Emergency Communication and Quick Seismic Damage Investigation Based on Smartphone by Ruicong Han, Xuefeng Zhao, Yan Yu, Quanhua Guan, Deli Peng, Mingchu Li, Jinping Ou

“…The communications in the quake-hit area are always cut off from the outside after the earthquake, and the traditional seismic field investigation method calls for immense time to accomplish house-to-house investigation, which goes against timeliness of the emergency rescue. …”
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CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS by Cristina Brăileanu, Cristian Guțu, Monica Mihaela Scutariu, Iulia Olaru, Mădălina Duceac (Covrig), Georgeta Zegan

“…Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are multisymptomatic conditions, with a frequency of 11-31% in the general population, that can lead over time to irreversible structural changes in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). …”
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Mechanical and Dynamic Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Fly-Ash Concrete by Dan-Yang Su, Jian-Yong Pang, Xiao-Wen Huang

“…The slump, static compressive strength, static splitting tensile strength, and dynamic compressive performance tests were tested. At the same time, the mechanism of the mechanical properties of hybrid fiber reinforced fly-ash concrete was analyzed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Synthesis of Potassium Tetratitanate—Based Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Selective Adsorption of Dibenzothiophene by Wanzhen Xu, Xudong Zheng, Mengying Gan, Wenjing Zhu, Yunlei Zhang, Yongsheng Yan

“…In addition, the prepared MIP showed good adsorptive capacity and selectivity for dibenzothiophene; the adsorption equilibrium time was 180 minutes and the equilibrium adsorption capacity was 20.86 mg/g at 318 K. …”
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Vitreous Hemorrhage as Presenting Sign of Retinal Arteriovenous Malformation by Geraldine P. B. M. Accou, Fanny Nerinckx, Bart P. Leroy, Julie De Zaeytijd

“…Hence, regular observation is warranted. In so doing, timely treatment can be offered to avoid complications.…”
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GC-MS Analysis of Insecticidal Essential Oil of Aerial Parts of Echinops latifolius Tausch by Xin Chao Liu, Xianghong Hao, Ligang Zhou, Zhi Long Liu

“…The aim of this research was to determine chemical composition and insecticidal activities of the essential oil of E. latifolius aerial parts against maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) for the first time. Essential oil of E. latifolius aerial parts at flowering stage was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). …”
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LIFEPLAN: A worldwide biodiversity sampling design. by Bess Hardwick, Deirdre Kerdraon, Hanna M K Rogers, Dimby Raharinjanahary, Eric Tsiriniaina Rajoelison, Tommi Mononen, Petteri Lehikoinen, Gaia Banelyte, Arielle Farrell, Brian L Fisher, Tomas Roslin, Otso Ovaskainen

“…Hardware will also change within a short time period, with the advantage of improving the equipment used for collecting samples. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of an important medicinal plant, Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC., 1845 (Lamiales, Orobanchaceae) by Yu Bai, Huan An, Rengang Zhang, Yanna Ma, Hongjia Zhang, Zhili Guo, Li Zhao, Zhaoxuan Wang

“…In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of R. glutinosa was sequenced and assembled for the first time. The mitogenome is 547,032 bp in length, with an overall GC content of 44.97%. …”
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The Influence of the Register of Non-Tax Revenues on the Efficiency of the Non-Tax Revenue System in the Republic of Croatia by Domagoj Karačić, Ivana Bestvina Bukvić, Mladena Bedeković

“…For the purposes of comparative analysis, the following forms of literature were taken into account: different national strategic documents of the Republic of Croatia, the European Commission reports, available statistical indicators and relevant foreign and domestic scientific and professional literature dealing with the problem of non-tax revenue. The time scope of the analysis is the period from 2008 to 2016 and the results were compared with the data obtained from other sources. …”
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Manhattan Distance-based K-Medoids Clustering Improvement for Diagnosing Diabetic Disease by Solikhun, Muhammad Rahmansyah Siregar, Lise Pujiastuti, Mochamad Wahyudi

