Mechanics for Seedling Feeding in Vegetable Transplanters: Design and Development of Semi-Automatic Systems by Ankit Sharma, Sanjay Khar

“…The current study designed and developed two semi-automatic mechanical seedling feeding mechanisms for the tractor mounted vegetable transplanter, revolving multi-chamber disc (FMRMD) and horizontal dragging magazines (FMHDM). Area of study: The research was conducted in the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India. …”
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Modelling and measurements of thermally induced residual stress in IN718 nickel-based superalloy during non-uniform quenching by S. Rahimi, M. King, M. Amir Siddiq, B.P. Wynne

“…For the verification of the model, identical plates were heterogeneously quenched (half in water and half in air) from 980 °C, both vertically and horizontally, and residual stress was then measured in both plates using the contour method and incremental central hole drilling.…”
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A Vibration-Isolating Blast Technique with Shock-Reflection Device for Dam Foundation Excavation in Complicated Geological Conditions by Haoran Hu, Wenbo Lu, Peng Yan, Ming Chen, Qidong Gao

“…This shock-reflection device can effectively reflect the explosion shock wave from vertical direction to horizontal direction after detonation, which can make blasting energy concentrated on the rock mass above dam foundation, so the vibration in the foundation can be controlled. …”
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In situ observation of rolling contact fatigue cracks by laminography using ultrabright synchrotron radiation by Y. Nakai, D. Shiozawa, S. Kikuchi, K. Sato, T. Obama, T. Makino, Y. Neishi

“…As a result, details of the crack initiation and flaking process in RCF could be discussed. Shear-type horizontal cracks were found to initiate after the initiation and propagation of tensile-type vertical cracks along inclusions, where the face of the vertical cracks was perpendicular to the rolling direction and rolling surface. …”
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Hygiene Status of Over-the-Row Blueberry Machine Harvesters Cleaned and Sanitized Using Various Approaches by Yaxi Dai, Renee Holland, Sarah Doane, Weiqiang Yang, Jinru Chen

“…On average, cleaned/sanitized surfaces had about one log lower (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) TA and YM counts than the uncleaned surfaces, while no difference in TC counts was observed. The vertical and horizontal conveyors and fruit-catch plates had significantly higher TA, YM, and TC counts than other sampled sites. …”
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Gypsum heterogenous nucleation pathways regulated by surface functional groups and hydrophobicity by Yan-Fang Guan, Xiang-Yu Hong, Vasiliki Karanikola, Zhangxin Wang, Weiyi Pan, Heng-An Wu, Feng-Chao Wang, Han-Qing Yu, Menachem Elimelech

“…Conversely, hydrophobic surfaces involve bulk nucleation with ions near the surface that coalesce into larger horizontal clusters. These findings provide new insights into the spatial and temporal characteristics of gypsum formation on various surfaces and highlight the significance of surface functional groups and hydrophobicity in governing gypsum formation mechanisms, while also acknowledging the possibility of alternative nucleation pathways due to the limitations of experimental techniques.…”
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Experimental Analyses of the Major Parameters Affecting the Intensity of Outbursts of Coal and Gas by W. Nie, S. J. Peng, J. Xu, L. R. Liu, G. Wang, J. B. Geng

“…The results showed increment of geostress simulated by horizontal load (from 1.4, 2.4, 3.2, to 3.4 MPa) or vertical load (from 2, 3, 3.6, to 4 MPa) improved the relative intensity rate (3.763–7.403% and 1.273–7.99%); the increment of porosity (from 1.57, 2.51, 3, to 3.6%) improved the relative intensity rate from 3.8 to 13.8%; the increment of gas pressure (from 0, 0.5, 0.65, 0.72, 1, to 1.5 Mpa) induced the relative intensity rate to decrease from 38.22 to 0%; the increment of water content (from 0, 2, 4, to 8%) caused the relative intensity rate to drop from 5.425 to 0.5%. …”
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Genomic Landscape Reveals Chromosomally-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistome and Virulome of a High-Risk International Clone II Acinetobacter baumannii AB073 from Thailand by Rattiya Cheewapat, Jadsadaporn Redkimned, Sirikran Lekuthai, Thawatchai Kitti, Kannipa Tasanapak, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Sutthirat Sitthisak, Thanet Sornda, Hathaichanok Impheng, Sudarat Onsurathum, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Supaporn Lamlertthon, Siriwat Kucharoenphaibul, Jintana Wongwigkarn, Pantira Singkum, Pattrarat Chanchaithong, Rapee Thummeepak

“…Likewise, mobilome analysis found that AB073 did not carry genetic determinants involving horizontal gene transfer. Moreover, this isolate also carried multiple genes associated with the ability of iron uptake, biofilm formation, immune invasion, virulence regulations, and serum resistance. …”
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The Correlation Analysis between Corneal Biomechanical Properties and the Surgically Induced Corneal High-Order Aberrations after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecon... by Wenjing Wu, Yan Wang

“…There was a significant correlation between the CRF and the induced posterior corneal horizontal coma after FS-LASIK surgery (P=0.013). Conclusions. …”
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Wideband, Low-Profile, Dual-Polarized Slot Antenna with an AMC Surface for Wireless Communications by Wei Hu, Rui-Na Lian, Zhao-Yang Tang, Ying-Zeng Yin

