A Gneralized Frequency-Temperature Viscoelastic Model by R.A.S. Moreira, J.D. Corte-Real, J. Dias Rodrigues

“…Several viscoelastic models, able to be directly applied into a finite element analysis either in a time or in a frequency domain analysis, are available and have been widely used during the last years in most of the published work. …”
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Regional disparities and dynamic evolution of suicide prevention and intervention efficiency in Japan by Yin Tang

“…Additionally, the Luenberger productivity index was utilized to analyze the changes in SPI efficiency over time, focusing on the contributions of technological advancements and efficiency improvements.ResultsThe analysis revealed significant spatial disparities in SPI efficiency across prefectural governments. …”
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Fault Diagnosis Research on Impact System of Hydraulic Rock Drill Based on Internal Mechanism Testing Method by Yelin Li, Youxin Luo, Xiao Wu

“…This method is used to test the change law of hydraulic oil in the rock drill, by retaining the test holes on the cylinder body and other important components of the hydraulic rock drill. At the same time, the mathematical method is used to deal with the test curve, and the influence of pressure pulsation characteristics of the front and rear chambers of the impact piston and the left and right valve chambers of the reversing valve on the impact performance of the rock drill is analyzed. …”
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BIM-Based Machine Learning Application for Parametric Assessment of Building Energy Performance by Panagiotis Tsikas, Athanasios Chassiakos, Vasileios Papadimitropoulos, Antonios Papamanolis

“…However, alternative designs should be checked individually, and this makes the process time-consuming and prone to errors. Machine learning techniques can provide valuable assistance in developing decision support tools. …”
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Energy, Economic and Environmental Multi-objective Optimization of a Novel Hybrid Solar-geothermal Power Generation Using Organic Rankine Cycle for Off-Grid Application with Energy... by A. Mokhtari, A. Haqiqati

“…The results showed that the payback time of the studied cycle is 6.32 years and the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) was 0.26 $.kWh-1. …”
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الأرشفة الالکترونیة للأطروحات العلمیة فی مکتبات جامعات مکة المکرمة والمدینة المنورة : دراسة وصفیة تحلیلیة... by د. عبد الرحمن غالب دبور

“…The results show that the project of e-achieving began first in the libraryof Islamic university in the year 1426 (Hejri), we find that the Om Al Qurauniversity had started to Electronic Archiving project in the year 1427 (Hejri), andthe project of e-achieving of Taibah university began in the year 1431 (Hejri)where the project for both of these universities are library staff for each university.The study found the motive of the application of the e-archiving in the University.The evolution of the systems, including the mechanism in the area of Librariesand Information Sciences, the demand of the beneficiaries, and then to be madeavailable online through the Internet and providing time and effort. It was alsosuggested that a researcher to develop the electronic archiving of thesis in threeuniversities through supported an integrated plan to apply the electronic archivingof thesis.…”
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Ologen Implantation versus Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation for Treatment of Pterygium by Xiuping Chen, Fei Yuan

“…Ologen transplantation was technically easier, provided short operative time compared with conjunctival autograft transplantation, and preserved healthy conjunctiva with less complication and less recurrence; it may be a new, safe, and effective alternative for improving the short-term success rate of primary surgery.…”
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A systematic review of portable technologies for the early assessment of motor development in infants by Weiyang Deng, Megan K. O’Brien, Rachel A. Andersen, Richa Rai, Erin Jones, Arun Jayaraman

“…Abstract Early screening and evaluation of infant motor development are crucial for detecting motor deficits and enabling timely interventions. Traditional clinical assessments are often subjective, without fully capturing infants’ “real-world” behavior. …”
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Monitoring of radionuclides in carbon steel blooms produced by EAF process by Sofilić T., Barišić D., Sofilić U., Živković J.

