BANKING LOANS AND HOUSEHOLD DEPOSITS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA UNDER ECONOMIC CRISIS: DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS by Zhelyo Vatev

“…The analysis of real empirical data taken from the Bulgarian banking practices for 2005–2013 years made it possible to define internal structural transformations as follows: a) loans in terms of their purpose, form, currency, maturity, size and quality; b) deposits depending on their shape, currency, maturity and size. …”
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A Simplified Methodology of European Steel Characterization on Theoretic Structural Application with Buckling Restrained Braces by Ariel Catalán, Xavier Cahís, Maria Francesca Sabba, Fabio Rizzo

“…The objective of this research is to provide simplified equations to fix the steel mechanical parameters when applied to all-steel buckling restrained braces (BRBs) whiting a whole theoretic structural calculation. These equations can be mainly useful in the predesign stage when the data of steel tests are still not available. …”
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Genetic Variants and Haplotype Structures in the CASC Gene Family to Predict Cancer Risk: A Bioinformatics Study by Morteza Gholami, Mohsen Asouri, Ali Asghar Ahmadi

“…The aim of this study was to identify genetic variants and haplotype structures of CASC genes associated with cancer risk. …”
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The Impact of Test Number on the Mechanical Properties of Dracaena Draco Cellulose Fibers for Composite Structures: Weibull Statistic by Abdelwaheb Hadou, Ahmed Belaadi, Messaouda Boumaaza, Boon Xian Chai, Mahmood M. S. Abdullah, Ibrahim M. H. Alshaikh, Amar Al-Khawlani, Djamel Ghernaout

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HARDENING CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES: CHOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD BASED ON RESULTS OF THE TEMPERATURE REGIME MODELING IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS by I. S. Pulyaev, S. M. Pulyaev

“…The authors on the example of several large objects’ construction consider the most common situations associated with the selection of construction technology in difficult natural conditions by taking into account the required consumer properties: concreting of large-mass structures in a limited time in the warm season and low-mass structures in winter concreting. …”
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Real-Time State Evaluation System of Antenna Structures in Radio Telescopes Based on a Digital Twin by Hanwei Cui, Binbin Xiang, Shike Mo, Wei Wang, Shangmin Lin, Peiyuan Lian, Wei Wang, Congsi Wang

“…Furthermore, a random forest (RF) regression surrogate model is established using finite element point cloud data samples. The K-nearest neighbor (KNN) algorithm and radial basis function (RBF) interpolation algorithm are utilized to construct the virtual–physical mapping model of the antenna, enabling rapid prediction and evaluation of the antenna structure state. …”
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Planar Electrically Large Structures of Carbon Nanotube Films with High Absorption and Shielding Performance in X-Band by Apostolos Sotiropoulos, Athanasios Masouras, Hristos T. Anastassiu, Vassilis Kostopoulos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…The simulation results show good agreement with the measured data. The findings demonstrate a promising structure for materials suitable for sensor housings and smart electromagnetic environments where the suppression of electromagnetic interference is critical. …”
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The Causal Nexus Between Different Feed Networks and Defected Ground Structures in Multi-Port MIMO Antennas by Merve Tascioglu Yalcinkaya, Shahanawaz Kamal, Padmanava Sen, Gerhard P. Fettweis

“…Various techniques have recently emerged to address the isolation issues, among which the defected ground structure (DGS) stands out as a cost-effective solution. …”
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Complexity Relationship between Power and Trust in Hybrid Megaproject Governance: The Structural Equation Modelling Approach by Binchao Deng, Wenwen Xie, Fan Cheng, Jiaojiao Deng, Liang Long

“…This included conducting a questionnaire survey with 116 professionals from organizations involved in urban rail transit projects and adopting structural equation modelling to analyze the data. The results analyzed the levels of intra-organization and inter-organization trust under the conditions of power asymmetry and power sharing. …”
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Effect of Nanostructure Changes on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Proton Irradiated Nuclear Energy Structural Materials by M.N. Lunika

