Surface properties of friction stir welded dissimilar joints of AA7075 and Mg-WE43 alloys: Effect of positional arrangement by Tariq Ahmad, Nadeem Fayaz Lone, Noor Zaman Khan, Babar Ahmad, Arshad Noor Siddiquee, Daolun Chen

“…The current work thus enhances the practical applicability of AA7075/Mg-WE43 welds for lightweighting of automotive structures.…”
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AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA by Zanele Matsane, Clinton AIGVABOA

“…This paper reinforces the idea that supply chain management collaborative practice can be identified within the existing structures of site practices, thus showing that collaborative practices are an integrative management approach. …”
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STUDY ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A NEW STEPPING-TYPE EXCAVATION,SUPPORT AND ANCHOR COMBINED UNIT AND ITS VARIABLE TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT by XIE Miao, LI XiaoJing, LI YuQi, WANG PengFei, ZHONG CongHua

“…A stepping-type excavation,support and anchor combined unit in a full-mechanized excavation roadway was designed. The structure and the work principle of the unit were presented. …”
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Gender-based violence and child nutrition in fragile settings: exploring intersections and opportunities for evidence generation by Sarah R Meyer, Luissa Vahedi, Elisabeth Roesch, Christine Heckman, Silvia Bhatt Carreno, Andrew Beckingham, Megan Gayford, Manuela Orjuela-Grimm

“…Gender-based violence (GBV) is disproportionately perpetrated against women and girls, due to harmful gender and social norms, structural gender-based power inequalities and pervasive discrimination against women and girls globally. …”
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Angle-controlled strong and weak coupling in photon molecules by Feng Xiao, Xiaoqiuyan Zhang, Yueying Wang, Xingxing Xu, Tianyu Zhang, Min Hu

“…The system consists of a base waveguide layer and a single ribbon structure. By changing the in-plane angle between ribbon and incidence, the coupling strength between ribbon resonance and waveguide mode ranges from 0.03 to 0.08 THz, leading to the system’s transformation from weak to strong coupling. …”
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Enhancing the durability of Ti–Al–C coatings: The role of powder composition and processing variables by Huanhuan Hong, Panpan Yang, Xiang Gui, Yang Yang, Xia Liu, Jianxiang Ding, Gobinda Gyawali, Kang Yang, Shihong Zhang

“…The coatings exhibited a distinct layered structure, with variations in phase composition and microstructure attributed to differences in agglomerated powder and spraying conditions. …”
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A MINI-FACTOR HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE: A MULTIVARIATE FACTORIAL ANALYSIS by Zakari MUSTAPHA, Clinton AIGVABOA, Wellington THWALA

“…Adherence to safety regulations features among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) contractors’ in Ghana were confirmed through the use of a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings from the Structural Equation Modleing (SEM) analysis confirmed that the Rio coefficient and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient on the internal consistency were over 0.70 criteria for acceptability. …”
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The effects of a brief intervention at home based on shared reading to promote children’s oral language by Camila Domeniconi, Marta Gràcia, Priscila Benitez

“…Results The results showed that all children improved some aspects of their communicative repertoire in standardized tests and/or in the observations of natural or structured situations. Conclusion We conclude that the use of strategies such as a brief intervention to promote communicative interactions between mothers and their children may have contributed to promoting children’s oral language.…”
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The mycobacterial ABC transporter IrtAB employs a membrane-facing crevice for siderophore-mediated iron uptake by Imre Gonda, Simona Sorrentino, Laura Galazzo, Nicolas P. Lichti, Fabian M. Arnold, Ahmad R. Mehdipour, Enrica Bordignon, Markus A. Seeger

“…Mutations introduced at the crevice abrogate mycobactin import and in corresponding structures, the crevice is collapsed. A conserved triple histidine motif coordinating a zinc ion is present below the mycobactin binding site. …”
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Chirality reversal of vortices induced by surface acoustic waves by Shuai Mi, Jinxuan Shi, Huibo Liu, Huiliang Wu, Huifang Qiao, Jianing Wang, Jie Dong, Xiaolei Li, Jiangtao Xue, Xiangqian Wang, Jianbo Wang, Qingfang Liu

