Effect of Different Types of Middle Columns on the Seismic Performance of Single-Story Subway Station Structure by Sheng Li, Haiyang Zhuang, Wei Wang, Liguo Jin, Zhengfang Dong

“…The results show that, compared with the rectangular columns, the circular columns with the equal moment of inertia suffer less damage in the earthquake and have better seismic performance. …”
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Beyond Cations: Expanding the Horizons of Ferrocene-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Neutral and Anionic Molecules by Angel A. J. Torriero, Alma M. Torriero, Kiara T. Miller, Ashwin K. V. Mruthunjaya

“…While extensive research has focused on cation detection using Fc-based systems, the equally critical recognition of neutral and anionic molecules remains underexplored despite their significance in biological, environmental, and industrial contexts. …”
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PDMS microspheres as rheological additives for PDMS-based DIW inks by Utkarsh Ramesh, Jonathan Miller, Bryce Stottelmire, James Beach, Steven Patterson, Laura Cumming, Sabrina Wells Torres, Dakota Even, Petar Dvornic, Cory Berkland

“…More traditional inks with fumed silica and thixotropic additive were compared with inks containing PDMS microspheres at equal volume loadings to determine whether the PDMS microspheres could impart the desired rheological properties for DIW. …”
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Effect of Four Bleaching Regimens on Color Changes and Microhardness of Dental Nanofilled Composite by Simone Xavier Silva Costa, Anne Buss Becker, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Leonor de Castro Monteiro Loffredo, Marcelo Ferrarezi de Andrade, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato

“…The specimens were divided into five groups equally (n=5): bleaching groups and control group, as follows: G1: artificial saliva at 37∘C; (control) G2: hydrogen peroxide (HP) at 7%; G3: hydrogen peroxide (HP) at 35%; G4: carbamide peroxide (CP) at 10%; G5: carbamide peroxide (CP) 35%. …”
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Arsenic Transfer from As-Rich Sediments to River Water in the Presence of Biofilms by Diego Martiñá Prieto, Verónica Martín-Liñares, Verónica Piñeiro, María Teresa Barral

“…Arsenic retained by the biofilm was equally distributed between extracellular and intracellular compartments. …”
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Selected social impact indicators influenced by materials for green energy technologies by Saeed Rahimpour, Mohammad El-Wali, Iryna Makarava, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Mari Lundström, Andrzej Kraslawski

“…We assess their social impact on work safety, gender equality, informal employment, labor income share, employment rate, and child labor—key issues addressed by Sustainable Development Goals 1, 5, and 8. …”
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Error Analysis of Some Demand Simplifications in Hydraulic Models of Water Supply Networks by Joaquín Izquierdo, Enrique Campbell, Idel Montalvo, Rafael Pérez-García, David Ayala-Cabrera

“…This is the case of some demand simplifications, specifically, when consumptions associated with a line are equally allocated to the ends of the line. In this paper, we present examples of situations where this kind of simplification produces models that are very unrealistic. …”
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus) in Northern Iran by Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Saeid Abediankenari, Afsaneh Amouei, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mehdi Sharif, Fatemeh Rezaei, Ahmad Daryani

“…IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were detected using the modified agglutination test (MAT) with a cutoff value equal to 1 : 40. Overall, 56% of rats were infected by T. gondii. …”
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Pilot Contamination Mitigation via a Novel Time-Shift Pilot Scheme in Large-Scale Multicell Multiuser MIMO Systems by Zhangkai Luo, Huali Wang, Wanghan Lv

“…In the proposed scheme, the length of the uplink training pilot sequence is equal to the cell number; that is to say, the same pilot sequence is used within a cell, while for different cells, pilot sequences are mutually orthogonal. …”
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Blind Channel Estimation Based on Multilevel Lloyd-Max Iteration for Nonconstant Modulus Constellations by Xiaotian Li, Jing Lei, Wei Liu, Erbao Li, Yanbin Li

“…Moreover, when the number of received symbols is small, we propose the lacking constellations equalization algorithm to reduce the influence of lacking constellations. …”
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Analysis of the Hybrid of Mudar/Snake Grass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy with Nano-Silica Filler Composite for Structural Application by I. Jenish, A. Felix Sahayaraj, V. Suresh, J. Mani raj, M. Appadurai, E. Fantin Irudaya Raj, Omaima Nasif, Saleh Alfarraj, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel

