Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Frame–Shear Wall Structural Systems in Thermal Power Plants by Zhongming Xiong, Jiawei Liang, Xuan Chen

“…The seismic performance of an electric power system is crucial for maintaining the functionality of urban communities following an earthquake. …”
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EUROPEAN TAX SYSTEM: PROBLEMS OF HARMONIZATION AND WAYS TO SOLVE THEM by Anatolii O. Zadoia

“…Although the harmonization of tax systems in the EU is difficult due to the economic, political and social differences between the member states, gradual steps towards the convergence of tax rules and the fight against tax competition can ensure a more efficient functioning of the single market. This will contribute not only to economic integration, but also to a fairer distribution of the tax burden between companies. …”
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Political Image of the Regional Leader on Instagram by D. I. Kaminchenko

“…Among the entries that aroused a relatively increased attention of the audience of the Internet platform, there are messages where a number of image-role constructs are presented, including: “crisis manager”, “organizer”, “team player”, “builder”, “open leader, hearing society” and “business executive”. Such a uniform distribution of the audience’s interest in it`s functional and semantic constructs may be explained by the fact that the head of the region is actively paying attention to each of the designated thematic areas.The highest level of approval from the audience of the Internet platform was received by the messages, which reflected such image-role constructs as “family man” and “leader looking to the future”. …”
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Prediction of Time Diversity Gain for Earth-to-Satellite Microwave Link Design Based on Real Time Rain Intensity Measurement by Md. Moktarul Alam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Mohsen Koohestani, Elfatih A. A. Elsheikh

“…The constant for the frequency function was then extracted from the cumulative distribution function of the attenuation predicted by the analytically obtained ITU-R and gain equations. …”
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The Ecological and Economic Challenges of Preserving Forests, Water Resources and Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change by Shevchenko Oleksandr V.

“…It is found that, despite significant natural resource potential, the uneven distribution of forests and insufficient utilization of their capabilities create additional risks for the economic stability of regions. …”
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IMPACT OF THE WORLD PRICES ON THE NATIONAL PRICING SYSTEM by Yuri A. Sarukhanyan

“…In article the main directions of influence of the world prices for the Russian system of the prices are investigated: first, it is the prerequisites connected with functioning of the global markets; secondly, it is factors to which tactical tendencies in world economy are carried; thirdly, it is channels of manifestation and distribution which are connected with upward and bearish dynamics of the export prices of national producers, growth or decrease in import prices; fourthly, it is the regularities of macroeconomic regulation connected with increase in value of exchange prices, strengthening of influence of dynamics of exchange rates, monetary policy at price dynamics of the world commodity markets. …”
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SIMULATION AND ACCURACY VERIFICATION OF HIGH PRECISION GEAR HOBBING BASED ON CATIA by HE ZhongYuan, WANG ZhongHou, LIU Lei, WU ShiQing

“…This method is based on the CATIA design platform, combined with the secondary development functions through commands such as translation, rotation, and Boolean operations in CATIA. …”
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The Sources of Taxation in Bologna in the 14th Century by Clément Carnielli

“…The first objective of the database is to present the pace and social distribution of taxation in the Bolognese Trecento. Another main interest is to gather all the pertinent documentation on taxation, which is still scattered in several series. …”
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Valve cells are crucial for efficient cardiac performance in Drosophila. by Christian Meyer, Achim Paululat

“…A reduced luminal opening was identified as a main reason for the decreased heart performance in the absence of functional valves. …”
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HELSINKI CORRIDORS – WAYS OF EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT by Laurentiu-Ionut DUMITRU, Sanda TREANTA, Ion STANCU

“…Abstract: Efficient distribution of human and goods transport has always been an important element in maintaining the economic systems cohesion. …”
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Phospholipid - from Model Membrane to Industrial Application by Helmut Hauser