“…Quantum computing utilizes quantum bits, or qubits, which can represent multiple states at the same time. Compared to classical computers, quantum computing has the potential for an exponential speedup in problem-solving. …”
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Social norms for population displacements caused by large dams France, 20th century by Armelle Faure

“…With the passage of time and insights from a number of historical studies it is now possible to take a look back at the way rural populations in France were displaced for the construction of large dams during and after the Second World War. …”
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Energy Evolution and Mechanical Features of Granite Subjected to Triaxial Loading-Unloading Cycles by Feng Pei, Hongguang Ji, Tongzhao Zhang

“…Elastic modulus and dissipation ratio presented a downward “U” and “U”-shaped trends, respectively, with loading and unloading cycles, while Poisson’s ratio increased linearly at the same time. Elastic energy was accumulated mainly before peak stress, while the energy dissipation and release were dominant after the peak strength. …”
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Revisiting the effectiveness of a performance decision tree-style rubric compared to a grid-style rubric by Yuichiro Yokouchi

“…Additionally, the PDT took less time to complete the evaluation than the grid and was judged to be an effective form of the rubric. …”
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First Report of Aprostocetus asthenogmus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in South America and Parasitizing Eggs of Triatominae Vectors of Chagas Disease by Claudiney Biral dos Santos, Marcelo Teixeira Tavares, Gustavo Rocha Leite, Adelson Luiz Ferreira, Leonardo de Souza Rocha, Aloísio Falqueto

“…We report for the first time the parasitism of eggs of two triatomine Chagas disease vectors, Triatoma infestans and T. vitticeps, by the microhymenopterous parasitoid Aprostocetus asthenogmus. …”
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Singularity-Free Neural Control for the Exponential Trajectory Tracking in Multiple-Input Uncertain Systems with Unknown Deadzone Nonlinearities by J. Humberto Pérez-Cruz, José de Jesús Rubio, Rodrigo Encinas, Ricardo Balcazar

“…The unknown dynamics is identified by means of a continuous time recurrent neural network in which the control singularity is conveniently avoided by guaranteeing the invertibility of the coupling matrix. …”
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Assessment of Transient Stability through Coherent Machine Identification by Using Least-Square Support Vector Machine by Bhanu Pratap Soni, Akash Saxena, Vikas Gupta, S. L. Surana

“…Transient stability assessment (TSA) of the power system is a crucial issue with escalating demands and large operational constraints. Real-time TSA allows for deciding and monitoring of the relevant preventive/corrective control actions depending on the dynamic behavior of the system components. …”
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Infant neural processing of mother’s face is associated with falling reactivity in the first year of life by Silvia Rigato, Manuela Stets, Henrik Dvergsdal, Karla Holmboe

“…Past research has focused on how the infant face-sensitive ERP components (N290, P400, Nc) reflect different aspects of face processing, however there is still a lack of understanding of how these components reflect face familiarity and how they change over time. Further, there are only a few studies on whether these neural responses correlate with other aspects of development, such as infant temperament. …”
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THE DRAMATIC APPROACH OF I. HOFFMAN IN STRUCTURING THE SPACE OF FASHION by E. V. Skalatskaya

“…Dramatic approach allows us to trace the dynamics in the space of fashion for disclosure of its ontological characteristics which are associated with space and time. Dualism of separation and unity of zones, their dynamism show the coincidence of image and fashion in spatial level. …”
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Advanced Optical Waveform With Single Mode Fiber Optic for Developing Upcoming Networks of Mobile Communications by Mohammad R. Kadhum, Heba Haboobi

“…An advanced optical backbone waveform for the upcoming mobile networks termed optical orthogonal generalized frequency division multiplexing (O-OGFDM) with a single mode fibre (SMF) and intensity modulator/direct detector (IM/DD) converter is presented, investigated, and valued for the first time. The proposed waveform is launched for a single carrier modulation in an optical back-to-back system. …”
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Dynamics of dRGT ghost-free massive gravity in spherical symmetry by Emma Albertini, Jan Kożuszek, Toby Wiseman

“…We show that there are no regular time-dependent spherically symmetric solutions unless the matter has sufficiently large pressure. …”
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