Estimativas do albedo em três ecossistemas da floresta amazônica Estimation of albedo in three ecosystems of the Amazon forest by Mário de M. V. B. R. Leitão, Jesus M. dos Santos, Gertrudes M. de Oliveira

“…The results show that the albedos of the shortwave, infrared and photosynthetically active radiations for the three canopies can be estimated, as a function of the solar elevation angle, with good precision for anytime of the day.…”
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Electrical Impedance Myography Quantifies Holding and Pushing During Isometric Muscle Contractions by Alfred C. Hulkenberg, Niko Strotmann, Amine Mokni, Leon Greulich, Thea Laurentius, L. Cornelius Bollheimer, Seward Rutkove, Todd Freeborn, Steffen Leonhardt

“…Motivated by electromyography, a baseline-removal and normalization to approximate muscle activity was implemented based on an exponential function. Finally, the muscle torque was estimated by multiplying the estimated muscle activity by the maximal voluntary torque. …”
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Structural analysis of S-ring composed of FliFG fusion proteins in marine Vibrio polar flagellar motor by Norihiro Takekawa, Tatsuro Nishikino, Jun-ichi Kishikawa, Mika Hirose, Miki Kinoshita, Seiji Kojima, Tohru Minamino, Takayuki Uchihashi, Takayuki Kato, Katsumi Imada, Michio Homma

“…The Vibrio S-ring structure reveals novel features compared with that of Salmonella, such as tilt angle differences of the RBM3 domain and the β-collar region, which contribute to the vertical arrangement of the upper part of the β-collar region despite the diversity in the RBM3 domain angles. …”
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Hepatic fibroblast growth factor 21 is required for curcumin or resveratrol in exerting their metabolic beneficial effect in male mice by Jia Nuo Feng, Weijuan Shao, Lin Yang, Juan Pang, Wenhua Ling, Dinghui Liu, Michael B. Wheeler, Housheng Hansen He, Tianru Jin

“…Abstract Background Our mechanistic understanding on metabolic beneficial effects of dietary polyphenols has been hampered for decades due to the lack of functional receptors for those compounds and their extremely low plasma concentrations. …”
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THE OPTIMIZATION OF ACCOMMODATION OF THE SPRAYNOZZLE ON THE PIPELINE OF THE RAINGUN OF CONTINIOUS FRONTAL ACTION by V.A. CHERNOVOLOV, L.V. KRAVCHENKO

“…The optimum distance between the spraynozzles on the pipeline under the various pressure meanings, the diameter of the outlet of the spraynozzle and the height of its installation were reckoned on the basis of the mathematical models and experimental data about the functions of distribution of precipitations on an angle of the watering zone and on its radiuses f ( α ) and f ( ρ). …”
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Logarithm of multivector in real 3D Clifford algebras by Artūras Acus, Adolfas Dargys

“…In contrast to logarithm of complex numbers (isomorphic to Cl0,1), 3D logarithmic functions, due to appearance of two double angle arc tangent functions, allow to include two sets of sheets characterized by discrete coefficients. …”
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Une analyse structurale du rituel de la soirée électorale à la télévision by Richard Godin

“…This paper consists of a structural functional analysis in which the author tackles a television broadcast of election night coverage from the angle of profane ritual. …”
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Exciton hybridization in a WS2/MoS2 heterobilayer mediated by a surface wave via strong photon–exciton coupling by Yi Junxuan, Liu Shimei, Li Shulei, He Weichen, Chen Zuxin, Lan Sheng

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Optimization of the flow guiding fins configuration and tube arrangements in a shell and tube heat exchanger: coupling response surface methodology and CFD by Xiangmin Shao, Ali Marzban, Farzad Pourfattah, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Nafiseh Emami, Soheil Salahshour

“…The results of this study show that the horizontal spacing between the tube bundles has no significant effect on heat transfer and the objective functions are most sensitive to Re and the angle of the guide fins. …”
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Results of using different types of open osteotomies of the fifth metatarsal bone in Taylor’s deformity by A. N. Tsed, K. G. Iliushchenko, A. K. Dulaev, M. А. Mushkin, E. S. Myznikova, R. V. Gladkov

“…Similar radiological results were observed across groups regarding changes in the M4–M5 intermetatarsal angle, varus deviation correction of the fifth toe, and lateral deviation angle of the fifth metatarsal. …”
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Influence of PEEK surface modification with titanium for improving osseointegration: an in vitro study by Monika Saini, Jyoti Paliwal, Vineet Sharma, Neha Gupta, Kamal Kumar Meena, Parul Singhal

