Development of Analytical Method for Cable-stayed Bridges Considering Local Damages Caused by Failure of Supporting Cables by Ahmed Ramadan Ahmed, Qais Abdulrahman Ali Qais, Nikolay A. Yermoshin

“…One of the main targets of this study is to develop an analytical method that increases our understanding of the behavior of long-span cable-supported bridges in the case of the failure of one or several cables,through this method, a formula can be deduced to calculate dynamic amplification factor (DAF) more accurately, which could be useful for academic research. …”
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2.5D Inductive Intertwined Frequency Selective Surface for Band-Pass and High Miniaturization Applications by Juan Andres Vasquez-Peralvo, Rocio Chueca Lasheras, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Shuai Zhang, Pavel Pechac, Vaclav Kabourek, Symeon Chatzinotas

“…To elucidate the underlying physics, an equivalent circuit model was developed, accurately capturing the fundamental harmonic behavior of the structure. To further validate the design and demonstrate its scalability, a prototype was designed and fabricated for operation at 2.4 GHz, addressing the measurement challenges associated with the original 0.268 GHz design. …”
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Novel Speech-Based Emotion Climate Recognition in Peers’ Conversations Incorporating Affect Dynamics and Temporal Convolutional Neural Networks by Ghada Alhussein, Mohanad Alkhodari, Ahsan H. Khandoker, Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis

“…Recognition of EC could provide an additional source in understating peers’ social interaction and behavior on top of peers’ actual conversational content.We propose a novel approach for speech-based EC recognition, termed AffECt, which combines peers’ complex affect dynamics (AD) with deep features extracted from speech signals using Temporal Convolutional Neural Networks (TCNNs). …”
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Experimental and Modeling Study for the Solar-Driven CO₂ Electrochemical Reduction to CO by Matteo Agliuzza, Roberto Speranza, Andrea Lamberti, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Adriano Sacco

“…Integration with the fundamental equations of the DSSCs was simulated to analyze the solar-driven CO₂ reduction behavior under solar irradiance variations, offering a valuable tool for optimizing operating conditions and predicting the device performance under different environmental conditions. …”
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Research Note: Testing the validity of latency-to-lie tests without water for objective on-farm assessment of walking ability of broiler chickens by Kaitlin Wurtz, Sigga Rasmussen, Anja Riber

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Invariant Spatial Pattern Across Mediterranean Scrublands in the Iberian Pear (Pyrus bourgaeana) by Brayan Morera, Pedro J. Garrote, Thorsten Wiegand, Daniel Ayllón, Jose M. Fedriani

“…We tested two hypotheses: (i) because the clumped defecation behavior of some dispersers can lead to local tree aggregation, and because denser groups of fruiting trees can limit seed dispersal by attracting frugivores to specific sites, we expected a consistent small‐scale aggregation pattern across all populations; and (ii) because ungulates reduce recruitment by preying on seeds and seedlings, we hypothesize that ungulate activity will show negative relationships with tree density and level of aggregation. …”
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Natural pozzolan as a sustainable cement replacement in high-performance concrete: Effects on mechanical properties, durability, and microstructural development by Yakoub Derrouiche, Djamel Achoura, Jacqueline Saliba, Franck Cassagnabère

“…Our objective is to assess how partially substituting cement with NP with a replacement rate ranging from 0 % to 50 % affects the physical, mechanical behavior, and durability of Eco-HPC made with ternary binders. …”
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Urban fruit bats give birth earlier in the season compared to rural fruit bats by Maya Weinberg, Dean Zigdon, Mor Taub, Lee Harten, Ofri Eitan, Adi Rachum, Reut Assa, Omri Gal, Yossi Yovel

“…Urban individuals of various species have been shown to differ in physiology, morphology, and behavior compared to their rural counterparts. While several studies have suggested that urban dwelling alters the reproductive cycle in birds, such evidence currently has not been shown for mammals. …”
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A novel framework for uncertainty quantification of rainfall–runoff models based on a Bayesian approach focused on transboundary river basins by Thi-Duyen Nguyen, Duc Hai Nguyen, Hyun-Han Kwon, Deg-Hyo Bae

“…Effects of LFs in blending with the DRAM algorithm were confirmed by uncertainty measures and the behavior of the upper and lower uncertainty bounds. …”
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Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (pPAHs) in Merida, Mexico by Harry Alvarez-Ospina, Sofia Giordano, Luis A. Ladino, Graciela B. Raga, Joshua I. Muñoz-Salazar, Martha Leyte-Lugo, Daniel Rosas, Giovanni Carabali

