Seismic Damage Rapid Assessment of Road Networks considering Individual Road Damage State and Reliability of Road Networks in Emergency Conditions by Jinlong Liu, Hanxi Jia, Junqi Lin, Heng Hu

“…Then, the improved estimation for the reliability of road networks is adopted to assess the damage of road networks. …”
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Measurement and optimization of inductive elements in control systems of combined heat and power supply based on renewable energy sources by A. V. Volkov, A. M. Dobrenko, N. A. Drobnitskiy, A. A. Druzhinin, D. V. Mylkin, M. O. Sheykin

“…A new approach is proposed for the preliminary estimation of the power loss of inductive elements based on measurements that approximate real operating conditions. …”
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On the Singular Spectrum of the Radiation Operator for Multiple and Extended Observation Domains by Raffaele Solimene, Maria Antonia Maisto, Giuseppe Romeo, Rocco Pierri

“…Analytical arguments are developed to estimate the pertinent singular value behavior. This allows highlighting the way observation domain features affect spectrum behavior. …”
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Modal Mass and Length of Mode Shapes in Structural Dynamics by M. Aenlle, Martin Juul, R. Brincker

“…In this paper, the problems of defining the modal mass and mode shape length are discussed, and solutions are found to define the quantities in such a way that they have individual physical meaning and can be estimated in an objective way.…”
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Induced sputum is a reproducible method to assess airway inflammation in asthma by Elena Bacci, Silvana Cianchetti, Stefano Carnevali, Maria Laura Bartoli, Federico L. Dente, Antonella Di Franco, Daniele Giannini, Barbara Vagaggini, Pier Luigi Paggiaro

“…To evaluate the reproducibility of induced sputum analysis, and to estimate the sample size required to obtained reliable results, sputum was induced by hypertonic saline inhalation in 29 asthmatic subjects on two different days. …”
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Impact of monetary methods of economic regulation on fair pricing of shares in the Russian stock market by M. V. Kulikov

“…In the article, the author analyzes the Russian stock market, estimates the fair value of shares of domestic issuers and examines the impact on financial assets of the measures taken by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation within the framework of monetary policy. …”
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Executive Summary of the Economic Contributions and Ecosystem Services of Springs in the Lower Suwannee and Santa Fe River Basins of North-Central Florida by Tatiana Borisova, Alan W. Hodges, Thomas J. Stevens

“… This study examined the economic contributions, consumer surplus, and ecosystem services provided by recreational use of fifteen major springs sites in north central Florida. The estimated annual economic contributions of springs-related recreational spending in north-central Florida for FY 2012/13 are summarized. …”
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Value engineering and its impact on construction projects using building information modeling by Hadi Faghihmaleki, Saman Rahimireskati, Mohamamd Darbandi

“…This study examines the role of BIM in reducing time, cost savings, quality improvement, monitoring, control, estimating time and cost, comparing current conditions with standards, and reporting. …”
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Maximum Power Point Tracking of PV Grids Using Deep Learning by K. Rafeeq Ahmed, Farrukh Sayeed, K. Logavani, T. J. Catherine, Shimpy Ralhan, Mahesh Singh, R. Thandaiah Prabu, B. Bala Subramanian, Adane Kassa

“…The proposed BPNN-DL is tested under different conditions to estimate the robustness of the modules under internal/external interferences. …”
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COMPLICATIONS AFTER HEPATECTOMY by Claudemiro Quireze Junior, Fabricio Ferreira Coelho, Agnaldo Soares Lima, Hugo Pinto Marques, Martin Palavecino, Timothy Pawlik, Rene Adam, Olivier Soubrane, Paulo Herman, Ricardo Lemos Cotta-Pereira

“…The actual morbidity involving this scenario is debatable and estimated to be ranging from 15% to 50%. Postoperative complications eventually lead to an increase in both mortality rates and tumor recurrence. …”
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Modern treatment methods of patients with liver metastases of colorectal cancer by Ye. N. Grebenkin, V. D. Chhikvadze, U. S. Stanoyevich, Ye. I. Dekhissi

“…Efficacy of the modern methods of treatment of liver metastases of colorectal cancer was estimated.Material and methods. Overall 117 patients have been included in the study with isolated metastatic liver involvement. …”
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On a family of weighted convolution algebras by Hans G. Feichtinger, A. Turan Gürkanli

“…In the first section invariance properties and asymptotic estimates for the translation and modulation operators are given. …”
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A Case of Urethral Diverticulum with Surgical Repair Using Cadaveric Pericardial Tissue by Loren Custer, Morris Jessop, Stanley Zaslau, Robert Shapiro

“…A urethral diverticulum is a relatively uncommon finding. The estimated prevalence is approximately 1-5% in the general population. …”
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Plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings: numerical study on damage localization and evolution by K. Slámečka, P. Skalka, L. Čelko, J. Pokluda, L. Saucedo-Mora, T. J. Marrow, U. Thandavamoorthy

“…Because of complexity, numerical methods became important tools both for design of these coatings and for in-service life estimations and optimization. In this contribution, two main features that affect the TBCs’ performance, namely the roughness of the bond coat and the microstructure of the ceramic top coat, are discussed based on Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Element Microstructure MEshfree (FEMME) simulations that were used to calculate stresses and assess damage within the coating. …”
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Advances in Laboratory-Scale Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments by Yelin Qian, Panpan Guo, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Yan Liu

“…To optimize the design of hydraulic fracturing in this application, an accurate estimation of the initiation and propagation of hydraulic fractures is indispensable. …”
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The Burden of Blood-Pressure-Related Cardiovascular Mortality in Mexico by Dora E. Cortés-Hernández, Krista J. Lundelin, Esteban Picazzo-Palencia, Juan J. de la Cruz, José J. Sánchez, José R. Banegas

“…Also, approximately half of all cardiovascular deaths that occurred annually in the population of Mexico aged ≥50 years are attributable to above optimal levels of systolic blood pressure. We think these estimates may help order health priorities in Mexico (and other middle-income countries) at a time when the costs of medical care take a considerable share of the gross national product in most countries.…”
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Spherical Pendulum Small Oscillations for Slewing Crane Motion by Alexander V. Perig, Alexander N. Stadnik, Alexander I. Deriglazov

“…The analytical expression and numerical estimation for cable tension force have been proposed. …”
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Marine-Lenhart Syndrome: Case Report, Diagnosis, and Management by Danielle Neuman, Russ Kuker, Francesco Vendrame

“…The coexistence of thyroid functioning nodules and Graves’ disease is called Marine-Lenhart syndrome. This condition is estimated to occur in 0.8-2.7% of patients with Graves’ disease with few cases reported in the literature. …”
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Using Gaussian Processes for Metamodeling in Robust Optimization Problems by Claudemir Mota da Cruz, Fran Sérgio Lobato, Gustavo Barbosa Libotte

“…The cases are modeled as robust optimization problems, where the objective function is estimated by a Gaussian Process and the optimization procedure uses a population meta-heuristic. …”
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Extension Programs in Northeastern Florida Help Growers Produce Quality Strawberries by Improving Water and Nutrient Management by Robert Hochmuth, David Dinkins, Michael Sweat, Eric Simonne

“…Strawberry acreage in northeastern Florida (Gainesville and north) was estimated at 40 acres in 2003. This document is HS-956, one of a series of Department of Horticultural Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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