Deformation of Early Freezing Concrete in the Assessment Stress-Strain State of Reinforced Concrete Structures by D. S. Dekhterev, D. V. Elifantiev

“…When performing concreting works for structures in sub-zero temperatures, a situation often arises in which the technology of heating the concrete mix during its setting and hardening is violated. …”
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Effects of residential acaricide treatments on patterns of pathogen coinfection in blacklegged ticks by Richard S. Ostfeld, Sahar Adish, Stacy Mowry, William Bremer, Shannon Duerr, Andrew S. Evans, Ilya R. Fischhoff, Fiona Keating, Jennifer Pendleton, Ashley Pfister, Marissa Teator, Felicia Keesing, Ala Tabor

“…Medically important ixodid ticks often carry multiple pathogens, with individual ticks frequently coinfected and capable of transmitting multiple infections to hosts, including humans. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…Abstract The increasing trend of dog ownership is often linked to its perceived benefits for human physical and mental well-being. …”
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Breast Cancer: Follow-up Care by Martina Murphy, Karen Daily

“…This 3-page fact sheet offers some information, guidance, and reassurance about what to expect in this next phase. …”
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El criterio incidental: la aparición incidental de obras y marcas en obras audiovisuales by Juan Manuel Benjamín Pacheco Chaparro, Sofía Valentina Ortega Fajardo

“…Este estudio busca analizar el criterio incidental en obras audiovisuales para ofrecer un marco teórico aplicable a la industria audiovisual y dirigido a cineastas, productores audiovisuales, y abogados en derecho del entretenimiento. …”
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Comparative performance of tuberculin and defined-antigen cocktails for detecting bovine tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated cattle in natural settings by Abebe Fromsa, Andrew J. K. Conlan, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Balako Gumi, Wegene Bedada, Miserach Zeleke, Dawit Worku, Matios Lakew, Biniam Tadesse, Berecha Bayissa, Asegedech Sirak, Musse Girma Abdela, Getnet Abie Mekonnen, Tesfaye Chibssa, Maroudam Veerasami, Gareth J. Jones, H. Martin Vordermeier, Nick Juleff, James L. N. Wood, Gobena Ameni, Vivek Kapur

“…Vaccinating cattle with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) effectively reduces transmission, offering a potential solution for controlling bTB. …”
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Hambatan, kebutuhan dan ambivalensi reaksi terhadap kebijakan publikasi internasional di Indonesia by Rindi Ardika Melsalasa Sahputri, Bambang Santoso Haryono, Sujarwoto Sujarwoto

“…While implementing this change, there was often an ambivalent reaction, both supporting change and opposing change. …”
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Impact of land prices on corporate carbon emission intensity by Lin Guo, Ying Liu, Zeqing Jiang, Xiaoping Yuan, Qi Jing

“…By providing novel insights into the environmental impact of land price dynamics, this research offers practical guidance for balancing economic development and carbon reduction efforts.…”
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The Role of Different Emotional States of Customers on Food Preferences by Mahmood Ghanbari, Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Behnaz Khodayari, Maryam Khalili Araghi

“…Specifically, obese individuals often show greater food intake when experiencing negative emotions. …”
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Rare forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: hereditary lysosomal acid lipase deficiency by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, M. S. Zharkova, T. P. Nekrasova, G. I. Ayusheva, R. V. Maslennikov

“…This overview is devoted to more clinically relevant form of DLAL, significant for physicians and gastroenterologists - CESD which is often mistaken for NAFLD, however these diseases have different etiology, pathogenesis, pathomorphology and clinical course. …”
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Inflammatory Pain and Corticosterone Response in Infant Rats: Effect of 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Prior to Gestational Stress by Irina P. Butkevich, Viktor A. Mikhailenko, Tat'yana R. Bagaeva, Elena A. Vershinina, Anna Maria Aloisi, Vladimir A. Otellin

“…Our researches have shown that gestational stress causes exacerbation of inflammatory pain in the offspring; the maternal 5-HT1A agonist buspirone before the stress prevents the adverse effect. …”
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Self-Expandable Metal Stenting of Refractory Upper Gut Corrosive Strictures: A New Role for Endoscopy? by Raffaele Manta, Rita Conigliaro, Helga Bertani, Mauro Manno, Ahmed Soliman, Paolo Fedeli, Gabrio Bassotti

