Dynamic Simulation of Underground Cable Laying for Digital Three-Dimensional Transmission Lines by Chunhua Fang, Wenqi Lu, Jialiang Liu, Xiuyou Yang, Jin Zhang

“…The findings indicate that the proposed method can accurately and efficiently simulate the on-site cable laying construction process, with numerical errors maintained below 5%, thereby validating the integrity of the model. Furthermore, the traction overload safety protection amplification coefficient is determined to be α = 1.5. …”
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Failure Mode and the Prevention and Control Technology of Buried PE Pipeline in Service: State of the Art and Perspectives by Pengcheng Li, Fei Wang, Jiajia Gao, Dong Lin, Jian Gao, Jianguo Lu, Enxi Qiu, Chang Liu

“…The results could be helpful for a better understanding of the operation conditions of buried PE pipelines, and it is also hoped that this study could provide guidance for the safe operation, maintenance, and integrity management of buried PE pipelines.…”
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Green Chemistry Within the Circular Bioeconomy to Harness Chestnut Burr Extract’s Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity Against <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> by Maria Lucia Schiavone, Roberta Barletta, Alfonso Trezza, Michela Geminiani, Lia Millucci, Natale Figura, Annalisa Santucci

“…Mechanistic studies suggest that the extract’s polyphenolic compounds compromise bacterial membrane integrity, enhancing antibiotic uptake, while pantoprazole disrupts bacterial ATPase activity. …”
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A Literature Review on Schema Evolution in Databases by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Barbara Oliboni

“…Finally, we defined a list of six comparison criteria (database model, implementation, schema change semantics, schema change propagation, integrity constraints, and software evolution) that have helped us to categorize and compare the different database schema evolution proposals. …”
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Impact of Water-Cement Ratio and Desert Sand Powder on the Mechanical Properties of Eco-Self-Compacting Concrete by Said Zaouai, Farid Benmerioul, Abdelkadir Makkani, Ahmed Tafraoui, Rachid Rabehi

“…The findings reveal that decreasing the w/c ratio reduces porosity and improves the concrete's overall structural integrity. Capillary absorption tests indicate that while E-SCC with a 0.40 w/c ratio shows slightly higher initial absorption rates over the first two hours, it demonstrates better long-term performance over 24 hours compared to higher w/c ratios. …”
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Investigating Defect Detection in Advanced Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Using Active Thermography by Anthonin Demarbaix, Enrique Juste, Tim Verlaine, Ilario Strazzeri, Julien Quinten, Arnaud Notebaert

“…To avoid unnecessary energy-intensive steps, it is crucial to assess the internal integrity of the ceramic in its green stage. This study aims to investigate the use of active thermography for defect detection. …”
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Study on the Atomization and Dust-Reduction Performance of a New Type of External Pneumatic Vortex Fog Curtain Dust Removal Device in Fully Mechanized Excavation Face by Deji Jing, Rina An, Jingxu Chen, Shaocheng Ge, Liying Sun

“…The dust-reduction efficiency of the new type of external pneumatic vortex fog curtain dust removal device was investigated through the dust-reduction experiment, and it is found that the new type of external pneumatic vortex fog curtain dust removal device had better dust removal performance under the condition that the ventilation conditions did not interfere with the integrity of the vortex fog curtain.…”
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Biodiversity conservation and threat reduction in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth conservation areas, Uganda by Joseph Katswera, Norah M. Mutekanga, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The wildlife agency should integrate ecosystem health into the conservation agenda. …”
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Dynamic response of aerodynamic flutter of blooie line during gas drilling in mountain areas by Dianchen Liu, Peng Yang, Ke Deng, Shijie Tian, Hai Yan, Hongtao Li

“…The application of this equipment, integrated into the blooie line, ensures the safety of gas drilling operations.…”
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Development and Characterization of Lyophilized Chondroitin Sulfate-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Encapsulation Efficiency and Stability by Marta E. Bustos Araya, Anna Nardi Ricart, Ana C. Calpena Campmany, Rafel Prohens, Montserrat Miñarro Carmona

