Analysis of the Seismic Performance of Site-Bolted Beam to Column Connections in Modularized Prefabricated Steel Structures by Xuechun Liu, Xiaoxiong Cui, Zhiwei Yang, Xinxin Zhan

“…The connection exhibited a wide hysteresis loop, which indicated good seismic performance. The results also showed that the connection does not slip under small earthquakes and could dissipate energy through slippage in the connection region under a moderate earthquake and through slippage in the connection region as well as plastic deformation at the beam end under a severe earthquake. …”
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Behavior of Axially Loaded Stirrup Confinement Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns by Jing Liu, Wen-jun Wang, Fa-xing Ding, Xin-fa Zeng, Zhe Tan, Yan Huang, Bao-quan Wang

“…The effect of the concrete core and rectangular steel tube under loop stirrup confinement was discussed. Analytical results showed that spiral stirrup confinement can availably retard the local bucking of the rectangular steel pipe, and the effect of the spiral stirrup confinement was stronger than that of stiffeners. …”
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Maximum efficiency and power point tracking system for hybrid compensated wireless charging of electric vehicle by Pabba Ramesh, R.K. Pongiannan, Lukas Demel, Roman Hrbac, Narayanamoorthi R

“…The proposed system monitors the critical parameters like load power, coupling coefficient, and operating frequency and adjusts automatically at the receiver side with simple closed loop control mechanism. Widespread simulation and experimental testing on a 3.3 kW, 85 kHz WPT system are performed to assess the performance of the proposed methodology. …”
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Adaptive Robust SMC-Based AGC Auxiliary Service Control for ESS-Integrated PV/Wind Station by Xiao-Ling Su, Zheng-Kui Zhao, Yang Si, Yong-Qing Guo

“…The conventional automatic generation control (AGC) loops which relay only on the synchronous generating units cannot meet the requirements of these new circumstances. …”
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Multiscale Thermal Hydraulic Study under the Inadvertent Safety Injection System Operation Scenario of Typical Pressurized Water Reactor by Mingjun Wang, Qiaolin Zuo, Hao Yu, Wenxi Tian, G. H. Su, Suizheng Qiu

“…In this paper, the multiscale thermal hydraulic analysis was performed for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under the inadvertent SIS operation scenario. The primary loop and SIS were modeled using one-dimensional method, while the three-dimensional models of reactor cold leg, RPV inlet nozzles, and downcomer were established. …”
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Polar Metric-Weighted Norm-Based Scan Matching for Robot Pose Estimation by Guanglei Huo, Lijun Zhao, Ke Wang, Ruifeng Li, Jianqiang Li

“…The results show that the proposed approach outperforms PSM and Mb-ICP in terms of accuracy, efficiency, and loop closure error of mapping.…”
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Endometriosis-Associated Massive Ascites in an Asian Woman: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity by Nuntasiri Eamudomkarn, Naratassapol Likitdee, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy which revealed a large amount of serosanguinous ascites, thickened matted bowel loops, and necrotic debris covering the entire surface of the peritoneum and visceral organs. …”
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Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure Management: Insights from System Dynamics by Julio Juarez-Quispe, Erick Rojas-Chura, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil, Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga, Oscar Yabar-Ardiles, Johan Anco-Valdivia, Sebastián Valencia-Félix

“…The model incorporates a total of 12 balance (B) and 25 reinforcement (R) loops, enabling the visualization of critical interdependencies that influence the sustainability of the system. …”
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Bayesian Inference of Hidden Cognitive Performance and Arousal States in Presence of Music by Saman Khazaei, Md Rafiul Amin, Maryam Tahir, Rose T. Faghih

“…Our study can be implemented in designing non-invasive closed-loop systems.…”
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Structural Safety Analysis Based on Seismic Service Conditions for Butterfly Valves in a Nuclear Power Plant by Sang-Uk Han, Dae-Gyun Ahn, Myeong-Gon Lee, Kwon-Hee Lee, Seung-Ho Han

