Damage Assessment of Two-Way Bending RC Slabs Subjected to Blast Loadings by Haokai Jia, Ling Yu, Guiying Wu

“…Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the effects of explosive weight and explosive position on the damage mode of the two-way RC slab. Some design parameters, such as the boundary conditions and the negative reinforcement steel bar length, are also discussed. …”
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A Novel Inward Gradient Self-Lubrication Layer with Soft Alloys and Its Lubricating Mechanism by Songshan Yan, Ling Qin, Rui Hu, Zuomin Liu

“…The layer is a lubricating layer in which soft-metal lubricants are compounded into the ceramic matrix by high frequency induction infiltrating method. The design of the layer and its lubricating mechanism are investigated in the paper. …”
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Gratitude (shukr) group intervention for promoting college students’ well-being: A quasi-experimental study by Melati Sumari, Dini Farhana Baharudin, Amira Najiha Yahya, Yusni Mohamad Yusop

“…A single-group quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test measures was employed. …”
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Trade-Off between Sampling Frequency and Duration and Their Influences on the Estimation of Space Use of Japanese Macaques by Kana Terayama, Hiroshi Ebihara, Hironori Seino, Masaaki Takiguchi, Motomi Genkai-Kato

“…We discussed the applicability of our results to animals other than Japanese macaques and how to design the sampling frequency and duration in future research.…”
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Estimating the Tensile Strength of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams by In-Hwan Yang, Changbin Joh, The Quang Bui

“…Both a single type of steel fiber and a combination of steel fiber types were used with volume fractions of 1.0% and 1.5%, respectively, in the three mixtures. Based on the design recommendations, the material properties of UHPFRC were modeled. …”
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Predicting Flight Trajectory in Convective Weather through Boosted Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Ensemble by Xi Zhu, Ke Zhang, Zhuxi Zhang, Lifei Tan

“…Instead of conventionally representing trajectory data in a geographic coordinate system, we design a relative coordinate system for gaining new trajectory features which tangibly reflect trajectory’s relations with planned route and convective weather. …”
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Evaluation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta-1 Gene 869T/C Polymorphism with Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Wenquan Niu

“…Stratified analysis by study design demonstrated stronger associations in population-based studies than in hospital-based studies with OR, except in the dominant model, being increased by 7.94–18.61%. …”
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A Brief Review on Engaging and Interactive Learning for Children: Exploring the Potential of Metaverse-Based Oral Health Promotion by Vini Mehta, Ankita Mathur, Himanshu Chaurasia, Vishnu Teju Obulareddy, Cesare D’Amico, Luca Fiorillo

“…Metaverse technology offers a promising alternative, allowing for the design of engaging and immersive worlds that can effectively educate children about oral health. …”
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Delving into Secondary School EFL Teachers’ Practices Facilitated by Task-Based Language Instruction by Syla Rrita

“…The results show that this pedagogical transformation necessitates material adaptation, as well as careful task design, planning and preparation. As per the examination procedure, it is evident that task-based teaching is not created with examination in mind. …”
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Study on the Bearing Plate of Steel Clarification Tank under Earthquake by Xiwei Cheng, Chuyun Cheng, Wanlin Zhang, Lankai Hu, Xuansheng Cheng

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Pear Fruits Ripening Response to Ethylene and Temperature Treatments by Ikbal MuhammedGharib Tahir

“…A factorial experiment with complete randomized design carried out in Erbil governorate, Iraq on two varieties of pears (Pyrus communis L.) spadona and compote cv. to investigate the effects of ethylene and temperature treatments on fruits ripening. …”
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Pengembangan panduan model konseling solution facused brief counseling teknik imagery and visualitation berbasis website SI- konseling untuk mengatasi depresi pada remaja korban ke... by Inda Ramadani Fitri, Kadek Suranata, Kadek Ari Dwi Arwati

“…Such studies are included in development studies using the 4D methodology (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate). Two counseling instructors participated in this study as well as 1 educational technology lecturer as an expert and 1 counseling teacher at SMK Negeri 2 Singaraja and 1 counselor from the Office of Population Control, Family Planning, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection in Buleleng Regency as practitioners tasked with testing the usability, correctness, and enforceability of policies. …”
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From news images to action: the mobilizing effect of emotional protest images in news coverage by Stephanie Geise, Diana Panke, Axel Heck

“…Thus, this paper investigates whether political news images mobilize people to engage in political protest by appealing to their emotions. A pre-post-design integrating eye tracking with 143 participants examines how the observation of protest images in news coverage induces emotions and affects participatory intents. …”
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Firefly Optimization Algorithm for the Prediction of Uplift due to High-Pressure Jet Grouting by Wukui Dai, Li Liang, Bingji Zhang

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Dynamic Task Distribution Model for On-Chip Reconfigurable High Speed Computing System by Mahendra Vucha, Arvind Rajawat

“…The DTD-MLF methodology takes the advantage of runtime design parameters of an application represented as DAG and considers the attributes of tasks in DAG and computing resources to distribute the tasks of an application onto RHSCS. …”
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Hubungan Faktor Motivasi Dengan Kinerja Perawat dalam Pendokumentasian Discharge Planning di Rumah Sakit Siti Rahmah Padang by Dewi Murni, Esthika Ariany Maisa, Nicen Suherlin

“…A quantitative study with cross-sectional design was carried out in this study. The proportional stratified random sampling method has been used with 74 respondents as the sample. …”
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Resveratrol-loaded metal-organic framework for mitochondria-targeted amplified CO gas therapy by Fengqin Wang, Yinfang Jiang, Yang Wang

“…In this work, we provide a facile method to design ROS-responsive and mitochondrial targeting CO-delivery nanoplatform, based on the thiol-functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF), abbreviated as UiO-66-SH, incorporating the drug resveratrol (RES) for combined tumor therapy. …”
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Process Optimization of Spark Plasma Sintering Parameters for Tungsten Carbide/Silicon Nitride/AA2219 Composites by Taguchi Method by Sultan Althahban, Gurusamy Pathinettampadian, Faez Qahtani, Yosef Jazaa, S. Mousa, Sanipina Anjani Devi, Melvin Victor De Poures, R. Subbiah, Hana Beyene Mamo

“…For the creation of tungsten carbide/silicon nitride/AA2219 composites, sintering temperature, sintering pressure, dwelling time, and heating rate all must be optimized. Design of experiments and analysis of variance were employed to assess the factors’ contributions to density as well as microhardness response variables. …”
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Investigation of Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and Postpartum Depression Frequency and Risk Factors: Prospective Case Control Study by Mehmet Sukru Budak, Sedat Akgol

“… Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of postpartum depression (PPD), accompanying risk factors, and obstetrics and neonatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies. Study Design: This prospective study was conducted on adolescent and adult pregnant patients giving birth in Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital of Health Sciences University between January 01 and 31, 2018. …”
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Degradation of Strength and Stiffness of Sandstones Caused by Wetting-Drying Cycles: The Role of Mineral Composition by Lu Chen, Yichao Rui, Yihan Zhao

“…Rock mechanical parameters are of great importance for the construction and design of rock engineering. Rocks are usually subjected to the deteriorating effect of cyclic wetting-drying because of the change in moisture content. …”
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