Optimal Sensor Placement for Spatial Structure Based on Importance Coefficient and Randomness by Haoxiang He, Honggang Xu, Xiaobing Wang, Xiaofu Zhang, Shaoyong Fan

“…The effect of different minor damage cases acting on the total spatial structure is studied based on vulnerability theory in structural analysis. The concept of generalized equivalent stiffness is introduced and the importance coefficient of component is defined. …”
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THE ROLE OF INNOVATIONS IN RENEWAL OF FIXED CAPITAL OF ORGANIZATIONS by O. E. Astafieva, A. V. Kozlovsky, N. A. Moiseenko

“…A detailed analysis of various positions and statistical materials allowed us to prove that, contrary to the generally accepted opinion, the Russian model of public administration and financing of innovative activities has signs of cluster and state-corporate types. …”
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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Very Low Flow Coefficient Centrifugal Compressor by Yongsheng Wang, Feng Lin, Chaoqun Nie, Abraham Engeda

“…In addition, most of design methods are generally based on medium flow coefficient centrifugal compressors. …”
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Universal in situ supersaturated crystallization enables 3D printable afterglow hydrogel by Shuman Zhang, Yunliang Ji, Shiyi Chen, Siming Chen, Dongjie Xiao, Cheng Chen, Guangyao Guo, Mingjian Zeng, Weiguang Wang, Jingyu Zhang, Hui Li, Ye Tao, Gaozhan Xie, Huanhuan Li, Yizhou Zhang, Runfeng Chen, Wei Huang

“…This investigation provides guidelines for generally designing efficient afterglow hydrogels and addresses the inherent contradiction between flexibility and rigid in stretchable afterglow materials.…”
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Inflammatory Myoglandular Polyps: A Case Series of Four Patients and Review of the Literature by Shoji Hirasaki, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Minoru Matsubara, Seiyuu Suzuki

“…On colonoscopy, IMGP should generally be taken into consideration as a differential diagnosis of peduncular polyp.…”
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Lumbar Canal Stenosis Caused by Marked Bone Overgrowth after Decompression Surgery by Hiroya Shimauchi-Ohtaki, Manabu Minami, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Ryo Kanematsu, Fumiaki Honda, Junya Hanakita

“…Narrowing of the lumbar canal due to bone regrowth after lumbar decompression surgery generally occurs at the facet joint; it is exceedingly rare for this phenomenon to occur at the laminar arch. …”
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Investigating effective support mounts for fans during display by exploring new technologies by Sarah Bright

“…Blaise Castle House Museum in Bristol (UK) houses a large and impressive collection of 130 European fans ranging from 1700-1950 with 60 brisé and 70 other fans in a generally good condition.  This research project explored how to best support this sort of collection by using 3D fabrication technology to create bespoke mounts.  …”
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Acute abdomen as an expression of peritoneal tuberculosis: review of the literature and a case report by Guido Nina Guida Acevedo, Rafael Martín Franco Delgado, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero

“…Exploratory laparotomy revealed generalized granulomatous and caseous lesions in the parietal and visceral peritoneum. …”
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Fitting Probability Distributions and Statistical Trend Analysis of Rainfall of Agro-climatic Zone of West Bengal by Bhawishya Pradhan, Banjul Bhattacharyya, N. Elakkiya and T. Gowthaman

“…The findings indicated that the Generalized Extreme Value, Gamma, and Lognormal (3-parameter) distributions were the best fits for two specific districts. …”
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A Social Diffusion Model with an Application on Election Simulation by Jing-Kai Lou, Fu-Min Wang, Chin-Hua Tsai, San-Chuan Hung, Perng-Hwa Kung, Shou-De Lin, Kuan-Ta Chen, Chin-Laung Lei

“…Second, opinions are generally simply assumed as single values in most diffusion models. …”
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External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: Is It a Possible Trigger of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder? by Ali Zakaria, Bayan Al Share, Sri Kollepara, Cynthia Vakhariya

“…Among those, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is the least common, is more aggressive, and generally presents in an advanced stage with poor prognosis compared to transitional cell bladder carcinoma. …”
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Bounded Analysis and Practical Tracking Control of Complex Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Control Coefficients by Long-Chuan Guo, Xiang-Kun Fang

“…The authors introduce unknown control coefficients, and the values of the upper and lower bounds of the control coefficients are generalized by constants to allow arbitrary values to be arbitrarily large or arbitrarily small. …”
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Application of Soft Computing Paradigm to Large Deformation Analysis of Cantilever Beam under Point Load by Yanmei Cui, Yong Hong, Naveed Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Sulaiman

“…Since finding an exact solution to such nonlinear models is difficult task, this paper focuses on developing soft computing technique based on artificial neural networks (ANNs), generalized normal distribution optimization (GNDO) algorithm, and sequential quadratic programming (SQP). …”
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Reflection Techniques: An Alternative in Improving Counselors' Understanding of Client Characteristics by Fitria Umami, Rezki Hariko, Yeni Karneli

“…The level of self-awareness of each individual varies, ranging from high levels to low levels. But generally what we most often encounter are individuals with low levels of self-awareness and this can also be related to the sense of responsibility of the individual himself, thus if the level of self-awareness is low then the sense of responsibility he has is also low. …”
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Electronic, Structural, and Optical Properties of Zinc Blende and Wurtzite Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) Using Density Functional Theory by Teshome Gerbaba Edossa, Menberu Mengasha Woldemariam

“…Zinc blende (zb) and wurtzite (wz) structure of cadmium sulfide (CdS) are analyzed using density functional theory within local density approximation (LDA), generalized gradient approximation (GGA), Hubbard correction (GGA + U), and hybrid functional approximation (PBE0 or HSE06). …”
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Flights-to-and-from-Quality with Islamic and Conventional Bonds in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: ICEEMDAN-Based Transfer Entropy by Ahmed Bossman, Samuel Kwaku Agyei, Peterson Owusu Junior, Ellen Animah Agyei, Patrick Kwashie Akorsu, Edward Marfo-Yiadom, George Amfo-Antiri

“…Our findings divulge that flights, both FTQ and FFQ, could be attained during stress periods. Generally, in the intermediate term of the COVID-19 pandemic, both Islamic and conventional bonds could act as safe havens, diversifiers, and hedges for international equities, and the same could be observed for international equities. …”
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The Kurdish educational curriculum: an unreflected philosophical base by Haval Hussein Saeed

“…Later in the study, the current curriculum and programmes in Iraq, and especially the educational system of Iraq, will be more generally explained and analyzed. At another point, as education and philosophy are discussed, an attempt will be made to determine whether there is any relation between the current educational model and a philosophy. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Varying Temperature of Mixing Water on Properties of Concrete. by Muhumuza, Memory

“…The results of the compressive strength for both the 7days, 14days and 28days, it was observed that the compressive strength generally increases with the increase in temperatures of mixing water. …”
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Mathematical Model For Transmission and Control of Covid-19 In Human Population. by Marahi, Brian

“…In this study, we propose and investigate a generalized model that describes the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 Virus Disease in humans. …”
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Effects of Politics on the Development of Tourism Industry in Uganda: A Case Study of Ruhija Sector Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Turinawe, Anthony

“…The findings indicate that while political stability has generally supported tourism development, certain political actions, such as the enactment of anti-gay legislation, have tarnished Uganda's reputation as a tourist destination. …”
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