A Modified Strain‐Wedge Model for Small Strain Rigid Piles in Sand by Yisheng Yin, Dongyuan Wang, Kai Cui

“…Its accuracy in a small‐strain regime to predict the pile rotation points and the maximum bending moment is almost three times that of other models. With the increase of the soil strain, the accuracy of the MSW decreases. …”
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Acoustic frequency comb generation on a composite diamond/silicon microcantilever in ambient air by Zhixin Zhao, Yanyan Li, Wangyang Zhang, Wenyao Luo, Duo Liu

“…We discover that the diamond layer provides a viable route to reduce the linewidth of the primary flexural mode, yielding a 7.1-times increase of the quality factor. We develop a parametric driving scheme that enables generation of AFCs through injection locking and sequential nonlinear dynamic transitions involving subharmonic synchronization (Arnold tongue), and chaotic dynamics. …”
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Modeling of Information Diffusion in Twitter-Like Social Networks under Information Overload by Pei Li, Wei Li, Hui Wang, Xin Zhang

“…View scope is introduced to model the user information-processing capability under information overload, and the average number of times a message appears in view scopes after it is generated by a given type user is adopted to characterize the information diffusion efficiency, which is calculated theoretically. …”
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Experimental Study on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Large-Diameter Mortar and Concrete Subjected to Cyclic Impact by Bi Sun, Yang Ping, Zhende Zhu, Zhijian Jiang, Nan Wu

“…The mortar peak stress and energy utilization ratio were observed to be sensitive to the impact times, while those of concrete were sensitive to impact pressure. …”
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Reaction engineering of the hydrogenolysis of liquid n-Alkanes: Comparison of flow and batch reaction systems by Zhuoming Feng, Siwon Lee, Raymond J. Gorte, John M. Vohs

“…For similar catalyst contact times and H2 pressures, the C36 hydrogenolysis rate was found to be significantly higher in the batch reactor compared to the flow reactor which can be attributed to H2 bubbles forming inactive dry zones on the catalyst surface in the flow reactor which are less prevalent in the batch reactor. …”
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Facile Low-Temperature Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube/ Nanohybrids with Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity by Yunlong Xie, Huanhuan Qian, Yijun Zhong, Hangming Guo, Yong Hu

“…Furthermore, the CNT/TiO2 nanohybrids show a broad blue luminescence at 469 nm and exhibit significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation, which is about 1.5 times greater than that of commercial Degussa P25 TiO2 nanoparticles. …”
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A Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm‐based line parameters identification method for distribution network considering multisource measurement by Dongliang Xu, Xuewen Song, Zaijun Wu, Junjun Xu, Qinran Hu

“…By combining the measurement data of micro phasor measurement unit and advanced metering infrastructure at multiple times, the non‐linear measurement equation of the line is established, and the Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm is used to solve the non‐linear function, thus achieving the identification of distribution line parameters. …”
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Quarter-Wavelength Two-Section Coaxial Stepped Impedance Resonators for Harmonics Suppression in Tx Bandpass Filters by Alexandre Bonizec, Jessica Benedicto, Jean-Francois Favennec, Eric Rius, Christophe Goujon

“…This is illustrated through the design of a 6th order narrowband L-band bandpass filter with controlled attenuation up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6.6\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> F0 and a multipactor threshold of around 30 W. …”
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Thread-Traction with a Sheath of Polypectomy Snare Facilitates Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastric Cancers by Hisatsugu Noda, Naotaka Ogasawara, Akira Koshino, Shouko Fukuta, Takuroh Nagoya, Hironori Hoshino, Kazuhiro Nagao, Tomoya Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Kondo, Yoshitsugi Ito, Shinya Izawa, Masahide Ebi, Yasushi Funaki, Makoto Sasaki, Kunio Kasugai

“…The median dissection times, numbers of instances of arterial bleeding, and numbers of local injections into the submucosal layer were significantly lower for ESD with TTSPS than for conventional ESD. …”
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Synthetic Dataset for Analyzing Geometry-Dependent Optical Properties of All-Pass Micro-Ring Resonators by Sebastian Valencia-Garzon, Esteban Gonzalez-Valencia, Nelson Gómez-Cardona, Andres Calvo-Salcedo, J. A. Jaramillo-Villegas, Jorge Montoya-Cardona, Erick Reyes-Vera

