Cardiac Gated Computed Tomography Used to Confirm Iatrogenic Aortic Valve Leaflet Perforation after Mitral Valve Replacement by Luke Oakley, Kathleen Love, Alfredo Ramirez, Gilbert Boswell, Keshav Nayak

“…In contrast, cardiac gated computed tomography clearly visualized the defect and its surrounding structures. This case highlights the utility of cardiac gated computed tomography for cases of suspected valvular perforation when echocardiography is not readily available or inadequate imaging is obtained.…”
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Risk Modeling in Quality Assessment of Ready-Mix Concrete Using Simulation Methods by SKRZYPCZAK Izabela, ZIĘBA Joanna, PYTLOWANY Tomasz

“…Exposure to risk in assessing the quality of concrete can be measured as the product of the level of risk and the consequences of embedding under-quality concrete in a structure, and the developed matrix makes it possible to determine the level of risk and contribute not only to its quantification during the various phases of its production, but can affect the final quality of the concrete produced. …”
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Design, Simulation, and Optimization of Polarization-Independent Four-Port Optical Waveguide Circulator Based on a Ferrite Material by Babak Hashemi, Amir Hamid Alizadeh

“…This designed circulator unlike the previous structures has four ports which use the transmission matrix method to conduct waves. …”
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Geometrical shape learning as basis for compact microstructure representations and microstructure-properties linkages by Rodrigo Iza Teran, Daniela Steffes-lai, Lukas Morand

“…Process-structure-properties linkages play a major role in materials and process engineering. …”
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Differentiation of design solutions according to architectural and artistic criteria by Ziyatdinov Zufar Z.

“…The paper proposes a classification of buildings and structures into levels by the criterion of whether their design solutions contain such architectural and artistic qualities as architectural idea, artistic image and integrity of architectural composition. …”
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Interferometric Study of Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities in Regions of Phase Scintillations and HF Backscatter by Andres Spicher, James LaBelle, John W. Bonnell, Roger Roglans, Chrystal Moser, Stephen A. Fuselier, Scott Bounds, Lasse B. N. Clausen, Francesca Di Mare, Connor A. Feltman, Yaqi Jin, Craig Kletzing, Wojciech J. Miloch, Jøran I. Moen, Kjellmar Oksavik, Rhyan Sawyer, Toru Takahashi, Tim K. Yeoman

“…Furthermore, we show that these “spatial” structures are intermittent and prominent outside of regions with strongest precipitation. …”
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De l’engagement dans la fonction d’adjoint d’établissement scolaire à l’exercice partagé du pouvoir et de l’autorité by Simon Mallard, Gwénola Réto, Rozenn Décret-Rouillard

“…The analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with public education vice assistants revealed three main themes : becoming involved in order to take on responsibilities, going through trials and tribulations, and finally taking on the role in order to become the head teacher. …”
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A study on the limits of digital creativity in the context of contemporary art and cinema by Selin Kiraz Demir, Gülsün Bozkurt

“…This study examines the impact of AI on creativity in cinema, a contemporary art form, by analysing semi-structured interviews with ten production professionals. …”
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La transformation de la réadaptation au travail d’une perspective parcellaire à une perspective systémique by Marie-José Durand, Patrick Loisel

“…This article describes the structure of an intervention program based on the most recent scientific evidence. …”
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Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: The Soilless Trench System by Bielinski M. Santos, Teresa P. Salame-Donoso

“…Vegetable and small fruit crop production under protective structures, such as greenhouses, high tunnels, and shade houses, often requires using soilless media to mitigate the impact of soilborne diseases, nematodes, and weeds, and it helps with management of fertilization and irrigation. …”
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Des quartiers chez les Mayas à l’époque classique ? by Éva Lemonnier

“…Through fieldwork conducted at La Joyanca, we attempt to demonstrate that this small Classic city could have been structured in neighborhoods and to characterize these settlement units. …”
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Numerical Study on Crack Propagation by Using Softening Model under Blasting by Rong Hu, Zheming Zhu, Jun Xie, Dingjun Xiao

