Root Tensile Characteristics of Herbaceous Plants from Source Areas of Lanniqing Landslide in Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province by Xu Zongheng, Chen Yunying, Zhang Yu, Zha Linglong, Tao Zhenpeng

“…Therefore, it is recommended that plants be selected that have little change in root diameter along the axial direction and the roots be as long as possible when carrying out relevant mechanical tests. [Conclusion] We recommend selecting vegetation with good root tissue structure, thick periderm tissue, strong deformation ability, large elongation rate, and obvious ductile failure characteristics to be used as slope protection plants.…”
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Factors Determining Trade Credit Dynamics During Crisis: Panel Data Analysis for Macedonian Firms by F. Deari, V. V. Lakshina

“…Moreover, the overall efficiency of firms’ assets and their ability to convert income into cash does not have a significant impact in the crisis and post-crisis periods. …”
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The “Reading the Mind in Films” Task: A Pilot Study on Complex Emotion and Mental State Recognition for the Italian Adaptation in Adults with and Without Autism Spectrum Conditions... by Raffaele Simone Scuotto, Sofia Bonfanti, Paola Ricciardelli

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The present pilot study tested and reports the Italian adaptation of the Reading the Mind in Film test (RMF), an ecological test for assessing, in Italian adults with and without Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), complex emotion and mental state recognition in natural settings and everyday situations. …”
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Physical property of MICP-treated calcareous sand under seawater conditions by CPTU by Kemeng Yu, Yuling Ran, Jie Shi, Menglan Duan, Zhongkun Ouyang

“…In this study, piezocone penetration test (CPTU) is used to evaluate the effectiveness of MICP treatment in calcareous sand. …”
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Study on accumulative plastic deformation of cement-fly ash improved subgrade coarse-grained soil under heavy-haul traffic loads and relative prediction based on PSO-ANN by Zhou Wenquan, Zhu Yan, Duan Jian, Liang Qiao, Liu Zhaofeng, Yi Runzhou

“…Abstract In order to study the accumulative plastic deformation characteristics of coarse-grained subgrade soil improved by cement-fly ash under heavy-haul traffic loads, and propose the corresponding prediction model, a series of dynamic performance tests were conducted under varying axial dynamic stress amplitudes, confining pressures and additive contents to acquire accumulative plastic strain-vibration times relationship curve. …”
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MODELLING OF CRACK PROPAGATION: COMPARISON OF DISCRETE LATTICE SYSTEM AND COHESIVE ZONE MODEL by Karel Mikeš, Franz Bormann, Ondřej Rokoš, Ron H.J. Peerlings

“…Lattice models are often used to analyze materials with discrete micro-structures mainly due to their ability to accurately reflect behaviour of individual fibres or struts and capture macroscopic phenomena such as crack initiation, propagation, or branching. …”
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Evaluating the effects of exchange rate volatility on knitwear export performance to assess economic growth in Bangladesh by Tanushree Basak, Ashiqur Rahman, Md Nazmus Sadekin, Khan Sarfaraz Ali

“…To effectively analyze the relationship between variables with potential mixed orders of integration, this study employs the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test. The ARDL bound test's ability to accommodate mixed-stationary data without pre-testing and its direct estimation of long-run and short-run effects make it a suitable choice for this analysis. …”
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Standardized Protocol for Resazurin-Based Viability Assays on A549 Cell Line for Improving Cytotoxicity Data Reliability by Jessica Petiti, Sabrina Caria, Laura Revel, Mattia Pegoraro, Carla Divieto

“…This assay exploits the ability of living cells to convert resazurin into fluorescent resorufin, providing a reliable indicator of metabolic activity. …”
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Experimental study on the triaxial compressive properties of UHPC with coarse aggregate steel slag micro powder under different confining pressures by Xianyuan Tang, Chenzhuo Feng, Bowen Ren, Changhong Zhou, Cong Peng

“…The results show that under uniaxial condition, the UHPC test block of steel slag powder is in the form of longitudinal splitting failure, when the confining pressure is 5 MPa and 10 MPa, the test block is in the form of oblique shear failure, and when the confining pressure is 15 MPa, the test block is in the form of horizontal shear failure of multiple cracks in the middle. …”
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Insights into hydraulic conductivity, mechanical properties, and microstructure of fly ash-modified clay anti-seepage layer to red mud leachate by Yibo Zhang, Yujie Ding, Yulong Wang, Yue Yu, Qian Chen, Zheng Wu