“…Furthermore, machine learning techniques can be applied to the dataset to automate and improve the design process, reducing simulation times and increasing accuracy. This work contributes to the development of photonic devices by providing a broad dataset for further analysis and optimization.…”
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Comprehensive guide for epigenetics and transcriptomics data quality control by Arianna Comendul, Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, Colby T. Ford, Pankaj Agarwal, Elena Zaslavsky, German Nudelman, Manoj Hariharan, Aliza Rubenstein, Hanna Pincas, Venugopalan D. Nair, Adam M. Michaleas, Philip D. Fremont-Smith, Darrell O. Ricke, Stuart C. Sealfon, Christopher W. Woods, Kajal T. Claypool, Rafael Jaimes, III

“…Improved signature discovery, including the identification of the agent and timing of exposure, has been enabled by advancements in assaying techniques to detect RNA expression, DNA base modifications, histone modifications, and chromatin accessibility. …”
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Effects of Controlling the AZO Thin Film's Optical Band Gap on AZO/MEH-PPV Devices with Buffer Layer by Jaehyoung Park, Ki-Chang Jung, Ari Lee, Hyojung Bae, Daehwa Mun, Jun-Seok Ha, Young-Bu Mun, E. M. Han, Hang-Ju Ko

“…Efficiency was improved about 30 times by decreasing the AZO optical band gap, except in devices deposited without oxygen. …”
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Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia: A Rare Complication of Acute Pancreatitis by Syedda Ayesha, Masood Muhammad Karim, Maria Ali, Abdul Hadi Shahid, Salman Naseem Adil

“…The early initiation of plasmapheresis can be lifesaving. The timely introduction of rituximab in cases where plasma exchange and steroids are insufficient, despite the ADAMTS13 activity status, may lead to better outcomes.…”
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Echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography by Kelly Victor, Liam Ring, Vasiliki Tsampasian, David Oxborough, Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Rebecca T. Hahn

“…Transthoracic echocardiography plays a vital role in the identification and assessment of aortic regurgitation and proves essential in monitoring severity and determining the timing of intervention. Building on the foundations of previous British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) recommendations, this BSE guideline presents an update on how to approach an echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation. …”
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Numerical Study of the Dynamic Compaction Process considering the Phenomenon of Particle Breakage by Xi Li, Jing Li, Xinyan Ma, Jidong Teng, Sheng Zhang

“…Besides, it is observed that the relationship between breakage amount and tamping times can be expressed by a logarithmic curve. The present method will contribute to a better understanding of DC and benefit further research on the macro-micro mechanism of DC.…”
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Mathematical modelling and simulation analysis of a modified Butterworth van Dyke circuit model for non‐invasive diabetes detection by Srinivasan Lekha, Suchetha Manikandan

“…In recent times, there is an intense need for a reliable non‐invasive diabetes prediction system. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Regioselective Synthesis and 2D-NMR Studies of New 1,2,3-Triazole Compounds Derived from Acridone by Mohammed Aarjane, Siham Slassi, Bouchra Tazi, Amina Amine

“…Microwave-assisted synthesis caused a significant reduction in the reaction times and improvement in the yields of all the synthesized compounds compared with the conventional method. …”
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Optimizing Dye Wastewater Purification: Ultrasonic and Flotation With Ozonation Synergy by Valentin Romanovski, Marina Pilipenko, Alexandr Dubina, Vitaly Likhavitski, Sergey Volodko, Dmitry Moskovskikh, Elena Romanovskaia

“…By using an ozone‐air mixture instead of air in the flotation process, an efficiency increase of up to 12 times was achieved. It has also been shown that wastewater treatment efficiency increases by up to 12% when combining ozone‐air flotation with ultrasonic treatment at 630 W and operating frequency 22% ± 10% kHz. …”
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Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease by Using Hybrid Intelligent Systems Based on the Whale Optimization Algorithm, Simulated Annealing and Support Vector Machine by Zeinab Hassani, Mahin Khosravi

“…In recent years, machine learning algorithms are widely used for diagnosis and timely treatment of diseases. Moreover, diagnosis of disease on early stages is very effective in improving the disease and in reducing the cost of treatment for the patient. …”
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Bimetallic synergy in supported Ni–Pd catalyst for selective hydrogenolysis of C–O bonds in epoxy resins by Yanze Huang, Yukari Yamazaki, Katsutoshi Nomoto, Hiroki Miura, Tetsuya Shishido, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki

“…Benefiting from its heterogeneous nature, Ni–Pd/CeO2 can be reused for several times. Furthermore, the catalyst is successfully applied to decomposition of epoxy composites to recover carbon or glass fibers and phenolic compounds, implying the potential application of our catalyst system toward recycling of epoxy composites.…”
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