International Law Issues of Cyber Defense by A. Yeremyan, L. Yeremyan

“…The research has been conducted via general and specific scientific methods of cognition, in particular the dialectical method, comparative legal method, method of interpretation, as well as methods of deduction, induction, analysis, synthesis, and others.RESEARCH RESULTS. …”
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Experimental Research and Numerical Analysis on Fire Resistance of Prefabricated Concrete Composite Beams by LIU Yanchun, SUN Shuqi, LIU Caiwei, WANG Pengfei, LU Xiuliang, MAO Jiayuan, MIAO Jijun

“…ObjectiveThis study develops a new method to investigate the fire resistance limit of T-shaped precast reinforced concrete stacked beams under fire conditions to understand the unique performance differences of T-shaped precast reinforced concrete stacked beams under fire conditions and to examine the damage development process and fire resistance limit.MethodsThis study designed eight test beams with detailed arrangements of dimensions, reinforcement, and temperature measurement points. …”
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Assessment of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Based on Different Definitions in the Early COPD Cohort by Dai C, Tang G, Yang H, Wu F, Deng Z, Zheng Y, Zhao N, Lu L, Wan Q, Wang Z, Peng J, Wu X, Zhou K, Cai G, Xiao S, Wen X, Yang C, Chen S, Yu S, Sun R, Zhou Y, Ran P

“…However, definitions for PRISm vary across studies, and researches comparing these definitions are limited.Objective: We aim to assess the agreement, the clinical features, and the prevalence of PRISm defined by restrictive spirometric pattern (RSP) method [that is forced vital capacity (FVC) method] versus forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) method and by fixed values versus the lower limit of normal (LLN).Methods: All 1862 participants from the ECOPD study underwent questionnaire investigation, spirometry, biphasic CT, and impulse oscillometry. …”
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Expression of Astragalus membranaceus phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in Pichia pastoris by Zhang Jianhui, Wang Shoufeng

“…However, unlike other vectors, pPIC9K has few desirable restriction enzyme cutting sites, which reduces vector construction efficiency when the classical method of digestion and then ligation is adopted. …”
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Individual Segmentation of Intertwined Apple Trees in a Row via Prompt Engineering by Herearii Metuarea, François Laurens, Walter Guerra, Lidia Lozano, Andrea Patocchi, Shauny Van Hoye, Helin Dutagaci, Jeremy Labrosse, Pejman Rasti, David Rousseau

“…On these datasets, our trunk detector, which utilizes a trained YOLOv11 model, achieves a good detection rate of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>97</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> based on the prompt located above the detected trunk, achieving a Dice score of 70% without training on the REFPOP dataset and 84% without training on the publicly available dataset.We demonstrate that our method equals or even outperforms purely supervised segmentation approaches or non-prompted foundation models. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The sampling method in this section was done in a random stratified manner. …”
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Non-Polynomial Spline for Singularly Perturbed Differential-Difference Equation with Mixed Shifts and Layer Behavior by Shilpa Malge, Ram Kishun Lodhi

“…Numerical examples are solved to support the method and check the validity of the findings. The numerical order of convergence is determined and presented in the tables, along with the comparison of the results with the other existing methods. …”
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Effects of edible fungi fermentation broths on the physicochemical properties and nutritional components of yogurt by MA Xue-lan, ZHOU Lian-yu, JU Jia-sheng, SUN Wen-juan, WANG Long-rui

“…Pers. on the physicochemical properties and nutritional components of yogurt. Methods: The pH value, acidity, water holding capacity, protein, fat and mineral element contents in yogurt were determined by acidity meter, titration method, weighing method and spectrophotometry, respectively. …”
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Theoretical research and maintenance of electro hydraulically controlled injectors by A. P. Zhigadlo, Yu. P. Makushev

“…The paper proposes a calculation method and performs theoretical studies for the influence of pressure (50 – 250 MPa) on the value of the effective flow section and the diameter of the nozzle holes of the sprayer.For the injectors with EHC, the control valve regulation procedure has been clarified, which consists in the fact that at the beginning of regulation, the main force acting on the ball from the side of the maximum pressure in the control chamber (for example, 200 MPa) equal to 76 N is calculated (see Figure 4). …”
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Impact of Low-dose Imaging on PET Quantitative Accuracy and Image Quality by SU Xuesong, GENG Jianhua, ZHENG Rong, WANG Xuejuan

“…This suggests that this method may be a viable approach for delayed PET imaging. …”

Response to Fishing Decisions and Changes in Fishing Income during Extreme Weather: A Behavioural Economy Study of Small-Scale Coastal Fisher Households by Abd. Rahim, Abdul Malik, Diah Retno Dwi Hastuti

“…The research employed a quantitative research method with a survey approach conducted in the western coastal region of Barru Regency, Indonesia. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF MANDATORY PENSION INSURANCE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATYPICAL IN SOCIAL SECURITY by PLESHAKOVA I.N.

