A Study of Contact Detection between Noncircular Particles in Discrete Element Method by Chengbo Li, Qianqian Gao, Xianchang Li

“…One of the key points of modeling noncircular particles in the discrete element method is the contact detection of particles. In this study, a general contact detection algorithm of two-dimensional particles with analytic shape functions is provided. …”
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Extended applications of molecular dynamics methods in multiscale studies of concrete composites: A review by Jie Cao, Chao Wang, Jaime Gonzalez-Libreros, Tongfang Wang, Yongming Tu, Lennart Elfgren, Gabriel Sas

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Exploratory Study of a Green Function Based Solver for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations by Pablo Solano-López, Jorge Saavedra, Raúl Molina

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Application of the case-based learning combined with the BOPPPS teaching method in standardized training of orthopedic resident physicians by LIAO Bo, ZHANG Xiaoping, ZHAO Hai'en, YAN Kang, ZHAO Jian, DONG Xin

“…After 6 months of training, the theoretical knowledge of orthopedics, clinical case analysis ability, clinical practice ability and satisfaction with the teaching method of orthopedic standardized training were compared between the two groups of residents.Results A total of 164 subjects were included in this study, 82 in each group. …”
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Study of the influence of small defects near a singular point in antiplane elasticity by an asymptotic method by Dang Thi Bach Tuyet, Laurence Halpern, Jean-Jacques Marigo

“…After the general construction of the matched asymptotic expansions for an arbitrary defect, we develop the method in the particular case where the defect is a small crack. …”
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Wildfire aerosols and their impact on weather: A case study of the August 2021 fires in Greece using the WRF‐Chem model by Anastasios Rovithakis, Apostolos Voulgarakis

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Thoracic endometriosis syndrome diagnosed by dry thoracoscopy: Novel diagnostic method for a rare disease by Parul Sharma, Saurabh Karmakar, Abdul Raouf Wani, Vinay Venugopal, Debapriyo Maji

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Automated system for high-throughput process-structure-property dataset generation of structural materials: A γ/γ′ superalloy case study by Thomas Hoefler, Ayako Ikeda, Toshio Osada, Toru Hara, Kyoko Kawagishi, Takahito Ohmura

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Study and evaluation method of concrete erosion under a wind–sand flow load by Wei Liu, Yaoyu Zhu, Ying Jia, Jinyan Si, Li Zhu, Shucheng Li, Xueru Yang, Dangxian Xu

“…Wind erosion will damage the concrete, affect the structure durability, and even affect the safety of the structure in severe cases. In this paper, an experimental study of concrete erosion under the action of wind–sand two-phase erosion was carried out. …”
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Investigation of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Fauna and Water Quality of Animal Drinking Water Troughs by Multivariate Statistical Methods: The Case of Şarkışla by Menekşe Taş Divrik

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Systems delay in women with breast cancer – A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study from central rural India by Juhi Raut, Abhishek Joshi, Abhay Mudey

“…Methodology: The present Mixed-method study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in central rural India among 128 female breast cancer patients. …”
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Research on forest fire risk assessment and prevention and control Countermeasures: A case study of Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, China by Pei Jingjing, Zhang Haoying, Yin Shiyu, Wang Mengyao, Luo Yun

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The Impact of Land Development Rights Transfer on Urban–Rural Spatial Justice: A Case Study of Chongqing’s Land Quota Trading by Siyi Wei, Jing Huang, Zhanlu Zhang

“…Using the Chongqing land quota trading pilot as the core case, we apply synthetic control methods to analyze the causal effects of this policy. …”
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Site Selection Evaluation of Pumped Storage Power Station Based on Multi-Energy Complementary Perspective: A Case Study in China by Hui Zhao, Yanqi Xu

“…The results of the case study show that the Centian station site in Guangdong Province is the most promising. …”
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Evaluation of recent methods versus conventional methods for diagnosis of early-onset neonatal sepsis by Ali Kh Al-Zahrani, Mabrouk M Ghonaim, Yousri M Hussein, Emad M Eed, Amany S Khalifa, Lalia S Dorgham

“…Large proportions of infants are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and receive potent systemic antibiotics while the diagnostic work-up is still in progress. This study aimed to evaluate the recent methods for diagnosing neonatal sepsis (NS) and compare them to conventional diagnostic work-up. …”
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Research on the Urban Village Renewal Mechanism Based on Rent Gap Theory: A Case Study in Xi’an, China by Jiaxi Xiao, Fan Dong

“…Based on China’s unique dual urban–rural land system and urbanization process, this study localizes the rent gap theory. It applies the modified rent gap theory to conduct a case study on Wangjiapeng Village in Xi’an using the process-tracing method. …”
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Stability evaluation of tunnels in steeply dipping layered rock mass using numerical models: a case study by Eleyas Assefa, Kidusyared Tilahun, Siraj Mulugeta Assefa, Nagessa Zerihun Jilo, Lysandros Pantelidis, Costas Sachpazis

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Application of Multi Objective land Allocation technique for land use Planning Approach Case study: Hamadan County by hassan mahmodzadeh, sodabeh panahi, mahdi herischian

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The impacts of power transmission and transformation projects on ecological corridors and landscape connectivity: a case study of Shandong province, China by Jianguang Yin, Qingquan Wei, Dongliang Shao, Zhiwei Luo, Ling Ji

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Hospital managers’ experiences of conducting a root cause analysis: a case study following a sentinel event by Silje Liepelt, Ralf Kirchhoff

“…This study explores hospital managers' experiences of conducting an RCA process following a sentinel event in which a baby unexpectedly died during labor at a Norwegian hospital in 2021.MethodThe study employed a qualitative, exploratory single-case design, which involved conducting nine semi-structured interviews and analyzing documents such as the Norwegian RCA guideline, the final RCA report, and internal procedures and standards. …”
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