A Study on the Impact of Longwall-Mining Operation on the Stability of a Slope-Pillar Structure by Wenyong Bai, Jie Zhang, Bin Wang, Jianchen Zhang, Hongru Li, Sen Yang

“…In order to study the impact of stress variations (induced by the longwall-mining operations) on the stability of a slope-pillar structure, No. 30101-1 working face of Nanliang Coal Mine was selected as the study subject. A series of analysis including physical similar simulation test and the theoretical analysis were conducted to study the movement pattern of the overlying strata in the working face of the slope and the loading and the stability of the pillar column revealing the mechanism of dynamic load instability of nonuniformly distributed load “slope pillar.” …”
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A Hybrid Power Series Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm to Obtain a Solution for Buckling of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Cantilevers Near Small Layers of Graphite Sheets by Aminreza Noghrehabadi, Mohammad Ghalambaz, Mehdi Ghalambaz, Afshin Ghanbarzadeh

“…A hybrid power series and artificial bee colony algorithm (PS-ABC) method is applied to solve a system of nonlinear differential equations arising from the distributed parameter model of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) cantilevers in the vicinity of thin and thick graphite sheets subject to intermolecular forces. The intermolecular forces are modeled using van der Waals forces. …”
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Changes in the Content of Dietary Fiber, Flavonoids, and Phenolic Acids in the Morphological Parts of <i>Fagopyrum tataricum</i> (L.) Gaertn Under Drought Stress by Krzysztof Dziedzic, Pathumi Ariyarathna, Artur Szwengiel, Marzanna Hęś, Karolina Ratajczak, Danuta Górecka, Hanna Sulewska, Jarosław Walkowiak

“…It was observed that the Tartary buckwheat samples subjected to drought stress exhibited a slight decrease in the majority of individual phenolic compounds. …”
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Macro-Micro Failure Mechanisms and Damage Modeling of a Bolted Rock Joint by Gang Wang, Yongzheng Zhang, Yujing Jiang, Shugang Wang, Wenjun Jing

“…The anchoring mechanism of a bolted joint subjected to a shear load was investigated using a bilinear constitutive model via the inner-embedded FISH language of particle flow code based on the discrete element method. …”
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Genetic Etiology Study of Ten Chinese Families with Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss by Songqun Hu, Feifei Sun, Jie Zhang, Yan Tang, Jinhong Qiu, Zhixia Wang, Luping Zhang

“…In this report, we aimed to disclose the genetic causes of the subjects from the ten Chinese deaf families who did not have pathogenic common genes/mutation. …”
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Clinical Significance and Characterization of AZT-Resistant Strains of HIV-1 by Mark A Wainberg, Ronald Rooke, Michel Tremblay, XuGuang Li, Michael A Parniak, Qing Gao, Xiao-Jian Yao, Chris Tsoukas, JSG Montaner, M Fanning, J Ruedy

“…In certain instances, such drug-resistant viral isolates have been obtained from patients with clinical acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), while in others, isolation of drug-resistant strains has been achieved in the case of HIV seropositive, asymptomatic subjects. Most of the evidence points to a series of mutations within the polymerase gene of HIV-1, which encodes viral reverse transcriptase, as being responsible for development of the drug-resistant phenotype. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of Transverse Reinforcement on Compressive Strength and Load-Bearing Capacity of Elliptical CFDST Columns by Ali Mohammed Ali, Sima Besharat Ferdosi, Laith Kareem Obeas, Alwaleed Khalid Ghalib, Meisam Porbashiri

“…For this purpose, an elliptical CFDST column is simulated in Abaqus Software and subjected to compressive loading. The transverse reinforcements are validated and placed in the outer tube of the elliptical CFDST column, and parameters such as thickness, reinforcement dimensions, and distance between them vary within the range of 4, 6, 8 mm; 2, 4, 6 cm, and 2, 4 and 6 cm, respectively and a total of 27 models will be analyzed during the research. …”
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Parkinsonian Rigidity Shows Variable Properties Depending on the Elbow Joint Angle by Takuyuki Endo, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Ryuhei Okuno, Masaru Yokoe, Harutoshi Fujimura, Kenzo Akazawa, Saburo Sakoda

“…We first measured muscle tone at the elbow joint in 20 healthy subjects and demonstrated that an angle of approximately 60° of flexion marks the division of two different angle-torque characteristics. …”
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Carboxymethylation of the polysaccharide from the fermentation broth of Marasmius androsaceus and its antidepressant mechanisms by Yu Qiu, Yan Su, Jia Song, Fangming Mou, Jia Gou, Xiaoqi Geng, Xinyue Li, Zhiqiang Nie, Jianxin Wang, Yu Zheng, Min Wang

