Radiation Shielding Design and Radioactive Waste Assessment of Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor by Kudriavtseva, Anna

“…Based on the results, the reactor vessel is safe from radiation damage for 32 years of operation. The data evaluated for the graphite reflectors indicate that the components should be replaced after 20 years before they pass the turnaround point. …”
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Southeast Asian space activities: recent trends in regional cooperation by Berthet, Maximilien

“…Though not new, it has increasingly flourished in the last ten years, especially in three areas: satellite engineering, space policymaking, and space entrepreneurship. …”
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Prehistoric human migration between Sundaland and South Asia was driven by sea-level rise by Kim, Hie Lim, Li, Tanghua, Kalsi, Namrata, Nguyen, Hung Tran The, Shaw, Timothy Adam, Ang, Khai C., Cheng, Keith C., Ratan, Aakrosh, Peltier, W. Richard, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Pratapneni, Mahesh, Schuster, Stephan Christoph, Horton, Benjamin Peter

“…We show that sea-level rise, in particular meltwater pulses 1 A (MWP1A, ~14,500-14,000 years ago) and 1B (MWP1B, ~11,500-11,000 years ago), reduced land area by over 50% since the LGM, resulting in segregation of local human populations. …”
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Medical image segmentation using random forest and convolutional neural networks by Duan, You

“…Medical image analysis has received attention in recent years. It is an important part of disease analysis, diagnosis and treatment. …”
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The international growth standard for children and adolescents project: environmental influences on preadolescent and adolescent growth in weight and height by Ulijaszek, S

“…The first is to identify important environmental influences on the growth of children aged 1 to 9 years and of adolescents, defined as those aged 10 to 19 years. …”

The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 by Santos, JV, Padron-Monedero, A, Bikbov, B, Grad, DA, Plass, D, Mechili, EA, Gazzelloni, F, Fischer, F, Sulo, G, Ngwa, CH, Noguer-Zambrano, I, Peñalvo, JL, Haagsma, JA, Kissimova-Skarbek, K, Monasta, L, Ghith, N, Sarmiento-Suarez, R, Hrzic, R, Haneef, R, O’Caoimh, R, Cuschieri, S, Mondello, S, Kabir, Z, GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators, Freitas, A, Devleesschauwer, B

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals for the whole EU and each country to evaluate age-standardised death, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates for Level 2 causes, as well as life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HALE).…”

Food terrorism : how real? : a historical survey since 1950 by Dalziel, Gregory

“…Concern has risen in recent years that the food supply chain could be a target of terrorists seeking to poison individuals on a mass scale. …”
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Duterte: Delivering the Promised Peace to Mindanao by Singh, Bilveer

“…After years of starts-stops and derailment of peace agreements, the Philippines is today poised to make a peace breakthrough in strife-torn Muslim-dominated Mindanao in southern Philippines. …”
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The mediating role of health literacy between the presence of chronic disease and psychological distress among older persons in Xian City of China by Guo, Kun, Ouyang, Jing, Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah

“…Methods: This study employs a quantitative research design using a cross-sectional survey of 300 older persons over 60 years living in the six urban districts of Xi’an city. …”
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Exploring effectiveness of augmented reality for learning geometry in primary schools : a case study. by Lee, Mike Cher Leow.

“…Advancements in technology have opened up opportunities for more creative use of innovation, and in recent years, in the innovation use of Augmented Reality (AR). …”
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Relaxation studies on oil, pressboard and oil impregnated pressboard by Cao, Hongyan

“…In this thesis, a laboratory relaxation study with FDS and RVM was carried out for a period of 3 years with the fabricated oil (OIL), pressboard (PB), oil-impregnated pressboard (OIP) samples and oil-filled single-phase transformer (SPT). …”
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The prospective associations of 24-hour movement behaviors and domain-specific activities with executive function and academic achievement among school-aged children in Singapore by Padmapriya, Natarajan, Bernard, Jonathan Y., Tan, Sarah Yi Xuan, Chu, Anne H. Y., Goh, Claire Marie Jie Lin, Tan, Shuen Lin, Shek, Lynette P., Chong, Yap Seng, Tan, Kok Hian, Chan, Shiao-Yng, Yap, Fabian, Godfrey, Keith M., Lee, Yung Seng, Meaney, Michael J., Eriksson, Johan G., Tan, Chuen Seng, Law, Evelyn C., Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk

“…Methods: The Growing Up in Singapore Toward healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort used a wrist-worn accelerometer (Actigraph-GT3x+) to measure 24 h-movement behaviors data at ages 5.5 and 8 years. Executive function and academic achievement were assessed using NEuroPSYchology (NEPSY) and Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests at ages 8.5 and 9-years, respectively. …”
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OXTR moderates adverse childhood experiences on depressive symptoms among incarcerated males by Zhang, Jieting, Yang, Cuimei, Leng, Junhui, Liu, Jinting, Gong, Pingyuan, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Methods: Questionnaires about adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms, as well as genomic DNA from blood were collected among 608 incarcerated males (Mage = 32.4 years, SD = 9.41, 18–74 years). Moderation analysis was applied to examine the interaction between adverse childhood experiences (including abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction) and the OXTR polymorphisms (rs2254298, rs53576) in predicting depressive symptoms. …”
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重庆市区域经济发展战略研究 = Analysis on regional economic development strategy for Chongqing by 王建东 Wang, Jiandong, 廖文宪 Liao, Wenxian

“…A succession of crucial events—strategy of western development, Three Gorges Project, establishment of Chongqing Municipality directly under the Central Government—has created a macro-environment for Chongqing as a main center of regional economy development, while Chongqing's economy foundation and its economic achievements in recent years have also formed a base for Chongqing to be a main center of regional economy development.…”
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Review of Eric Hutton, Xunzi : the complete text by Sung, Winnie

“…For the specialists, it serves as a valuable new scholarly translation for their research in addition to Knoblock‟s translation (1988-94) completed twenty years ago.…”
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Comparative legal history: methodology for morphology by Dyson, M

“…This chapter discusses the boundaries, terminology and purpose of methodology and a collection of five methodological steps that can assist in doing comparative legal history, drawing on examples from a range of legal systems in the last 200 years.…”

Studies of seed-borne fungi of tropical pasture legume species by Nik, WZ, Parbery, DG

“…P. sorghina was also found in embryo and cotyledonary tissue and survived in infected seed for at least 5 years. One storage fungus, Aspergillus ruber, was a seed (embryo) pathogen. …”

Methodology for domain ontology development with human-centered design by Iqbal, Rizwan

“…Ontologies play an important role to envision the future of semantic web. Over the years, the practitioners of the field of ontology engineering to support the notion of merging different methodologies and techniques together for developing ontologies. …”
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Genome-wide transcriptome profiling reveals molecular response pathways of Trichoderma harzianum in response to salt stress by Yang, Qihong, Mao, Zhenchuan, Hao, Yali, Zheng, Shijie, Zhao, Jianlong, Li, Yan, Yang, Yuhong, Xie, Bingyan, Ling, Jian, Li, Yanlin

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Leveraging technology to enhance global citizenship education: An online task based speaking skills module for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) learners by Mohd Khirulnizam, Musa, Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim

“…Discussions: The online task-based speaking skills module integrates several innovative features: a) Multimedia Materials: videos, audio recordings, and interactive content that provide diverse linguistic and cultural inputs; b) Simulated Workplace Scenarios: role-plays and situational tasks that mimic real-world vocational communication contexts, allowing learners to practice speaking skills in a safe and controlled environment; c) Collaborative Activities: group discussions, peer assessments, and collaborative projects that encourage active participation and the development of intercultural competence. …”
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