Digital Twin Technology for Bridge Maintenance using 3D Laser Scanning: A Review by Haidar Hosamo Hosamo, Mohsen Hosamo Hosamo

“…Technologies like laser scanners have emerged as a viable replacement for labor-intensive, costly, and dangerous traditional methods that risk health and safety. …”
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A qualitative study to explain the determinants of naswār consumption from the point of view of its consumers by Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Amir Mansouri, Behnam Masmouei, Noureddin Niknam, Fatemeh Zahedi

“…Formulation of laws, health policies, and education can be effective in adopting strategies to prevent and control the consumption of naswār.…”
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Design and Experimental Study of a Novel Microwave-Assisted Burner Based on Plasma Combustion for Pulverized Coal Applications by Uğur Tekir

“…An alternative combustion technology to replace conventional start-up and flame stabilization using fuel oil or natural gas in pulverized coal-fired boilers has been investigated. …”
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Strategies for pneumococcal vaccination in older adults in the coming era by Kei Nakashima, Wakaba Fukushima

“…Consequently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends using PCVs, notably PCV20 and PCV15, over PPSV23. …”
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Involvement of arginine 878 together with Ca2+ in mouse aminopeptidase A substrate specificity for N-terminal acidic amino-acid residues. by Pierre Couvineau, Hugo de Almeida, Bernard Maigret, Catherine Llorens-Cortes, Xavier Iturrioz

“…Aminopeptidase A (APA) is a membrane-bound zinc metalloprotease cleaving, in the brain, the N-terminal aspartyl residue of angiotensin II to generate angiotensin III, which exerts a tonic stimulatory effect on the control of blood pressure in hypertensive animals. …”
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Clinician’s guide to the management of azoospermia induced by exogenous testosterone or anabolic–androgenic steroids by Manaf Al Hashimi, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Rupin Shah, Ashok Agarwal

“…However, there is a notable lack of well-structured, controlled, and long-term studies addressing the management of azoospermia related to exogenous testosterone use, highlighting the need for such studies to inform evidence-based recommendations.…”
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Potential use of eucalyptus biodiesel in compressed ignition engine by Puneet Verma, Mahendra Pal Sharma, Gaurav Dwivedi

“…Biodiesel is emerging as an excellent alternative choice across the world as a direct replacement for diesel fuel in vehicle engines. Biodiesel offers a great choice. …”
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Reliable Laboratory Tests: A Prerequisite for the Design of High-Quality Slurry Surfacing Mixtures by Alexandra Destrée, Stefan Vansteenkiste, Tine Tanghe, Joëlle De Visscher

“…A slurry surfacing with good performance and a long service life requires, above all, a well formulated mixture and a good control of the execution quality. Slurry surfacing could then even be considered for ultrathin wearing courses on new pavements. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Curcumin/Polycaprolactone Nano Composite on the Healing of Experimental Osteomyelitis in Rabbit Tibia by Amirreza Hajati Ziabari, Alireza Jahandideh, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Pejman Mortazavi

“…After induction of osteomyelitis, twenty adult male New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into Control group in which the animals were considered as controls and no scaffolds were used, and NCMPST group in which the created bone defects were filled with the combination of polycaprolactone and curcumin. …”
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Flexural and cracking behavior of reinforced lightweight self-compacting concrete beams made with LECA aggregate by V. Bhaskar Desai, M. V. Seshagiri Rao, Ramanjaneyulu Ningampalli

“…The study examined six beams, including a control mix, with LECA replacements of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%. …”
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Reliable genetic diagnosis of NCF1 (p47phox)-deficient chronic granulomatous disease using high-throughput sequencing by Amy P. Hsu, Eric Karlins, Justin Lack, Justin Lack, T. Joseph Pepper, Karen Lau, Kimberly R. Marshall-Batty, Debra Long Priel, Joie Davis, Danielle L. Fink, Christa S. Zerbe, John I. Gallin, Harry L. Malech, Steven M. Holland, Douglas B. Kuhns

