Analysis of tunnel lining internal forces under the influence of S and P-waves: An analytical solution and quasi-static numerical method by Rouhollah Basirat

“…Overall, the presence of a layer with different stiffness led to a significant effect on the TLIFs under S and P-waves and increased the complexity of the dynamic analysis of tunnel lining. …”
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Some aspects of privatization effects on the labor market in the Republic of Serb by Zimonjić Stefan

“…The conclusion is that privatization has led to a worse set of selected models, as well as problems in the implementation and problems of annulment of one of their important parts.…”
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THE DUAL MODEL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF GERMAN ARMED FORCES by A. Yu. Timofeev

“…The reform of the Bundeswehr led to its real division of German armed forces into two components. …”
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Treatment outcomes in NTM-PD in a high TB burden context by S. Kang, J.E. Schmidt, I. Chen, S. Tiberi

“…One study ( n = 24) demonstrated that resecting lesions and chemotherapy led to more favourable clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION: Treatment regimens recommended in Chinese guidelines yielded poor-to-moderate outcomes for NTM-PD in China, highlighting the need for further research into alternative antimicrobial treatments to improve efficacy.…”
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Weber’s Law as the emergent phenomenon of choices based on global inhibition by Marcin Penconek

“…Previous studies showed that the postulated mechanism led to the emergence of Weber’s Law. Our study showed that the same mechanism could also be responsible for the mild violation of Weber’s Law. …”
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Analysis of No.1 Flood Disaster in Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 Based on Natural Disaster System Theory by LIAN Yuechen, GAO Lu, MA Miaomiao, WANG Lan, LIN Hui

“…China is one of the countries most hit by flood disasters in the world.Flood disasters have the highest frequency,are distributed in the widest scope,and cause the largest loss in China.It is of great guiding significance to analyze the characteristics of disaster system elements for a better understanding of the evolution process of flood disasters.This study collects the disaster-formative environment (topography and river network),disaster-bearing body (socioeconomy),disaster-inducing factor (daily rainfall),and disaster losses in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin.Moreover,it investigates the disaster mechanism and evolution process of the No.1 flood disaster in the Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 and discusses the flood prevention and control measures for the Poyang Lake Basin.The results show that the high-intensity rainfall since June was the precondition of the No.1 flood disaster in 2020 in the Poyang Lake Basin,which led to almost saturated soil moisture.Under the joint action of extremely heavy rainfall from 1 to 8 July (strong disaster-inducing factor) and low elevation (high sensitivity of disaster-formative environment) in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin,the floods spread quickly and flooded the socioeconomic system (disaster-bearing body) of the lake area in a short time.Case analyses of typical flood disasters from the perspective of disaster systems will help improve the capabilities for risk identification,disaster prevention,and disaster mitigation of regional flood disasters.…”
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Ochrona stabilności sektora bankowego jako ochrona wartości konstytucyjnych by Kamil Dąbrowski

“…The conducted considerations ultimately led the author to the conclusion that, although the protection of the stability of the banking sector is not a task directly expressed in the Constitution, it is a kind of instrumental value, the safety of which is in fact a kind of care over other constitutional values. …”
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The Activity of Metalloproteases and Serine Proteases in Various Organs after Leiurus macroctenus Envenomation by Valery Gunas, Oleksandr Maievskyi, Nataliia Raksha, Tetiana Vovk, Oleksiy Savchuk, Serhii Shchypanskyi, Igor Gunas

“…Changes in MMPs and TIMP-1 levels were tested as well. Envenomation led to a significant increase in proteolytic activity levels in all assessed organs, mostly in the heart (by 3.34 times) and lungs (by 2.25 times). …”
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The “Sanitary” Role of the Necrophagous Birds in the Ecosystems by Karimov Tahir, Ahmadli Leyla, Rajabova Sevinj, Mammadov Ayaz

“…Among wild animals, mortality was predominantly observed in young individuals, attributed to their inexperience and underdeveloped adaptive responses, which led them to venture into populated areas for food, making them vulnerable to hunting, traps, and transportation hazards.…”
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Impact of evaluation method shifts on student performance: an analysis of irregular improvement in passing percentages during COVID-19 at an Ecuadorian institution by Esteban  Guevara Hidalgo