“…The test samples were prepared with a fiber content of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% with an equal amount of mudar and snake grass fiber. The percentage of nano-filler is maintained as constant as 3% with all the compositions. …”
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20-Year Climatology of NO3  − and NH4  + Wet Deposition at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard by Rafael Kühnel, Tjarda J. Roberts, Mats P. Björkman, Elisabeth Isaksson, Wenche Aas, Kim Holmén, Johan Ström

“…Nitrate deposition largely occurred in samples within the solid-precipitation season (16 September–2 June), and ammonium deposition occurred equally in both solid and liquid seasons. Trends of reactive nitrogen emissions from Europe are uncertain, and increasing cyclonic activity over the North Atlantic caused by a changing climate might lead to more strong deposition events in Svalbard.…”
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Sequential harmonic spin–orbit angular momentum generation in nonlinear optical crystals by Yutao Tang, Zixian Hu, Junhong Deng, Kingfai Li, Guixin Li

“…Further through a sequential SOI process, totally eight angular momentum states of the SHWs with nearly equal energy are experimentally observed. The proposed methodology may find potential applications in optical communications, parallel optical computing, optical manipulation and so on.…”
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Non‐Reciprocity, Metastability, and Dynamic Reconfiguration in Co‐Assembly of Active and Passive Particles by Ahmed Al Harraq, Ruchi Patel, Jin Gyun Lee, Ope Owoyele, Jaehun Chun, Bhuvnesh Bharti

“…Abstract Living organisms often exhibit non‐reciprocal interactions where the forces acting on the objects are not equal in magnitude or opposite in direction. The combination of reciprocal and non‐reciprocal interactions between synthetic building blocks remains largely unexplored. …”
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CO2 Reforming Characteristics under Visible Light Response of Cr- or Ag-Doped TiO2 Prepared by Sol-Gel and Dip-Coating Process by Akira Nishimura, Go Mitsui, Katsuya Nakamura, Masafumi Hirota, Eric Hu

“…The CO2 reforming performance with the Cr- or Ag-doped TiO2 film was tested under a Xe lamp with or without ultraviolet (UV) light. As a result, when N equals to 1, the concentration of CO which was a product from CO2 reforming was maximized in Cr doping case for R = 70 wt% and in Ag doping case for R = 1 wt%, respectively. …”
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DGGE Identification of Microorganisms Associated with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato- or Anaplasma phagocytophilum-Infected Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Northwest Norway by Ann-Kristin Tveten, Andreas Riborg, Hanne Tjelle Vadseth

“…The present study profiled a total of 120 I. ricinus ticks, which were divided into three equally sized groups. We found that B. burgdorferi s.l.…”
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Management of Nasoalveolar Cyst by Transnasal Endoscopic Marsupialization by Mohnish Grover, Siddharth Nirwan, Rahul Nahar, Samanvaya Soni

“…In our experience, microdebrider assisted endoscopic transnasal marsupialisation is an easier, faster, safer, and equally efficacious technique to treat nasolabial cyst without any recurrence.  …”
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Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability at the Local Level: A Case Study on the Dniester River Basin (Moldova) by Roman Corobov, Igor Sîrodoev, Sonja Koeppel, Nickolai Denisov, Ghennadi Sîrodoev

“…Due to lack of sound knowledge on these components' importance in overall assessment of vulnerability, their weights were taken as conventionally equal. Mapping of vulnerability revealed that ATUs neighboring to municipalities are the most vulnerable and need special attention in climate change adaptation. …”
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INVESTIGATING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF BIODIESEL DISTRIBUTION IN INDONESIA by Herbert Wibert Victor Hasudungan, Elis Heviati, Sulthon Sjahril Sabaruddin, Sigit Hargiyanto

“… The implementation of biodiesel in Indonesia has been regarded as one of the main strategies to improve country’s energy security equally and equitably. However, as the largest archipelago country in the world, the activity in distributing their biodiesel production bears a key problem. …”
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Comparing General versus Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in a Severely Pre-eclamptic Parturients by Omer Abdalbagi Mohamed Elawad, Omayma Hassan Elamin, Areeg Izzeldin Ahmed Yousif, Gamal Abdalla Mohamed Ejaimi

“…Methods: A total of 80 parturients were enrolled into two equal groups, one group received SA and the other GA. …”
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