Free Vibration of Composite Cylindrical Shells Based on Third-Order Shear Deformation Theory by Muneerah Saad AL Nuwairan, Saira Javed

“…Spline approximation is used to approximate the displacements and transverse rotations. The resulting generalized eigenvalue problem is solved for the frequency parameter to get as many eigenfrequencies as required starting from the least. …”
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Organ-preserving treatment of early rectal cancer by S. V. Chernyshov, O. A. Maynovskaya, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. G. Rybakov

“…Aim of review. To generalize scientific data and to develop modern concept on the issue of diagnosis, staging and treatment of early rectal cancer. …”
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Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by John L. Capinera

“…The United States is the northern limit of its permanent range, and wintertime occurrence generally is limited to south Florida and perhaps south Texas. …”
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Analysis of the public entrepreneurship phenomenon in a Brazilian state by Magnus Emmendoerfer, Josiel Lopes Valadares

“…It should be emphasised that competition with private companies is unequal because wages in the private sector are generally much higher than that of the public sector. …”
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SIMULATION OF OPEN MECHANISMS FOR THE ADDITIVE PROCESS WELD PLASTICS by N. N. Hurski, V. A. Skachek, A. V. Skachek, Y. A. Skudnyakov

“…This article discusses: model of the two-link mechanism; generalized scheme of mechatronic simulation model of 3D-printer with the positioning units of electric DC; mathematical model of the actuator of the printer unit in the form of a system of differential equations; 3D-printer programming model implemented in the Matlab-Simulink environment using the c standard library blocks and SimMechanics library; virtual (animated) 3D printer model on the basis of the library Simulink 3D Animation, supports the visualization of the movements of the designed mechanism of the basic units. …”
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On the Alpha Power Transformed Power Lindley Distribution by Amal S. Hassan, M. Elgarhy, Rokaya E. Mohamd, Sharifah Alrajhi

“…In this paper, we introduce a new generalization of the power Lindley distribution referred to as the alpha power transformed power Lindley (APTPL). …”
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Ocean Acidification: An Introduction by Joshua T. Patterson, Lisa S. Krimsky

“… Ocean acidification (OA) generally refers to the ongoing decrease in ocean pH. …”
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The Association of Psychological Factors With Willingness to Share Health-Related Data From Technological Devices: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Marijn Eversdijk, Emma Rixt Douma, Mirela Habibovic, Willem Johan Kop

“…Psychological variables were assessed using validated questionnaires for optimism (Life Orientation Test—Revised), psychological flexibility (Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire), negative affectivity (Type D Scale-14—Negative Affectivity), social inhibition (Type D Scale-14—Social Inhibition), generalized anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), and depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9). …”
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Comprehensive prediction of potential spatiotemporal distribution patterns, priority planting regions, and introduction adaptability of Elymus sibiricus in the Chinese region by Huan-Huan Lu, Yu-Ying Zheng, Yong-Sen Qiu, Liu-Ban Tang, Yan-Cui Zhao, Wen-Gang Xie

“…It was widely distributed in Qilian Mountains (northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), Taihang Mountains (junction of Loess Plateau and Inner Mongolia Plateau), and Tianshan Mountains; (2) with the passage of time, the suitable distribution regions of E. sibiricus generally showed a collapse trend, but its main distribution regions did not show obvious change, and the suitable regions (centroid) generally migrated to the southwest of China by 2.93 km; (3) the spatial distribution of E. sibiricus in the current period was significantly affected by the annual range of monthly near-surface relative humidity, mean annual air temperature, annual range of monthly potential evapotranspiration, mean monthly potential evapotranspiration, annual range of monthly climate moisture index, elevation, exchangeable Ca2+, available P, mean monthly near-surface relative humidity, exchangeable H+, and annual precipitation amount, respectively; (4) the potential planting area of E. sibiricus cover 2.059 × 105 km2, which was mainly distributed in Qilian Mountains (northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), Taihang Mountains (southeast of Inner Mongolia Plateau), the middle part of Tianshan Mountains, and the southeast of Altai Mountains; (5) the introduction adaptability regions of six E. sibiricus germplasm (LM01–LM06) were all distributed in the high-elevation regions of western China. …”
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Alternative disease management strategies for organic apple production in the United Kingdom by Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth

“…The loss of active ingredients can be problematic for growers, who have relied on the generally more predictable and efficacious management that results from using conventional chemicals. …”
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Assessment of Food Safety and Food Handling Practice Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students, Kuwait by Fatemah Ashkanani, Wafaa Husain, Maryam A Al Dwairji

“…The students with the highest FSK scores were generally male and they cook by themselves all the time or sometimes (p=0.018 and p=0.002, resp.). …”
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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE «UKRAINE FACILITY» PROGRAM by Konstantin Peychev

“…Systematization, structuring and generalization of the main legal provisions in the direction of reforming the agro-food sector of Ukraine within the framework of the regulations of the "Ukraine Facility" program. …”
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Temperature Measuring Method Accuracy Evaluation in the Microarc Heating Process Based on Reproducibility and Uncertainty Indicators by M. S. Stepanov, I. G. Koshlyakova

“…The purpose of the work was a steel temperature measurement results uncertainty generalized assessment during microarc heating, taking into account most complete influencing factors set. …”
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Impact of Out-of-pocket Costs on Varenicline Utilization and Persistence by Aaron Galaznik, Katherine Cappell, Leslie Montejano, Geoffrey Makinson, Kelly H. Zou, Gregory Lenhart

“…**Conclusions:** Higher varenicline out-of-pocket costs were generally associated with lower utilization of and persistence with treatment. …”
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The Effects of Cryogenic Process on the AISI M2 Punch Materials and on the Hole Edge Geometry of the DIN EN 10111-98 Sheet Metal Control Arm Parts by Yusuf Arslan

“…The hole geometry changes are generally associated with punch wear and process parameters. …”
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Assessment of Reductions in Emission-driven Air Pollution during the Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, Guangzhou Asian Games and Wuhan COVID-19 Lockdown by Ying Li, Haoxiang Xu

“…The results quantitatively show that the emission-driven factor generally played a much stronger role (> 86%); the meteorology-driven factor promoted pollution mitigation during Wuhan, Beijing and Guangzhou events but worsened the air quality during Shanghai event. …”
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Habitat sharing and interspecies interactions in caves used by bats in the Republic of Congo by Morgane Labadie, Serge Morand, Mathieu Bourgarel, Fabien Roch Niama, Guytrich Franel Nguilili, N’Kaya Tobi, Alexandre Caron, Helene De Nys

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Assessing the impact on mode competitiveness of improvements of the Trans-Eurasian railway network by Seyed Mohseni, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander

“…Substantially less generalized chain cost reductions are achieved when shortening transit times, even when the latter goes up to half the initial transit time. …”
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Sustainability of Paddy Rice Farming in the Conservation of Birds in Uganda Amidst a Growing Expansion of the Rice farming Industry. by Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate

“…This study was guided by the anthropogenic impacts hypothesis which proposes that humans have modified the ‘natural’ biodiversity patterns such that diversity is generally depressed in areas with long history of human occupation or intensive activities. …”
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Technical and Vocational Education and Training as Factors in the Socio-Economic Development of Rwanda A Case Study of Bushoki Sector, Rulindo District by Albertine, Bamutake Zikama

“…The dominant skills generally believed to have been gained from the training program are: hair cutting and dressing (18 percent of respondents), tailoring (18 percent of respondents), handcrafts (14 percent of respondents), and driving (10 percent of respondents). …”
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