Fracture precursor phenomena in marble specimens under uniaxial compression by means of Acoustic Emission data by Dimos Triantis, Stavros K. Kourkoulis

“…The analysis is carried out in terms of the number of acoustic hits recorded and the time evolution of the improved b-value (Ib-value), the cumulative energy of the acoustic signals and the F function. During the stage of increasing load, intense acoustic activity is detected as the corresponding stress reaches the transitional phase from the linear to the nonlinear mechanical response of the material. …”
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Problems in treating patients with high-risk arterial hypertension: focussing on diastolic heart failure by O. M. Drapkina

“…Currently, the prevalence of diastolic chronic heart failure (DCHF) in the population of chronic heart failure (CHF) patients reaches 40—55 %, being as high as ≥73 % in Russia. …”
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Electron Signatures of Reconnection in a Global eVlasiator Simulation by M. Alho, M. Battarbee, Y. Pfau‐Kempf, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, R. Nakamura, G. Cozzani, U. Ganse, L. Turc, A. Johlander, K. Horaites, V. Tarvus, H. Zhou, M. Grandin, M. Dubart, K. Papadakis, J. Suni, H. George, M. Bussov, M. Palmroth

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Fracture precursor phenomena in marble specimens under uniaxial compression by means of Acoustic Emission data by Dimos Triantis, Stavros Kourkoulis

“…The analysis is carried out in terms of the number of acoustic hits recorded and the time evolution of the improved b-value (Ib-value), the cumulative energy of the acoustic signals and the F-fun­c­tion. During the stage of in­creasing load, intense acoustic activity is detected as the cor­responding stress reaches the transitional phase from the linear to the nonlinear mechanical re­sponse of the material. …”
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Valuation of Company Merger from the Shareholders’ Point of View by Christian Toll, Thomas Hering

“…Instead, it is essential to consider the private decision field of a shareholder to allow a restructuring of the dividend payout stream offered by the merged company in order to reach at least a level of utility which is comparable to the state before the merger.…”
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Physical fitness and level of physical activity in adult patients with Marfan syndrome by Madelene Nordeborn, Nanna Brandt, Åsa Cider, Linda Ashman Kröönström

“…Overall, 71% of the patients reached the current physical activity recommendations of 500–1,000 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) minutes per week. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSION THERAPY ON THE MAIN PARAMETERS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIUM IN NON-CONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTE... by V. V. Skibitsky, A. V. Skibitsky, A. V. Fendrikova

“…After 4 weeks of treatment the therapy that included antidepressant led to the decrease of BP to target levels in 52,6% of patients, in CA — in 24,4%, and in 24 weeks of treatment there was comparable number of target reached patients in both groups. Comparative analysis of cardioprotection action of combination antihypertension therapy showed that in the usage oif antidepressant, as in CA usage there was comparable regression of hypertrophy and diastolic function of LV myocardium. …”
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A Fault Diagnosis Method for Oil Well Electrical Power Diagrams Based on Multidimensional Clustering Performance Evaluation by Xingyu Liu, Xin Meng, Ze Hu, Hancong Duan, Min Wang, Yaping Chen

“…Experimental results show that the fault diagnosis accuracy of our method reaches 98.4%, significantly outperforming traditional SVM and ELM methods. …”
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Evaluating the effects of urban development on the ecological carrying capacity of Isfahan city based on the system dynamics approach by Zahra Dehghan Manshadi, Parastoo Parivar

“…This scenario showed that if domestic water demand is not controlled, the result of this index will reach nearly 0.7 by 2040, indicating greater vulnerability to the region's water resources. …”
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Visualized load-bearing-based robot control system improves early function in femoral neck fracture patients: a randomized controlled trial focusing on outcomes after total hip art... by Xiaofeng Liu, Changzhi Huang, Liang Lin, Jinshan Zhang, Zhenzhong Zhu

“…The WBR on the operated side of all patients reached 100% by the end of the sixth week postoperatively. …”
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СРАВНЕНИЕ ВЛИЯНИЯ ДЛИТЕЛЬНОЙ ТЕРАПИИ, ОСНОВАННОЙ НА КАРВЕДИЛОЛЕ И БИСОПРОЛОЛЕ, НА МЕТАБОЛИЧЕСКИЕ ПАРАМЕТРЫ И ЭРЕКТИЛЬНУЮ ФУНКЦИЮ У БОЛЬНЫХ АРТЕРИАЛЬНОЙ ГИПЕРТОНИЕЙ И ИЗБЫТОЧНОЙ МАС... by S. Y. Martsevich, S. N. Tolpygina

