A study on critical dislocation of gasket for segmental linings of shield tunnels by Xuan Guo, Zhitong Li, Senyang Yuan

“…To explore the waterproofing mechanism of sealing gaskets under water pressure, a structural coupling finite element analysis model was created. …”
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Mortality Clustering in the Family. Fast Life History Trajectories and the Intergenerational Transfer of Infant Death in Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Antwerp, Belgium by Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

“…The data for this research were retrieved from the Antwerp COR*-database and were transferred into the Intermediate Data Structure (IDS). The results of the survival models show that women whose mother experienced three or more infant deaths had a 77% higher risk of experiencing the loss of an infant themselves, compared to women whose mother experienced zero infant deaths in the past. …”
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Carbonate Hydroxyapatite and Silicon-Substituted Carbonate Hydroxyapatite: Synthesis, Mechanical Properties, and Solubility Evaluations by L. T. Bang, B. D. Long, R. Othman

“…The results revealed that the silicate (SiO44-) and carbonate (CO32-) ions competed to occupy the phosphate (PO43-) site and also entered simultaneously into the hydroxyapatite structure. The Si-substituted CO3Ap reduced the powder crystallinity and promoted ion release which resulted in a better solubility compared to that of Si-free CO3Ap. …”
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The role of Saudi women in advancing environmental sustainability: a case study of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Mubarak Saad Aldosari

“…Purpose – A structured questionnaire was used in this study, which clarifies demographic, attitudinal and driver factors that influence their interest in environmental sustainability. …”
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Investigating the Response Amplitude Operator of a Heaving Pontoon under the Influence of a Submerged Trapezoidal Breakwater by Parviz Ghadimi, Mehdi Pourmostafa, Saeed Najafi

“…This is the main novelty of the present work which studies the effect of a breakwater on the response amplitude operator (RAO) of a floating structure. In fact, a new version of RAO is presented which includes both incident and transferred wave (which pass over the breakwater) affecting the floating body. …”
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Impact of Financial R&D Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on VR Technology and Machine Learning in Complex Systems on Total Factor Productivity by Hui Sun, Xiong Zhong

“…There are also many deep-seated problems behind the world-renowned achievements, such as irrational industrial structure, insufficient independent innovation capabilities, low resource utilization efficiency, and the service quality and efficiency of financial institutions for the transformation of total factor productivity. …”
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The Effects of Institutional Transformations on the Russian Doctoral Education Performance by B. I. Bednyi, N. V. Rybakov, S. V. Zhuchkova

“…First, doctoral education moved towards the structured (educational) model. Second, norms and rules of the work of dissertation boards changed significantly. …”
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Comparison of Learner Self-Evaluations to Preceptor Evaluations for Scored Activities on Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences by Jennifer Wood, Riley Bowers, Carrie Baker

“…Though evidence indicates reflective practices are important in pharmacy education, there is a general lack of structure for implementation of reflective practices. …”
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An Analysis of Category Shift in Me Before You Novel by Jojo Moyes by Mutiarani Pubas, Evert H. Hilman

“…There are four types of category shift; structure shift, class shift, unit shift, and intra-system shift. …”
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Uniaxial Compression Mechanical Properties of Rock Samples in Soft and Hard Composite Strata by Bo Wu, Wei Huang

“…Without considering the structural interface effect, the greater the strength ratio of similar materials, the greater the impact on the overall strength of composite specimens. …”
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Determinants of intention to use FinTechs services by accounting students: a mixed methods approach by Anderson Betti Frare, Carla Milena Gonçalves Fernandes, Mariele Castro dos Santos, Alexandre Costa Quintana

“…A survey resulted in a sample of 107 students, and the data was analyzed with a mixed-method approach: partial least squares - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). …”
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Lifestyle interventions delivered by eHealth in chronic kidney disease: A scoping review. by Ffion Curtis, James O Burton, Ayesha Butt, Harsimran K Dhaliwal, Matthew M P Graham-Brown, Courtney J Lightfoot, Rishika Rawat, Alice C Smith, Thomas J Wilkinson, Daniel S March

“…A narrative synthesis of the findings from the included studies structured around the type of eHealth intervention was presented. …”
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Non-linear analysis of masonry infilled steel frame under in-plane loading using Multi Pier method by Mohammad Mosa Ahmadvand, Ahmad Maleki, Masoud Pourbaba

“…The complex interaction between infilled masonry walls and structural frames has been studied extensively. The present study introduces a novel method for analyzing masonry infilled steel frames, termed the Multi Pier (MP) approach, which utilizes truss elements exhibiting nonlinear softening behaviors. …”
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A New Multivariable Grey Convolution Model Based on Simpson’s Rule and Its Applications by Song Ding, Ruojin Li

“…In general, these two optimized models have such advantages as simplified structure, consistent forecasting performance, and satisfactory efficiency. …”
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Law Enforcement's Role in Tackling Illegal Gold Mining for Sustainable Development Goals by Puji Prayitno Kuat, Pandu Ramadhan Galih, Nuha Ilmawan Faiz

“…Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews involving law enforcement personnel, government officials, environmental experts, and local community members affected by mining activities. …”
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DLD: An Optimized Chinese Speech Recognition Model Based on Deep Learning by Hong Lei, Yue Xiao, Yanchun Liang, Dalin Li, Heow Pueh Lee

“…Finally, the fully connected structure of DNN is utilized to efficiently map the input features into a separable space, which is helpful for data classification. …”
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Novel Biologically Potent Diorganosilicon(IV) Complexes of Indole-2,3-Dione Derivatives by R. V. Singh, Pooja Nagpal

“…These imines, on interaction with diorganosilicon(IV) chlorides, yield complexes having Si–O or Si–S and Si←N bonds. The structure of these compounds have been elucidated by elemental microanalyses and spectral [(UV), (IR), 1H, 13C and 29Si NMR)] studies which unerringly point to a trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral geometries for unimolar and bimolar reactions, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Microalbuminuria in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria by Christopher Bismarck Eke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Bede Chidozie Ibe

“…Socio-demographic as well as clinical details were ascertained using semi-structured questionnaires and case files. Associations and statistical relationship of prevalence rates and clinical/epidemiological data were ascertained using chi-squared and multivariate analysis . …”
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Trust information network in social Internet of things using trust-aware recommender systems by Juyeon Son, Wonyoung Choi, Sang-Min Choi

“…We confirm that the performance of a recommender system becomes more improved when implicit trust is able to satisfy the properties of trust in the social Internet of things environment. The structure and amount of social link information are context-sensitive, so applying the concept of trust into social Internet of things environments requires a method to optimize implicit and explicit trust with minimal social link information. …”
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Predicting Wet-Road Crashes Using the Finite-Mixture Zero-Truncated Negative Binomial Model by Ying Chen, Zhongxiang Huang

“…This paper proposes a finite-mixture zero-truncated negative binomial (FMZTNB) model structure. The model is applied to three-year wet-road crash data on 395 divided roadway segments (total 586 km), and the parameters are estimated using the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. …”
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