Multilayer Shielding Design for Intermediate Radioactive Waste Storage Drums: A Comparative Study between FLUKA and QAD-CGA by Wenqian Li, Xuegang Liu, Ming Li, Yilin Huang, Sheng Fang

“…The analysis shows that appropriate corrections in QAD-CGA can make the trend of the calculation results more consistent with the theory. In FLUKA calculation, with optimized setting and VRT adopted, the calculation efficiency can be improved more than 20 times. …”
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The doctoral program in Infectology and Tropical Medicine’s impact evaluation by Marta Ana Castro Peraza, Anabel Hernández Ruiz, María Isabel Chao Sautié, María Teresa Illnait Zaragozí, Hilda María Hernández Álvarez, Félix Dickinson Meneses

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quantitative-qualitative observational study was carried out during the years 2018-2023, with a population of 153 members and a sample of 137 participants. The Theory of Education was used. Interview, survey and observation, theoretical level methods and descriptive statistics were used.…”
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation? by Zenonas Norkus

“…The criticism of the federalist theory is grounded in the conceptual analysis of the state forms provided by the distinguished Lithuanian historian and law theorist Mykolas Rėimeris (1880-1945). …”
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The Deformation Mechanism of the Rings of Angular-Contact Ball Bearings During the Quenching and Tempering Process by Ruijie Gu, Yi Tong, Qiang Wang, Liaoyuan Chen, Ziyang Shang

“…Firstly, according to the multiple coupling theory of thermal, phase-transition, and stress–strain fields, a model for the numerical simulation of the quenching and tempering process was established. …”
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An EFQM-Fuzzy Network Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Efficiency Assessment in Organizations by Alireza Khosravi, Mohammad Fallah, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi

“…Another privilege of the suggested model is that it utilizes fuzzy theory and concepts for modeling and observance of existing noncertainties in the experts’ views while assessing organization’s excellence criteria. …”
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Optimized Naive-Bayes and Decision Tree Approaches for fMRI Smoking Cessation Classification by Amirhessam Tahmassebi, Amir H. Gandomi, Mieke H. J. Schulte, Anna E. Goudriaan, Simon Y. Foo, Anke Meyer-Baese

“…This paper aims at developing new theory-driven biomarkers by implementing and evaluating novel techniques from resting-state scans that can be used in relapse prediction for nicotine-dependent patients and future treatment efficacy. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The theoretical framework of the study is built by synthesizing the theories of “spirals” about the third function of higher education, and the theory of the image of the territory in relation to educational migration. …”
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Foucault in Sulawesi: Challenging the Roots of Ethnic Discourse in South Sulawesi by Muh Adnan Malewa

“…Additionally, the 1609-1669 conflict is addressed, using Michel Foucault’s theory of power relations and knowledge. This research discovered how ethnic polarization occurred and offers possible corrections and additions to previous historians’ historical interpretations based more on national interests than historic facts. …”
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Effectiveness of a family-centered psychological intervention program based on spiritual therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on the lifestyle of patients with type 2 diabetes by Delara Sadat Madahzad, Reza Pourhosein, Masoud Gholamali Lavasani, Gholamali Afrooz

“…Methods: The method of the present study was a combination based on a guided exploratory approach with a classification model, whose qualitative phase was based on the grounded theory method and its quantitative phase was based on a quasi-experimental design based on a pre-test-post-test-follow-up design with a control group. …”
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TS-PAID: A Two-Stage PUF-Based Lightweight Authentication Protocol for Internet of Drones by Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry, Azeem Irshad, Bander A. Alzahrani, Ahmad Alhindi, Mohd Shariq, Ashok Kumar Das

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Investigation of Dynamic Load Sharing Behavior for Herringbone Planetary Gears considering Multicoupling Manufacturing Errors by Fei Ren, Jinchen Ji, Guofu Luo, Shaofu Zhao, Liya Zhao, Guiqin Shi, Xiaoling Wu, Ning Wang

“…In this study, based on the lumped-parameter theory and the Lagrange approach, a novel and generalized bending-torsional-axial coupled dynamic model for analyzing the load sharing behavior in the herringbone planetary gear train (HPGT) is presented by taking into account the actual structure of herringbone gears, manufacturing errors, time-dependent meshing stiffness, bearing deflections, and gyroscopic effects. …”
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Shear Capacity of Open Sandwich Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Slab: Experimental and Analytical Studies by Lili Wu, Lipei An, Jiawei Li

