Maintenance Schedule Optimization Applied to Large Hydroelectric Plants: Towards a Methodology Encompassing Regulatory Aspects

The maintenance schedule planning of hydro plant generating units is a subject of great interest to several agents in the energy industry.A correct approach for this problem can prevent the degradation of physical assets and minimize the probability of forced shutdowns of their equipment.In addition to these factors, due particularities of the Braz

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Inter-Brain Synchrony Pattern Investigation on Triadic Board Game Play-Based Social Interaction: An fNIRS Study

Recent advances in functional neuroimaging techniques, including methodologies such as fNIRS, have enabled the evaluation of inter-brain synchrony (IBS) induced by interpersonal interactions.However, the social interactions assumed in existing dyadic hyperscanning studies do not sufficiently emulate polyadic social interactions in the real world.Th

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Revisiting knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among female university students in Hong Kong

Despite cervical cancer can be preventable by HPV vaccination, little is known on its associated factors among young females in Hong Kong.This study aimed to investigate the present situation regarding the self-reported knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and to examine their associated factors among fe

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