ChinaCALL in retrospect and prospect: opening a welcome window to the World’s CALLs by Gu Yueguo

“…This paper, while sending a welcome message to the world’s CALL communities, presents a historical and developmental review of Chinese practices of educational technologies and ChinaCALL in particular. The review covers topics including the birth and concept of ChinaCALL, ChinaCALL’s pre-CALL heritage, pre-Web ChinaCALL, ChinaCALL in the new millennium, IBOE as a case study of ChinaCALL, and ChinaCALL in prospect. …”
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Analysis of the efficiency of financial and economic activities of russian football clubs by A. A. Aliev, O. V. Litvishko, A. I. Yusifova, A. A. Fateeva

“…The conducted analysis showed that with a competent approach, in particular in the issues of popularization of the sport, the league and club brand, customer orientation and the use of the product exclusivity factor, qualified personnel, as well as investment and innovation activity, including in the issue of training sports personnel, the professional sports industry can be considered as an effective investment and advertising tool that can generate income both in monetary form and in the form of image and socially significant effect.…”
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A simplified computational liver perfusion model, with applications to organ preservation by Daniel Emerson, Yoed Rabin, Levent Burak Kara

“…We aim to create computational models of the liver to aid in the development of new cryopreservation protocols. Towards this goal, we present an approach for generating 3D models of the liver vasculature by building upon the space colonization algorithm. …”
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Development and validation of genome-informed and multigene-based qPCR and LAMP assays for accurate detection of Dickeya solani: a critical quarantine pathogen threatening the pota... by Shefali Dobhal, Gem Santillana, Michael J. Stulberg, Dario Arizala, Anne M. Alvarez, Mohammad Arif

“…Offering unparalleled sensitivity and specificity, these assays are indispensable for phytosanitary inspection and epidemiological monitoring, providing a powerful tool enabling management of this threatening pathogen.…”
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Association between body mass index and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young individuals: a nationwide population‑based cohort study by Chiwook Chung, Hajeong Kim, Kyu Na Lee, Dong Wook Shin, Sei Won Lee, Kyungdo Han

“…Although males showed tendencies similar to those of the total population, the risk was increased with increasing BMI among females. …”
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Coupling Action of Cooling and Dynamic Load Impact on Deformation Characteristics of High-Salinity Saline Soils by Yu Zhang, Meisi Zou, Runze Tian, Anhua Xu, Yunlong Hou, Bingbing Han, Xuemei Li

“…The distance of the 0°C line from the top gradually decreases, which is affected by the freezing temperature and the salt content. (2) Affected by the freezing temperature and salt type, SS exhibits frost heave, and HS and HC appear to settlement. …”
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Current Issues in Implementing Project-Based Learning in Higher School (The Materials of the Round-Table Discussion) by M. V. Pevnaya, L. N. Boronina, A. V. Kulminskaia

“…The integration of project-based learning into higher education is a topic of significant interest to scholars and practitioners from different countries. …”
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Inequalities in utilization of maternal health services in Ethiopia: evidence from the PMA Ethiopia longitudinal survey by Asebe Hagos, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Getachew Teshale, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere

“…The analysis was conducted using Health Equity Assessment Toolkit Plus (HEAT Plus) software. We computed the summary measure of health inequality: Difference (D), Ratio (R), Population Attributable Risk (PAR), and Population Attributable Fraction (PAF).ResultThe simple summary measures of inequality difference (D) reported a high level of inequality in the utilization of maternal health services in ANC four, SBA, and PNC across economic, education, residence, and subnational regions. …”
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On Synergies of Schema Theory and Theory of Levels. A Perspective from Riepel’s Fonte and Monte by Folker Froebe

“…Using specific examples I want to examine the extent to which the schema concept and the Schenkerian concept of hierarchical organized tonal structures may interlock or, at least, illuminate each other. …”
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Effects of ABA on growth, leaf stomatal characteristics, and photosynthesis of Iris lactea seedlings under NaCl stress by TIAN Xiaoxia, MAO Peichun, ZHENG Mingli, YU Ting, MENG Lin

