmico. …”
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Lebanon: An Ordinary “Consociational Democracy” in the Regional Context by A. V. Sarabiev

“…The motley confessional composition of society, along with the historically determined foreign policy guidelines of individual communities, suggested a special informal decision-making mechanism throughout the country — not on the basis of majority power, but on a contractual, compromise principle. Leading theorists of consociationalism often had in mind the Lebanese pattern of democracy in their political studies, and many of their developments are still well applicable for analyzing the functioning of the main state institutions of Lebanon. …”
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Centralized and local legal regulation of labor relations: problems of correlation and development by V. S. Venediktov, K. Yu. Melnyk

“…Attention has been drawn to the fact that modernity requires ensuring the development of collective contractual regulation of labor relations. The collective agreement, as the main local regulatory act in the field of labor, should comprehensively regulate labor relations within a specific enterprise, institution, organization or individual who uses hired labor. …”
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Fabrication, In Vitro, and In Vivo Assessment of Eucalyptol-Loaded Nanoemulgel as a Novel Paradigm for Wound Healing by Anis Rehman, Muhammad Iqbal, Barkat A. Khan, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Bader Huwaimel, Sameer Alshehri, Ali H. Alamri, Rami M. Alzhrani, Deena M. Bukhary, Awaji Y. Safhi, Khaled M. Hosny

“…The percentage of wound contraction of the experimental, standard, and control groups were 100% ± 0.015, 98.170% ± 0.749, and 70.846% ± 0.830, respectively. …”
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Analyzing Drivers of Tropical Moist Forest Dynamics in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park Landscape, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from 1990 to 2022 by Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Jean-François Bastin, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Yannick Sikuzani Useni, Katcho Karume, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Jan Bogaert

“…The edge and outer zones experienced substantial dynamics, with approximately 30% forest cover loss in both areas, contrasting with the relatively stable TMF cover (~100%) in the inner zone. …”
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A structural genomics approach to investigate Dystrophin mutations and their impact on the molecular pathways of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Farah Anjum, Osama A. AlKhamees, Waleed Abu Al-Soud, Mohd Adnan, Anas Shamsi, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan

“…BackgroundDystrophin is a key protein encoded by the DMD gene, serves as a scaffold linking the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix that plays a critical role in muscle contraction, relaxation, and structural integrity. Mutations, particularly single-point amino acid substitutions, can lead to dysfunctional Dystrophin, causing muscular dystrophies, with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) being the most severe form.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of 184 single-point amino acid substitutions on the structure and function of Dystrophin using computational approaches.MethodsMany computational tools were used to predict the impact of amino acid substitutions on protein stability, solubility, and function. …”
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Differences in HIV infection trends in two regions of Cameroon with a longstanding HIV epidemic: insights from 2012 and 2022 by Yannick F. Ngoume, Urmes C. Teagho, Brice Eselacha, Oumarou H. Goni, Dell-Dylan Kenfack, Mérimé Tchakoute, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Marcel Tongo, Marcel Tongo

“…This prevalence had significantly decreased to 2.7% [Prevalence Difference or PD: 4.1 (3.1; 5.2); p < 0.001] by Period 2. Contrasting with these results, the HIV prevalence in the South during Period 1 was 5.5% and did not significantly change by Period 2 at 5.2% [PD: 0.3 (1.07;1.6); p = 0.67].ConclusionOur data suggest that HIV transmission in remote communities of the South administrative region of Cameroon has likely remained uncurbed over the past decade. …”
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Predictive modeling and optimization of noise emissions in a palm oil methyl ester-fueled diesel engine using response surface methodology and artificial neural network integrated... by J.M. Zikri, M.S.M. Sani, M.F.F.A. Rashid, J. Muriban, G.S. Prayogo

“…The outcomes of the experiments were contrasted with the forecasts produced by the RSM and ANN-GA models, emphasizing the goal of reducing error percentages. …”
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slendr: a framework for spatio-temporal population genomic simulations on geographic landscapes by Petr, Martin, Haller, Benjamin C., Ralph, Peter L., Racimo, Fernando

“…., population displacements, expansions, and contractions) either on real Earth landscapes or on abstract custom maps, and schedule splits and gene-flow events between populations using a straightforward declarative language. …”
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Synergistic effect of nitrocellulose coating on structural and reactivity stabilization of ammonium nitrate oxidizer by Amir Abdelaziz, Djalal Trache, Ahmed Fouzi Tarchoun, Hani Boukeciat, Yash Pal, Sourbh Thakur, Weiqiang Pang, Thomas M. Klapötke

“…The SEM micrographs revealed distinct features of both pure AN and NC, contrasting with the irregular granular surface topography of the coated AN particles, demonstrating the adherence of NC on the AN surface. …”
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