Experiment on Mine Ground Pressure of Stiff Coal-Pillar Entry Retaining under the Activation Condition of Hard Roof by Wen-long Shen, Wen-bing Guo, Hua Nan, Chun Wang, Yi Tan, Fa-qiang Su

“…The results of mining ground pressure in the physical model can clearly illustrate the mechanical behavior of the rock around the retained entry with stiff coal pillar.…”
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Falls Reduction and Exercise Training in an Assisted Living Population by Kimberly J. Alvarez, Shannen Kirchner, Serena Chu, Sarah Smith, Wendy Winnick-Baskin, Thelma J. Mielenz

“…Multivariate models adjusting for covariates illustrated a significant protective association between strength training and fall incidents (OR=0.25; 95% CI=0.07, 0.85). …”
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Linguistic Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Archimedean Power Muirhead Mean Operators for Multiattribute Group Decision-Making by Yuchu Qin, Xiaolan Cui, Meifa Huang, Yanru Zhong, Zhemin Tang, Peizhi Shi

“…Finally, the designed method is illustrated via a practical example, and the presented AOs are evaluated via experiments and comparisons.…”
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Monitoring Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity Around the Maltese Islands Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and the Random Forest Algorithm by Gareth Craig Darmanin, Adam Gauci, Monica Giona Bucci, Alan Deidun

“…Subsequently, the numerical data generated by the random forest algorithm were validated with different error metrics and converted into visual representations to illustrate the sea surface salinity and sea surface temperature variations across the Maltese Islands. …”
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Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals novel hyphomycetous fungi on medicinal plants in Southwestern China by Hong-Zhi Du, Ning-Guo Liu, Na Wu, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Jian-Kui Liu

“…This study provides comprehensive illustrations, descriptions, and notes for each new taxon and record, marking the first report of these species from medicinal plants.…”
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Epidemiological characteristics: traumatic cervical spinal cord injury in Wuhan-China by Ruba Altahla, Jamal Alshorman, Xu Tao

“…There is a higher incidence of TCSCI in males than females, the most frequently affected level is C4, and ASIA grade B represents the highest prevalence. These findings illustrate the importance of preventive measures for the specific traits of the TCSCI patient population.…”
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The U.S.-Turkey ‘Model Partnership’: Testing the Limits (2009–2010) by A. I. Aliyeva

“…The differences between the U.S. and Turkish positions are illustrated with the examples of their contradictions about interaction with Israel and Iran. …”
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Optimization of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Road Bridges Taking into Account Bridge-Vehicle Interaction, Random Pavement Roughness, and Uncertainties by Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel, Guilherme Piva dos Santos

“…In this context, the present work proposes a complete methodology to minimize the dynamic response of road bridges by optimizing multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMD), taking into account the bridge-vehicle interaction, the random profile of pavement irregularities, and the uncertainties present in the coupled system and in the excitation. For illustrative purposes, the coupled vibration problem of a regular truck traveling on a random road profile over a typical Brazilian bridge is analyzed. …”
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Class II Correction with Microimplant Supported Molar Distalization: A Report of Two Cases by Zouhair Skaf, Fidèle Nabbout

“…A special approach for class II correction with microimplant supported molar distalization has been developed by the authors and is illustrated through two clinical cases. Description. …”
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Positive Solutions Depending on Parameters for a Nonlinear Fractional System with p-Laplacian Operators by Chen Yang, Xiaolin Zhu

“…Furthermore, an example is present to illustrate our main result.…”
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A Bayesian Best-Worst Method-Based Multicriteria Competence Analysis of Crowdsourcing Delivery Personnel by Longxiao Li, Xu Wang, Jafar Rezaei

“…To this end, the competence theory is introduced, and a multicriteria competence analysis (MCCA) approach is developed. To illustrate the MCCA approach, a real-world case study is conducted involving a Chinese takeaway delivery platform, where the Bayesian best-worst method is used to determine the weights of the criteria based on the data collected from managers of the platform company. …”
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Estimating the potential health effects of cleaner air in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Malmö, Sweden by Ebba Malmqvist, Emilie Stroh, Erin Flanagan, Christina Isaxon, Pontus Roldin, Anna Oudin

“…Conclusion The findings illustrate the potential for enhanced health in Malmö due to improved air quality. …”
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A decentralized feedback-based consensus model considering the consistency maintenance and readability of probabilistic linguistic preference relations for large-scale group decisi... by Xian-Yong Zhang, Yi-Yang Zhou, Jian-Lan Zhou

“…Subsequently, in order to support a more realistic CRP, a decentralized feedback-based minimum cost consensus model is established to improve the group consensus level while addressing the non-cooperative behaviors of subgroups. Furthermore, an illustrative example of the selection of expressway repair plans is presented to testify the practicality of the proposed methods and demonstrate the distinctive characteristics in comparison with the existing approaches.…”
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Adaptive backstepping control for electro-hydraulic servo system in extension sleeve press-fitting process of bearing pressing machine by Chen Hongsheng

“…The control accuracy of our algorithm is improved by 48.33% and 94.76% compared to BSMCA and PID, respectively, which illustrates the rationality of the established mathematical model and the effectiveness of the algorithm. …”
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Internal Whistleblowing and Perceptions of Organizational Politics, Pressure, and Professional Commitment by Ilyona Risty, Aprilia Beta Suandi, Muhammad Ikhsan Alif

“…Conclusion: This research carries particular importance, notably within the financial industry, illustrating how the interactions among organizational politics, pressure, and professional commitment influence employees' tendency toward internal reporting of misconduct. …”
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