DDA Simulation Study on Mechanical Failure of Heterogenous Rock by Youjun Ning, Xinyang Lv, Zheng Yang

“…In the present work, a statistical rock mesoheterogeneity model based on the Weibull distribution function is introduced into the discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) method to simulate the mechanical failure of heterogeneous rock, in which the general heterogeneity degree is controlled by a heterogeneity index and the mechanical property of each subblock element is randomly assigned. …”
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Predicting Thermochemical Equilibria with Interacting Defects: Sr_{1−x}Ce_{x}MnO_{3−δ} Alloys for Water Splitting by Anuj Goyal, Michael D. Sanders, Ryan P. O’Hayre, Stephan Lany

“…One challenge is to quantitatively predict thermochemical equilibria at high concentrations when the redox-active defects start to interact with each other, thereby impeding the formation of additional defects. This problem is of more general importance to applications that rely on high levels of off-stoichiometry or doping, including, for example, batteries, thermoelectrics, and ceramic fuel cells. …”
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Equivalent Viscous Damping Ratio Model for Flexure Critical Reinforced Concrete Columns by Qin Zhang, Zong-yan Wei, Jin-xin Gong, Ping Yu, Yan-qing Zhang

“…The analytical results are also compared with the results obtained by other models, which indicate that the proposed model is more general and rational in predicting energy dissipation capacity of flexure critical RC structures subjected to earthquake excitations.…”
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Evaluation of Multiparameter Likelihoods through Iteration of Two-dimensional Slices by Joel S. Jayson

“…Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) computation has been the dominant instrument for evaluating multiparameter functions. For applications with a quasi-linear variable such as, A _s , the 2D iterative method is orders of magnitude more efficient than MCMC.…”
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Non-state pension funds of religious organisations in Ukraine: Background and factors of influence by Oleksandr Bilash, Tetyana Karabin, Valeriy Patskan

“…Despite the fact that the practice of establishing such funds is not widespread, they deserve more attention from the state, as they fulfil an important social function - the provision of pension for a specific person (whether a believer, a clergyman, or any other person). …”
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The (in)dependence of alternative splicing and gene duplication. by David Talavera, Christine Vogel, Modesto Orozco, Sarah A Teichmann, Xavier de la Cruz

“…Further, we conducted a detailed comparison of the effect of sequence changes in both alternative splice variants and gene duplicates on protein structure, in particular the size, location, and types of sequence substitutions and insertions/deletions. We find that, in general, alternative splicing affects protein sequence and structure in a more drastic way than gene duplication and subsequent divergence. …”
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Effects of Duration of Breastfeeding During Infancy on Vascular Dysfunction in Adolescents by Sukman Tulus Putra, Muchtaruddin Mansyur, Sudigdo Satroasmoro

“…Key words: breastfeeding duration, vascular structure and function, cardiovascular risk. …”
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Treatment of total edentulousness by fixed implant-supported prostheses by Alexandra-Elena Biculescu, Paolo Di Francesco, Mona Dardouk, Misu-Marian Babat, Ioana-Ana-Maria Ciorniciuc, Anca Iuliana Popescu

“…Total edentulousness presents considerable obstacles to patients in terms of aesthetics, function, and general well-being [1]. Fixed implant-supported prostheses have emerged as a possible treatment option, providing more stability, comfort, and chewing efficiency than typical removable dentures [2]. …”
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The impact of dietary copper intake on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among hypertensive patients: a longitudinal analysis from NHANES (2001–2018) by Haibin Xu, Zhou Liu, Baohong Yao, Ziqi Xu

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Seeing Through Other Eyes: How Language Experience and Cognitive Abilities Shape Theory of Mind by Manali Pathare, Ester Navarro, Andrew R. A. Conway

“…The results emphasize the importance of domain-general abilities for the effect of bilingualism on perspective-taking and suggest that bilingualism’s effect on ToM may be more salient in individuals with higher cognitive abilities.…”
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Immunonutrition in Operated-on Gastric Cancer Patients: An Update by John K. Triantafillidis, Konstantinos Malgarinos

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Analysis of imaginary schemas in Moulanaʼs poetries based on ‘cultural linguistics perspective. (Case study: Water&Fire) by Fariba Sadeghi, Roya Sedigj ziabari, Reza Kheirabadi

