Revolutionizing concrete through sustainable Practices: a performance study on strength variation under acidic environments by B. Narendra Kumar, P. Sai Vineela, Dhanalakshmi Kiran Bhat

“…Abstract The construction sector continues to draw excessive natural resources for raw materials through extraction processes which leads to environmental concerns about its waste disposal of Construction and Demolition materials. …”
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Research ethics: Overcoming the exploitative dynamic through ethical research by Tanvir C Turin, Mohammad Raihan, Meriem Aroua, Nashit Chowdhury

“…Academic institutions must bolster ethics infrastructures — streamlining review processes, providing ongoing ethics training, facilitating genuine community engagement, and fostering a culture that rewards ethical conduct. …”
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A NEW APPROACH IN IMMOVABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT USING 3D SPATIAL SPACE by Uznir Ujang, Glory Annabelle Stephen, Suhaibah Azri, Nurfairunnajiha Ridzuan

“…The findings demonstrate that 3D visualization significantly improves asset location tracking and reduces reliance on paper-based processes, thus promoting continuous asset updates. …”
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MEFA-Net: Multilevel Feature Extraction and Fusion Attention Network for Infrared Small-Target Detection by Jingcui Ma, Nian Pan, Dengyu Yin, Di Wang, Jin Zhou

“…Infrared small-target detection encounters significant challenges due to a low image signal-to-noise ratio, limited target size, and complex background noise. To address the issues of sparse feature loss for small targets during the down-sampling phase of the traditional U-Net network and the semantic gap in the feature fusion process, a multilevel feature extraction and fusion attention network (MEFA-Net) is designed. …”
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Transforming liver transplant allocation with artificial intelligence and machine learning: a systematic review by Lisiane Pruinelli, Kiruthika Balakrishnan, Sisi Ma, Zhigang Li, Anji Wall, Jennifer C. Lai, Jesse D. Schold, Timothy Pruett, Gyorgy Simon

“…Abstract Background The principles of urgency, utility, and benefit are fundamental concepts guiding the ethical and practical decision-making process for organ allocation; however, LT allocation still follows an urgency model. …”
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Multi-granularity feature intersection learning for visible-infrared person re-identification by Sixian Chan, Jie Wang, Jiaao Cui, Jie Hu, Zhuorong Li, Jiafa Mao

“…To address the above issues, MGFINet consists of three components: a hierarchical part pooling method (HPP), a hierarchical part restriction method (HPC), and a feature intersection (FI) loss. …”
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Research on the rapid diagnosis method for hunting of high-speed trains by Wanru Xie, Yixin Zhao, Gang Zhao, Fei Yang, Zilong Wei, Jinzhao Liu

“…With a focus on practical engineering applications, a rapid screening index for identifying potential issues has been proposed, significantly enhancing the efficiency of diagnostic processes.…”
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Real Versus Virtual Classes: A Perspective from Medical Undergraduate Student’s Point of View with Their Effectiveness in Learning by Aditya Lochab, Chandni Gupta, Vikram Palimar

“…To continue the learning process, the Medical Universities of India adopted online learning. …”
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Smart Infrastructure and Additive Manufacturing: Synergies, Advantages, and Limitations by Antreas Kantaros, Paraskevi Zacharia, Christos Drosos, Michail Papoutsidakis, Evangelos Pallis, Theodore Ganetsos

“…Overcoming these limitations necessitates research into AI-driven process optimization, multi-material printing, and international standardization efforts. …”
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Three-Dimensional Microstructure and Structural Representative Volume Element of the Intact and Remolded Loess by Lina Ma, Linxin Zhang, Xiaokun Hou, Songfeng Guo, Shengwen Qi

“…These microstructural differences are attributed to the distinct formation processes of the two types of loess.…”
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A contrastive learning and knowledge distillation-based framework for efficient federated intrusion detection in IoT by Li Ma, Jicheng He, Kai Lu, Dan Wang, Long Yin, Zhaokun Li

“…Traditional deep learning-based IDS are challenged by the diversity of IoT devices, resource constraints, and the non-identically and independently distributed (non-IID) nature of IoT data. To address these issues, this paper introduces two solutions: CF-IDS and KF-IDS. …”
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Deep Learning Network Selection and Optimized Information Fusion for Enhanced COVID-19 Detection: A Literature Review by Olga Adriana Caliman Sturdza, Florin Filip, Monica Terteliu Baitan, Mihai Dimian

“…However, progress in COVID-19 detection is hindered by ongoing issues stemming from restricted and non-uniform datasets, as well as domain differences in image standards and complications with both diagnostic overfitting and poor generalization capabilities. …”
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A.R. Luria's contribution to studies of the brain organization of language by A. Ardila, T. V. Akhutina, Yu. V. Mikadze

“…The paper discusses differences between these two books and also linguistic issues, which received much attention in his later publication. …”
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End-to-End Multi-Scale Adaptive Remote Sensing Image Dehazing Network by Xinhua Wang, Botao Yuan, Haoran Dong, Qiankun Hao, Zhuang Li

“…In response to the above issues, this paper proposes an end-to-end multi-scale adaptive feature extraction method for remote sensing image dehazing (MSD-Net). …”
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Advanced Digital System for International Collaboration on Biosample-Oriented Research: A Multicriteria Query Tool for Real-Time Biosample and Patient Cohort Searches by Alexandros Fridas, Anna Bourouliti, Loukia Touramanidou, Desislava Ivanova, Kostantinos Votis, Panagiotis Katsaounis

“…This study presents a novel platform designed to address these issues, enabling researchers to conduct high-quality research more efficiently and at reduced costs. …”
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Morphobiological features and productivity of artichoke in the conditions of Southern Uzbekistan by M. N. Aramov, B. N. Aliyev

“…The article presents the research results on the introduction of artichoke in Uzbekistan. In the process of research, some issues of artichoke seed production in the conditions of dry subtropics of Uzbekistan were also studied. …”
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The role and capacities of large-scale actor coalitions in shaping sustainability transformations by Sofia Maniatakou, Per Olsson, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen

“…More specifically, due to their diverse set-ups, LSACs have the ability to raise awareness of sustainability issues, utilize ties to push forward agendas, engage in institutional policy-shaping processes, experiment with solutions, and showcase promising niche initiatives. …”
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Enhancing Log-Likelihood Ratios with Mutual Information on Three-Reader One-Track Detection in Staggered BPMR Systems by Natthakan Rueangnetr, Santi Koonkarnkhai, Piya Kovintavewat, Simon John Greaves, Chanon Warisarn

“…This substantially enhances the detection process in one-dimensional partial-response maximum-likelihood channels. …”
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Pediatric Scabies: Association with Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, and Impaired Quality of Life by Nihal Sarı, Gülsüm Yitik Tonkaz, Şeyda Arslan

“…While publications documenting the co-occurrence of anxiety, depression, and impaired quality of life in adult patients with scabies are increasing, the presence of these issues in pediatric patients remains a topic of curiosity. …”
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Relationship between unemployment, depression, and suicide during COVID-19 among males in South Korea: based on internet search trends by Myeongsook Yoon, Jaehee Yi, Kyuhyoung Jeong, Heeran J. Cho

“…Recent analyses of internet search trends indicate an increased public interest in these mental health issues, promoting efforts to implement web-based interventions. …”
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