“…<b>Methods:</b> CHON, a naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan with anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties, was integrated into SLN formulations using the hot microemulsion technique. …”
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Analysis of the Feasibility of the OrthoNail Hybrid Intramedullary Implant in the Human Body with Respect to Material Durability by Dominika Grygier, Piotr Kowalewski, Mariusz Opałka, Jakub J. Słowiński, Mateusz Dziubek, Dariusz Pyka

“…Under axial compression, it withstood forces of up to 1400 N, maintaining structural integrity. Fatigue testing revealed resilience under dynamic loading conditions for over 1,000,000 cycles at a load of 500 N, with no mechanical failure or material degradation observed. …”
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Physico-chemical properties and structure of rice cultivars grown in Heilongjiang Province of China by Yinyuan He, Fenglian Chen, Yanguo Shi, Zhexian Guan, Na Zhang, Osvaldo H. Campanella

“…Scanning Electron Micro-photograph results showed that all starch granules were polyhedral with irregular shapes, except Longjing 9 showing signs of the loss of physical integrity. The hardness, adhesiveness, springiness, gumminess, cohesiveness and resilience ranged from 395.87 g to 1161.76 g, -90.842 g·mm to -36.4 g·mm, 0.498 to 0.747, 78.631 g to 466.837 g, 0.199 to 0.569, 0.321 to 0.504, respectively. …”
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Blockchain-Powered Secure and Scalable Threat Intelligence System With Graph Convolutional Autoencoder and Reinforcement Learning Feedback Loop by Mohamad Khayat, Ezedin Barka, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Farag Sallabi, Khaled Shuaib, Heba M. Khater

“…This paper proposes an approach that integrates secure blockchain technology with data preprocessing, deep learning, and reinforcement learning to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…Evans Blue staining was used to examine the integrity of the BBB. Immunofluorescence was used to examine the morphology and infiltration of microglia. …”
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS OF THE INFLUENCE OF TISSUE RESPIRATION ENZYMES ON THE MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C by I.Y. Bagmut, S.M. Gramatiuk

“…The HCV infection was diagnosed by the positivity of anti-HCV and HCV-RNA for at least 6 months of period. Mitochondrial integrity was assessed by cytochrome C release using a commercial kit (Cytochrome C Oxidase Assay Kit, Sigma-Aldrich, St. …”
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Crayfish optimization based pixel selection using block scrambling based encryption for secure cloud computing environment by Vikas K. Soman, V. Natarajan

“…By integrating steganography and encryption, the CFOPS-BSBEA technique provides a robust approach to secure digital images. …”
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Telomere length varies with sex, hatching rank and year of birth in the Little Owl, Athene noctua by Criscuolo, François, Fache, Inès, Scaar, Bertrand, Zahn, Sandrine, Bleu, Josefa

“…Telomeres are non-coding DNA sequences located at the end of linear chromosomes, protecting genome integrity. In numerous taxa, telomeres shorten with age and telomere length (TL) is positively correlated with longevity. …”
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Public Procurement Practices and Service Delivery: A Case of Kisoro District Local Government. by Nyiramfite, Emily

“…The study's findings revealed that factors affecting service delivery in Kisoro District Local Governments included poor infrastructure, corruption, integrity risk, a lack of sufficient financial resources, and poor communication. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Serial Manipulator for Pick and Drop Objects for Material Handling at Uiri Metal Forming Workshop. by Behangana, Abert

“…Future recommendations include refining control algorithms, integrating advanced safety features, and exploring innovative materials to improve performance. …”
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Surfactin alleviated hyperglycaemia in mice with type 2 diabetes induced by a high-fat diet and streptozotocin by Xiaoyu Chen, Hongyuan Zhao, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu

“…All of these findings revealed that surfactin not only ameliorated HFD/STZ-induced gut dysbiosis and preserved intestinal barrier integrity but also enhanced hepatic glucose metabolism and detoxification function in T2DM mice. …”
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