Simulation of Particle-Fluid Interaction in Fractal Fractures Based on the Immersed Boundary-Lattice Boltzmann Method by Shenggui Liu, Songlei Tang, Jinkuang Huang, Mindong Lv, Yingjun Li

“…In this paper, the effects of fluid viscosity, particle size, particle quantity, fracture fractal dimension, and particle grading composition are studied. Results illustrate that increasing fluid viscosity hinders the movement of particles, resulting in the decreasing of particle velocity. …”
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Multimodal Elimination for Intoxication with a Lethal Dose of Organic Mercury by L. C. Napp, C. Moelgen, F. Wegner, P. Heitland, H. D. Koester, M. Klintschar, M. Hiss, A. Schaper, B. Schieffer, J. Bauersachs, A. Schäfer, J. Tongers

“…Autopsy revealed severe brain atrophy consistent with organ damage from massive mercury intoxication. The present case illustrates that bimodal DMPS application is sufficient for detoxification from lethal mercury levels, with an associated chance for weaning of organ support and survival to discharge. …”
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Place-pedagogies of water stress by Anna Wilson, Gillian Black, Leif Petersen, Liezl Dick, Sikhululekile Ncube, Tsitsi Mpofu-Mketwa, Amber Abrams, Kirsty Carden, Laurence Piper, Jen Dickie, Niall Hamilton-Smith, Guy Lamb

“…This article explores the pedagogical affect of water in a place of water stress and illustrates its entanglement with dynamics of power and control. …”
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A New Hyperbolic Shear Deformation Theory for Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates by Tahar Hassaine Daouadji, Abdelaziz Hadj Henni, Abdelouahed Tounsi, Adda Bedia El Abbes

“…The mechanical properties of the plate are assumed to vary continuously in the thickness direction by a simple power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. Numerical illustrations concern flexural behavior of FG plates with metal-ceramic composition. …”
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Functional Parathyroid Cyst: A Rare Cause of Malignant Hypercalcemia with Primary Hyperparathyroidism—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Areej Khan, Yusra Khan, Shahzad Raza, Ghulam Akbar, Monis Khan, Nauman Diwan, Wajih Rizvi

“…Postoperative followup three years later showed no evidence of cyst recurrence. This paper illustrates the rare presentation of parathyroid functional cysts with severe hypercalcemia and primary hyperparathyroidism. …”
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Capsule neural network and adapted golden search optimizer based forest fire and smoke detection by Luling Liu, Li Chen, Mehdi Asadi

“…The combination of capsule neural networks with the golden search optimizer illustrates the potential of merging cutting-edge technologies to tackle intricate environmental issues efficiently.…”
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Hydrodynamic relationships between gravel pit lakes and aquifers: brief review and insights from numerical investigations by Jost, Anne, Wang, Shuaitao, Verbeke, Thomas, Colleoni, François, Flipo, Nicolas

“…This article first provides a review of these impacts from the hydrodynamic point of view, and illustrates them on simple numerical test cases. It also introduces the gravel pit lake module developed for the occasion within the integrated modelling platform CaWaQS, which formulation was tested on the same test cases against the Lak package, its Modflow counterpart. …”
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Shapley additive explanation on machine learning predictions of fatigue lifetimes in piston aluminum alloys under different manufacturing and loading conditions by Mohammad Azadi, Mahmood Matin

“…Moreover, when the optimal ML prediction model was found, it was analyzed using the Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) values method. Results illustrated that extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) had superior data for estimations, with average training coefficients of determination of at least 63% and 90%, respectively for fatigue lifetime and its logarithmic value. …”
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SGS method applied to damage location and uncertainty modeling for sensor grid in the ISHM by Pereira, Paulo Elias Carneiro, de Rezende, Stanley Washington Ferreira, Moura Júnior, José dos Reis Vieira de, Finzi Neto, Roberto Mendes

“…In this paper, we introduce a novel method based on Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGS) to pinpoint damage locations on aluminum plates and create maps that illustrate the spatial uncertainty associated with damage index values throughout the structure. …”
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A Multiobjective Decision-Making Method of Service Element Allocation of Customer Behavior by Wei Xu, Yinyun Yu, Qingshan Zhang