“…Considering that the fixed crack model by default of the general finite element software was unable to simulate the shear softening behavior of concrete in the actual situation, a rotational crack model based on the modified compression field theory developed by UMAT (user material) of ABAQUS software was proposed and applied to the nonlinear analysis, and a numerical simulated model for the steel-concrete composite slab was built for shear analysis. …”
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Adolescent Psychological Assistance Treatment Strategy Integrating Home-School Coordination and Network Information by Yaling Li

“…The developed home-school collaboration method is to verify that the network home-school collaboration method is more effective than the traditional home-school collaboration method in promoting the mental health development of primary school students, so as to provide a reference for the theory and practice of home-school collaboration under the network environment to carry out mental health education. …”
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Evaluating Trends in Interior Design Strategies and Their Impact on the Emotional Experience of Older Adults by Lintong Li, Suhua Wang, Noranita Mansor, Athira Azmi, Jialing Xiang

“…Integrating the Three-Level Theory of Emotional Design (TTED) into interior design provides a significant opportunity to systematically address the multidimensional needs of the elderly. …”
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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Cliff-Attached Buildings Equipped with Energy Dissipation Devices Under Obliquely Incident Seismic Waves by Zhuoxin Yang, Dewen Liu, Jiayu Zhou, Li Zhang, Wenyuan Liao

“…In this paper, based on the theory of viscous-spring artificial boundary and the principle of equivalent nodes at the interface of oblique incidence of ground shaking P-waves, and combined with the dynamic properties related to Buckling-Restrained Brace, the numerical models of slopes and two kinds of cliff-attached structures considering the slope amplification effect and soil-structure interaction are established. …”
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Progress in the Application of Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by XU Ting, XUE Qin, LÜ Ying, TU Jianchun, DAI Dechun

“…Common methods for functional integration mainly include Seed-based Functional Connectivity Analysis (SCA), Independent Component Analysis (ICA), and graph theory-based complex brain network analysis. These methods have their own characteristics and also have corresponding limitations. …”
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Estimation of Radon Flux Density Changes in Temporal Vicinity of the Shipunskoe Earthquake with <i>M</i>_w = 7.0, 17 August 2024 with the Use of the Hereditary Mathematic... by Dmitrii Tverdyi, Evgeny Makarov, Roman Parovik

“…The obtained model curves agree well with the real data, and the obtained estimates of radon flux density agree with the theory.…”
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Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure Management: Insights from System Dynamics by Julio Juarez-Quispe, Erick Rojas-Chura, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil, Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga, Oscar Yabar-Ardiles, Johan Anco-Valdivia, Sebastián Valencia-Félix

“…In addition, its analysis shows the interdependencies between variables and stages, demonstrating, for example, how the implementation of tools such as LCA, BIM, and Circular Economy principles in S1, or IoT and SHM in S4, significantly improve sustainability. A gap between theory and practice in the adoption of sustainable practices is identified, which is aggravated by the lack of knowledge in specific developing countries’ context. …”
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Exploring Anharmonicity-induced high thermoelectric performance in α-In2X3 (X=S, Se) monolayers by Victor José Ramirez Rivera, Fredy Mamani Gonzalo, Maurício Jeomar Piotrowski, Efracio Mamani Flores

“…This ab initio study, based on density functional theory, investigates the thermoelectric properties of α-In2S3 and α-In2Se3 monolayers, through a detailed analysis of phonon modes, revealing that these materials exhibit low group velocities in acoustic (ZA, TA, LA) and optical modes, short phonon lifetimes, and high Grüneisen parameters, suggesting strong anharmonicity, especially at low frequencies. …”
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Identification of Spectrally Similar Materials From Multispectral Imagery Based on Condition Number of Matrix by Maozhi Wang, Shu-Hua Chen, Jun Feng, Wenxi Xu, Daming Wang

“…The method is constructed based on the theory of condition number of matrix, and a theorem is proven as the foundation of the designed identification algorithm. …”
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