Estudio experimental del empuje sobre estructuras de contención en suelos reforzados con geomallas Experimental study of the lateral earth pressure on retaining structures in soils... by Lissette Ruiz-Tagle, Felipe Villalobos

“…To this end, an apparatus was designed and constructed especially tailored for performing lateral earth pressure tests under plain strain conditions. …”
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Wind speed and direction on predicting wind energy availability for a sustainable ecosystem by B. Baranitharan, D. Sivakumar, M. Perarul Selvan

“…This study offers a trustworthy technique for assessing wind direction and speed, which helps design sustainable wind power plants, construct engineering curricula, and estimate clean, environmentally friendly energy sources.…”
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Assessing validity and reliability of the Transition Shock Scale for Undergraduate Nursing Students (TSS, Chinese version) in associate degree nursing students by Huiting Weng, Ziwei Ding, Li Yang, Bo Zhang, Yuanyuan Luo, Qin Wang

“…Eight experts in nursing management and nursing education were invited to assess the scale’s content validity. Construct validity was assessed using Pearson’s correlation between domains, exploratory factor analysis, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. …”
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Analysis of the mechanism of Zangjiangzhi capsule in the treatment of hyperlipidemia based on its ingredients identified by UHPLC-Q-Exactive-Orbitrap-MS by Changting He, Yuling Zhao, Yongchun Huang, Yudong Su, Shoude Zhang

“…Protein–protein interaction diagrams were constructed using the STRING database. The targets were subjected to gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. …”
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MUC1 and glycan probing of CA19-9 captured biomarkers from cyst fluids and serum provides enhanced recognition of ovarian cancer by Shamima Afrin Ruma, Rufus Vinod, Shruti Jain, Kaisa Huhtinen, Johanna Hynninen, Janne Leivo, Kim Pettersson, Karin Sundfeldt, Kamlesh Gidwani

“…When applied to circulation-derived samples, the two MUC1 based assays, CA19-9Ma695 and CA19-9Ma552 outperformed other assay constructs. Our results call for further validation in larger EOC cohorts preferentially with early stage ovarian cancers and all major histotypes against commonly occurring benign conditions.…”
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Does urban–rural integration contribute to environmental health? Exploring the interplay between urban–rural integration and air quality dynamics in Yangtze River middle reaches ci... by Jixin Yang, Jixin Yang, Bowen Fu, Bowen Fu, Xufeng Cui, Xufeng Cui

“…This study takes Yangtze River middle reaches city cluster as a case study, calculates the levels of urban–rural integration and air quality development, analyzes their coupled coordination relationship and driving factors, and explores the path of coordinated development.MethodsThis study constructs a coupling coordination degree model to analyze the relationship between the urban–rural integration development level and air quality development level. …”
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Technology Readiness Level and Self-Reported Health in Recipients of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Cross-Sectional Study by Natasha Rosenmeier, David Busk, Camilla Dichman, Kim Mechta Nielsen, Lars Kayser, Mette Kirstine Wagner

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to demonstrate how data from the Readiness for Health Technology Index (READHY), combined with sociodemographic characteristics and exploratory interviews, can be used to construct profiles of recipients of an ICD, describing their ability to manage their condition, their need for support, and their digital health literacy. …”
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Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability for a Hospital Building Using Field Data and Various Numerical Analyses Considering Bidirectional Ground Motion Effects by Alireza Kharazian, Arianna Guardiola-Villora, Juan José Galiana-Merino, Sergio Molina, Gonzalo Ortuño-Sáez, Juan Luís Soler-Llorens, José Antonio Huesca-Tortosa, Igor Gómez, David Montiel-López

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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…Building upon our previous work utilizing the ICON (icosahedral nonhydrostatic) numerical model to construct statistical surrogate models for quantities of interest (QoIs) characterizing the WAM, this paper focuses on the optimization of the three uncertain model parameters of entrainment rate, fall speed of ice, and soil moisture evaporation fraction through innovative multi-objective optimization (MOO) techniques. …”
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“…Following this, Maša ŽBOGAR’s “An Overview of Korean Case Marker Alterations: Focusing on the eul/reul 을/를 – i/ga 이/가 Alteration” investigates the substitution of accusative and nominative markers in specific constructions, offering fresh perspectives on Korean grammar. …”
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Optimizing the Morphology and Optical Properties of MoS₂ Using Different Substrate Placement: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification by Feng Liao, Yuhan Zeng, Qingqing Xie, Yupeng Yang, Shuangyi Linghu, Li Liang, Zewen Zuo

