A Fractional Creep Constitutive Model for Frozen Soil in Consideration of the Strengthening and Weakening Effects by Feng Hou, Quanming Li, Enlong Liu, Cheng Zhou, Mengke Liao, Huiwu Luo, Xingyan Liu

“…Both the hardening parameter and the damage variable were introduced to describe the strengthening and weakening effects, respectively, and a new creep constitutive model for frozen soil considering these effects was put forward based on the theory of elastoviscoplastic and the fractional derivative. …”
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Biological Evaluation of Platinum(II) Sulfonamido Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxicity, and Biological Imaging by Charini Maladeniya, Taniya Darshani, Sameera R. Samarakoon, Frank R. Fronczek, W. M. C. Sameera, Inoka C. Perera, Theshini Perera

“…Time-dependent density functional theory calculations suggested that the excitation of L1 show quin-unit-based π⟶π∗ excitations (i.e., ligand-centered charge transfer, LC), while C1 shows the metal-ligand-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLLCT) character. …”
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Effects of Homogeneous Doping on Electron–Phonon Coupling in SrTiO₃ by Minwoo Park, Suk Bum Chung

“…This motivated us to apply density functional theory to Nb-doped STO to analyze how the phonon band structures and the electron–phonon coupling evolve with doping. …”
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A cognitive-stylistic study of deixis and deictic shifting in Iris Murdoch’s The Bell by Mohammad Ghaffary, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Mohadesse Khosravi

“…To achieve this goal, this qualitative study draws upon the cognitive deixis theory to examine selected extracts from Dora Greenfield’s and Toby Gashe’s discourses in this novel, as two of the major character-focalizers. …”
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Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in the UK: a psychometric analysis including predictive validity by Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Corinne Rocca

“…Item response and classical test theory methods were used.Results The scale was acceptable, understandable and showed good targeting with the full range of scores captured. …”
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Structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and thermal properties of X3FeO4 (X = mg, ca and Sr) materials by Mohammed El Amine Monir, Abdelkarim Bendoukha Reguig, M. A. Ghebouli, K. Bouferrache, Faisal Katib Alanazi, M. Fatmi, H. Bouandas

“…Abstract This prediction evaluates the different physical characteristics of magnetic materials X3FeO4 (X = Mg, Ca and Sr) by using density functional theory (DFT). The generalized gradient approximation (GGA) approach is chosen to define the exchange and correlation potential. …”
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Pore Structure Fractal Characterization and Permeability Simulation of Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoir Based on CT Images by Hang Bian, Yuxuan Xia, Cheng Lu, Xuwen Qin, Qingbang Meng, Hongfeng Lu

“…Based on the fractal geometry theory, pore structures of the samples are quantitatively characterized from the aspect of pore distribution, heterogeneity, and anisotropy (represented by three main fractal geometric parameters: fractal dimension, lacunarity, and succolarity, respectively). …”
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Attribution Identification of Runoff Changes Based on the Budyko Elasticity Coefficient Method: A Case Study of the Middle and Upper Reaches of the Jinghe River in the Yellow River... by Xueliang Wang, Haolin Li, Weidong Huang, Lemin Wei, Junfeng Liu, Rensheng Chen

“…The Sen’s slope estimator and the Mann–Kendall test (M–K test) are implemented to examine the spatial and temporal trends of the hydrological factors, while the elasticity coefficient method based on Budyko’s theory of hydrothermal coupling is employed to quantify the degree of runoff response to the various influencing factors, from 1971 to 2020. …”
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Institutional structure formation of the global green finance market by A. S. Issenov

“…The experience of Eurasian Economic Union countries in developing green finance has been summarised and the prospects for Russia and Kazakhstan in the green finance movement have been noted.The institutions of the differentiated structure of the global green finance market identified in the study have been grouped into two levels depending on the profile of their participation in the green economy; the directions and tools for the prospective development of the Eurasian Development Bank’s green finance activities have been defined; recommendations for prospective aspects of the methodological and analytical activities of the bank in the context of the Eurasian Development Bank Strategy 2022–2026 have been proposed.The study applied an analysis of scientific literature in the field of institutional theory, green economy and green finance, statistical, comparative, factual analysis, review and analysis of information from official websites of international development institutions, government and corporate entities, international rating agencies included in the architecture of the global green finance market.…”
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Research on the Operational Parameters and Performance of Key Components of an Industrial Hemp Harvester and Drier by Chao Feng, Changxi Liu, Bosheng Wang, Hang Shi, Hao Sun, Yufei Li, Jun Hu

“…In response to issues such as inconsistent operating standards, low efficiency, and poor harvesting quality of industrial hemp harvesters in China, this study integrates the mechanical properties of the “Hanma 5” hemp stalk and applies cutting platform design theory to analyze and optimize the key components of existing hemp harvesters, aiming to obtain optimal operational parameters. …”
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Damage evolution and toughening mechanism in brick-and-mortar structure: Essential role of interface thickness ratio by Tian Qiu, Chengyu Guan, Lihong Liang

