Evaluation of the Occurrence of Initial Failures from Stress Concentrators in Welded Joints and Structural Elements by K. А. Molokov, V. V. Novikov, M. Dabalez

“…The paper addresses the issue of constructing critical diagrams of the onset of the limiting state at the concentrator vertex, which depends on the level of external load and the theoretical concentration coefficient.Materials and Methods. …”
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The influence of “Efial” medicine on the chondrocytes functional state by N. А. Volkova, А. N. Goltsev, G. I. Borshevskiy, M. I. Borshevskaya

“…Renewal of articular cartilage is a topical issue of modern orthopedics. High frequency of injuries, complexity of clinical diagnosis and subsequent treatment, and also the delay in recovery lead to the development of osteoarthritis, and in some cases, to disability. …”
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Synthesis of diatomite/Fe3O4/Teff straw activated carbon composite adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater by Sintayehu Shewatatek, Girma Gonfa, Sintayehu Mekuria, Belete Tessema, Gulmira Kezembayeva, Kalyan Sundar Ghosh, Muhammad Mushtaq, Mohammad Hadi Diyanatizadeh, Kaan Isinkaralar, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei

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Influencing factors and prediction algorithms to estimate public preference for painless medical procedures in China: a national cross-sectional study by Xiangyang Guo, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yanan Song, Chen Luo, Zhengqian Li, Wei You, Sichen Liu, Kaixi Liu

“…Objectives To improve the medical treatment process, the concept of comfortable medical care has been proposed. …”
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Neural Network-Based SLAM/GNSS Fusion Localization Algorithm for Agricultural Robots in Orchard GNSS-Degraded or Denied Environments by Huixiang Zhou, Jingting Wang, Yuqi Chen, Lian Hu, Zihao Li, Fuming Xie, Jie He, Pei Wang

“…To address the issue of agricultural robot loss of control caused by GNSS signal degradation or loss in complex agricultural environments such as farmland and orchards, this study proposes a neural network-based SLAM/GNSS fusion localization algorithm aiming to enhance the robot’s localization accuracy and stability in weak or GNSS-denied environments. …”
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Design and Numerical Simulation of a Device for Film–Soil Vibrating Conveying and Separation Based on DEM–MBD Coupling by Shilong Shen, Jiaxi Zhang, Hu Zhang, Yongxin Jiang, Xin Zhou, Yichao Wang, Xuanfeng Liu, Haichun Zhang

“…To address the issue of poor film–soil separation in traditional subsoil residual film recovery machines, which leads to recovered film containing excessive soil, a film–soil conveying and separation device was designed. …”
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Road design influence on driving behaviors: The influence of curve design, a case study by Stefano Coropulis, Nicola Berloco, Paolo Intini, Vittorio Ranieri

“…In this optic, the present study tries to investigate a typical geometric design issue of existing roads, i.e., the presence of a long segment followed by a sharp curve without transition curves on undivided two-way two-lane rural roads. …”
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Third-degree nasal tip burn in a preterm infant treated with amniotic membrane (Case report) by Paula Andrea Pérez Franco, Sebastian Murcia Espino, María Paula Ruiz Díaz, Juan David Rodríguez Parra

“…Introduction: Non-fatal burns are a global health issue with a considerable impact on morbidity as well as aesthetic and functional sequelae. …”
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Improving awareness of blood culture indication, procedure and resource Utilization at Armed Forces Hospital Jizan, Saudi Arabia by Manal Ahmed Aldiba, Ahmed Dighriri, Ali Al-Fageeh, Haider Ghalib Al-Modeer, Hisham Nasser Hakami, Jamaan Sabei, Abdulaziz Al-Barraque, Saud Erwi

“…Blood culture contamination (BCC) is a significant quality and safety issue in hospitals, as it leads to increase in unnecessary testing, admissions, antibiotic exposure and cost. …”
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Self-referral practice among patients attending outpatient department of Northwest Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Tihtna Alemu, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Mekides Engeda Alemu, Lakew Asmare

“…Various factors, such as educational level, perceived severity of illness, confidence in laboratory services, lack of information about referral methods, and limited use of primary care, contribute to this issue. Addressing these factors and strengthening the referral process are important steps to improve healthcare delivery, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction in Ethiopia.…”
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Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Association Between Fatigue and Depressive Symptoms in Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis by I-Yu Hsiao, Hanoch Livneh, Chieh-Tsung Yen, Ming-Chi Lu, Wei-Jen Chen, Tzung-Yi Tsai

