Mechanical Mechanism and Propagation Law of Fissure-Tip Cracks of Large-Size Rock Specimens with Two Precut Fissures by Liming Yin, Ming Li, Wenbin Sun, Juntao Chen, Bin Liu, Ziqi Wang

“…In view of acoustic emission (AE), we calculated and obtained the spatial positions of stress peaks in each direction at the fissure tips; through comparison and analysis, the angle corresponding to the negative angle peak of the maximum circumferential tensile stress and the maximum radial tensile stress is basically the same as the angle of the main crack propagation direction generated from the preexisting fissure; it can be inferred that the tensile stress is the main stress inducing crack initiation and specimen failure, which is consistent with the physical characteristics of rock (resistant to compression but not tension). …”
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Food preferences of fish in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture freshwater ponds based on fatty acids and stable isotopes by Nahon Sarah, Jaeger Christophe, Menniti Christophe, Roucaute Marc, Kerhervé Philippe, Mortillaro Jean-Michel, Aubin Joël

“…Mixing model indicated that fish from E ponds mainly fed on zooplankton. Regardless of the IMTA systems, fatty acid and stable isotope analyses indicated that juveniles consumed mainly large zooplankton. …”
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Fluid Identification Based on NMR Apparent Free Water Porosity Inversion: A Case Study of Paleozoic Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoirs in Western Ordos by Fuqiang Lai, Yuejiao Liu, Xiaopan Kou, Zhaohui Huang, Zhen Chen, Yuanqi Liu, Guoqiang Jiang, Yongqian Zang, Min Wang, Ruyue Wang

“…The median radius ranged from 0.01 to 0.48 μm, and the main peak range was from 0.02 to 0.06 μm. Pores were of mainly small-hole fine throat type. …”
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A Review of the Modeling of Adsorption of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Water Using Artificial Neural Networks by Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila, Ismael Alejandro Aguayo-Villarreal, Lizbeth Liliana Diaz-Muñoz, Jaime Moreno-Pérez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Ruiz, Cintia Karina Rojas-Mayorga, Didilia Ileana Mendoza-Castillo, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet

“…Overall, the studies on adsorption modeling with artificial neural networks have focused mainly on the analysis of batch processes (87%) in comparison to dynamic systems (13%) like packed bed columns. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…Aim: To review the main methods of intestinal microbiota studying.Key points. …”
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A thorny pathway of macrophage activating factor (GcMAF): from bench to bedside by A. A. Ostanin, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Dolgova, А. S. Proskurina, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…Vitamin D3 Binding Protein (DBP) is a multifunctional glycoprotein whose main role is to transport vitamin D3 and its metabolites, but it also is the precursor of the macrophage activating factor (GcMAF). …”
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Changes in Hemodynamics and Tissue Oxygenation Saturation in the Brain and Skeletal Muscle Induced by Speech Therapy – A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by U. Wolf, F. Scholkmann, R. Rosenberger, M. Wolf, M. Nelle

“…After the recitations, significant changes were mainly increases of Δ[HHb] and Δ[tHb] in the calf muscle. …”
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Study on characteristics, efficiency, and variations of water flooding in different stages for low permeability oil sandstone by Houjiang Fan, Xiaoqiang Liu, Gang Li, Xiang Li, Ahmed E. Radwan, Shuai Yin

“…The results show that the target layer mainly develops frequently thin stacked composite sand bodies. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to Tuberculosis case notification among private health facilities in Kampala Capital City, Uganda. by Veronica Kembabazi, Julius Ssentongo, Elizeus Rutebemberwa

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Private Health Facilities (PHFs), Uganda's main healthcare providers, are indispensable stakeholders in the national tuberculosis (TB) program's efforts to improve TB case notification and combat the epidemic. …”
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The place of the National Police of Ukraine in the system of subjects for prevention and counteraction to bullying by O. V. Dzhafarova, О. А. Morhunov, D. A. Sorochan

“…It is determined that the main problem is the lack of legislation that clearly establishes the list of subjects to prevent and combat bullying in Ukraine. …”
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Gene Expression Pattern and Regulatory Network of α-Toxin Treatment in Bombyx mori by Tieshan Feng, Ping Lin, Jiao Gong, Dong Cheng, Xi Yang, Quan Zhang, Tingcai Cheng

“…The upregulated genes in the midgut were mainly involved in peptidoglycan catabolic process and tyrosine kinase signaling pathway, whereas the downregulated genes were mainly involved in chitin metabolic pathways. …”
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Design and Fabrication of a Motorized Honey Extractor. by Hasahya, Caxton Joel

“…The purpose of this report is to provide a concise overview of the research conducted and the main outcomes achieved. Chapter one includes an introduction on a brief background of honey extraction, the problem to be solved, the project scope with the main objective and specific objectives, research questions, research scope, justification, significance, and limitations of the project. …”
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Positive Periodic Solution of Second-Order Coupled Systems with Singularities by Tiantian Ma

“…Examples are given to illustrate the main result.…”
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On Univalence Criteria for a General Integral Operator by Vasile Marius Macarie, Daniel Breaz

“…Several consequences of the main results are also shown.…”
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A theorem of the alternative and a two-function minimax theorem by Anton Stefanescu

“…The two main results of the paper are a theorem of the alternative of Gordan type and a two-function minimax theorem. …”
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On the Bankruptcy Situations and the Alexia Value by S. Z. Alparslan Gök, A. Sarıarslan

“…The main result of this paper is to show that the three ancient bankruptcy situations from the 2000-year-old Babylonian Talmud can be solved by using the average lexicographic value (Alexia) from cooperative game theory.…”
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IMMIGRANTS AT THE AMERICAN LABOR MARKET by N. Petrovskaya

“…The article provides analysis of basic immigration trends in US, with focus on foreign born persons employment, their participation in the American labor force; immigrant’s unemployment. It also examines main peculiarities of US immigration policy.…”
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LOW NOISE ELECTRONICS MODULE FOR AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE SIGNAL READOUT by O. V. Dvornikov, V. A. Tchekhovski, V. L. Diatlov, N. N. Prokopenko

“…Schematic and design of electronics module for avalanche photodiode signal′s readout based on the pair of specialized analog ICs, are considered. Main specifications including input noise charge vs signal source capacity are presented.…”
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Cult of war by Elena Markus, Nina Frolova

“… The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Kubinka near Moscow is a quintessential example of the post-Soviet populist ideology, representating a mixture of ostensibly religious values with multiple secular cult objects. …”
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The local limit theorem of Delange in the Knopfmacher's semigroup by Rimantas Skrabutėnas

“… An asymptotic formula of the mean value of multiplicative arithmetic function from the class Ma(G)  with asymptotical expansion of the main term is obtained. In the present paper the local limit theorem of the H. …”
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