“…Finally, an example is used to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.…”
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A Fuzzy Similarity Elimination Algorithm for Indoor Fingerprint Positioning by Yongle Chen, Wei Liu, Yongping Xiong, Jing Duan, Zhi Li, Hongsong Zhu

“…Experimental results illustrate that our algorithm can get a maximum positioning error less than 5 m, which outperforms other algorithms. …”
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Cell-Sonar, an Easy and Low-cost Method to Track a Target Protein by Expression Changes of Specific Protein Markers by Sabrina Brockmöller, Lara Molitor, Franz Worek, Simone Rothmiller

“…Detailed microscopy for protein co-localization detection or omic technologies, which provide holistic network data, are elaborate, mostly complex, and expensive to apply. Our protocol illustrates a method to track a target protein by detecting expression changes of user-selected marker proteins that directly or indirectly interact with the target. …”
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Reoperation as a Result of Raised Intracranial Pressure Associated with Cyst Formation in Tumor Cavity after Intracranial Tumor Resection: A Report of Two Cases by Jinlu Yu, Wenji Xiong, Limei Qu, Haiyan Huang

“…Surgical resection of the “valve”-like structure led to slow regression over several months after the reoperation rather than to immediate disappearance of the cyst. Both cases illustrate that the “valve”-like structure formed in the roof region of the tumor resection cavity may be responsible for cyst formation. …”
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Experimental Study of the Debris Flow Slurry Impact and Distribution by Haixin Zhao, Lingkan Yao, Yong You, Baoliang Wang, Cong Zhang

“…We propose a method to calculate the distribution of the debris flow impact force on the whole section and provide a case to illustrate this method.…”
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Integrated Structural Health Assessment Using Piezoelectric Active Sensors by Jeannette R. Wait, Gyuhae Park, Charles R. Farrar

“…This paper illustrates an integrated approach for identifying structural damage. …”
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Joint DOA and Polarization Estimation for Unequal Power Sources by Qingyuan Fang, Yong Han, Ming Jin, Wenyi Dong

“…The computer simulations illustrate that the proposed method can effectively estimate the DOA and polarization parameters as the power difference between sources increases, as opposed to the polarimetric multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm, which suffers from degradation in resolution probability. …”
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A no‐reference blurred colourful image quality assessment method based on dual maximum local information by Jian Chen, Shiyun Li, Li Lin

“…Experimental results illustrated that the proposed method has better performance under various measurements compared with the state‐of‐the‐art methods on LIVE, CSIQ, TID2008, TID2013, VCL@FER, IVC image databases.…”
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Bridging the gap: community health workers as a vital link in humanitarian medical responses by Cora P. Nally, Patrick Van de Voorde, Marleen Temmerman, Marleen Temmerman, Adama Koroma, Monique Mitchell, Mary B. Adam

“…Community Health Workers (CHWs) have proven essential in improving health outcomes and building community trust and their role in humanitarian emergency medical responses warrants further study. We illustrate this point with two case studies, the integration of community health workers into Mobile Medical Teams [MMTs] in both The Bahamas and Sierra Leone. …”
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Overview on Untargeted Methods to Combat Food Frauds: A Focus on Fishery Products by Giuseppina M. Fiorino, Cristiano Garino, Marco Arlorio, Antonio F. Logrieco, Ilario Losito, Linda Monaci

“…In the present case, methods capable of detecting fish adulteration/substitution and involving sensory, physicochemical, DNA-based, chromatographic, and spectroscopic measurements, combined with chemometric tools, are illustrated and commented on.…”
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Mathematical analysis of a model for glucose regulation by Kimberly Fessel, Jeffrey B. Gaither, Julie K. Bower, Trudy Gaillard, Kwame Osei, Grzegorz A. Rempała

“…In this study we present an explicit solution to the minimal model which allows for separating the glucose and insulin dynamics of the minimal model and for identifying patient-specific parameters of glucose trajectories from IVGTT. As illustrated with patient data, our approach seems to have an edge over more complicated methods currently used. …”
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