Study of Stress-Strain State of Long Cracked Multi-Modulus Strip in Bending in Relation to Crack Formation in Tensile Zone of Concrete by Evgeniy M. Zveryaev

“…First order differential equations of the theory of elasticity for the plane strip problem are transformed to dimensionless form and are replaced by integral equations with respect to the transverse coordinate, similar to how it is done in the Picard’s method of simple iterations. In this case, a small parameter appears as a multiplier in the integral equations before the integral sign, which ensures the convergence of solutions in accordance with the contraction mapping principle, also called the Banach fixed point theorem. …”
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Optimization of fermentation process of blueberry and Chinese yam flavored fermented milk by fuzzy mathematics comprehensive evaluation and response surface method by ZHANG Yongfang, ZHANG Jie, ZHU Ling

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Analysis of Physical and Mechanical Soil Properties Determined Using Interpretations of Dilatometric Test (DMT) and Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Methods by Endijs Virsis, Ainars Paeglitis, Laura Jateikienė

“…Although all probing methods are similar, each of them gives slightly different results. …”
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Transportation of Rostov Region Residents to Forced Labor in the Third Reich in 1942–1943: Traumatic Experience and Survival Methods of “Eastern Workers” by Valentina Ageeva

“…Transportation to forced labor is a special stage of a kind of “initiation” of Soviet citizens into slaves of the Third Reich, “Untermenschen,” associated with violent separation from their home, relatives, and established way of life, with a one-time transition to a destructive situation of loss of personal freedom, humiliation of human dignity, and physical and psychological exhaustion. Methods and materials. The author relied on the approaches of historical anthropology, historical psychology, and the history of everyday life. …”
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Using DIC-based FEM to determine work-hardening parameters in structural steels by E. Fagerholt, D. Morin, V. Aune, T. Børvik, O. S. Hopperstad

“…Abstract Optical measurement techniques are essential tools in materials testing for acquiring non-intrusive, full-field data. …”
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Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Level of Salt Intake in the Adult Population of the Russian Federation Using Machine Learning Methods by D. O. Dragunov, A. V. Sokolova, G. P. Arutjunov

“…Purpose: To develop and validate a tool to assess salt intake in the adult population of the Russian Federation.Material and Methods: Respondents filled out food diaries, where the type of food intake, its volume, and the fact of additional salting of the dish were taken into account. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Thermal Management Methods and Ideal System Design for Improved Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Performance and Safety by M. Murugan, P. V. Elumalai, KCK Vijayakumar, M. Babu, K. Suresh Kumar, M. Ganesh, Liu Kuang, S. Prabhakar

“…From this aspect, the problem of this research focused on the description of a detailed insight into the efficiencies of TMSs inside an EV, pointing to the impacts of various cooling mechanisms, mostly liquid cooling, air cooling, and phase‐change materials. …”
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Protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) randomised control trial by Peter Jüni, Carol Strike, Rita Shahin, Kevin Thorpe, Douglas Campbell, Aaron Orkin, Shaun Hopkins, Michelle Klaiman, Janet A Parsons, Kate Sellen, Geoffrey Milos, Amy Wright, Mercy Charles, Ruby Sniderman, Leigh Chapman, Nick Goso, Richard Hunt, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Daniel Werb

“…Introduction The surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) project uses co-design and trial methods to develop and evaluate a point-of-care overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) tool. …”
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Key factors determining the development of SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies in EU countries: a mixed-methods study by M C de Vries, A Timen, L S Kengne Kamga, A C G Voordouw, M P G Koopmans

“…First, laboratory, policy-making and/or public health experts from different European countries were interviewed between 8 January 2021 and 19 March 2021, to review the development and implementation of national testing strategies.Second, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among ECDC National Focal Points (NFP) for Preparedness and Response and/or Microbiology between July and October 2022 to validate the interview findings.Results 12 European experts were interviewed and identified the following key factors determining the development of the national SARS-COV-2 testing strategies in their countries: (1) changing testing goals over time, (2) the prevailing epidemiological situation, (3) testing capacities, (4) availability of reference laboratories, (5) supply and stockpiling of testing material, (6) availability of human resources and (7) quality management standards across laboratories. …”
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Prediction and increasing of general level of students' endurance by the exercises of aerobic direction by V.M. Grinko, V.E. Kudelko, Y.O. Hlotov