“…The present study intends to conduct a descriptive, analytical and comparative method and in order to get acquainted with the metaphorical and cultural system of "water and fire", to conduct a cognitive analysis of imaginary schemas taken from these two opposing elements in six books of MasnaviManavi and Shams Moulana’s general poetical works. The aim of this study was to achieve cognition through the use of volumetric, motion and power schemas in Moulana’s poems, so that by examining the function of these schemas, a more accurate knowledge of the individual and social personality of this poet can be obtained. …”
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GROG Facilitated Compressed Sensing for Radial MRI by Yumna Bilal, Ibtisam Aslam, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Omair Inam, Kashif Amjad, Jawad Hasan Alkhateeb, Hammad Omer

“…Addressing these challenges typically involves the use of a GeneRalized Autocalibrating Partially Parallel Acquisitions (GRAPPA) operator generated Bunched Phase Encoding data together with a conjugate gradient (CG) reconstruction algorithm, that mimics the functionality of the oscillating gradients required for bunched phase encoding sampling. …”
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Exploring public sector workforce attitudes toward AI competence and its impact on AI competence self-assessment by Gatis Lāma, Agnese Lastovska

“…Additionally, more than half of the respondents expressed limited trust in AI-generated information, with only seven participants fully trusting AI. …”
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Plasma membrane-coated nanoparticles and membrane vesicles to orchestrate multimodal antitumor immunity by Yang Li, Toshiaki Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ito, Satoshi Inoue, Takahiro Nakashima, Noriko Nakamura, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Seiichi Ohta, Yuki Kagoya, Hitomi Kasuya, Mirei Kataoka, Haosong Zhang, Chitose Oneyama

“…Here, we hypothesized that the simultaneous input of more comprehensive signals would elicit more robust and durable effector T-cell functions.Methods We genetically engineered the leukemia cell line K562 to express BsAbs, costimulatory ligands, cytokines, and blocking antibodies against immune checkpoint molecules on the cell surface, from which we obtained plasma membrane fractions by mechanical homogenization and subsequent isolation steps. …”
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Indonesian Sign System Introduction Application with Tensorflow Lite and Firebase Authentication by Rozali Toyib, Anitya Putri Affandi Mussa, Ardi Wijaya, Anisya Sonita

“…Government efforts to enhance social inclusion through various policies and programs need to be accompanied by practical solutions that can help the deaf and mute interact more easily with society. This study aims to develop a mobile application that can recognize and translate Indonesian Sign Language System (SIBI) into text or speech in real-time, thus helping the deaf and mute communicate more effectively with the general public. …”
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Temperature compensated crystal oscillator design in Keysight ADS by A. N. Lyashuk, A. V. Kosykh

“…The article proposes an all-embracing approach to designing a temperature compensated crystal oscillator in Keysight ADS CAD system, which allows: to investigate the conditions for the occurrence of self-oscillations in a given oscillator circuit; analyze the temperature-frequency characteristics of the resonator; form requirements for the frequency control function; simulate noise characteristics of the generator; optimize the circuit according to the given parameters. …”
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Uniform finite presentation for groups of polynomial growth by Philip Easo, Tom Hutchcroft

“…Let $G$ be a finitely generated infinite group with generators $a_1,\dots,a_k$. …”
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Patient characteristics and pharmacologic treatment patterns in antifibrotic-treated patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: real-world results from a claims database by Yasuhiro Kondoh, Tomohiro Ito, Hana Kimura, Haikun Bao, Masataka Kuwana

“…Abstract Background Antifibrotics have been approved for use in many countries, including Japan, based on the results of several phase III clinical trials in patients with IPF, SSc-ILD, and PPF, which showed slower lung function decline with antifibrotic treatment. There is a paucity of information on the real-world use of antifibrotics in clinical practice. …”
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Open reduction, internal fixation of Vancouver B1, C & D type periprosthetic femoral fractures with use of an antiglide plate at fracture apex - The “Apex Plate” by Roland Bell, Mohammed Remtulla, Bryan Riemer

“…The lateral tension-banding plate method can exploit the latter function of this smaller plate to improve the stability of the fixed construct, and thereby encourage more reliable bone healing. …”
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