“…ECG, biochemical analysis, questionnaire IIEF (International Index of ErectileFunction) was performed initially and at 12 and 24 weeks of therapy. …”
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Eco-Friendly Dyeing and Functional Finishing of Organic Cotton Using Optimized Oolong Tea Stems (Agricultural Waste) Through Response Surface Methodology by Huiya Xu, Chen Yang, Ha-young Song

“…Furthermore, under these conditions, the color fastness and functional performance of dyed organic cotton were compared with and without chitosan as a mordant. …”
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Sports injury risk assessment based on a training and functional movement analysis of young elite equestrian athletes– an exploratory cross-sectional study by Alexander Havertz, David Uebis, Rudolph Schifflers, Frank Hildebrand, Christian David Weber

“…Objective To analyze hip flexibility and strength, dynamic body balance, functional movement and pelvic obliquity in junior elite equestrian athletes as potential targets for future preventive measures. …”
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The Seven Functions of Imam Al-Ghazali (may God have mercy on him) in his book Iljam Al-Awam on theology - an analytical study by Qasseaam Ghafoor Hassan

“… This modest research shows the opinions of the clarifications of the argument of Islam, Imam Abi Hamid Al-Ghazali, important issues for the common people related to their beliefs, because there are some words mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, the illusion of analogy and embodiment in their appearance, and the Imam explained the function of everyone who heard or read these words in his book (bridging the common people), and the research detailed these issues and clarified the opinions of scholars in this regard, and all their sayings were rooted in their sources, because getting involved in their meanings risks to his religion and belief, and he must surrender and accept submission from what influenced the Messenger, and the research reached that the truth is what he went to Imam Al-Ghazali, may God have mercy on him, in explaining these functions, and the research is divided into an introduction, two topics, and a conclusion. …”
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<p><strong>Functional response and predation rate of <em>Amblyseius swirskii</em> (Acari: Phytosei-idae) at three constant temperatures</strong></p> by Ferdows Rafizadeh Afshar, Malihe Latifi

“…The type of functional response was affected by temperature. Type III functional response was determined for adult female of A. swirskii at 25°C, whereas type II was observed at 30 and 35°C. …”
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Evaluation of the functional response of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera:Chrysopidae) larvae feeding on cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.)(Homoptera: Aphididae) in... by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Results showed conformity with type–II functional response, where the number of prey killed approaches asymptote hyperbolically as prey density increases (declining proportion of prey killed or the inverse density dependent) till it reached the stability stage determined by handling time and predator satiation. …”
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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and loss-of-function of the protein underlie the X-linked epilepsy associated with the W356× mutation in synapsin I. by Maila Giannandrea, Fabrizia C Guarnieri, Niels H Gehring, Elena Monzani, Fabio Benfenati, Andreas E Kulozik, Flavia Valtorta

“…Taken together, these data indicate that in patients carrying the W356× mutation the function of synapsin I is markedly impaired, due to both the strongly decreased translation and the altered function of the NMD-escaped protein, and support the value of Syn1(-/-) mice as an experimental model mimicking the human pathology.…”
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A machine learning model for predicting worsening renal function using one‐year time series data in patients with type 2 diabetes by Mari Watanabe, Shu Meguro, Kaiken Kimura, Michiaki Furukoshi, Tsuyoshi Masuda, Makoto Enomoto, Hiroshi Itoh

“…This model will allow us to identify patients whose renal functions are relatively preserved with eGFR of more than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and are likely to benefit clinically from immediate treatment intensification.…”
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Pain, Function and Trunk/Hip Flexibility Changes Immediately after Clinical Pilates Exercises in Young Adults with Mild Chronic Low Back Pain by Li Yi Tan, Ryan Han Rong Teh, Boon Chong Kwok

“…After the exercises, the participants were immediately reassessed for pain, function, strength, and flexibility. Results: Trunk/hip flexibility showed statistically significant changes after exercise, which were measured with the sit-and-reach test (−3.44 cm, 95% CI [−5.10, −1.79], <i>p</i> < 0.001) and the finger-to-floor test (−6.29 cm [−9.51, −3.06], <i>p</i> = 0.001). …”
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Pain and Function Recovery Trajectories following Revision Hip Arthroplasty: Short-Term Changes and Comparison with Primary Hip Arthroplasty in the ADAPT Cohort Study. by Erik Lenguerrand, Michael R Whitehouse, Vikki Wylde, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Ashley W Blom

“…At 12-months post-operation patients who underwent a revision arthroplasty had not reached the same level of function achieved by those who underwent primary arthroplasty.…”
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