Computation of Rayleigh Damping Coefficients for the Seismic Analysis of a Hydro-Powerhouse by Zhiqiang Song, Chenhui Su

“…In this study, modes that greatly influence these responses are found on the basis of mode participation mass, and Rayleigh damping coefficients are obtained. …”
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Correspondence: Can Menstrual Cycle Length Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Indian Females? by Avnesh Kumar Singh, Shikha Singh

“…Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article entitled “Can Menstrual Cycle Length Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Indian Females? …”
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Parametric Identification of a Dynamic Foundation Model of a Rotary Machine Using Response Data Due to Unknown Unbalances by Uwe Prells, Arthur W. Lees

“…However, it would be a great advantage to be able to perform the estimation with a single rundown. …”
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Plant-Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Yunhui Bao, Jian He, Ke Song, Jie Guo, Xianwu Zhou, Shima Liu

“…Based on this, the development of an environment-friendly synthesis method of MNPs has recently attracted great attention. The use of plant extracts as reductants and stabilizers to synthesize MNPs has the advantages of low cost, environmental friendliness, sustainability, and ease of operation. …”
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The influence of national culture on remote work by Taboroši Srđana, Maljugić Biljana

“…Due to the encounter of different cultures from all over the world, it is impossible to avoid the influence of these cultural differences and the possibility of conflicts is great, so modern leaders and managers try to find good techniques of proper management of different people using knowledge of national culture. …”
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A comprehensive review of the roles of T-cell immunity in preeclampsia by Xu Peng, Ibeh Chinwe Oluchi-Amaka, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Xiuhua Yang

“…It is recognized as one of the “Great Obstetrical Syndromes” and principally contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation: A Gateway to Infrequent Availability of HLA-Matched Related Donors by Hafiz Muhammad Aslam, Shumaila Muhammad Iqbal, Hira Shaikh, Faizan A. Faizee, Ambreen A. Merchant, Marwan Shaheen, Shahrukh K. Hashmi

“…Since the patient was severely alloimmunized, desensitization protocol was utilized before the haploidentical transplant, and the patient after 8 months of her second allogeneic transplantation is doing great with successful engraftment, no relapse, and no graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). …”
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Organic versus Conventional Agriculture: Comparison of Economic and Environmental Sustainability by Balode Lauma, Pakere Ieva, Luksta Ilze, Blumberga Dagnija

“…The emissions produced depend greatly on factors such as livestock feeding, manure management systems, feed content, and quality. …”
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The Influence of Complex Subway Station Construction on High Retaining Walls and Appropriate Countermeasures by Kai Wang, Zhaoping Li, Xuezhao Xu, Leilei Shi, Fanbo Zhang

“…The joint control method of anchor cables combined with waist beams, isolation piles, and deep hole grouting makes the deformation meet the target, and according to this measure, a concept of joint control aiming at the influence of the “source,” “propagation,” and “object” is proposed, which can provide a reference for similar projects with a great difficulty in deformation control.…”
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Adaptive Navigating Control Based on the Parallel Action-Network ADHDP Method for Unmanned Surface Vessel by Zhijian Huang, Xinze Liu, Jiayi Wen, Guichen Zhang, Yihua Liu

“…Therefore, the adaptive stability design can greatly improve the navigating control and effectively overcome the ADHDP algorithm limitation. …”
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Shaping oral and intestinal microbiota and the immune system during the first 1,000 days of life by Jie Zhu, Mingxin He, Simin Li, Yumeng Lei, Xiaochen Xiang, Zhi Guo, Qiang Wang

“…The immune system and microbiota exhibit great plasticity at this stage and play a crucial role in subsequent development and future health. …”
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Liquid-Phase Ethanol Oxidation and Gas-Phase CO Oxidation Reactions over M Doped (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Ni) and MM′ Codoped CeO2 Nanoparticles by Yohan Park, Yulri Na, Debabrata Pradhan, Youngku Sohn

“…The ethanol and CO oxidation performances were enhanced greatly by metal-doping and were dependent on the relative concentration of codoped metals. …”
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New Horizons in Gingival Depigmentation: A Case Report Comparing Blue®m Oxygel and Coe-PakTM Periodontal Dressing by Sakshi Vishal Kotecha, Priyanka Jaiswal, Shweta Bhagat

“…The colour of the gingiva is vital for facial beauty and contributes in a great manner to the appearance of an aesthetic and confident smile. …”
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Research and Geoconservation of the Albian “Giant” Ammonites Collection in the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark by Asier Hilario, Miguel Angel López-Horgue, Luis Miguel Agirrezabala

“…The Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark is known worldwide for its great thickness of Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene “flysch” formations. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Chaos in a Phononic Crystal Waveguide with Circular Inclusions of Real Materials by Hugo Enrique Alva-medrano, Héctor Pérez-aguılar, Alejandro Bucio

“…Phononic crystal waveguides (PnCW) have been of great interest due to their properties of manipulating or filtering the acoustic waves with which they interact. …”
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Direct probing of energy gaps and bandwidth in gate-tunable flat band graphene systems by Jin Jiang, Qixuan Gao, Zekang Zhou, Cheng Shen, Mario Di Luca, Emily Hajigeorgiou, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Mitali Banerjee

“…Tuning these systems via twist angle and the electric field greatly enhances our comprehension of their strongly correlated ground states. …”
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Effect of Lithium Ions on Copper Nanoparticle Size, Shape, and Distribution by Kyung-Deok Jang, Ada Ortega, Justin Ucol, Hao Du, Nam-Soo Kim

“…Increasing the concentration of copper ion in the solution greatly increased the aqueous electric conductivity and the size of the particles but led to a wide size distribution ranging from 150 nm to 400 nm and rough particle morphology. …”
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Numerical Study on Combustion and Atomization Characteristics of Coaxial Injectors for LOX/Methane Engine by Jiabao Xu, Ping Jin, Ruizhi Li, Jue Wang, Guobiao Cai

“…Because the injector can greatly affect the atomization and combustion, this study performed a three-dimensional numerical simulation of atomization, combustion, and heat transfer in a subscale LOX/methane engine to evaluate the effect of the main fluid parameters with different methane injection temperatures and different injectors on atomization performance and combustion performance. …”
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A Miniaturized High-Gain Flexible Antenna for UAV Applications by Xinhuan Yang, Yanzhu Qi, Bo Yuan, Yazi Cao, Gaofeng Wang

“…As an important merit to be highlighted, the flexible cable can greatly reduce the volume and aerodynamic drag of the antenna. …”
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Mobility Based Key Management Technique for Multicast Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks by B. Madhusudhanan, S. Chitra, C. Rajan

“…The rekeying interval is fixed depending on the node category so that this technique greatly minimizes the rekeying overhead. By simulation results, we show that our proposed approach reduces the packet drop rate and improves the data confidentiality.…”
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