The Ground Settlement and the Existing Pipeline Response Induced by the Nonsynchronous Construction of a Twin-Tunnel by Shicheng Sun, Chuanxin Rong, Houliang Wang, Linzhao Cui, Xin Shi

“…The results showed that the final settlement curves of the ground surface and the pipeline were mainly W-shaped, U-shaped, and V-shaped. As the twin-tunnel space increased and the pipeline-soil relative stiffness decreased, the settlement curve gradually changed from V-shaped to W-shaped. …”
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Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

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lncRNA RUNDC3A-AS1 Regulates Proliferation and Apoptosis of Thyroid Cancer Cells via the miR-151b/SNRPB Axis by Yan Deng, Jie Wu, Xin Li

“…The cell proliferation was tested by 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU), cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. …”
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Influencing Factors of Shear Instability Characteristics of Rock Joints: Experimental and Theoretical Study by Hangyu Dong, Baohua Guo, Qing Ma, Kai Si, Hongjian Wang

“…The peak shear strength (<i>τ_p</i>), peak shear displacement (<i>u_p</i>), post-peak modulus (<i>S</i>), and stress drop (Δ<i>τ</i>) of rock joints all increase first and then decrease with the increase in grain size, but they increase with the increase in CNL. …”
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Immobilisation of Higher Activity Wastes from Nuclear Reactor Production of 99Mo by Martin W. A. Stewart, Eric R. Vance, Sam A. Moricca, Daniel R. Brew, Catherine Cheung, Tina Eddowes, Walter Bermudez

“…At ANSTO, we have legacy acidic uranyl-nitrate-rich intermediate level waste (ILW) from the latter, and an alkaline liquid ILW, a U-rich filter cake, plus a shorter lived liquid stream that rapidly decays to low-level waste (LLW) standards, from the former. …”
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Study of adsorption behavior of HCN and H2S molecules over undoped and Al-doped zinc oxide monolayer: A DFT approach by Dipak Oli, Om Shree Rijal, Ravi Kiran Neupane, Pitamber Shrestha, Shriram Sharma, Leela Pradhan Joshi, Rajendra Parajuli

“…We utilized spin-polarized Density Functional Theory with GGA-PBE, meta GGA-SCAN, and DFT + U functionals for all calculations. The adsorbed and unadsorbed ZnO monolayers exhibited non-magnetic behavior, whereas doped monolayers exhibited magnetic behavior in both adsorbed and unadsorbed states. …”
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Automated Container Terminal Production Operation and Optimization via an AdaBoost-Based Digital Twin Framework by Yu Li, Daofang Chang, Yinping Gao, Ying Zou, Chunteng Bao

“…In the proposed framework, a multidimensional and multiscale DT model in twin space is first built through a 3D MAX and U3D technology. Second, we introduce a random forest and XGBoost to compare with AdaBoost to select the best algorithm to train and optimize the DT mechanism model. …”
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THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LITERACY OF PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE EFL INSTRUCTORS IN POST PANDEMIC COVID-19 by H. Kubra Er

“…The data is analyzed via the Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, descriptive analysis for one of the questionnaire items and content documentation for the last open-ended question for of the questionnaire. …”
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Espacialidad de empresas virtuales en comercio electrónico directo gravado con impuesto al valor agregado venezolano by Mariana del Valle Buitrago Rodríguez

“…Se obtuvo como resultado el análisis de las diversas opciones que pueden existir de u bicación física de los sujetos pasivos de la relación jurídica tributaria (bien como prestador o receptor de servicios). …”
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The effect of two different tidal volume on ventilation distribution in living donor laparoscopic nephrectomy using electrical impedance tomography: A single-blind randomized clini... by Dita Aditianingsih, Ratna Farida Soenarto, Cynthia Afriany

“…Data were analyzed with Student t test and Mann–Whitney U test for comparison between the two groups, while two-way analysis of variance or Friedman test with post hoc analysis was used to compare different time points. …”
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Strategic Stability: Dynamics and Factors of Transformation by K. V. Bogdanov

