Fragility Comprehensive Assessment of Low-Rise Cold-Formed Steel Framed Wall Structure Subjected to Wind Load by Hao Zhang, Shiwei Hou, Yiming Ding, Chao Li, Pengfei Liu

“…For the cladding system, the probabilistic models of the wind load and the cladding component resistance are established based on Monte Carlo simulation, and then methods for the fragility assessment of single cladding components and the cladding system under wind hazards considering the influence of the number and arrangement of the cladding components are proposed. …”
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CONSEQUENCES OF THE REALIZATION OF NATO STRATEGY IN THE CONFLICTS OF "THE ARAB SPRING" FOR THE STATES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA by E. A. Antyukhova

“…On the one hand, the strategic problem of the block has been realized: arrangement of conflicts and an attempt to appear in the opinion of the world community as the only peacekeeping force capable of controlling and resolving regional conflicts. …”
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Av600P Screw Reinforcement in Compressed Reinforced Concrete Elements by Galina E. Okolnikova, Georgy I. Tikhonov

“…The purpose of the research was to justify the introduction into practice of the construction of an innovative screw reinforcement profile, which will develop the ideas and principles that have become the basis for the widely used six-row A500SP profile, whose design solution (the absence of longitudinal ribs with the arrangement of transverse protrusions in four rows with the possible formation of a two-start screw thread by them) makes it possible to significantly increase the rejection minimum value of the Röhm criterion (fR ≥ 0.075), which characterizes and determines the strength and deformability of the adhesion of reinforcement to concrete, which determine the strength and crack resistance of reinforced concrete structures, and, consequently, their operational safety and reliability. …”
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A Wideband and Polarization-Independent Metasurface Based on Phase Optimization for Monostatic and Bistatic Radar Cross Section Reduction by Jianxun Su, Yao Lu, Zengrui Li, Rongrong Zhang, Yaoqing (Lamar) Yang

“…Scattering characteristics of two kinds of metasurfaces, periodic arrangement and optimized phase layout, are studied in detail. …”
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Mechanical Calculation of Flexible Wires of Spans with Different Tensioning Insulator Strings by Yu. V. Bladyko

“…The reliability of the formula has been proved by the coincidence of results for particular cases of the arrangement of strings. The obtained expressions can be used both for vertical (weight and ice) loads and for horizontal (wind) ones. …”
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Colorimetric Detection Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Characteristics for Sensing of Mercury Using Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles by Eman Alzahrani

“…High-density, spherical, and uniformly formed silver nanoparticle shapes were found in silver nanoparticle SEM images. The arrangement of AgNPs in the form of face-centered cubic structures was confirmed by XRD patterns. …”
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The role of transposable elements in the ecological morphogenesis under the influence of stress by R. N. Mustafin, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…This is the basis for the selection and survival of organisms with a specific composition and arrangement of transposons that contribute to adaptation under certain environmental conditions. …”
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NATIONAL SECURITY AND BORDER MANAGEMENT IN WEST AFRICA: A STUDY OF NIGERIA-NIGER RELATIONS by IYANU-OLUWA AYOBAMI AYODELE, UMARU TOYIN SHIRU

“…This paper also interrogates the recent withdrawal of Niger from ECOWAS and MNJTF and its implications to Nigeria-Niger security arrangement particularly with the presence of various security threats common to both states. …”
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Detection of Bolt Looseness Based on Average Autocorrelation Function by Jigang Wu, Jun Shao, Gen Zhou, Deqiang Yang, Yuan Cheng

“…In terms of structural arrangement of this paper, firstly, the theoretical background of the proposed method is given. …”
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Retroperitoneal Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A “Patternless” Tumor by D. Myoteri, D. Dellaportas, C. Nastos, I. Gioti, G. Gkiokas, E. Carvounis, T. Theodosopoulos

“…Histopathological diagnosis is mostly based on a “patternless pattern” on microscopic examination, which is a storiform arrangement of spindle cells combined with a “hemangiopericytoma-like appearance” and increased vascularity of the lesion. …”
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Study on Glass-Epoxy-Based Low-Cost and Compact Tip-Truncated Triangular Printed Antenna by Rajeev Kumar Kanth, Pasi Liljeberg, Hannu Tenhunen, Qiang Chen, Lirong Zheng, Harish Kumar