“…In order to validate the numerical simulation results, experiments by using PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) with a crack and a borehole were carried out. The charge structure and incident angle of the blasting experimental model were the same as those in the numerical models. …”
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Research on Gait Planning of Quadruped Robot in Straight and Turning by Dan Wang, Deke Zhou, Jiaqi Yang

“…The common point of the foot trajectory of the straight gait and the turning gait on the spot is found， and then this point is used to realize the rapid migration of the gait and use it in the turning motion of the quadruped robot. According to the structure design of the quadruped robot in the early stage， a virtual prototype of a quadruped robot is established. …”
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Big Data Technology：Current Applications and Prospects by Jianxin Liao

“…The research includes computer science，information science，management science，psychology，etc.Four key technologies in big data research，data collection，preprocessing and storage，data analysis and mining，data privacy protection，data center system structure were discussed and the hot research topics from domestic and overseas research groups were demonstrated in order to have comprehensive and systematic understanding of big data.The application status of big data was introduced from three perspectives，application platforms，relevant products and standardization.Meanwhile，description of current business in big data and other field was presented.Eventually，the opportunities and challenges in big data research were revealed through big data analysis strategies，privacy protection and data quality，which provide the guideline for future research.…”
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Experimental Study on Steel to FRP Bonded Lap Joints in Marine Applications by Çiçek Özes, Nurhan Neşer

“…Steel structures coated with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have gained wide acceptance in marine industry due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, good protection from environmental degradation, and impact loads. …”
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Steam Computing Analysis and Application on Operator Real-time Signal Big Data Processing by Bin Dong, Di Yang, Zheng Wang, Wenhong Zhou

“…Big data platform based on the Hadoop structures using offline batch processing mode，unable to meet the service requirements for data timeliness.In order to solve the real-time signal processing requirements in operator OIDD（open information of dynamic data）big data platform，the big-data system components of stream computing were discussed，real-time data collecting，distribution and processing components which formed the end-to-end real-time signal processing big data technology solutions were recommended，and the solutions of the OIDD big data platform which integrated batch computing and stream computing were proposed.It will improve the timeliness of the network signaling data and provide more space for business innovation and bring more benefits.…”
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The complete plastid genome of Citrus hystrix DC. 1813 (Rutaceae) and its phylogenetic analysis by Wan Shuan Lee, Warut Donrung, Bui Manh Hung, Nurien Hidayu Muhamad Rusly, Shiou Yih Lee, Tawatchai Tanee

“…The complete plastome size of Citrus hystrix DC. 1813 was 159,893 bp in length and has a typical quadripartite structure. The 87,148-bp-long large single-copy and the 18,763-bp-long small single-copy regions were separated by a pair of inverted repeats (each 26,991 bp). …”
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Review and Critique of Economic Resistance: The East Asian Experience by Seyed Hossein Mirjalili

“…The ability of East Asian economies to recover the economy was driven by a ten-year building of the resistance economy through financial reform, structural reforms, enhancing institutional quality, and regional conditions. …”
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Synthesis of Titanium Containing SBA-15 and Its Application for Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol by Lili Yang, Zeyu Jiang, Sufeng Lai, Chongwen Jiang, Hong Zhong

“…It’s shown that appropriate amount of titanium could be effectively incorporated into the framework of SBA-15 without provoking structure change and the tetrahedrally coordinated titanium species were well-ordered in Ti-incorporated SBA-15. …”
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Investigating vertical charge plasma tunnel field effect transistors beyond semiclassical assumptions by Iman Chahardah Cherik, Saeed Mohammadi, Paul K. Hurley, Lida Ansari, Farzan Gity

“…Under quantum mechanical assumptions, parameters such as I ON = 23.8 µA/µm, SS AVG = 12.03 mV/dec, and the I ON/I OFF ratio = 4.88 × 1010 indicate that our structure is a promising candidate for high-performance applications.…”
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