Design and Test of Vertical Axis Rotating Cutters for Cutting Corn Roots and Crown by Xin Feng, Chenggong Xie, Jiarui Tong, Shunchang Guo, Bendi Qi, Yunpeng Gao, Lijun Wang, Qi Wang

“…With the increase in the forward speed of the device, the rate of soil disturbance and the power consumption of the device were also increased, but the qualified rate of root–crown length was decreased. …”
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Honeybee colony thermoregulation--regulatory mechanisms and contribution of individuals in dependence on age, location and thermal stress. by Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, Robert Brodschneider

“…The differential individual endothermic and behavioral reactions sum up to an integrated action of the honeybee colony as a superorganism.…”
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Structural Dynamic Response of a Shield Tunnel under Aircraft Taxiing Load by Zhanyou Luo, Kuangqin Xie, Baoping Zou, Mingyao Jiang, Wei Zheng

“…The results show that the transverse displacement and acceleration response of tunnel segment exhibit evident time-space effect under the action of aircraft taxiing load. The transverse displacement and arch waist acceleration of the shield segment increase first and then decrease. …”
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Is Brazil reaching malaria elimination? A time series analysis of malaria cases from 2011 to 2023. by Klauss Kleydmann Sabino Garcia, Seyi Soremekun, Amanda Amaral Abrahão, Paola Barbosa Marchesini, Chris Drakeley, Walter Massa Ramalho, André M Siqueira

“…Trend analysis indicated a decreasing trend in all malaria infections since late 2017 (monthly reduction = 0.81%, p-value <0.05), while Pf infections have increased progressively since 2015 (monthly increase = 0.46%, p-value <0.05). …”
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Accelerating contributions of restoration ecology for enhancing natural climate solutions by Timothy R. Seastedt

“…Such actions will reduce the current knowing-versus-doing gap, speed up essential activities, and increase the spatial extent of restoration efforts that benefit climate solutions and provide community resilience to extreme climate events. …”
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The Role of Magnetic Field Orientation in Vegetable Oil Premixed Combustion by Dony Perdana, Lilis Yuliati, Nurkholis Hamidi, I. N. G. Wardana

“…The increase of flame speed became larger on vegetable oil with stronger electric poles. …”
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Calculation of specific operating modes of relay protection for AC traction networks by K. S. Subkhanverdiev

“…Relay protection of traction networks against short-circuit currents in alternating current sections should have both selectivity and speed. However, in areas with an increased probability of burnout of contact wires during a short circuit, selectivity is often put away to increase the speed of response. …”
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Study of Enhancing Sludge Anaerobic Fermentation Performance by Nano Zero-valent Iron Synergized with Sodium Percarbonate by JIN Baodan, JIA Yusheng, DENG Weiling, GU Jiayu, WANG Jiacheng, LIU Ye, WANG Baogui, JI Jiantao

“…The protein concentration first increased and then decreased with nZVI addition, while polysaccharides increased with nZVI addition. …”
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Community-Engaged Approach for Health Equity: Enhancing an Active Environment in Michigan by Tsu-Yin Wu, Xining Yang, Alex Swartzinski, Jessica Kwek

“…Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in physical activity (PA) has been reported in the United States and worldwide. …”
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System modelling and characteristic research of novel high water-based synchronous lubrication piston pump by Hao JIANG, Lang YU, Yongkang LI

“…The results show that the proposed synchronous lubrication method can produce lubricating oil in the lubrication chamber with increasing speed. With the increase of pump speed, the thickness of slipper auxiliary film decreases, and the extension of static pressure action time causes the increase of leakage. …”
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Two-phase micropolar nanofluid flow in an isothermal extending porous sheet with heat radiation and chemical interaction: Numerical study by MD. Shamshuddin, Fakhraldeen Gamar, S.O. Salawu, B. Prabhakar Reddy

“…The fluid speed increased by the micropolar parameter, but the angular velocity faced opposite erudition. …”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in an adult after Covid-19 vaccination (MIS-V): a case report and review of published literature by Namirah Iftikhar, Ashar Ekhlaq Ahmed, Muhammad Osama Rehman Khalid, Rameel Muhammad Aftab

“…Although the vaccines have proven to be safe and effective in most cases, as the number of people getting vaccinated for SARS-COV-2 increased, several adverse reactions following the administration of vaccine were reported, one of them being Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome secondary to vaccination (MIS-V). …”
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HOUSEHOLD DEBT AND INTEREST RATES: A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICA by Kgomotso Molefe, Ashley Mutezo

“…South African households have increased their debt uptake, even during periods when the cost of credit has increased, which runs counter to theory. …”
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Concave Magnetic-Responsive Hydrogel Discs for Enhanced Bioassays by Amin Ghaffarzadeh Bakhshayesh, Huiyan Li

“…This approach enables immediate preparation and customization of hydrogel properties such as porosity, magnetic responsiveness, and embedded particles and is adaptable for use with microarray printers. The concave design increased the surface area by 43% compared to conventional hemispherical hydrogels, enhancing diffusion rates and accelerating reactions. …”
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New information technology of centralized management of passenger car fleet by A. V. Komissarov, E. A. Zubkova, E. G. Krokhaleva, M. A. Evgen’Eva, N. B. Karavanova, A. A. Veselova, R. Yu. Zakharov, Yu. A. Ioffe, M. A. Skvortsov

“…It is noted that the sources of increased complexity of managing the passenger car fleet are the constantly increasing complexity of business processes automated at the linear enterprise, which conflicts with the existing regulatory and technological base, as well as increasing requirements for the speed and accuracy of execution of all operations with cars. …”
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The influence of the chosen method of anesthesia on the severity of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients with ophthalmic surgery by G.S. Dorofeeva

“…The function of short-term memory, attention function, and the speed of psychomotor cognitive reactions are the most vulnerable to the action of general anesthetics. …”
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A Novel Variable-Order Threshold Serial Belief Propagation-Based Decoding Algorithm for LT Codes by Weibai Sun, Shuyan Ni, Tuofeng Lei, Rui Yang

“…In addition, by introducing an adaptive threshold for correcting check node information, the algorithm effectively eliminates redundant update actions throughout the decoding process. Simulation results demonstrate a 63.6% reduction in iteration count compared to BP for long-length codes at medium to high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and a 17.4% decrease in computational overhead. …”
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Recent updates of the MPEXS2.1-DNA Monte Carlo code for simulations of water radiolysis under ion irradiation by Shogo Okada, Koichi Murakami, Tamon Kusumoto, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Katsuya Amako, Takashi Sasaki

“…Furthermore, the computational speed of GFDE-SBS was increased approximately ten times faster than the original model due to the changes in time stepping. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation for Reinforcement Effect of Auxiliary Steel Beams Based on Running Safety and Dynamic Response by Gong Kai, Liu Linya, Xiang Jun, Yang Haiming, Yu Cuiying

“…Compared with the previous speed (115.56 km/h), the speed is 132.73 km/h after the auxiliary steel beam reinforcement; at the same time, the allowable limit speed increases from 92.49 km/h to 106.18 km/h. …”
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A Swing-Assist Controller for Enhancing Knee Flexion in a Semi-Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis by David M. Marsh, Marco Puliti, Michael Goldfarb

“…The experiments demonstrate that the proposed controller increases peak knee angle and minimum toe clearance during swing phase without increasing hip compensatory actions, relative to the users&#x2019; daily-use devices.…”
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