“…Caustic strictures of the gastrointestinal tract are often difficult to treat, since relapses are frequent after medical or endoscopic treatment. …”
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Oil and Gas in the Arctic: Legal Status and Reserves by N. N. Shvets, P. V. Beresneva

“…What is legal status of Artie reserves and Russian offshore zone in Arctic? Are there any gaps in international lawthatinhibits oil and gas development? …”
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Refining Established Practices for Research Question Definition to Foster Interdisciplinary Research Skills in a Digital Age: Consensus Study With Nominal Group Technique by Jana Sedlakova, Mina Stanikić, Felix Gille, Jürgen Bernard, Andrea B Horn, Markus Wolf, Christina Haag, Joel Floris, Gabriela Morgenshtern, Gerold Schneider, Aleksandra Zumbrunn Wojczyńska, Corine Mouton Dorey, Dominik Alois Ettlin, Daniel Gero, Thomas Friemel, Ziyuan Lu, Kimon Papadopoulos, Sonja Schläpfer, Ning Wang, Viktor von Wyl

“… BackgroundThe increased use of digital data in health research demands interdisciplinary collaborations to address its methodological complexities and challenges. This often entails merging the linear deductive approach of health research with the explorative iterative approach of data science. …”
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Physicochemical kinetics of rapid soil stabilization using calcium sulfoaluminate-based cements by Nicholas Benjamin Petersen, Ashish Bastola, Pavan Akula, John Rushing

“…Rapid stabilization of weak soil offers a promising option for quick infrastructure development and soil repair. …”
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Protection Mechanism in Reliability Evaluation Approach to Multistate System with Common Cause Failure by Jinlei Qin, Zheng Li, Youchan Zhu

“…This characteristic enables multistate system (MSS) whose components are often of more than two states. Moreover, because of dependence between components, common cause failure (CCF) enhances the failure risk of components during the operating period of MSS. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Automated Vehicles on the Safety and Operation of Low-Speed Urban Networks by Amir Hossein Karbasi, Nan Zheng, Steve O’Hern

“…Utilizing this knowledge, a novel multiobjective optimization based on the NSGA-II algorithm was applied to identify the optimal trade-off between efficiency and safety. The presence of AVs was found to have a positive impact on the capacity, critical density, and average speed on a system level, even in low-speed scenarios. …”
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Global dynamics of a simple model for wild and sterile mosquitoes by Yu Ichida, Yukihiko Nakata

“…Then, the global behavior of the solution of the two-dimensional ordinary differential equation system is classified in a two-parameter plane represented by the natural death rate of mosquitoes and the sterile mosquito release rate. We also offer a discussion of the sterile mosquito release strategy. …”
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Transient Elastography for Significant Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Meta-Analysis by Xiaolong Qi, Min An, Tongwei Wu, Deke Jiang, Mengyun Peng, Weidong Wang, Jing Wang, Chunqing Zhang, on behalf of the CHESS Study Group

“…The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio of TE for significant fibrosis were 0.78 (95% CI: 0.73–0.81, p<0.01; I2=85.59%), 0.81 (95% CI: 0.77–0.84, p<0.01; I2=88.20%), and 14.44 (95% CI: 10.80–19.31, p<0.01; I2=100%) and for cirrhosis were 0.84 (95% CI: 0.80–0.88, p<0.01; I2=76.67%), 0.87 (95% CI: 0.84–0.90, p<0.01; I2=90.89%), and 36.63 (95% CI: 25.38–52.87, p<0.01; I2=100%), respectively. The optimal cut-off values of TE were 7.25 kPa for diagnosing significant fibrosis and 12.4 kPa for diagnosing cirrhosis, respectively. …”
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Fibromyalgia Detection and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of Data-Driven Approaches and Clinical Implications by Anirudh Atmakuru, Subrata Chakraborty, Massimo Salvi, Oliver Faust, Prabal Datta Barua, Makiko Kobayashi, Ru San Tan, Filippo Molinari, Abdul Hafeez-Baig, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…The lack of objective measures to address FMS complicates its assessment, often leading to delayed or misdiagnosed cases. By hindering daily activities and productivity, FMS negatively impacts the quality of the patient&#x2019;s life. …”
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