Carbon Emission Assessment During the Recycling Phase of Building Meltable Materials from Construction and Demolition Waste: A Case Study in China by Boya Jiang, Hao Huang, Feng Ge, Baolin Huang, Habib Ullah

“…In this study, due to the high recycling rate, focusing on the meltable materials of CDW, the recycling phase of CDW is divided into four stages, namely the on-site disposal stage, the transportation stage, the reprocessing stage, and the reproduction stage. …”
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First-Time Mothers Have a Desire to Be Offered Professional Breastfeeding Support by Pediatric Nurses: An Evaluation of the Mother-Perceived-Professional Support Scale by Matilda Möller Ranch, Sofia Jämtén, Stina Thorstensson, Anette C. Ekström-Bergström

“…Although the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months, the rate of breastfeeding has decreased worldwide. Breastfeeding is the natural way of feeding a baby, but it is a process that has to be learnt. …”
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Specific features of embryonic development of Trichuris skrjabini (Baskakov, 1924) nematode eggs parasitizing in sheep by V. A. Evstafieva, V. V. Melnichuk, T. A. Sharavara, E. V. Sirenko, N. A. Makarevich, Yu. P. Kutsenko, G. S. Khlevnaya

“…It is determined that at 27 °С in laboratory conditions T. skrjabini eggs become infectious during 51 days with survival rate of 80.0±0.82 % (20.0±0.81% of eggs stop in development and subsequently die). …”
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TRENDS IN AVERAGE ANNUAL FOOD CONSUMPTION PER INHABITANT IN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU, Irina CHIRCIU, Elena SOARE, Paula STOICEA, Adina IORGA

“…Fixed basis index, growth rate, regression equation, coefficient of determination, graphical method and comparisons were the main procedures used to process. …”
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Information needs for cancer screening and associated factors of information-seeking behaviour: a qualitative systematic review by Mingyao Zhou, Yuqing Wu, Dan Wang, Fang Cheng

“…Abstract Background At present, the participation rate in cancer screening is still not ideal, and the lack of screening information or misunderstanding of information is an important factor hindering cancer screening behaviour. …”
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The mediating role of service innovation in the relationship between customer orientation and patient satisfaction by Joseph G. Yeboah, Kojo Tei Amponsah

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey strategy was employed to gather primary data from private and public healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. …”
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The Impact of Early Epidural Analgesia on the Course of Labor and Delivery by Atene Simanauskaite, Gabriele Kavaliauskaite, Justina Kacerauskiene, Vilda Vilimiene

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing data from the Birth Registry of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at LUHS. …”
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PRESEPSIN AS THE EARLY MARKER OF PURULENT SEPTIC COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS by N. N. Salina, V. P. Nikulina, R. N. Borisov, M. A. Godkov

“…Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). High mortality rate in patients with SAP is mainly associated with purulent and inflammatory process in parapancreatic fat. …”
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Transmissible Viral Proventriculitis in Broiler Chickens from Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jovana Dervović, Šejla Goletić, Alma Šeho-Alić, Senad Prašović, Teufik Goletić, Amer Alić

“…Regardless of its low direct impact on mortality rate, it leads to high economic losses in the broiler industry through reduction of food conversion, weakening of birds, and their increased susceptibility to pathogens. …”
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Diagnostic Model of COVID-19 Infection Based on the Combination of Clinical Symptoms, Chest Radiography and Laboratory Test by Herikurniawan Herikurniawan, Cleopas Martin Rumende, Siti Setiati, July Kumalawati, Belinda Thania Deslanthy

“…The selected variables in this scoring systemwere contact history,fever/history of fever, dyspnea with respiratory rate >20 breaths/minute, leucocyte ≤ 10.000 cells/mLand typical chest radiography. …”
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Towards quantifying exfiltration from in situ sanitary sewer pipes by John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Adriana Gonzalez-Fernández, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…Future applications of this methodology should focus on method optimization, measurements at additional locations, and expanding measurements to collect data from additional types of pipe to better understand the geographic portability of the method and the relationship between exfiltration rates, pipe material, and pipe age.…”
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Study on the Change Characteristics of and Population Exposure to Heatwave Events on the North China Plain by Long-Fei Zhan, Yanjun Wang, Hemin Sun, Jianqing Zhai, Mingjin Zhan