“…It was used a fractal analysis for analyzing the results. Results: The results point to disadvantages in the students’ physical education program. …”
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Landscape and hydromorphological assessment of a mountain river valley after flood stage by Maria Nawieśniak-Caesar, Józef Hernik, Mateusz Strutyński

“…Aim of the study This paper aims to present an integrated assessment of changes in a mountain river valley after a flood. Material and methods The assessment followed the LandScape & HydroMorphological Assessment of River Valleys Method (LSHM Method). …”
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Numerical Investigation on Thermal Post-buckling Of Annular Sector Plates Made of FGM Via 3D Finite Element Method by Milad Shahsavari, Kamran Asemi, Masoud Babaei, Faraz Kiarasi

“…The plate is consisting of a composed ceramic-metal material which the volume fraction of the component materials is assumed to change continuously through the thickness via a simple power law distribution.3D elasticity theory and non-linear Green strain tensor are used to derive the governing equations which are extended based on the principle of virtual work and solved via the graded finite element method. …”
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A Mixed-Method Study: Investigating the Impact of Different Learning Media on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge, Performance, and Motivation in Physiology Courses by ANDI ARIYANDY, IRAWAN YUSUF, SURYANI AS’AD, TENRI ESA, ICHLAS AFANDI, CITA AKHMAD, RINI BACHTIAR, ISHARYAH SUNARNO, BUDU BUDU

“…Most pupils favored PowerPoint (52%) and video (20%) as educational material. …”
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The high-strength method of reinforcing sand particles using MICP combined with coconut fiber under unsaturated conditions in marine and coastal regions by Shixia Zhang, Danyi Shen, Rongzheng Zhang, Chuangzhou Wu

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Microplastics in drinking water. Efficiency of treatment and distribution of a drinking water cycle by R. Rodríguez-Barroso, A. Cruceira, M.D. Coello, J.M. Quiroga, A. Egea-Corbacho

“…Therefore, the objective of this study is to know the presence of MPs in the drinking water distribution cycle (natural reservoir (S1), outflow of the drinking water treatment plant (S2), city's reservoir (S3) and a municipal control point of the supply network (S4)), for this purpose a method for the analysis and determination of MPs in drinking water is set up and proposed. …”
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Hazardous Solid Waste Landfill Site Selection for İstanbul, Türkiye using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods and GIS Data by Sena Dere, Elif Elçin Günay

“…One of the commonly used disposal methods for hazardous solid waste is landfilling. …”
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Study protocol: Mixed-methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial on preventing dysregulated screen use in children under 3. by Juliane Schemmer, Hanno Krafft, Tobias Maurer, Silke Lange, Anke Emgenbroich, Sean Monks, David Martin, Silke Schwarz

“…Data collection will include quantitative and qualitative methods. Measurement points are at the start of the intervention, several times during the ongoing intervention and after two years. …”
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Automated Image-Based Wound Area Assessment in Outpatient Clinics Using Computer-Aided Methods: A Development and Validation Study by Kuan-Chen Li, Ying-Han Lee, Yu-Hsien Lin

“…This study aims to develop an objective method for calculating the wound size, addressing variations in photo-taking distance that occur across different medical personnel or time points—factors that can compromise measurement accuracy. …”
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Accuracy evaluation of dental CBCT and scanned model registration method based on pulp horn mapping surface: an in vitro proof-of-concept by Dianhao Wu, Jingang Jiang, Jinke Wang, Shan Zhou, Kun Qian

“…The CBCT and scanned model were processed to generate equivalent point clouds. For the PHMSR method, the similarity between the feature directions of the pulp horn and the surface normal vectors of the crown were used to determine the mapping points in the CBCT point cloud that have a great influence on the pulp pose. …”
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Investigation of the structure of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 melts as a basis for the development of new agglomerated welding fluxes and industrial refractories by Sokol’skii V.E., Pruttskov D.V., Busko V.M., Kazimirov V.P., Roik O.S., Chyrkin A.D., Galinich V.I., Goncharov I.A.

“…The production of these materials is sufficient for both domestic needs and significant export. …”
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