Prediction of Punching Capacity of Slab-Column Connections without Transverse Reinforcement Based on a Backpropagation Neural Network by Jie Bu, FanZhen Zhang, Meng Zhu, Zhiyang He, Qigao Hu

“…The influencing factor analysis suggests that factors in the BPNN model had the most reasonable influence on the punching bearing capacity of slab-column connections. …”
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Passenger Satisfaction Analysis of an Urban Subway Based on Travel Behaviour Characteristics by Fuquan PAN, Shuai CHENG, Lixia ZHANG, Xiaoxia YANG, Jinshun YANG

“…The results show that there is no significant correlation among the satisfaction of subway passengers, the main means of transportation and the availability of private cars; the frequency of taking the subway is related to the satisfaction of subway passengers; and the purpose of travelling and the reasons for choosing the subway are significantly related to the satisfaction of subway passengers. …”
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Using Genome-Wide SNP Discovery and Genotyping to Reveal the Main Source of Population Differentiation in Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Oerst. in Chile by Rodrigo Hasbún, Jorge González, Carolina Iturra, Glenda Fuentes, Diego Alarcón, Eduardo Ruiz

“…Genotyping-by-Sequencing tools now allow studying thousands of SNP markers at reasonable prices in nonmodel species. We investigated more than 10 K SNP loci for signatures of local adaptation and showed that interrogation of genomic resources can identify shifts in genetic diversity and putative adaptive signals in this nonmodel woody species.…”
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A Model for Igniter Mass Flow Rate History Evaluation for Solid Rocket Motors by Yanjie Ma, Futing Bao, Weihua Hui, Yang Liu, Yijie Gao

“…The proposed model can be used to provide reasonable boundary conditions for solid rocket motor simulations and to evaluate the performance of igniters. …”
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Live Plague Vaccine Development: Past, Present, and Future by Andrey P. Anisimov, Anastasia S. Vagaiskaya, Alexandra S. Trunyakova, Svetlana V. Dentovskaya

“…In this review, we present our opinion on reasonable tactics for the development and application of live, safe, and protective human plague vaccines causing an enhanced duration of protection and breadth of action against various virulent strains in vaccination studies representing different ages, genders, and nucleotide polymorphisms of the genes responsible for immune response.…”
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Community Perceptions on Urban Forests Development in Riparian Areas of Cisadane River, South Tangerang City by Urfi Izzati, Hayati Sari Hasibuan

“…Land scarcity is one of the significant reasons for the difficulty in urban forest development in riparian areas. …”
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A modified technique for radial artery access: how interventional radiologists can optimise the cardiologists’ technique to suite their procedures by Zaid Aldin, Josephine Weaver, Maha Khan, Tara Sadik, Viktor Manolas, Georgios Tsampoukas, Tariq Khatri, Marius Rebek, Ali Gharib, James Diss

“…Radial artery variant anatomy was reasonably common (7%). Conclusions Sublingual GTN significantly increase radial artery diameter. …”
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On Some Fundamental Peculiarities of the Traveling Wave Reactor by V. D. Rusov, V. A. Tarasov, I. V. Sharph, V. N. Vashchenko, E. P. Linnik, T. N. Zelentsova, M. E. Beglaryan, S. A. Chernegenko, S. I. Kosenko, V. P. Smolyar

“…Some variants of the possible stability loss due to the so-called blow-up modes (anomalous nuclear fuel temperature and neutron flow evolution) are discussed and are found to possibly become a reason for a trivial violation of the traveling wave reactor internal safety.…”
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A content awareness module for predictive lossless image compression to achieve high throughput data sharing over the network storage by Asif Rajput, Jianqiang Li, Faheem Akhtar, Zahid Hussain Khand, Jason C Hung, Yan Pei, Anko Börner

“…Although various colour transformations have been introduced and investigated in the past two decades, the process of determining the best colour scheme in a reasonable time remains an open challenge. For instance, the overhead time (i.e. to determine a suitable colour transformation) of the traditional colour selector mechanism can take up to 50% of the actual compression time. …”
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Differential Role of Adipose Tissues in Obesity and Related Metabolic and Vascular Complications by Almudena Gómez-Hernández, Nuria Beneit, Sabela Díaz-Castroverde, Óscar Escribano

“…Furthermore, an inverse relationship between body mass index and brown adipose tissue activity has been described. For these reasons, in recent years, in order to combat obesity and its related complications, as a complement to conventional treatments, a new insight is focusing on the role of the thermogenic function of brown and perivascular adipose tissues as a promising therapy in humans. …”
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Er³⁺,Yb³⁺:YGdSiO₅ Crystal as Gain Media for Lasers Emitting in the Spectral Range of 1.5–1.6 µm by K. N. Gorbachenya, A. S. Yasukevich, V. E. Kisel, N. A. Tolstik, A. A. Tarachenko, V. I. Homan, L. K. Pavlovskiy, V. A. Orlovich, E. A. Volkova, V. O. Yapaskurt, N. V. Kuleshov

