Multilayer Shielding Design for Intermediate Radioactive Waste Storage Drums: A Comparative Study between FLUKA and QAD-CGA by Wenqian Li, Xuegang Liu, Ming Li, Yilin Huang, Sheng Fang

“…In FLUKA calculation, with optimized setting and VRT adopted, the calculation efficiency can be improved more than 20 times. …”
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Towards an Integrated <i>Orobanche</i> Management: Understanding Farmers’ Decision-Making Processes Using a Discrete Choice Experiment by Ahmed Yangui, Taheni Mlayeh, Zouhaier Abbes, Mohamed Kharrat

“…The findings indicate that Tunisian farmers are open to adopt an IOM that includes <i>Orobanche</i>-tolerant faba bean varieties, and that the cost of technical package does not seem to be an obstacle. …”
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Exercise Intervention in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Influence on Pain, Psychological Variables, and Disability: An Observational Study by María Elena González-Álvarez, Víctor Riquelme-Aguado, Giacomo Rossettini, Josué Fernández-Carnero, Jorge Hugo Villafañe

“…This study aims to examine the effects of a 6-week telerehabilitation combined exercise program—including mobility, strength, and high-intensity exercises—on pain, psychological variables, and disability in women with fibromyalgia. (2) Methods: In this observational study involving 53 FM patients, the outcomes measured were the pressure pain threshold (PPT), the conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm, levels of pain on the measurement day and the average of the last week (using NRS) the impact of the fibromyalgia (using Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), and anxiety (using the Spanish version of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory—STAI). (3) Results: Statistically significant changes were observed in the intervention group in PPT, CPM, NRS, and FIQ. (4) Conclusions: A six-week telerehabilitation therapeutic exercise intervention consisting of two scheduled exercise sessions per week lasting approximately 45 min each is associated with reduced pain levels, enhanced pain inhibitory pathways, and a decreased impact of fibromyalgia compared to patients who do not adopt a more active lifestyle.…”
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ARES: A Parallel Discrete Ordinates Transport Code for Radiation Shielding Applications and Reactor Physics Analysis by Yixue Chen, Bin Zhang, Liang Zhang, Junxiao Zheng, Ying Zheng, Cong Liu

“…Discrete ordinates differencing in angle and spherical harmonics expansion of the scattering source are adopted. First collision source method is used to eliminate or mitigate the ray effects. …”
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Interaction of Glycemic Control and Statin Use on Diabetes-Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome: A Nested Case-Control Study by Xiangrui Meng, Huiqiu Zheng, Jian Du, Xuemei Wang, Yanling Wang, Jing Hu, Jing Zhao, Qianqian Du, Yulong Gao

“…The multivariate logistic regression models were developed, and the interaction table invented by Andersson was adopted to analyze the interaction of glycemic control and statin use on treatment outcomes. …”
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Active Hybrid Control Algorithm with Sky-Hook Damping and Lead-Lag Phase Compensation for Multi-DOFs Ultra-Low Frequency Active Vibration Isolation System by Min Wang, Xiaoqing Li, Xuedong Chen

“…Velocity feedforward of base platform is adopted to build a lead-lag phase compensation (LLPC) technology in FFAC technology. …”
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A WeChat-Based System of Real-Time Monitoring and Alarming for Power Grid Operation Status under Virtual Private Cloud Environment by Chunjie Lian, Hua Wei, Xiaoqing Bai, Zhongliang Lyu

“…For WMAS, the WeChat mini program (WMP) is adopted, and it has the dedicated data channel using the Https protocol, which is set up in the WMP and the web API to encrypt the data content to ensure the integrity of the data. …”
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Influence of the Decelerator Grid on the Optical Performance of the Ion Thruster by Chang Lu, Yide Zhao, Jie Wan, Yuchuan Chu, Liang Zheng, Yong Cao

“…In this paper, a three-dimensional Immersed Finite Element Method-Particle in Cell-Monte Carlo Collision (IFE-PIC-MCC) algorithm was adopted to investigate the effect of the decelerator grid on the optical performance under crossover and normal circumstances. …”
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LotusSQL: SQL Engine for High-Performance Big Data Systems by Xiaohan Li, Bowen Yu, Guanyu Feng, Haojie Wang, Wenguang Chen

“…Despite its efficient optimizer, SparkSQL still suffers from the inefficiency of Spark resulting from Java virtual machine and the unnecessary data serialization and deserialization. Adopting native languages such as C++ could help to avoid such bottlenecks. …”
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Productive performance and economic evaluation of tambaqui roelo in excavated fishponds, Manaus, Brazil by Jesaias Ismael Costa, Ana Lúcia Silva Gomes, Geraldo Bernardino, Omar Jorge Sabbag, Maria Inez Espagnoli Geraldo Martins

