Investigation of the Thermal Performance of Energy Tunnel Equipped with the Insulation Layer Considering Ventilation and Groundwater Seepage by Guozhu Zhang, Ziming Cao, Xu Zhao, Yongli Xie, Xiaohua Liu, Shiding Cao

“…The insulation layer is usually installed in the tunnel structure, whereas the influence of the insulation layer on the thermal behavior of energy tunnel ground heat exchangers (GHEs) is rarely investigated. …”
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Modeling of investment attractiveness of countries using entropy analysis of regional stock markets by H. Danylchuk, N. Chebanova, N. Reznik, Y. Vitkovskyi

“…The article presents the results of modeling and analysis of dynamic properties of regional stock markets using the permutation entropy. The behavior of the permutation entropy and stock markets is analyzed and conclusions about the possibility of rapid monitoring of the investment attractiveness of countries by classifying the states of the stock markets of these countries are drawn. …”
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Enhancing wear resistance of inconel 601 through pack alumunizing coating and advanced lubrication environments by Mehmet Tayyip Özdemir, Recep Demirsöz, Refik Polat

“…With the 100 µm thick NiCrAl intermetallic coating layer formed on the surface by the aluminizing process, an improvement was achieved in the hardness (2.9 times) and elasticity modulus values (15%) of the surface. The wear behavior of Inconel 601 was investigated under different loads (15 N, 25 N, 35 N) and using different lubricants (Dry, Nano-MQL-Mix, Cryo-MQL, Cryo-Nano-MQL) in a ball-on-flat wear device. …”
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Transformer-Based Multi-Player Tracking and Skill Recognition Framework for Volleyball Analytics by Lei Jiang, Zhihong Yang, Lei Gang

“…Additionally, a transformer-based action recognition module identifies volleyball maneuvers, providing detailed analytics on player performance and behavior. The proposed methodology effectively overcomes challenges such as occlusions, similar appearances among players, and complex motion patterns, which are prevalent in high-intensity sports like volleyball. …”
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Reduced Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Chinese Infants Fed Minimally Processed Commercially Available Formula: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Xiao Yang Sheng, Vanitha Buthmanaban, Glenn A. A. van Lieshout, Panam Parikh

“…Parents/caretakers were requested to report feeding quantity, gastrointestinal symptoms, crying behavior, and stool characteristics daily using subject dairy and Amsterdam Infant Stool Scale (AISS). …”
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Adsorption of Chromium (VI) by Cu (I)-MOF in Water: Optimization, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics by Hongxue Qi, Xianjun Niu, Haipeng Wu, Xiuping Liu, Yongqiang Chen

“…To investigate the adsorption behavior of Cu (I)-MOF material for chromium (VI) in water, the parameters of influencing adsorption were optimized and found as follows: the optimal pH was 6 for the adsorption of Cr (VI) by the Cu (I)-MOF, the optimal amount of adsorbent was 0.45 g·L−1, and the adsorption saturation time was within 180 min. …”
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Enhancing Spatial Memory: Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (DC) Danser in Mice by Foyet Harquin Simplice, Tsala David Emery, Ngatanko Abaissou Hervé Hervé

“…In a dose-dependant manner, TAE at 25 mg/kg significantly (P<0.05) decreased the number of lines crossed and the rearing behavior in the open field test, suggesting its possible sedative activity. …”
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Effect of Gelatin/Xanthan Gum Ratios on Jackfruit Leaf Extract Nanoemulsion Gel Stability and Properties by Haswani Maisarah Mustafa, Nor Amaiza Mohd. Amin, Rabitah Zakaria, Mohd. Shamsul Anuar, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin

“…Furthermore, all stable nanoemulsion gels demonstrated shear thinning behavior, and the highest amount of XAN ratio blends at 2.0% (MA) enhanced the viscosity of the nanoemulsion by fine tuning the rheological characteristics of the targeted gelled nanoemulsion suitable for future topical drug delivery application.…”
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Functionalized epoxy resins for enhanced interface properties and corrosion resistance: Tailoring of surface and interface properties and performance by Chandrabhan Verma, Kyong Yop Rhee, Akram Alfantazi

“…The present article describes the corrosion protection behavior of FERs in aqueous and coating phases and their current challenges and opportunities.…”
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The molecular view of mechanical stress of brain cells, local translation, and neurodegenerative diseases by T. M. Khlebodarova

