Nonlinear Pounding Analysis of Multispan and Simply Supported Beam Bridges Subjected to Strong Ground Motions by Hong-Yu Jia, Xian-Lin Lan, Nan Luo, Jian Yang, Shi-Xiong Zheng, Chao Zhang

“…The bearing stiffness affects significantly the displacement of the pier top and the cross-sectional internal force at the bottom of piers but has little effect on the collision force and number.…”
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Impact of Enzymatic Degradation Treatment on Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Capacity, and Prebiotic Activity of Lilium Polysaccharides by Kaitao Peng, Yujie Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yunpu Wang, Yuhuan Liu, Xian Cui

“…The molecular weight of LPS was significantly reduced by enzymolysis, leading to increased exposure of internal functional groups and altering the molar ratio of its constituent monosaccharides. …”
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GDPR-oriented intelligent checking method of privacy policies compliance by Xin LI, Peng TANG, Xiheng ZHANG, Weidong QIU, Hong HUI

“…The implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has resulted in the imposition of over 300 fines since its inception in 2018.These fines include significant penalties for prominent companies like Google, which were penalized for their failure to provide transparent and comprehensible privacy policies.The GDPR, known as the strictest data protection laws in history, has made companies worldwide more cautious when offering cross-border services, particularly to the European Union.The regulation's territorial scope stipulates that it applies to any company providing services to EU citizens, irrespective of their location.This implies that companies worldwide, including domestic enterprises, are required to ensure compliance with GDPR in their privacy policies, especially those involved in international operations.To meet this requirement, an intelligent detection method was introduced.Machine learning and automation technologies were utilized to automatically extract privacy policies from online service companies.The policies were converted into a standardized format with a hierarchical structure.Through natural language processing, the privacy policies were classified, allowing for the identification of relevant GDPR concepts.In addition, a constructed GDPR taxonomy was used in the detection mechanism to identify any missing concepts as required by GDPR.This approach facilitated intelligent detection of GDPR-oriented privacy policy compliance, providing support to domestic enterprises while they provided cross-border services to EU users.Analysis of the corpus samples reveals the current situation that mainstream online service companies generally fail to meet GDPR compliance requirements.…”
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Discovery of a novel highly specific, fully human PSCA antibody and its application as an antibody-drug conjugate in prostate cancer by Xiaojie Chu, Seungmin Shin, Du-San Baek, Liyong Zhang, Alex Conard, Megan Shi, Ye-Jin Kim, Cynthia Adams, Maggie Hines, Xianglei Liu, Chuan Chen, Zehua Sun, Dontcho V. Jelev, John W. Mellors, Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Wei Li

“…IgG1 F12 efficiently internalizes into PSCA-expressing tumor cells. The antimitotic reagent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE)-conjugated IgG1 F12 (ADC, F12-MMAE) exhibits dose-dependent efficacy and specificity in a human prostate cancer PC-3-PSCA xenograft NSG mouse model. …”
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What Drives Innovation and How Its Relevance is Established. A Perspective on Electric Vehicle Promotion in La Rochelle and Gothenburg : 1989-2000 by Marika Rupeka

“…This research paper reveals that there are (at least) three different perspectives from which the relevance of technological solutions for specific territorial contexts is established: 1/ the local political history perspective, 2/ the international perspective, 3/ the individual (user) perspective. …”
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Diversity of Rust Fungi with Special Emphasis on <i>Hyalopsora erlangensis</i> Causing Disease in <i>Cystopteris chinensis</i> by An Yu, Xia Zhao, Xiaohong Chen

“…Phylogenetic analysis, based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and 28S rDNA gene fragments, further confirms its distinctiveness from other Hyalopsora species, supported by high maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood (ML), and Bayesian inference (BI) bootstrap values. …”
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Credit factor of investment development of the Russian economy under sanctions by B. B. Loginov

“…It is the source that is today’s subject to the greatest destabilising influence of external and internal factors. Firstly, foreign bank loans which were previously five times greater than other forms of foreign capital in replenishing fixed assets, have decreased significantly. …”
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Creep Characteristics of Different Saturated States of Red Sandstone after Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Yongxin Che, Yongjun Song, Jianxi Ren, Jiaxing Chen, Xixi Guo, Hao Tan, Mengling Hu

“…To investigate the creep mechanical characteristics of rocks in different saturated states after freeze-thaw cycles, samples with different saturations (30%, 50%, 70%, 90%, and 100%) were selected for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and uniaxial compression creep tests. The internal microscopic damage of the rock sample and mechanical characteristics under long-term loading are analyzed after the action of freeze-thaw cycles. …”
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Improved recuperator unit with increased efficiency for use in mechanical ventilation systems by D. O. Khlopitsyn, A. G. Rymarоv

