Determination of fracture mechanics parameters on a base of local displacement measurements by Yu. G. Matvienko, V.S. Pisarev, S. I. Eleonsky

“…A determination of initial experimental data at the nearest vicinity of notch tip is the main feature of the developed approach. That is why it is not necessary to involve complex numerical models, which include global geometrical parameters, loading and boundary conditions of the object under study, in a stage of experimental data interpretation. …”
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Analysis of a heterogeneous functionally graded material with a spherical void exposed to time-dependent ramp-type heating according to the TPL heat conduction model by Sami F. Megahid

“…The findings indicate that the dynamic behavior of functionally graded materials under complex mechanical and thermal loading situations can be more comprehensively understood. …”
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Allele-Independent Turnover of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class Ia Molecules. by Claudia Prevosto, M Farooq Usmani, Sarah McDonald, Aleksandra M Gumienny, Tim Key, Reyna S Goodman, J S Hill Gaston, Michael J Deery, Robert Busch

“…We propose that this is an important feature enabling the normal function and codominant expression of MHCI alleles.…”
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The Effects of Resistance Training on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women – A Review of Current Evidence by Alicja Tabian

“… Introduction and objective: Osteoporosis is a major public health problem among postmenopausal women, which is featured with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and high fracture risk. …”
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The Effect of Radiation and Supernovae Feedback on LyC Escape in Local Star-forming Galaxies by Cody A. Carr, Renyue Cen, Claudia Scarlata, Xinfeng Xu, Alaina Henry, Rui Marques-Chaves, Daniel Schaerer, Ricardo O. Amorín, M. S. Oey, Lena Komarova, Sophia Flury, Anne Jaskot, Alberto Saldana-Lopez, Zhiyuan Ji, Mason Huberty, Timothy Heckman, Göran Östlin, Omkar Bait, Matthew James Hayes, Trinh Thuan, Swara Ravindranath, Danielle A. Berg, Mauro Giavalisco, Michael Rutkowski, Sanchayeeta Borthakur, John Chisholm, Harry C. Ferguson, Leo Michel-Dansac, Anne Verhamme, Gábor Worseck

“…We measure mass-, momentum, and energy loading factors for the neutral winds, which carry up to 10% of the momentum and 1% of the energy in star formation rate (SFR)-based deposition rates. …”
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Deep Learning Based Visual Servo for Autonomous Aircraft Refueling by Natthaphop Phatthamolrat, Teerawat Tongloy, Siridech Boonsang, Santhad Chuwongin

“…Using deep learning, the system identifies feature points on these objects to estimate their pose estimation, providing essential data for precise manipulation. …”
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Evaluation of EMG patterns in children during assisted walking in the exoskeleton by Margherita Villani, Priscilla Avaltroni, Priscilla Avaltroni, Giulia Scordo, Giulia Scordo, Damiana Rubeca, Damiana Rubeca, Peter Kreynin, Ekaterina Bereziy, Denise Berger, Denise Berger, Germana Cappellini, Germana Cappellini, Francesca Sylos-Labini, Francesca Sylos-Labini, Francesco Lacquaniti, Francesco Lacquaniti, Yury Ivanenko

“…This is most likely explained by the active nature of stepping in the exoskeleton (the child was not fully relaxed, experienced full foot loading and needed to maintain the upper trunk posture). …”
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Improving Interactions between a Power-Assist Robot System and Its Human User in Horizontal Transfer of Objects Using a Novel Adaptive Control Method by S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, Ryojun Ikeura

“…We then simulated the system using MATLAB/Simulink for transferring objects with it and (i) determined the optimum maneuverability conditions for object transfer, (ii) determined psychophysical relationships between actual and perceived weights, and (iii) analyzed load forces and motion features. We then used the findings to design a novel adaptive control scheme to improve the interactions between the user and the system. …”
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MDIGCNet: Multidirectional Information-Guided Contextual Network for Infrared Small Target Detection by Luping Zhang, Junhai Luo, Yian Huang, Fengyi Wu, Xingye Cui, Zhenming Peng

“…Additionally, we designed a local-global feature fusion (LGFF) module incorporating an attention mechanism to merge shallow and deep features, thereby improving the efficiency of feature utilization within the model. …”
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Ship-DETR: A Transformer-Based Model for EfficientShip Detection in Complex Maritime Environments by Yi Wang, Xiang Li

“…To strengthen the model&#x2019;s multi-scale fusion capability for ship features of different scales, we incorporate the bidirectional feature pyramid network (BiFPN) to optimize cross-scale feature fusion and add the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$S_{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> features to further enhance the representation of small-scale ship features. …”
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A Hybrid Mechanism to Detect DDoS Attacks in Software Defined Networks by ÙAfsaneh Banitalebi Dehkordi, MohammadReza Soltanaghaei, Farsad Zamani Boroujeni

