Earthquake Response Spectra Analysis of Bridges considering Pounding at Bilateral Beam Ends Based on an Improved Precise Pounding Algorithm by Ruijie Zhang, Lei Yan, Kefeng Yue, Junhong Yin, Kang An

“…Furthermore, the effects of structural stiffness, mass, stiffness of contact element, pounding recovery coefficient, and peak ground acceleration (PGA) on the earthquake response spectrum were studied. …”
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Allocation of paleochannels in sand-clay sediments of middle Jurassic age in petrel software complex by A. A. Suslov, B. P. Vaynerman

“…The purpose of this work was to study the spatial position of the identified channel elements (paleochannels) and to construct them using the Petrel (Schlumberger) program. The paleochannel building technique is described in the Petrel program. …”
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Motivation in rural math education within general and special education settings by Haidee A. Jackson, Angela Starrett, Bryndle Bottoms

“…IntroductionThis study examines how motivational processes in STEM education differ for rural students with and without Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) using Situated Expectancy-Value Theory (SEVT). …”
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Predicting leakage of the VERCORS mock-up and concrete containment buildings - a digital twin approach by Laurent Charpin, Jessica Haelewyn, Anass Cherki El Idrissi, Julien Niepceron, Benoît Masson, Charles Toulemonde, Guillaume Boulant, Jean-Philippe Mathieu, François Hamon, Sylvie Michel-Ponnelle, Jean-Marie Hénault, Frédéric Taillade, Jean-Luc Adia, Florian Escoffier

“…An important numerical effort has also been made to implement structural computations of the mock-up and to capitalize these computations as well as their post-processing (so as to compare automatically with the monitoring data) in what can be called a digital twin of the mock-up. …”
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Sociological portrait of the higher bureaucracy in Russia by G. A. Borshchevskiy

“…The author concludes that the Russian system of governance needs a special body to administer its higher bureaucracy (recruitment, remuneration, payment, retirement, etc.) structurally resembling the senior civil service in the OECD countries.…”
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Assessment of Corruption Risks in the Activities of Economic Subject by S. I. Buslaev, V. I. Prasolov

“…It has been established that the ability of a national socio-economic and political system of a society to ensure the integrated security of the life of modern society requires the coordination of a joint effort of state, social and economic structures and should be of systemic nature. Conclusions and Relevance: it is necessary to develop a qualitatively new program for development of a system of assessment and minimization of the corruption risks of economic entities in the Russian Federation, taking into account their following modernization and transition to a resource-innovative model of functioning. …”
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TRIM22 functions as a scaffold protein for autophagy initiation by Hyungsun Park, Hansol Heo, Yeongseo Song, Myung Shin Lee, Yebin Cho, Jae-Seon Lee, Jaerak Chang, Seongju Lee

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An Approach to, and Tool for, Predicting the Time Course of an Infectious Disease Outbreak as a Function of Behavioral Interventions by Abebe HT, Siraj A, Berhane K, Siraj D, Van Breukelen GJ

“…Additionally, we introduce improved epidemiological model structures for outbreak control and prevention. To demonstrate the application of our interactive program and discuss user decision-making, we provide an example using key parameters from recent studies. …”
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Microprism-based two-photon imaging of the mouse inferior colliculus reveals novel organizational principles of the auditory midbrain by Baher A Ibrahim, Yoshitaka Shinagawa, Austin Douglas, Gang Xiao, Alexander R Asilador, Daniel A Llano

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Embedded aluminum sections and prestressed high-performance concretes for improving shear performance of RC beams by Galal Elsamak, Mohamed Ghalla, Jong Wan Hu, Abdullah Albogami, Mohamed Emara, Shiren Osman Ahmed

“…It addresses the challenges faced by existing RC structures, such as environmental threats, increased loading, and aging, which often lead to shear reinforcement deficiencies. …”
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Features of mental health in occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbid conditions by S. A. Babanov, M. Yu. Vostroknutova, A. V. Zhestkov, L. A. Strizhakov, I. N. Vasina, A. S. Babanov, M. S. Artem'eva, M. V. Vostrikova, E. A. Daryukhina

“…In our opinion, it is necessary to include a comprehensive psychological examination with a consultation with a psychologist and the use of the Bass-Darkey questionnaire and a survey using the Plutchik-Kellerman-Conte method - Life Style Index (LSI), described in 1979 on the basis of the psychoevolutionary theory of R. Plutchik and the structural theory of personality of H. Kellerman in the program of in-depth periodic medical examinations of persons working in the Context with industrial aerosols of chemical and fibrogenic nature, potentially dangerous for the formation of occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and in the program of providing medical care to patients with COPD in its isolated and combined course with hypertension in pulmonology centers and occupational pathology centers at the federal and regional levels, taking into account the identified psychological changes and the need for their timely psychological correction, including the use of pharmacological drugs.…”
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Characterization and ecological significance of a seed bank from the Upper Pennsylvanian Wise Formation, southwest Virginia by PETRA S. YEHNJONG, MICHAEL S. ZAVADA, CHRIS LIU

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Multi-class segmentation of knee MRI based on hybrid attention by Yuhang Xiang, Xinglin Zhang, Tao Meng, Tao Meng, Tao Chen, Tao Chen

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Conceptual Issues of Managing Non-Tax Revenues of the Budgets of Public Legal Entities by N. D. Magnitskiy, Yu. G. Tyurina

“…High-quality management of the structural elements of the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation is acquiring a key role in achieving the goals of state financial policy. …”
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Reliability-Based Design of Solid and Nail-jointed I-Section of Nigerian-Grown African Birch (<i>Anogeissus leiocarpus</i>) Timber Column by U.N. Wilson, A.A. Adedeji, F.O.P. Oriola, J.A. Alomaja, J.E. Sani

“…Solid square sections of the same specie were similarly tested for an apt comparison of results. A structural reliability analysis was carried out for these two sections to ascertain their performance as structural timber columns using statistical parameters that were determined for the deterministic design of the timber column. …”
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Ground ice and hydrothermal ground motions on aufeis plots of river valleys by V. R. Alekseev

“…In addition to the natural-historical and methodological aspects, the future research program should include consideration of problems related to interaction between engineering structures and aufeis events and aufeis ice-ground complexes.…”
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Supporting Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management in Primary Care Clinics: The Relationship Between External Linkages and Organizational Change Preparedness by Larry R. Hearld, Demetria Hubbard, Kimberly A. Smith, Sharon Parker, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Andrea Cherrington

“…However, primary care clinics that were linked structurally were associated with lower levels of change preparedness. …”
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Different levels of policy change: A comparison between the public discussion on social security in Sweden and in Finland by Christian Kroll, Helena Blomberg

“…Instead, references to"purely" structural justifications did become more common over time. …”
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Methane hydrate systems off South Makassar Basin, Indonesia by Feisal Dirgantara, Susilohadi Susilohadi, Mohammad Andri Syahrir Iskandar, Yudha Arisandhy Sintuwardhana

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ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND MIGRATION ASSIMILATION IN THE EU: THE ROLE OF DIVERSE ECONOMIC MODELS by Olha Yeremenko, Oleksandr Hrytsenko

“…The research emphasizes from a policy point of view the need for varied EU policies that match the structural facts of every economic model. One should consider the role of public debt in funding integration programs, strengthening welfare mechanisms in mixed economies, and incorporating migration metrics into national budget development. …”
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