Evaluating and Identifying Climatic Design Features in Traditional Iranian Architecture for Energy Saving (Case Study of Residential Architecture in Northwest of Iran) by Amirmasood Nakhaee Sharif, Sanaz Keshavarz Saleh, Sadegh Afzal, Niloofar Shoja Razavi, Mozhdeh Fadaei Nasab, Samireh Kadaei

“…The data collection method is based on checklists, observation, considering the orientation, density, solar radiation angle in the region, documentary, analysis of maps, and adaptation of the architectural plan of the studied houses with the pattern of solar radiation in the area. …”
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Fabrication of Electrospun Polyamide-6/Chitosan Nanofibrous Membrane toward Anionic Dyes Removal by Mozhdeh Ghani, Ali Akbar Gharehaghaji, Mokhtar Arami, Negar Takhtkuse, Babak Rezaei

“…Nanofibrous filter media of polyamide-6/chitosan were fabricated by electrospinning onto a satin fabric substrate and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and water contact angle (WCA). Anionic dye removal capability of the filter was investigated for Solophenyl Red 3BL and Polar Yellow GN, respectively, as acidic and direct dyes were investigated with respect to solution parameters (pH and initial dye concentration) and membrane parameters (electrospinning time and chitosan ratio) through filtration system. …”
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Influence of “J”-Curve Spring Stiffness on Running Speeds of Segmented Legs during High-Speed Locomotion by Runxiao Wang, Wentao Zhao, Shujun Li, Shunqi Zhang

“…When the SLIP model and the two-segment leg model with constant spring stiffness and with “J”-curve spring stiffness have the same dimensionless reference stiffness, the two-segment leg model with “J”-curve spring stiffness reveals that (1) both the largest tolerated range of running speeds and the tolerated maximum running speed are found and (2) at fast running speed from 25 to 40/92 m s−1 both the tolerated range of landing angle and the stability region are the largest. It is suggested that the two-segment leg model with “J”-curve spring stiffness is more advantageous for high-speed running compared with the SLIP model and with constant spring stiffness.…”
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Quantitative Determination of Surface Morphology of Red Blood Cell by Özlem Kocahan Yılmaz

“…As a result of this analysis, three-dimensional (3D), dynamic (observable from all angles) and height-known profiles of RBCs have been created. …”
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A Novel Fast Image Stitching Method Based on the Combination of SURF and Cell by Qing An, Xijiang Chen, Shusen Wu

“…In the image fusion stage, this paper first selects images with different brightness, angles, resolutions, and scales to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. …”
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Seismic Behavior of a Novel Buckling-Restrained Steel Plate Shear Wall by Yang Li, Xiaofeng Zhao, Ping Tan, Fulin Zhou, Jin Jiang

“…In this study, in a novel buckling-restrained steel plate shear wall (BRSPSW) with out-of-plane deformation spaces, angle steel stiffeners have been installed so as to create gaps between the steel plate and the covering concrete slabs. …”
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SIMULATION OF COOLING TOWER AND INFLUENCE OF AERODYNAMIC ELEMENTS ON ITS WORK UNDER CONDITIONS OF WIND by K. V. Dobrego, M. M. Hemmasian Kashani, E. E. Lasko

“…Simultaneous usage of windbreak walls and overshower deflectors may increase efficiency up to 20–30 % for the deflectors angle a = 60o. Simulation let one analyze aerodynamic patterns, induced inside cooling tower and homogeneity of velocities’ field in irrigator’s area.Presented results may be helpful for the CT aerodynamic design optimization, particularly, for perspective hybrid type CTs.…”
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What’s in a Name? On Language, Concept Formation, and the Definition Disputes in the Entrepreneurship Literature by Jonsson Petur O.

“…In the absence of a unifying framework, different fields have focused narrowly on entrepreneurship from dissimilar angles. The bottom line is that researchers in different fields sometimes rely on such incompatible definitions of what constitutes entrepreneurship that interdisciplinary dialogue is impossible. …”
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Oral breathing: dentomaxillofacial irregularities associated with nasorespiratory and orthopedic dysfunctions. by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Salamtu Habadi Amhed, Juan J. Apolinaire Pennini, Raúl López Fernández, Ivette Álvarez Mora, Humberto Agüero García

“…<strong>Objective</strong>: To characterize Angle´s Class II malocclusions in oral breathers with nasorespiratory and orthopedic dysfunctions. …”
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Predicting and synthesizing terahertz spoof surface plasmon polariton devices with a convolutional neural network model by Vahid Najafy, Bijan Abbasi-Arand, Maryam Hesari-Shermeh

“…By comparing the network in this study with previous works, it is apparent that in addition to structural and geometrical changes in the unit cell, the designer is afforded greater freedom in determining the material of the incident medium and, for the first time, specifying the angle of incidence of the source. Finally, for the validation of the suggested network, the predictive power of the absorption spectrum of various structures is compared with traditional methods. …”
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Study on Microscopic Water Flooding in Porous Carbonate Reservoirs by Numerical Simulation by Tao Yu, Baozhu Li, Mingqiang Hao, Benbiao Song

