Numerical Modelling of Building Vibrations due to Railway Traffic: Analysis of the Mitigation Capacity of a Wave Barrier by Fran Ribes-Llario, Silvia Marzal, Clara Zamorano, Julia Real

“…Moreover, the mitigation capacity of a wave barrier acting as a source isolation is assessed by comparing vibration levels registered in several points of the building structure with and without the barrier. …”
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An Evaluation of the Role of School Institution in the Reproduction of Cultural-Social Inequalities and of Privileges by Eren Ağın, Duygun Göktürk

“…Ogbu’s “Black Students’ School Success: Coping with the Burden of Acting White.” This study reveals how social and cultural inequalities are reproduced within the school habitus through the determination of professional preferences based on students’ class, cultural habitus and reference codes, and informal group identities.…”
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Comparison of Point and Snow Load Deflections in Design and Analysis of Tensile Membrane Structures by Vuk S. Milošević, Biserka Lj. Marković

“…There are several types of loads acting on tensile membrane structures, most importantly prestress, snow load, and wind load. …”
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Discussion of the Improved Methods for Analyzing a Cantilever Beam Carrying a Tip-Mass under Base Excitation by Wang Hongjin, Meng Qingfeng, Feng Wuwei

“…The cantilever model is simplified in detail by replacing the tip-mass with an equivalent inertial force and inertial moment acting at the free end of the cantilever based on D’Alembert’s principle. …”
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Granulation and Convectional Driving on Stellar Surfaces by Johannes Tschernitz, Philippe-A. Bourdin

“…This indicates the possibility of a surface dynamo acting on stars without a convecting envelope. Even stars without a convecting envelope could therefore exhibit stronger magnetic and coronal activity than expected so far.…”
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Pectin-Coated Curcumin-Chitosan Microparticles Crosslinked with Mg2+ for Delayed Drug Release in the Digestive System by Seung Won Hwang, Jae Sup Shin

“…Of the pectin-coated microparticles, those crosslinked with Mg2+ showed a slower release rate than those crosslinked with Ca2+, but the former showed a faster release rate at pH 6.8 in the presence of pectinase, acting as a promising drug delivery carrier for treating a colonic disease. …”
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Angel in “the Cartesian theatre” – Aquinas and the mind-body problem by Tomasz Stępień

“…For Aquinas angel exist and acts in assumed human body in the very same way as Descartes describes the soul acting in human body, and angel’s mode of perception is similar to what is usually called as “the Cartesian theatre”. …”
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Organizational Culture and Self-Efficacy with Work Motivation and Leadership as Key Factors by Wahyul Huda, Tri Joko Raharjo, Erni Suharini, Titi Prihatin

“…Results featured highlighted strong positive correlations where organizational culture and self-efficacy directly impact on teacher performance, along with work motivation acting as a significant mediate between these links. …”
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Wear resistance analysis of the aluminum 7075 alloy and the nanostructured aluminum 7075 - silver nanoparticles composites by Estrada-Ruiz R.H., Flores-Campos R., Treviño-Rodríguez G.A., Herrera-Ramírez J.M., Martínez-Sánchez R.

“…It was found that silver nanoparticles prevent the wear of the material by acting as an obstacle to dislocations movement during the plastic deformation of the contact surface, as well as a solid lubricant when these are separated from the metal-matrix.…”
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TRPM7 and TRPM8 Ion Channels in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Potential Roles as Cancer Biomarkers and Targets by Nelson S. Yee, Ada S. Chan, Julian D. Yee, Rosemary K. Yee

“…Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels are essential for normal functions and health by acting as molecular sensors and transducing various stimuli into cellular and physiological responses. …”
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Pre-reinforcement Performance of Yielding Anti-slide Piles for Bedding Rock Slope by DING Wei, WANG Junjie, QIU Zhenfeng

