Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Sandstone Under Combined Action of Cyclic Loading and Freeze–Thaw by Taoying Liu, Huaheng Li, Longjun Dong, Ping Cao

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Quick, but Not Dirty: The Usefulness of Flash Mob Studies as a Method for Action Research in eHealth by Kira Oberschmidt, Christiane Grünloh, Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink, Monique Tabak

“…Outcomes show that the flash mob is a potential method for AR, as it is situated in a practical setting where stakeholders can easily be involved, and its pace could speed up the AR cycles. To further improve the applicability for AR, our main recommendations include: promoting the flash mob adequately to increase participation and improve the involvement of 'champions'; tracking interactions outside the flash mob (e.g., comments and questions from bystanders); and choosing an accessible and visible location, taking into account the activities associated with the location.…”
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Experimental Investigation on the Drift and Collision of Containers Induced by Tsunami Action on a Wave Absorbing Revetment by Woo-Dong Lee, Taeyoon Kim, Jiwon Kim, Seon-Ki Kim, Hyeseong Oh, Taegeon Hwang

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Effect of psychological skills training on reaction time and strategic thinking in competitive badminton- a systematic review by Eval Edmizal, Donie Donie, Eri Barlian, Wilda Welis, Tjung Hauw Sin, Umar Umar, Padli Padli, Mottakin Ahmed, Jeki Haryanto, Piyush Bhatnagar

“…In addition to physical abilities, such as speed, agility, and endurance, psychological skills are essential in determining an athlete's performance. …”
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Damage mechanism and evolution model of geopolymer stabilized coarse grained fillings subjected to repeated freeze-thaw actions by Shengnian Wang, Yuting Xiang, Zhijian Wu, Honglei Hui, Shuguang Hou, Zhujun Sun

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DEM-Based Simulation Study on the Operational Performance of a Single Horizontal Shaft Forced-Action Mixer by Haipeng Yang, Guanguo Ma, Wei Zhao

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Comparison of Pain Scale and Maximum Plantar Pressures at Different Speeds in Females with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and Healthy Females by A Meamarbashi, M Barghamadi, L Sabouri, A Fathollahi

“…Ground reaction force (Cohen's d =0.489: p≥0.001), center of pressure in the anterior-posterior region (Cohen's d = 0.131; p<0.05) there is a significant increase in both healthy groups and patients with patellofemoral syndrome during running at fast speed. …”
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Biomechanical Kinetic Chain Analysis of Service Motion for Speed Ball Prediction Through SBM-03 App Development by Ricko Irawan, Bambang Priyono, Soedjatmiko Soedjatmiko, Imam Ciptaning Wahyu Santoso, Agung Wahyudi, Adi S

“…On the contrary, a broken kinetic chain makes the ball speed less optimal and can even lead to injury. However, the reality is that the kinetic chain movement and ball speed rate cannot be seen simply using the observation method. …”
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Center of mass direction and speed during a 45-degree change of direction task performed with maximal effort by Daichi Yamashita, Yuki Inaba, Masaki Asakura, Masaki Asakura, Yoshihiko Ito

“…APP and FOL contributed 9.70° and 9.05°, respectively, to the direction change while simultaneously increasing COM speed by 0.23 m/s and 0.13 m/s, respectively. …”
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Diagnosis of external causes of population declines of wild species needs to be both quick and reliable by Jeremy D. Wilson, Rhys E. Green

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Safe Reinforcement Learning for Competitive Autonomous Racing: Integrated State–Action Mapping and Exploration Guidance Framework by Yuanda Wang, Jingyu Liu, Xin Yuan, Jiacheng Yang

“…Autonomous race driving has emerged as a challenging domain for reinforcement learning (RL) applications, requiring high-speed control while adhering to strict safety constraints. …”
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The Mechanical and Reaction Behavior of PTFE/Al/Fe2O3 under Impact and Quasi-Static Compression by Jun-yi Huang, Xiang Fang, Yu-chun Li, Bin Feng, Huai-xi Wang, Kai Du

“…The results showed that, under quasi-static compression condition, the strength of the materials is increased (from 37.1 Mpa to 77.2 Mpa) with the increase of PTFE, and the reaction phenomenon occurred only in materials with high PTFE content. …”
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Kinetic analysis of change of direction simulating a defensive action in soccer players with and without acute fatigue by Matías de Pablo, Carol Torres, David Ulloa-Díaz, Gabriel Fábrica

“…The results indicated a decrease in braking time (p = 0.01), impulse associated with the braking phase (p < 0.01), and impulse during body weight lifting (p = 0.01) under acute fatigue conditions. …”
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The direct cost and geography of Brussels mass transport’s operating delays by Frédéric Dobruszkes, Yves Fourneau

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Feasibility of a Non-Anticipatory, Random-Action Target System to Improve Shooting Performance: A Brief Field Trial by Matthew Lee Smith, Ali Boolani

“…Observational data were gathered from a single-day, three-round trial to test shooting accuracy and shooting errors when shooters were unable to anticipate target appearance location and target exposure speed. In Trial 1, the target exposure time was 0.5 s, which increased to 0.7 s in Trial 2, and decreased back to 0.5 s in Trial 3. …”
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Acute Effects of Drop Jumps on Lower Limb Stiffness and Mechanical and Kinematic Parameters During High-Speed Treadmill Running by Panagiotis Pappas, Ioannis Stavridis, Giorgos Paradisis

“…This study aimed to investigate the post-activation performance enhancement effects of drop jumps (DJs) on lower limb stiffness [leg stiffness (K_leg); vertical stiffness (K_vert)] and the related mechanical [maximal ground reaction force (F_max), vertical displacement of the centre of mass (Δy), and lower limb length (ΔL)] and kinematic parameters [step length (SL), step frequency (SF), flight time (FT), and contact time (CT)] during high-speed treadmill running. …”
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Neural mechanisms of intersensory switching: Evidence for delayed sensory processing and increased cognitive demands by Theo Vanneau, Michael Quiquempoix, John J. Foxe, Sophie Molholm

“…In this study, high-density EEG was used to investigate these mechanisms in healthy adults (n = 53; mean age 26±7.39; 30 female) performing a speeded reaction time (RT) task involving visual and auditory stimuli. …”
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Dissolution of Tunisian phosphate ore by a mixture of sulfuric and phosphoric acid: Kinetics study by means of differential reaction calorimetry by Lachkar-Zamouri Olfa, Brahim Khemaies, Bennour Faten, Khattech Ismail

“…A mixture of phosphoric and sulfuric acid was used to investigate the dissolution kinetics of phosphate ore by Differential Reaction Calorimetry (DRC). The effect of the solid-to-iquid ratio, concentration, stirring speed, particle size and temperature of the reaction is examined. …”
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Associations Between the Mortality Trends by Cause of Death and Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Russia. The “Conveyor Belt Effect” in Action? by Elena S. Zamyatnina, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Alexey E. Shchur

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Investigation on dynamic response of liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures under the action of combined blast and fragments loading by Zhujie Zhao, Hailiang Hou, Dian Li, Xiaowei Wu, Yongqing Li, Zhenghan Chen, Linzhi Wu

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