Conversion Disorder: Early Diagnosis and Personalized Therapy Plan Is the Key by Lauren Miller, Robert L. Archer, Nidhi Kapoor

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Is Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw an Infection? A Histological and Microbiological Ten-Year Summary by A. M. Hinson, C. W. Smith, E. R. Siegel, B. C. Stack

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Research on Failure Mechanism and Strengthening of Broken Roadway Affected by Upper Coal Pillar by Fulian He, Zheng Zheng, Hengzhong Zhu, Bo Yang

“…The principal stress difference is introduced as a new evaluation index in order to better understand the failure mechanism of roadways affected by upper coal pillars and characterize failure of rock mass. Compared with traditional methods, it facilitates quantitative analysis. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Permeability Measurement of Radial Flow through a Single Rough Fracture under Shearing Action by Ran Tan, Junrui Chai, Cheng Cao

“…Water flow is commonly observed in rock fractures, and this flow has considerable significance in many aspects of rock engineering. …”
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Study on the Dynamic Response of Landslide Subjected to Earthquake by the Improved DDA Method by Xiu-Li Zhang, Bi-Ting Xie, Hao Wang, Yu-Yong Jiao

“…The dynamic failure of landslide and the local amplification of seismic wave can be embodied, indicating that the improved DDA provides an alternative approach for analyzing the seismic dynamic response of jointed rock.…”
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Addis Amba Mädhané Aläm: the Uncommon Troglodytic Heritage of Ethiopia by Tsegaye Ebabey DEMISSIE

“…The holy and sanctuary form the nave which is rock-hewn monolithic feature detached from the main rock except on its roof and base. …”
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Fractal and Morphological Characteristics of Single Marble Particle Crushing in Uniaxial Compression Tests by Yidong Wang, Wenjiao Dan, Yongfu Xu, Yue Xi

“…Crushing of rock particles is a phenomenon commonly encountered in geotechnical engineering practice. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Blast-Induced Crack Propagation Based on Digital Image Correlation Analysis by Carlota R. San Miguel, Nikolaos Petropoulos, Changping Yi, Daniel Johansson

“…Blasting is widely used in civil and mining engineering projects, with the side effect of introducing damage to the remaining rock. The damage can be differentiated from the cracks in the remaining rock, which increases the concerns of safety and requirements for rock support. …”
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Calculation Method for the Critical Thickness of a Karst Cave Roof at the Bottom of a Socketed Pile by Nie Qingke, Li Xilai, Yuan Wei, Wang Anli, Wang Wei, Jia Xiangxin, Shang Weidong

“…In this study, we present an approach for calculating the critical thickness-to-diameter ratio of a karst cave roof η (η = h/d, the ratio of karst cave roof thickness to pile diameter) based on the generalized Hoek–Brown criterion by virtue of the limit analysis method, which considers the pile tip load, hardness degree of the intact rock, and rock mass quality. The analysis results show that less load at the bottom of the pile, higher quality of rock mass, and more hard rock all lead to a smaller critical thickness-diameter ratio, whereas the critical thickness-to-diameter ratio is greater. …”
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Improving the Stability of Mining Slopes in Tarcha Coal Mine, Southwestern Ethiopian Deposit Through Geometric Adjustments by Getaneh Abebay, Endalu Tadele Chala, Nagessa Zerihun Jilo, Tiyasha Tiyasha

“…Results indicated that the rock quality designation (RQD) of the rocks ranged from 22 to 57.5, indicating rock quality from very poor to fair. …”
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Study on Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Sandstone under Freezing and Thawing by Ziyi Wang, Ping Liu, Chang Luo, Yichao Jia, Zhen Chen

“…The cyclic freezing-thawing action in cold regions leads to the deterioration of rock damage, resulting in local damage and further threatening the safety of engineering. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Water-Induced Strength Reduction in Zigong Argillaceous Siltstone with Different Degree of Weathering by Yu-chuan Yang, Jia-wen Zhou, Fu-gang Xu, Hui-ge Xing

“…The water-softening property of soft rocks is a key problem in geotechnical engineering. …”
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Freeze-Thaw Effects on Stability of Open Pit Slope in High-Altitude and Cold Regions by Yong Hong, Zhushan Shao, Guangbin Shi, Yong Dou, Weiqin Wang, Wen Zhang

“…The cycle of the freeze-thaw action must be taken into account in the stability analysis of an open pit slope in the high-altitude and cold regions, because the natural process of freeze-thaw poses a significant effect on mechanical properties of the rock mass. To achieve this purpose, a linear relationship between the geological strength index (GSI) and the Tianshan slope rock mass rating (TSMR) system is established considering the effect of the freeze-thaw action by introducing a freeze-thaw correction coefficient δ. …”
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Simulating the Formation of Blasting-Excavation-Induced Zonal Integration in Deep Tunnels with an Elastoplastic Damage Model by Qiang Gao, Chuanxiao Liu, Jian Zhang, Guangtan Cheng

“…The zonal disintegration phenomena are frequently encountered with the surrounding rock of deep tunnels. To explain the mechanisms underlying the formation of zonal disintegration, an elastoplastic damage model and failure criterion are proposed in this study based on the strain gradient theory and the damage property of rock mass. …”
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Study on Stability and Plastic Zone Distribution of Tunnel with Thin Carbonaceous Slate at Different Dip Angles by Jin Zhang, Chuanhao Xi, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Wang

“…The calculation results show that the maximum displacement is 0.45 m, when the dip angle of the surrounding rock joint is 45°. The field measurement also shows that the dip angle of the surrounding rock joint has an important influence on the distribution of the plastic zone. …”
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Study on Characteristics of Mining Earthquake in Multicoal Seam Mining under Thick and Hard Strata in High Position by Shuli Wang, Guangli Zhu, Kaizhi Zhang, Lei Yang

“…Rock burst has become one of the most serious world’s problems in coal resources mining, and fracture and movement of thick and hard strata in high position is the main reason to induce strong mining earthquake and rock burst. …”
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Seismic Stability of Subsea Tunnels Subjected to Seepage by Xuansheng Cheng, Yi Ren, Xiuli Du, Yida Zhang

“…Strength reduction method and ADINA software are adopted to study the stability of submarine tunnel structures subjected to seepage and earthquake under different seawater depths and overlying rock strata thicknesses. First, the excess pore water pressure in the rock mass is eliminated through consolidation calculation. …”
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A Simplified Method for Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles considering Cyclic Soil Degradation by Yuzhe Yang, Xiaodong Gao, Wenbing Wu, Kangyu Xing

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An Electro Breakdown Damage Model for Granite and Simulation of Deep Drilling by High-Voltage Electropulse Boring by Changping Li, Longchen Duan, Songcheng Tan, Victor Chikhotkin, Xiaohui Wang

“…Electropulse rock breaking has wide application prospects in hard rock drilling and ore breaking. …”
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Analysis of Thermal Stimulation to Enhance Shale Gas Recovery through a Novel Conceptual Model by Liang Xue, Cheng Dai, Lei Wang, Xiaoxia Chen

“…Gas recovery increases with the gas and rock thermal conductivity and decreases with heat capacity of rock, but the decrease level becomes insignificant when heat capacity of rock is sufficiently high. …”
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