“…To investigate the structure-activity relationship of polysaccharide and obtain a better antidepressant polysaccharide, the antidepressant-like activity of a carboxymethyl polysaccharide (C-MEPS2) subjected to submerged fermentation was systematically studied. …”
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Analysis of malondialdehyde and ferric reducing ability of plasma in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Lucknow city, India by Mohammad Zaid Kidwai, Roshan Alam, Haseeb Ahsan, Mohammad Mustufa Khan, Saba Khan

“…The total antioxidant capacity was estimated through the FRAP in T2DM patients and control subjects. Results: The level of MDA was observed to be higher (4.84 ± 1.09) in T2DM patients compared to controls (2.20 ± 0.85). …”
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Hyperpolarized 3He Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Bronchoscopic Airway Bypass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Lindsay Mathew, Miranda Kirby, Donald Farquhar, Christopher Licskai, Giles Santyr, Roya Etemad-Rezai, Grace Parraga, David G McCormack

“…A 73-year-old exsmoker with Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent airway bypass (AB) as part of the Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema (EASE) trial, and was the only EASE subject to undergo hyperpolarized 3He magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of lung function pre- and post-AB. 3He magnetic resonance imaging was acquired twice previously (32 and eight months pre-AB) and twice post-AB (six and 12 months post-AB). …”
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Analysis of the effects of expenditure for employees as an essential component of public expenditure on the reduction of regional inequalities in the Western Balkan countries by Janković Gordan, Golubović Miloš

“…Also, these expenditures may be subject to changes in accordance with budgetary constraints and the economic situation of the state. …”
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The Effects of Dynamic Loading on Hysteretic Behavior of Frictional Dampers by Hamid Rahmani Samani, Masoud Mirtaheri, Amir Peyman Zandi, Hamid Bahai

“…The results demonstrate that the slippage load is reduced gradually when subjected to consecutive cycles. This drift is attributed to thermal deformation. …”
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Does the Panoramic Radiography Have the Power to Identify the Gonial Angle in Orthodontics? by Rıdvan Okşayan, Ali Murat Aktan, Oral Sökücü, Esin Haştar, Mehmet Ertuğrul Ciftci

“…Materials and Methods. 49 patients (25 males, 24 females) with an age range of 12–29 years participated in the present study. Subjects were retrospectively selected among those categorised as skeletal and dental Class I, II, and III malocclusion group. …”
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An Orthopedic-, Surgical-, and Epidemiological-Based Investigation of Leprosy, in the Tamil Nadu State of India by Jason Samona, Scott Samona, Cameron Samona, S. Gopalakrishnan, P. Shekhar, D. Kubern, P. S. Mohan Kumar, Reza Nassiri

“…This was a cross-sectional study involving subjects diagnosed with leprosy in the Chengalpet region of the Kancheepuram District, of the Tamil Nadu state of India. …”
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The Effects of Nonperforming Loans on Dynamic Network Bank Performance by Day-Yang Liu, Ya-Chiang Wu, Cheng-Hsien Lin, Wen-Min Lu

“…The results demonstrate that the banking sector grew consistently in three aspects of operation: operating performance, profitability performance, and risk management in the last five years of the subject period. These results showed that the overall banking sector was capable of pursuing growth in both operations and profits while accounting for risk management. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hispanics: The University of Puerto Rico IBD Registry by Esther A. Torres, Abdiel Cruz, Mariola Monagas, Marina Bernal, Yadira Correa, Rafael Cordero, Víctor L. Carlo

“…A registry of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), was created at the University of Puerto Rico in 1995. Subjects with a documented diagnosis of IBD by clinical, radiologic, endoscopic, and/or pathologic criteria were recruited from the IBD clinics, support groups, and community practices, and demographic and medical data was collected. …”
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Assessment of Self-Perception of Transsexual Persons: Pilot Study of 15 Patients by Jasmina Barišić, Marija Milosavljević, Dragana Duišin, Borjanka Batinić, Svetlana Vujović, Srdjan Milovanović

“…The estimation of Self-Perception in adult transsexual persons indicates a trend of subjective perception of a personal imperfection or inadequacy. …”
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Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Mortar with Naturally Occurring Volcanic Ash and Its Blend with Electric Arc Furnace Slag by Nauman Khurram, Kaffayatullah Khan, Muhammad Umair Saleem, Muhammad Nasir Amin, Usman Akmal

“…Four distinct ranges of temperatures (200°C, 400°C, 600°C, and 800°C) were selected, and the modified mixes were subjected to these gradually elevated temperatures. …”
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Effects of Highway Landscapes on Drivers’ Eye Movement Behavior and Emergency Reaction Time: A Driving Simulator Study by Fengxiang Guo, Mingyuan Li, Yao Chen, Jian Xiong, Jaeyoung Lee

“…Twenty-four experienced drivers participated in a 6-kilometer driving experiment in each landscape scenario. Each subject was required to drive at 80 km/h in the scenarios and the driving behavior data were collected. …”
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