Three-dimensional discrete element analysis of the excavation face stability of deep-buried shield tunnels by Xin Huang, Zihao Zhang, Guangyi Yan, Jiaqi Guo, Chong Xu, Qi Liang

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Analysis of Rainfall Erosion and Protective Measures for the Aeolian Sand Subgrade Slope of the Wuma Expressway by Wenhua Yin, Fang Wang, Weizheng Liu, Yongxiang Wu, Xu Wang

“…Towards that end, this study strengthens the evaluation of roadbed and pavement drainage and protective measures given aeolian sand erosion caused by rainwater infiltration in certain longitudinal length sections of the Expressway K165 + 250 mileage pile section, and includes verification of the design scheme. The effects of rainwater drainage, storage, and subgrade reinforcement on the seepage and stability of drainage in a long longitudinal slope in the desert hinterland were quantitatively analyzed using numerical analysis. …”
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Powering Implanted Devices Wirelessly Using Spider-Web Coil by Amal Ibrahim Mahmood, Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Mohamed A.A. Eldosoky, Ahmed M. Soliman

“…The presented S-WC–MRC–WPT design uses series–parallel (S–P) configuration to power the IBM. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Local health departments can use these findings to partner with cities in their jurisdiction and design strategies to reduce racial, ethnic and geographic differences in economic and educational outcomes. …”
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Enhancing Safety in U.S. Coal Mines Through a Rib Support Recommendation Tool by Alper Kirmaci, Dakshith Ruvin Wijesinghe, Dogukan Guner, Kutay E. Karadeniz, Cameron Mitchell, Taghi Sherizadeh

“…Unfortunately, a standardized design methodology that accommodates the diverse geological conditions of U.S. coal mines is missing. …”
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A Modified Implementation of Tristate Inverter Based Static Master-Slave Flip-Flop with Improved Power-Delay-Area Product by Kunwar Singh, Satish Chandra Tiwari, Maneesha Gupta

“…To validate the correct behaviour of the proposed design, an eight bit asynchronous counter is designed to layout level. …”
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The Effect of Combination Foot Massage and Active Range of Motion (ROM) on Foot Sensitivity among Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus by I Made Cahyadi Agastiya, Ni Ketut Romani, I Made Artana

“…This study uses a pre-experiment design with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The instrument used to assess foot sensitivity among T2DM patients was a 10-g monofilament applied at five points on each patient's right and left soles. …”
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Robust Flatness Tracking Control for the “DC/DC Buck Converter-DC Motor” System: Renewable Energy-Based Power Supply by Ramón Silva-Ortigoza, Alfredo Roldán-Caballero, Eduardo Hernández-Márquez, José Rafael García-Sánchez, Magdalena Marciano-Melchor, Victor Manuel Hernández-Guzmán, Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza

“…The design of a robust flatness-based tracking control for the DC/DC Buck converter-DC motor system is developed in this paper. …”
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Multistaged In Silico Discovery of the Best SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors amongst 3009 Clinical and FDA-Approved Compounds by Ibrahim H. Eissa, Abdulrahman M. Saleh, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Abdul-Aziz M. M. El-Attar, Ahmed M. Metwaly

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À la recherche des points-clefs de Gilbert Simondon autour d’un système d’information géographique by Stephan Kowal

“…In an effort to link digital cartography to architectural design, this article exemplifies the transition from representations based on the human eye, developed since the Renaissance, to the use of remote sensing devices and computer-generated imageries, pattern recognition, influencing decision-making and design, with the system’s capacity to generate new knowledge with the overlay and combination processes of point elements. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures Containing Construction and Demolition Waste Applicated as Pavement Base by Le Ding, Junhui Zhang, Bowen Feng, Cheng Li

“…According to the actual screening passing rate, the Bailey method was used to design and verify the grading of RAM, and then initial asphalt content was estimated. …”
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Gorilla Troops Optimizer Combined with ANFIS for Wire Cut EDM of Aluminum Alloy by Elango Natarajan, V. Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, S. Ramesh, K. Palanikumar, T. Sekar, V. H. Mok

“…This research has attempted to machine aluminum alloy for which experimental design was prepared using Box-Behnken design. Different combinational options of pulse-on time (P1), pulse-off time (P2), servo wire feed (WF), and current (I) were investigated and surface roughness after machining was observed. …”
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Optimization Analysis Method of New Orthotropic Steel Deck Based on Backpropagation Neural Network-Simulated Annealing Algorithm by Xiuli Xu, Kewei Shi, Xuehong Li, Zhijun Li, Rengui Wang, Yuwen Chen

“…To study the effects of the fatigue performance due to the major design parameter of the orthotropic steel deck and to obtain a better design parameter, a construction parameter optimization method based on a backpropagation neural network (BPNN) and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm was proposed. …”
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Assessing the Return Periods and Hydroclimatic Parameters for Rainwater Drainage in the Coastal City of Cotonou in Benin under Climate Variability by Djigbo Félicien Badou, José Hounkanrin, Jean Hounkpè, Luc Ollivier Sintondji, Agnidé Emmanuel Lawin

“…Consequently, the commonly used 10-year return period for the design of stormwater drainage structures in Cotonou is insufficient. …”
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Investigation of the dielectric characteristics of materials manufactured using additive technologies by S. V. Kharalgin, M. I. Voytovich

“…Based on the existing methods of measuring the dielectric characteristics of materials, the most optimal method for performing calculations in the electrodynamic computer-aided design system is selected by the finite integration method. …”
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Modelling And Simulation Of Hydrogen Production Plant for Minimum Carbon Dioxide Emission by Folake B. Olanrewaju, Innocent O. Oboh, Olusola A. Adesina, Chidebe Stanley Anyanwu, Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim

“…Modeling and simulation of a hydrogen plant was carried out using ASPEN One Suites Ver. 11 software, while optimization of process variables was done using response surface methodology (RSM). Central Composite Design (CCD) was used to design the process variables such as carbon ratio (0.715-0.75), gasification temperature (1023.15  –1223.15 K), and pressure (1-3 MPa). …”
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Evaluating AI-Driven Mental Health Solutions: A Hybrid Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach by Yewande Ojo, Olasumbo Ayodeji Makinde, Oluwabukunmi Victor Babatunde, Gbotemi Babatunde, Subomi Okeowo

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Pass-Transistor-Enabled Split Input Voltage Level Shifter for Ultra-Low-Power Applications by Chakali Chandrasekhar, Mohammed Mahaboob Basha, Sari Mohan Das, Oruganti Hemakesavulu, Mohan Dholvan, Javed Syed

“…The schematic structure could be able to convert voltages from low to high as well as high to low. The architecture design has the lowest silicon area. The implementation of the proposed design was taken under 55 nm CMOS technology. …”
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CFD Analysis of the Passive Decay Heat Removal System of an LBE-Cooled Fast Reactor by Jiarun Mao, Lei Song, Yuhao Liu, Jiming Lin, Shanfang Huang, Yaolei Zou

“…And the natural circulation driving force can be further increased by reducing the loop resistance or increasing the natural circulation height based on the present design scenario to enhance the heat exchange effect.…”
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Detection of macular and peripheral ocular microvascular changes after carotid artery revascularization using widefield SS-OCTA by Ting Luo, Lu Wang, Li Zhang

“…PurposeThis study aims to investigate microvascular changes in the macular and peripheral regions, as well as alterations in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) of the ipsilateral eye using widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis (SCAS) after carotid artery revascularization (CAR).DesignThis study employed a prospective study design.MethodsSCAS patients were examined using widefield SS-OCTA, which covered an area of 16 × 16 mm centered on the fovea. …”
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