Bond-Slip Behavior of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bar in Concrete Subjected to Simulated Marine Environment: Effects of BFRP Bar Size, Corrosion Age, and Concrete Strength by Yongmin Yang, Zhaoheng Li, Tongsheng Zhang, Jiangxiong Wei, Qijun Yu

“…The ascending segment of bond-slip curve tends to be more rigid and the descending segment tends to be softer after corrosion. A horizontal end in bond-slip curve indicates that the friction between BFRP bars and concrete decreased sharply.…”
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Forest damage and its braking effect on the extreme snow avalanche on Mt. Nodanishoji, Japan, in 2021 by Yukari Takeuchi, Yuta Katsuyama, Takafumi Katsushima, Hayato Arakawa, Satoru Adachi, Katsuhisa Kawashima

“…We successfully simulated the whole movement of the extreme avalanche with a horizontal runout distance of 2,800 m from the starting zone at an altitude of 1,700 m to the run-out zone considering the effect of the forest by increasing the frictional parameters in the model. …”
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Macroscopic Profile Modification and Microscopic Displacement Mechanism of Weak Gel Flowing in Porous Media by Jian Wang, Bo Kang, Liehui Zhang, Beata Joanna Darowska, Peng Xu

“…The microscopic displacing experiments indicate that weak gel mainly intrudes into big pores rather than small ones, which can improve the conformance horizontally and increase the sweep efficiency benefiting from fluid diversion. …”
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STUDY ON VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTOR SYSTEM WITH COUPLING FAULT OF DISC⁃SHAFT LOOSENESS AND RUBBING by TIAN DanYang, LI ZhiNong, ZHOU ShiJian, LI YunLong

“…During the operation of the rotor system,parts may fall and loose,resulting in rubbing between the external object and the rotor shaft.To solve this problem,a finite element model of rotor systems with coupling fault was established by considering the case that disc⁃shaft loosening and rubbing occur simultaneously.Ansys was employed to simulate the rotor system.The influence of the looseness on the vibration characteristics of the rotor system was analyzed.Experiments were carried out to verify the simulation results.The results show that the time⁃domain waveform of the rotor system changes periodically,and the spectrogram mainly contains the first harmonic component.With the aggravation of the looseness,high frequency components gradually appear in the spectrum.The initial value of the speed difference of the disc⁃shaft in the start⁃up phase gradually increases with the aggravation of the loosening.The vibration amplitude of the disc center trajectory in the vertical direction also increases with the aggravation of the looseness,and the orbit shape becomes more complex.Due to the influence of the rubbing,the vibration in the vertical direction is obviously suppressed,and its amplitude is smaller than that in the horizontal direction.The research results have very important reference value for the study on dynamic characteristics of rotor systems with coupling faults.…”
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Effect of Friction Coupling on Discharge Velocity Profiles and Force Chain Distribution of Maize Particles in Silos by Yong Feng, Caihua Yu, Fan Pan

“…However, the effects of internal and external friction coupling on the vertical velocity of the side particle, the horizontal velocity of the whole particle, and the spatial distribution and probability distribution of the force chain are more significant.…”
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The Influence of Attention and Target Identification on Saccadic Eye Movements Depends on Prior Target Location by David R. Hardwick, Timothy R. H. Cutmore, Trevor J. Hine

“…Twenty naïve participants made horizontal saccades to targets left and right of fixation in a randomised block design. …”
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The Relationship between Polar Vortex and Ozone Depletion in the Antarctic Stratosphere during the Period 1979–2016 by Yu Zhang, Jing Li, Libo Zhou

“…Results from the spatial patterns of ozone and polar vortex suggest that the morphological changes of polar vortex can impact the horizontal distribution of ozone and the ozone within the polar vortex experiences a severe depletion in spring. …”
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Influence of Site Effects on Scaling Relation Between Rotational and Translational Signals Produced by Anthropogenic Seismicity by Dariusz Nawrocki, Maciej J. Mendecki, Grzegorz Mutke, Lesław Teper

“…This study aimed to analyze the influence of site effects on rotational ground motion using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method. We performed the analysis using two approaches: obtaining the spectral ratio of the rotational motion and investigating the impact of the site effect on the scaling relation. …”
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Real-World Temperature Data From the Gulf of Mexico: Seasonality and Effect of the Loop Current With an Accessible Hands-On Activity by Andrée L. Ramsey, Mary Carla Curran, Amy S. Bower

“…In this classroom activity geared for the middle school grade level, students will examine vertical temperature profiles from the Loop Current and surrounding Gulf water collected with autonomous drifting floats to learn about spatial (vertical and horizontal) and seasonal temperature differences in the Gulf. …”
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Destruction Law of Borehole Surrounding Rock of Granite under Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling by Jinwen Wu, Zijun Feng, Shuping Chen, Wenmei Han

