Impact of Branch Pipe Valve Closure Procedures on Pipeline Water Hammer Pressure: A Case Study of Xinlongkou Hydropower Station by Zilong Li, Jin Jin, Zhanpeng Pan, Jianren Sun, Kaiqiang Geng, Yu Qiao

“…The results showed that shorter valve closure times resulted in higher peak water hammer pressures, with the maximum pressure occurring at the terminal valve. …”
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Integrated positioning method of roadheader based on inertial technology by Lingfei SUN, Ya LIU, Jiguo PENG, Muyi YANG, Zhiyuan MA, Kun ZHANG

“…In view of the environmental constraints such as long working cycle and large vibration amplitude during the cutting of the roadheader in the fully mechanized excavation face, it is difficult for a single inertial navigation system to realize autonomous, real-time and accurate perception of the attitude and position of the roadheader in the fully mechanized excavation process due to the influence of navigation error accumulation with time. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Introduction: Dengue fever has been one of the most concerning endemic diseases of recent times. Every year, 50-100 million people get infected by the dengue virus across the world. …”
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Effect of HTST Thermal Treatments on End-Use Quality Characteristics of Goat Milk by B. D. Rohitha Prasantha, K. M. S. Wimalasiri

“…Fat oxidation 2-3 times higher at 81°C than 72°C pasteurized samples. …”
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Foot orientation and trajectory variability in locomotion: Effects of real-world terrain. by Emma Gibson, Greg Douglas, Katelyn Jeffries, Julianne Delaurier, Taylor Chestnut, Jesse M Charlton

“…Foot orientation was calculated using a strapdown procedure and foot trajectory was determined by double integrating the linear acceleration. Stance time, swing time, cadence, sagittal and frontal orientations, stride length and width were extracted as discrete variables. …”
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A Comparative Study of Two Anesthetic Agents Thiopentone Sodium and Propofol in Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy by Sanagapalli S. V. L. Manasa, E. Ananda Reddy, V. Harshitha, Velama Pooja Prasanna, Chennuru Kavya Lekha, Javangula Swetha Krishna

“…In this study, we intended to compare thiopentone sodium and propofol in seizure duration, recovery time, hemodynamic, and cognitive profiles in patients receiving MECT. …”
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A comparative study on different machine learning approaches with periodic items for the forecasting of GPS satellites clock bias by Longjiang Song, Jiahao Liu, Leilei Wang, Ziyi Wang, Yibo Yuan

“…Abstract Accurately predicting satellite clock deviation is crucial for improving real-time location accuracy in a GPS navigation system. …”
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Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Early Intervention in Athletes Who are Post-concussion: A Systematic Review by Gabrielle Babula, Edward Warunek, Katherine Cure, Grace Nikolski, Heather Fritz, Susan Barker

“…Incorporating visual interventions and cervical manual therapy into early rehabilitation significantly reduced symptoms and time to return to sport. However, balance interventions did not have a significant effect on reducing time to return to sport when used as a sole intervention…”
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Addition of anal encirclement to perineal proctosigmoidectomy: a retrospective review by Aiya Amery, Kayla Marritt, Zarrukh Baig, Haven Roy, Dilip Gill, Nathan Ginther

“…There was no difference in post-operative complications or operating time.ConclusionsRoutine anal encirclement in perineal proctosigmoidectomy reduces recurrence rates and length of stay without increasing operating time or complications.…”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Retinal Arterial Occlusion: Epidemiology, Clinical Approach, and Visual Outcomes by Ana Sofia Lopes, Rita Basto, Susana Henriques, Luísa Colaço, Filomena Costa e Silva, Isabel Prieto, Francisco Guerreiro

“…CRAO was observed in 69.2% and BRAO in 30.8% of the cases, with clinically significant visual improvement (a decrease in logMAR of 0.3) in 55.5% and 75%, respectively. Time between symptoms onset and treatment had a median of 9 hours. …”
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Effect of Articular Needling Therapy Combined with Proprioceptive Training on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by CHEN He, LI Xuemei, KUANG Xuehui, YU Jin

“…The observation group received articular needling therapy combined with proprioceptive training on the basis of the control group, articular needling therapy was performed 20 minutes a time, once a day, six days a week, lasting for four weeks; proprioception training was performed 10 minutes a time, once a day, six days a week, lasting for four weeks. …”
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The Effect of Sensorimotor Synchronization on Gait Spatiotemporal Parameters in Women with Multiple Sclerosis by Mozhgan Memarmoghadam, Mansoureh Shahraki, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Luca Correale, Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga

“…Stride length, double stance, and swing time were improved in the group with rhythmic visual stimulus, but this change was not significant. …”
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The importance of field research in efficient water use in Kashkadarya region by Matyakubov B., Yakhyoev O., Karabayev A., Altmishev A.

“…It was mentioned that 80 percent of the time of the year falls on the autumn-winter seasons.…”
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The impact of nano-infused phase change materials and blossom-shaped fins on thermal energy storage by Hassan Waqas, Mohib Hussain, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal, N. Ameer Ahammad, Ibrahim E. Elseesy

“…The findings indicate that the charging time is reduced by 17% based on modifications in fin compactness and quantity. …”
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Resource Utilization and Costs of Care prior to ART Initiation for Pediatric Patients in Zambia by Hari S. Iyer, Callie A. Scott, Deophine Lembela Bwalya, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Crispin Moyo, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Bruce A. Larson, Sydney Rosen

“…Objective. We estimated time to initiation, outpatient resource use, and costs of outpatient care during the 6 months prior to ART initiation for HIV-infected pediatric patients in Zambia. …”
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Can deep freezing maintain the quality of two different Iberian pork products over a long storage period? by Ainhoa Sarmiento-García, Beatriz Martínez, Begoña Rubio, Juan-José García-García, Ceferina Vieira

“…Frozen storage time affected microbial quality with different trends depending on the microbial count and the product assessed. …”
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INterpolated FLOod Surface (INFLOS), a Rapid and Operational Tool to Estimate Flood Depths from Earth Observation Data for Emergency Management by Quentin Poterek, Alessandro Caretto, Rémi Braun, Stephen Clandillon, Claire Huber, Pietro Ceccato

“…Indeed, it is able to process areas of up to 6000 ha in a median time of 5.2 min, and up to 30 min at most. In conclusion, INFLOS is currently operational and consistently generates flood depth products quickly, supporting real-time emergency management and reinforcing the CEMS RM portfolio.…”
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Treatment of hospital wastewater by anodic oxidation using a new approach made by combining rotation with pulsed electric current on Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 rotating cylinder anode by Falah H. Abd, Ali H. Abbar

“…The results showed that using higher rotation speed combined with pulsed current gave better properties of Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 anode in terms of higher oxidation activity and longer service life time. The optimum conditions for preparing Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 anode were a pulsed current density of 10 mA/cm2, rotation speed of 250 rpm, and deposition time of 60 min. …”
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Auditory effects of autologous fat graft for TORP stabilization in the middle ear: a cadaveric study by Margaret Aron, Thomas G. Landry, Manohar Bance

“…The additional hearing loss potentially caused by using fat to completely surround the prosthesis and fill the middle ear is probably not clinically acceptable at this time, especially given the unknown way in which the fat will atrophy over time in this context.…”
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A statistical approach to the use of control entropy identifies differences in constraints of gait in highly trained versus untrained runners by Rana D. Parshad, Stephen J. McGregor, Michael A. Busa, Joseph D. Skufca, Erik Bollt

“…These characteristics make CE a highly relevant time varying quantity relevant to the dynamic physiological responses associated with running. …”
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