“…This study explores the use of fly ash-modified clay liners as a solution to contain and treat red mud leachate pollutants, including heavy metals and alkalis. Macro-scale tests, such as permeation and unconfined compression tests, combined with micro-scale analyses (XRD, SEM, BET), investigate the influence of varying fly ash content on the hydraulic conductivity, mechanical properties, and microstructure of the clay liners. …”
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Study of the antmicrobial action and disinfecting properties of the hypochloritic acid solution obtained by the electrolysis method by O. M. Brezvyn, I. Ya. Kotsiumbas, D. V. Hyrenko, T. V. Luk'yanenko, O. B. Shmychkova, L. V. Dmitrikova, O. B. Velichenko

“…The article presents the materials for the study of the antimicrobial action against the test strains of microorganisms: E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, C. albicans, as well as the disinfecting properties of hypochlorite acid (HClO), obtained by the electrolysis method. …”
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Direct shoulder MR arthrography using an iron-based positive T1 contrast agent (NEMO-103): comparison of image quality with gadolinium-based contrast by Hong Seon Lee, Chan Woong Jang, Young Han Lee, Sungjun Kim, Jung Hyun Park

“…Quantitative assessments (contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR] and distension measurements) and qualitative evaluations (distension, sharpness, contrast, and overall image quality scores) were conducted by three musculoskeletal radiologists. A visual Turing test (VTT) was used to assess the ability of 39 clinicians to differentiate between the two contrast agents. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the BENEFITS-CCCSAT based on CTT and IRT: a cross-sectional design translation and validation study by Chuang Li, Chuang Li, Youbei Lin, Betul Tosun, Pin Wang, Hong Ye Guo, Cheng Rong Ling, Ran Qi, Qing Yue Luo, Yan Wang, Fang Huang, Jiaqi Wang, Shu Hui Ma, Dan Feng Xu, Shu Zhen Wu, Lan Zhang

“…Overall, the scale demonstrated good reliability and validity for the Chinese nursing students.ConclusionThe 25-item C-BENEFITS-CCCSAT demonstrates good reliability and validity and can be applied in educational settings to assess students’ ability to provide culturally competent care. Future studies should test the scale in culturally diverse populations to further determine its applicability and generalizability.…”
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卡那卡那富族藝術文化融入幼兒園美感課程之 教學實踐與成效 Exploring Pedagogical Practices and Effects of Integrating Kanakanavu Arts and Culture into a Preschool Aesthetic Curriculum... by 陳玉婷 Yu-Ting Chen

“…Data were collected through weekly curriculum journals, curriculum discussion notes, interviews, pre- and post-tests of aesthetic ability, pre- and post-interviews on ethnic identity, and teaching reflection notes. …”
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Kinematics Analysis and Experimental Validation for a Hybrid Machining Unit with Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism by Jun Zhang, Yufei Bao, Hanliang Fang, Jirui Diao

“…Finally， a set of machining tests are conducted on a laboratory prototype to experimentally validate the correctness of aforementioned kinematic analyses.…”
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Noninvasive diagnostics for colorectal cancer: molecular genetic fecal DNA analysis by G. M. Butrovich, E. D. Mirlina, I. G. Habarova, O. A. Vostrukhina

“…The comparison of some new variants genomic fecal DNA analysis and traditional fecal occult blood tests are discussed in this review. Sensitivity, specificity of the methods, processability, efficacy and ability of early CRC screening are the criteria for the preference of the using of one of these methods. …”
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INVERSION OF PARAMETERS FOR COMPOSITE INTERLAYER COHESIVE ZONE MODEL BY USING ARTIFICIAL BEE COLONY ALGORITHM by RAO YuWen, LIN RenBang, YANG YanZhi, YAN Gang

“…Numerical and experimental results have demonstrated that,ABC algorithm has better convergence and optimization ability than genetic（ GA） algorithm and particle swarm optimization（ PSO） algorithm; it has certain anti-noise capability that can optimally obtain the CZM parameters under different levels of measurement noise,and the simulated load-displacement data with the inversely identified parameters match the actual test ones well.…”
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Research on active steering control strategy for independent wheelsets based on dSPACE by ZENG Guiping, TANG Yang, JIANG Mingchao

“…Therefore, this paper established a rapid control prototype (RCP) test platform by utilizing the existing rolling test bench for single-axis bogies with independent wheelsets and combining it with the dSPACE system. …”
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Numerical Modeling of Reinforcement Solutions in Traditional Stone Masonry Using a Particle Model by Nuno Monteiro Azevedo, Ildi Cismaşiu, Fernando F. S. Pinho, Filipe Neves

“…To preserve them and improve their ability to withstand extreme events, such as earthquakes, it is necessary to implement effective reinforcement solutions. …”
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Phenotypic detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in clinical isolates at a tertiary care hospital by Astha Sinha, Mamta Gour, Riti Jain Seth

“…Carbapenem resistance is attributed to the ability of the bacteria to produce carbapenemases. …”
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