Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Study of Subgrade Moisture Variation and Underground Antidrainage Technique under Groundwater Fluctuations by Liu Jie, Hailin Yao, Pan Chen, Zheng Lu, Xingwen Luo

“…The agreement between the numerical and the experimental results is good. Capillary action is obvious when the groundwater table is rising. …”
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Effect of Light-Activated Hypocrellin B on the Growth and Membrane Permeability of Gram-Negative Escherichia coli Cells by Yuan Jiang, Wingnang Leung, Qingjuan Tang, Hongwei Zhang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Significant growth inhibition rate of E. coli cells was observed after photodynamic action of hypocrellin B. Remarkable damage to the ultrastructure of E. coli was also observed by TEM. …”
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From Loan Sharks to Commercial Banks: Moral Crusades and the Segmentation of the Credit Market in the United States, 1900-1945 by Simon Bittmann

“…This work in economic sociology contributes to a growing body of studies of market moralization processes, but it relies on insights from the sociology of organization, public action, social movements and law in order to understand more precisely how the resolution of a public problem, and the legal evolution it produces, as well as the frames and normative settings on which political action dwells, can impact the shape and the structure of the market. …”
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Dueling Network Architecture for GNN in the Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Automated ICT System Design by Tianchen Zhou, Yutaka Yakuwa, Natsuki Okamura, Hiroyuki Hochigai, Takayuki Kuroda, Ikuko Eguchi Yairi

“…This is achieved by utilizing the graph-dependent global-state value rather than relying on the effect of each action for each state. This approach provides a more accurate approximation of the Q-value. …”
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Muscle Relaxant and Sedative-Hypnotic Activities of Extract of Viola betonicifolia in Animal Models Supported by Its Isolated Compound, 4-Hydroxy Coumarin by Naveed Muhammad, Mohammad Saeed, Haroon Khan, Achyut Adhikari, Khalid Mohammed Khan

“…VBME showed a significant (P<0.05) dose dependent anxiolytic action in staircase test. In muscle relaxant paradigms, a dose dependent muscle relaxation was observed. …”
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Using drawing to learn about figurative language among tertiary EFL English literature students by Clara Boon Ing Ling, Che Aleha Ladin, Jia Wei Lim

“…This paper employs an action research method to investigate how drawing using soft pastels is used to scaffold learning about figurative language at the same time, study its benefits. …”
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Saillans (2014-2020) : une expérience municipale citoyenne au défi de la transition écologique by Sabine Girard

“…They therefore combine two democratic practices, action and deliberation, based on the ethics of « doing » and « discussion ». …”
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Method for determining reactions in hinges of mechanism of original manipulator by A. H. Shamutdinov, I. Yu. Lesnyak

“…The design scheme of the manipulator is compiled and a complete calculation is made under the action of the horizontal component force Fx . By analogy, the reactions from the action of the horizontal Fy and vertical Fz components of forces are determined and general dependencies are derived. …”
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Experimental Study on Influence of Vaporous Water on Salt Expansion of Sulfate Saline Soil by Shuquan Peng, Fan Wang, Ling Fan

“…The experimental results further perfected the original salt expansion mechanism of sulfate saline soil under the action of liquid water and guided the study of new treatment methods of sulfate saline soil.…”
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Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Carrageenan Disaccharides as Antitumor Agents: An In Silico Approach by Ohana Leticia Tavares Silva, Monique Gabriela das Chagas Faustino Alves, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha

“…However, the pharmacological viability of these disaccharides and their mechanisms of antitumor action remains to be fully elucidated. This study aimed to employ computational tools to investigate the pharmacological properties and molecular targets pertinent to cancer of the disaccharides derived from the primary carrageenans. …”
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A Study of the Different Strains of the Genus <i>Azospirillum</i> spp. on Increasing Productivity and Stress Resilience in Plants by Wenli Sun, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Na Wang

“…<i>Azospirillum</i> is a free-living bacterial genus which can promote the yield and growth of many species, with multiple modes of action which can vary on the basis of different climate and soil conditions. …”
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The influence of phytohormones on the germination of apple pollen in the process of low-temperature storage by A. V. Pavlov, V. G. Verzhuk, M. N. Sitnikov, A. V. Shlyavas

“…Under natural conditions, germinating pollen grains are in a complex multicomponent environment, including compounds of different chemical nature. The study of the action of phytoregulators on pollen germination is relevant, since in the long term it will help to improve the conditions of the germination medium, bring them closer to the natural ones and, as a result, increase the accuracy of the assessment of pollen viability.Materials and methods. …”
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Breaking Mechanism and Damage Evolution Rule of Ultra-High-Pressure Water Jet Impacting Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Jialiang Liu, Yuelong Chen, Yujie Zhu

“…And the steel fiber has an obstruction effect on the development of broken bodies on the upper and lower sides of steel fiber. With the sustained action of UHP-WJ, the steel fiber in the intense radiation area of stress waves takes place fracture and finally the broken bodies on the upper and lower sides of steel fiber fuse. …”
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Preference learning based deep reinforcement learning for flexible job shop scheduling problem by Xinning Liu, Li Han, Ling Kang, Jiannan Liu, Huadong Miao

“…Second, a novel intelligent switching mechanism is introduced, where proximal policy optimization (PPO) is employed to enhance exploration during sampling, and masked proximal policy optimization (Mask-PPO) refines the action space during training, significantly improving efficiency and solution quality. …”
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Content Determination of Active Component in Huangqi Yinyanghuo Group and Its Effects on hTERT and Bcl-2 Protein in Osteosarcoma by Ying Tan, Lei Tan, Shuai Huang, Junfan Lu, Longtan Yu

“…Apoptosis rate was positively correlated with the dose of HYG, and the expressions of hTERT and Bcl-2 protein were significantly decreased with the prolonged duration of action. Under the effect of HYG, dose was negatively correlated with osteosarcoma cell survival fraction; osteosarcoma cell survival fraction was positively correlated with hTERT and Bcl-2 protein; duration of action was negatively correlated with hTERT and Bcl-2 protein; and hTERT and Bcl-2 protein were in a synchronous relationship.…”
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Purchase subsidies for 100% zero-emissions vehicle sales goals: Effectiveness, government cost, and supplier capture by Chandan Bhardwaj, Jonn Axsen

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Characterising educational research on climate change in the climate emergency era (2017–2024) by Marta Segade Vázquez, Antonio García Vinuesa, Ana Rodríguez Groba, Júlio J. Conde

“…Recent national and international statements have put the state of the climate in a new paradigm, that of a climate emergency demanding urgent action. In this context, contributions from educational research are essential to inform educational policies and practices. …”
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Elevation of natural vulnerability in the karst aquifers (case study: karst aquifers of Sheshpier and Borgan, Fars province) by Mehdi kashefi, mojgan entezari, maryam Jafari Aghdam

“…The results of this study show the efficiency of the proposed methods by Cast Action 620 to detect and protection of groundwater resources from vulnerabilities and natural pollution.…”
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Metabolic profiles and potential antioxidant mechanisms of hawk tea by Sixia Jiang, Hong Zhang, Ya Song, Mingji Xiao, Hao Hu, Shirui Yu, Feng Xie

“…However, the metabolic profiles, potential antioxidant components, and action mechanisms of different types of hawk tea are still unclear. …”
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Identification and characterization of antibacterial peptides produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 1407 by Silpa Sajan, Rupachandra Saravanan

“…Results: Antibacterial activity and mode of action of peptides isolated from L. plantarum 1407 against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria have been studied. …”
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