A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO ASSESSING INTERMODAL TRANSPORT by Karol NEHRING, Michał LASOTA, Aleksandra ZABIELSKA, Roland JACHIMOWSKI

“…The analyzed transport from point A to destination B considers two reloading operations at the land intermodal terminals. …”
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Devulcanization of styrene butadiene rubber by microwave energy: Effect of the presence of ionic liquid by S. Seghar, N. Ait Hocine, V. Mittal, S. Azem, F. Al-Zohbi, B. Schmaltz, N. Poirot

“…For the powder mixed with [Pyrr][HSO4], the increase was more significant. …”
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Analyzing the Thoughts of Aristotle and the Sophists about Good Government by Ayat Mowlaee, Pariya Ram

“…Aristotle believed in a mixed government in achieving good government, and in this regard, he considered the greatest degree of compliance with the civil nature of a person to be the most comprehensive condition for the continuation of good government; But on the other hand, despite the lack of a single point of view about good government in the thought of the sophists, they always emphasized the pluralistic interests of people and the maximum benefit of the available facilities. …”
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The Sea-Based Waste Collection Routing Problem Using a Novel Value Recovery Function by Ricardo C. Alindayu II, Jayne Lois San Juan, Charlle L. Sy

“…Lastly, a sensitivity analysis on valuable fraction reveals the existence of a breakeven point that results in potential losses if not considered.…”
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Web of 4D dualities, supersymmetric partition functions and SymTFT by Zhihao Duan, Qiang Jia, Sungjay Lee

“…We highlight a web of four-dimensional dualities, which can be naturally interpreted within the SymTFT framework. We also point out an intriguing class of four-dimensional gauge theories that exhibit mixed ’t Hooft anomaly between one-form symmetries. …”
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Scaled-up preparation of drug-loaded electrospun polymer fibres and investigation of their continuous processing to tablet form by E. Szabo, B. Demuth, B. Nagy, K. Molnar, A. Farkas, B. Szabo, A. Balogh, E. Hirsch, B. Nagy, Gy. Marosi, Z. K. Nagy

“…Polymer-based electrospun amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) were prepared and investigated from pharmaceutical application point of view. Spironolactone (SPIR) was used as model drug mixed in various concentrations with polymers suitable for fibre formation, such as vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. …”
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Community design and how much we drive by Wesley E Marshall, Norman W Garrick

“…The preponderance of evidence suggests that denser and more connected communities with a higher degree of mixed land uses results in fewer vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT). …”
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Gonadoblastoma with Dysgerminoma Presenting as Virilizing Disorder in a Young Child with 46, XX Karyotype: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Prathamesh Chandrapattan, Amitabh Jena, Rashmi Patnayak, Swayamsidha Mangaraj, Sujata Naik, Saroj Panda

“…A detailed clinical evaluation along with supportive biochemical and radiological findings pointed to the presence of a virilizing ovarian tumor. …”
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDY ON MICROFILARIAE AND SOME BLOOD PROTOZOA IN QUAIL BIRDS (COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA) IN NINEVEH GOVERNORATE by Rawaa G. Mohammad

“…The study showed appearance of 7.7% of mixed infections of microfliaria with Aegyptianella spp. and 4.4% with plasmodium spp. …”
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A Critical Systematic Review of the Impact of the Flipped Classroom Methodology on University Students’ Autonomy by Héctor Galindo-Domínguez, Maria-José Bezanilla

“…The analyses revealed that although Flipped Classroom can contribute to the development of students’ learning autonomy, there are certain doubts regarding this assertion, as results from studies with higher validity point to mixed outcomes. In order to obtain a more accurate understanding of reality, it is highly recommended that future studies examining the impact of the Flipped Classroom methodology on students’ learning autonomy address the limitations found in the literature, such as the scarcity of longitudinal designs with randomized control groups, the lack of studies conducted in non-university stages, and the small quantity of participants used in interventions.…”
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Advanced technique of laser Doppler imaging for the diagnostics of intensity of peripheral microcirculation changes in patients with diffused liver diseases by T. D. Gelt, A. V. Borsukov

“…Identification of these changes may help predict disease course, the possibility of the therapy revising. 60 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, steatohepatitis mixed etiology, viral hepatitis "B" and "C" were examined to evaluate the possibility of non-invasive laser Doppler imaging (LDI) offorecasting the course of various forms of diffuse liver disease. …”
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Influence of Using Various Types of Steel Fibers of Recycled Concrete Aggregates on the Shear Behavior of RC Beams by Ayman A. Summra, Mahmoud H. Mahmoud, Mohamed M. Soliman

“…Different types of fibers (steel fibers, RSFs, and mixed fibers) were added at varying percentages (1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%) to improve the mechanical properties of the concrete mixes. …”
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Fully and Partially Replicated Experimental Designs for Evaluating Intravarietal Variability in Grapevine by Elsa Gonçalves, Isabel Carrasquinho, Antero Martins

“…The results pointed out the importance of the RCD in controlling the spatial variability present in large field trials. …”
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Compositional analysis of interrogative imperatives in Hungarian by Judit Kleiber, Gábor Alberti

“…We intend to explore the scope of the hypothesis that the pragmatico-semantic content of mixed-type sentences can be obtained compositionally. …”
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Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data by Haolin Wang, Fumin Zou, Junshan Tian, Feng Guo, Qiqin Cai

“…Firstly, the service time of a single vehicle during the saturation period was taken as the starting point for the capacity estimates. Secondly, the variation in service time for multiple categories of vehicles is modelled using lognormal distribution. …”
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Willingness for Active Case Finding of Tuberculosis among Community Pharmacists in Puducherry by Dhanajayan Govindan, Palanivel Chinnakali, Sonali Sarkar, Govindarajan Soundappan

“…Pharmacy being the first point of contact for the majority holds considerable potential in reducing this attrition. …”
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N2 sleep promotes the occurrence of 'aha' moments in a perceptual insight task. by Anika T Löwe, Marit Petzka, Maria M Tzegka, Nicolas W Schuck

“…One recent suggestion that could explain this mixed evidence is that different sleep stages have differential effects on insight. …”
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Blogging with smartphones for independent writing practice beyond the EFL classroom by Shaista Rashid, Jocelyn Howard

“…The blogging was done as a stand-alone activity, independent of the students’ university EFL programme. Using a mixed-methods case study design, data were collected from 23 undergraduate students through interviews, surveys, and reflective written accounts. …”
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First impressions of a humanoid social robot with natural language capabilities by Damith Herath, Janie Busby Grant, Adrian Rodriguez, Jenny L. Davis

“…Our study is set at this point of emergence, investigating people’s first impressions of a humanoid chatbot in a public venue. …”
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The Ancient Magic of Malt: Making Malt Sugars and Ale from Grain Using Traditional Techniques by Merryn Dineley

“…This article considers how malt sugars are made and discusses a range of ‘mashing in’ techniques from a practical, technical, and scientific point of view.  The process of ‘mashing in’ is done in a vessel called a mash tun. …”
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