“…In accordance with the China Meteorological Administration definition, this study considered a weather process with a maximum surface temperature of ≥35°C for more than three consecutive days as a heatwave event. …”
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Optimized Negative Selection Algorithm for Image Classification in Multimodal Biometric System by Monsurat Omolara Balogun, Latifat Adeola Odeniyi, Elijah Olusola Omidiora, Stephen Olatunde Olabiyisi, Adeleye Samuel Falohun

“…Also, the ONSA generated a lower FN and FP rate of 4.00% and 1.00%, respectively, compared to the SNSA, which generated FN and FP values of 7.00% and 4.00%, respectively. …”
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Designing, implementing and evaluating childbirth training protocol for undergraduate midwifery students with a computer and mobile application based on gamification method: study... by Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Fereshteh Behmanesh, Zeinab Gholamnia-Shirvani, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Sana Nazmi

“…It is assumed that the findings indicate that the educational method of gamification is better than the lecture method and by increasing the learning rate, the teaching process will be improved and the students will be fully satisfied with the teaching method. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF THE NUMBER OF ROMANIAN TOURISTS WHO HAVE ACCESSED TOURIST PACKAGES THROUGH THE "VACANȚE MINUNATE" AGENCY DURING THE PERIOD 2000-2015 by Daniela PLEȘOIANU, Mihaela DAVID, Agatha POPESCU

“…For the detailed analysis of the indicators, we processed data provided by the Wonderful Vacations Agency, concerning the Romanian tourists, during 2000-2015.The research methods specific to geography were also considered: observation, analysis and synthesis, the means of operation (description, explanation, hierarchy) and the finite elements of the use of research methods (descriptive model, mathematical model or model cartographic). …”
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An electricity price optimization model considering time-of-use and active distribution network efficiency improvements by Yan Li, Yaheng Su, Qixin Zhao, Bala Wuda, Kaibo Qu, Lei Tang

“…Our findings were as follows: (1) The model demonstrated excellent convergence and stability during the electricity price optimization process, particularly under flat-rate price conditions. …”
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MUTUAL CREDIT SOCIETIES OF NADDNIEPER UKRAINE IN THE CREDIT SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (SECOND HALF OF 19th — EARLY 20th CENTURY) by S. Orlyk, G. Palchevich, M. Orlyk

“…Various historical sources like published statistical data and archival documents and materials were used. …”
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Epidemiological features of viral hepatitis C in the Tomsk region by Yu. A. Ermolaeva, I. R. Grishkevich, Yu. G. Samoilova

“…The features of the HCV epidemic process were assessed using official data presented in the State Report “On the state of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population in the Russian Federation in 2023”, statistical reporting form No. 2, federal statistical surveillance form No. 65 “Information on chronic viral hepatitis” form 065 for the period of 2023, quarterly reports of regions to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation within the framework of the implementation of measures aimed at combating HCV infection in 2021–2030. …”
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Unveiling hidden dynamics: fine-scale mapping of groundwater-dependent ecosystems using multi-source Earth observations by Yu Liang, Chunyan Cao, Xiaoyu Zhu, Sicong Gao, Yongqiang Zhang, Xuanlong Ma

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PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF A1166C POLYMORPHISMS OF THE ANGIOTENSINE II RECEPTOR GENE (AGT2R1) IN CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS AMONG ADYGHEA REPUBLIC INHABITANTS by T. M. Ashkanova, D. V. Muzhenya, A. R. Pshidatok, A. R. Tuguz, I. V. Smolkov, D. S. Shumilov

“…Gene polymorphisms AGT2R1 (rs5186) with nucleotide replacement of adenine by cytosine (А&gt;C) in the 1166th position of gene AGT2R1 were typified in the samples of donors genomic DNA (n=143) and of those with cardiovascular diseases (n=39) at the age 23-65 y. o. from two ethnic subgroups — Adyghes and Russians. The data was processed via software SPSS Statistics 17.0.Results. …”
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