“…We compare NCF1 sequence from NCF1-CGD patients to cohorts of non-NCF1-CGD and healthy controls (1000Genomes), demonstrating pseudogene replacement of NCF1 in NCF1-CGD as well as the reciprocal replacement of NCF1B or NCF1C by NCF1 in some healthy controls.DiscussionWith this method, reanalysis of existing sequence data may provide genetic diagnosis to NCF1-CGD patients. …”
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Chronic kidney disease and progression factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Daniel Batista Téllez, José Carlos Estrada Hernández, Leobel Morell Pérez

“…Damage to kidney function largely depends on metabolic control.…”
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Sustainable Fishmeal Alternatives: Impact of Partially Defatted Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Meal on Growth and Health of Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) by Luke Pilmer, Lindsey Woolley, Alan Lymbery, Michael Salini, Chinh Dam, Md Javed Foysal, Gavin Partridge

“…Fish were reared in 24 tanks (three replicates per treatment) and fed for 33 days under controlled conditions. Eight diets were tested: a control (40% FM) and seven diets with BSF meal replacing FM at 25%, 50%, or 75%, with or without garlic and tuna hydrolysate additives. …”
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Concept and Implementation of Innovative Scalable Wind Turbine Emulator with Doubly Fed Asynchronous Machine by Robert Rink, Robert Małkowski, Bartłomiej Gawin, Klara Janiga

“…The digital component has a modular structure, which allows for the replacement of any module of the native control system with the user’s custom designed one and testing its properties over a broad range of parameters. …”
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Development of a battery free, solar powered, and energy aware fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle by Jackson Liller, Rishabh Goel, Abdul Aziz, Josiah Hester, Phuc Nguyen

“…We also derive the Greedy Energy-Aware Control (GEAC) and Predictive Energy-Aware Control (PEAC) solar control algorithm that overcomes power system brownouts and total-loss-of-thrust events, enabling the prototype to perform maneuvers without a battery. …”
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Quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a comparative study between different disease stages and treatment modalities by Müslüm Kul, Ebru Cengel Kültür, Gülser Senses Dinç, Yelda Bilginer, Sait Uluç, Hayriye Baykan

“…The study included 18 renal transplant and 21 dialysis patients (8 on hemodialysis, 13 on peritoneal dialysis) and 16 patients who did not yet require renal replacement therapy. The control group consisted of 37 children without any chronic disease. …”
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Review of Brain Computer Interface Technology in the Treatment of Motor Dysfunction after Stroke by Yulian ZHU, Sijie LIANG

“…BCI is a communication system technology that combines hardware and software, which enables human beings to interact with the surrounding environment without being affected by peripheral nerves and muscles by using the control signals generated by EEG activities. It will help patients achieve certain functions and improve the quality of life by controlling the external devices. …”
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Investigation of Rheological Properties of Blended Cement Pastes Using Rotational Viscometer and Dynamic Shear Rheometer by Yoo Jae Kim, Bum-Yean Cho, Soon-Jae Lee, Jiong Hu, James W. Wilde

“…To successfully process concrete, it is necessary to predict and control its flow behavior. However, the workability of concrete is not completely measured or specified by current standard tests. …”
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Current Analytical Strategies for mRNA-Based Therapeutics by Julien Camperi, Kamalakar Chatla, Emily Freund, Carolina Galan, Steffen Lippold, Axel Guilbaud

“…Recent advancements in mRNA technology, utilized in vaccines, immunotherapies, protein replacement therapies, and genome editing, have emerged as promising and increasingly viable treatments. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Analytical Validation of the Drive and Transmission Mechanism for Truck Vehicles by Peter Droppa, Matúš Riečičiar, Karol Semrád, Katarína Draganová

“…As the modification or replacement of the particular components of the drive and transmission mechanism is very complicated regarding the vehicles used in military operations, our research is focused on the enhancement of the control processes. …”
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