“…The problems of the research under consideration are expressed in the study of a large array of legislation regulating the issues of providing non-standard payments in the compulsory pension insurance system, in the specifics of the conditions, grounds for providing such payments to insured citizens in the compulsory pension insurance system, as well as in the transfer of rights to the successors of insured persons. The methods used in the study included general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), as well as special methods (formal-legal), and the dialectical method. …”
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New Insights Into the Population Structure of Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Revealed Using Environmental DNA by S. M. Bennington, S. D. Bourke, S. P. Wilkinson, N. Englebert, D. M. Bond, G.‐J. Jeunen, S. Dawson, E. Slooten, P. W. Dillingham, W. J. Rayment, A. Alexander

“…In doing so, we present a simple and effective method to filter out noise due to PCR/sequence error and show how treating haplotype detections equally can provide similar results to frequency‐based approaches from traditional sampling methods. …”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Aim The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of relaxation techniques on the quality of working life, pain and disability level, with nurse-led interventions among occupational workers with chronic lower back pain (CLBP). Method A quasi-experimental design with a pre- and post-test method was used. …”
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Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with unilateral acute open globe injury using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation: a functional magnetic resonance imagin... by Tan G, Huang X, Ye L, Wu A, He L, Zhong Y, Jiang N, Zhou F, Shao Y

“…Gang Tan,1,2,* Xin Huang,1,3,* Lei Ye,1 An-Hua Wu,2 Li-Xian He,2 Yu-Lin Zhong,1 Nan Jiang,1 Fu-Qing Zhou,4 Yi Shao1 1Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 2Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 3Department of Ophthalmology, The First People&amp;rsquo;s Hospital of Jiujiang City, Jiujiang, 4Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Medical Imaging Research Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;China *These authors contributed equally to&amp;nbsp;this work Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate altered spontaneous brain activities in patients with unilateral acute open globe injury (OGI) using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) method and its relationship with their clinical manifestations.Patients and methods: A total of 18 patients with acute OGI (16 males and two females) and 18 healthy controls (HCs, 16 males and two females) closely matched in age, sex, and education were recruited in this study. …”
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Development of methodological approaches to the formation of a risk-based model to minimize the prevalence of adverse reactions in drug application in medical organizations of Mosc... by E. V. Kuznetsova, M. V. Zhuravleva, I. A. Mikhailov, T. I. Kurnosova

“…In the first stage, a statistical method was used (classical multiple regression, linear discriminant analysis, factor analysis, principal component regression, partial least squares regression, estimation of variance accuracy); at the second stage a modeling method was used. …”
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Parameters of the UNIQUAC model for describing the vapor-liquid phase equilibrium of D₂-T₂, D₂-DT, DT-T₂ hydrogen isotope mixtures by T. G. Korotkova

“…Determination of the parameters of the binary energy interaction of the (UNIversal QUAsiChemical) UNIQUAC model on the basis of mathematical processing of experimental literature data on the phase equilibrium of hydrogen isotopic mixtures D2-T2, D2-DT, DT-T2 to calculate the activity coefficients of the components D2, DT, and T2.Methods. The method of successive approximations was used in junction with the “from stage to stage” method, which consists in calculating a single evaporation process on a theoretical plate.Results. …”
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Enablers and Barriers to Medication Self-Management in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study Using the COM-B Model by Li H, Li Y, Wang J, Zhang Y, Ben S

“…Sampling was done using purposive sampling method and data collection was done using semi-structured interviews. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Flow and Aerodynamic Heating of a Thermal-Protection Ring of Plate/Rudder Shaft by Yibin DOU, Junming CHEN, Xiao SHI, Luguang LIU, Yunchao LU, Zongyang LI, Ruyi ZHAO

“…The numerical calculation was based on the unstructured hybird gird finite volume method. The calculation results and analysis show that the rudder deflection has the greatest effect on the heat flux distribution in the thermal-protection ring. …”
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Coronavirus pandemic as a reason for limitation of human rights and freedoms by G. A. Vasilevich, I. Yu. Ostapovich, E. G. Kalinina

“…The article is based on the dialectical method, as well as at the logical, historical, systemic methods. …”
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