“…This work provides ideas for manipulating specific magnetization states and promoting the application of the topological magnetic structure.…”
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Critique of Settlement Pattern Analysis in Iranian Archaeological Texts by Rahmat Abbasnejad Seresti, Saeid Babamir Satehi, Narjes Heydari

“…The settlement Archeology is a common method of analysis that uses scientific methods to study three important components, including individual structures, social settlement, and regional settlement. …”
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Evaluation on the Efficiency of Biomass Power Generation Industry in China by Jingqi Sun, Dong Sun, Sen Guo

“…As a developing country with large population, China is facing the problems of energy resource shortage and growing environmental pollution arising from the coal-dominated energy structure. Biomass energy, as a kind of renewable energy with the characteristics of being easy to store and friendly to environment, has become the focus of China’s energy development in the future. …”
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Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Simulation of High-Nb Containing β-γ TiAl Alloys by Lai-qi Zhang, Xiang-ling Ma, Geng-wu Ge, Yong-ming Hou, Jun-zi Zheng, Jun-pin Lin

“…TiAl alloys containing high Nb are significantly promising for high-temperature structural applications in aerospace and automotive industries. …”
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Ultrasonic/compound enzyme extraction, comparative characterisation and biological activity of Lonicera macranthoides polysaccharides by Mengdie Ren, Yiru Hou, Danli Peng, Hui Li, Xuxiang Zhang, Lei Qiao, XiaoShuang Wang, Yongmei Jiang, FaMing Wu, Gang Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that the extraction method significantly influences the structural and functional properties of LMP, suggesting that UAE may be a more effective approach for extracting bioactive polysaccharides with potential applications in medicine and nutrition.…”
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A one-two punch of inflammation and oxidative stress promotes revascularization for diabetic foot ulcers by Li Chen, Yunrong Li, Xuanxuan Zhang, Lixin Ma, Cheng Zhang, Huanhuan Chen

“…This engineered probiotic, known as WC@DPA, aims to ameliorate oxidative stress within the ischemic microenvironment and stimulate the formation and proliferation of endothelial tubular structures. When applied with chronic wounds and ischemic hindlimb injuries in diabetic mice, WC@DPA gel demonstrated an effective performance in modulating oxidative damage, reducing local vascular inflammation, and facilitating muscle tissue repair and vascular reconstruction. …”
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The Harmonic Walk: An Interactive Physical Environment to Learn Tonal Melody Accompaniment by Marcella Mandanici, Antonio Rodà, Sergio Canazza

“…The Harmonic Walk, through the body movement in space, can provide all these users a live experience of tonal melody structure, chords progressions, melody accompaniment, and improvisation. …”
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POST CRISIS BANKING SECTOR REGULATION AND EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS by Ivica Klinac, Roberto Ercegovac, Mario Pečarić

“…In implementing the Basel III regulatory framework banks significantly increased the quality and consistency of the capital structure. On the other hand, the long-term stability of reduced systemic risks and the stimulation of the credit cycle are at stake. …”
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A Critique of Dante's Influence on Sanā’ī in the Research of Orientalists by Iman Mansub Basiri, Mahzad Sheikholislami, Hossein Hasani Dargah

“…On the other hand, the emphasis of the present article, contrary to the similar works, does not affect the similarities or differences in the thematic structure of these two works, but we tried to analyze the most important sources that produced similar or identical themes in the works of both authors.…”
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Constitutional court attitudes and the COVID-19 pandemic—case studies of Hungary, Serbia, and Croatia by Katinka Beretka, Áron Ősze

“…According to the results of the legislative research, regional experience of the examined neighbouring countries with similar legal and political traditions, constitutional court structures, and political leadership styles shows that even in circumstances of a global, uniform health crisis, distinct national reactions might be expected. …”
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Erythrina variegata L. (Papilionoideae, Fabaceae) by Nguyen Nhat Nam, Nguyen Ngoc Trai, Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Le Quoc Duy, Pham Nguyen Tuong Van, Tan Tai Nguyen, Hoang Dang Khoa Do

“…Comparative analysis revealed high conservation of chloroplast genomes among Erythrina species regarding genome size, structure, and gene content. The phylogenetic study also indicated a close relationship between E. variagata and E. sanwicensis. …”
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