Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation Analysis on Reinforcement of Mortise-Tenon Joints with Flat Steel Strips by Shurong Gan, Wen Pan, Hexian Su, Yucheng Jin, Chuanwei Zhu, Shibin Yu

“…By carrying out pseudo-static tests on the joints and building ABAQUS numerical model; the position where the mortise-tenon joints were to be reinforced by the steel plates was optimized for a comparative analysis into the test results on reinforced and unreinforced mortise-tenon joints and the numerically simulated bending moment-turning angle hysteresis curve, skeleton curve, energy-dissipating capacity, and rigidity degeneration curves. …”
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CPP: a path planning method taking into account obstacle shadow hiding by Ruixin Zhang, Qing Xu, Youneng Su, Ruoxu Chen, Kai Sun, Fengchang Li, Guo Zhang

“…It started by designing shadow areas in the configuration environment based on solar azimuth and altitude angles. A gravitational field model was then created using these shadow areas and the target point’s position to guide the path point movement, achieving a path with a higher safety coefficient. …”
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Field-Based Biochar, Pumice, and Mycorrhizae Application on Dryland Agriculture in Reducing Soil Erosion by Surya Sabda Nugraha, Junun Sartohadi, Makruf Nurudin

“…The study was conducted in areas where the soil material is dominated by clay (>40%) and steep slope angles (>60%). The cropping pattern at the research site is generally cassava in the dry season and corn in the rainy season. …”
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The Impact of Exercise Play on the Biomechanical Characteristics of Single-Leg Jumping in 5- to 6-Year-Old Preschool Children by Zhanbing Song, Bojie Hou, Zhongqiu Ji, Guiping Jiang

“…Results: After the intervention, the experimental group showed significant changes in joint angles and joint torques, with a notable increase in the force exerted by dominant muscles such as the vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and gastrocnemius and a significant increase in the ground reaction force. …”
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Comparing robot-assisted and conventional surgery in knee replacement: A meta-analysis of surgical-site wound complications and recovery outcomes by Hu Liang, Yangquan Hao, Wenxing Yu

“…In this meta-review, different parameters were adopted to evaluate various aspects: operation duration was used to measure the time from the primary incision to the wound closure after the surgery; Knee Society Score (KSS) and Hip Knee Ankle Angle (HKA) were used to evaluate the recovery and imaging features of the knees. …”
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Visual System Inspired Algorithm for Enhanced Visibility in Coronary Angiograms (VIAEVCA) by Hedva Spitzer, Yosef Shai Kashi, Morris Mosseri, Jacob Erel

“…Yet, viewing the processed images from multiple angles and not just from a single one and evaluating the cine mode usually overcomes this drawback. …”
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Lower Extremity Kinematics of the Y-Balance Test in Healthy and ACL Injured Adolescent Females by Alison Bulow, Alixandra Bellemare, Judy E Anderson, Jeff R S Leiter, Peter B MacDonald, Jason D Peeler

“…Ankle dorsi-flexion, knee flexion, and knee valgus angles were quantified via kinematic analysis. ANOVAs with a post hoc Bonferroni correction were used to compare YBT scoring (%LL) and kinematic data between groups. …”
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Study on Sound Wave Scattering Effects of Different Markers Placed on Dam Face in Deepwater Reservoir by Yan Xiang, GuangZe Shen, ZhengFei Cheng, Kai Zhang

“…The scattering effect of typical geometrical markers was also investigated with respect to the sound waves of different frequencies and different incident angles. The sound pressure level (SPL) was used as an indicator for determining the scattering effect, so that the geometry of the marker with well scattering effect could be determined. …”
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Efficiency-House Optimization to Widen the Operation Range of the Double-Suction Centrifugal Pump by Wenjie Wang, Majeed Koranteng Osman, Ji Pei, Shouqi Yuan, Jian Cao, Fareed Konadu Osman

“…An orthogonal experimental scheme is therefore designed with the impeller hub and shroud angles as the decision variables. Then, the “efficiency-house” theory is introduced to convert the multiple objectives into a single optimization target. …”
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Femtosecond Laser and Big-Bubble Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: A New Chance by Luca Buzzonetti, Gianni Petrocelli, Paola Valente

“…A 60 kHz IntraLase femtosecond laser (Abbott Medical Optics) firstly created a 30° angled intrastromal channel to insert the air injection cannula, 50 μ above the thinnest corneal site measured by Sirius Scheimpflug camera (CSO, Firenze, Italy), then performed a full lamellar cut 100 μ above the thinnest corneal point, and from the same corneal depth, created a mushroom incision. …”
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Research on Effectiveness and Application of Fixed-Plane Perforation Fracturing Technology in Ultra-Low-Permeability Reservoir by Penghui Duan, Xiaofei Wang, Xiaojia Xue, Xiangping Li, Baoqiang Lv, Xiujie Lei, Jun Bu, Haigang Wang

