The effect of deformation of flow part of elastomeric elements of self-acting valves on characteristics of low-speed long-stroke compressor stages by I. S. Busarov, S. S. Busarov, V. L. Yusha

“…The results of comparative experimental studies have confirmed the effectiveness of the valve design with a variable cross-sectional area of the seat in comparison with known designs — an increase in the feed coefficient and isothermal indicator efficiency is at least 10...15%.…”
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Backward Surface Wave Propagation and Radiation along a One-Dimensional Folded Cylindrical Helix Array by Bin Xu, Yang Li

“…Wave propagation along a closely spaced folded cylindrical helix (FCH) array is investigated for the purpose of designing compact array for energy transport and antenna radiation. …”
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Does Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Itself Have Additional Effect on Apelin Levels? by Dilek Benk Silfeler, Cumali Gokce, Raziye Keskin Kurt, Nigar Yilmaz Atilgan, Oktay Hasan Ozturk, Ebru Turhan, Ali Baloglu

“…The present study was designed to compare serum levels of apelin between lean PCOS women and healthy women with regular menses. …”
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Dual-Focuses Metalens for Copolarized and Cross-Polarized Transmission Waves by Ru Ji, Kejian Chen, Yujie Ni, Yanan Hua, Kaiwen Long, Songlin Zhuang

“…In this paper, we demonstrate an ultrathin terahertz metalens based on our designed resonator structure, where the polarization state can be converted to the orthogonal direction and the parabolic phase profile is designed covering a 2π phase region. …”
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Adaptive - Synchronization of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems with Nonidentical Structures by Li-xin Yang, Wan-sheng He

“…Furthermore, two typical illustrative numerical simulations are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme, for each case, we design the controller and parameter update laws in detail. …”
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Reliable l2–l∞ and H∞ Control for Nonlinear Singular Systems via Dynamic Output Feedback by Lin Li, Yuting Kang

“…The main goal of this paper is to design a generalized nonlinear controller such that, for possible actuator failures, the closed-loop system is regular, casual, and stable with a given l2–l∞ and H∞ disturbance attenuation level being satisfied. …”
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Le Parc des Caudreleux, malgré lui. Une défense et une illustration du concept de métaprojet by Denis Delbaere

“…The paper focuses on a park designed by the author himself, who describes its design, its building and its alteration over a period of twenty years. …”
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A Study of Properties of Plasma Using Local Materials. by Kemigisha, Shallote

“…This study utilized local materials, such as candles and common high school laboratory equipment, to design experiments demonstrating the unique properties of plasma as a state of matter, distinct from other states. …”
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Getting Real: A Naturalistic Methodology for Using Smartphones to Collect Mediated Communications by Chad C. Tossell, Philip Kortum, Clayton W. Shepard, Ahmad Rahmati, Lin Zhong

“…The methodology was designed to intentionally decrease reactivity and resulted in data that were more accurate than self-reports. …”
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Work Roles in Human–Robot Collaborative Systems: Effects on Cognitive Ergonomics for the Manufacturing Industry by Pablo Segura, Odette Lobato-Calleros, Isidro Soria-Arguello, Eduardo Gamaliel Hernández-Martínez

“…In this regard, mental demand is seen as a key workload variable to consider when designing collaborative work in current manufacturing settings.…”
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Mannan-decorated STING-activating vaccine carrier for spatial coordinative stimulating antigen-specific immune responses by Liping Liu, Jiayu Zhao, Zichao Huang, Yudi Xu, Hongyu Chen, Ruirui Qiao, Wantong Song, Zhaohui Tang, Thomas P. Davis, Xuesi Chen

“…This study demonstrates that a rational design of vaccine carriers for solving spatial transmission issues could greatly improve cancer vaccine efficiencies.…”
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New version of Universal modeling method for centrifugal compressors calculation development by Yu. B. Galerkin, A. A. Drozdov

“…Some Russian and foreign manufacturers realized several dozens of designed compressors with power up to 32 MW designed by Universal modeling method. …”
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A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement by Laura Herrero, Marina Cano, Raj Ratwani, Laura Sánchez, Blanca Sánchez, Ramón Sancibrián, Galo Peralta

“…The reviewed studies suggest incorporating HFE in design, purchasing, and implementation to address these issues. …”
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Justification scheme for milling waffle background by E. V. Krivonos

“…All this generally affects the perception of design loads and the carrying capacity of the rocket. …”
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Hand hygiene, its learning through the use of teaching aids by Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Yuliett Mora Pérez, María de los Ángeles Villegas, Carmen Damilsy Sevajanes Pérez, Annia Iglesias Armenteros, Yuliemy Basso Mora

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to design teaching aids that contribute to the learning of hand hygiene both in nursing students and in the community. …”
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Computer visual syndrome: a need to overcome in primary health care by Xiomara Vasallo García, Loreta Sánchez Ortiz, Lisandra Sànchez Peñalver, Vismary Valdés Vales, Estela del Sol Liriano, Ana Home Martìnez

“…Results: the workshop system was designed to improve computer vision syndrome for graduates in Optometry and Optics in primary health care. …”
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Unsupervised Quality Estimation Model for English to German Translation and Its Application in Extensive Supervised Evaluation by Aaron L.-F. Han, Derek F. Wong, Lidia S. Chao, Liangye He, Yi Lu

“…The authors also explore the performances of the designed metric on traditional supervised evaluation tasks. …”
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Development of a Master Sintering Curve for Al-Mg Alloy by Yong-Shin Lee, Sang-Jun Lee, Sangmok Lee, Eung-Zu Kim, Duck Jae Yoon

“…A work of sintering, designated as Θ, is introduced and defined as Θ(t,T)=∫0t1/Texp-Q/RTdt. …”
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Visible Light Broadband Achromatic Metalens Based on Variable Height Nanopillar Structures by Yongyang Li, Haiyang Huang, Cong Zhang, Xiangshuo Shang, Yang Liu, Junyan Hu, Dengyu Shan, Naiyun Tang, Wei Li

“…However, like traditional optical meta-atoms, ordinary metalenses suffer from a significant chromatic aberration problem because it is difficult to design the phase distribution for different wavelengths on a single-layer metalens. …”
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Analytical evaluation of shear link capacity in EBF: Beam-truss action analogy by Abdullah Alghossoon, Suhib Almarashdeh, Muhannad Alasiri, Ahmad Tarawneh

“…Prior research highlighted the discrepancies between measured and predicted shear link strength in existing design codes and literature, referred to as overstrength ratio Ω. …”
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