“…However, the maximal output powers of such lasers are restricted by hundreds of milliwatts because low thermal characteristics of the glass host. By this reason the search for new crystalline hosts doped with erbium ions is the actual task.In this article the investigation results of spectroscopic properties of Er3+,Yb3+:YGdSiO5 (YGSO) crystals are reported. …”
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Modified Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanosheets With Nitrogen-Containing Functional Groups as Chloridazon Adsorbent by Marzieh Piryaei, Mehdi Abolghasemi, Sayna Jodatvand

“…The approach demonstrated strong linearity in the range of 0.01–100 µg.mL-1, reasonable repeatability (RSD 3.017%, n = 3), and limits of detection (0.001 µg.mL-1) under the ideal extraction conditions.…”
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Research on cutting mechanism and process optimization method of gear skiving by Peng Wang, Yuanchao Ni, Xiaoqiang Wu, Jiaxue Ji, Geng Li, Jiahao Wu

“…By solving this model, the optimal combination of process parameters within the given ranges can be obtained to achieve reasonable and balanced cutting force and cutting temperature.…”
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Morphology, structure, and electrochemical properties of the MnOx@CNTs composite: a study of SEM, EDX, XPS, and CVA methods by P. M. Korusenko, S. N. Nesov, K. E. Ivlev

“…With an increase in the potential scan rate, the specific capacitance of the nanocomposite significantly decreased relative to CNTs, which is due to a number of reasons: (i) insufficient porosity of the electrode surface; (ii) a decrease in the amount of MnOx nanoparticles in the electrode and their dissolution in the electrolyte during charge-discharge processes.…”
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Intelligent Monitoring System for Biogas Detection Based on the Internet of Things: Mohammedia, Morocco City Landfill Case by Jamal Mabrouki, Mourade Azrour, Ghizlane Fattah, Driss Dhiba, Souad El Hajjaji

“…Hazards levels, potential fire, and explosion risks associated with biogas are lower than those of natural gases in most cases. For this reason a system is proposed to measure and monitor the biogas production of the landfill site remotely. …”
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A model to optimize maintenance through implementing industry 4.0 technologies by Safaa Essalih, Zineb El Haouat, Mohamed Ramadany, Fatima Bennouna, Driss Amegouz

“…Nevertheless, companies have encountered significant difficulties in shifting toward digital transformation including a lack of expertise, an inability to ensure a reasonable return on investment, a scarcity of skilled workers, and the absence of a standardized implementation approach. …”
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Medical Image Encryption and Decryption Based on DNA: A Survey by Saja Theab Ahmed, Dalal Abdulmohsin Hammood, Raad Farhood Chisab, Nurulisma Binti Hj. Ismail

“…Then sent the digital medical images are used for diagnosis by the remote center. For this reason, protecting patient privacy and the integrity of medical images is of paramount importance. …”
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Orography-Induced Gravity Wave Drag Parameterization in the Global WRF: Implementation and Sensitivity to Shortwave Radiation Schemes by Hyeyum Hailey Shin, Song-You Hong, Jimy Dudhia, Young-Joon Kim

“…The climatology is relatively well simulated by the global WRF; the zonal mean zonal wind and temperature structures are reasonably represented with the Kim-Arakawa GWDO scheme using the Goddard and RRTMG shortwave schemes. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Natural Phenolic Compounds on Aspergillus parasiticus Growth by Romina P. Pizzolitto, Carla L. Barberis, José S. Dambolena, Jimena M. Herrera, María P. Zunino, Carina E. Magnoli, Héctor R. Rubinstein, Julio A. Zygadlo, Ana M. Dalcero

“…Considering the impact of Aspergillus species on crops, it appears to be highly desirable to apply strategies to prevent their growth, as well as to eliminate or reduce their presence in food products. For this reason, the aims of this investigation were to evaluate the effects of ten natural phenolic compounds on the Aspergillus parasiticus growth and to determine which physicochemical properties are involved in the antifungal activity. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a Cause of Cognitive Decline and Seizures in the Elderly: Diagnostic Pointers and Strategy for Investigation by R. Williams, F. Cresswell, M. McClure, R. Lane

“…Establishing an underlying aetiology is dementia is important not only for prognostic reasons but in order to detect potentially reversible causes. …”
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