“…The author highlights the limitations of the latter model applicability to the present strategic landscape, and outlines the key factors that erode the current understanding of strategic stability (as it was stipulated in the 1990 U.S.–Soviet Joint Statement). In particular the author emphasizes the increasing complexity of international landscape as compared to the Cold War period: new and unanticipated challenges have affected all three above-mentioned groups of factors. …”
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Mobilized citizenship: motives, emotions and context by Xiana Vilas, Mónica Alzate, José Manuel Sabucedo

“…Las características específicas del contexto político y de movilización pueden activar diferencialmente algunos motivos u otros. Todas estas nuevas contribuciones cuestionan la hegemonía de la lógica instrumental y demandan una actualización de las aproximaciones teóricas. …”
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Study of an outbreak of jaundice in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: a sociodemographic and clinical manifestation by Mahi Mubassira, Muntasir Alam Muhib, Syed Abeed-Ul-Haque, Sanzida Khanam, Faruk Hasan

“…In the case of the clinical test, the jaundice-positive patients were hepatitis A virus (HAV)-positive, and the highest average alanine transaminase (ALT) and total bilirubin levels were 1312.67 ± 1.32 U/L and 2.08 ± 0.70 mg/dL, respectively. Conclusion The findings of the present study revealed that the jaundice outbreak was caused by HAV. …”
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Evaluation of Prediction Performances of Deep Learning Models for the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flettner Rotors by Seo Janghoon, Park Jung Yoon, Ma Juhwan, Kim Young Bu, Park Dong-Woo

“…Three deep learning architectures (U-net, Encoder-Decoder, and Decoder models) are employed and trained to predict the aerodynamic characteristics of Flettner rotors. …”
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Using the Cardiac–Electrophysiological Balance Index to Predict Arrhythmia Risk After Colonoscopy by Seyit Ali Volkan Polatkan, Seyda Gunay-Polatkan, Ozgen Isik, Deniz Sigirli

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., and colonoscopy is a critical tool for colon cancer screening and diagnosis. …”
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Stability Control and Quick Retaining Technology of Gob-Side Entry: A Case Study by Hengjie Luan, Yujing Jiang, Lujie Zhou, Huili Lin

“…When retaining the entry in panel 183U04 with the new support method, the entry retaining speed significantly improved from 0.25 m/h to 1.0 m/h compared with the traditional method, and then the problem of gob-side entry severe deformation was solved.…”
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Unlocking the Magnetic and Half-Metallic Properties of AMY2 (A = Cu, Ag; M = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe; Y = S, Se) Compounds in Chalcopyrite Structure: An Ab Initio Study for Spintroni... by D. Vijayalakshmi, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, G. Jaiganesh, G. Kalpana, Fathalla Hamed

“…The total magnetic moments for AMY2 compounds were calculated as 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, and 4.00 µB/f.u. for M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, respectively. For AFeY2 compounds (A = Cu, Ag; Y = S, Se), electronic band structures for both up spin and down spin states were identical, suggesting antiferromagnetic behavior at equilibrium, while AScY2 compounds (A = Cu, Ag; Y = S, Se) exhibited nonmagnetic properties at equilibrium. …”
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Comparison of the Influence of the Chinese Lobby and the Israeli Lobby in the United States by D. B. Grafov

“…Another advantage of the Israeli lobby is the ability of its members to get relevant information about the current situation in different spheres of political life in the U.S. The objective of the present study was to reveal the ways in which China lobby succeeds. …”
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Monitoring studies of the ecological and hydrogeochemical situation in the zone of influence of technogenic objects of the mining and industrial complex of the Kalush-Holyn Potash... by E. Kuzmenko, S. Bagriy, I. Chepurnyi, T. Chepurna

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Testing the Strength of Chaotic Systems as Seeds in a Pseudo Random Bit Generator by Lazaros Moysis, Marcin Lawnik, Christos Volos, Murilo S. Baptista, Sotirios K. Goudos, George F. Fragulis

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