Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The use of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) in precast tunnel segments is among the most established and representative applications of this material. Over the past two decades, numerous tunnel linings were constructed with partial or total substitution of conventional steel reinforcement by fibers, this yielding to quantifiable benefits in ...
Vladimir Rusanov +4 more
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Mobile cognitive assessment demonstrates diagnostic equivalence to MMSE and MoCA scales in Alzheimer's disease screening. [PDF]
Front NeurolZhang Y +5 more
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FDI and Performance: A Comparative Analysis Between Emerging and Developed Economies
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the nuanced relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and firm performance, addressing the heterogeneity of FDI's impact across countries with different levels of development. While FDI is widely recognized as a catalyst for economic growth, technology transfer, and enhanced competitiveness, particularly in ...
Cintya Lanchimba, Mamadou Ndione
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Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa: a synthesis of current challenges, opportunities, and priorities. [PDF]
DisastersDerbyshire SF +9 more
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Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) face significant institutional barriers when expanding across borders, including regulatory constraints, financial accessibility issues, and market entry challenges. Institutional theory provides a useful framework for understanding how external regulative, normative, and cognitive institutional forces
Sharmin Nahar, Muntasir Alam
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Revisiting the rural and urban divide in hospital health information technology adoption: Evidence from 2023. [PDF]
J Rural HealthYan AS, Maguire TK, Chen J.
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Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, EarlyView.A novel bio‐based stabilizer system significantly improves the quality of polyolefin recyclates during multiple recycling cycles. ABSTRACT This study introduces a novel bio‐based stabilizer system for polyolefin recyclates that combines alditols with small amounts of α‐tocopherol as a sustainable alternative to conventional phosphite additives. The aim
Kim Hao Ng +3 more
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The economic burden of dengue: a systematic literature review of unit costs for non-fatal episodes treated in the formal healthcare system. [PDF]
BMC Infect DisLeelavanich D, Dorigatti I, Turner HC.
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Micro‐habitat selection by boreal woodland caribou improves access to food
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Bio‐logging sensors attached to radiotelemetry receivers have great potential to transform our understanding of the ecological, physiological, and energetic constraints that shape patterns of wildlife movement under field conditions. We used video camera collars to assess microhabitat selectivity by woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus in boreal forests ...
Ian D. Thompson +8 more
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Association Between Residential Rurality and Diagnostic Imaging Use in Pediatric Dog-Bite Encounters: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pediatric Health Information System Study (2021-2022). [PDF]
CureusMangundayao RE, Pfeifer CM.
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