Silver(I)-induced anisotropy in the plasmon-driven growth of nanoscale gold by Asher L. Siegel, Arren J. Mallott, Devanshi N. Patel, Luis Polo-Parada, Gary A. Baker

“…The plasmon-mediated synthesis of anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has only recently been investigated and achieved. This process typically utilizes the surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) of the nanoparticles themselves to drive metal deposition and growth. …”
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Sustainable RCCI engine operation with an ANN based novel tri-fuel approach by P. V. Elumalai, Chin-Shiuh Shieh, M. Sreenivasa Reddy, S. Rama Sree, Shashikumar Krishnan

“…Hydrogen-rich blends recorded a 5–8% brake-specific fuel economy improvement over diesel and B20 at both 75% and 100% engine loads. The biodiesel has made a substantial reduction in hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. …”
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Justification of a complex of measures aimed at reducing diffuse pollution in small river basins by Ludmila V. Kireicheva, Yelena V. Angold, Yuri S. Kuznetsov

“…Calculations of environmental sustainability for the Kazanka River basin were performed, which made it possible to identify the most unstable sub-basins. …”
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Patient satisfaction with medical care by M. A. Sadovoy, O. S. Kobyakova, I. A. Deev, E. S. Kulikov, N. A. Tabakaev, D. S. Tyufilin, O. O. Vorobyeva

“…The second group includes factors that belong to the process of healthcare services delivery and its organization. …”
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Efficient use and development of wheel-working machines for the locomotive facility needs by Rafik H. Rafikov, Andrey S. Shinkaruk, Evgeniy I. Eliseykin

“…The paper examines the fleet of wheel turning machines (types, design, condition), calculated the load of the machines, and considered foreign-made analogues. A numerically controlled mobile wheel turning machine with a profile design has been developed based on locomotive service depot re-equipment needs and wheel turning market data.Discussion and Conclusion. …”
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A closer look at regional differences in euthanasia practices in the Netherlands by Wieke M. R. Ligtenberg, Theo A. Boer, A. Stef Groenewoud

“…Methods This explorative study uses a unique and fully anonymized dataset based on notes made by one of the authors (TAB) during a period of nine years in which he was an ethicist in a Dutch Euthanasia Review Committee. …”
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Analysis of the main provisions and features of Darwinism from logical and epistemological positions by E.V. Degtyarev

“…Scientific novelty: firstly, the logical error of «unjustified extrapolation» of Darwinism was discovered and substantiated, consisting in the fact that an unjustified conclusion is made about the existence of interspecies evolution from the undoubtedly existing intraspecific evolution; secondly, it was substantiated that the process of Darwin’s vision of the origin of more developed species from less developed ones is internally contradictory and illogical from logical and epistemological positions; thirdly, it is substantiated that from the logical-epistemological positions, the belief of Darwinism’s supporters that the first cells in terrestrial conditions arose randomly is, in essence, a kind of belief in the supernatural; fourthly, the article proposes a kind of «Lego principle» as one of the possible epistemological foundations for interspecies studies of living organisms. …”
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Influence of Cyclic Impact Loading and Axial Stress on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Burst-Prone Coal by Shuang Gong, Zhen Wang, Lei Zhou, Wen Wang

“…High in-situ stress and frequent dynamic disturbances caused by the mining process in deep coal mines can easily induce dynamic disasters such as coal burst. …”
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Development of a Small‐Scale Coating Thickness Detection Robot for Plane Steel Gate Panel by Zhenhua Duan, Chenggang Deng, Gaoping Shi, Chaochao Wu, Jin Zhou

“…The operation flexibility was improved by the x‐axis and z‐axis movement control mechanism; it made the robot capable of adjusting the detection position while parked. …”
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On the way to a new corporate identity: dissertations in the early Soviet Period by Evgenii Rostovtsev, Ilya Sidorchuk

“…The awarding of degrees still played the role of an incentive for a scientific career, but a significant part of the powers associated with its regulation was withdrawn from the scientific community. The process of “pre-defense”, where the main decisions on the fate of the dissertation were still made, ceased to be exclusively a corporate matter of the professorial board. …”
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The bird’s-eye perspective: how do district health managers experience the impact of family physicians within the South African district health system? A qualitative study by Klaus B Von Pressentin, Robert J Mash, L Baldwin-Ragaven, R P G Botha, I Govender, W J Steinberg

“…Methods: Using semi-structured interviews, this study sought to obtain the views of South African district health managers regarding the impact made by FPs within their districts on health system performance, clinical processes and health outcomes. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING ON THE STUDENT’S INTEGRAL INDIVIDUALITY STRUCTURE by D. G. Orlova

“…The materials and findings provided in the article can be used for organization of the educational process in higher educational institutions.…”
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Reduction of the Electrical Resistance of Grounding Devices by the Use of a Soil Replacement Mixture Based on Graphite and Hydrogel to Stabilize the Electrophysical Parameters of t... by I. A. Pavlovich, S. M. Baraishuk

“…This method is not optimal, as it accelerates the corrosion processes in the materials of the ground electrodes. …”
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Nature of Degradation in Semiconductor Lasers with Electronic Energy Pumping. Theoretical Background by A. S. Garkavenko, V. A. Mokritsky, O. V. Maslov, A. V. Sokolov

“…Catastrophic degradation takes place in case of reaching critical values of laser radiation density power in semiconductor  lasers with  electronically pumped energy made  from  single  crystals of  some  compounds.  …”
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Digital transformation of industrial business models: conceptual approaches and scenarios by Krakovskaia Irina

“…Management studies have repeatedly emphasized the crucial role of digital business models in increasing the competitiveness of industrial enterprises, but the conceptual provisions, intra-organizational processes and factors that ensure the innovative development of industrial business models in difficult and uncertain conditions remain insufficiently studied. …”
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E-Learning Teaching: Supportive Online Course ‘English Fastpass’ by Ilona Kostikova, Svitlana Miasoiedova

“…Judging by the comments made by the students they would find such methods of teaching extremely encouraging and stimulating. …”
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The efficacy of promoting sustained shared thinking through the use of activity books on parental empowerment; A quasi-experimental study. by Kamolvisa Techapoonpon, Wisarat Pruttithavorn, May Sripatanaskul, Niyata Limpiti, Kahwei Yoong

“…Empowerment assessments were made at four points in time: pre-intervention, the third week of intervention, the sixth week of intervention, and three months after completing the intervention.…”
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CropCast: Harvesting the future with interfused machine learning and advanced stacking ensemble for precise crop prediction by Chetan Raju, Ashoka D.V., Ajay Prakash B.V.

“…However, changing environmental and climate conditions have made it increasingly difficult for farmers to choose the right crops, resulting in both time and financial losses. …”
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Tracking climate adaptation in hospitals: An inventory of structural measures by Louise Elstow, Felipe Rojas Parra, Kristen MacAskill

“…The inventory provides insight into what adaptation actions are being reported across regions around the world and the motivations behind them, which provides a basis for considering how business cases are being made for these investments.Doing so means we are able to make three contributions to the field of climate adaptation. …”
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Method for determining design life of ballastless way by A. Ya. Kogan, A. V. Savin

“…Given the fact that the amplitude-frequency characteristic is not dependent on the axial load, the calculations are made for the particular case when the values of the speed of 80 km/h and 300 km/h with the actual characteristics of the layers of ballastless track that is operated on the Test Loop of JSC "VNIIZhT".The proposed algorithm and methodology make it possible to transfer the results of observations of the processes of degradation of tested ballastless track design, obtained at the Test Loop (st. …”
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