Effect of the Wall-Back Inclination Angle on the Inertial Loading Distribution along Gravity-Retaining Walls: An Experimental Study on the Shaking Table Test by Shuzhi Ma, Hongbiao Jia, Xiaolang Liu

“…The gravity-retaining wall is a common retaining structure in geotechnical engineering. The inertial load acting on the retaining wall itself (the horizontal seismic action) under earthquake conditions is one of the major loadings to be elaborately considered for the design of gravity-retaining walls. …”
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AR JACQUES DERRIDA - TRANSCENDENTALINIS FILOSOFAS? TRYS INTERPRETACIJOS by Jūratė Baranova

“…In this discussion, Neokantian Jürgen Habermas interpretes Derrida as a follower of Nietzsche's line and criticises him for prefering rhetoric instead of logic which is the main structuring modus of philosophical text. Gasche and Norris suggest different possibility of interpretation. …”
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Legal regulation in the tourism industry in Ukraine by Melnykovych M.

“…The following methods of scientific knowledge were used in the course of the study: terminological, systemic-structural, comparative-legal and analysis method. …”
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Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability in the Tropic of Cancer (Yunnan Section) by Hui Ye, Die Bai, Jinliang Wang, Shucheng Tan, Shiyin Liu

“…Ecosystem vulnerability is determined by structural and functional sensitivity, coupled with insufficient adaptability to external stressors. …”
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Process Assessment of Fencer's Parents within the scope of the Covid-19 Normalization Steps by Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…An online data collection form was used as a data collection tool in this study, which was structured through the qualitative research method. …”
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Performance Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell- (DSSC-) Based Natural Dyes by Clathrin Protein by Prihanto Trihutomo, Sudjito Soeparman, Denny Widhiyanuriyawan, Lilis Yuliati

“…The method used in this study is clathrin protein with a concentration of 0%, 25%, 50%, and 75% added to TiO2 in DSSC structure. Photovoltaic characteristics of DSSC were measured using a data logger to determine the performance of DSSC, layer morphology was analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), the element content in DSSC was analyzed using Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and functional groups in DSSC layers were analyzed using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Self-Medication Practices Among Population in the Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Soran Hamalaw

“…The data was collected from different zones of the city via the convenience sampling method. A structured questionnaire was prepared and applied via face-to-face interviews, which took place in large malls and door-to-door approaching individuals in residential neighbourhoods, and recruiting participants, for data collection.Results: The survey involved 500 participants; the self-medication prevalence was 73.4%. …”
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Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Nepal: Its Scope and Influencing Factor by Anjani Kumar Yadav, Ashok Dongol, Pradeep Acharya, Mehul R. Jaisani

“…In this cross-sectional study, all the oral and maxillofacial surgeons who were registered in the Nepalese Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (NAOMS) were included (purposive sampling). The structured questionnaires were distributed to them, the collected data were entered in Microsoft excel 2010, and variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentage) by SPSS 16.0. …”
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Understanding the factors that shape vaccination ecosystem resilience: a qualitative assessment of international expert experiences and perspectives by Suepattra May, Meaghan Roach, Melissa Maravic, Rachel Mitrovich, Rozanne Wilson, Nadya Prood, Amanda L Eiden

“…The COVID-19 pandemic also exposed structural weaknesses in programme resilience, with experts highlighting the need for robust IIS and workforce support to mitigate burnout and strengthen resilience when a shock occurs.Conclusions Our findings provide preliminary insights into factors that experts believe to be associated with vaccination programme resilience. …”
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Folk Medicine, Folk Healing by Mustafa SEVER

“…The Turkısh folk medicine and folk healing that contain rich cultural structure in themselves survive until today by being fed by different sources. …”
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சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…This analysis also employs descriptive, analytical and statistical methods to examine the narrative structure, themes and rhetorical techniques used in “Vandu Kundu”. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…Cortistatin-14 is a neuropeptide structurally resembling somastostatin, which has been proven to play a crucial role in sepsis. …”
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Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Evolution of International Discourse by Z. E. Gomboin

“…The conclusion is drawn that international actors’ ICT4D efforts resemble a patchwork of isolated programs and initiatives rather than a harmonious structure. Meanwhile, a half-of a century-long history of experimentation with the ICT4D programs shows quite convincingly that the ICT should be regarded only as a means to achieve development goals, and not as an end in itself.…”
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Evaluating biotic and abiotic drivers of avian community mobbing responses along urban gradients in Southern California by Benjamin Ewing, Eric M. Wood, Ari Martínez

“…We recorded the number of individual birds and species that exhibited mobbing behavior at experimental sites, as well as various biotic and abiotic factors that may influence avian mobbing, including noise level, impervious surface cover, avian community turnover across the urban‐to‐rural gradient, and the structure of local vegetation, which we assumed may be important for either hosting roosting screech‐owls or providing cover for mobbing bird species. …”
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TRANSFORMATION REFLEXES OF PRE-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN KIEVAN RUS LITERATURE by Nataliia O. Stratonova

“…The apparent ease of assimilation of people outside of the Orthodox Church with the epic structure is not set to culture in general, the problem of conscious, long and organized opposition to the new faith and the old folk pagan wisdom, representatives of which remained "team change people's consciousness," because she folk wisdom in his epic the design principles adopted ritual orthodoxy.…”
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A single-cell atlas of the Culex tarsalis midgut during West Nile virus infection. by Emily A Fitzmeyer, Taru S Dutt, Silvain Pinaud, Barb Graham, Emily N Gallichotte, Jessica L Hill, Corey L Campbell, Hunter Ogg, Virginia Howick, Mara K N Lawniczak, Erin Osborne Nishimura, Sarah Hélène Merkling, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Gregory D Ebel

“…ISCs were also found to have a strong transcriptional response to WNV infection; genes involved in ribosome structure and biogenesis, and translation were significantly downregulated in WNV-infected ISC populations. …”
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First Basic Problem of Elasticity Theory for a Composite Layer with Two Thick-Walled Tubes by Oleksandr Yu. Denshchykov, Valentyn P. Pelykh, Yaroslav V. Hrebeniuk, Vitalii Yu. Miroshnikov

“…The obtained stress-strain state makes it possible to preliminarily evaluate the geometric parameters of the structure. Further development of the research topic is necessary for a model where tubes are combined with other types of inhomogeneities.…”

Different influences of Mo and Mo2C additions on microstructure and properties of TiC-based cermets by Xiao-Dong Kang, Guo-Hua Zhang, Kuo-Chih Chou

“…All sintered samples exhibited a uniformly distributed core-rim structure. As the proportion of Mo2C in composite powder increased, the rim of cermets became thinner, and the grain size was finer. …”
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Mitochondrial-ER Contact Sites and Tethers Influence the Biosynthesis and Function of Coenzyme Q by Noelle Alexa Novales, Hadar Meyer, Yeynit Asraf, Maya Schuldiner, Catherine F. Clarke

“…The CoQ synthome resides in specific niches within the inner mitochondrial membrane, termed CoQ domains, that are often located adjacent to the endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria encounter structure (ERMES). Loss of ERMES destabilizes the CoQ synthome and renders CoQ biosynthesis less efficient. …”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Domestic Ruminants in East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Berhanu Tilahun, Yacob Hailu Tolossa, Getachew Tilahun, Hagos Ashenafi, Shihun Shimelis

“…Additionally, the owners were also interviewed using a structured questionnaire to identify the potential risk factors of T. gondii infection. …”
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