Investigation of Mode I fracture toughness of red Verona marble after thermal treatment by Daniela Scorza, Andrea Carpinteri, Giovanni Fortese, Sabrina Vantadori, Daniele Ferretti, Roberto Brighenti

“…Such a method is able to take into account the slow nonlinear crack growth occurring before the peak load, typical of quasi-brittle materials, with the advantage of easy specimen preparation and simple test configuration. …”
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ANALYSE ET MODÉLISATION DE LA VULNÉRABILITÉ AUX MALADIES À TRANSMISSION HYDRIQUE DANS L’ESPACE URBAIN DE LA VILLE DE BATNA – NORD-EST ALGERIEN by BAZIZ NAFISSA, KALLA MAHDI, DRIDI HADDA, BOUTRID MOHAMED LAMINE

“…This method can be applied to any drinking water distribution network, taking into account the five parameters influencing vulnerability (outdated networks, unplanned urbanization, type and quality of materials behaviour, population density, and lack of water resources). …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of unified protocol for the transdiagnostic treatment and emotion regulation intervention in patients with generalized anxiety disorder in a militar... by Maisam Sharifi, Shahram Mami, Jahanshah Mohammadzadeh, Vahid Ahmadi, Keivan Kakabaraei

“…The aim of this research was a  comparative study on the effectiveness of unified protocol for the transdiagnostic treatment and emotion regulation intervention in patients with emotional disorders comorbid with generalized anxiety disorder. Materials and methods: This is an applied study according to the purpose of assessment and a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a follow-up period (three months) according to the method. …”
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Study on the Aging Behavior of Two Acrylic Polyurethane Coatings under High and Low Temperature UV- Artificial Accelerated Aging Tests by PAN Dongyue, AN Jiangfeng, ZHOU Xuejie, PENG Feifan, CHEN Hao, CHEN Zhijian, WU Jun

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Multi-distribution noise quantisation: an extreme compression scheme for transformer according to parameter distribution by Zaiyang Yu, Shuang Li, Linjun Sun, Liang Liu, Wang Haining

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Influence of indirect reinforcements on the flexural strength of a thermally activated acrylic resin used for complete dentures by Jean Soares Miranda, Caroline Cotes Marinho, Vanessa Cruz Macedo, Aline Serrado de Pinho Barcellos, Thaís Cachuté Paradella, Tarcísio José Arruda Paes Jr, Estevão Tomomitsu Kimpara

“… Objetive: This research aimed to verify the performance of thermally activated acrylic resin (TAAR) combined with a mix of glass and aramid fibers and/or composite resin of indirect use by a tree point bending test. Material and Methods: Ten samples, with 65 x 10 x 2.5 mm, were prepared for each group (n = 10): CO, control of only TAAR; CR, in which an 60 mm indirect composite resin was polymerized together with the acrylic resin during the thermo-polymerization cycle; SS, in which ceramic glass mixed with aramid fibers cut 60 mm in length were incorporated into the samples; and SC, in which the same fibers were incorporated with addiction of the indirect composite resin. …”
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Reconstruction of Quaternary ELA of the Zagros Geomorphic Unit of Iran by Gholamhasan Jafari, Nasrin Hazrati

“…The main objectives of this article are to provide the best method to estimate the ELA, analyze the effect of the change of latitude and the direction of terrains on ELA and finally, draw a map showing quaternary glacial regions of the Zagros geomorphic unit. 2-Materials and Methods First, more than 2000 cirques points in Zagros units were identified according to the form of the equilibrium lines on topographic maps of 1:50000. …”
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U.S. consumer price index in the second half of XX century: calculation strategy and ways of its changes by M. A. Kozlova

“…Consumer price index is considered as a practically evaluable index number.Materials and methods. This research is based on the methodology documents of U.S. …”
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PRICING AT FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE REGION by Scherbakova T.A., Krapiva T.V., Novoselov S.V., Mayurnikova L.A.

“…Taking into account the price increase for raw materials under the existing economic situation the following recommendations may be given: determining the product price it is necessary to control its lower price bounds using a method based on expenses; when a consumer demand is decreasing marketing methods of pricing are the primary ones, the external borders being determining. …”
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ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL COMPETENCE OF A MANUAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST IN UKRAINE by Andriy V. Fedosenko, Vitaliy P. Gubenko, Igor L. Dovgyi, Hryhorii I. Taran, Serhii S. Sovhyra, Anatolii A. Vasylkov, Dmytro E. Lytvynenko, Krystian E. Ulynets

“…The implementation of this training program will allow to meet the demands of Ukraine's professional medical community for the expediency of using the methods of manual medicine from the point of view of evidence base, the need for comprehensive and long-term training of a specialist in manual/musculoskeletal medicine. …”
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Presenting a Military Group Tent Model with The Approach of Paying Attention to Flexible Structures by Zahra Yarmahmoodi

“…The method of collecting information is library, document, and field. …”
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Toward Effective Monitoring of Diffuse VOC Emissions: A Critical Discussion and Review of the Applications of EN 17628:2022 by Luca Carrera, Selena Sironi, Marzio Invernizzi

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MANIPULATIVE TACTICS IMPLEMENTATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Tatyana P. Paliy, Inna N. Poteryakhina

“…Materials and methods. The empirical material was interviews and individual statements of leading Russian and Western politicians, as well as the works of domestic and foreign political scientists and journalists presented in modern media. …”
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori in saliva based on surface plasmon resonance by binding of Lewis b (Leb) blood group antigen to specific adhesin BabA by Georgi Dyankov, Petia Genova-Kalou, Hristo Najdenski, Vesselin Kusovski, Vihar Mankov, Hristo Kisov, Evdokiya Hikova, Velichka Strijkova, Petar Veselinov, Nikola Malinowski

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Automatic in-situ radiometric calibration for mobile laser scanning: Compensating for distance and angle of incidence effects by H. Laasch, T. Medic, A. Wieser

“…Laser scanner intensity data provide valuable insights into material properties, enabling applications such as point cloud segmentation and material probing. …”
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Exploitation des ressources naturelles et échange écologique inégal : une approche globale de la dette écologique by Boris Schmitt

“…The point here is to contextualize the problem of ecological debt, to demonstrate that it appears within the framework of a world system characterized by an international division of labour. …”
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Bending Performance of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Highly Ductile Cementitious Composites in the Compression Zone by Yunfeng Pan, Junmin Wang, Bing Chang, Zhi Ma, Chenggao Li

“…The performances of the steel-reinforced concrete beams strengthened with slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON) in the compression zone were tested by four-point bending experiments. Based on an accurate validation of the experimental results, a parametric analysis using the finite strip method was conducted. …”
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Legal problems of the corruption prevention in state and municipal health care institutions by M. A. Anishchenko

“…The purpose of the research: to investigate the problems of legal regulation of the corruption prevention in health care institutions, outline ways of their solution. Materials and methods: normative-legal base of Ukraine, method of analysis, method of synthesis, comparative-legal method. …”
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Economic Model Predictive Control for Wastewater Treatment Processes Based on Global Maximum Error POD-TPWL by Zhiyu Wang, Jing Zeng, Jinfeng Liu

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FEM for improvement of damage prediction of airfield flexible pavements on soft and stiff subgrade under various heavy load configurations of landing gear of new generation aircraf... by Ambassa Zoa, Cyprien Felix Ossende Owona

“…From the results of these computations, it appears that these structures A, B, C, and D recommended by ICAO are not equivalent from the point of view of mechanical behaviour as claimed by the empirical method for the design of aeronautical bituminous pavements with abacus. …”
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