Application of Presplitting Blasting Technology in Surrounding Rock Control of Gob-Side Entry Retaining with Hard Roof: A Case Study by Shuang Gong, Yi Tan, Yunpeng Liu, Dan Zhu, Yang Yu

“…The results showed that deep holes and shallow holes with small spacing and parallel to each other shall be arranged on the planned seam line. …”
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Inferring Hydraulic Pressure Changes from Induced Seismicity Observations: Three Showcases from Geothermal Reservoirs by Christopher Koch, Stefan Baisch, Elmar Rothert, John Reinecker

“…We demonstrate how the associated mismapping of seismic moment tends to average out when hypocentres are densely spaced. Our results indicate that SHPM could provide important information for calibrating numerical reservoir models.…”
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Assessing Urban Park Accessibility and Equity Using Open-Source Data in Jiujiang, China by Lihui Gao, Zhen Xu, Ziqi Shang, Mingyu Li, Jianhui Wang

“…Strategies such as increasing park entrances, opening gated communities, and creating shared green spaces may help ensure environmental equity.…”
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Custom-Made Computer-Aided-Design/Computer-Aided-Manufacturing Biphasic Calcium-Phosphate Scaffold for Augmentation of an Atrophic Mandibular Anterior Ridge by Francesco Guido Mangano, Piero Antonio Zecca, Ric van Noort, Samvel Apresyan, Giovanna Iezzi, Adriano Piattelli, Aldo Macchi, Carlo Mangano

“…The histologic samples retrieved from the implant sites revealed compact mature bone undergoing remodelling, marrow spaces, and newly formed trabecular bone surrounded by residual BCP particles. …”
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Effect of Pre-Existing Symmetrical Cracks on Propagation Behaviors of a Blast-Induced Crack by Duanying Wan, Zheming Zhu, Changlin Zhou, Jianfei Li, Peng Ying, Meng Wang

“…Based on experimental and numerical results, it can be concluded that (1) the pre-existing symmetrical cracks have arrest effect on main crack propagation, (2) compressive stress in y-direction plays very important roles in crack arrest, and (3) the spacing of parallel cracks has a great influence on crack propagation length and velocity.…”
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Plant Colonization by Biocontrol Bacteria and Improved Plant Health: A Review by Roohallah Saberi Riseh, Fariba Fathi, Mozhgan Gholizadeh Vazvani, Mika Tapio Tarkka

“…Also, the present review attempts to explore the mechanisms facilitating bacterial movement within the plant such as migrating through interconnected spaces such as vessels or in the apoplast, and applying quorum sensing or extracellular enzymes during colonization and what is needed to establish a long-term association within a plant. …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…There was a trend towards greater spacing in cells from failing hearts, without statistical significance. …”
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Esophageal Clearance Patterns in Normal Older Adults as Documented with Videofluoroscopic Esophagram by Janice Jou, Jason Radowsky, Ronald Gangnon, Elizabeth Sadowski, Stephanie Kays, Jacqueline Hind, Eric Gaumnitz, Andrew Taylor, JoAnne Robbins

“…The rates of intraesophageal stasis and intraesophageal reflux were potentially high given that successive bolus presentations were spaced 10 seconds apart. These findings suggest a need for a more comprehensive definition regarding the range of normal esophageal bolus transport to (a) prevent misdiagnosis of dysphagia and (b) to enhance generalization to functional eating, which involves solid foods in addition to liquids.…”
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Influence of the Cement Film Thickness on the Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Posts Cemented in Human Root Canals by Natália Araújo Silva Prado, Reinaldo de Souza Ferreira, Marcos Henrique de Pinho Maurício, Sidnei Paciornik, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…The present study evaluated the influence of the cement film thickness on the push-out bond strength of glass fiber posts in the cervical, medium, and apical thirds of root canal spaces. Thirty roots were randomly divided into three groups, according to the fiber post system’s drills: (G1) #2; (G2) #3; (G3) #4. …”
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Swarm-Based Trajectory Generation and Optimization for Stress-Aligned 3D Printing by Xavier Guidetti, Efe C. Balta, and John Lygeros

“…This efficiency, combined with the possibility to tune the trajectory spacing to match the deposition process constraints, makes the potential integration of our approach into existing 3D printing processes seamless. …”
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Socio-educational intervention program for the smoking prevention in dentistry students by Miguel Ángel Toledo Méndez, Midiala Veloz Fariñas, Tania Quesada Rabelo, Yanexis Valdés Gárciga, José Carlos Toledo Quirós