“…The coaxial probe signal feed arrangement have been considered for this work. The proposed printed antennas are suitable for communication links between ships or buoys and satellites specially for navigation purpose.…”
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Mechanical Calculation of Flexible Wires of Overhead Lines with Barrage Balls by I. I. Sergey, Y. V. Bladyko

“…For more accurate calculation of mechanical stresses and sag arrows, a vector-parametric method for calculating the flexible wires of overhead lines is suggested, where the calculated model of wires in the form of a flexible elastic thread is put taking into account of the spatial arrangement of all structural elements. The results of mechanical calculation according to the program that had been developed and to the existing methods for a different number of aerial barrier balls moved along the span are presented.…”
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Time Tetris: a longitudinal study on compressed schedules and workplace well-being at IKEA by Kristen du Bois, Stijn Baert, Louis Lippens, Eva Derous

“…Consistent with theoretical expectations, policymakers and employers should be cautious in assuming that the arrangements significantly reduce burnout.…”
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New Configuration of Handset MIMO Antenna for LTE 700 Band Applications by Byeonggwi Mun, Frances J. Harackiewicz, Byeongkwan Kim, Hyunho Wi, Jonghyun Lee, Myun-Joo Park, Changwon Jung, Byungje Lee

“…Without the usage of any additional coupling elements between closely mounted antennas, a high isolation (>15 dB) and a low enveloped correlation coefficient (ECC<0.35) are achieved by the optimum location and arrangement of MIMO antenna elements.…”
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Design and Simulation of an Environment-Friendly ZrS2/CuInS2 Thin Film Solar Cell Using SCAPS 1D Software by Sunirmal Kumar Biswas, Monira Khanom Mim, Md. Mostak Ahmed

“…In this study, eco-friendly solar cells having the arrangement Al/ZrS2/CuInS2/Au have been quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Engineering amphiphilic alkenyl lipids for self-assembly in functional hybrid nanostructures by Raúl Gimeno-Ferrero, Victoria Valdivia, Inmaculada Fernández, María Luisa García-Martín, Manuel Pernia Leal

“…The presence of double bonds in the lipid tail and the morphology of the amphiphile influence the arrangement on the hydrophobic NPs. Amphiphiles with a single double bond in the lipid tail form highly water-soluble, well-ordered micellar-like structures on the IONP surfaces, while those with two double bonds create disordered lipid nanoparticles. …”
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Design and Study of a Miniaturized Millimeter Wave Array Antenna for Wireless Body Area Network by Abdullah G. Alharbi, H. M. Arifur Rahman, Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan, Muhammad Inam Abbasi, Amani Abdulrahman Albraikan, Faris A. Almalki

“…Simulations returned optimistic results for the 2 × 2 element planar array arrangement in almost all parameters, even when placed close to the human body at any distance greater than 2 mm.…”
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Robust adaptive optimization for sustainable water demand prediction in water distribution systems by Ke Wang, Jiayang Meng, Zhangquan Wang, Kehua Zhao, Banteng Liu

“…To further enhance the model’s robustness, an innovative optimization algorithm is incorporated within the CEEMD process to minimize the variance in multi-scale arrangement entropy among the decomposed components, thereby improving the model’s generalization capabilities. …”
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Exploring how papaya juice improves meat tenderness and digestive characteristics in Wenchang chickens by Zihan Zhang, Yucan Wu, Chunhui Zhang, Feng Huang

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the arrangement between muscle bundles was from dense to sparse and the surface pores of muscle bundles increased. …”
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Advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Biosensor Technologies for Cancer Cell Detection by Bhishma Karki, Arun Uniyal, Amrindra Pal, Vivek Srivastava

“…The titanium disilicide (TiSi2) nanosheet is placed in between silver (Ag) and black phosphorus (BP) films in the Kretschmann arrangement. This biosensor executes better over a wide range of refractive index variations, including biological cell distribution in individual blood. …”
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