“…Eight projects were selected and, through a semi-structured questionnaire, production phases, production cycles, management adopted, infrastructure used, productive indexes and fiscal investment were analysed. …”
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Fast Fault-Tolerant Grid Frequency Measurement by Chris Wembridge, Mark Davies, James Lord, Evan Franklin, Sarah Lyden, Michael Negnevitsky

“…As power systems adopt greater levels of asynchronous generation, operators increasingly need to accurately monitor and manage their systems. …”
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Experimental Study on Comprehensive Real-Time Methods to Determine Geological Condition of Rock Mass along the Boreholes while Drilling in Underground Coal Mines by Ganggang Niu, Kai Zhang, Bosong Yu, Yanlong Chen, Yu Wu, Jiangfeng Liu

“…In the MWD system, the operating parameters of the drilling machine were recorded, and a dimensionless index Id based on the collected parameters was adopted to assess the geological condition along the borehole. …”
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Design and Experimental Assessment of a 2D Microwave Imaging System for Brain Stroke Monitoring by Jorge A. Tobon Vasquez, Rosa Scapaticci, Giovanna Turvani, Gennaro Bellizzi, Nadine Joachimowicz, Bernard Duchêne, Enrico Tedeschi, Mario R. Casu, Lorenzo Crocco, Francesca Vipiana

“…A differential approach has been adopted by acquiring the scattering matrix before and after the filling of the blood cavity. …”
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Predictive Analysis of Structural Damage in Submerged Structures: A Case Study Approach Using Machine Learning by Alexandre Brás dos Santos, Hugo Mesquita Vasconcelos, Tiago M. R. M. Domingues, Pedro J. S. C. P. Sousa, Susana Dias, Rogério F. F. Lopes, Marco L. P. Parente, Mário Tomé, Adélio M. S. Cavadas, Pedro M. G. P. Moreira

“…To streamline the dataset generation, a simplified approach was adopted, integrating analytical formulations based on Morison equations and numerical simulations through the Finite Element Method (FEM) of the designed lander. …”
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Neuromorphic Vision Data Coding: Classifying and Reviewing the Literature by Catarina Brites, Joao Ascenso

“…In this context, the so-called neuromorphic vision sensors depart from the conventional frame-based image sensors by adopting a paradigm shift in the way visual information is acquired. …”
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Nonlinear Waveform Sensing for Cognitive Radar Based on Reinforcement Learning by Peikun Zhu, Xu Si, Jiachen Han, Jing Liang

“…Compared with the linear frequency modulation (LFM) that has been commonly adopted in cognitive radars, the nonlinear FM (NLFM) signal has more flexible frequency variation and small time delay&#x2013;Doppler coupling. …”
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Deformation Characteristics of Existing Twin Tunnels Induced by Double Shield Undercrossing with Prereinforcement: A Case Study in Hangzhou by Xinjiang Wei, Mobao Zhang, Shaojun Ma, Chang Xia, Xingwang Liu, Zhi Ding

“…Because the EPB shield must break through a plain concrete wall before undercrossing the existing tunnels, the pipe roof prereinforcement was adopted to stabilize the soil between the existing tunnels and the new shield tunnel. …”
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Identification of Iron Homeostasis Genes Dysregulation Potentially Involved in Retinopathy of Prematurity Pathogenicity by Microarray Analysis by Xian-qiong Luo, Chun-yi Zhang, Jia-wen Zhang, Jing-bo Jiang, Ai-hua Yin, Li Guo, Chuan Nie, Xu-zai Lu, Hua Deng, Liang Zhang

“…The dual-color microarray approach was adopted to compare gene expression profiling between treated RMECs and the paired untreated control. …”
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Smooth Muscle Cell Alignment and Phenotype Control by Melt Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers for Seeding of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels by Animesh Agrawal, Bae Hoon Lee, Scott A. Irvine, Jia An, Ramya Bhuthalingam, Vaishali Singh, Kok Yao Low, Chee Kai Chua, Subbu S. Venkatraman

“…This topography induced “surface guidance” over the orientation of the cells, which adopted an elongated spindle-like morphology, whereas cells on the unpatterned control surface did not show such orientation, assuming more rhomboid shapes. …”
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An Assessment of Reuse of Light Ash from Bayer Process Fluidized Bed Boilers in Geopolymer Synthesis at Ambient Temperature by Woshington S. Brito, André L. Mileo Ferraioli Silva, Rozineide A. A. Boca Santa, Kristoff Svensson, José Antônio da Silva Souza, Herbert Pöllmann, Humberto Gracher Riella

“…Sustainable civil construction in the future, besides having low energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, must also adopt the principle of reusing wastes generated in the production chain that impact the environment. …”
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