Heliconia Bug Leptoscelis tricolor Westwood by Christine W. Miller

“…Though not found in Florida, this insect has been used to examine insect behavior, sexual selection, plant-insect interactions, and color variation. …”
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Comparison of the Recoil of Conventional and Electromagnetic Cannon by Edward M. Schmidt

“…It is shown that, under similar launch conditions, the recoil of the EM gun is less than that of the powder gun; however, use of a muzzle brake on a powder gun can alter this relative behavior.…”
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Ciprian Băcilă, Mihaela Tănase, Rareş Clopoţel

“…Admissions of psychoactive substance users in Romanian psychiatric hospitals (2018-2021) Suicidology in Romania – traditions and future perspectives Medical and legal safety measures for people with psychiatric pathology and dangerous behavior …”
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Family Nutrition: Parenting and Family Life by Larry Forthun

“…FCS-8869, a 6-page fact sheet by Larry Forthun, looks at three ways family can influence a child’s weight status: parental feeding practices and behavior, parenting style, and overall family functioning, and provides recommendations for improving family health and nutrition. …”
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Diagnosing Herbicide Injury in Corn by Sarah Berger, Jason Ferrell, Peter Dittmar

“…This 9-page fact sheet lists nine modes of action: the mechanism of action, behavior in plants, symptoms and herbicides, and illustrations. …”
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Oscillation Theorems for Second-Order Nonlinear Neutral Delay Differential Equations by Tongxing Li, Yuriy V. Rogovchenko

“…We analyze the oscillatory behavior of solutions to a class of second-order nonlinear neutral delay differential equations. …”
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Evaluation of Turbojet Engine with Water Injection for Aircraft Use as Controlled Object by Alexandru-Nicolae Tudosie, Mihai Lungu

“…The proposed method, based on the characterization of the engine as a controlled object (with and without coolant injection), can be very useful as a method of predicting the behavior of any turbojet when the addition of coolant injection system is desired; obviously, the appropriate modeling of both the turbojet and the injection system is necessary.…”
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Numerical study of comparing skirt sandpile with deep cement pile to improve load‒settlement response of circular footing in layered soils: Centric and eccentric effects by Hussein Ahmad

“…The innovative aspect of this study lies in the comprehensive evaluation of the SSP system's load-bearing capacity and settlement behavior, revealing its superior performance compared to deep cement pile (DCP). …”
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Systematic optimization and evaluation of a Dutch sexual health intervention: Role model stories for chlamydia prevention, testing, and treatment by Gido Metz, Rosa RLC Thielmann, Hanneke Roosjen, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Rik Crutzen

“…Method The experiences of 10 young individuals served as the basis of role model stories using the behavior change principle modeling based on social cognitive theory. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Droop Controller to Fix the Frequency of a Microgrid System Using the Gray wolf Algorithm with Stability Analysis by Zhi Yuan, Ji Li

“…On the other hand, load changes cause disruptions in the dynamic behavior and grid behavior, which requires the use of an optimal control strategy to solve it. …”
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Significance of solar radiation and viscous dissipation on oscillatory and steady convective heat transfer around buoyancy-driven sphere using FDM scheme by Alanoud Alsuhaymi, Musaad S. Aldhabani

“…The innovation of this paper is to explore the transient behavior of heat transport and transient behavior of shear stress rate of unsteady fluid flow around the sphere surface in the presence of solar radiation, thermal buoyancy and viscous dissipation. …”
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Disrupted microsaccade responses in late-life depression by Yao-Tung Lee, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Yi-Hsuan Chang, Cesar Barquero, Shu-Ping Chao, Chin-An Wang

“…Together, these findings, for the first time, demonstrate significant alterations in microsaccade behavior in LLD patients compared to CTRL, highlighting the potential of these disrupted responses as behavioral biomarkers for identifying individuals at risk for LLD.…”
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Two-Stage Optimization Method for the Bearing Layout of Isolated Structure by Yu Dang, GenXiong Zhao, HongTu Tian, Guobao Li

“…Design of seismic isolated building is often a highly iterative and tedious process due to the nonlinear behavior of the system, a large range of design parameters, and uncertainty of ground motions. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Fracture Evolution in Sandstone Containing an Intersecting Hole under Compression Using DIC Technique by Hao Wu, Guoyan Zhao, Weizhang Liang, Enjie Wang, Shaowei Ma

“…To investigate the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of rock with an intersecting hole under compressive loads, a series of uniaxial compression tests was carried out on cuboid red sandstone specimens containing an intersecting hole with three types of shapes by digital image correlation (DIC) technique. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP): A scoping review protocol. by Luiza Ribeiro Machado, Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro da Silva, Mijna Hadders-Algra, Eloisa Tudella

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The IMP is a novel video-based instrument to assess motor behavior of infants. It evaluates gross and fine motor behavior in five domains: variation, adaptability, symmetry, fluency, and performance. …”
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Mechanism of Support Optimization and Confined Blasting of Thick and Hard Rock with a Wedge-Structure Immediate Roof: A Case Study by Tong Zhao, Peilin Gong, Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Changyou Liu, Xiaofei Gong

“…The length of confined blasting blocks and supporting intensity were calculated using a mechanical model for roof control in the strong strata behavior zone and less-strong strata behavior zone. …”
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Optimal Design of Damped Structure with Inerter System Based on Modified Harmony Search Algorithm by Chao Pan, Xiao Han, Hao Wang, Dengke Yang, Li Zhang

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Numerical Study on Shear Performance of a New Perfobond Connector with Controllable Stiffness by Yangqing Liu, Yuqing Liu, Haohui Xin, Hao Tian, Jun Wei

“…To improve the shear behavior and design applicability of rubber ring perfobond connectors (RPBLs), a new rubber ring that aims to make the shear stiffness of RPBLs controllable was proposed. …”
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The Curing Kinetics of Multiscale [Ni(EDTA)]-2 Intercalated Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxides: Glass Fiber–Epoxy Composite Prepreg by Reza Darvishi, Mahdi Darvishi, Ali Moshkriz

“…The kinetic parameters of the autocatalytic model (such as Eα, A, m, n) and the equations explaining the curing behavior of prepregs were introduced as well whose predictions were in line with the experimental findings.…”
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The Food Resources and Kitchen Skills intervention: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. by Armando Peña, Emily Dawkins, Mariah Adams, Lyndsi R Moser, Amy Carter, Rebecca L Rivera, Deanna Reinoso, Wanzhu Tu, Richard J Holden, Daniel O Clark

“…This paper describes the protocol for this RCT that will: 1) test the efficacy of FoRKS compared to EUC for reducing systolic blood pressure using an intention to treat protocol, 2) identify behavior change levers (e.g., engagement, social support) and their associations with change in food insecurity, diet quality, and systolic blood pressure, 3) examine the maintenance of outcomes, and 4) assess cost-effectiveness.…”
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