“…Austenitic stainless alloys are used extensively as structural materials in the internal components of light water reactor (LWR) pressure vessels because of their relatively high strength, ductility, and fracture toughness. …”
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Structural Hillslope Connectivity Is Driven by Tectonics More Than Climate and Modulates Hydrologic Extremes and Benefits by Admin Husic, Alexander Michalek

“…Lastly, we share our results in an open access data portal for land managers to leverage structural connectivity maps in their respective study domains.…”
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The Institutional Structural Model For Sustainable Maritime Tourism In The Seribu Islands National Parks: An Institutional Analysis by Linda Noviana, Tatan, Kholil

“…This study aims to analyze the appropriate institutional framework for sustainable marine tourism management using interpretative structural modeling (ISM) with data from expert discussions. …”
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Chemical, Structural and Optical Properties of ē-Beam Evaporated Tungsten Diselenide Polycrystalline Thin Film by Mayur M. Patel, K.D. Patel, V.M. Pathak, R. Srivastava

“…XRD pattern as well as TEM images revealed the fact that the deposited films are polycrystalline in nature having hexagonal structure. From the study of optical absorption spectra it is found that the prepared films show direct allowed transition with optical band gap of 1.89 eV. …”
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Quality evaluation system for rural tourism public services based on structural equation model and AMOS by Yanhong Yun

“…In response to the existing problems of inadequate infrastructure, poor information flow, insufficient security guarantees, and lack of scientific and systematic evaluation methods in rural tourism public service quality, an evaluation system combining support vector machine and structural equation model is proposed. The system first verifies the data through Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin coefficients. …”
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Insurrectionary Movement of “White-greens” in Crimea in First Half of 1920s: National, Ideological, Structural Features by A. V. Ishin

“…The causes of the genesis, the main stages, national, ideological, structural features of the insurrectionary movement are revealed, the reasons for its final defeat are characterized. …”
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Structural mapping of polyclonal IgG responses to HA after influenza virus vaccination or infection by André Nicolás León, Alesandra J. Rodriguez, Sara T. Richey, Alba Torrents de la Pena, Rachael M. Wolters, Abigail M. Jackson, Katherine Webb, C. Buddy Creech, Sandra Yoder, Philip A. Mudd, James E. Crowe, Julianna Han, Andrew B. Ward

“…Here, we use negative stain electron microscopy polyclonal epitope mapping (nsEMPEM) to structurally characterize the humoral IgG antibody responses to hemagglutinin (HA) from human patients vaccinated with a seasonal quadrivalent flu vaccine or infected with influenza A viruses. …”
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A Segmentation Network with Two Distinct Attention Modules for the Segmentation of Multiple Renal Structures in Ultrasound Images by Youhe Zuo, Jing Li, Jing Tian

“…Accurate segmentation of renal structures in ultrasound images plays a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of related kidney diseases. …”
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Physicomathematical modeling of the formation features of fillet welds of bridge metal structures under submerged-arc welding by A. A. Mosin, V. A. Erofeev, M. A. Sholokhov

“…Comparison of the numerical analysis results with actual data on welding modes under the production of bridge metal structures shows that the existing fillet welding technologies have already reached their maximum efficiency rate. …”
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Pathways to Progress: Unveiling Structural Change in Africa Through Economic Transformation, Technology, Talent, and Tourism by Hugo Pinto, Evans Odoi, Carla Nogueira, Luiz Fernando Câmara Viana

“…Using World Bank data, factor and cluster analyses reveal five latent components: structural conditions, public sector capacities, dynamic conditions, urbanization, and growth. …”
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Machine learning approaches for predicting the structural number of flexible pavements based on subgrade soil properties by Asadullah Ziar

“…Abstract This study presents a machine learning approach to predict the structural number of flexible pavements using subgrade soil properties and environmental conditions. …”
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