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the proposed socio-educational intervention program assumes as a distinctive feature the prevention of smoking through phases or stages that interrelate axes, activities and tasks, such as spaces or areas of action located at the individual and group level.…”
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Annexin A2 Expression in the Aerogenous Spread of Pulmonary Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma with Gastric Lineage by Kazumori Arai, Tomohiro Iwasaki, Chinatsu Tsuchiya, Akihiro Sonoda

“…Spread through air spaces (STAS) is a unique form of lung cancer progression associated with a worse prognosis. …”
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Modeling Dominant Height Growth in Planted Pinus pinea Stands in Northwest of Tunisia by Sghaier Tahar, Palahi Marc, Garchi Salah, Bonet José Antonio, Ammari Youssef, Pique Miriam

“…To take into account the inherent autocorrelation of the longitudinal data, a second-order continuous-time autoregressive error structure was used, which allows the models to be applied to irregularly spaced, unbalanced data. Both a qualitative analysis based on the biological realism of the models and numerical and graphical analyses based on the accuracy of the models as well were used to evaluate the performance of candidate models. …”
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Implementing Rainwater Harvesting for Sustainable Water Management in Faridpur, Bangladesh: Mitigating Pollution, Waterlogging, and Ensuring Safe Drinking Water by A. Gain, O. MD. Farque, S. Hosen

“…The research showed that by utilizing 1037 buildings as catchment areas and installing storage tanks in 20 unused spaces of government offices, it is possible to address the entire drinking water scarcity issue in Faridpur Municipality. …”
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Comparison between Calculating Live Load Distribution Factors by AASHTO-LRFD Equations and Finite Element Method of Precast Concrete U-Girder Bridges by Kamel Kamel, Ahmed Amer, Ahmed Hanafi

“…The parameters considered in this study were bridge span, girder spacing, number of girders, and number of lanes. 52 prototype bridges were analysed using CSI Bridge software to determine moment and shear distribution factors due to the effect of the AASHTO-LRFD live load model (HL-93). …”
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Experimental Study on Vibration Reduction Technology of Hole-by-Hole Presplitting Blasting by Jun Ma, Xianglong Li, Jianguo Wang, Zihao Tao, Ting Zuo, Qiang Li, Xiaohua Zhang

“…Based on the blasting theory and empirical formula, the parameters of presplitting blasting such as the hole diameter, hole spacing, charge decoupling coefficient, and line charge density were determined, and field tests of conventional pre-splitting blasting and presplitting blasting with precise delay and hole-by-hole initiation were carried out on the west slope of Buzhaoba. …”
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Effect of Wind Loading Pattern on Shear Lag Phenomenon in Framed-Tube Building by Ashish Singh, Piyush Gaikwad, Sasankasekhar Mandal

“…Shear lag varies with many factors such as building layout, outer peripheral columns spacing, and load applied to the building. Therefore, it is essential to accurately analyze the shear lag phenomenon by considering these factors, especially, with due emphasize on the pattern of the applied wind loading. …”
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Hybrid Finite-Discrete Element Modelling of Excavation Damaged Zone Formation Process Induced by Blasts in a Deep Tunnel by Huaming An, Hongyuan Liu, Haoyu Han

“…The influences of the initial gas pressure, in situ stress, and spacing between boreholes are discussed. It is concluded that the hybrid finite-discrete element method is a valuable numerical tool for studying the EDZ induced by blasts in deep tunnels.…”
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Cut-Off Value of Medial Meniscal Extrusion for Knee Pain by Hiroaki Kijima, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yuji Kasukawa, Yoshinori Ishikawa, Hayato Kinoshita, Kentaro Ohuchi, Masazumi Suzuki, Nozomi Kaga, Chie Sato, Shuichi Chida, Yoichi Shimada

“…Next, MME was measured using vertical sonographic images of the medial joint spaces during weightbearing. Results. Overall, 71 knees were painful (P-group), and 247 knees were not (N-group). …”
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Multi-Strategy Improved Red-Tailed Hawk Algorithm for Real-Environment Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning by Mingen Wang, Panliang Yuan, Pengfei Hu, Zhengrong Yang, Shuai Ke, Longliang Huang, Pai Zhang

“…Then, the quality of the initial population is further improved through a dynamic position update optimization strategy based on stochastic mean fusion, which enhances the exploration capabilities of the algorithm and helps it explore promising solution spaces more effectively. Additionally, we proposed an optimization method for frontier position updates based on a trust domain, which better balances exploration and exploitation. …”
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