Three-stage automatic operational modal analysis using mathematical mode elimination by density-based clustering method by A. Salar Mehrabad, A. Shooshtari

“…The proposed algorithm was implemented on a 6-degree-of-freedom structure and a real bridge. The results show that the proposed method has a higher power to separate physical modes from spurious modes than previous methods.…”
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Transcending the painful boundaries...: a few additions to Vanda Zaborskaitėʼs biography by Žydronė Kolevinskienė

“…The nearly three decades of the work of Professor Vanda Zaborskaitė at Vilnius Pedagogical Institute reflect both her personal change and Lithuaniaʼs move towards freedom. Although, of course, in spirit, she remained first and foremost a representative of Vilnius University and the department which was being dismantled at the time. …”
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Educational migration from Tajikistan to Russia: trends and consequences by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…The main reasons why migrants do not want to return to Tajikistan are not only low wages at home, but also great opportunities abroad, which have not only economic, but also political and social dimensions (freedom of political views, the possibility of self-expression, the possibility of realizing abilities). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Characteristics of 3DOF Reduced-Scale Model by Abderaouf Daci, Nassima Benmansour, Abdellatif Bentifour, Rachid Derbal

“…For this, a three-degree-of-freedom (3DOF) reduced model of a steel structure adopting a 1:6 scale is developed. …”
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Virtual Reality Design and Realization of Interactive Garden Landscape by Xuanfeng Zhang, Song Yan, QuanQi

“…It realizes interactive 3D scene browsing and provides a six-degree-of-freedom all-round display of the overall landscape.…”
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Peculiarities of procedural decision-making during pre-trial investigation of high-profile offences a sexual nature committed against children by T. H. Fomina, O. V. Pchelina

“…In addition, the law provides for the possibility for an investigating judge or court to decide to conduct criminal proceedings in a closed court session during the entire trial or a separate part of it in the case of a criminal offence against sexual freedom and sexual inviolability of a person (Article 27(2)(2) of the CPC of Ukraine). …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…Results The respondents clearly affirmed existential concerns about freedom (e.g., loss of or changed future), meaninglessness (e.g., questioning purpose and meaning), isolation (e.g., disconnection, importance of personal bonds), identity (e.g., loss of self, changed identity) and death (e.g., questioning life and death). …”
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A Semi-Automated Usability Evaluation Framework for Interactive Image Segmentation Systems by Mario Amrehn, Stefan Steidl, Reinier Kortekaas, Maddalena Strumia, Markus Weingarten, Markus Kowarschik, Andreas Maier

“…As a result, users prefer simple interfaces as well as a considerable degree of freedom to control each iterative step of the segmentation. …”
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Numerical Investigation and Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Equipped with Tuned Liquid Multiple Columns Dampers by Zhe Wang, Liang Cao, Filippo Ubertini, Simon Laflamme

“…The proposed TLWD is numerically evaluated on a more realistic system consisting of a multi-degrees-of-freedom representation of the 42-story building under stochastic wind excitation. …”
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Formation of the "Self-Made-Man" Idea in the Context of the Christian Middle Ages by V. Y. Antonova, O. M. Korkh

“…The gradual compromise recognition that personal salvation is possible only as a result of synergy, i.e. the co-participation of God’s grace and human freedom, legitimizes and strengthens its focus on active personal efforts and personal responsibility for one’s own salvation, in fact for one’s own destiny. …”
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SEARCHING FOR THE TRUE SELF: THE WAY OF NONDUAL WISDOM by T. V. Danylova

“…Their mind is filled with absolute peace and harmony; everything has deep meaning and value. They feel freedom. People become existentially absorbed in the world - the changeful world of artists and children, the world where everyone and everything undergo transformations. …”
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Technical considerations towards commercialization of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS) virus resistant pigs by A. Mark Cigan, Pieter W. Knap

