Evaluating the Influence of Taxation Levels on the Degree of Economic Freedom of Countries by Kateryna Moskvychova, Olena Korohodova, Tetiana Moiseienko, Natalya Chernenko, Yaroslava Hlushchenko

“…This study aims to identify the ideal level of the tax burden, and its results have implications for various aspects of economic development. …”
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Reaction of abaca hybrid BC2–7 (BANDALA) to bunchy top virus isolates in Eastern Visayas, Philippines by Jofil A. Mati-om, Ruben M. Gapasin, Robelyn T. Piamonte

“…The reaction of this abaca hybrid BC2–7 (BANDALA) was tested with the different isolates of BTVs prevalent in the Eastern Visayas Region in the Philippines to confirm its resistance. In this study, the reaction of abaca hybrid BC2–7 (BANDALA) to four BTV isolates was evaluated and compared to the abaca varieties Inosa and Pacol. …”
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Energy-efficient outdoor air flow control in ventilation systems by A. B. Sulin, A. A. Nikitin, T. V. Ryabova, S. S. Muraveinikov, I. N. Sankina

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Optimal Control of a Viscous Shallow Water Equation by Wenbin Zhang, Jiangbo Zhou

“…This paper is concerned with a viscous shallow water equation, which includes both the viscous Camassa-Holm equation and the viscous Degasperis-Procesi equation as its special cases. The optimal control under boundary conditions is given, and the existence of optimal solution to the equation is proved.…”
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New structure of step-up DC-DC converter based on three winding coupled inductor with high gain capability featuring integrated renewable energy applications by Pouneh Aghakhanlou, Fatemeh Falahi, Ali Nadermohammadi, Hasan Sarikhan, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Naghi Rostami, Mehran Sabahi

“…The study thoroughly examines the converter’s operational modes and provides a comparison with other types of converters to highlight its distinctive characteristics. To validate the converter’s performance, a 400 W prototype was developed and tested in the lab, operating with a 20 V input, a 260 V output, and a switching frequency of 50 kHz.…”
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Analysis of time-dependent reliability of degenerated reinforced concrete structure by Zhang Hongping, Zhang Lili, Xia Zhengbing

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The leishmaniases in Kenya: A scoping review. by Grace Grifferty, Hugh Shirley, Katherine O'Brien, Jason L Hirsch, Adrienne M Orriols, Kiira Lani Amechi, Joshua Lo, Neeharika Chanda, Sarra El Hamzaoui, Jorja Kahn, Samantha V Yap, Kyleigh E Watson, Christina Curran, Amina Atef AbdelAlim, Neeloy Bose, Alissa Link Cilfone, Richard Wamai

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>This study used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology to determine the state of leishmaniases research in Kenya and identify research gaps. …”
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Ciphertext policy attribute-based encryption scheme supporting direct revocation by Xi-xi YAN, Hui MENG

“…In order to support fine-grained attribute revocation in direct revocation mode an attribute-based encryption scheme with efficient revocation was proposed.The model of ABE supporting attribute revocation was given,and a con-crete scheme was constructed which was proven its security under the standard model.Compared to the existing related schemes,the size of ciphertext and private/secret key was reduced.In additional,the new scheme achieved fine-grained and immediate attribute revocation which is more suitable for the practical applications.…”
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Legal and tactical basis for conducting a search of a person’s residence or other property: identifying the ways to resolve the controversial issues by O. O. Kovalenko

“…A search of a person's residence or other property is one of the most typical and, at the same time, the most complex investigative ( search) actions. Its purpose is to identify, record factual data on the event of a criminal offence or related event, find and seize the instruments of a criminal offence, property acquired by illegal means or items excluded from use by law, as well as to establish the location of the wanted persons. …”
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Histological, physiological and transcriptomic analysis in hepatopancreas of Procambarus clarkii under heat stress by Yongfeng Zou, Panhui Cao, Zhiming Bao, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Hui Guo

“…The results demonstrated that the survival rate of P. clarkii decreased significantly with the stress time and the temperature increased, with a corresponding damage to its hepatopancreas. Significant fluctuations were observed in the malondialdehyde (MDA) content, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), and activities of pyruvate kinase (PK), hexokinase (HK), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lysozyme (LYS), acid phosphatase (ACP), fatty acid synthase (FAS), as well as lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in response to different stress conditions (P < 0.05). …”
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Knowledge of Future Dental Practitioners towards Oral Cancer: Exploratory Findings from a Public University in Malaysia by Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Nazrin Bin Zakaria, Shazia Qasim Jamshed

