A Quasi-3D Numerical Model for Grout Injection in a Parallel Fracture Based on Finite Volume Method by Xiaolong Li, Meimei Hao, Yanhui Zhong, Bei Zhang, Fuming Wang, Lianbang Wang

“…The purpose of the present work is to develop a quasi-3D numerical method that can be used to study the diffusion mechanism of grout injection in a rock fracture based on the collocated structured grid of the finite volume method (FVM). Considering the characteristics of fracture in geometry that the aperture is much less than its length and width, the Hele-Shaw model is introduced to deduce the z-derivatives of velocities u and v at walls, which is a function of the relevant average velocity and the fracture aperture. …”
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The Effects of Climate Change in the Insurance Sector: A Case of Turkey by Tuğçe Torusdağ, Mustafa Tepeci, İsmail Metin

“…Claims paid in five branches between 1990and2021 and meteorological data were tested with standard unit-root tests, structural break analyzes and relationship between them was determined by ARDL cointegration test. …”
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Surfactant Assisted Stabilization of Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by a Spray Pyrolysis Method by D. Mendoza-Cachú, C. Mercado-Zúñiga, G. Rosas

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies showed that the synthesized products had an aligned structure with low purity degree, high content of catalyst particles, and a smaller amount of amorphous carbon. …”
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Work Roles in Human–Robot Collaborative Systems: Effects on Cognitive Ergonomics for the Manufacturing Industry by Pablo Segura, Odette Lobato-Calleros, Isidro Soria-Arguello, Eduardo Gamaliel Hernández-Martínez

“…Furthermore, we introduced a work design framework based on 50 state-of-the-art applications for a structured implementation of human–robot collaborative systems that contemplates the underlying organizational and technological components necessary to fulfill its basic functionalities. …”
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The Memory and Affective Flexibility Task: a new behavioral tool to assess neurocognitive processes implicated in emotion-related impulsivity and internalizing symptoms by Kenneth J. D. Allen, Matthew V. Elliott, Eivind H. Ronold, Eivind H. Ronold, Nandini A. Rajgopal, Åsa Hammar, Åsa Hammar, Åsa Hammar, Sheri L. Johnson

“…Growing evidence suggests that deficits in affective control –cognitive control in the context of emotion – may underpin elevated emotion-related impulsivity in various psychiatric disorders.ObjectiveThis study examines two components of affective control (affective flexibility and emotional working memory) as potential neurocognitive processes linking emotion-related impulsivity to internalizing psychopathology.MethodUndergraduate participants (analysis n = 120) completed the Memory and Affective Flexibility Task (MAFT), a novel behavioral assessment designed to assess hot cognition in affective flexibility and emotional working memory performance, alongside self-report measures of impulsivity and symptoms of internalizing disorders.ResultsStructural equation modeling suggested that less accurate working memory during neutral trials (cool cognition) was associated with more symptoms of internalizing psychopathology. …”
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Layer-by-layer phase transformation in Ti3O5 revealed by machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations by Mingfeng Liu, Jiantao Wang, Junwei Hu, Peitao Liu, Haiyang Niu, Xuexi Yan, Jiangxu Li, Haile Yan, Bo Yang, Yan Sun, Chunlin Chen, Georg Kresse, Liang Zuo, Xing-Qiu Chen

“…Our work not only provides important insight into the ultrafast and reversible nature of the β−λ transition, but also presents useful strategies and methods for tackling other complex structural phase transitions.…”
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Study on forming process and microstructure of FeCrAl-ODS alloy by selective laser melting by Shenghua Zhang, Fudong Li, Yu Wang, Zhonghua Li, Senming Zhang, Yen-Ling Kuo, Peikang Bai, Bin Liu

“…The longitudinal section of the SLM-formed FeCrAl-ODS alloy exhibited a typical molten pool structure with a layered distribution characteristic of SLM-formed alloys. …”
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Biochemistry of Bacterial Biofilm: Insights into Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms and Therapeutic Intervention by Kashish Azeem, Sadaf Fatima, Asghar Ali, Ayesha Ubaid, Fohad Mabood Husain, Mohammad Abid

“…Biofilms, composed of structured communities of bacteria embedded in a self-produced extracellular matrix, pose a significant challenge due to their heightened resistance to antibiotics and immune responses. …”
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Nonlinear control design of a DC microgrid based on the integral sliding mode controller by Akli Hajar, Abouobaida Hassan, Mchaouar Youssef, Fathelkhair Abdelmoghit, Oualifi Khadija

