Rural Masonry Isolating Structure and LRB Experiment: Seismic Resistance Properties and Statistical Data Curve Analyses by Jiayao Zheng

“…It is possible to install small-diameter, low cost, and easily constructed laminated rubber bearing (LRB) components. Isolation technology has broad application prospects in rural buildings. …”
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Development and Mechanical Performance of a New Kind of Bridge Seismic Isolator for Low Seismic Regions by H. Zhang, J. Li, T. Peng

“…The experimental results show that the mechanical performance of FRPEIs can meet the requirements of bridge rubber bearings and the energy dissipation capacity is better than that of general laminated rubber bearings. Therefore, it is feasible to use FRPEIs in seismic isolation of short span bridges in low seismic regions. …”
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Interacting Blends of Novel Unsaturated Polyester Amide Resin with Vinyl Acetate by H. S. Patel, K. K. Panchal, S. R. Patel, S. N. Desai

“…The glass fibre reinforced composites (i.e. laminates) of these UPEA-VA resin blends were fabricated using the DSC data. …”
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Development of 6 U CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panel with Burn Wire Triggering Holding and Release Mechanism by Tae-Yong Park, Bong-Geon Chae, Hyun-Ung Oh

“…A demonstration model of a printed circuit board-based solar panel stiffened by a high-pressure fiberglass-laminated G10 material was fabricated and tested to validate the effectiveness of the design and functionality of the mechanism under various test conditions. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of a Rotating Composite Shaft Using the 𝑝-Version of the Finite Element Method by A. Boukhalfa, A. Hadjoui, S. M. Hamza Cherif

“…In this model the transverse shear deformation, rotary inertia and gyroscopic effects, as well as the coupling effect due to the lamination of composite layers have been incorporated. …”
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Dynamic Task Distribution Model for On-Chip Reconfigurable High Speed Computing System by Mahendra Vucha, Arvind Rajawat

“…A dynamic task distribution methodology based on Minimum Laxity First (MLF) policy (DTD-MLF) distributes the tasks of an application dynamically onto RHSCS and utilizes available RHSCS resources effectively. …”
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Bioactivity-guided isolation and molecular modeling of the anti-inflammatory constituents from the leaves of Duranta erecta Linn. by Marina Sobhy, Farid N. Kirollos, Sameh F. AbouZid, Nasser S. M. Ismail, Riham A. El-Shiekh, Essam Abdel-Sattar

“…Duranterectoside A (1), lamiide (2), and apigenin 4’,7-dimethyl ether (3) were identified employing spectroscopic methods (including ESI-MS, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR), and by comparing with existing literature data. …”
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Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O’Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

“…SCIWORA is most commonly seen in children with a predilection for the cervical spinal cord due to the increased mobility of the cervical spine, the inherent ligamentous laxity, and the large head-to-body ratio during childhood. …”
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Splenic infarction following torsion of wandering spleen involving pancreatic tail successfully managed in resource limited setting: a case report by Abel Gashaw Wubie, Berhanu Yirga, Martha H. Goedert

“…Abstract Introduction and importance Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the extreme laxity or absence of ligaments that normally secure the organ in its anatomical position in the left upper quadrant. …”
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التجربة النقدية العربية بين نسق الحداثة و سياق العولمة by Mohammed Lamine Cheikha

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Efficient Method for Aeroelastic Tailoring of Composite Wing to Minimize Gust Response by Yang Yu, Zhengjie Wang, Shijun Guo

“…Aeroelastic tailoring of laminated composite structure demands relatively high computational time especially for dynamic problem. …”
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Performance of Variable Negative Stiffness MRE Vibration Isolation System by Run-pu Li, Cheng-bin Du, Fei Guo, Guo-jun Yu, Xiao-guo Lin

“…This paper develops a variable negative stiffness MRE isolation device by combining an improved separable iron core with laminated MREs. The relationship between the negative stiffness and the performance of the device is obtained by mathematical transformation. …”
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Minimally Invasive Approach for Improving Anterior Dental Aesthetics: Case Report with 1-Year Follow-Up by H. Sevilay Bahadır, Gökhan Karadağ, Yusuf Bayraktar

“…The bleaching treatment was applied to the maxillary left canine tooth. Then, a laminate veneer restoration was applied to the upper right canine tooth with Turner’s hypoplasia. …”
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Acoustic Emission Measurement by Fiber Bragg Grating Glued to Cylindrical Sensor Holder by Masanori Takuma, Shigeyoshi Hisada, Kenichi Saitoh, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Yuuki Kobayashi, Akira Kadono, Atushi Murata, Satoshi Iwata, Toshinori Sasaki

“…Effectiveness of the sensor was evaluated by characterizing directionality and frequency sensitivity of the sensor and by comparing the detected AE signals in a 3-point bending test of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminate against a conventional wide-band piezoelectric AE sensor. …”
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Performance Evaluation of New Joint EDF-RM Scheduling Algorithm for Real Time Distributed System by Rashmi Sharma, Nitin

“…Earliest Deadline First (EDF), Rate Monotonic (RM), and least Laxity First are some renowned algorithms that work well in their own context. …”
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Acute Bilateral Posterior Meniscal Root Tears in the Setting of a Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture by Adam V. Daniel, Shayne R. Kelly, Patrick A. Smith

“…During physical examination, the patient was found to have anterior cruciate laxity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a complete midsubstance tear of the ACL and increased signal within the posterior horn of the medial meniscus with no obvious signs of pathology localized to the lateral meniscus. …”
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Internal Control and Budget Implementation in Kabale District Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…Internal control systems on budget implementation were indeed small and attributed majorly to management’s laxity in enforcing the existing internal controls. …”
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Taylor Expansion of Surface Potential in MOSFET: Application to Pao-Sah Integral by Hugues Murray, Patrick Martin, Serge Bardy

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Le plurilinguisme, la poétique des frontières et la traduction au prisme de la philosophie de la Relation d’Édouard Glissant by Mohamed Lamine Rhimi

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Prestress Loss of CFL in a Prestressing Process for Strengthening RC Beams by Xinyan Guo, Dong Liu, Peiyan Huang, Xiaohong Zheng

“…A prestressing system was designed to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) beams with prestressed carbon fiber laminate (CFL). During different prestressing processes, prestress loss was measured using strain gauges attached on the surface of CFL along the length direction. …”
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