Explaining complexity to power. A failed mission? by Gloria Regonini

“…Here the comparison of Italy with France shows the different path to the institutionalization of evaluation, showing that little or nothing of what Bruno envisioned has been embedded in Italian institutions. …”
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Isolation, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of lytic bacteriophage ZK22 against Salmonella Typhimurium in mice by Yihong Sun, Qing Qu, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang

“…Typhimurium was performed to assess its therapeutic efficacy in vivo. The results showed that phage ZK22 at a dose of 108 PFU/mL increased the survival rates of infected mice, effectively suppressed the dissemination and colonization of the host bacteria in the mice, and alleviated the inflammatory response caused by the infection. …”
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Moxibustion in patients with shoulder bursitis by Misaida Reinoso Sollet, Emilia Labrada Aguilera, Richard Garib Hernández, Eliet Cambara Pérez

“…Moxibustion was used in 61.90%, without other natural and traditional medicine techniques; pain relief started from the fifth session and reached its maximum value in the ninth, in which 47.6% reported pain relief. …”
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Smart Grid Dispatching Optimization for System Resilience Improvement by Li Liao, Chengjun Ji

“…A large number of modern communication technologies and sensing technologies are incorporated into the smart grid, which makes its structure unique. The centralized optimized dispatch method of traditional power grids is difficult to achieve effective dispatch of smart grids. …”
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A Ccritical Rreview of the Bbook of “Ccapitalism, Ffamily and Ppersonal Llife” by Maryam Eskafi

“…Despite the historical importance of the present book, given the content problems, methodological problems, facial problems and its very incomplete translation from the original text in Persian, it does not seem to suggest that a suitable source, as a textbook, be offered to students. …”
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Long-term consequences of adolescent exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA in male and female mice by Cristina Izquierdo-Luengo, María Ponce-Renilla, Marc Ten-Blanco, María Andrea Arnanz, Rosa María Tolón, Inmaculada Pereda-Pérez, Fernando Berrendero

“…This study helps to clarify the potential late detrimental effects of this potent synthetic cannabinoid that may derive from its use during adolescence.…”
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Febuxostat Attenuates Renal Damage besides Exerting Hypouricemic Effect in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Jianmin Ran, Gang Xu, Huixuan Ma, Hailing Xu, Yan Liu, Rongshao Tan, Ping Zhu, Jun Song, Gancheng Lao

“…Although hepatic gene expression, content, and activity of XO increased significantly in diabetic rats, febuxostat only slightly decreased its content. Conclusions. Febuxostat significantly attenuated renal damage in STZ-induced diabetic rats in addition to exerting hypouricemic effect.…”
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Extended Newton-type Method for Nonsmooth Generalized Equation under n,α-point-based Approximation by M. Z. Khaton, M. H. Rashid

“…In the present paper, we study the extended Newton-type method for solving the nonsmooth generalized equation 0∈fx+Fx and analyze its semilocal and local convergence under the conditions that f+F−1 is Lipschitz-like and f admits a certain type of approximation which generalizes the concept of point-based approximation so-called n,α-point-based approximation. …”
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Decoding Gestures in Electromyography: Spatiotemporal Graph Neural Networks for Generalizable and Interpretable Classification by Hunmin Lee, Ming Jiang, Jinhui Yang, Zhi Yang, Qi Zhao

“…Our methodology exhibits remarkable efficacy, achieving state-of-the-art performance across five publicly available datasets, thus underscoring its prowess in gesture recognition tasks. Furthermore, our approach provides interpretable insights into muscular activation patterns, thereby reaffirming the practical effectiveness of our GCN model. …”
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Objective and Automated Quantification of Instrument Handling for Open Surgical Suturing Skill Assessment: A Simulation-Based Study by Simar P. Singh, Amir Mehdi Shayan, Jianxin Gao, Joseph Bible, Richard E. Groff, Ravikiran Singapogu

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> Vascular surgical procedures are challenging and require proficient suturing skills. …”
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SnO2 Layer Treatment with Thioacetamide in Perovskite Solar Cell by Fatemeh Ghasemi, Razieh Keshtmand, Nima Taghavinia

“…SnO2 stands out as an exemplary electron transport layer for perovskite solar cells due to its exceptional carrier mobility, deep conduction band, suitable band gap, and compatibility with low-temperature processing. …”
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Development and Validation of the Interpreting Learning Engagement Scale (ILES) by Wenting Yu, Chenggang Wu

“…The ILES, comprising 18 items across four dimensions (behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and agentic engagement), was validated with data collected from a cohort of 306 students from five universities in China. …”
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Human capital management in a pandemic and crisis by S. K. Baуdybekova

“…The article reflects the main problems of the development and formation of human capital and its reassessment in the context of a pandemic COVID-2019. …”
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Stimuli-responsive supramolecular hydrogels for paclitaxel delivery: Progress and prospects by Mohammad Qutub, Amol Tatode, Jayshree Taksande, Tanvi Premchandani, Milind Umekar, Ujban Md Hussain, Dinesh Biyani, Dadaso Mane

“…Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, while chemotherapy playing a pivotal role in its management. However, traditional chemotherapy often encounters challenges such as non-specific drug delivery, systemic toxicity, and rapid clearance. …”
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Sphingolipids in Inflammation by Elisabetta Albi, Alice Alessenko, Sabine Grösch

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The Effect of Additive ZRJ-S1 on Mechanical Properties of Portland Cement by Xin Zeng, Ping Zhou, Jichang Tong, Hao Wang, Lin Zhao, Weidong Meng, Ming Li

“…Micropore percentage of more than 200 nm size, which was with serious damage to mechanical performance, was decreased from 17.40 to 11.89%, and porosity of cement-based material itself decreased to 16.20%. As a result, ZRJ-S1 additive showed excellent reinforcement effect on Portland cement.…”
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Pathways of Adaptation to Climate Change: Analysis and Transformation of the Governance System of the Ardennes Mountain Area by Jon Marco Church

“…It is fundamental for this mountain area to be able to anticipate climate change and its expected impacts. In this article, we are particularly interested in the Ardennes governance system. …”
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Development of subjective well-being in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Helene Eckert, Patrick Paschke, Linda Wirthwein, Ricarda Steinmayr

“…Piecewise latent growth curve models with three time slopes were conducted to investigate the development of SWB and its moderators. They showed significant declines in general mood and domain-specific satisfaction with family, peers and school before the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Quantification of the Transparency of the Transparent Soil in Geotechnical Modeling by Li-Da Yi, Hua-Bin Lv, Tian Ye, Yi-Ping Zhang

“…This paper proposes an objective framework for quantification of transparency in transparent soil based on its transmittance. Specifically, transparent soil with fused quartz serves as the soil sample for the detection of transmittance, and transmittance’s impact on imaging quality in geotechnical modeling with transparent soil is investigated through an evaluation function of image clarity. …”
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Investigation of Failure Mechanism of Al2O3 Specimens Subjected to Three-Point Bending Test by Mikhail Olegovich Eremin, Igor Smolin, Alexey Kulkov, Valentina Mikushina

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