Tension Test for Axially Vibrated Prestressing Fine-Rolled Screw-Threaded Steel Bars Based on Thread-Contact Connection by Xingu Zhong, Tianyu Zhang, Chao Zhao, Xiaojuan Shu, Mingyan Shen, Yohchia Frank Chen

“…According to the analytical model and test method presented in this paper, the proposed tension tester for P/S FSSBs possesses the features of repeated use, rapid testing, and minimized impact on the construction and is thus suggested for wider practical applications.…”
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Computational approaches of modelling human papillomavirus transmission and prevention strategies: a systematic review by Weiyi Wang, Shailendra Sawleshwarkar, Mahendra Piraveenan

“…Selecting 45 most-relevant papers from an initial pool of 10,497 papers identified through keyword search, we classify them based on models used and prevention strategies employed, summarize current research trends, identify gaps in the present literature, and identify future research directions. …”
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Technical Diagnostics of Industrial Robots Using Vibration Signals: Case Study on Detecting Base Unfastening by Daria Fedorova, Vladimír Tlach, Ivan Kuric, Tomáš Dodok, Ivan Zajačko, Karol Tucki

“…However, the majority of existing methodologies primarily concentrate on the technical diagnosis of rotating machines, with a noticeable lack of research addressing these issues in sequential machines. In this paper, we deal with the selection of suitable vibration signal characteristics for the detection of an industrial robot’s release from its base during a handling operation. …”
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Incommensurately modulated structure of Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O at high pressure by Roman Gajda, Wojciech Sławiński, Tomasz Poręba, Jan Parafiniuk, Mohamed Mezouar, Przemysław Dera, Krzysztof Woźniak

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Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation by Jinjing Wu, Yulu Qian, Kuang Yang, Shuhua Zhang, Erming Zeng, Daya Luo

“…This review focuses on innate immune cells and mainly introduces the regulatory mechanisms of monocytes, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells (DCs) and neutrophils in vascular lesions. The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of angiogenesis and development and the current research status of innate immune cells in regulating vascular lesions in different states. …”
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Virtual Force-Based Swarm Trajectory Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Assisted Data Collection Internet of Things Networks by Xuanlin Liu, Sihua Wang, Changchuan Yin

“…In this paper, the problem of trajectory design for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms in data collection Internet of Things (IoT) networks is studied. …”
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A Pilot Seroprevalence Study Suggests Silent Zika virus Transmission in Bhopal Region of Central India by Shashwati Nema, Dipesh Kale, Romesh Jain, Ajay Halder, Manisha Shrivastava, Deepak Vaishnav, Ashvini Kumar Yadav, Divya Namdeo, Debasis Biswas

“…Background: Several sporadic cases and outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been reported from different states of India. Objectives: This paper explored the possibility of any ongoing transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Bhopal region of Central India, where the last outbreak of this disease was reported in 2018. …”
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Mode Competition Phenomena and Impact of the Initial Conditions in Nonlinear Vibrations Leading to Railway Curve Squeal by Jacobo Arango Montoya, Olivier Chiello, Jean-Jacques Sinou, Rita Tufano

“…This study investigates this aspect for a curve squeal model based on falling friction and a modal reduction of the wheel and provides some insights on the mode competition phenomena and the nature of the final limit cycles obtained. The paper first details the curve squeal model, stability analysis, as well as the initial condition derivation, and then discusses the time integration and limit cycle results in both time and frequency domains. …”
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Deep(er) reconstruction of imaging Cherenkov detectors with swin transformers and normalizing flow models by C Fanelli, J Giroux, J Stevens

“…At the future electron–ion collider (EIC), the ePIC detector will feature a dual Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detector in the hadron direction, a Detector of Internally Reflected Cherenkov (DIRC) in the barrel, and a proximity focus RICH in the electron direction. This paper focuses on the DIRC detector, which presents complex hit patterns and is also used for PID of pions and kaons in the experiment at JLab. …”
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Graphene-Metamaterial Based Tunable Broadband Polarization Insensitive Absorber for Terahertz Antenna Design by Rummanur Rahad, Abu S. M. Mohsin, Mohammed Belal Hossain Bhuian, Md. Mosaddequr Rahman