“…A total of 162 undergraduate (third, fourth, and fifth year) dental students at International Islamic University, Malaysia, were approached to participate in the study, and those who agreed were administered. A 9-item pretested questionnaire contains questions on oral examination, oral cancer risk factors, and requests for further information. …”
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Regularities of mechanical behavior of steel 40Cr during the postcritical deformation of specimens in condition of necking effect at tension by M.P. Tretyakov, T.V. Tretyakova, V.E. Wildemann

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Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on PbPc Nanocolumns Prepared by Glancing Angle Deposition by Yang Liu, Fujun Zhang, Jian Wang

“…Organic small material lead phthalocyanine (PbPc) nanocolumns were prepared via glancing angle deposition (GLAD) on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates. Organic electron acceptor materials fullerene (C60) was evaporated onto the nanocolumn PbPc thin films to prepare heterojunction structure ITO/PbPc/C60/Bphen/Al organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs). …”
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A CFD ANALYSIS IN SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION FOR TWO MIXING FLUIDS WITH DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IN NOZZLES by IONEL OLARU

“…The study from this paper proposes an analysis and a simulation of flow through the convergent-divergent nozzle type to optimize the inlet of warm fluid to have minimum impact on the nozzle walls This analysis will be performed with a computer program specialized in complex analysis of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which will also take into account the fluid temperature and its influence throughout the system. …”
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Beamforming algorithm for cognitive satellite and terrestrial network based on UAV relay by Yanli LI, Zhi LIN, Zining WANG, Ba XU, Ming CHENG, Jian OUYANG

“…Two beamforming (BF) schemes to achieve spectrum sharing by suppressing inter-system interferences in cognitive satellite and terrestrial networks were proposed, where the satellite and UAV cooperative network was used as the secondary network, while the terrestrial network was used as the primary network.Specifically, considering that only the statistical channel state information was available, a constrained optimization problem was formulated to maximize the signal-to- interference-plus-noise ratio of the secondary user under the constraints of the maximum transmit power at the UAV and the interference power of the primary user.Then, an iteration-based BF scheme was proposed to solve the constrained optimization problem.To reduce the computational complexity of the iterative algorithm, a zero-forcing based BF scheme was further proposed.Finally, computer simulations verify the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed BF schemes.…”
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Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway Exerts Cardioprotective Effects Partly through Autophagy in CLP Rats by Wen Han, Hao Wang, Longxiang Su, Yun Long, Na Cui, Dawei Liu

“…Recent studies have indicated that autophagy and myocardial energy depletion play a major role in myocardial dysfunction during sepsis, a mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) as a master sensor of energy status and autophagy mediator; however, there are little data describing its role during sepsis in the heart. Methods. Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or sham operation (SHAM) was performed in rats. …”
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A guide for developing comprehensive systems biology maps of disease mechanisms: planning, construction and maintenance by Alexander Mazein, Marcio Luis Acencio, Irina Balaur, Adrien Rougny, Danielle Welter, Anna Niarakis, Anna Niarakis, Diana Ramirez Ardila, Ugur Dogrusoz, Piotr Gawron, Venkata Satagopam, Venkata Satagopam, Wei Gu, Wei Gu, Andreas Kremer, Reinhard Schneider, Reinhard Schneider, Marek Ostaszewski, Marek Ostaszewski

“…In this review, we offer a step-by-step guide for developing a disease map within its mainstream pipeline that involves using the CellDesigner tool for creating and editing diagrams and the MINERVA Platform for online visualisation and exploration. …”
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Global trends of delayed graft function in kidney transplantation from 2013 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis by Zhiling Yao, Mingqian Kuang, Zhen Li

“…This study aimed to analyze the scientific outputs of DGF and explore its hotspots from 2013 to 2023 by using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. …”
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Traduire pour le Centre national du livre by Hélène Buzelin

“…Far from systematic, the grants are allocated following an evaluation of the quality of both the original and its French translation. Following a Descriptive paradigm and based on a fieldwork within the Commission, the present article analyses this evaluation process in order to highlight its underlying dynamics and tensions. …”
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Circulating Adipokines in Healthy versus Unhealthy Overweight and Obese Subjects by Assim A. Alfadda

“…The goal of this study was to determine whether the circulating adipokine profiles differs between metabolically healthy and metabolically unhealthy overweight and obese subjects, thereby obtaining data that could help to explain the link between obesity and its related cardiometabolic complications. We defined metabolic health in terms of several metabolic and inflammatory risk factors. …”
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