Vulnerability Analysis of China-Europe Railway Express Network Based on Improved Nonlinear Load-Capacity Model by Chao Zhu, Xiaoning Zhu

“…Subsequently, the failure load is redistributed proportionally to neighboring nodes and remaining normal nodes based on time-varying load and initial capacity of nodes. …”
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Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Patients with Juvenile Absence Epilepsy in a Turkish Cohort by Bülent Kara, Ömer Karaca, Defne Alikılıç, Adnan Deniz, Merve Öztürk, Mesut Güngör

“…While there are generalized discharges at the time of diagnosis electrophysiologically, focal findings tend to occur in the follow-up; This was also found to be important in the evaluation of seizure recurrence and treatment options in patients with long-term follow-up.…”
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Study on Extraction of Peanut Protein and Oil Bodies by Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction and Characterization of Protein by Chen Liu, Lihua Hao, Fusheng Chen, Chenxian Yang

“…The aqueous enzymatic extraction process was optimized by a signal factor experiment and response surface methodology, and the optimal condition was enzyme hydrolysis temperature of 52°C, solid-liquid ratio of 1 : 4, enzyme concentration of 1.35%, and enzyme hydrolysis time of 90 min. A peanut protein yield of 78.60% and oil bodies yield of 48.44% were achieved under the optimal condition. …”
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Experimental Study on Mineral Solid Waste Green Grouting Material Based on Electromagnetic Characteristic Detection by Xiangpeng Wang, Jin Hu, Xiang Zhang, Kunpeng Wang, Di Shen, Chuntao Liang

“…The production processes for the gypsum- and cement-based materials, which are widely used in civil engineering projects, require the consumption of large amounts of energy and natural resources. At the present time, the main development directions of civil engineering material include realizing solid waste recycling and the applications of green building materials, which can be then used in the fields of disaster treatment and ecological restoration, such as grouting materials. …”
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Examining Women's Perceptions of Privacy According to Generations and Birth Preferences by Rukiye Demir

“…In addition, the mean GOBPS total scores of women in BP, X and Y generations who had cesarean section were higher than those who had normal vaginal delivery, and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusion: It has been concluded that there are intergenerational differences in women's body privacy perceptions, women's body privacy perceptions decrease over time, women's perceptions of privacy differ between generations according to their birth style preferences, and women who have had a cesarean section have higher body privacy perceptions.…”
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Old believers in the 20th century of Lithuania by Grigorijus Potašenko

“…The Nazis deported some of them to forced labor camps. In the time of the war, some oratories were destroyed, and some Old Believers died.   …”
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An Optimal Control of Energy Storage Systems Using Wind Power Prediction by Kenta Koiwa, Tomonori Tashiro, Tomoya Ishii, Tadanao Zanma, Kang-Zhi Liu

“…Specifically, the proposed method regulates the state of charge of ESS within its appropriate range by minimizing a cost function. At the same time, the minimization of ESS output and multiple grid codes related to the mitigation of WPP output fluctuation are considered as constraints. …”
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Research on Basic Wind Pressure Calculation Method for Lacking Long-Term Wind Speed Data by Bo Wang, Weining Shang, Lixin Dong, Yuanzheng Dong

“…Specifications of many countries fail to use the given method to calculate the basic wind pressure for areas or engineering projects with only short-term wind speed data. At the same time, there are few studies on short-term wind speed data fitting by using the extreme value Type III distribution as the distribution law. …”
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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyelopyelostomy for Retrocaval Ureter without Excision of the Retrocaval Segment: Experience on Three Cases by Y. El Harrech, O. Ghoundale, E. H. Kasmaoui, D. Touiti

“…All operations were achieved laparoscopically without conversion to open surgery. The mean operative time was 140 minutes (110–190). No intraoperative complication occurred. …”
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The perception of fairness in the division of labor around first childbirth in Germany by Maria Hornung, Chiara Ludovica Comolli

“…In Germany, during the transition to first-time parenthood, women often reduce their involvement in paid work and take on a larger share of housework, leading to a more gendered division of labor. …”
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Application of Analytical Solution to Steady-State Temperature Field by Double-Row-Pipe Freezing and Verification with Field Measurement: A Case Study of Connected Aisle by Zequn Hong, Xiangdong Hu

