Study on the stability of excavation process of permafrost subgrade slope in Alpine region by Zhilong Zhang, Jiyang Zhang, Jiangang Chen, Jing Luo, Bingbing Lei

“…However, this approach often overlooks the impact of construction activities on water redistribution—particularly concerning the migration and accumulation of water at the frost-thaw interface—resulting in a less accurate evaluation of slope stability.In this study, we employ the strength reduction method, utilizing the strength reduction coefficient as a safety factor for slope stability assessment. …”
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Biotechnological bases of the development of cloned pig embryos by A. V. Lopukhov, G. N. Singina, N. A. Zinovieva

“…The term ‘clone’ in animal biotechnology refers to an organism derived from non-sexual reproduction, which is both a direct offspring and a genetic copy of the parent organism. …”
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Essence, purpose and objectives of pre-trial investigation: theoretical and legal characteristics by V. V. Matus, V. V. Ablamska

“…It has been proved that a pre-trial investigation can be defined in two ways: firstly, as a process defined in the provisions of the current criminal procedure legislation and implemented by specially authorized entities; secondly, as an activity aimed at collecting, verifying and evaluating evidence, in particular, establishing all the necessary objective circumstances of a criminal offence and the range of entities involved in it, which will allow the court to resolve the case fairly on the merits. …”
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An Investigation of Hand Gestures for Controlling Video Games in a Rehabilitation Exergame System by Radhiatul Husna, Komang Candra Brata, Irin Tri Anggraini, Nobuo Funabiki, Alfiandi Aulia Rahmadani, Chih-Peng Fan

“…<i>Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)</i> can significantly impact individuals’ <i>quality of life (QoL)</i>, often requiring effective rehabilitation strategies to promote recovery. …”
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Online Internet Traffic Monitoring System Using Spark Streaming by Baojun Zhou, Jie Li, Xiaoyan Wang, Yu Gu, Li Xu, Yongqiang Hu, Lihua Zhu

“…However, Hadoop and Spark are inherently designed for offline data analysis. To cope with streaming data, various stream-processing-based frameworks have been proposed, such as Storm, Flink, and Spark Streaming. …”
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Impact of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in Nigeria, a Review of the Future of Farming in Africa by Mabel Adaeze Nwanojuo, Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu, Helen Onyeaka

“…While CEA technologies such as hydroponics, vertical farming, automation, and greenhouse systems offer efficiency and yield improvements, this review highlights the extent to which they can be utilized in solving the food challenges facing the country including food shortages, wasteful use of land, and climatic disturbances in agriculture. …”
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Innovación para el fomento de la competitividad en el proceso artesanal de producción de bacanora by Vidal Salazar Solano, Jesús Mario Moreno Dena, Emma Vanessa Casas Medina

“…En este artículo se analiza las limitaciones tecnológicas en la producción de bacanora, frente a las disposiciones de la NOM- 168-SCFI-2005. El propósito es ofrecer una descripción del proceso tradicional de obtención de este licor e identificar alternativas tecnológicas innovadoras que agreguen condiciones de competitividad en el mercado global. …”
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Analysis of the Criticism and Defense of Feminism in Social Discourse: A Case of Patriarchal Protection in Sports by Carolina Vázquez Rodríguez, Carmen Martínez Martínez, Inés Herás, Maite Martín-Aragón Gelabert, M.ª Carmen Terol Cantero

“…Using a thematic analysis, the comments were classified in six subthemes: gender, offense, politics, patriarchal sexuality, context, and sponsor. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

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Low cost carriers and tourism destinations development: case study of Oporto, Portugal by Vânia Costa, Cláudia Almeida

“…In Europe this mobility is higher than before due to the new offer of routes and frequencies of airlines, mainly of the low cost carriers (LCC). …”
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Interfacial Morphodynamics of Proliferating Microbial Communities by Alejandro Martínez-Calvo, Carolina Trenado-Yuste, Hyunseok Lee, Jeff Gore, Ned S. Wingreen, Sujit S. Datta