“…Visualization based on numerical simulation, which illustrates the impact of growth parameters on deposited products, is helpful to understand formation mechanisms and modify growth conditions. In this work, we construct two models with two different substrate placements, where the substrate is parallel or perpendicular to gas flow direction. …”
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The relationship between vision status and its influencing factors among primary and secondary school students: The masking effect of physical activity level and the moderating eff... by Jiyan Xu, Yanjun Li, Siyuan Ma, Shimeng Dai, Weiwei Xu, Mengjiao Sang, Kaijie Feng

“…A moderated mediator model was constructed and fitted well (RMSEA = 0.028, CFI = 0.953, NFI = 0.934). …”
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HIDRA3: a deep-learning model for multipoint ensemble sea level forecasting in the presence of tide gauge sensor failures by M. Rus, M. Rus, H. Mihanović, M. Ličer, M. Ličer, M. Kristan

“…We address the aforementioned issues using a new architecture, HIDRA3, that considers observations from multiple locations, shares the geophysical encoder across the locations, and constructs a joint latent state that is decoded into forecasts at individual locations. …”
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Exploring the Anti-depression Mechanism of Polygonatum ordoratum Based on GEO Database Combined with Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Technology by Zhenxu JIANG, Chaoxing WANG, Yuliang WANG, Hong ZHAO, Yu SHEN, Shiqing SUN, Yongzhe MA, Mingming SONG, Yu ZHANG

“…The "drug-component-target" and PPI networks were constructed using Cytoscape 3.7.1 software. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were performed using the DAVID database. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Field-Based Physical Fitness Tests: A Systematic Review by Carolina Cruz-León, Pablo Expósito-Carrillo, Sandra Sánchez-Parente, José Jiménez-Iglesias, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Magdalena Cuenca-Garcia, José Castro-Piñero

“…Three evidence levels were constructed (strong, moderate and limited or inconclusive evidence) according to the number of studies and the consistency of the findings. …”
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Clinical analysis of risk factors for diarrhea associated with enteral nutrition in post-craniocerebral surgery patients by Lei Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Xiaojie Zhu, Leiming Xu, Lin Zhu, Hai Zhou, Shengkai Yang

“…A diagnostic nomogram was constructed to predict the probability of diarrhea in patients receiving EN after craniocerebral surgery.ResultsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 141 patients were enrolled in this study, including 50 patients in the diarrhea group and 91 patients in the non-diarrhea group. …”
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Enhancing Camera Source Identification: A Rapid Algorithm with Enhanced Discriminative Power by Zhimao Lai, Lijuan Cheng, Renhai Feng

“…The algorithm innovatively introduces a search priority queue (SPQ), which analyzes the global correlation between the query fingerprint and all reference fingerprints in the database to construct a comprehensive priority ranking, thereby achieving the efficient retrieval of matching fingerprints. …”
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CircRNA profiling reveals the regulatory role of circPAN3 in Hezuo boars Sertoli cell growth by Haixia Shi, Zunqiang Yan, Hong Du, Bo Zhang, Shuangbao Gun

“…The results of functional enrichment analyses indicated that these source genes of the DE circRNAs were involved mainly in testicular development and spermatogenesis. Furthermore, we constructed a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA interaction network and functionally analyzed the target genes. …”
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Association of individual-based morphological brain network alterations with cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Die Shen, Xuan Huang, Ziyu Diao, Jiahe Wang, Kun Wang, Weiye Lu, Shijun Qiu, Shijun Qiu

“…Then two methods, Jensen-Shannon divergence-based similarities (JSDs) and Kullback–Leibler divergence-based similarities (KLDs), were used to construct individual morphometric brain networks based on gray matter volume, to discover altered features of the topological network and extract abnormal key brain regions. …”
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Deep learning based approaches for intelligent industrial machinery health management and fault diagnosis in resource-constrained environments by Ali Saeed, Muazzam A. Khan, Usman Akram, Waeal J. Obidallah, Soyiba Jawed, Awais Ahmad

“…Initially, we classify the existing IFD methods into three distinct perspectives: the method of processing data, which aims to optimize inputs for the intelligent fault diagnosis model and mitigate limitations in the training sample set; the method of constructing the model, which involves designing the structure and features of the model to enhance its resilience to challenges; and the method of optimizing training, which focuses on refining the training process for intelligent fault diagnosis models and emphasizes the importance of ideal data in the training process. …”
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