“…Using these advances, the introduction of resistance genes into commercially relevant germplasm requires access to genetically superior livestock, an infrastructure for scalable allele deployment, freedom to operate, global regulatory approvals, and acceptance of gene edited livestock by producers and consumers. …”
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Advanced Metasurface-Based Antennas: A Review by Wanchen Yang, Jinghao Li, Dongxu Chen, Yue Cao, Quan Xue, Wenquan Che

“…As for function manipulation, due to the high design freedom of metasurface, multi-polarization reconfigurability can be achieved by changing the surface impedance distribution. …”
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Pelvic Ultrasound Findings in Women with Obstetric Fistula: A Cross-Sectional Study of Cases and Controls by Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, Angela M. Bengtson, Ennet Chipungu, Rachel J. Pope, Bonus Makanani, Margaret Moyo, Mwawi Mwale, Jennifer H. Tang

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Design Optimization of a 3-PUU Parallel Machine for Friction Stir Welding Robots by Eka Marliana, Latifah Nurahmi, Arif Wahjudi, I. Made Londen Batan, Guowu Wei

“…To address this issue, a 3-PUU (Prismatic and Universal Joints) parallel machine with 3-DoF (Degrees of Freedom) translational movement is utilized to support the FSW robot’s tool head, allowing the robot to operate over a larger horizontal workspace. …”
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Nonlinear vibration analysis of a 3DOF double pendulum system near resonance by Asmaa Amer, W. Zhang, T.S. Amer, H. Li

“…The primary goal of this work is to analyze the energized motion of three-degrees-of-freedom (3DOF) dynamic system consisting of a coupled double pendulum with the damped mass under the external harmonic forces and moments. …”
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Ex vivo validation of magnetically actuated intravascular untethered robots in a clinical setting by Leendert-Jan W. Ligtenberg, Nicole C. A. Rabou, Constantinos Goulas, Wytze C. Duinmeijer, Frank R. Halfwerk, Jutta Arens, Roger Lomme, Veronika Magdanz, Anke Klingner, Emily A. M. Klein Rot, Colin H. E. Nijland, Dorothee Wasserberg, H. Remco Liefers, Pascal Jonkheijm, Arturo Susarrey-Arce, Michiel Warlé, Islam S. M. Khalil

“…Abstract Intravascular surgical instruments require precise navigation within narrow vessels, necessitating maximum flexibility, minimal diameter, and high degrees of freedom. Existing tools often lack control during insertion due to undesirable bending, limiting vessel accessibility and risking tissue damage. …”
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Russian population’s political activities in the first third of the XX century on the example of the Peasant Union creation movement by G. S. Chuwardin, V. G. Ivanov, O. A. Nesterchuk, V. F. Nitsevich, O. A. Sudorgin

“…Contradictory nature of Bolshevik policy, the concept of “interlocking” between city and countryside, growing “emergency” and crises of the new economic policy against the background of granting peasants relative economic freedom led to peasant demands growth for protecting their economic rights and creating organizations that resembled trade unions in city. …”
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Dynamic tuning of terahertz atomic lattice vibration via cross-scale mode coupling to nanomechanical resonance in WSe2 membranes by Bo Xu, Zejuan Zhang, Jiaze Qin, Jiaqi Wu, Luming Wang, Jiankai Zhu, Chenyin Jiao, Wanli Zhang, Juan Xia, Zenghui Wang

“…Abstract Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) based on atomically-thin tungsten diselenide (WSe2), benefiting from the excellent material properties and the mechanical degree of freedom, offer an ideal platform for studying and exploiting dynamic strain engineering and cross-scale vibration coupling in two-dimensional (2D) crystals. …”
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Bovine nebovirus infection (review) by V. A. Mischenko, A. V. Mischenko, T. B. Nikeshina, Yu. V. Brovko, A. I. Kushlubaeva

“…Animal husbandry is one of the main agricultural industries in most countries over the world as well as in the Russian Federation, and its profitability is determined by three main factors: the animal genetic potential, complete diet and freedom from infectious, invasive and mass non-infectious diseases. …”
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