“…An attempt is made here to briefly summarize the main physico-chemical properties of phospholipids necessary to understand their functional role in biological membranes. …”
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Applying time-frequency analysis to assess cerebral autoregulation during hypercapnia. by Michał M Placek, Paweł Wachel, D Robert Iskander, Peter Smielewski, Agnieszka Uryga, Arkadiusz Mielczarek, Tomasz A Szczepański, Magdalena Kasprowicz

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Classic methods for assessing cerebral autoregulation involve a transfer function analysis performed using the Fourier transform to quantify relationship between fluctuations in arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV). …”
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The Impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions to Control Cholera: A Systematic Review. by Dawn L Taylor, Tanya M Kahawita, Sandy Cairncross, Jeroen H J Ensink

“…This paper presents a systematic literature review investigating the function, use and impact of WASH interventions implemented to control cholera.…”
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Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Water Conservation in the Yangtze River Ecological Barrier Zone Based on the InVEST Model and SWAT-BiLSTM Model Using Fractal Theory: A C... by Xianqi Zhang, Jiawen Liu, Jie Zhu, Wanhui Cheng, Yuehan Zhang

“…Precipitation, terrain slope, and vegetation cover are identified as the main natural factors affecting water conservation functions, with changes in vegetation cover having a notable regulatory effect on water conservation capacity. …”
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The characteristics and prognosis of bronchiectasis patients with airflow limitation: a prospective longitudinal study by Yuanting Cai, Linbin Xv, Zili Zhu, Shiyi He, Tianyu Sun, Chao Cao

“…High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) was used for diagnosing bronchiectasis, whereas postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second of the predicted value (post-FEV1%) was employed for grading airflow limitation. The main variables included questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, pulmonary function tests, laboratory tests, and CT findings. …”
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Effect of C12H25−(HG) hydrophilic group on the wetting of anthracite: Experimental and molecular simulation by Jiangshi ZHANG, Hongfu JIA, Xiaofeng REN, Yanan WANG, Qi ZHANG, Linquan TONG, Yanhui WANG

“…In the micro-wetting interface of the surfactant solution-coal, the adsorption capacity of surfactants containing different HGs on the anthracite interface, as judged by the radial distribution function (RDF), is in the order: \begin{document}${\mathrm{SO}}_4^- $\end{document} > COO− > OH > PO4H. …”
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Comparison of surgical treatments for hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections using the desirability of outcome ranking in a prospective multicentre study by B. P. Johns, B. P. Johns, M. R. Loewenthal, M. R. Loewenthal, D. C. Dewar, D. C. Dewar, L. A. Manning, L. A. Manning, J. S. Davis, J. S. Davis

“…A desirability of outcome ranking for PJI (DOOR-PJI) unifies joint function, infection cure and mortality into one outcome. …”
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Monitoring the Ecological Security of Esfahan with an Ecosystem Service Approach by Mostafa Keshtkar, Romina Sayahnia

“…Induced pressure on resource to make products, high energy consumption, degradation of the ecosystem function, and reduced biological capacity are the main components of the reducing EFDI in the study area, which illustrated the significant effects of CFPI on the ecological security of Esfahan. …”
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Moldrug algorithm for an automated ligand binding site exploration by 3D aware molecular enumerations by Alejandro Martínez León, Benjamin Ries, Jochen S. Hub, Aniket Magarkar

“…To illustrate Moldrug, we designed new potential inhibitors targeting the main protease (MPro) of SARS-CoV-2 by optimizing a consensus fitness function that balances binding affinity, drug-likeness, and synthetic accessibility. …”
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Existence of an Unbiased Consistent Entropy Estimator for the Special Bernoulli Measure by Evgeniy A. Timofeev

“…The main result of this paper isTheorem. Let \(m\) - be the Bernoulli measure with probabilities \(p_0,p_1&gt;0\), \(p_0+p_1=1\), \(p_0=p_1^2\), then \(\forall eps&gt;0\) some continuous function \(\gamma(t)\) such that \[\left|E\eta_n^{(k)}(\gamma) - \frac1h\right| &lt;eps,\quad DD\eta_n^{(k)}(\gamma)\to 0,n\to \infty. \]…”
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