Path Analysis of Critical Thinking Effect on Self-Efficiency Among Nursing and Medical Students by Omid Khosravizadeh, Bahman Ahadinezhad, Aisa Maleki, Ailar Hashtroodi, Pariya Vosoughi, Shahrzad Kohan

“…In addition, these two features have a significant effect on increasing the efficiency and making the right clinical decisions in medical and nursing groups. Therefore, upgrading these skills by updating curriculum will ultimately improve healthcare outcomes provided by these two specific groups.…”
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Comparison of Calibration Approaches of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model in a Tropical Watershed by Randika K. Makumbura, Miyuru B. Gunathilake, Jayanga T. Samarasinghe, Remegio Confesor, Nitin Muttil, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Considering the performance of the model during the calibration period, which was examined using the statistical indices <i>R</i>² and NSE, the model performance at Holombuwa was upgraded from “good” to “very good” with the multi-site calibration technique. …”
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Methanogenic Biodegradation of <i>iso</i>-Alkanes by Indigenous Microbes from Two Different Oil Sands Tailings Ponds by Mohd Faidz Mohamad Shahimin, Julia M. Foght, Tariq Siddique

“…Mature fine tailings (MFT) collected from two tailings ponds, having different residual solvents (paraffinic solvent in Canadian Natural Upgrading Limited (CNUL) and naphtha in Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)), were amended separately with the two mixtures and incubated in microcosms for ~1600 d. …”
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Evolution Mode, Influencing Factors, and Socioeconomic Value of Urban Industrial Land Management in China by Fei Xie, Shuaibing Zhang, Kaixu Zhao, Fengmei Quan

“…The government outperforms the market in terms of urban industrial land management, and the degradation of the synergy between urban industrial land and corporate assets emerges as a new threat to sustainable and high-quality development of the region. (4) Conclusions: This paper establishes a technical framework for zoning management and classification governance of urban industrial land to divide the Yangtze River Delta into reduction-oriented transformation policy zoning, incremental high-quality development zoning, incremental synchronous growth zoning, and reduction and upgrading development zoning. It also proposes an adaptive land supply governance strategy for quantitative and qualitative control, providing a basis for territorial spatial planning and land resource management.…”
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Scale Transition and Structure–Function Synergy Differentiation of Rural Residential Land: A Dimensionality Reduction Transmission Process from Macro to Micro Scale by Yanbo Qu, Xiaozhen Dong, Lingyun Zhan, Hongyun Si, Zongli Ping, Weiya Zhu

“…The five transition stages—from the primary stage, low stage, intermediate stage, advanced stage, to the stable stage—show obvious spatial agglomeration and spatial autocorrelation, which are mainly driven by the positive and negative interactions of economic development, the policy environment, natural conditions, and population. With the gradual upgrading of the land use scale transition in rural residential areas, the spatial pattern of rural residential areas has been continuously optimized, the land use structure has tended to be balanced and complicated, and the living-production-ecological function as a whole has been strengthened. …”
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Application of iron–carbon microbial galvanic activated sludge combined with MBR process in the treatment of wastewater from comprehensive railway station by Qi Zhang, Zheng Liang, Xiaotao Guan, Jingwen Liang, Pan Gao

“…This combined application provides an effective way for the transformation and upgrading of small- and medium-scale water treatment systems.…”
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An innovative synthesis of optmization techniques (FDIRE-GSK) for generation electrical renewable energy from natural resources by Ghada S. Mohammed, Samaher Al-Janabi

“…Based on the principle that the upgrading of any nation begins by raising the level of performance of its institutions that serve the community, including the Ministry of Electricity and given the development in the field of technology, and the growing need to generate electric power, so it is found that the world has tended in recent years to generate that energy from environmentally friendly sources that do not cause CO2 emissions during generation such as solar, wind, water and other sources. …”
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Broadband Circularly Polarized Printed Crossed-Dipole Antenna and Its Arrays for Cellular Base Stations by Mehdi Sefidi, Changiz Ghobadi, Javad Nourinia, Rahim Naderali

“…The proposed antenna has upgraded into 4-element and 8-element array models as cellular base station antennas for PCS/DCS/UMTS systems. …”
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Evaluating Reduction in Thermal Energy Consumption across Renovated Buildings in Latvia and Lithuania by Aleksejs Prozuments, Anatolijs Borodinecs, Sergejs Zaharovs, Karolis Banionis, Edmundas Monstvilas, Rosita Norvaišienė

“…However, the combination of facade renovations, upgraded heating systems, and improved ventilation systems resulted in substantial energy savings, with an average reduction of 50.59% in thermal energy consumption for space heating across the reviewed multi-apartment residential building stock. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Pattern and Driving Factors of Carbon Efficiency in China: Evidence from Panel Data of Urban Governance by Juanjuan Tian, Xiaoqian Song, Jinsuo Zhang

“…Factors such as industrial structure upgrading and environmental regulation have significant improvement effects on city-level <i>CE</i>, while technological progress, financial development, energy intensity, and government intervention can significantly inhibit city-level <i>CE</i>. …”
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Al-MFI Nanosheets as Highly Active and Stable Catalysts for the Conversion of Propanal to Hydrocarbons by Luo, Helen Y., Prasomsri, Teerawit, Roman, Yuriy

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Capturing environmental innovation through industrial cluster programs in the United States by Postone, Zachary E. (Zachary Edward)

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Determining the optimal set of solutions for storage and conveyance of tools in a highly variable manufacturing environment by Golden, Erin E

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Implementing postponement into low-volume/high-variability manufacturing by Myers, Julius (Julius Scott)

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The hunt for efficiency in the construction industry : food for thought for real estate developers by Bolland, Nicolas Victor Joseph Gaspard

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Binding civil and civic infrastructure : the need for transparency and accountability in Baltimore's water crisis by Qureshi, Haleemah N

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Architecture in an unstable territory by Uribe Buitrago, Manuela.

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Modeling exascale data generation and storage for the large hadron collider computing network by Massaro, Evan K.

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Synergistic coordination of oxygen functional groups with catalyst surface promotes hydrogenolysis of lignin model compounds by Phillips, Amber K.

“…Lignin is a complex, irregular, recalcitrant biopolymer, making upgrading challenging. Recent research led to the development of reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) a lignin-first approach to lignin extraction and depolymerization. …”
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Robots Making Satellites: Advancing In-Space Manufacturing Through On-Orbit Robotic Assembly by Uzo-Okoro, Ezinne E.

“…Addressing the research gaps, in this work, the robotic assembly of a 1U CubeSat using modular components and COTS robot arms is demonstrated through analyses, simulations, and prototype development. After upgrading the robot system, an XYZ-axis cartesian robot sized at 300 mm x 300 mm x 500 mm is trained and tested using CubeSat subsystem modules for use in a relevant space environment. …”
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