“…However, fractures are deflected towards the maximum horizontal principal stress under ground stresses during later periods. …”
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Design and Model Test of a Modularized Prefabricated Steel Frame Structure with Inclined Braces by Xuechun Liu, Ailin Zhang, Jing Ma, Yongqiang Tan, Yu Bai

“…The mechanical characteristics under design load, the deformation and stress state, the elastic-plastic law of development, and the yield failure mode and mechanism under horizontal ultimate load were also obtained. Based on theoretical analysis, finite element analysis, and experiments, the design method of this frame was summarized and incorporated into the design code.…”
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Office 4.0 – modern office digital technology, relevant to the post-COVID era by E. V. Vasilieva, O. I. Dolganova

“…Coordination of work in a team affects not so much the productivity of each employee as the formation of a general vision of the situation, the quality of setting and solving problems, the presence of informal communications and the stability of horizontal ties, and the support and adaptation of new team members. …”
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Reprodutibilidade interavaliadores da identificação da redução da cadência em exercícios de força by Jacilene Oliveira, Anderson Silva, Thaliane Prazeres, Marcos Santos, Crivaldo Cardoso Júnior, Raphael Ritti-Dias

“…Dez universitários, com experiência prévia em treinamento de força realizaram 3 séries até a fadiga concêntrica, com 2 minutos de intervalo em 6 exercícios (leg press 45°, supino horizontal, extensão do joelho, remada baixa, flexão do joelho e elevação frontal). …”
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A Study on Determination of Topographical Surface Changes by Image Processing Techniques by Mustafa Zeybek, İsmail Şanlıoğlu

“…The orthomosaic and digital terrain model data obtained by UAV images were used to determine the horizontal and vertical direction of the surface movements. …”
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Circularly Polarized Microstrip Yagi Array Antenna with Wide Beamwidth and High Front-to-Back Ratio by Yun Hao, Haomeng Tong, Xihong Ye

“…The antenna has a wide beamwidth CP radiation pattern over wide spatial range including 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90° in vertical plane and −35° ≤ φ ≤ 55° in horizontal plane.…”
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Mujeres en el trabajo: persistencia de los condicionantes de género en el ámbito laboral by Lucila Flego, Julian Ortega

“…Desde un enfoque cualitativo se analizaron las percepciones de las entrevistadas respecto de los siguientes condicionantes en sus trabajos: brecha salarial, segmentación horizontal y vertical, distribución del trabajo doméstico y otras formas de discriminación de género. …”
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Single-epoch power positioning method for multi-beam LEO communication satellites by Sibo Gao, Sibo Gao, Chunjiang Ma, Chunjiang Ma, Xiaomei Tang, Xiaomei Tang, Feixue Wang, Feixue Wang

“…Monte Carlo simulations indicate that with good initial values, the method converges in under 10 iterations, achieving 88.06% availability at 20° elevation with errors of 5,331 m (vertical) and 8,798 m (horizontal), and a timing error of 205 μs. At 70° elevation, all users converge with errors of 1,614 m and 1,088 m, and a timing error of 31.3 μs, demonstrating high power positioning availability. …”
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Application of Soft Computing Techniques for the Analysis of Tractive Properties of a Low-Power Agricultural Tractor under Various Soil Conditions by Katarzyna Pentoś, Krzysztof Pieczarka, Krzysztof Lejman

“…In this work, the traction force and tractive efficiency of a low-power tractor, as affected by soil coefficient, vertical load, horizontal deformation, soil compaction, and soil moisture, were studied. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on Posterior Ocular Structures by Süleyman Demircan, Mustafa Ataş, Sevgi Arık Yüksel, Melek D. Ulusoy, İsa Yuvacı, Hasan Basri Arifoğlu, Burhan Başkan, Gökmen Zararsız

“…Choroidal thickness was measured at the fovea, 1500 µm nasal and 1500 µm temporal to the fovea in a horizontal section. Results. The mean RNFL thickness for nasal and nasal inferior sectors was significantly thinner (P≤0.018) in the migraineurs’ eyes than in those of the controls, as was the mean choroid thickness at the fovea and measured points (P<0.0001). …”
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VALIDATION OF METHOD FOR YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA ISOLATION FROM RAW MATERIALS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN by I. V. Borodkina, N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova, S. I. Danilchenko

“…In order to isolate Yersinia enterocolitica from food and feed samples horizontal method for the detection pursuant to GOST ISO 10273-2013 was used. …”
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