Abdominal Ultrasonography in Healthy Female Standard Donkeys by Lucrezia Accorroni, Marilena Bazzano, Andrea Marchegiani, Andrea Spaterna, Fulvio Laus

“…In this work, the manual technique for performing an ultrasound of the abdominal organs in a donkey is described, including acoustic windows. In addition, several measurements were performed and correlated with the age and weight of the animal to find possible variations. …”
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In Situ Stress Effects on Smooth Blasting: Model Test and Analysis by Renshu Yang, Shizheng Fang, Aiyun Yang, Huanzhen Xie, Liyun Yang

“…Meanwhile, a postexplosion acoustic wave test indicates that confining pressure inhibits damage of the retained rock, which is consistent with strain and equivalent strain rate results. …”
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An Emotion-Driven Vocal Biomarker-Based PTSD Screening Tool by Thomas F. Quatieri, Jing Wang, James R. Williamson, Richard DeLaura, Tanya Talkar, Nancy P. Solomon, Stefanie E. Kuchinsky, Megan Eitel, Tracey Brickell, Sara Lippa, Kristin J. Heaton, Douglas S. Brungart, Louis French, Rael Lange, Jeffrey Palmer, Hayley Reynolds

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> With an emotion estimation algorithm providing arousal (excited to calm) and valence (pleasure to displeasure) levels through discourse, we select regions of the acoustic signal that are most salient for PTSD detection. …”
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Factors Influencing Students’ Enrolment and Retention in Sciences at Advanced Level in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kabale Municipality Secondary Schools. by Akatuhurira, Frank Bindeba

“…The study recommends addressing acoustic conditions in classrooms, encouraging a cool temperature for learning, providing government aid to secondary schools for infrastructure development, and employing professional science teachers.…”
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Experiment and Model Investigation on the Permeability Evolution of Granite under Triaxial Compressive Damage by Zhenxing Ji, Zhide Wu, Hong Yang, Lihua Zhang, Zhenhua Ouyang, Haiyang Yi

“…In order to study the permeability evolution characteristics of surrounding rocks in the near field of the disposal reservoir under different confining pressures during excavation, the mechanical and permeability properties of granite were explored through triaxial compression experiments associated with acoustic emission techniques. Experiment results suggest that the permeability exhibited typical pore percolation and fracture flow during the compressive damage process and it has an obvious relationship with the volumetric strain before and after dilation. …”
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Effects of Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis in Alertness, Associative Learning, and Astrocyte Density by Sara G. Higarza, Marina De Antón‐Cosío, Candela Zorzo, Jorge L. Arias, Natalia Arias

“…Then, we assessed the acoustic startle response and alertness through the prepulse inhibition paradigm as well as the associative learning by the use of the passive avoidance test. …”
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Treatment Efficacy of Electromyography versus Fiberscopy-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia Patients: A Prospective Comparative Study by Jae Wook Kim, Jae Hong Park, Ki Nam Park, Seung Won Lee

“…Thirty patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD), who had never received treatment, were randomly allocated into EMG- or fiberscopy-guided botulinum toxin injections between March 2008 and February 2010. We assessed acoustic and aerodynamic voice parameters, and the voice handicap index (VHI) before injection and at 1, 3, and 6 months after injection. …”
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A Review of Fault Detecting Devices for Belt Conveyor Idlers by Fahad Alharbi, Suhuai Luo

“…By synthesizing various research findings, the study assesses the effectiveness of different sensor devices in identifying defects, including built-in sensors, fixed sensor options like acoustic, ultrasonic sensors, cameras, accelerometers, and Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors (DOFS), as well as mobile sensor systems. …”
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Sounds of the northern Andes: the calls of a diverse and endangered frog community (Amphibia, Anura) from Ecuador by Diego Batallas, Rafael Márquez, Juan M. Guayasamin

“…This study represents the most comprehensive and accurate acoustic documentation of a highland community, which will facilitate taxonomic and conservation work in the area.…”
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Integrating Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance on Resource-Constrained PLCs: A Feasibility Study by Riccardo Mennilli, Luigi Mazza, Andrea Mura

