In the realm of railroad transportation, the switch sliding baseplate constitutes one of the most crucial components within railroad crossings.Wear defects occurring on the switch sliding baseplate can give rise to issues such as delayed switch operation, inflexible switching, or even complete failure, thereby escalating the risk of train derailmen
The headwaters of fluvial systems on the East European Plain between the boundaries of the Marine Isotope Stage 2 (MIS 2) and MIS 6 glaciations evolved during the last 150,000 years.At least three main events of high surface runoff caused intensive erosion: at the end of MIS 6, at the end of MIS 2 and in the Middle Holocene.Erosion developed in the
Human cancer statistics show that an increased incidence of urologic cancers such as bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.Due to the lack of early markers and effective therapeutic targets, their prognosis is poor.Fascin-1 is an actin-binding protein, which functions in the formation of cell protrusions by cross-linking with ac
The environment in which the decision-making process takes place is often characterized by uncertainty and vagueness and, because of that, sometimes it is very hard to express the criteria weights with crisp numbers.Therefore, the application of the Grey System Theory, i.e., grey numbers, in this case, is very convenient when it comes to determinat
Combined antiretroviral therapy ushered an era of survivable HIV infection in which people living with HIV (PLH) conduct normal life activities and enjoy measurably extended lifespans.However, despite viral control, PLH often experience a variety of cognitive, emotional, and physical phenotypes that diminish their quality of life, including cogniti