“…Yielding anti-slide pile is a pre-reinforcement structure developed for bedding rock slopes.To explore its pre-reinforcement performance,firstly,its pre-reinforcement mechanism is analyzed.Secondly,by employing deformation and stress as reference indicators,this paper adopts a physical model test combined with numerical simulations to compare yielding anti-slide piles with ordinary anti-slide piles.Finally,the effects of yielding layer thickness,anchoring section length,and yielding layer elastic modulus on the reinforcement effect of yielding anti-slide piles are studied.The results are as follows.① The pre-reinforcement and yielding anti-slide piles for slopes can induce weak deformation of potential sliding mass through the yielding layer setting,exert the beneficial effect of shear strength between layers of rock strata,and improve the displacement and stress state of the pile bodies.② The displacement of rock stratum sliding during the support of yielding anti-slide piles is significantly increased,and the lateral pressure acting on the pile bodies is smaller than that of ordinary anti-slide piles to better improve the anti-slide effect of anti-slide piles.③ The pre-reinforcement effect of the yielding anti-slide piles tends to gradually improve with the rising length of the anchor section,while the yielding layer thickness and the elastic modulus of the yielding layer increase with a trend of first becoming better and then becoming worse.…”
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Astragaloside IV Treats Parkinson’s Disease by Regulating the Proliferation and Differentiation of NSCs through the SHH–Nurr1 Pathway by Zicong Wu, Jianing Zhang, Han Gao, Wentao Li

“…Furthermore, the relationship between the SHH–Nurr1 pathway was confirmed, demonstrating that AS-IV induces NSCs differentiation via this pathway. Consequently, SHH, acting as the upstream signaling pathway of Nurr1, influences its expression, while AS-IV regulates the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs by modulating the SHH–Nurr1 pathway.…”
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Analysis of a Novel Magnetic-Hydrodynamic Double Levitated Motor for an Implantable Axial Flow Blood Pump by Liang Wang, Xiaoyan Tang, Zhong Yun, Chuang Xiang

“…Because of the unsteady force and torque acting on the rotor and the passive suspension, the position of the rotor is not steady. …”
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In Vivo Imaging of Retinoic Acid Receptor Activity using a Sodium/Iodide Symporter and Luciferase Dual Imaging Reporter Gene by Min Kyung So, Joo Hyun Kang, June-Key Chung, Yong Jin Lee, Jae Hoon Shin, Kwang Il Kim, Jae Min Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Myung Chul Lee

“…NIS and luciferase genes were linked with an internal ribosome entry site, and placed under the control of an artificial cis -acting retinoic acid responsive element (pRARE/NL). …”
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Optoelectric‐Driven Wetting Transition on Artificially Micropatterned Surfaces With Long‐Range Virtual Electrodes by Riccardo Zamboni, Debdatta Ray, Cornelia Denz, Jörg Imbrock

“…Superhydrophobic wetting transitions between Cassie–Baxter and Wenzel are observed on different substrates using this technique. The forces acting on the droplet that cause the transition are determined numerically. …”
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Determinants of agricultural exports in Somalia: the impacts of exchange rates, foreign direct investment, and institutional quality by Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Amir Mohamud Mohamed

“…Globally, the exportation of agricultural products plays a critical role in driving economic growth and stability, often acting as a substantial contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), employment, and foreign exchange earnings in agrarian economies. …”
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Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Managing Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Giulia Di Stefano, Andrea Di Lionardo, Giuseppe Di Pietro, Giorgio Cruccu, Andrea Truini

“…Trial outcomes were generally modest even for first-line drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors, and gabapentinoids. Many drugs acting on new pain targets are currently under development. …”
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Natural and sexual selection and functional roles influence colouration but not the amount of variation in butterfly wing colour patterns by Bhavya Dharmaraaj, Krushnamegh Kunte

“…Abstract Background Trait variation is shaped by functional roles of traits and the strength and direction of selection acting on the traits. We hypothesized that in butterflies, sexually selected colouration is more variable owing to condition-dependent nature and directional selection on sexual ornaments, whereas naturally selected colouration may be less variable because of stabilising selection. …”
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Tackling Extended Hospital Stays in Patients with Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections by Gavin Barlow, Michael Wilke, Guillaume Béraud

“…This review also focuses on one of a number of new antibiotics for ABSSSI, dalbavancin, as the long-acting glycopeptide with the most clinical experience to date. …”
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The Role of Type III Interferons in Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Therapy by Janina Bruening, Bettina Weigel, Gisa Gerold

“…In HCV therapy, however, IFNL will likely not play an important role as highly effective direct acting antivirals (DAA) exist. Here, we will review our current knowledge on IFNL gene expression, protein properties, signaling, ISG induction, and its implications on HCV infection and treatment. …”
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