“…In microbial communities, various cell types often coexist by occupying distinct spatial domains. …”
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The Precarious Balance of Refugees: Rupture and Connectivity in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (2017) and Helon Habila’s Travelers (2019) by Vanessa Guignery

“…Contemporary novels about refugees often question the appropriateness of traditional narrative forms to relate stories of forced migration which involve a fragmentation of the self and of one’s sense of reality. …”
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Evaluation of the PANS method for the prediction of the fluid flow in a cyclone separator by Bitar, Zaher, Uystepruyst, David, Beaubert, François, Méresse, Damien, Morin, Céline

“…The first one was the standard definition developed by Girimaji et al. [1] and the second one was based on a statistical equivalence between the DES and PITM. The proposed model offers a better cost to quality ratio compared to the classic RANS approach.…”
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Study and Verification of a Fuzzy-Following Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Tractors by Xin Zhao, Guangpeng Zhang, Jianhua Wang, Zhanpo Xue, Mengnan Liu, Yibin Liu

“…Tractors operate under varying and unpredictable conditions, making energy management strategies insufficient for maintaining system power dynamics, which often leads to reduced traction power and overall efficiency. …”
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Tackling somatic DNA contamination in sperm epigenetic studies by Anamika Kumari, Anamika Kumari, Rajender Singh, Rajender Singh

“…We have put together a comprehensive plan including evaluation under a microscope, SCLB treatment, inclusion of CpG biomarkers for sample quality evaluation, and applying a 15% cut off at the time of data analysis to completely eliminate the influence of somatic DNA contamination in sperm epigenetic studies. …”
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La trata de personas en la modalidad de trabajo infantil by Angélica García Marbella, Elías García Rosas

“…En ese sentido, se destaca que durante algún tiempo el quehacer de los infantes en el mercado de trabajo era considerado como un medio para que aprendieran determinado oficio, así como que dicha connotación no ha dejado de existir, pero ahora coexiste con otras tendencias asociadas a la delincuencia organizada, tales como prostitución, pornografía y turismo infantil; es decir, con actividades vinculadas estrechamente con la trata de personas. …”
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De la subsistance à la consommation sélective : quand la pauvreté interroge la sobriété : le cas du glanage alimentaire by Olivia Mercier

“…À l’appui d’une enquête ethnographique, on montrera que le glanage constitue une des « mille manières de braconner » au quotidien (Certeau, 1990 : XXXVI), car il offre un approvisionnement alternatif en marge des prescriptions consuméristes ou de sobriété.…”
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Deep unsupervised clustering for prostate auto-segmentation with and without hydrogel spacer by Hengrui Zhao, Biling Wang, Michael Dohopolski, Ti Bai, Steve Jiang, Dan Nguyen

“…Clinical datasets for training deep learning (DL) models often exhibit high levels of heterogeneity due to differences such as patient characteristics, new medical techniques, and physician preferences. …”
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Mapping Knowledge Domains of Integration in BIM-Based Construction Networks: A Systematic Mixed-Method Review by Bin Guo, Tao Feng

“…More importantly, the major academic contributions of the study lie in offering an objective and systematic analysis of previous researches, revealing the gaps on integration in BbCNs, and advising researchers in future studies regarding the integration pentagon as an all-inclusive analysis tool. …”
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Gender and antimicrobial resistance: a conceptual framework for researchers working in livestock systems by Fiona Emdin, Alessandra Galiè, Arshnee Moodley, Arshnee Moodley, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk

“…These questions are categorized into two types: integrated and strategic. Integrated questions offer a deeper understanding of gender dynamics and norms in livestock systems with the aim of improving them, while strategic questions focus on gender-related issues in livestock as entry points, highlighting some of the mechanisms behind these gender issues to progress towards gender equality.ConclusionAs gender-analysis in livestock research gains prominence, there is an increasing expectation for AMR researchers to integrate gender considerations into their work. …”
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