Assessment of the Excavation Damaged Zones in the Surrounding Rock of an Underground Powerhouse under High In Situ Stress Using an Acoustic Velocity Detecting Method by Liguo Zhang, Dong Wang, Jiaxing Dong

“…Excavation damaged zones (EDZs) in deeply buried underground powerhouse have become major obstacles to design and support, which potentially threaten safety and stability and increase construction and support costs. …”
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IS THE LONGBOW BETTER THAN THE CROSSBOW? EMERGING ISSUES FROM MOBILISING A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON A MEGAPROJECT by Paul Fuller, Alistair Gibb, Wendy Jones, Andy Dainty, Roger Haslam, Phil Bust, James Pinder

“…The research context is complex, due to the complicated contractual arrangements. The research design incorporates a rarely used “tracer” methodology. …”
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Effectiveness of structured health education program on knowledge regarding forensic nursing among B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing third- and fourth-year students of the College of Nursing,... by Prem Chander, Binu Mathew, Priyanka Choudhary, Rekha, Priyanka Choudhary, Ritu Majumdar, Roji Mandal, Rupal Yadav

“…Nursing third- and fourth-year students of the College of Nursing, AIIMS Raipur. Settings and Design: The study was conducted at the College of Nursing, AIIMS Raipur. …”
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A Framework for Resilient Community Microgrids: Review of Operational Strategies and Performance Metrics by Joy Dalmacio Billanes, Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen, Zheng Ma

“…A novel framework is proposed, integrating microgrid design and operational aspects into a cohesive model for resilience enhancement. …”
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Three-dimensional discrete element analysis of the excavation face stability of deep-buried shield tunnels by Xin Huang, Zihao Zhang, Guangyi Yan, Jiaqi Guo, Chong Xu, Qi Liang

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Analysis of Rainfall Erosion and Protective Measures for the Aeolian Sand Subgrade Slope of the Wuma Expressway by Wenhua Yin, Fang Wang, Weizheng Liu, Yongxiang Wu, Xu Wang

“…Towards that end, this study strengthens the evaluation of roadbed and pavement drainage and protective measures given aeolian sand erosion caused by rainwater infiltration in certain longitudinal length sections of the Expressway K165 + 250 mileage pile section, and includes verification of the design scheme. The effects of rainwater drainage, storage, and subgrade reinforcement on the seepage and stability of drainage in a long longitudinal slope in the desert hinterland were quantitatively analyzed using numerical analysis. …”
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Powering Implanted Devices Wirelessly Using Spider-Web Coil by Amal Ibrahim Mahmood, Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Mohamed A.A. Eldosoky, Ahmed M. Soliman

“…The presented S-WC–MRC–WPT design uses series–parallel (S–P) configuration to power the IBM. …”
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The effect of the stiffener pitch on the stress-strain state of the crane beam elements by V. S. Markeev, V. V. Zverev, I. A. Zajcev

“…The main objective of the study is to search for the features of the crane beam construction of cranes with heavy operation mode, to search for methods of modernization of design features in order to prevent/minimize the development of fatigue cracks.Materials and methods. …”
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Exploring the transition to agroforestry for smallholder farmers: a feasibility study for the Ashanti region of Ghana by Youp Dumas, Jolien Ubacht, Ellen van Andel, Lily Akorfa Keledorme

“…Based on our findings, we provide recommendations for the design of the transition process toward a comprehensive agroforestry system in Ghana. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Local health departments can use these findings to partner with cities in their jurisdiction and design strategies to reduce racial, ethnic and geographic differences in economic and educational outcomes. …”
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CONTACT STRENGTH ANALYSIS OF FINGER SEAL CONSIDERING THERMAL EFFECT by ZHANG YanChao, JIAO Dandan, WU LuJi, ZHAO Rui, CUI YaHui, RAN BaoChun, WANG Wei

“…So the study provides an important reference for the design of finger seal under high temperature and high speed conditions.…”
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Lecturers' teaching competencies towards improving teaching and learning process in universities in Tanzania: Students’ perspectives by Asia Mbwebwe Rubeba

“…The study used a cross-sectional survey design to generate data from 422 undergraduate students from three public universities in Tanzania using a questionnaire. …”
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The Effect of Combination Foot Massage and Active Range of Motion (ROM) on Foot Sensitivity among Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus by I Made Cahyadi Agastiya, Ni Ketut Romani, I Made Artana

“…This study uses a pre-experiment design with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The instrument used to assess foot sensitivity among T2DM patients was a 10-g monofilament applied at five points on each patient's right and left soles. …”
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Piezoelectric Sensors Placement Strategy for Accurate Acoustic Data Evaluation in Cavitation-induced Erosion Processes by A. Nasseroleslami, A. Sarreshtehdari, M. S. Seif

“…Evaluation of cavitation erosion risk, whether through numerical (CFD) or experimental methods, is crucial in many fluid flow design processes. This risk correlates directly with cavitation signals on affected surfaces. …”
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Fabrication of glipizide loaded polymeric microparticles; in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation. by Qaiser Rasheed, Kamran Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Razaque, Ashfaq Ahmad, Asif Nawaz, Naheed Akhtar, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Zahid Rasul Niazi, Muhammad Danish Saeed, Anila Alam

“…In this study, we aimed to design controlled-release microparticles of Glipizide utilizing Eudragit S100 and Methocel K 100 M polymers as controlling agents. …”
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Multistaged In Silico Discovery of the Best SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors amongst 3009 Clinical and FDA-Approved Compounds by Ibrahim H. Eissa, Abdulrahman M. Saleh, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Abdul-Aziz M. M. El-Attar, Ahmed M. Metwaly

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Evaluation of Airport Buildings Against Terrorist Attacks in the Context of Architecture and Planning Criteria: Five Case Study by SARICIOĞLU Pelin, YILDIZ Aslı, SOYLUK Asena

“…In this study, planning and architectural design criteria that can be taken against terrorist attacks are determined by utilizing literature data. …”
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Gorilla Troops Optimizer Combined with ANFIS for Wire Cut EDM of Aluminum Alloy by Elango Natarajan, V. Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, S. Ramesh, K. Palanikumar, T. Sekar, V. H. Mok

“…This research has attempted to machine aluminum alloy for which experimental design was prepared using Box-Behnken design. Different combinational options of pulse-on time (P1), pulse-off time (P2), servo wire feed (WF), and current (I) were investigated and surface roughness after machining was observed. …”
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UAV-Assisted Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: A Technical Review of Recent Learning Algorithms by Atefeh Hajijamali Arani, Peng Hu, Yeying Zhu

“…With open challenges discussed at the end, we aim to provide design and deployment guidelines for UAV-assisted SAGINs.…”
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Modelling and Experimental Investigation of an Active Damper by Rafael Luís Teixeira, Francisco Paulo Lépore Neto, José Francisco Ribeiro

“…However, for the proper control design and system operation, the direct use of the finite element model becomes unviable due to its high computational time. …”
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