Strength-plasticity synergistic enhancement of dispersion strengthened copper by interaction of nano-Al2O3 and Cr particles by Hao Song, Shaolin Li, Xiuhua Guo, Kexing Song, Song Liu, Keke Qi

“…To further regulate the coordinated matching of mechanical properties and plastic deformation ability of Al2O3/Cu composites. In this paper, Al2O3/Cu-Cr composites with different Cr contents were prepared by replacing some Al2O3 particles with Cr using a deformation heat treatment process, and the effects of Cr contents on the microstructure, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of Al2O3/Cu-Cr composites were investigated with a focus on the contribution of the composite strengthening mechanism. …”
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Ecological risks in downstream lakes exacerbated by the three Gorges reservoir by Xinxin Chen, Yaxin Guo, Junhong Zhang, Xiao Han, Weiya Huang, Yao Yue

“…However, most of the current research on the TGD compares the post-2003 hydrologic patterns downstream of the TGD with the pre-2003 hydrologic patterns and lacks direct evidence of the TGD impacts on the downstream areas. In this paper, the ecological impacts of TGD on downstream large lakes are explored in terms of hydrological alteration degree, biodiversity, connectivity, and ecological surplus and ecological deficit by building a 1/2-dimensional nested model to simulate the hydrological processes with and without the TGD from 2008 to 2011. …”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…Yet, many of these studies rely on data prior to the millennium, during the COVID-19 pandemic, or are relegated to a small number or select group of states. In this paper, we explore changes in mortality and life-expectancy among different demographic groups, before and after the Great Recession, across forty-four states that reported deaths in custody to the federal government between 2000 and 2014.…”
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Co-design of “Baatcheet,” a peer-supported, web-based storytelling intervention for young people with common mental health problems in India by Pattie P. Gonsalves, Dhriti Mittal, Shruti Aluria, Aarushi Khan, Eshita Razdan, Priyambada Kashyap, Navvya Rahate, Manek D’Silva, Sonaksha Iyengar, Faith Gonsalves, Sweta Pal, Salik Ansari, Clio Berry, Daniel Michelson

“…However, evidence-based mental health storytelling platforms are scarce, especially for young people in low-resource settings. Objective This paper presents an account of the co-design of ‘Baatcheet’ (‘conversation’ in Hindi), a peer-supported, web-based storytelling intervention aimed at 16–24-year-olds with depression and anxiety in New Delhi, India. …”
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Determination of temperature mode of rotary bearings of gas turbine engine with air and fuel lubrication system by V. N. Klimov, D. Ya. Dudev, V. Ya. Sigaylo, N. I. Klimov

“…The purpose of this work is to develop a method for determining the temperature of a bearing that is lubricated and cooled by an air-fuel mixture. The paper analyzes the thermal state of bearings installed in the rotor supports of a gas turbine engine with an air-fuel lubrication system. …”
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Research progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques for cough symptoms of lung cancer patients (中医护理技术改善肺癌患者咳嗽症状的研究进展) by HOU Yanli (侯燕丽), ZHANG Ying (张英), LIN Haiqing (林海青), CHEN Mengna (陈梦娜), CHEN Yang (陈扬)

“…Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques had been wildly used in relieving cough symptoms of lung cancer patients. This paper summarized the etiology and pathogenesis, operating procedure and effective evaluation of Tradition Chinese Medicine nursing technology in the treatment of cough symptoms of lung cancer patients. …”
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Reloading mechanical characteristics of cemented tailings backfill after dynamic loading action by Xuepeng SONG, Bowen FAN, Shi WANG, Hongwei ZHANG

“…As the core load-bearing unit of cavity, the backfill is inevitably subjected to the blasting dynamic load perturbation of adjacent ore body, which in turn induces some structural changes in the internal structure of matrix and affects its re-bearing capacity and stability, which is related to the safety of mine production. Therefore, in this paper, the dynamic damage filling body considering the magnitude of impact amplitude is prepared based on the split Hopkinson press bar system (SHPB), and the simulation of filling body blasting disturbance is realized. …”
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Monitoring process of developing system for providing temperature, air supply and filtration of transported control modules by A. A. Girchenko, A. A. Rumyantsev, A. A. Kazantsev, D. I. Bukhanets, A. V. Timoshenko, A. A. Murashev

“…As a basis, it is proposed to use the dynamic theory of graphs, which allows one to take into account not only resource-time constraints, but also possible changes in the structure of relations of sequences of work performed to create TAFS. The paper shows that the key element of managing the process of creating TAFS is a complex modeling stand, which can be used to obtain objective data on the development of system equipment. …”
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White M. T., Read M. G., Sayma A. I. Comparison between single and cascaded organic Rankine cycle systems accounting for the effects of expansion volume ratio on expander performan... by M. A. Fedorova

“…Moreover, reducing the expansion volume ratio could facilitate the use of volumetric expanders, such as twin-screw expanders, which, in turn, could facilitate two-phase expansion to be utilised in one, or both, of the cycles. The aim of this paper is to compare single-stage and cascaded ORC systems, accounting for the effect of the expander volume ratio on expander performance. …”
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Biological, cytomorphological and karyological heterogeneity of transformed cell lines derived from domestic pig (Sus scrofa L.) organs by B. L. Manin, E. A. Trofimova, V. L. Gavrilova, O. S. Puzankova