“…The analysis by g-spectrometry has been applied to determine the presence of natural isotopes 40K, 226Ra, 232Th and 238U as well as of the artificial isotope 60Co, 137Cs and 192Ir and their activity in the produced steel round blooms in the Steel Mill of CMC Sisak d.o.o. At the same time the content of radionuclides in the other materials (ferroalloys, bauxite, fluorite, lime, coke, graphite electrodes, refractory blocks) used in the same steel making process was investigated. …”
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Awareness of the Consumption of Dietary Supplements among Students in a University in Saudi Arabia by Jozaa Z. AlTamimi

“…All participants reported having consumed dietary supplements at some point, and 32.3% were taking them at the time of the survey. They took supplements primarily for aesthetic reasons (e.g., hair and skin health) and preferred purchasing supplements at pharmacies. …”
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Ultrasonic Dissection versus Conventional Dissection for Pancreatic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis by Haiming Lei, Dong Xu, Xinghua Shi, Koulan Han

“…In comparison with CD in distal pancreatectomy, UD was associated with lower rates of pancreatic fistula (RR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.27–0.76) and abdominal abscess and shorter operation time and hospital stay (P<0.05). In pancreaticoduodenectomy, there was no significant difference in pancreatic fistula rate between two groups (RR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.48–1.29). …”
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Macroeconomic factors and natural resource management in Africa: evidence from copper value addition in Zambia by Bondo Chisanga, Joseph Phiri, Evans Osabuohien, Leroy Johnson

“…The period was chosen due to significant fluctuations in the global copper market, including major shifts in production, pricing, and trade policies, making it a critical time frame for analysing long-term trends in the industry. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Intercity Highway Traffic Travel Patterns under the Impact of COVID-19 by Mingchen Gu, Shuo Sun, Feng Jian, Xiaohan Liu

“…Besides, the peak of passenger car trips decreases and the time span for truck trips gets longer owing to implemented control measures in dealing with COVID-19. …”
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Anomaly detection in virtual machine logs against irrelevant attribute interference. by Hao Zhang, Yun Zhou, Huahu Xu, Jiangang Shi, Xinhua Lin, Yiqin Gao

“…Parsing logs and anomaly alerts can be time-consuming, making it important to improve their effectiveness and accuracy. …”
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Peculiarities of appointing and conducting forensic examinations under martial law by V. M. Kyselov, O. I. Butovych

“…It has been noted that under martial law, there are fundamentally new features of the appointment and conduct of forensic examinations. At the same time, the need to reduce bureaucratic procedures in the course of appointing examinations, to introduce certain elements of electronic document flow into this process, to reduce the timeframe for conducting certain examinations with their mandatory preliminary differentiation depending on the degree of complexity, and to ensure that such differentiation is legally enshrined in law are also emphasised.…”
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Paleoclimatic Changes and their Influence on Cultural and Historical Processes during the Neolithic – Eneolitic in the Caspian and Lower Volga Regions by Marianna A. Kulkova, Alexander A. Vybornov

“…The short-term episodes of climatic aridization, which were followed by periods of humidification, were registered in this time. Eneolithic communities of the Khvalynsk culture, in whose economy appeared copper production together with animal domestication, begin to spread already at the end of a short-term aridization of the climate around 4700 BC in semi-desert and steppe zones.…”
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A feature-based approach for atlas selection in automatic pelvic segmentation. by Guoping Shan, Xue Bai, Yun Ge, Binbing Wang

“…The proposed procedure also reduced computation time compared to cMAS, making it a promising tool for medical image analysis applications. …”
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Estimating Macroscopic Volume Delay Functions with the Traffic Density Derived from Measured Speeds and Flows by Rafał Kucharski, Arkadiusz Drabicki

“…We employ the well-known hydrodynamic relation of fundamental diagram to derive the so-called quasi-density from measured time-mean speeds and flows. This allows formulating the VDF estimation problem with a speed being monotonically decreasing function of quasi-density with a shape resembling the typical VDF like BPR. …”
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Mandibular Canines with Two Roots and Two Root Canals: Case Report and Literature Review by Hugo Plascencia, Álvaro Cruz, Gerardo Gascón, Beatriz Ramírez, Mariana Díaz

“…Although mandibular canines with two roots and two root canals are not common, clinicians should always anticipate the presence of possible variations. Therefore, timely diagnosis and meticulous exploration of such mandibular canines allow for planning of an individualized treatment protocol, tailored to their peculiar morphology, focused on avoiding excessive weakening or even perforation of the roots.…”
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A CME Automatic Detection Method Based on Adaptive Background Learning Technology by Zhenping Qiang, Xianyong Bai, Qinghui Zhang, Hong Lin

“…The core of the method is based on adaptive background learning, where CMEs are assumed to be a foreground moving object outward as observed in running-difference time series. Using the static and dynamic features to model the corona observation scene can more accurately describe the complex background. …”
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