Shaking Table Test Study on the Earthquake Behavior of High-Speed Railway Bridge Pier with Rounded Rectangular Cross Section by Xin Kang, Yongjian Zuo, Leqiao Zeng, Linna Peng, Qiliang Wang, Xiaoxiang Wang, Libin Deng, Jia Hu, Zhuo Li, Likun Li

“…Rounded rectangular cross section piers were widely used for high-speed railway (HSR) bridges in China. However, the performance of such piers under seismic scenarios has not been well studied. …”
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Strategic Partnership between India and the United States: Examining Driving and Restraining Forces by O. Leonova, J. Khatri

“…Conversely, factors stimulating the growth of the strategic partnership encompass India's robust economic growth, its potential role as a counterbalance to China's expanding influence in Asia, shared interests in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, mutual concerns about regional security, recent progress in nuclear policy agreements, and expanding avenues for cooperation in diverse domains. …”
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Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology in rehabilitation nursing of stroke hemiplegia patients (中医护理技术在脑卒中偏瘫患者康复护理中的应用研究论述)... by BU Mengdi (卜梦笛), YANG Le (杨乐)

“…With the continuous progress of China’s aging population, the number of stroke patients is increasing. …”
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Enhanced methane and energy generation from sewage water using microbial fuel cells with paddy field soil substrate by Zeshan Abbas, Hafiza Yousra Bibi, Usman Khalid, Saad Saleem Khan, Stephen Larkin, Muther Mansoor Qaisrani, Ali Ahmad, Hussain Shareef, Naeem Akhtar Qaisrani

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Geochemical Characteristics of Formation Water in Carbonate Reservoirs and Its Indication to Hydrocarbon Accumulation by Zhen Sun, Zhen Yang, Xiaoning He, Cixuan Wan, Gang He, Qiang Ren, Shihu Zhao, Wei Cheng, Sisi Chen

“…Formation water can basically be used to judge the preservation status of oil/gas reservoirs, especially for carbonate reservoirs; the carbonate reservoirs are a typical example in the Gaoqiao area of the Ordos Basin, China. However, it is not easy to evaluate the sealing and integrity of the gas reservoir because hydrocarbon has experienced a multistage charging process and complicated later reconstruction. …”
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Classical swine fever: a retrospective analysis of the epizootic situation in the Russian Federation (2007–2021) and forecast for 2022 by A. S. Oganesyan, A. A. Shevtsov, A. V. Shcherbakov, F. I. Korennoy, A. K. Karaulov

“…Most likely, a drop in the number of CSF outbreaks throughout the country results from two factors: a geographical shift of the disease outbreaks from the European part of Russia to the eastern regions bordering on China (into the wild boar population), as documented between 2015 and 2021, and a large-scale vaccination of domestic pigs practiced in the recent years. …”
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Constraints to agricultural finance in underdeveloped and developing countries: a systematic literature review by Farman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Nouman, Lucia Negrut, Junaid Abban, Laura Mariana Cismas, Muhammad Fahad Siddiqi

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THE GEOPOLITICAL INFLUENCE OF 'SOFT POWER' ON CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES by К.С. Мухтарова, А.К. Паизова

“…As well as it highlights important geoeconomic and geopolitical features of "soft power" employed by leading global players, including the European Union, Iran, China, Russia, the United States, Turkey, and Japan, towards Central Asian countries. …”
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Weathering Processes and Mechanisms of Low-Grade Metamorphic Rock following Freeze-Thaw Processes by Guopeng Wu, Kai Cui, Pei Wang, Wenwu Chen

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A Small Surge in Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in the “Dynamic Zero” Period by Xiaona Li, Ruili Li, Qiguo Lian, Yang Wang, Wenkui Gu, Qinghe Meng

“…To describe the epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant during “Dynamic Zero” period, we analyzed data on the 108 laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases during 14 to 30 May 2022 in Beichen district, Tianjin, China. We collected information on demographic characteristics, exposure history, and illness timelines of the 108 cases. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Offloading Strategy for Lightweight User Mobile Edge Computing Tasks by Shuchen Zhou, Waqas Jadoon, Junaid Shuja