“…We aim to screen the appropriate ABA concentration to enhance salt tolerance of I. lactea, and to provide a basis for the cultivation of I. lactea that is tolerant to severe saline stress. …”
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Experimental study on the mechanical properties of modified phosphogypsum at different loading rates by Bo Zhang, Chaohua Xu, Qin Wu, Xiaohui Qin, Jiagang Wei, Zhen Lu

“…As the loading rate increases from creep loading to quasi-static loading, the elastic strain energy increases slowly and steadily, while the total strain energy and dissipative strain energy decrease first and then increase slowly. …”
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Counting the cost of hospitalised injury using administrative data in Australia: three considerations from a retrospective cohort data linkage study by Jacelle Warren, Kirsten Vallmuur, Victoria McCreanor, Steven M McPhail, Shahera Banu, Michael Schuetz, Clifford Afoakwah

“…Among the top 10 AR-DRGs, seven had NEP-based cost estimates substantially higher than the hospital-reported costs, with differences varying between 2.6% and 43.0%. …”
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Propellant Slosh Force and Mass Measurement by Andrew Hunt, Richard Foster-Turner, Ross Drury

“…We have used electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) to instrument a demonstration tank containing kerosene and have successfully demonstrated that ECT can, in real time, (i) measure propellant mass to better than 1% of total in a range of gravity fields, (ii) image propellant distribution, and (iii) accurately track propellant centre of mass (CoM). …”
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Analysis of the Curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kordofan, Sudan: Using Harden’s 10 Questions Framework 2022 by El Bushra Ahmed Doumi, Rasha Bushra Ahmed, Abdelhameid Ahmed el Mugabil

“… Background: Curriculum analysis involves unpacking the curriculum into its component parts and evaluating how these parts fit together. The aim of this study is to analyze the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kordofan (FM-UK), Sudan, using Harden’s 10 questions of curriculum development framework. …”
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Decentralized Optimization Algorithms for Variable Speed Pumps Operation Based on Local Interaction Game by Shi-Qiang Wang, Jian-Chun Xing, Zi-Yan Jiang, Yun-Chuang Dai

“…Similar to the structure, mechanism, and characteristics of biological communities, a smart pump can communicate with adjacent nodes and operate collaboratively to complete pumps group operation with the least total power consumption under load demand and system constraints. …”
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Biological Characteristics of Fluorescent Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Labeled Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Liang Ma, Ming-wei Li, Yu Bai, Hui-hui Guo, Sheng-chao Wang, Qing Yu

“…MTT showed that 12.5–50 μg/mL MIRB could promote cell proliferation and MIRB over 100 μg/mL exhibited toxic effect on hDPSCs. In vitro MRI showed that 1 × 106 cells labeled with various concentrations of MIRB (12.5–100 μg/mL) could be visualized. …”
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Curtright-Zachos supersymmetric deformations of the Virasoro algebra in quantum superspace and Bloch electron systems by Haru-Tada Sato

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Assessment of Atmospheric PM2.5 and PCDD/Fs Collected by Different High-volume Ambient Air Sampling Systems by Shih Yu Pan, Hung Wei Chen, Shih Chieh Hsu, Charles C.-K. Chou, Yu Chi Lin, Yuan Wu Chen, Kai Hsien Chi

“…Compared to the method of NIEA, high volume air sampling method not only provided equivalently good quality data but offer a higher sample quantity for analyzing the trace level chemical component of hazardous air pollutants and the toxicity in different areas.…”
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An Advanced Uncertainty Measure Using Fuzzy Soft Sets: Application to Decision-Making Problems by Nitin Bhardwaj, Pallvi Sharma

“…The method we proposed uses fuzzified evidence theory to calculate total degree of fuzziness of the parameters. It consists of mainly four parts. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mucinous Appendiceal Neoplasm Presented as Acute Appendicitis by Ioannis Kehagias, Apollon Zygomalas, Georgios Markopoulos, Thanasis Papandreou, Pantelis Kraniotis

“…The patient underwent abdominal computed tomography scan which revealed a cystic lesion in the right iliac fossa measuring 8.3 × 5.2 × 4.1 cm, with calcified walls, and a mean density indicative of high protein content. …”
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