“…Beyond identifying the causes of these discrepancies, the study reveals that, for the specific case and dataset analyzed, the shift to virtual education led to a significant and abrupt increase in passing percentages. …”
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A Critical Review of A Buenos Aires Collection (Rugs and Art Tribal Bird Rugs and Others) by Azadeh Pashootanizadeh

“…The Prophet Khidr and the Nahid goddess have shared duties, and this has led to their similarity and consistency. Carpets with mental and improvised maps woven in the tribes depict the indigenous and religious beliefs of the people.…”
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Feasibility of Reduced Lap-Spliced Length in Polyethylene Fiber-Reinforced Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite by Wonchang Choi, Seok-Joon Jang, Hyun-Do Yun

“…The PE-SHCC mixture contains polyethylene fiber to enhance the tensile strength, control the widths of the cracks, and increase the bond strength of the lap splice reinforcement and the calcium sulfo-aluminate- (CSA-) based expansive admixture to improve the tension-related performance in the lap splice zone. The results have led to the conclusion that SHCC mixtures can be used effectively to reduce the development length of lap splice reinforcement up to 60% of the splice length that is recommended by ACI 318. …”
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The Board President’s Role in Controlling the Decision-making Process in Voluntary Sports Organizations by Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares

“…Likewise, both of the associations headed by full-time professional sports directors, along with an association led by a volunteer sports director (though strongly backed by the technical director of sport or sports manager during the meetings and decision-making), revealed greater strategic management and better organizational results. …”
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Estimation du sexe fœtal à partir de l’ilium by Pascal Adalian, Sandrine Boutin-Forzano, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Yann Ardagna, Michel Signoli, Ferenc Kosa, Georges Leonetti, Olivier Dutour

“…During this research, we tested the different methods proposed for fetal iliac bones and adapted some others used particularly in the case of adults.For this reason, we set up and validated a protocol of taking photographs, as well as a measurement technique developed for numeric pictures with the help of a software program, Adobe Photoshop 6‚.During this study, we selected certain parameters, principally the ones taken on the great sciatic notch, which showed a strong correlation with sex, and we established a logistic regression for estimating the probability of belonging to one sex or the other.The weak percentage of sexual differentiation obtained by this formula led us to take into account age: we organised our sample in different age groups and established a formula that permits correct sex determination in more than 85% of cases (in our sample) for fetuses that are less than 24 gestational weeks old.…”
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis of Haemobilia by Ines Casazza, Mara Angela Guglietta, Giuseppe Argento

“…A therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure led to decompression of biliary system through a major papilla sphincterotomy with spillage of bile mixed with blood clots.…”
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Les élites de l’ancien régime libyen : reconfigurations politiques en contexte transnational by Soraya Rahem

“…Although they collectively denounce the events that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, these actors do not represent a unified political force. …”
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Jean-Baptiste Gossé, L’Europe face aux déséquilibres mondiaux : une analyse historique, théorique et empirique by Jean-Baptiste Gossé

“…Finally, we show with our theoretical model that if Europe had adopted a domestic demand-led strategy, the negative impact of global imbalances could have been avoided. …”
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The Crisis of Madrasa Graduates: A Search for Identity in the Pakistani Society by Farid Bın Masood, Umair Ali Khan

“…Historically, there had been no distinction between the religious and secular education in the madrasahs, but after thearrivalof British imperialism which led to the subjugation and oppression of existing institutions which alsoaffectedthe Madrasah curriculum leading to agradualdecay in Madrasah to play any role in the society. …”
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L’accompagnement par les pairs au doctorat pour socialiser les femmes au métier de chercheuse by Catherine E. Déri, Cynthia Vincent, Émilie Tremblay-Wragg

“…Finally, we offer suggestions for further exploration of student-led actions, in conjunction with institutional support, to optimize the socialization of female PhD candidates, and by the same token, their insertion into the scholar profession.…”
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miRNA changes associated with differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into human retinal ganglion cells by Maryam Esmaeili, Daniel A. Smith, Ben Mead

“…Abstract miRNA, short non-coding RNA, are rapidly emerging as important regulators in cell homeostasis, as well as potential players in cellular degeneration. The latter has led to interest in them as both biomarkers and as potential therapeutics. …”
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