“…Based on the CT (computed tomography) scanning of real carbonate reservoir core sample, the micropore structure was reconstructed, and the effects of different factors (injection rate, oil-to-water viscosity ratio, and contact angle) and secondary development methods (higher injection rate and water displacement direction optimization) on the flow behavior of oil and water two phases were explored by numerical simulation in this paper. …”
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A novel classification method for balance differences in elite versus expert athletes based on composite multiscale complexity index and ranking forests. by Yuqi Cheng, Dawei Wu, Ying Wu, Youcai Guo, Xinze Cui, Pengquan Zhang, Jie Gao, Yanming Fu, Xin Wang

“…In this study, we investigated four parameters related to balance control-anterior-posterior (AP) displacement, medial-lateral (ML) displacement, length, and tilt angle-in 13 elite athletes and 12 freestyle skiing aerial expert athletes. …”
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Punchdrunk’s Immersive Theatre: From the End to the Edge by Deborah Prudhon

“…Such a radical change of perspective invites us to reconsider the very notion of ending and to think of it not so much in temporal terms, as the last stage in a teleological progression, but to look at it from a spatial angle. The driving force of the shows itself reveals a shift from the temporal to the spatial: “The moment-to-moment ‘what happens next?’ …”
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Study on Mechanical and Ecological Properties of Fly Ash Substrate for Ecological Slope Protection by Juan Wan, Jun Zhu, Henglin Xiao, Qiang Ma

“…The results showed the following: (1) When the optimum moisture content is about 24.9%, the shear strength of the substrate is the maximum. (2) Fly ash can improve the shear strength of the soil, which can reach 1.67 times as much as that of plain soil, and the optimum content of fly ash is 5%–6.7%. (3) The root system can increase the cohesion and internal friction angle of the substrate soil but mainly increases the cohesion of the substrate soil. (4) Plants grow taller in ash-mixed soil than in plain soil. (5) When the fly ash content is 20%, the ion concentrations of Cl, Cu, and Zn are the highest: 220.7, 0.153, and 1.526 mg/L, respectively. …”
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Influence of Abutment Stiffness and Strength on the Seismic Response of Horizontally Curved RC Bridges in Comparison with Equivalent Straight Bridges at Different Seismic Intensity... by Khashayar Heydarpour, Payam Tehrani

“…Seismic design codes have imposed some limitations on the maximum subtended angle of curved bridges and allow engineers to analyze and design them using an equivalent straight bridge. …”
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Theoretical and Numerical Research on V-Cut Parameters and Auxiliary Cuthole Criterion in Tunnelling by Xiaoming Lou, Bao Wang, En Wu, Mingwu Sun, Ping Zhou, Zhenchang Wang

“…A theoretical solution for increasing the critical depth of the auxiliary center cuthole and the criteria for increasing the cuthole diameter of various types of cutholes when the rock attributes, explosive properties, and cuthole dip angle are constant are proposed. (1) If charging length le < 0.75H/sin θ, no auxiliary cuthole is needed. (2) If 0.75H/sin θ < le < 0.75H/sin θ + (2∼4) × 0.1, a central vertical auxiliary hole is needed. (3) If 0.75H/sin θ + (2∼4) × 0.1 < le < 0.75(H/sin θ + Hi/sin θi), a shallow inclined hole is needed. (4) If le > 0.75(H/sin θ + Hi/sin θi), both the central vertical cuthole and the shallow inclined cuthole are needed. …”
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Wind Excited Action around Tall Building Having Different Corner Configurations by Rahul Kumar Meena, Ritu Raj, S. Anbukumar

“…The mean pressure coefficients of Model-A and Model-B were compared with various international standards and wind tunnel data, respectively, for validation, showing a nearly equivalent consistency; however, international standards consist of coefficients at 0° and 90° wind angles only. Wind effects on building shapes having different corners change the characteristics of the separated shear layer and reduce the downstream wake which helps to reduce drag and lift forces simultaneously. …”
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Study on Mechanism and Control Technology of Asymmetric Floor Heave in a Deep Soft Rock Main Roadway by Fulian He, Wenli Zhai, Xuhui Xu, Jiayu Song, Liang Li, Kai Lv

“…Roadway floor stability is relevant to the stress concentration coefficient of the roadway sides, the burial depth of the roadway, and the cohesion and internal angle of friction of the floor rock. The relationship between the upward resultant force of the floor and the stress concentration coefficient of the roadway sides is established. …”
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Characterization and Modelling of Multiscale Natural Fractures in Shale Reservoirs: A Case Study from a Block in the Southern Sichuan Basin by Shaohua Gai, Ailin Jia, Yunsheng Wei, Ruohan Liu

“…Moreover, image logs and cores reveal that it mainly develops high angle natural fractures and the fracture aperture is about 1 mm. …”
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Quantifying Anisotropic Properties of Old–New Concrete Interfaces Using X-Ray Computed Tomography and Homogenization by Guanming Zhang, Yang Lu

“…Conversely, the result of average cosine similarity at the interface shows randomness that originates from the anisotropy of materials. The average angle between normal and shear stresses was found to be 88.64°, indicating a predominantly orthogonal relationship, though local stress distributions introduced slight deviations. …”
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