“…An increase in efficiency compared to analogues due to an increase in the area of contact of heat carriers, due to a special internal design capable of more uniform heat transfer, due to a non-standard layout of the recuperator unit to avoid freezing and “defrosting” of condensate at the heat transfer surface. …”
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The Glocalization of Sport: A Research Field for Social Innovation by Zijing Li, Arnaud Waquet, Philippe Campillo

“…Global events such as the FIFA World Cup, the NBA’s international expansion, and the Tour de France illustrate how global frameworks adapt to local contexts. …”
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How do predatory medical journals try to seduce and fool potential authors?: Analysis of an 18-months monitoring survey by van Loon Olaf R., van Loon Tom A.J.

“…The analysis dealt with several aspects that may give insight into the trustworthiness of these journals and their publishers, viz the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), the Editor-in-Chief, the publishing history, the publisher's location and the journal title. …”
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Applying baseflow approach to the environmental flow needs of the Similkameen River Watershed in British Columbia, Canada by Hongli Chen, Qiang Li, Qiaoqiao Wang, Xuanjiao Chai, Yaping Wang

“…Study region: The Similkameen River Watershed, an international basin, with a substantial portion located in British Columbia, Canada. …”
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Enhancing magnetic hyperthermia: Investigating iron oxide nanoparticle coating and stability by Joana Santos, Jorge Carvalho Silva, Manuel A. Valente, Tânia Vieira, Paula I.P. Soares

“…Interaction studies with three cell lines (fibroblasts, melanoma, and macrophages) revealed enhanced internalization of APTES-coated SPIONs. Only APTES-coated SPIONs achieved therapeutic temperatures in MH assays, reducing melanoma cell viability significantly. …”
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Phonetic and Grammatical Characteristics of Mojtabā Minovi’s Pānzdah Goftār by Negar Khan Mohammadi, Naser Rahimi

“…For example, he used feminine Arabic adjectives for broken/internal plural (jam'-e mokassar) or singular Arabic nouns, compound prepositions in their complete form, such as az baraye (for), dar tahte (under), and dar moghe-ye (while), singular verb for a non-human plural subject, descriptive (participial) form frequently, and other such characteristics.…”
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Genetic Association Analysis of Fasting and 1- and 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Data Using a Generalized Index of Dissimilarity Measure for the Korean Population by Jaeyong Yee, Yongkang Kim, Taesung Park, Mira Park

“…However, no single test may be sufficient for the diagnosis, and the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has suggested composite criteria. …”
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Relationship between assessment of physical activity with body mass index and maximum oxygen volume in adult men with overweight and obesity by Anang Fajar Aryanto, Damayanti Tinduh, I Putu Alit Pawana Putra, Soenarnatalina Melaniani, Vitria Wuri Handayani

“…This study was to describe the relationships between physical activity, as defined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), BMI, and maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) in adult men who are overweight or obese. …”
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Effect of non-contact induction heating on HA coatings and bone cement, an ex vivo study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Robert Kamphof, Dr. Bart G.C.W. Pijls, Dr. Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, Jeroen Mesman-Vergeer, Dr. Giuseppe Cama

“…Methods Characterisation of hydroxyapatite coatings and adhesion strength tests were conducted according to standards set by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO 13779-2). …”
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Validity and Reliability of Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2) in Iranian People with Parkinson’s Disease by Maryam Mehdizadeh, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Sepide Goudarzi, Ainaz Moshtagh, Farzaneh Dehghanian Nasrabadi, Sayed Amir Hasan Habibi, Ghorban Taghizadeh

“…The association between SF-MPQ-2 and other scales such as Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory, Douleur Neuropathic 4, Brief Pain Inventory, King’s Pain Parkinson’s Disease Scale, and Visual Analog Scale-Pain was considered to calculate convergent validity. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were assessed by Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. …”
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Frequency and Prognostic Relevance of FLT3 Mutations in Saudi Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients by Ghaleb Elyamany, Mohammad Awad, Kamal Fadalla, Mohamed Albalawi, Mohammad Al Shahrani, Abdulaziz Al Abdulaaly

“…AML patients with FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations have poor cure rates the prognostic significance of point mutations; tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) is still unclear. …”
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Metonymy in climate change discourse by King Charles III: A cognitive-linguistic perspective by Oleksandr Kapranov

“…Whereas he has delivered numerous speeches on climate change both domestically and internationally, currently, however, there are no studies that investigate his speeches on the issue of climate change through a linguistic lens in general and through a cognitive-linguistic prism in particular. …”
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