Free Vibration Analysis of the Unified Functionally Graded Shallow Shell with General Boundary Conditions by Dongyan Shi, Shuai Zha, Hong Zhang, Qingshan Wang

“…The material properties of FG structures are assumed to vary continuously in the thickness direction, according to the four graded parameters of the volume distribution function. …”
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First records of the myrmecophilous spider Thyreosthenius biovatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) for Slovenia and new Slovenian records for the myrmecophilous spider Mastigusa ariet... by Gregor Bračko, Rok Kostanjšek

“…Myrmecophilous spiders in 40 nests of red wood ants from 25 sites were searched for in Slovenia. In each mound nest, four to five litres of material were collected, which were placed in a sifter, with the sifted material examined for the presence of spiders. …”
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Moderating effect of cultural differences on the association between social media use and mental health outcomes in adolescents: A cross-cultural comparison study. by Betul Keles Gordesli, Mary Leamy, Trevor Murrells, Annmarie Grealish

“…., time spent on weekdays and weekends) and two mental health outcomes (anxiety and depression) in adolescents via the moderating effect of horizontal-vertical individualism and collectivism. 299 secondary school students (Mage = 15.21 years; 61% girls) from Türkiye (N = 176), Ireland (N = 70), and England (N = 53) completed self-report surveys. Spending more than four hours on weekdays and weekends was positively associated with anxiety and depression whereas spending more than two hours on social media during weekends was positively associated with anxiety in the entire sample. …”
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Tooth Surface Contact Analysis of the Face Gear Pair Involving the Worm Wheel Installation Error by Cui Wei, Tang Jinyuan, Zhou Zhenyu

“…The contact point path of face gear pair is much more sensitive to the four kinds of worm wheel installation errors. A theoretical reference for the error tracing in the face gear designing and manufacturing and the real tooth surface contact analysis is provided by the research.…”
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Severe Weather Caused by Heat Island and Sea Breeze Effects in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Vemado, Augusto José Pereira Filho

“…Results indicate that the precipitation related to SB-HI episodes is up to 600 mm or about four times higher than that in rural or less urbanized areas in its surroundings. …”
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Parents’ preferences for herbal supplements in managing functional gastrointestinal disorders by Ayşegül Bükülmez, Ayşegül Köroğlu, Melike Taşdelen Baş

“…This study aimed to determine the utilization status and variety of herbal supplements by parents of children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. 216 study participants were given a socio-demographic questionnaire, a diagnostic questionnaire based on the ROME-IV criteria and a questionnaire with 20 herb names used in traditional treatments. 33.3% of parents reported using “ginger; Zingiber officinale” for their children who were infants and suffered from infantile regurgitation. …”
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Kracauer and Tarkovsky’s Cinema of Redemptive Estrangement by Daniel Sullivan

“…The reconstructed debate between these four critic/practitioners touches on central issues for film criticism, including methodological approaches of ontology versus dialectics and the question of how to represent utopic impulses in cinema.…”
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Analysis of Evolutionary Characteristics of Highest Water Levels in Pearl River Guangzhou Reach under Changing Environments by WANG Jin, LIANG Yingshan, LIN Kairong

“…By using the moving average method and the Mann-Kendall (M-K) method, the variation characteristics of statistical parameters such as mean value, variance, and coefficient of variation of the highest water level series at four hydrological stations in the Pearl River Guangzhou reach over the years (53~115 a) are analyzed. …”
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Electric Ferry Fleet Peak Charging Power Schedule Optimization Considering the Timetable and Daily Energy Profile by Tomislav Peša, Maja Krčum, Grgo Kero, Joško Šoda

“…The proposed research aims to optimize the daily electric ferry fleet peak charging power schedule process using particle swarm optimization and a greedy algorithm. A four-stage model has been proposed, consisting of the initialization of the ferry fleet’s daily energy profile, initial population generation with input constraints, optimization, and the creation of the modified daily energy load diagram. …”
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Engineering insights into heater design for oxygen reduction in CZ silicon growth by Amir Reza Ansari Dezfoli

“…This paper proposes a special heater design to decrease and control oxygen concentration during the CZ process without incurring additional costs. Four distinct heater designs are analyzed for their impact on various parameters. …”
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Effect of frost on plants, leaves, and forecast of frost events using convolutional neural networks by Sobia Wassan, Chen Xi, NZ Jhanjhi, Laiqa Binte-Imran

“…The results were comparable to four weather stations in the United States. The results showed that our convolutional neural network model configuration is reliable.…”
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Ganglioneuroma of the External Auditory Canal and Middle Ear by Hesham Saleh Almofada, Michael Steven Timms, M. Anas Dababo

“…At the age of 12 months, the patient was diagnosed with neuroblastoma stage IV with metastasis to the squamous temporal bone, bone marrow, and skull base. …”
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Immediate Hemodynamic Changes during Slow Uninostril and Alternate Nostril Breathing Patterns in Normotensive Adults by Vikram Pai, Nitin Borkar, Mohit Nirvan, Meghnath Verma

“…Methods: A total of 132 normotensive adults aged 25–50 years were randomly allocated into one of four groups: Chandra anulom vilom (CAV), Surya anulom vilom (SAV), Anuloma viloma/ANB, or control. …”
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‘Buzz-and-Pipeline’ Dynamics in AI Innovation Network: A Case Study of Zhangjiang National Innovation Demonstration Zone, Shanghai by Yuanyuan Wan, Gang Zeng, Jiawei Wang, Lin Zou

“…The ‘Buzz-and-pipeline’ dynamics in the AI innovation network are shaped by four processes: local networking, market demand, resource integration, and policy synergy. …”
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“Three Sides to Every Story”: Living the Patient, Carer and Staff Experience of COVID by Helen Hurst, Sarah M. Ramsey

“…The data were analyzed using interpretive phenomenology. Four main themes were constructed, capturing the collective experiences of the participants. …”
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Whakawhiti Kōrero, a Method for the Development of a Cultural Assessment Tool, Te Waka Kuaka, in Māori Traumatic Brain Injury by Hinemoa Elder, Paula Kersten

“…Whakawhiti kōrero is a method used to develop better statements in the development of the assessment tool. Four wānanga (traditional fora) were held including one with whānau (extended family) with experience of traumatic brain injury. …”
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Digital Financial Inclusion and its Determinants: Evidence from Türkiye by Tuğba Güz, Gülden Poyraz

“…Regarding the income level, the coefficient estimates for the four income quintiles were found statistically significant. …”
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Influence of vacuum carburizing treatment on fatigue crack growth characteristic in DSG2 by K. Nambu, N. Egami

“…The fatigue-crack progress was examined by subjecting the samples to four-point bending. The loading-capacity fixed experiment was done using a maximum load of Pmax = 4000– 7000 N. …”
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Possible role of ARF and AP2 transcription factors in marine and terrestrial evolutionary adaptation of Rhizophoraceae plants unveiled by transcriptomic analysis by HongMei Qiao, DanDan Qin

“…Rhizophoraceae has two terrestrial genera and four marine genera. Marine and terrestrial genera have evolved distinct adaptive characteristics to adapt to their environment, among which viviparous reproduction is the most unique. …”
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Recurrent Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Patient with Entero-Behçet’s Disease Initially Treated with Mesalazine by Akihiro Nakamura, Tomoya Miyamura, Brian Wu, Eiichi Suematsu

“…Besides the discontinuation of mesalazine, a high dose of oral prednisolone was administered and the patient seemed to recover. However, four months later, dyspnea recurred and repeated CT revealed more extensive pulmonary infiltration despite steroid therapy. …”
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