Early and long-term performance evaluation of low NaOH concentrated waste HBP-GGBS based alkali activated composites by Mine Kurtay-Yıldız

“…This study investigates the long-term (365 days) performance of alkali activated composites (AACs) produced using GGBS and waste hollow brick powder (HBP) and activated with a low concentration (6 M) NaOH solution. Furthermore, it evaluated mechanical strength, durability and microstructure properties together, focusing on long-term performance analysis, which is limited in the literature. …”
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Thermal energy storage materials designed from recycled Tetra Pak waste and paraffin waxes with enhanced photothermal conversion efficiencies by Safna Nishad, Mabrouk Ouederni, Igor Krupa

“…The prepared composites exhibited enhanced thermal conductivity (1.1–1.15 W/m °C), heat storage capacity (98.5–105.6 J/g), and photothermal conversion efficiency (85 % and 55 % for composites with RT44 and RT64, respectively). …”
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O ensino problêmico como via para a formação do pensamento profissional metodológico: O caso do professor de Matemática by Isauro Beltrán Núñez, Alison Luan Ferreira da Silva

“…Galperin sobre o papel da atividade investigativa do sujeito e às de M. Majmutov sobre as situações problêmicas baseadas em contradições dialéticas como fonte do pensamento profissional do professor de Matemática, voltado para a transformação criativa de suas práticas de ensino que potencializam o desenvolvimento intelectual dos estudantes na escola. …”
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An Overview: Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the Atmosphere by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Bo-Wun Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…For example, concentrations up to 92.3 ± 13.8 pg m–3 in the air have been measured in the Antarctic. …”
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The emerging roles of aberrant alternative splicing in glioma by Reda Ben Mrid, Sara El Guendouzi, Marco Mineo, Rachid El Fatimy

“…Dysregulation of this process, through variations in spliceosome components, aberrant splicing factors and RNA-binding protein activity, disproportionate regulation of non-coding RNAs, and abnormal mRNA methylation, can contribute to the disruption of AS. …”
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Automatic Adaptive Algorithm for Delineation of Cerebral-Spinal Fluid Regions for Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry and Cisternography in Mice by Ryszard Gomolka

“…In its original application, the algorithm provided objective and repeatable delineation of CSF regions in 3D-CISS images of sub-optimal signal-to-noise ratio, acquired with (33 μm)3 isometric voxel dimensions. It allowed revealing subtle differences in CSF volumes between aquaporin-4-null and wild-type littermate mice, showing robustness and reliability. …”
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Real-time Monitoring of Suspended Particulate Matter in Indoor Air: Validation and Application of a Light-scattering Sensor by Anna Susz, Pascal Pratte, Catherine Goujon-Ginglinger

“…Additionally, the working range of the tested units was established, and the limits of detection and quantification were found to be 5 and 15 µg m−3, respectively. Finally, in order to serve as an alternative to the gravimetric method, these instruments must be accredited for PM measurement in accordance with standards such as ISO 17025.…”
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Hydroacoustic sensing of seismic events during the Tajogaite volcanic eruption (La Palma, Spain) by Jesús Alcázar-Treviño, Guillermo Lara, Eduardo D. Suarez, Manuel Bou, Itahiza Domínguez, Susannah Buchan, Francisco Domínguez, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez

“…This study presents marine passive acoustic monitoring data from a moored hydrophone deployed offshore at a depth of 77 m and 7 km from the volcanic vent, both during and after the eruption. …”
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PARTICIPACIÓN DE LAS CIUDADANAS EN EL GOBIERNO LOCAL: EL CASO DE LEÓN GUANAJUATO by VANESSA GÓNGORA CERVANTES

“…e ste artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación, llevada a cabo en el municipio de l eón, g uanajuato, que tiene como obje - tivo identificar el perfil de la persona participante promedio en los comités de vecinos de los municipios; esto es, determinar su perfil sociodemográfico con el fin de corroborar la hipótesis de una parti - cipación mayoritaria de las mujeres como integrantes y liderezas de dichos comités. u na de las facultades de estas figuras de participa - ción es elegir a representantes para consejos de políticas públicas, principalmente para la integración de los “ c onsejos de d esarrollo m unicipal” que tienen una partida presupuestaria federal y pla - nean y autorizan el plan anual de obra pública municipal. e n estos consejos en que comparten la mesa con las principales autoridades municipales, los liderazgos de las mujeres ciudadanas descienden abruptamente frente a los liderazgos masculinos, por lo que se evidencia el fenómeno conocido como “techo de cristal”, principal obstáculo para el empoderamiento y el ejercicio pleno de la ciuda - danía de las mujeres. s e vislumbra como explicación la disolución de la línea divisoria entre el espacio público y privado de las mujeres, en donde gozan de efectividad política hasta ciertos niveles en donde el liderazgo sí corresponde a los estereotipos y roles masculinos tradicionales.…”
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Extending the game immersion questionnaire to online users by Valērijs Dombrovskis, Jeļena Ļevina, Aleksejs Ruža