“…The structural integrity of valves that are used to control cooling waters in the primary coolant loop that prevents boiling within the reactor in a nuclear power plant must be capable of withstanding earthquakes or other dangerous situations. …”
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Impaired Urine Dilution Capability in HIV Stable Patients by Waldo H. Belloso, Mariana de Paz Sierra, Matilde Navarro, Marisa L. Sanchez, Ariel G. Perelsztein, Carlos G. Musso

“…The thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop (TALH) is the tubule segment where free water clearance is generated, determining along with glomerular filtration rate the kidney’s ability to dilute urine. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…The surgical intervention was performed when his state of health improved, finding: great distention of thin loops, change in color of a segment of the terminal ileum, strong flange or adhesion, which caused twisting of said segment, and peritoneal fluid. …”
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Fluid flow impacts endothelial-monocyte interactions in a model of vascular inflammatory fibrosis by Isabelle Linares, Kaihua Chen, Ava Saffren, Mehran Mansouri, Vinay V. Abhyankar, Benjamin L. Miller, Stefano Begolo, Hani A. Awad, James L. McGrath

“…Abstract The aberrant vascular response associated with tendon injury results in circulating immune cell infiltration and a chronic inflammatory feedback loop leading to poor healing outcomes. Studying this dysregulated tendon repair response in human pathophysiology has been historically challenging due to the reliance on animal models. …”
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NupR Is Involved in the Control of PlcR: A Pleiotropic Regulator of Extracellular Virulence Factors by Jiaxin Qin, Ziqi Wang, Cheng Qian, Guohui Ji, Yizhuo Zhang, Zhanglei Cao, Bing Yan, Jun Cai

“…The results combine the nutritional status of cells with virulence to form a regulatory loop, providing new ideas and research foundations for the study of bacterial virulence.…”
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Study on Dynamics of Hydraulic Control System for Automatic Loading and Unloading of Drill Pipe of Geological Drilling Rig by Zhijian Liu, Yunlong Chen, Hailong Ruan

“…Through the establishment of mathematical models such as the four-way slide valve controlled asymmetric cylinder model, drill pipe thread stress model, and steel wire rope elastic model, the hydraulic valve is used to limit the pressure of the hydraulic cylinder, closed-loop control to control rotation speed, and power head floating to prevent screw damage and realize the automatic control of drill pipe up and down of a geological drilling rig. …”
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Cluster Analysis of Daily Cycling Flow Profiles during COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK by Matthew Burke, Dilum Dissanayake, Margaret Bell

“…In this research, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) is used to quantify the impact on daily flow profiles of cyclists due to the public’s response to different levels of restrictions during a 6-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. An inductive loop network in Tyne and Wear, the UK provided cycle flow data from 25 sites. …”
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Oral English Auxiliary Teaching System Based on Deep Learning by Chenhui Qu, Yuanbo Li

“…According to the experimental results, two rounds of mixed-mode iterative loop design were performed for the mixed teaching mode. …”
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Genetics and Molecular Biology of Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded BART MicroRNA: A Paradigm for Viral Modulation of Host Immune Response Genes and Genome Stability by David H. Dreyfus

“…BART expression is apparently regulated by complex feedback loops with the host immune response regulatory NF-κB transcription factors. …”
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Ground validation of manipulator adaptive variable admittance control method for detumbling a space noncooperative satellite by Xinlin Bai, Xiwen Li, Zhen Zhao, Zhigang Xu

“…Finally, the composition of the designed ground hardware-in-the-loop verification platform are demonstrated, and on this basis, verification principle is elaborated. …”
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Temperature Profile Measurement in Simulated Fuel Assembly Structure with Wire-Mesh Technology by Hiroki Takiguchi, Masahiro Furuya, Takahiro Arai

“…In this study, we applied the principle of the wire-mesh sensor technology used in the void fraction measurement to the temperature measurement and developed a simulated fuel assembly (bundle) test loop with installing the temperature profile sensors. …”
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