“…However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the way from cell exposure to mechanical stress to disturbances in synaptic plasticity followed by changes in behavior, cognition, and memory are still poorly understood. …”
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Lateral Response Comparison of Unbonded Elastomeric Bearings Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Mesh and Steel by Ali Karimzadeh Naghshineh, Ugurhan Akyuz, Alp Caner

“…It has also been determined that the classical equation for lateral stiffness based on linear elastic behavior assumptions developed for elastomeric bearings does not always apply to the fiber-reinforced ones.…”
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Micromechanical models and experiments for diffractive elastic constants of TATB-based polymer-bonded explosives by Hua-peng Liu, Qian-qian Wen, Wei Tang, Hong Wang, Xi-lin Yan

“…This study introduced various micromechanical models to describe the mechanical behavior of TATB-based PBXs, as well as assessing their accuracy in predicting the elastic properties of the PBXs and calculating the DECs of different crystal planes. …”
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A combined comfort and safety-based approach to assess the performance of advanced driver assistance functions by Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Giulio Vichi, Federica Cecchetto, Luigi Di Lillo, Dario Vangi

“…These cases respectively represent a real impact extracted from an in-depth accident database and a consumer program test for an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) function. By analyzing the behavior of autonomous steering and braking functions in a simulation environment as ADAS parameters are varied (i.e., the time between consecutive scans of the scenario by sensors and the time for full actuation of drive-by-wire systems), it becomes possible to compare performances of different types of intervention logic. …”
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Effects of Surface Roughness on the Locomotion of a Long-Tailed Lizard, Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 (Gymnophthalmidae: Heterodactylini) by Elizabeth Höfling, Sabine Renous, Felipe Franco Curcio, André Eterovic, Pérsio de Souza Santos Filho

“…We analyzed the locomotor behavior of a long-tailed, forest floor, and leaf litter lizard, Colobodactylus taunayi, a species that retains the generalized Gymnophthalmidae Bauplan whilst presenting the discrete toe reduction associated with the Bachia-like pattern of limb reduction. …”
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Forward model emulator for atmospheric radiative transfer using Gaussian processes and cross validation by O. Lamminpää, J. Susiluoto, J. Hobbs, J. McDuffie, A. Braverman, H. Owhadi

“…We demonstrate our method by replicating the behavior of OCO-2 forward model within measurement error precision and further show that in simulated cases, our method reproduces the CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> retrieval performance of OCO-2 setup with computational time that is orders of magnitude faster. …”
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Clinical epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in Cumanayagua. 2021 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, Yoseline César Carrero, Maidelenyis Santos Santos

“…To this end, knowing its clinical and epidemiological characteristics and its constant updating is valuable to conceive the behavior of the COVID-19 disease, which behaved with an increase in the period studied in the municipality of Cumanayagua.…”
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Phase Pure Synthesis and Morphology Dependent Magnetization in Mn Doped ZnO Nanostructures by Murtaza Saleem, Shahid Atiq, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Saadat A. Siddiqi, Muhammad Ali Shar

“…As-burnt samples were thermally annealed at different temperatures (400, 600, and 800°C) for 8 hours to investigate their effect on structural morphology and magnetic behavior. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic studies demonstrated the improvement in crystallinity of phase pure wurtzite structure of Mn doped ZnO with variation of annealing temperature. …”
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Combining radio-telemetry and radar measurements to test optimal foraging in an aerial insectivore bird by Itai Bloch, David Troupin, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Nir Sapir

“…These findings suggest that Little Swifts optimize their foraging behavior in relation to aerial insect abundance, likely influencing reproductive success and population dynamics. …”
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Organizational and Pedagogical Modeling of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education: Psychological Aspect by R. N. Voronina, E. N. Makhmutova

“…The results of the study confirmed the importance of organizing entrepreneurial education at university for the development of personal qualities inherent in an entrepreneurship behavior model, gaining experience in solving entrepreneurship problems, and increasing the likelihood of successful implementation of professional activities by students.…”
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Unsteady flow and heat transfer optimization of viscous fluid with bioconvection over a rotating stretchable disk and gyrotactic motile microorganisms by Mazhar Hussain, Samya Shahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Kbiri Alaoui

“…Impact of unsteady variable (S), disk stretching variable (α), Prandtl number (Pr), Lewis number (Le) are analyzed graphically to understand the thermal and flow behavior. The boundary value problem is numerically solved using shooting method with Runga-Kutta technique by converting equations into initial value problem. …”
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