“…The diurnal cycle showed a bimodal behavior similar to those found for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon (BC) (estimated from absorption coefficient), indicating that burning of fossil fuels from vehicular traffic is the likely source of the pPAHs emitted in Merida. …”
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A 1.5D Spectral Kurtosis-Guided TQWT Method and Its Application in Bearing Fault Detection by Xiong Zhang, Ming Zhang, Shuting Wan, Rujiang Hao, Yuling He, Xiaolong Wang

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Experimental Study of H-Shaped Honeycombed Stub Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges Subjected to Axial Load by Jing Ji, Maomao Yang, Zhichao Xu, Liangqin Jiang, Huayu Song

“…The behavior of H-shaped honeycombed stub columns with rectangular concrete-filled steel tube flanges (STHCCs) subjected to axial load was investigated experimentally. …”
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Tailored topotactic chemistry unlocks heterostructures of magnetic intercalation compounds by Samra Husremović, Oscar Gonzalez, Berit H. Goodge, Lilia S. Xie, Zhizhi Kong, Wanlin Zhang, Sae Hee Ryu, Stephanie M. Ribet, Shannon S. Fender, Karen C. Bustillo, Chengyu Song, Jim Ciston, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Colin Ophus, Chris Jozwiak, Aaron Bostwick, Eli Rotenberg, D. Kwabena Bediako

“…This strategy is of particular importance for the design of multilayer magnetic architectures in which direct interfacial spin-spin interactions between magnetic phases in dissimilar layers lead to emergent and controllable magnetic behavior. However, crystallographic incommensurability and atomic-scale interfacial disorder can severely limit the types of materials amenable to this strategy, as well as the performance of these systems. …”
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Effects of fiber engraving laser on metallurgical, surface topography, and corrosion properties of AZ80 magnesium-based alloy by Narges Ahmadi, Homam Naffakh-Moosavy, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hadavi, Fatemeh Bagheri

“…Current research aims to study the effect of fiber lasers on the surface properties, metallurgical characteristics, and corrosion behavior of AZ80 magnesium-based alloy. The XRD and hardness test findings from the laser process show that some secondary phases have dissolved in the matrix, while others remain unchanged. …”
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Verbal Encoding Strategies in Visuo-Spatial Working Memory by Joana Pereira Seabra, Vivien Chopurian, Alessandra S. Souza, Thomas B. Christophel

“…Here, we present an exploratory investigation of verbal labels associated with the memorization of simple visuo-spatial stimuli, and how the use of these labels informs recall behavior of the same stimuli in a separate working memory task. …”
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Akt/p27kip1 Pathway Is Not Involved in Human Insulinoma Tumorigenesis by Adriana Graciela Díaz, Andrea Paes de Lima, Paula Garibaldi, Maria de los Milagros Rubio, Florencia García, Marta Kral, Oscar D. Bruno

“…The low expression of Akt seen in insulinomas might explain the usual benign behavior of this type of pNET. Cytoplasmic p27kip1 in both insulinomas and normal islet cells could reflect the low rate of replication of beta cells, while nuclear p27kip1 would seem to indicate stabilization and nuclear anchoring of the cyclin D-Cdk4 complex. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…Psychiatric care and/or the new cognitive-behavioral therapies could be offered more often as part of personalized care.…”
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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…Screening for CO among adolescents by primary physicians, pediatricians, and through School Health Programme is recommended. Behavior change communication regarding risk factors for CO is advocated.…”
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Synthesis and Thermomechanical Characterization of Nylon 6/Cu Nanocomposites Produced by an Ultrasound-Assisted Extrusion Method by Rubén Sierra-Ávila, Marissa Pérez-Alvarez, Janett Valdez-Garza, Carlos Alberto Avila-Orta, Enrique Javier Jiménez-Regalado, José M. Mata-Padilla, Enrique Soto-Castruita, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego

“…The melting temperature of the nanocomposites underwent a slight decrease in comparison with the nylon 6, while thermal stability, crystallization temperature, and crystallinity were increased in relation to the pure polymer. This behavior is attributed to an efficient dispersion of the nanoparticles and to their functionality as crystal nucleation sites. …”
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Complex cure kinetics of self-healing copolyester vitrimers via isothermal thermogravimetric analysis by Louis O. Vaught, Jacob L. Meyer, Omar El Arwadi, Tanaya Mandal, Ahmad Amiri, Mohammad Naraghi, Andreas A. Polycarpou

“…The activation of the added nonphysical terms was used to differentiate between expected cure behavior (240°C–340 °C), and cures involving precursor decomposition (>340 °C). …”
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