“…The nascent group included 22 TiO2-surface-coated specimens, subdivided equally into the untreated nascent group (NG) and the photo-functionalized, UV-treated nascent group (NGP). The remaining specimens were aged for four weeks and similarly divided into the untreated aged group (AG) and the photo-functionalized, UV-treated aged group (AGP). …”
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From rockfall source area identification to susceptibility zonation: a proposed workflow tested on El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) by R. Sarro, M. Rossi, P. Reichenbach, R. M. Mateos

“…The first approach is based on slope angle thresholding, the second uses a statistical method based on empirical cumulative distribution functions (ECDFs) of slope angle values, and the third involves the combination of multiple multivariate statistical classification models where the source area is the dependent variable and thematic information is the independent variables. …”
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MOVEMENTS OF ANATOMICAL COMPLEX: CONDYLAR PROCESS, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, TEMPORAL BONE by R.S. Palyvoda, A.S. Volovar, A.V. Malikov

“… Based on the fundamental manuscripts and inventions, structure of organs depends on their functions. Each maxillo-facial surgeon should know basics of anatomic relationships of human body, especially maxilla-facial area. …”
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Analysis of the structure and characteristics of bioglass–iron oxide composite layers on Ti-6Al-4V alloy via electrophoretic deposition by Zahra Sohani, Hamed Jamshidi Aval, Sayed Mahmood Rabiee

“…This study investigates the structural and functional properties of bioglass–iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) composite layers deposited on Ti-6Al-4V substrates via electrophoretic deposition (EPD). …”
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Outcome of Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Treatment by Closed Reduction and Different Configuration of Percutaneous K-wire Technique in Children by Ritesh Parteti, Kishor Uikey, Jayant Kothale, P Mohamed Azlam, Prashant Mishra

“…The differences in the angle in these groups were not statistically significant. …”
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Metasurface-engineered thermal emitters enabled chip-scale mid-infrared spectroscopic sensing by Qin Chen, Hu Nie, Qinke Liu, Ning Tan, Ziwang Tuo, Jiahao Yan, Long Wen

“…By integrating the functions of light source, dispersion element and collimation unit in conventional spectroscopy platforms into such a chip-size metasurface thermal emitter, the proposed miniaturized MIR spectral sensing technique shows promising potential for portable and on-site material analysis.…”
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Overall architecture design of row/column scanning silicon-based focal plane switch array LiDAR transmitter system by Yu Wang, Yue Wang, Zeyang Zhang, Hang Cheng, Yuanhui Li, Guohui Yang, Kuang Zhang, Chunhui Wang

“…The test results indicate that, benefiting from the meticulous optimization of each component, the scanning angle of the emitted beam reached 4° × 4°, the beam divergence angle achieved 0.05° × 0.05°, and the FWHM reached 0.13 μm, with the extinction ratio of each channel exceeding 23 dB.…”
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Dual-Mode Integration of a Composite Nanoparticle in PES Membranes: Enhanced Performance and Photocatalytic Potential by Rund Abu-Zurayk, Nour Alnairat, Haneen Waleed, Aya Khalaf, Duaa Abu-Dalo, Ayat Bozeya, Razan Afaneh

“…Exploring hybrid strategies that combine both embedding and coating approaches may yield even greater synergies in membrane functionality.…”
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Efficacy of valgus osteotomy in treating nonunion of femoral neck fractures post-internal fixation by Haohao Xu, Shenda Yang, Yuanyuan Zheng, Ao Tian, Ruofei Wu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yujiang Mao

“…The postoperative follow-up period exceeded one year.ResultsSignificant improvements in biomechanical parameters were observed. The mean neck-shaft angle increased from 118.91° to 139.26° (p < 0.001), whereas the Pauwels angle decreased from 62.07° to 46.91° (p < 0.001). …”
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Optical moiré bound states in the continuum by Haoyu Qin, Shaohu Chen, Weixuan Zhang, Huizhen Zhang, Ruhao Pan, Junjie Li, Lei Shi, Jian Zi, Xiangdong Zhang

“…Photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) present a distinctive approach for achieving this functionality, offering potential applications in laser systems, sensing technologies, and other domains. …”
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