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Genetic Variation of Flavonols Quercetin, Myricetin, and Kaempferol in the Sri Lankan Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) and Their Health-Promoting Aspects by Brasathe Jeganathan, P. A. Nimal Punyasiri, J. Dananjaya Kottawa-Arachchi, Mahasen A. B. Ranatunga, I. Sarath B. Abeysinghe, M. T. Kumudini Gunasekare, B. M. Ratnayake Bandara

“…The nonbeverage type cultivars, especially Camellia rosaflora and Camellia japonica Red along with the exotic accessions resembling China type, could be useful in future germplasm studies because they are rich sources of flavonols, namely, quercetin and kaempferol, which are potent antioxidants. …”
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Biology of Incidental Catch Sea Star Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from Malaysian Borneo Exclusive Economic Zone by Ruhana Hassan, Suet Yee Lee, Wan Zabidii Wan Morni

“…Stellaster childreni were found at depth of 45 m to 185 m in the South China Sea off Sarawak Malaysia, with various sea bottom substrata. …”
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Acute effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on rectus femoris muscle stiffness: a dose-response shear-wave elastography study by Sara Kranjc, Mojca Fink, Masatoshi Nakamura, Žiga Kozinc

“…Rectus femoris stiffness was measured using shear-wave elastography (Resona 7, Mindray, China) at two locations (distal and proximal) before and after the second, fourth, and sixth sets of PNF stretching. …”
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Clinicopathological Features of Cutaneous Findings of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Bengu COBANOGLU, Filiz CEBECI, Mustafa SIMSEK, Seyma OZKANLI

“…Objective: In December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, which emerged in Wuhan, China, spread rapidly and created a pandemic. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) can affect different organ systems, including the skin. …”
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Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis Between Depressive Symptoms, Social Withdrawal, Self-Esteem, and School Adaptation in Multicultural Adolescents by Chung Choe, Seunghee Yu

“…In Korea, as the number of multicultural families formed through the marriage of Korean men and foreign women from lower-income countries such as China, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia increases, the psychosocial adaptation of adolescents from these families is becoming increasingly important. …”
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Climate change-driven shifts in the global distribution of tomato and potato crops and their associated bacterial pathogens by Muhammad Hubab, Niloufar Lorestani, Rogayah Akram Mheisin Al-Awabdeh, Farzin Shabani

“…This study used four species distribution models (SDMs) to predict current and future habitat suitability for both tomato and potato crops, as well as their associated pathogens, under two shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP4.5 and SSP8.5) and four global circulation models (GCMs).ResultsThe models projected significant poleward shifts in suitable habitats for tomatoes and potatoes, with notable expansions in higher-latitude regions such as Canada, northern Europe, and Russia, and contractions in current major production zones such as the United States (US), Brazil, parts of Africa, and China. For Clavibacter michiganensis, the overlap with tomatoes was substantial, whereas the overlap between potatoes and Ralstonia solanacearum was comparatively smaller.DiscussionOur hypothesis was partially supported by the results. …”
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Trajectory of Steady Growth or Next Disbalance of Mechanisms of the World Economy by E. N. Smirnov, V. N. Kirillov

“…It is established that risks of development of the world economy continue to increase, and the main of them – in decline in labor productivity in the developed countries, uncertainty concerning interest rates and economic policy of the states, the universal growth of sovereign and corporate debt of the states. It is shown that China has the increasing problems with the growth; however the flexibility of its economic policy allows to connect additional mechanisms of speeding up of social and economic development. …”
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Experimental Study of the Wickless Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger by Using Nano Fluid by Osamah Raad Skheel, Nabil J. Yasin, Audai Hussain Al-abbas, Sumair Ahmed Soomro

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Real-Time Cyber-Physical Digital Twin for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation Network Enhanced Wide-Area Power Grid by Tianshi Cheng, Tong Duan, Venkata Dinavahi

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