“…The optimum perforation phase angle was selected according to the size of the fracture fusion area. …”
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Study on the stability of excavation process of permafrost subgrade slope in Alpine region by Zhilong Zhang, Jiyang Zhang, Jiangang Chen, Jing Luo, Bingbing Lei

“…The findings indicate that lower water content correlates with reduced shear strength at the frost-thaw interface; moreover, both cohesion and internal friction angle of soil samples diminish progressively with increasing water content. …”
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Study on a New Method of Link-Based Link Prediction in the Context of Big Data by Chen Jicheng, Chen Hongchang, Li Hanchao

“…A barrage of literature has been written to approach this problem; however, they mostly come from the angle of unsupervised learning (UL). While it may seem appropriate based on a dataset’s nature, it does not provide accurate information for sparse networks. …”
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Autophagy Mediates MMP-2 Expression in Glaucomatous Trabecular Meshwork Cells by Yan-Ling Xiao, Xiao-Rui Wang, Kejing Ye, Wan-Zhu Chen, Bing-Ru Zheng, Yi-Hong Huang, Yu-Yu Wu

“…To investigate the effect of 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and starvation on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Methods. Primary TM cells were cultured and divided into three groups. …”
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Risk Control of Virtual Enterprise Based on Distributed Decision-Making Model by Zhaoying Ouyang

“…The study results show that, in view of the diversity of relationships between alliance businesses and the complexity of the distribution of cooperative areas, the distributed decision-making model can more reasonably describe the relationship between alliance members and accurately control the risks of virtual enterprise from multiple angles, which can effectively manage the risks of virtual enterprise. …”
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Influence of Pilocarpine Eyedrops on the Ocular Biometric Parameters and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Ruxin Gao, Jinkun Liu, Xiaojie Zhou, Luping Huang, Weiyi Huang, Yingying Xue, Fei Wang, Songjian Gong, Renyi Wu, Yuhong Wang

“…To evaluate the influence of pilocarpine eyedrops on the ocular biometric parameters and whether these parameter changes affect the intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Methods. Twenty-two PACG patients and fifteen normal subjects were enrolled. …”
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Automatic Measuring Approach and Device for Mature Rapeseed’s Plant Type Parameters by Shengyong Xu, Jinming Wang, Hao Tian, Bo Wang

“…Based on the structural characteristics of mature rapeseed, an automatic measuring system for rapeseed plant type parameters was studied, through which the parameters of primary branches including their quantity, position, and branching angle and the geometric parameters such as plant height, main stem width, main raceme length, and the first branch height were measured. …”
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الخدمات والرعایة الصحیة للحجاج فى الوثائق الرسمیة للادارة المصریة فى القرنین التاسع عشر والعشرین المیلادیین : دراسة تاریخیة وثائقیة... by د. عصام أحمد عیسوى

“…This study provides a description of a number of sites providing servicesand health care in Egypt at the end of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ADthrough the official documents of the Egyptian government contained in a numberof bureaus, ministries, interests, and bodies, with the clarification and explanationof their budgets, and the material and logistical needs required of Funds, andequipment, to provide these Services for the pilgrims of God’s Sacred Houseevery year, and this study deals with the documentation of health servicesprovided to pilgrims in that period that witnessed many multiple politicalfluctuations, including the beginning of the English occupation of Egypt in 1882AD, and the decline of Ottoman influence on Egypt, and on the Hijaz that cameunder the influence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after its establishment in1932 AD, these events that affected the ways and mechanisms for providingthese services and health care for Egyptian pilgrims, as well as for pilgrimscrossing through the land, and Egyptian sea routes, which is in addition toprevious studies and works That dealt with the topic from different angles, also,this study touched on some of the literature that dealt with this topic, whichprovided the Arab Library with false, or sometimes unconfirmed, information onthe extent of the Egyptian administration's interest in providing these healthservices, which this study sought to answer in a way Scientific through what wasmentioned in the Egyptian official documents.On the other hand - this study sought to reveal the terms anddocumentary terms that were used officially in this health, administrative,financial, marine, and other terms used during the nineteenth and early twentiethcentury, and which were known and used by official officials in blogging Records,and official records produced during that period.…”
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Effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty through UTPP approach on prognosis and quality of life in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective... by Xuejie Bi, Liude Zhou, Tian Chen, Zhuming Chen, Zhi Peng

“…The vertebral anterior edge height and Cobb angle of the UTPP group were significantly different from those of the UTP group 1 day after surgery (P < 0.05). …”
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The effect of high temperature deformation on the austenite reversion transformation and η-Ni3Ti precipitation behavior in a Ti–Mo maraging steel by Chih-Yuan Chen, Iting Chiang, Yung-Chang Kang

“…Furthermore, when the ageing temperature was increased from 520 °C to 640 °C, the KAM distribution lines shifted to higher angles under the lower strain, i.e. ε = 35 %, whereas under large strain (ε = 70 %), the positions of the KAM distribution lines remained at similar sites. …”
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