Research on the influence of curtain grouting parameters on the stability of tunnel surrounding rock and lining structure under the action of local high water pressure by Lianhui Li, Zonglong Zhang, Changyong Nie, Xuebing Hu, Zongzhi Li, Liang Cheng, Wenfeng Zhang

“…Choosing the reasonable and economical grouting parameters is crucial for controlling the seepage field of surrounding rock and tunnel stability. This paper adopted the fluid–solid coupling theory based on FLAC3D to establish numerous simulations on the stability of surrounding rock and lining structure in karst tunnels under the different grouting conditions. …”
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Implementation of Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Model to Optimize Operational Process of Multiconfiguration Gas-Turbines by Chao Deng, Ahmed N. Abdalla, Thamir K. Ibrahim, MingXin Jiang, Ahmed T. Al-Sammarraie, Jun Wu

“…The effects of different parameters have been analyzed to select the optimum gas-turbine configuration. The adopted ANFIS model has five inputs, namely, isentropic turbine efficiency (Teff), isentropic compressor efficiency (Ceff), ambient temperature (T1), pressure ratio (rp), and turbine inlet temperature (TIT), as well as three outputs, fuel consumption, power output, and thermal efficiency. …”
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High-resolution investigations of fault architecture in space and time by Leonardo Del Sole, Giulio Viola, Luca Aldega, Vincenzo Moretto, Manuel Curzi, Ruikai Xie, Luigi Cantelli, Gianluca Vignaroli

“…This may lead to inaccurate reconstructions of tectonic histories and flowed models of fault hydro-mechanical behavior. We adopt here a multitechnique approach building upon the examination of now juxtaposed but not coeval brittle structural facies (BSF), which offer multiscalar insights in the spatio-temporal-thermal fault evolution. …”
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Tongue Color Analysis and Diseases Detection Based on a Computer Vision System by Abdulghafor Khudhaer Abdullah, Saleem Lateef Mohammed, Ali Al-Naji, Mohammed Sameer Alsabah

“…The most important of these is tongue color, which can be adopted as a biometric that can be used in Computerized Tongue Diagnostic Systems (CTDS). …”
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Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya by Juddy Wachira, Susan Middlestadt, Michael Reece, Chao-Ying Joanne Peng, Paula Braitstein

“…Methods. 17 items (five-point scale) measuring PPCB were initially adopted from the Matched Pair Instrument (MPI). Between July and August 2011, we surveyed a convenient sample of 400 HIV adult patients, attending three Academic Model Providing Healthcare program (AMPATH) clinics in Eldoret, Kenya. …”
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Novel Statistical Analysis Schemes for Frequency-Modulated Thermal Wave Imaging for Inspection of Ship Hull Materials by Ishant Singh, Vanita Arora, Prabhu Babu, Ravibabu Mulaveesala

“…The defect detection capabilities of FMTWI have been investigated from various statistical post-processing approaches and compared by taking the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a figure of merit. Among various adopted statistical post-processing techniques, pulse compression has been carried out using different methods, namely the offset removal with polynomial curve fitting and principal component analysis (PCA), which is an unsupervised learning approach for data reduction and offset removal with median centering for data standardization. …”
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A refined, minimally invasive, reproducible ovine ischaemia–reperfusion–infarction model using implantable defibrillators: Methodology and validation by Charlene Pius, Barbara Niort, Emma J. Radcliffe, Andrew W. Trafford

“…The protocol is readily adoptable by researchers with access to standard fluoroscopic instrumentation, and it requires minimally invasive surgery. …”
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Dental Trauma following Animal Attack: A Case Report by Meetkumar Dedania, Nimisha Shah, Sankalp Mahajan, Riddhi Thakkar

“…A multidisciplinary treatment approach was adopted, beginning with manual manipulation and repositioning of tooth 22, followed by stabilisation and endodontic treatment. …”
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Digital competencies: perceptions of primary school teachers pursuing master’s degrees from eight African countries by Andresa Sartor Harada, Juliana Azevedo Gomes, Oscar Ulloa Guerra, Roberto Ruiz, Rubén Calderón

“…A mixed methodological perspective (quantitative-qualitative) was adopted and a questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions was applied. …”
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Coalbed Methane Potential Evaluation and Development Sweet Spot Prediction Based on the Analysis of Development Geological Conditions in Yangjiapo Block, Eastern Ordos Basin, China by Xinyu Fu, Yanjun Meng, Zhongcheng Li, Peng Kong, Suoliang Chang, Taotao Yan, Yanfei Liu

“…The desorption index is proposed to be used to study the CBM desorption potential in Yangjiapo block, and the parameter of reduced water level is adopted to study the CBM hydrodynamics of the block. …”
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Mitigation of Social Impacts of Alternative Road Development Plans Based on Local Wisdom in West Sumatra, Indonesia by null Priyambodo, Kristian Buditiawan, Agung Budi Irawan, Dendy Setyawan, Herrukmi Septa Rinawati, null Afriyanni, null Momon, Elsa Yolarita, Vivi Ukhwatul Khasanah Masbiran, Imbang Dananjaya

