A Novel Shock Absorber with the Preload and Global Negative Stiffness for Effective Shock Isolation by Zecui Zeng, Lei Zhang, Ming Yan

“…The novel shock absorber is composed of a linear spring and permanent magnet sets. …”
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Immunomodulation as the main characteristic of vegetable oils: a review by D.P. Tres, S.T. Nicolau, T.S. Ayala, R.A. Menolli

“…Vegetable oils are basically composed of linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids, which are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) classified as essential, and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) such as oleic acid, are classified as non-essential. …”
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A Comparative Holistic Fuzzy Approach for Evaluation of the Chain Performance of Suppliers by Ergün Eraslan, Kumru Didem Atalay

“…In this study, two different multicriteria decision making algorithms composed of the FAHP and a holistic hybrid method using FTOPSIS were utilized for an electronic company in wholly fuzzy processes. …”
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Large deflections of agglomerated carbon nanotubes reinforced sandwich cantilever beam partially embedded on foundation by Bui, Thi Thu Hoai, Tran, Thi Thu Huong, Pham, Vu Nam, Nguyen, Dinh Kien 

“…The sandwich beam is composed of a homogeneous core and composite face layers with effective moduli being estimated by Eshelby–Mori–Tanaka model. …”
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Mesoporous SnO2 Nanowires: Synthesis and Ethanol Sensing Properties by Shan-Hong Li, Fang-Fang Meng, Zhong Chu, Tao Luo, Fu-Min Peng, Zhen Jin

“…The mesoporous SnO2 nanowires composed of nanoparticles and nanopores have been successfully synthesized within the nanochannels of anodic alumina oxide templates by a facile sol-gel method. …”
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Destabilization of Immersed Dense Granular Material Submitted to Localized Fluidization: An Experimental and Numerical Study by Aboubacar Sidiki Dramé, Li Wang, Yanping Zhang

“…To visualize the evolutions of the internal structure of the granular medium, the hydrogel beads, composed of about 99% of water and having substantially the same refraction indexes, are used as solid phase. …”
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Lipophilicity Assessment of Ruthenium(II)-Arene Complexes by the Means of Reversed-Phase Thin-Layer Chromatography and DFT Calculations by Khalil Salem A. M. Shweshein, Filip Andrić, Aleksandra Radoičić, Matija Zlatar, Maja Gruden-Pavlović, Živoslav Tešić, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica

“…The binary solvent systems composed of water and acetonitrile were used as mobile phase in order to determine chromatographic descriptors for lipophilicity estimation. …”
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Plotting a Path Forward: Towards a Supportive Graduate Writing Program by Keith O'Regan

“… Writing centres in Canada have an important role to play in aiding dissertation writers in the planning and composing of doctoral work. While doctoral writing support may challenge the conventional offerings that are currently provided in more traditional undergraduate writing centre environments, there is nevertheless a demonstrable need for this form of support. …”
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A Case of Hydrocele Stone with Its Composition Analysis by Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Yuta Takeshima, Takumi Takeuchi

“…Crystallographical analysis of the hydrocele stone by a infrared spectrophotometer showed that the center was composed of 64% calcium carbonate and 36% calcium phosphate, while the outer portion was protein. …”
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Optimized fatigue performance of martensitic stainless steel AISI 440C using deep rolling integrated into hardening process by Donhongprai P., Juijerm P.

“…The hardening process of the martensitic stainless steel AISI 440C composes of quenching and double tempering processes. …”
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Planar Dual-Band Monopole Antenna with an Extended Ground Plane for WLAN Applications by Ayman S. Al-Zayed, V. A. Shameena

“…A compact planar microstrip-fed monopole antenna designed for dual-band operation is proposed for WLAN applications. The antenna is composed of a rectangular strip monopole in addition to an inverted-L parasitic element that is connected to the truncated ground plane of the microstrip feed. …”
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Design of System for Monitoring Seepage of Levee Engineering Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology by Huaizhi Su, Yeyuan Kang

“…An experiment is designed and composed of DTS temperature measuring system, the heating system, the water supply system, and the computer-aided analysis system to test and verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the monitoring method. …”
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Consumer Judgment on the Practice of Greenwashing: Scale Development and Validation by Tais Pasquotto Andreoli, Esdras da Silva Costa, Leandro Campi Prearo

“…As a contribution, a satisfactory final model composed of 13 assertions was obtained.…”
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Reconfigurable Articulated Robot Using Android Mobile Device by A.H. Rajpar, Ahmad. E. Eladwi, Imran Ali, Mohamed Bashir Ali Bashir

“…We introduce a set of conveniently composed kinematic and dynamic mathematical models for positioning the robot’s arms and, in our results and discussion section, calculate and report the torque required to move each joint.…”
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A Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Ameloblastic Fibrodentinoma by Ronell Bologna-Molina, Sirced Salazar-Rodríguez, Ana María Bedoya-Borella, Ramón Gil Carreón-Burciaga, Gabriel Tapia-Repetto, Nelly Molina-Frechero

“…Ameloblastic fibrodentinoma (AFD) is considered a mixed odontogenic tumor that is characterized by conserved epithelial and ectomesenchymal neoplastic components. AFD is composed of long narrow cords and islands of odontogenic epithelium; the epithelial strands lie in a myxoid cell-rich ectomesenchymal tissue with stellate-shaped fibroblasts that exhibit long slender cytoplasmic extensions that resemble dental papilla. …”
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OIL PRICES AND THEIR LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL INDICATORS by Vesna Bucevska, Borjan Gjelevski, Lea Matevska

“…In order to find the cointegrating relationship between the above mentioned variables, the Johansen test was used, after which, the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) system was composed to formulate a set of equations that explain all the variables. …”
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Fundamental Frequency Analysis of Sandwich Beams with Functionally Graded Face and Metallic Foam Core by Lin Mu, Guiping Zhao

“…The face sheet, which is an exponentially graded material (EGM) varying smoothly in the thickness direction only, is composed of a mixture of metal and ceramic. The core which is made of foam metal is homogeneous. …”
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Smart Grid as a Service: A Discussion on Design Issues by Hung-Lin Chao, Chen-Chou Tsai, Pao-Ann Hsiung, I-Hsin Chou

“…As a solution, this work proposes smart grid as a service (SGaaS), which not only allows a smart grid to be composed out of basic services, but also allows power users to choose between different services based on their own requirements. …”
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EVIDENCES OF DEFORMATIONS OF MINERALS OF THE BERKUT QUARTZ VEIN (SOUTH URALS) AFFECTED BY DYNAMOMETAMORPHIC PROCESSES by L.Ya. Kabanova

“…The vein is a typical vein of replacement, which is composed of blocks of quartz and granite rocks, and contains relics of host rocks (amphibolites and gneisses). …”
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Aplasia in Chronic Phase CML Post-TKI Therapy: A Management Dilemma by Jeremy L. Ramdial, Luis E. Aguirre, Robert A. Ali, Ronan Swords, Mark Goodman

“…This is usually related to the eradication of CML clones that initially compose the majority of hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow at the time of diagnosis. …”
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