GCFR Coupled Neutronic and Thermal-Fluid-Dynamics Analyses for a Core Containing Minor Actinides by Diego Castelliti, Eleonora Bomboni, Nicola Cerullo, Guglielmo Lomonaco, Carlo Parisi

“…The fuel cycle optimization was performed to assess the capability of the GCFR to transmute MAs, while the thermal-hydraulic analysis was performed to investigate the reactor and the safety systems behavior during a LOFA. Preliminary results show that limited quantities of MA are not affecting significantly the thermal-fluid-dynamics behavior of a GCFR core.…”
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Thermo-mechanical viscoelastic characterization and modeling of 4D printed shape memory polymers by Israr Ud Din, Siddhesh S. Kulkarni, Kamran A. Khan

“…Initially, the thermal properties were investigated to understand the behavior of the 4D-printed SMP under varying temperatures. …”
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Crack Propagation Analysis at Openings in Unreinforced Masonry Walls Due to Lateral and Vertical Loads. by Ihangu, Derrick

“…This study aimed to numerically examine the behavior of crack propagation in unreinforced masonry walls with openings under in-plane vertical loads. …”
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Association between social activities and risk of COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare personnel by Holly Shoemaker, Haojia Li, Yue Zhang, Jeanmarie Mayer, Michael Rubin, Candace Haroldsen, Morgan M. Millar, Per H. Gesteland, Andrew T. Pavia, Lindsay T. Keegan, Jessica Marie Cole, Egenia Dorsan, Matthew Doane, Kristina Stratford, Matthew Samore

“… Abstract Objective: Previous studies have linked social behaviors to COVID-19 risk in the general population. …”
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Blueberry Frost Protection Practices in Florida and Georgia by Tatiana Borisova, Elizabeth Conlan, Erick Smith, Mercy Olmstead, Jeffrey Williamson

“…This benchmark can assist in developing outreach strategies educating producers about frost protection strategies, and it can also help measure changes in producers’ frost protection behavior over time. …”
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STRATEGIC MARKETING AND THE SYSTEM OF CREATING CUSTOMER VALUE AT THE TIME OF TRANSITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY by I. Semenov

“…At first the author recognizes limitations of the traditional approach to the SM and proposes the typology of market behavior strategies of the organization. Then the comparative analysis of the system of CCV differences between long-linked and network market models is used for the explanation of the new role of the SM. …”
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Lessons Learned on the Application of Vibration Absorbers for Enhanced Cannon Stabilization by Eric Kathe

“…Challenges encountered during field testing, non-ideal behavior, and performance evaluation using digital signal processing will be highlighted.…”
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Asymptotic analysis for vanishing acceleration in a thermoviscoelastic system by Elena Bonetti, Giovanna Bonfanti

“…The aim of the present paper is to study the asymptotic behavior of the solution to the above problem as the power of the acceleration forces goes to zero. …”
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Persuasion in Messages by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani

“…In this publication, you will learn the different ways that the mass media use persuasion and how persuasion encourages the audience to change their attitudes or behavior. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, and Tracy Irani, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, July 2013. …”
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Benjamin-Ono Equation on a Half-Line by Nakao Hayashi, Elena I. Kaikina

“…We study traditionally important problems of the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations, such as global in time existence of solutions to the initial-boundary value problem and the asymptotic behavior of solutions for large time.…”
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Deformation of domain and the limit of the variational eigenvalues of semilinear elliptic operators by Tetsutaro Shibata

“…We consider the semilinear elliptic eigenvalue problem {Lu+f(x,u)=μu  in  Ωr(r≥0),u=0  on  ∂Ωr. The asymptotic behavior of the variational eigenvalues μ=μn(r,α) obtained by Ljusternik-Schnirelman theory is studied when the domain Ω0 is deformed continuously. …”
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Thrips of Ornamentals in the Southeastern US by Joe Funderburk, Stan Diffie, Jyotsna Sharma, Amanda Hodges, Lance Osborne

“…., their biology, feeding behavior and damage, natural enemies, sampling and identification. …”
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Non-homogeneous Markov chains with a finite state space and a Doeblin type theorem by Rita Chattopadhyay

“…Doeblin [1] considered some classes of finite state nonhomogeneous Markov chains and studied their asymptotic behavior. Later Cohn [2] considered another class of such Markov chains (not covered earlier) and obtained Doeblin type results. …”
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Persuasion in Messages by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani

“…In this publication, you will learn the different ways that the mass media use persuasion and how persuasion encourages the audience to change their attitudes or behavior. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, and Tracy Irani, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, July 2013. …”
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Internal Lifshitz tails for discrete Schrödinger operators by Hatem Najar

“…We adapt the technique of the periodic approximations used in (2003) for the present model to prove that the integrated density of states of Hω has a Lifshitz behavior at the edges of internal spectral gaps if and only if the integrated density of states of a well-chosen periodic operator is nondegenerate at the same edges. …”
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Zinc oxide grounds in 19th and 20th century oil paintings and their role in picture degradation processes by Elena Pratali

“…When zinc oxide is the main constituent of a ground layer, its stiffness and brittle behavior could affect the whole paint system, producing damages to upper pigmented layers. …”
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STRENGTHENING PHASES OF CAST-IRON PARTS OF GLASS-MOLDS WITH GRADIENT STRUCTURE OF MOLDING by I. O. Leushin, Yu. A. Zinovyev, D. G. Chistyakov

“…Impact of hardening phases on behavior of the glass-molds elements and increase of reliability of their operation is investigated.…”
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Eye-Tracking Methodology and Applications in Consumer Research by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia L. Rihn

“… Eye-tracking technology is a means of exploring the relationship between visual attention and consumer behavior. In the past, eye-tracking technology has been used to conduct research on consumer decision-making, marketing, and advertising. …”
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Global Attractivity for Lasota–Wazewska-Type System with Patch Structure and Multiple Time-Varying Delays by Zhiwen Long, Yanxiang Tan

“…This paper aims to study the asymptotic behavior of Lasota–Wazewska-type system with patch structure and multiple time-varying delays. …”
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Hydraulic Considerations for Citrus Microirrigation Systems by Brian Boman, Sanjay Shukla

“… Hydraulics is the study of the behavior of liquids as they move through channels or pipes. …”
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