“…Stepped microstrip feedlines are placed orthogonally to excite the horizontal and vertical polarizations of the antenna. …”
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Failure Envelopes of Composite Bucket Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbines under Combined Loading with considering Different Scour Depths by Yuanxu Jing, Yuan Wang, Jingqi Huang, Wei Wang, Lunbo Luo

“…The composite bucket foundation of offshore wind turbines is subjected to a variety of loads in the marine environment, such as horizontal load H, vertical load V, bending moment M, and torque T. …”
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Trans-kingdom sRNA silencing in the prevention and control of crop Fusarium wilt disease by Xin-Ni Huang, Yue Wang, Yan-Ting Li, Ying Xiao, Shou-Qiang Ouyang

“…Although sexual reproduction is nebulous in the FOSC, horizontal gene transfer (also well known as trans-kingdom) may contribute to the observed diversity in pathogenic strains. …”
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Routine Head Computed Tomography for Patients in the Emergency Room with Trauma Requires Both Thick- and Thin-Slice Images by Kazuhide Maetani, Jun Namiki, Shokei Matsumoto, Katsutoshi Matsunami, Atsushi Narumi, Toshimi Tsuneyoshi, Masanobu Kishikawa

“…The diagnostic sensitivity of head CT with a thickness of sequential 10 mm was 89% for all linear skull fractures but only 56% for horizontal fractures. This CT technique with 10 mm slices missed 6% of patients with linear skull fractures. …”
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La heterotopía escolar y El Sembrador. Reflexiones sobre las otras educaciones by Alberto Colin Huizar, Lev Moujahid Velázquez Barriga, Bruno Baronnet

“… El presente artículo versa sobre una experiencia educativa en el sureste mexicano, como una apuesta por reformular las finalidades de la escuela pública hacía un horizonte de libertad. Las prácticas educativas y la organización de la función escolar a partir de la praxis de un maestro bilingüe, El Sembrador, permite acercarnos a la irrupción heterotópica que muestra cómo la escuela alternativa ofrece un espacio diferente de construcción de conocimientos, donde florecen otros procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje que rompen la norma dominante de lo que implica hacer escuela y trasgreden el currículum formal. …”
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Dentin-derived alveolar bone graft for alveolar augmentation: A systematic review by Dedy Agoes Mahendra, Kavanila Bilbalqish, Alexander Patera Nugraha, Arief Cahyanto, Kaushik Sengupta, Kamal Hanna, Asti Meizarini, Ninuk Hariyani

“…Studies of dentin-derived ABG, which used bone-derived grafts as the control group, have shown significantly higher percentages of new bone formation, gain in vertical and horizontal dimensions, and less reduction in dimensions. …”
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Dynamic Response and Failure Characteristics of Slope with Weak Interlayer under Action of Near-Fault Ground Motion by Bing Yang, Jiangrong Hou, Yifei Liu, Zihong Zhou

“…The variation in the amplification effect along the slope elevation is related to the ratio of the input seismic period to the natural slope period. Under horizontal ground motion, weak interlayers will be subjected to impacting and shearing action. …”
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O Serviço Social Na História: A Relação Entre Os Fundamentos E A Questão Étnico-Racial by Maria Helena Elpidio, João Paulo da Silva Valdo, Sandra Regina Vaz da Silva, Rafael Vieira Teixeira, Mônica Paulino de Lanes

“…Parte da concepção crítica do Serviço Social na História, cujo trabalho profissional é construído nas contradições e nos movimentos do real, considerando as disputas junto à classe trabalhadora, por um horizonte emancipatório. As relações étnico-raciais compreendidas sob este prisma da totalidade histórica se constituem como solo fértil para decifrar como o racismo se mantém como arma de dominação do capitalismo em especial, nas particularidades de países da América do Sul, tendo aqui por referência, o Brasil. …”
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Multi-scale sparse convolution and point convolution adaptive fusion point cloud semantic segmentation method by Yuxuan Bi, Peng Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Jialin Shi, Caixia Wang

“…Additionally, it strengthens the extraction capability of intrinsic feature information in both vertical and horizontal directions. Second, to mitigate significant differences between single-type and single-scale features, we propose a multi-scale feature fusion cross-gating module. …”
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Investigation of the Air Pollution Event in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in December 2016 Using WRF-Chem by Dongdong Wang, Baolin Jiang, Fangzhou Li, Wenshi Lin

“…The primary meteorological drivers of air pollution formation were stationary atmospheric flows in both vertical and horizontal directions. High relative humidity and a strong temperature inversion accelerated event formation. …”
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Three-Dimensional Deformation Prediction Based on the Improved Segmented Knothe–Dynamic Probabilistic Integral–Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Model by Shuang Wang, Genyuan Liu, Zhihong Song, Keming Yang, Ming Li, Yansi Chen, Minhua Wang

“…The ISK-DPIM-InSAR model constructs the inversion equations of InSAR line-of-sight deformation, north–south and east–west horizontal movement deformation, vertical deformation, inverts the optimal values of the predicted parameters of the workforce through the particle swarm algorithm, and substitutes it into the ISK-DPIM-InSAR model for predicting the three-dimensional dynamic deformation of a mining face. …”
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