“…To elucidate the effect of interface thickness on elastic modulus, theoretical models based on tension-shear chain (TSC), shear-lag (SL), and strain gradient theory based on shear-lag (SGSL) models were applied and validated with experimental data. …”
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Structural, Electronic, Elastic, Mechanical, and Opto-Electronic Properties for ZnAg2SnS4 and ZnAg2Sn0.93Fe0.07S4 Photocatalyst Effort on Wastewater Treatment through the First Pri... by Mohammad Jahidul Islam, Md. Sabbir Hasan Sohag, Unesco Chakma, Ajoy Kumer, Md. Monsur Alam, Mohammed Nazrul Islam Khan

“…First and foremost, the geometry optimization was performed by density functional theory (DFT) of the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE)-ballpark figured as the successful candidate for computational screening containing heavy metal complexes. …”
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Three-dimensional phase field simulation for rafting of multiparticle precipitate in elastic inhomogeneous alloy under external stress by Mao H., Kong Y., Shuai X., Tang S., Du Y.

“…The results show that the average particle size is linearly related to the evolution time and satisfies the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) classical coarsening theory when the external stress is not applied. Particles exhibit a strong special orientation under tensile stress, and the orientation is in excellent agreement with previous studies. …”
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Calculation-experimental method for determining the initial geometric parameters of rubber-cord shell of rotation by V. S. Korneyev, S. A. Korneyev

“…The calculation-experimental method for explicitly definition the initial distributions of the angle of inclination of the cord threads, the pitch between them, the volume fractions of cord threads and rubber in the rubber-cord composite along the rotation shell meridian is presented. A brief theory of the method developed earlier with the participation of one of the authors is set forth. …”
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Social mechanisms for countering corruption in the digital society’s youth environment by M. V. Kibakin, G. G. Korablev

“…The characteristic of sociological research conducted by the authors has been given and also the results of ranking and of determining the weight characteristics of such anti-corruption mechanisms have been outlined, as: the inevitability of responsibility for corruption offenses, publicity and openness of activities of state bodies and bodies of local self-government, implementation of the principles of “legality” and “recognition, maintenance and protection of fundamental human and civil rights and freedoms in Russia”, the integrated use of political, organizational, awareness-raising, socio-economic, legal, special and other measures, priority application of measures to prevent corruption, creating attitudes among the population not to accept corrupt actions as a way to solve their problems, forming a legal consciousness among young people that rejects corruption as an acceptable form of behavior and acceptable social practice for achieving success in life, cooperation between the state and civil society institutions, international organizations and individuals, development of digital technologies and virtual services in the system of corruption prevention, training and training of personnel in the field of theory and practice of corruption prevention, creation of public councils under the authorities with the participation of representatives of civil society, public opinion leaders, scientists, artists to develop measures to prevent corruption. …”
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Continuous and Discrete Similarity Coefficient for Identifying Essential Proteins Using Gene Expression Data by Jiancheng Zhong, Zuohang Qu, Ying Zhong, Chao Tang, Yi Pan

“…We then proposed the Pearson Jaccard coefficient (PJC) that consisted of continuous and discrete similarities in the gene expression data. Using the graph theory as the basis, we fused the newly proposed similarity coefficient with the existing network topology prediction algorithm at each protein node to recognize essential proteins. …”
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2-Amino-6-methylbenzothiazole as corrosion inhibitor for low carbon steel in acidic solution: Experimental and theoretical studies by Klodian Xhanari, Muhamed Farruku, Avni Berisha, Bujar Seiti, Kledi Xhaxhiu, Efrosini Kokalari, Alketa Lame

“…Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) was used to confirm the adsorption of AMBT, while its influence on the morphology of the S235 steel samples was also investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, along with Monte Carlo (MC) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, were employed to investigate AMBT’s corrosion inhibition behaviour at the molecular level. …”
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Risk Assessment of Non-Point Source Pollution Based on the Minimum Cumulative Resistance Model: A Case Study of Shenyang, China by Yongxin Wang, Jianmin Qiao, Yuanman Hu, Qian Zhang, Xiulin Han, Chunlin Li

“…Therefore, based on the theory of “source–sink” in landscape ecology, combined with the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) model, this study considered the influence of geographic-environment factors in Shenyang’s built-up area on pollutants in the process of entering the water body under the action of surface runoff, and evaluated its risk. …”
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Arcjet plasma temperature estimation in thruster device by V. I. Gorbunkov, V. V. Kositsin, V. I. Ruban, V. V. Shalay

“…The kinetic theory of gases methods has been used to evaluate plasma arc parameters in the arcjet thruster device. …”
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The Influence of Ventilation Arrangement on the Mechanism of Dust Distribution in Woxi Pithead by Zhiyong Zhou, Pei Hu, Chongchong Qi, Tianpei Niu, Ming Li, Long Tian

“…., Ltd, China, was used as a case study, which adopted a widely used far-pressing-near-absorption (FPNA) ventilation system. Based on the theory of gas-solid two-phase flow, the program ANSYS Fluent was utilized, and the three-dimensional airflow migration and dust diffusion numerical models were simulated. …”
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