Analysis of Bearing Capacity and Seismic Performance of Circular RC Columns Strengthened with Externally Wrapped Steel Plates by Chunli Zhou, Xiaowei Li, Dongbo Wang, Shunxiang Xia

“…The results showed that the bearing capacity of the normal section of the RC column after strengthening was about 80% higher than that before strengthening, and the results of FEM software were in accord with the calculation results of theoretical formula to some degree. …”
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Noncompliance with Ocular Hypertensive Treatment in Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma among the Arab Population in Israel: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Muhannad Masoud, Adi Sharabi-Nov, Joseph Pikkel

“…Items included information about age, gender, number of prescribed drugs, and multiple reasons for noncompliance with drug therapy. …”
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GUIDELINES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE FUTURE PROTECTED AREA LIVANJSKO POLJE by Danijela Madžar, Veronika Vlašić

“…The contribution of the paper is also the wider application of knowledge about the principles of modern protected area management in accordance with the imperative of sustainable development and the assessment of resource use.…”
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Demands and Material Flow of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Indonesia by Evtriyandani, Warmadewanthi IDAA, Pratama Jeesica Hermayanti, Sekuła Paulina Magdalena

“…From this research, the consumption of PET in Indonesia is about 1 million tons annually. The bottled water industry is the major consuming of around 300,000 tonnes annually. …”
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Assessment of Formalin-Fixed Bovine Larynx Asymmetry Using Geometric Morphometry by Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, Pere M. Parés-Casanova, Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Néstor Ismael Monroy-Ochoa

“…The vibrations of the larynx produce the voice. Little is known about morphology and the size of cattle larynx. The aim of the study was to quantify the shape asymmetry of the larynx in calves obtained postmortem using a geometric morphometric approach. …”
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New Discoveries in Enantiomeric Separation of Racemic Tofisopam by Miklós Hunor Bosits, Emese Pálovics, János Madarász, Elemér Fogassy

“…Resolution efficiency can be also increased by using the quasi-racemic resolving agent and thermodynamic control. Purification of enantiomeric mixtures was examined, and recrystallization of the diastereomeric salt was found to be the most efficient solution. …”
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Development and Performance Verification of a Motorized Prosthetic Leg for Stair Walking by Kiwon Park, Hyoung-Jong Ahn, Kwang-Hee Lee, Chul-Hee Lee

“…The results from this study about powered transfemoral prosthesis might help amputees in their rehabilitation process. …”
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Entre Paris et les Tropiques, le rôle inattendu des Instituts Pasteur dans la naissance de la psychologie animale pendant la période coloniale by Marion Thomas

“…This article shows how the Pastorian bacteriologist Albert Calmette played a pivotal role in the emergence of animal psychology by providing the psychologists with apes, both in the colonies and the metropole. …”
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Predictors of anemia among infants at the age of one year attending health centers in the West Bank/Palestine: a retrospective study by Malakeh Z. Malak, Anas Shehadeh, Ahmad Ayed, Eman Alshawish

“…There are limited studies in Palestine about anemia among infants. Thus, this study aimed to address this gap. …”
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Molecular surface descriptors to predict antibody developability: sensitivity to parameters, structure models, and conformational sampling by Eliott Park, Saeed Izadi

“…Averaging the descriptor values over conformational distributions from molecular dynamics mitigates the systematic shifts and improves the consistency across different structure prediction methods, albeit with inconsistent improvements in correlations with biophysical data. …”
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THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN THE ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK by A. A. Shirmazanyan

“…The author particularly focuses on instrumental capabilities of a section of VK-user profile form called “Personal views” that includes closed questions about existential and social values. A person can partially present him/her self in the network by selecting a short templated response to each closed question from a narrow range of alternatives. …”
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Rehabilitation of the habitat of modern cities in Syria by A. Aasem, V. N. Tkachev

“…The models of “carpet” building reconstruction and the specifics of the conceptual approach to the use of architecture as a means of preventing migration, preserving the national identity of the image of the city are described.Conclusions. There are concerns about the fate of Syrian cities, the destruction of which threatens to disintegrate the culture of this ancient country, the salvation of which largely depends on a competent architectural strategy for restoring the habitat.…”
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Evaluation of the Supply Process in Public Hospitals: A Qualitative Study by Demet Kavak, Şafak Çınar, Ugur Ugrak, Fırat Seyhan

“…Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the healthcare supply process in public hospitals in a multi-dimensional manner and to reveal the weaknesses and strengths in this process.Method: This qualitative study was conducted among stakeholders with sufficient knowledge and experience about healthcare supply processes in public hospitals. …”
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“With a Little Help from my Friends”: Exploring Pseudo-Social Music Listening Experiences by Scott Bannister, Freya Bailes, Alinka E. Greasley

“…Contemporary research highlights intimate connections between music and social bonding, such that even modern music listening behaviors, including listening when alone, may be social experiences; in some cases, music may behave as a social “agent” with which interpersonal or social experiences can occur for listeners. …”
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Neurochemical Plasticity of the Coeliac-Superior Mesenteric Ganglion Complex Neurons Projecting to the Prepyloric Area of the Porcine Stomach following Hyperacidity by Katarzyna Palus, Jarosław Całka

“…These findings enrich existing knowledge about the participation of these active substances in adaptive mechanism(s) of the sympathetic neurons during pathological processes within the gastrointestinal tract.…”
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Collagen membrane versus platelet rich fibrin membrane in bone graft healing: An experimental study in sheep. by Mahdi O. Abdullah, Ahmed A. Hayder

“…After intramuscular sedation and local anesthesia, eighteen defects were created about 8 mm in diameter and 5 mm in depth in the lower border of mandible. …”
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Delayed Healing of Tooth Extraction Sockets with Ramucirumab Use by Yosuke Iijima, Miki Yamada, Shunsuke Hino, Motohiko Sano, Takahiro Kaneko, Norio Horie

“…Although tooth socket healing was finally achieved, it took about 150 days. Discussion. This case was considered to be delayed healing of dry sockets rather than MRONJ due to ramucirumab. …”
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Grant Activities and Sustainability of Higher Education Institutions: Evidence from Russia by D. A. Endovitsky, V. V. Korotkikh, E. Y. Bubnova

“…Thus, we tested the central hypothesis of the study about the quantile heterogeneity of the sensitivity of university target indicators to the intensity and effectiveness of grant funding. …”
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FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF VEHICLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BAR by XU QiYing, ZHONG ZiFeng

“…And then the horizontal stabilizer bar was strengh analysised by adopting Nastran software, the analysis results show that the maximum stress was 977.6 MPa, it located in the horizontal stabilizer and stabilizer bar bracket and bushing joint position, there was a fatigue injury risk about it. The horizontal stabilizer bar was fatigue life analysised by adopting FEMFAT software, the analysis results showed that the minimum life was 3.37×10~4 times, the weakest place was consistent with the maximum stress position for strength analysis, it was below design requirements. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book A Secular Age by Mahdi Abootalebi Yazdi, Ali Moradkhani, Meysam Sefid Khosh

“…The book The Secular Age is a detail of his views on secularism. Taylor talks about situations in the past where belief in God was pervasive, but things developed in such a way that belief in God became an option among other options. …”
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