“…While caring for persons with this medical condition, one issue that represents individual confidence in carrying out specific tasks, namely self-efficacy level, has attracted significant attention. …”
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Numerical modeling of the dynamics of the clutch couplers by D. V. Shevchenko, M. A. Kudryavtsev, A. M. Orlova, S. A. Ponomarev, A. M. Sokolov, Yu. V. Savushkina

“…Main challenges for scientific research and design development to ensure the creation of freight cars for heavy haul traffic, along with an increase in longterm load and decrease in tare weight, include the issue of increasing the load from the wheelset to the rails to 27 tons for heavy haul cars SA-3T and couplers SA-3. …”
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Gray water dominance in water footprint assessment of shale oil: A lifecycle perspective by Qian Wang, Bo Yuan, Jian Wu, Jun Xiong, Wenshi Liu, Xi Chen, Yan Wu

“…Shale oil has emerged as a significant issue in global energy reform and sustainable development, recognized for its high water consumption. …”
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Enhancing Cyber Resilience Through Traffic Generation Patterns in Complex Networks: A Study on Cascading Failures by B. Aymar Le Pere Tchimwa, Jean-Pierre Lienou, Wilson Ejuh Geh, Frederica Nelson, Sachin Shetty, Charles Kamhoua

“…Assuming the network includes a host-based restoration process as an inherent recovery mechanism that initiates after an incident, we compare the resilience of different network topologies (scale-free, regular lattice, and Erdőos-Rényi), by conducting computational experiments to assess the effect of various traffic generation patterns by placing hosts on high-degree, low-degree, or randomly selected nodes. …”
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Weight bias in mental health settings: a scoping review by Samantha R. Philip, Erin C. Standen, Jordan Schueler, Sherecce A. Fields, Sean M. Phelan, Sean M. Phelan

“…This scoping review examines how weight bias manifests within mental health settings and its impacts on client care and outcomes, exploring the issue from both client and provider lenses.MethodsA total of 43 studies meeting search criteria were identified from a systematic search process.ResultsFindings indicate that mental health professionals (MHPs) hold negative stereotypes toward larger-bodied individuals. …”
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Unveiling multifactorial driving mechanisms of plant diversity in coastal island urban parks: A case in Fujian Province, China by Yang Liu, Yingxue Wang, Zhijun Qian, Jianxing Liu, Chuanyuan Deng

“…The rapid process of urbanization in recent years has caused extensive ecosystem disturbances, imposing substantial pressure on urban biodiversity, especially within the unique and fragile environments of coastal islands. …”
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The Effect of Nighttime LED Lighting on Tomato Growth, Yield, and Nutrient Content of Fruits by Inna V. Knyazeva, Olga Panfilova, Oksana Vershinina, Alexander A. Smirnov, Alexey S. Dorokhov, Ibrahim Kahramanoğlu

“…Food insecurity is a top economic and national security concern in many countries, and scientists worldwide are working to increase crop productivity in order to address this issue. In line with this information, the present study aimed to test the possibility of improving the yield and fruit quality of two tomato cultivars, namely ‘Vspyshka’ and ‘Lyana’. …”
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The effect of technology stress on knowledge concealment with the mediating role of job fatigue and moderating work autonomy by Hossein Jamali, Mehdi Kabirinaeini, Zeynab Elahi

“…This process will ultimately negatively impact team and organizational performance and reduce the effectiveness of teamwork. …”
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Physiological Properties of Dietary Ellagitannin-Rich Preparations Obtained from Strawberry Pomace Using Different Extraction Methods by Juśkiewicz Jerzy, Król Bogusław, Kosmala Monika, Milala Joanna, Zduńczyk Zenon, Żary-Sikorska Ewa

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MLAR-Net: A Multilevel Attention-Based ResNet Module for the Automated Recognition of Emotions Using Single-Channel EEG Signals by M. Maithri, U. Raghavendra, Anjan Gudigar, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Karthikeyan Sriram, Massimo Salvi, Chai Hong Yeong, Filippo Molinari, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…However, not all channel information is important for emotion recognition. Another issue with the existing dataset is the availability of a small quantity of samples. …”
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