An assessment of HDPE fillers and fiber wrapping on the strength of reinforced concrete by Basavaraj Gudadappanavar, D. K. Kulkarni, P. S. Shivakumar Gouda

“…Further, wrapping of concrete using Basalt fiber and geotextile fiber mats showed a 4.16% and 20% increase in shear strength for 0.5% HDPE-incorporated concrete samples. Higher impact resistance was also observed for HDPE-added and fiber-wrapped concrete samples…”
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Lab-Scale Investigations During Combustion of Agricultural Residues and Selected Polish Coals by Kordylewski Włodzimierz K., Mościcki Krzysztof J., Witkowski Karol J.

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Application of fluorescent markers for homogeneity assessment of grain mixtures based on maize content by Matuszek Dominika B., Wojtkiewicz Krystian

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Feature Transformation-Based Few-Shot Class-Incremental Learning by Xubo Zhang, Yang Luo

“…To address this issue, this paper proposes a feature transformation method that mitigates feature degradation in few-shot incremental learning. …”
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Two probable human leukocyte antigen haplotypes in association with human leukocyte antigen HLA-DRB1*13:50:01 identified in 41 randomized unrelated Taiwanese individuals by Nondumiso Ayanda Mazibuko, Kuo-Liang Yang

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Performance Evaluation of Conventional and Neural Network-Based Decoder for an Audio of Low-Girth LDPC Code by Dharmeshkumar Patel, Ninad Bhatt

“…Audio samples sourced from the NOIZEUS corpus are employed to evaluate the designed neural network. …”
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Effect of Wild Strains Used as Starter Cultures on Free Fatty Acid Profile of Urfa Cheese by Kirmaci H. Avni

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Improving classifier decision boundaries and interpretability using nearest neighbors by Johannes Schneider, Arianna Casanova

“…To address this issue, we propose a simple algorithm that performs a weighted average of a sample’s prediction and those of its nearest neighbors (computed in latent space), leading to minor but favorable outcomes across a variety of important performance measures for neural networks. …”
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Concentrations of veterinary drug residues in milk from individual farms in Croatia by Nina Bilandžić, Božica Solomun Kolanović, Ivana Varenina, Zorica Jurković

“…This suggested that toxicological risk associated with the consumption of analysed milk could not be considered a public health issue with regards to these veterinary drugs.…”
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AFHNet: Attention-Free Hybrid Network for Salient Object Detection in Underwater Images by Qian Tang, Zhen Wang, Xuqi Wang, Shan-Wen Zhang

“…Furthermore, conventional up-sampling and down-sampling techniques often lead to the loss of critical local and global object information, reducing both accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Task Allocation and Path Planning Method for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles by Feng Liu, Wei Xu, Zhiwen Feng, Changdong Yu, Xiao Liang, Qun Su, Jian Gao

“…In order to overcome these issues, we put forward a task allocation and path planning method for UUVs. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Teenage Pregnancy at Burji District, Southwestern Ethiopia; Mixed Approach Study by Samuel Dessu Sifer, Abatalem Minlargeh Abere, Belete Worku

“…A multistage systematic sampling technique for quantitative and purposive sampling for qualitative data was used. …”
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A landscape analysis of investors in the global breast milk substitute industry to target for advocacy by Benjamin Wood, Ella Robinson, David McCoy, Phillip Baker, Gary Sacks

“…Most of these large investors also opposed the sample of public health‐related shareholder proposals analysed. …”
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Shelter Experiences of the Homeless People: “One Wants To Feel Cared For” by Cengizhan Aynacı, Yusuf Genç

“…Conducted using a qualitative research method and an interpretative phenomenological design, the study’s sample consisted of 30 homeless individuals selected through purposive sampling. …”
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The Effectiveness of Community Mobilization Intervention in Creating Awareness Regarding Early Marriage among Adolescents in Bangladesh: The Case of Shornokishoree Network by Farzana Rashid Brownia, Shah Ehsan Habib

“…The intervention group consisted of the participants who attended awareness sessions regarding early marriage and reproductive health issues. The study was conducted using stratified random sampling technique. …”
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Assessment of insomnia and sleep quality among medical students-benghazi university: A cross-sectional study by Rabha A El Sahly, Abdelnasir M Ahmed, Salah Eldin A. Amer, Khaled D Alsaeiti

“…Background: Academic pressure and its associated stress are responsible for disturbances in the circadian cycle of the students, Medical students have a stressful academic career, so it is important to identify those students with sleep issues, extent of issues and factors contributing to it. …”
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Development and evaluation of a triplex real-time PCR assay for enhanced plague diagnostics in Madagascar. by Beza Ramasindrazana, Zoé A Rahalison, Philippe Gauthier, Guillain Mikaty, Zaina I Bodoarison, Lanto A Maminirina, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Mamy G Randriamanantsoa, Gilbert Kayoko, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Andriamiliharison J Rasamindrakotroka, Minoarisoa Rajerison

“…While effective, this approach often delayed obtaining conclusive results, an issue that can hinder swift outbreak responses. The aim of this study is to design and optimize a three-target real-time PCR assay (qPCR) for the detection of Y. pestis in clinical samples.…”
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A data-driven approach utilizing machine learning (ML) and geographical information system (GIS)-based time series analysis with data augmentation for water quality assessment in M... by Abhijeet Das

“…As addressed by SPI model, 10 samples (52.63%) are categorized under very pure zone, 5 samples (26.32%) are categorized under slightly polluted and around 21.05% (4 samples) points towards moderately polluted category. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of anxiety, depression, and burnout among teachers in China: a cross-sectional study by Lulu He, Lingling Huang, Yuanyuan Huang, Hehua Li, Ziyun Zhang, Junhao Li, Shisong Lin, Kai Wu, Dongchang Huang, Fengchun Wu, Fengchun Wu, Fengchun Wu

“…Anxiety, depression, and burnout are prevalent mental health issues. This study examined the prevalence and factors linked to anxiety, depression, and burnout among Dongguan teachers.MethodsA cross-sectional survey evaluated the mental health of primary and secondary school teachers in Dongguan, China, using two-stage random sampling. …”
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Stray Dogs as Reservoirs and Sources of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in the Environment of the City of Uralsk in Western Kazakhstan by Askar Nametov, Rashid Karmaliyev, Bekzhassar Sidikhov, Kenzhebek Murzabayev, Kanat Orynkhanov, Bakytkanym Kadraliyeva, Balaussa Yertleuova, Dosmukan Gabdullin, Zulkyya Abilova, Laura Dushayeva

“…The increasing number of owned and stray dogs in large cities is becoming a pressing issue due to rising population densities, urban conditions, and poor control over animal reproduction. …”
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