On the Nonlinear Behavior of the Piezoelectric Coupling on Vibration-Based Energy Harvesters by Luciana L. Silva, Marcelo A. Savi, Paulo C. C. Monteiro, Theodoro A. Netto

“…A wide range of nonlinear effects is observed in energy harvesting devices and the analysis of the power generated suggests that they have considerable influence on the results. Linear constitutive models for piezoelectric materials can provide inconsistencies on the prediction of the power output of the energy harvester, mainly close to resonant conditions. …”
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A High-Temperature and Wide-Permittivity Range Measurement System Based on Ridge Waveguide by Rui Xiong, Yuanhang Hu, Anqi Xia, Kama Huang, Liping Yan, Qian Chen

“…This paper presents the design of a 2.45 GHz ridge waveguide apparatus based on the transmission/reflection method to measure permittivity, which constitutes a system capable of measuring the complex relative permittivity of the material under test with a wide temperature range from room temperature up to 1100 °C. …”
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The theoretical and methodological conception for the structuring of the ability to comprehensively treat pain in the General Physician training by José Julio Ojeda González, Miriam Iglesias León

“…Professional skills constitute a content dimension in the doctor's training model; They express the practical actions that must be acquired in the training model and, through them, it is possible to learn the demands that come with carrying out an adequate interrogation, a correct comprehensive physical examination and the application of the scientific method in the study of the health illness process in the individual, family and community. …”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Female Breast Masquerading as Invasive Primary Breast Carcinoma: An Uncommon Presentation Site by Mark B. Ulanja, Mohamed E. Taha, Arshad A. Al-Mashhadani, Marwah Muaad Al-Tekreeti, Christie Elliot, Santhosh Ambika

“…Of the nonmelanomas, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) constitutes about 80% of the cancers diagnosed every year. …”
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Subject in the age of technological domination: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury by Ahmetagić Jasmina

“…By reflecting on the threatening character of books, the relationship between high technology and high culture, and above all the fact that the desire to read is extinguished in the described environment, we will create a framework for exploring the problem of the constitution of human subjects in a posthumanist society. …”
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Steady plastic wave fronts and scale universality of strain localization in metals and ceramics by Yuriy Bayandin, Natalia Saveleva, Oleg Naimark

“…These modes have the nature of self-similar solutions of evolution equations for damage parameter (defect-induced strain) and represent the “universality class” providing the four power law for a steady plastic front, splitting of an elastoplastic shock wave front, and elastic precursor decay kinetics. Wide-range constitutive equations reflecting the linkage between defect-induced mechanisms and structural relaxation are used in the numerical simulation for shock wave loading of metals and ceramics in the comparison with experiments.…”
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Analysis of the implementation path of medical-prevention integration in public hospitals in China from an integrated care perspective by Linxiu REN, Tianyi ZHANG, Chunxue YOU, Siyu TAO

“…Public hospitals constitute the main body of China′s healthcare system and are a crucial force in comprehensively promoting the construction of a "Healthy China". …”
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Design and synthesis of amino-substituted N-arylpiperidinyl-based inhibitors of the (immuno)proteasome by Gobec Martina, Obreza Aleš, Jukič Marko, Baumgartner Ana, Mihelčič Nja, Potočnik Špela, Virant Julija, Mlinarič Irena, Stanislav Raščan, Sosič Gobec Izidor

“…The constitutive proteasome and the immunoproteasome represent validated targets for pharmacological intervention in the context of various diseases, such as cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases. …”
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The Zn- or Cu-Thionein Character of a Metallothionein Determines Its Metal Load When Synthesized in Physiological (Metal-Unsupplemented) Conditions by Mercè Capdevila, Òscar Palacios, Sílvia Atrian

“…Therefore, intrinsically different roles can be hypothesized for the constitutively-produced MT peptides in the absence of any metal overload, depending on their Zn- or Cu-thionein character.…”
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Modeling of the stress-strain relationship for specimens made of S355J0 steel subjected to bending block loading with mean load by R. Pawliczek, C.T Lachowicz

“…For stress history calculation, the proposed model and two other constitutive models were used. Results of fatigue test of specimens made of S355J0 steel subjected to bending block loading with mean load value are presented and used to verify the proposed model. …”
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Envisioning My Best Future Self: Integrating Positive Psychology and Prospection in Student Affairs Practice by Henry Mason

“…Students’ psychological well-being constitutes a critical issue that necessitates support and dedicated intervention from student affairs professionals. …”
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Host-Parasite Relationship in Cystic Echinococcosis: An Evolving Story by Alessandra Siracusano, Federica Delunardo, Antonella Teggi, Elena Ortona

“…The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus causes cystic echinococcosis, a neglected infectious disease that constitutes a major public health problem in developing countries. …”
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides: The Journey Ahead by Chandan Ray, Joshi A. Kerketta, Subhash Rao, Snehal Patel, Shantanu Dutt, Kamal Arora, Femitha Pournami, Phani Bhushan

“…Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are unconjugated glycans that constitute an important component of the protection conferred by breast milk on the neonate. …”
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The Laplace Virtual Fields Method for the direct extraction of viscoelastic properties of materials by Marcot, Quentin, Fourest, Thomas, Langrand, Bertrand, Pierron, Fabrice

“…The Laplace transform enables the use of theory of elasticity in the Laplace domain. The constitutive equations are expressed in the plane stress framework with the 2D plane stress stiffness coefficients. …”
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Deux occupations rurales de La Tène ancienne à Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, Les Chauffeaux (Indre-et-Loire) by Francesca Di Napoli, Dorothée Lusson

“…For this first phase of the site, an exceptional element of bi-metallic quiver constitutes a likely deposit, rare in this context. …”
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Myocardial Damage in SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Elizabeth Sellén Sanchén, Joaquín Sellén Crombet, Lisandra Sellén Fundora

“…Patients with a history of arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease and cardiomyopathy constitute a very high risk population of complications from the coronavirus. …”
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Design of Tunable Equalizers Using Multilayered Half Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide Structures Added Absorbing Pillars by Shuxing Wang, Yongfei Wang, Dewei Zhang, Yi Zhang, Dongfang Zhou

“…Resonant cavities distributing in the upper substrate and the bottom substrate, with the middle substrate layer which works as the transmission line together, constitute a multilayer structure. The design method and theoretical analysis are summarized first. …”
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Un dispositif d’accès et de partage des avantages sans peuple autochtone ni communauté locale ou les omissions de la loi française pour la reconquête de la biodiversité by Pierre-Alain Collot 

“…The notion of local community, which is specific to environmental law, is nevertheless able of satisfying the requirements of constitutional jurisprudence since it does not consist of a community of origin, culture, language or belief. …”
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Writing and reading in Montessori preschools in the digital age – A valid teaching approach? by Per Gynther, Eva-Maria Tebano Ahlquist

“…Such studies could constitute an important contribution to the discussion about when and how writing by hand should be introduced within, as well as outside the Montessori community. …”
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Current Status of the Immunomodulation and Immunomediated Therapeutic Strategies for Multiple Sclerosis by Shyi-Jou Chen, Yen-Ling Wang, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Wen-Tsung Lo, Chih-Chien Wang, Huey-Kang Sytwu

“…This paper highlights the growing evidence that Th17 cells play the core role in the complex adaptive immunity of EAE/MS and discusses the roles of the associated immune cells and cytokines. These constitute the modern immunological basis for the development of novel clinical and preclinical immunomodulatory therapies for MS discussed in this paper.…”
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