“…This study extends the GIQ to capture the immersion experiences of a more expansive cohort of online users beyond gamers.MethodsThe extended GIQ was administered to a cohort of active internet users from Latvia (n = 227), aged 13 to 65 (M = 26.6, SD = 8.4), with 53.7% identifying as female, 33% as male, and 13.2% as nonbinary. …”
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Natural products as anticancer agents and enhancing their efficacy by a mechanism-based precision approach by Stephen Safe

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Recycled PVC content and particle size distribution effects on morphological and mechanical properties of expanded PVC layer for floorcoverings by Chaouch, Walid, Msahli, Slah

“…By achieving a PSD of recycled PVC containing particles smaller than $200~\mu \mathrm{m}$, expanded layers of satisfactory quality can be produced using up to 86.67% recycled PVC in relation to the total PVC resin quantity.…”
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Desarrollo de un algoritmo híbrido de control de amortiguadores magnetoreológicos para optimizar la respuesta dinámica en pórticos by David Marcelo Bedoya-Zambrano, Luis Augusto Lara-Valencia, John Jairo Blandón-Valencia

“…El controlador fue ensayado numéricamente en una edificación real de 96 m de altura, en la cual se instalaron 6 amortiguadores magnetoreológicos MR. …”
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Econometric modelling of the Lithuanian economic indicators by Žilvinas Kalinauskas

“…It was refer to Blanchard's work where he uses SVAR models to analyse GDP, consumer price index, money M1, wages and unemployment indicators. Unemployment was refused from a vector of Lithuanian economic indicators because the data from the Lithuanian labour exchange are unreliable. …”
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Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial by Qing Yuan Goh, Sui An Lie, Zihui Tan, Pei Yi Brenda Tan, Shin Yi Ng, Hairil Rizal Abdullah

“…Methods: To simulate intubation of COVID-19 patients, we randomly assigned 28 elective surgical patients to be intubated with either McGrath™ MAC VL or direct laryngoscope (DL) by specialist anaesthetists who donned 3M™ Jupiter™ powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) and N95 masks. …”
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Fourth-generation Ceramic Head Fracture in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review by Clark Yin, MD, Lauren Eberhardt, MD, Matthew Cederman, BS, Henry Haley, MD, Andrew Steffenmeier, MD, Mark Karadsheh, MD

“…We present a case report of a 69-year-old male with a BMI of 40.01 kg/m2 who suffered a fracture of a 36-mm ceramic femoral head with pseudoacetabular involvement of the polyethylene liner. …”
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Suitability of Bentonite-Stabilized Laterite for Use as a Material for Nuclear Waste Containment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel E. Arinze, Colin T. Davie

“…Permeabilities of the mixes increased to 4.3E − 12, 5.5E − 12, 3.8E − 11, and 2.5E − 11 m/s, respectively, with 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of laterite in the composite. …”
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Second harmonic generation from bound-state in the continuum-hosted few-layers van der Waals metasurface by Muhammad Naseer, Begum Azra, Su Zhaoxian, Huang Lingling

“…The high conversion efficiency in this work is 1.47 × 10−4 for 6 mW incident power. Moreover, our design is highly thin and can be used for various linear and non-linear applications in optics. …”
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Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity by Evelyn F Okal, Philip A. Romero, Pete Heinzelman

“…Further focused screening revealed the K187T variant, which exhibited a fourfold increase in catalytic efficiency (k cat /K M ) over wild-type ACE2. Conclusions This work demonstrates the potential of droplet microfluidics for therapeutic peptidase engineering, offering a robust and accessible method to optimize enzyme properties for clinical applications.…”
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Comprehensive review of preclinical evaluation strategies for COVID-19 vaccine candidates: assessing immunogenicity, toxicology, and safety profiles by Delaram Doroud, Mojtaba Daneshi, Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedash, Zohre Eftekhari

“…Evaluating their biodistribution is crucial for newly developed vaccines, such as lipid nanoparticles –messenger RNA (LNP-mRNA), DNA, and Viral vectors in non-replicated (VVnr), or recombinant virus vaccines. …”
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