Selection of the Key Segment Position for Trapezoidal Tapered Rings and Calculation of the Range of Jack Stroke Differences with a Predetermined Key Segment Position by Wencui Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jingru Yan, Yaohong Zhu

“…It is generally accepted that selecting the key segment position for trapezoidal tapered rings and controlling the shield machine advancement are challenging tasks for shield tunneling projects. …”
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Water‐Triggered Reconfigurable Glycerogels for Sustainable All‐Gel Supercapacitors by Md. Tariful Islam Mredha, Adith Varma Rama Varma, Tanish Gupta, Insu Jeon

“…Moreover, following self‐healing and rebuilding, the capacitance remains at 91% and 110% (at 0.35 mA cm−2) of the original value, respectively. This generalized strategy for preparing multifunctional reconfigurable gels will facilitate the development of high‐performance flexible and wearable devices with improved durability and recyclability.…”
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The biogenesis, regulation and functions of transitive siRNA in plants by Tan Huijun, Liu Yuelin, Guo Hongwei

“…We aim to provide a comprehensive description of the generalized mechanism governing the biogenesis of transitive siRNAs. …”
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Anal Sphincter Function After Hemorrhoidectomy by A. M. Kuzminov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. A. Mukhin, S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, S. T. Minbaev, S. V. Belousova

“…Aim. To generalize and present current data on the development of approaches to hemorrhoidectomy, as well as to analyse the function of the rectal closing apparatus after surgery.Key findings. …”
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Network analysis of interactions of rumination and anxiety on smartphone dependence symptoms by Sen sen Zhang, Sen sen Zhang, Shao hong Yong, Shao hong Yong, Jia tai Chen

“…Therefore, we used the network analysis approach to identify the connections at a micro level to provide possible interventions for reducing SPD symptoms.MethodsUsing symptom-level network analysis, we used the ruminative response scale-10, the generalized anxiety disorder scale-7, and the mobile phone addiction index scale-17 to investigate Chinese preservice teachers (Mage = 21.1, N = 1160). …”
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Bond Stress between Steel-Reinforced Bars and Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete by Yifei Cui, Peng Zhang, Jiuwen Bao

“…The relative slip between ribbed bar and geopolymer concrete varies from 280–3,000 microns from the loaded end to the free end when the bond stress decreased by 57%. Generally, GPC is different from OPC in terms of bond stress distribution.…”
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Robust Malware identification via deep temporal convolutional network with symmetric cross entropy learning by Jiankun Sun, Xiong Luo, Weiping Wang, Yang Gao, Wenbing Zhao

“…Moreover, word embedding techniques are generally utilised to understand the contextual relationship between the input operation code (opcode) and application programming interface function names. …”
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Novel VSC-Based STATCOM Model Based on Dynamic Phasors for Unbalanced Distribution Networks by Jesus H. Sanchez, Luis M. Castro

“…This paper presents the dynamic phasor-based modeling of three-phase voltage-source converters (VSC) operating as static var compensators (STATCOM). The generalized averaging theory is used to represent the DC, 1st, and 2nd harmonics of the converter fundamental response. …”
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LSTM-based framework for predicting point defect percentage in semiconductor materials using simulated XRD patterns by Mehran Motamedi, Reza Shidpour, Mehdi Ezoji

“…The sliding window technique plays a crucial role in capturing temporal dependencies within the XRD data, allowing the model to generalize to other semiconductor materials. Additionally, we observed that increasing defect percentages consistently led to a rise in background intensity. …”
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Unleashing the Potential of Pre-Trained Diffusion Models for Generalizable Person Re-Identification by Jiachen Li, Xiaojin Gong

“…Simultaneously, feedback from the diffusion model is back-propagated through the conditioning scheme to the Re-ID model, effectively improving the generalization capability of Re-ID features. Extensive experiments on both single-source and multi-source DG Re-ID tasks demonstrate that our method achieves state-of-the-art performance. …”
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Sorghum Malt Extract as a Growth Medium for Lactic Acid Bacteria Cultures: A Case of Lactobacillus plantarum MNC 21 by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga

“…However, the conventional growth media used are generally costly. Malt extracts from four sorghum varieties (SESO 1, SESO 3, Epuripur, and Eyera) were evaluated as alternative low-cost growth media for Lactobacillus plantarum MNC 21. …”
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Atmospheric curing of zinc sulfide concentrate by sulfuric acid below 300°C by Deng F.-L., Xu G.-X., Fan W.-W., Li S., Ma R.-X.

“…Furthermore, the atmospheric leaching efficiency is low and generally introduces impurities and chloride ions, which increase the cost of subsequent decontamination. …”
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Model independent bounds on heavy sterile neutrinos from the angular distribution of B → D* ℓν decays by Florian U. Bernlochner, Marco Fedele, Tim Kretz, Ulrich Nierste, Markus T. Prim

“…After reviewing the theoretical formalism required to describe this phenomenon in full generality, we first perform a bump hunt in the M miss 2 $$ {M}_{\textrm{miss}}^2 $$ Belle distribution to search for evidences of an additional massive neutrino. …”
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Facilitating or Hindering? The Impact of Low-Carbon Pilot Policies on Socio-Ecological Resilience in Resource-Based Cities by Yanran Peng, Zhong Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Wei Wang

“…The findings indicate that the socio-ecological resilience of the study area has generally improved, though there is noticeable polarization. …”
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A mixed method evaluation of ecosystem services and services-to-ecosystems illuminates culturally important trees in a settled landscape by Jacqueline Hamilton, Murray M. Humphries, Elena M. Bennett

“…We found that tree abundance generally correlated with cultural emphasis. Maple was the most biophysically abundant and culturally important tree, associated with the greatest diversity of ecosystem services. …”
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Personality and education: associations between personality dimensions, academic field of study, and performance in upper secondary school and higher education by Mikkel M. Thørrisen, Talieh Sadeghi

“…Associations between personality and academic performance were generally weak and differed somewhat between academic fields of study. …”
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Application Calibration Based on Energy Consumption Model in Optimal Design of Green Buildings by Feiran Xue, Jingyuan Zhao

“…Through the survey, it can be seen that corporate executives generally have a sense of sustainable development and pay more attention to sustainable competition and the green development of enterprises. …”
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Genesis Analysis and Stability Evaluation of Karst Area in the Mudengdong Village Based on the Geological Investigation and Numerical Simulation Methods by Hanhua Xu, Kuiming Liu, Wenlian Liu, Chun Zhu, Sitao Zhu, Jiaxiang Dong

“…Moreover, the karst generally has a vertical form and is in the early karst stage of development; (2) surface rainwater infiltration, earthquakes, and load pressure are the three major factors that affect karst collapse in the study area; (3) by simulating the development of karst caves and the bearing capacity of the karst roof in the goaf structure under different conditions, it is recommended that only civil buildings with not more than three floors can be built in the village. …”
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Influence of Non-Structural Localized Inertia on Free Vibration Response of Thin-Walled Structures by Variable Kinematic Beam Formulations by Alfonso Pagani, Francesco Zangallo, Erasmo Carrera

“…According to CUF, kinematic fields can be formulated either as truncated Taylor-like expansion series of the generalized unknowns or by using only pure translational variables by locally discretizing the beam cross-section through Lagrange polynomials. …”
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Prediction of Hourly PM2.5 and PM10 Concentrations in Chongqing City in China Based on Artificial Neural Network by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang

“…These two training functions have good generalization ability and can meet the needs of hourly PM2.5 and PM10 prediction. …”
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