“…Maximum impact of soil excavation on the frozen wall is about 10°C, and reducing exposure time of excavation surface can effectively alleviate the weakening of frozen wall. …”
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Effect of Natural Pozzolana on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete by Tsion Amsalu Fode, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

“…Also, the review observed that employing NP in concrete significantly improves concrete workability, lengthens setting time, and reduces bulk density, porosity, water absorption, and chloride ion migration by making denser concrete microstructure. …”
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Tribbles 3 Regulates the Fibrosis Cytokine TGF-β1 through ERK1/2-MAPK Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Nephropathy by Luwei Zhang, Jinhang Zhang, Xinnong Liu, Shengli Liu, Jun Tian

“…To reveal the expression and possible role of tribbles homolog 3 (TRB3) in the incidence of type 2 diabetic nephropathy, we used immunohistochemistry, real-time quantitative PCR, western blot analysis, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to study the expression of TRB3, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK1/2 MAPK), transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), and collagen type IV in kidneys of db/db diabetic mice and in murine renal mesangial cells stimulated with high glucose. …”
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Modelling of Modulus of Elasticity of Low-Calcium-Based Geopolymer Concrete Using Regression Analysis by Ali A. Khalaf, Katalin Kopecskó

“…Applying the proposed model in future applications will help reduce the time and cost of geopolymer production, as the proposed model has significantly reduced the error signals.…”
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Numerical Modeling of Seismic Responses and Seismic Measures of Tunnel Crossing a Fault Zone: A Case Study by Lin Li, Liping Xian, Chaofan Yao, Deping Guo, Chengliang Liu

“…In this paper, the dynamic time history analysis method is used to study the seismic response characteristics of Longxi Tunnel and the aseismic effect of seismic measures. …”
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Enhancement of the Wear Resistance and Microhardness of Aluminum Alloy by Nd:YaG Laser Treatment by Haitham T. Hussein, Abdulhadi Kadhim, Ahmed A. Al-Amiery, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, Abu Bakar Mohamad

“…The specimens were treated by using Nd:YaG laser of energy 780 mj, wavelength 512 nm, and duration time 8 ns. The wear behavior of the specimens was studied for all specimens before and after treatment by Nd:YaG laser and the dry wear experiments were carried out by sing pinon-disc technique. …”
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Foliar Sprays of Citric Acid and Malic Acid Modify Growth, Flowering, and Root to Shoot Ratio of Gazania (Gazania rigens L.): A Comparative Analysis by ANOVA and Structural Equatio... by Majid Talebi, Ebrahim Hadavi, Nima Jaafari

“…Both the plant height and peduncle length were significantly increased in all applied levels of citric acid and malic acid. The display time of flowers on the plant increased in all treatments compared to control treatment. …”
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Cytokine Response to Acute Endurance Exercise: Regular Treadmill Versus Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill by Muhammed Salih Kırışka, Nilsel Okudan, Muaz Belviranlı

“…No significant differences in LBPPT for hs-CRP were observed for any time point. hs-CRP concentration immediately and 30 min post-exercise was lower in the LBPPT than in the regular treadmill. …”
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Solid Phase Extraction of Inorganic Mercury Using 5-Phenylazo-8-hydroxyquinoline and Determination by Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Natural Water Samples by Mirna Daye, Baghdad Ouddane, Jalal Halwani, Mariam Hamzeh

“…It has been shown that Hg(II) is totally absorbed by 5Ph8HQ within the first 30 minutes of contact time with t1/2 5 minutes, following Langmuir adsorption model. …”
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Detection of antibodies to non-structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus (review) by A. S. Yakovleva, A. V. Scherbakov

“…RecombinantFMD virus non-structuralproteins, mostly 3АВС or 3АВ, areusedasan antigen for such assay. In ashort time, recombinant FMD virusantigen-basedELISA hasevolvedfrom an in-houselaboratory methodtocommonlyavailablecommercial test systems, mostof which have high diagnostic specificityandsensitivity. …”
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