“…Given the importance of this issue,the purpose of this paper is to increase the accuracy of DDoS attack detection using the second order correlation coefficient technique based on â…-entropy according to source IP and selection of optimal features.To select the best features, by examining the types of feature selection algorithms and search methods, the WrapperSubsetEval feature selection algorithm, the BestFirst search method, and the best effective features were selected. …”
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Task-based explanation for genre effects: Evidence from a dependency treebank. by Yixin Wang, Jingyang Jiang

“…In task-based second language (L2) writing research, genre effects on linguistic features are usually explained by either task complexity hypothesis or differences in communicative demands. …”
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Mechanism of Secondary Breakage in the Overlying Strata during Repetitious Mining of an Ultrathick Coal Seam in Design Stage by Hui Li, Dongsheng Zhang, Shuyin Jiang, Gangwei Fan, Mengtang Xu

“…Mechanical models are constructed of the secondary breakage of the overlying strata blocks under both static and impact loading, and mechanical criteria are proposed for such breakage. …”
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Wing bone laminarity in Pterosaurs: insights into torsional adaptations for flight evolution by ESAÚ VICTOR DE ARAÚJO, JORGE CUBO, MARIANA VALÉRIA DE ARAÚJO SENA, RENAN ALFREDO MACHADO BANTIM, LUIZ CARLOS WEINSCHÜTZ, ALEXANDER WILHELM ARMIN KELLNER, JULIANA MANSO SAYÃO

“…The presence of laminarity in pterosaurs and birds, but not in bats, highlights that this feature, once considered exclusive to birds, may have convergently evolved in pterosaurs and birds.…”
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Wrinkle formation in cylindrical thin film–compliant core structures: Numerical simulations and effects of inelastic deformation by Md Al Rifat Anan, Donghyeon Ryu, Yu-Lin Shen

“…Yielding transforms the uniform wrinkles into localized deep folds, and this new surface feature is irrecoverable upon unloading. A viscoelastic thin film results in rate-dependent instability behavior, with very slow strain rates favoring localized waveforms. …”
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Structural Behaviour of Metakaolin Geopolymer Concrete Wall-Type Abutments with Connected Wing Walls by Parth Verma, Priyanka Dhurvey, Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy

“…The modelling is done using the 4-noded plate elements for all the members, and the plate elements here are meshed using the quadrilateral meshing feature. The behaviour of the metakaolin geopolymer wall-type abutment is analyzed using various models with changing the basic parameters such as length of the wing walls, height of the walls, number of lanes on the bridge, and type of live load on the bridge. …”
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Research on Lifespan Prediction Methods Using Ultrasonic Microimaging for Electronic Packaging by Haotian Wang, Hongwei Ma, Guangming Zhang, Yuan Chen, Ming Dong

“…Addressing the issue of lifespan prediction for electronic packages under thermal loading, this paper proposes a method for predicting the lifespan of electronic packages based on ultrasonic microimaging. …”
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The burden of intracranial atherosclerosis on cerebral small vessel disease: A community cohort study by Joseph Amihere Ackah, Heng Du, Wenjie Yang, Huixing Zeng, Jason Tsz Lok Chan, Michael Lung Cheung Lo, Xiangyan Chen

“…HRVW‐MRI technique with a T1‐weighted 3D SPACE sequence was used to assess atherosclerotic plaque features: plaque load, degree of stenosis, remodelling index, eccentricity. …”
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Fault diagnosis method for rigid guides in vertical shaft hoisting systems by WANG Jianfeng, JIN Yuanzhi, ZHANG Yong, WANG Yongzhen, HE Jiacong

“…At present, vibration detection methods are mostly used for rigid guide fault diagnosis, but the diagnostic accuracy is easily affected by operating conditions such as cage load and running speed. To address this problem, eddy current sensors are used to collect fault signals of the rigid guides, ensuring that the signal features are not affected by the cage's operating environment. …”
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RETRACTED: Cross‐country high impedance fault diagnosis scheme for unbalanced distribution network employing detrended cross‐correlation by Pampa Sinha, Kaushik Paul, Sayanti Chatterjee, Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Jyotsna Ogale, Ahmed Ali, Baseem Khan

“…The suggested method is assessed through the lens of several different case studies, such as the switching of a capacitor bank, a reactor string, a load, a feeder, the effects of a power swing, nonlinear loads, lightly laden conditions, and measurement noise. …”
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