“…Lastly, the management of energy and storage by controlling the bidirectional converter. The structure of energy conversion is elaborated by the mathematical model, controlled by a nonlinear technique which is the integral sliding mode control (ISMC). …”
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Investigating the effect of urban governance on urban resilience (Case study: Tehran) by Gholam Reza soroushan, Abdallah hendiani, parvane zivyar pardei, Ali tavakolan

“…In order to analyze the information and achieve the research objectives, structural equation modeling in LISREL software environment was used. …”
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Monkeypox: a re-emergent virus with global health implications – a comprehensive review by Nourhan G. Naga, Enas A. Nawar, A’laa A. Mobarak, Aya G. Faramawy, Hend M. H. Al-Kordy

“…The virus is distinguished by its unique morphology, which includes an oval or brick-shaped structure and a complex lipid and protein makeup. The current multi-country outbreak designated a public health emergency in 2022, has highlighted MPXV’s shifting epidemiology and ability to spread rapidly over the globe. …”
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Comparing Diagnostic Tools in Personality Disorders by Emel AKGUN AKTAS, Seher Olga GURIZ, Akfer KARAOGLAN KAHILOGULLARI, Guler ALPASLAN, Esra CAVDAR, Aysegul DAGDEVIREN

“…Both PBQ personality subscales and MMPI PD scales were compared with semi-structured SCID-II interview diagnoses. Findings suggest less correlation than expected. …”
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Frequency Synchronization Algorithms for MIMO-OFDM Systems with Periodic Preambles by Jian Sun, Fudong Li, Cheng-Xiang Wang, Xuemin Hong, Dongfeng Yuan

“…When cyclic shift delay is applied to periodic preambles, MLEs can adopt a unique structure which employs diversity and correlation calculation in the estimator. …”
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Research on the influence path of red tourism experience on tourists’ well-being: based on the chain mediating role of tourists’ emotion and national identity by Huiling Zhou, Qianru Zhang, Lu Lu, Yajun Jiang, Ke Wu

“…Methods Based on the stimulus-organic-response (SOR) theory and taking tourists’ emotion and national identity as the mediating factors, this study researched on the mechanism of tourists’ well-being in red tourism by constructing a structural equation model of red tourism experience and tourists’ well-being. …”
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Comparative and Developmental Anatomy of Cardiac Lymphatics by A. Ratajska, G. Gula, A. Flaht-Zabost, E. Czarnowska, B. Ciszek, E. Jankowska-Steifer, J. Niderla-Bielinska, D. Radomska-Lesniewska

“…This review presents the current knowledge about normal anatomy and structure of lymphatics and their prenatal development for a better understanding of the proper functioning of this system in relation to coronary circulation. …”
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Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Validation Study in Different European Countries by Ramona Lucas-Carrasco, Brenda L. Den Oudsten, Erhan Eser, Michael J. Power

“…The internal consistency was good (α = 0.81). The scale structure was satisfactory (comparative fit index = 0.99; root mean square error of approximation = 0.08). …”
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Characteristics of Organic Matter Pores and the Relationship with Current Pressure System of Lower Silurian Longmaxi Shales in Dingshan Field, Southern Sichuan, China by Qian Cao, Ke Jiang, Zhentao Wen, Xingzhi Wang, Minghui Qi, Zhongshan Yin

“…The distributions of organic matter and the different OMP structure parameters were characterized through Ar-ion polishing, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and image analysis software for shale samples of different wells. …”
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A Canadian Isolate of Hepatitis D (delta) Virus by Véronique Poisson, Daniel B Ménard, Éric Frost, Jean-Pierre Perreault

“…HDV is a 36 nm particle that includes a circular RNA genome of 1.7 kilobases with an extensive internal complementary that allows it to fold into a rod-like structure. The relationships among genotypes, sequence variability, geographical distribution and disease severity of HDV remain unknown. …”
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Concise Synthesis of Naphthalene-Based 14-Aza-12-Oxasteroids by Smriti Srivastava, Jun Luo, Daniel Whalen, Katherine N. Robertson, Amitabh Jha

“…A series of 14-aza-12-oxasteroids were synthesized using our developed synthetic strategy in moderate yields, and the structure of one of the final products, 12a-Methyl-11-phenyl-11,12a-dihydro-1<i>H</i>-naphtho[2,1-d]pyrrolo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazin-3(2<i>H</i>)-one, was further confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystallography.…”
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A Comparison of Two Land Use Simulation Models under the RCP4.5 Scenario in China by Feng Wu, Jinyan Zhan, Qian Xu, Yihui Xiong, Zhongxiao Sun

“…First, we simulated the land use structure in China in 2010 with the two models and compared the simulation results with the real one. …”
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