“…Despite the limited memory and processing power inherent to many edge devices, this proof-of-concept demonstrates the suitability of the Finder Opta™ for such applications. Using acoustic data, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is deployed to infer the rotational speed of a mechanical test bench. …”
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Quantitative ultrasound rating of liver fibrosis in children with cystic fibrosis by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, O. I. Simonova, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, A. N. Surkov, M. O. Gorbunova, I. E. Smirnov

“…To determine potential of non-invasive ultrasound techniques of fibroelastometry (FEM) and Acoustic Structure Quantification (ASQ) at liver parenchyma assessment and fibrosis stage grading in children with cystic fibrosis (CF).Material and methods. …”
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Revisiting Word-initial Glottal Stops in Persian: Underlying or Epenthetic? by Ali Pirhayati

“…It also calls for a revision of previous research, emphasizing the importance of non-acoustic aspects in exploring the phonological functions of word-initial glottal stops.…”
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Automated Prognostics and Diagnostics of Railway Tram Noises Using Machine Learning by Junhui Huang, Hao Liu, Wenyan Xi, Sakdirat Kaewunruen

“…Data collection is carried out on a tram line in Birmingham, using an iPhone 11 to record acoustic data at a sample rate of 48 kHz. The noise is categorized into impact noise, rolling noise, flanging noise, and squeal noise based on frequency and power spectrum characteristics. …”
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Characterization of Micro-Crack Orientation in a Thin Plate Using Quasi-Static Component Generated by Incident Ultrasonic Lamb Waves by Liang Zhao, Jun Zhou, Weifeng Yuan, Bin Gu, Mingxi Deng, Caibin Xu, Xiangyan Ding, Zhengpan Qi, Jishuo Wang, Qin Ying

“…When the primary Lamb waves at A0 mode impinge on the micro-crack, under the modulation of the contact acoustic nonlinearity (CAN), the micro-crack itself will induce QSC. …”
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Accentedness Perception in L2: An Investigation of Thai Monophthong Pronunciation of Chinese Students by Peng Hou, Sarawut Kraisame

“…This study involves an acoustic analysis targeted on the Thai monophthongs articulated by Chinese students of Thai (<i>n</i> = 15) in a picture description task in terms of duration and quality. …”
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Study of the Influence of Clay Minerals on the Mechanical and Percolation Properties of Weakly Cemented Rocks by Shiru Guo, Hai Pu, Mengsen Yang, Ding Liu, Ziheng Sha, Junce Xu

“…The MTS816 system, in conjunction with an acoustic emission system and a high-speed camera, completed mechanical and seepage tests on the sample. …”
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Determination of Young’s Modulus by Specific Vibration of Basalt and Diabase by Osvail André Quaglio, José Margarida da Silva, Edmo da Cunha Rodovalho, Leandro de Vilhena Costa

“…Young’s modulus was determined by the acoustic response due to longitudinal oscillations caused by a mechanical impulse (IET) in the Sonelastic equipment and the stress-strain curve (UCM). …”
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Assessment of Active Vertical Carbon Transport: New Methodology by L.E. Kwong, E.A. Pakhomov

“…In combination with optical and acoustic methods, we hope that this method will shed light on the vast contribution of zooplankton and micronekton to global carbon export, and encourage the inclusion of active carbon transport estimates into global biogeochemical models. …”
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Optical signatures of lattice strain in chemically doped colloidal quantum wells by Junhong Yu, Hilmi Volkan Demir, Manoj Sharma

“…Here, we show that coherent acoustic phonons (CAPs) following bandgap optical excitations in Cu-doped CdSe colloidal quantum wells (CQWs) offer a unique platform for indirectly measuring the dopant-induced lattice strain. …”
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Jute fabric in the development of a smart thermochromic textile by Ana Paula Hiller, André Luiz Marquardt, Andrea Cristiane Krause Bierhalz, Fernanda Steffens

“…In this context, the use of natural fibers from plants provides very attractive properties, such as biodegradability, UV protection, acoustic insulation, among others. In this way, the purpose of this work was to functionalize a fabric from jute fiber with a thermochromic agent, making it a material with an intelligent property, being able to react thermally to the environment in which it is inserted. …”
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