“…The results of the study conclude that the success of road construction depends on the government’s mitigation strategy in adopting local values that live in the community which is then followed by the existence of a foundation and expansion of the fulfilment of community interests. …”
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Dynamic Warping Network for Semantic Video Segmentation by Jiangyun Li, Yikai Zhao, Xingjian He, Xinxin Zhu, Jing Liu

“…Furthermore, we introduce the temporal consistency loss including the feature consistency loss and prediction consistency loss to explicitly supervise the warped features instead of simple feature propagation and fusion, which guarantees the temporal consistency of video segmentation. Note that our DWNet adopts extra constraints to improve the temporal consistency in the training phase, while no additional calculation and postprocessing are required during inference. …”
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Evidence That ADAM17 Mediates the Protective Action of CGRP against Angiotensin II-Induced Inflammation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Si-yu Zeng, Li Yang, Chen-liang Hong, Hui-qin Lu, Qiu-jiang Yan, Yan Chen, Xu-ping Qin

“…Small interference RNA (siRNA) and inhibitors of CGRP, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) were adopted to investigate their effect on Ang II-induced inflammation in VSMCs. …”
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Adaptive Cruise Control Utilizing Noisy Multi-Leader Measurements: A Learning-Based Approach by Ying-Chuan Ni, Victor L. Knoop, Julian F. P. Kooij, Bart van Arem

“…Nevertheless, measurements collected from the second leader may be comparatively inaccurate given the limitations of current state-of-the-art sensor technology. This study adopts deep reinforcement learning to develop ACC controllers that besides the input from the first leader exploits the additional information obtained from the second leader, albeit noisy. …”
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FRR: A Fast Routing Recovery mechanism minimizing network formation time in smart grids by Giancarlo C. Heck, Ananias A. Quispe, Patryk H. da Fonseca, Osni S. Junior, Roberto A. Hexsel, Luiz C.P. Albini

“…A technology that has been widely used in these contexts is the Wireless Smart Ubiquitous Networks Field Area Network (Wi-SUN FAN) standard, which defines the implementation and behavior of interoperable networks based on open standards such as IEEE 802.15.4 and the IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL). The adopted standards allow Wi-SUN FAN networks to take advantage of features such as security, frequency hopping, multi-hop packet routing, and IPv6 addressing, ensuring a wide coverage area and immunity against electromagnetic interference. …”
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Kinetic Studies on Fermentative Production of Biofuel from Synthesis Gas Using Clostridium ljungdahlii by Maedeh Mohammadi, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Ghasem D. Najafpour, Habibollah Younesi, Mohamad Hekarl Uzir

“…The Volterra model, Andrews, and modified Gompertz were, respectively, adopted to describe the cell growth, substrate uptake rate, and product formation. …”
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Subsequent commutation failure suppression strategy of hybrid cascaded HVDC system based on coordinated control of CEC and VDCOL by He Wang, Daqian Zhang, Jing Bian, Jiazhi Guo, Shiqiang Li

“…Abstract The inverter side of hybrid cascaded HVDC adopts the structure of Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) in series with Line Commutated Converter (LCC). …”
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Fatigue failure mechanisms and life prediction of additive manufactured metallic lattices: a comprehensive review by Hao Xin, Dingcheng Tang, Linwei Dang, Lei Gao, Zhenyu Yang, Bin Wu, Xiaofan He, Zhixin Zhan

“…The complexity of fatigue-related challenges necessitates thorough research to fully understand the fatigue behaviours of these materials. This paper adopts a standard research approach to explore fatigue issues, with a focus on AM metallic lattice materials. …”
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Jurisprudential Analysis of the Nature of Money Creation with an Emphasis on Mudaraba on Debt in the Banking System by Sadegh Elham, Mohammad Mahdi Shariatinejad, Muhammad Rasul Fakhreh

“…This article, which is compiled with a descriptive and analytical method, is trying, since debt or commodity nature of money creation has serious effects on usury-free banking, it first adopts the basis of debt or commodity nature of money creation and then examines Permissibility or non-permissibility of debt mudarabah, apply these contents and draw a conclusion. …”
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A Compliant Active Roller Gripper with High Positional Offset Tolerance for Delicate Spherical Fruit Handling by Haoran Zhu, Huanhuan Qin, Zicheng Qiu, Xinwen Chen, Jinlin Xue, Xingjian Gu, Mingzhou Lu

“…A robotic gripper for stable spherical fruit handling with high positional offset tolerance and a low fruit damage rate is proposed in this paper. It adopts a three-finger structure. A flexible active roller is configured at the end of each finger, allowing fruit translation with just a gentle touch. …”
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