“…The advent of graphene has opened new avenues for the design of high-performance metamaterial devices, particularly in the realm of electromagnetic absorption applications. This paper introduces a novel design for a broadband tunable graphene metamaterial absorber (GMMA) utilizing graphene. …”
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Study on a New Method of Link-Based Link Prediction in the Context of Big Data by Chen Jicheng, Chen Hongchang, Li Hanchao

“…In the subsequent sections of the paper, we explain the theory prediction algorithms, precisely the flow-based process. …”
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CSTrans: cross-subdomain transformer for unsupervised domain adaptation by Junchi Liu, Xiang Zhang, Zhigang Luo

“…Specifically, there are two innovations in this paper. First, we devise an efficient Index Matching Module (IMM) to calculate the cross-attention of the same category in different domains and learn the domain-invariant representation. …”
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Behavior of an Innovative Square Composite Column Made of Four Steel Tubes at the Corners and Corrugated Steel Batten Plates on all Sides by Chengquan Wang, Zou Yun, Jinxin Kang, Yuan Zhou, Ming Chen, Yichao Wu

“…The benefits of SCC columns can be further achieved if the confinement effect of concrete is applied. Therefore, this paper presents an innovative square steel-concrete composite (ISSCC) column made of four steel tubes at the corners and corrugated steel batten plates on all sides. …”
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Discharge and Optical Emission Spectrum Characteristics of a Coaxial Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-Assisted Combustion Actuator by Pengfei Liu, Liming He, Bingbing Zhao

“…A coaxial dielectric barrier discharge plasma-assisted combustion actuator (DBD-PACA) system was set up to study its discharge and optical emission spectrum (OES) characteristics in space in this paper. Results showed that each discharge cycle can be divided into four stages: a, b, c, and d. …”
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Development of Vacuum Vessel Design and Analysis Module for CFETR Integration Design Platform by Chen Zhu, Minyou Ye, Xufeng Liu, Shenji Wang, Shifeng Mao, Zhongwei Wang, Yi Yu

“…In addition, data from the model and FE analysis could be easily exchanged among different modules by providing a unifying data structure to maintain the consistency of the global design. This paper describes the strategy and methodology of the workflow in the vacuum vessel module. …”
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<i>Turbat al-Ḥusayn</i>: Modern Presentation of an Early Shīʿī Practice by S. M. Hadi Gerami, Zinab Aghagolizadeh

“…From the early Islamic centuries, <i>turbat al-ḥusayn</i> has served not only as a symbol of healing and blessing but also as a key component of Shīʿī collective memory. The paper examines the development of <i>turbat</i> rituals across three significant periods: pre-Safavid, post-Safavid, and post-revolutionary Iran. …”
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Experimental Behavior of the Curved Continuous Twin I-Girder Composite Bridge with a Precast Concrete Slab Subjected to Bending, Shear, and Torsion by Chuandong Shen, Yifan Song, Lei Yan, Yuan Li, Xueli Wang, Shuanhai He

“…Four symmetric point loads’ test was carried out. In this paper, load-deflection relationship and strain development of steel girders, concrete slab, and reinforcement at key sections were tested and analyzed. …”
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Analyzing factors influencing SME readiness for smart retail: A structural equation model approach by Kantaphon Phanitrat, Wilert Puriwat, Danupol Hoonsopon

“…The objective of this study is to explore factors influencing the readiness to enter smart retail businesses. This paper employed a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 323 retail entrepreneurs in Thailand. …”
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Mask-Pix2Pix Network for Overexposure Region Recovery of Solar Image by Dong Zhao, Long Xu, Linjie Chen, Yihua Yan, Ling-Yu Duan

“…For example, during solar flare, Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) often records overexposed images/videos, resulting loss of fine structures of solar flare. This paper makes effort to retrieve/recover missing information of overexposure by exploiting deep learning for its powerful nonlinear representation which makes it widely used in image reconstruction/restoration. …”
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Subjective Evaluation of Music Compressed with the ACER Codec Compared to AAC, MP3, and Uncompressed PCM by Stuart Cunningham, Iain McGregor

“…However, previous work did not evaluate ACER using subjective listening tests, leaving a gap to demonstrate its applicability under human audio perception tests. In this paper, we present a double-blind listening test that was conducted with a range of listeners (N=100). …”
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