“…Results of examination of transformed cell lines derived from organs of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa L.) for their biological, cytomorphological and karyological features are described in the paper. The said cell cultures are confirmed to be susceptible to various animal viruses. …”
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Scaling Arctic landscape and permafrost features improves active layer depth modeling by Wouter Hantson, Daryl Yang, Shawn P Serbin, Joshua B Fisher, Daniel J Hayes

“…Consequently, this could limit our ability to model and anticipate how ALD will respond to climate change and disturbances across tundra ecosystems. In this paper, we studied the fine-scale heterogeneity of ALD and its connections with land surface characteristics across spatial and spectral scales using a combination of ground, unoccupied aerial system, airborne, and satellite observations. …”
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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial protocol by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kirsten Black, Heather McKay, Marion Haas, Jayne Lucke, Jeffery F Peipert

“…However, use of LARCs in Australia is very low, despite clinical practice guidance and statements by national and international peak bodies advocating their increased use. This protocol paper describes the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRojet (ACCORd), a cluster randomised control trial that aims to test whether an educational intervention targeting general practitioners (GPs) and establishing a rapid referral service are a cost-effective means of increasing LARC uptake.Methods and analysis The ACCORd intervention is adapted from the successful US Contraceptive CHOICE study and involves training GPs to provide ‘LARC First’ structured contraceptive counselling to women seeking contraception, and implementing rapid referral pathways for LARC insertion. …”
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Beneficial Effect of Multidomain Cognitive Training on the Neuropsychological Performance of Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease by Anastasia Nousia, Vasileios Siokas, Eleni Aretouli, Lambros Messinis, Athina-Maria Aloizou, Maria Martzoukou, Maria Karala, Charalampos Koumpoulis, Grigorios Nasios, Efthimios Dardiotis

“…The training program group received computer-assisted MCT and linguistic exercises utilizing pen and paper supplemented by cognitive-linguistic exercises for homework. …”
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Probabilistic prediction of aero engine remaining useful life based on Bayesian graph attention transformer by Yanyan HU, Yating BAI

“…An attention mechanism assigns different weights to sensor nodes to improve the expressive ability of the graph convolution network. In this paper, the multi-head attention is integrated into the graph convolution network. …”
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RBMDC-Net: Effective Jaw Cyst Segmentation Network Using Residual Bottleneck and Multiscale Dilated Convolution by Huixia Zheng, Xiaoliang Jiang, Xu Xu, Zhenfei Yuan

“…To overcome these limitations, this paper proposes a U-shaped image segmentation network based on residual bottleneck and multiscale dilated convolution, called RBMDC-Net. …”
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Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform by Marc Lipsitch, Nicholas Evans, Alexandra L Phelan, Stephany N Duda, Annette Rid, Colin J Carlson, Jennifer B Rosen, Natalie E Dean, John Barugahare, Maya B Mathur, Emily E Ricotta, Fausto A Bustos Carrillo, Samuel Angelli-Nichols, Adia Benton, Emma Chang-Rabley, Lisa Federer, Mary-Margaret A Fill, Elizabeth C LeRoy, Natalie M Linton, Lauren Sauer, Sheena G Sullivan, Mackenzie Zendt

“…Resolving these challenges requires careful attention to prioritising the most valuable research questions, ensuring robust study design, strong data management practices, expansive community engagement, and access and benefit sharing of results and research materials. This paper opens with a discussion of how well-designed observational studies contribute to biomedical evidence and provides examples from across the clinical literature of how these methods generate hypotheses for future research and uncover otherwise unattainable insights by providing examples from across the clinical literature. …”
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Machine learning-based analysis of sea fog’s spatial and temporal impact on near-miss ship collisions using remote sensing and AIS data by Dan Liu, Ling Ke, Zhe Zeng, Zhe Zeng, Shuo Zhang, Shanwei Liu, Shanwei Liu

“…To investigate the spatial and temporal effects of sea fog on vessel near-miss collisions, this paper proposes a general-purpose framework for analyzing the spatial and temporal correlations between satellite-derived large-scale sea fog using a machine learning model and the near-miss collisions detected by the automatic identification system through the Vessel Conflict Ranking Operator. …”
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The corrosion behavior and passive film structure of industrial pure titanium with different Fe content in hydrochloric acid by Xingyu Ou-yang, Yang Yu, Wenjun Ye, Wenjing Zhang, Qiang Liu, Songxiao Hui

“…In this paper, the corrosion behavior and passive film structure of three Ti-xFe (x = 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 wt%) materials in 1 M hydrochloric acid were studied. …”
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Effects of ultrasound-assisted plasma-activated water pretreatment combined with electrohydrodynamics on drying characteristics, active ingredients and volatile components of yam (... by Wurile Bai, Peng Guan, Jiaqi Liu, Junjun Lian, Zhiqing Song, Hao Chen, Ru Xing, Jingli Lu, Changjiang Ding

“…This paper explores the effect of ultrasound (US) assisted plasma-activated water (PAW) or deionized water (DW) pretreatment combined with electrohydrodynamics (EHD) on the drying of yam. …”
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Community case study: an academia-industry-government partnership that monitors and predicts outbreaks in Tri-County Detroit area since 2017 by Irene Xagoraraki, Liang Zhao, Yabing Li, Brijen Miyani, John Norton, James Broz, Andrew Kaye, Anna Mehrotra, Anil Gosine, Scott Withington, Stacey McFarlane, Russell A. Faust

“…Our data are available to the local health departments, and our methodological advancements are published and have been used by other communities nationwide and beyond. This paper describes the partnership, lessons learned, significant achievements, and provides a look into the future. …”
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