Study on Epoxy Resin-Modified Asphalt Binders with Improved Low-Temperature Performance by Zhiqi Luo, Tao Liu, Yintan Wu, Hongwei Yuan, Guoping Qian, Xiantao Meng, Jun Cai

“…Compared with the control sample, the two ERMABs have basically the same rheological properties at medium temperature, but slightly worse high-temperature performance and fatigue resistance. …”
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Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Mohammad Abdul Baki, Naser Ahmed Bhouiyan, Md. Saiful Islam, Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam, Shibananda Shil, Md. Muzammel Hossain

“…Freshwater ecosystem degradation in the Turag River basin is increasing due to rising human settlement, reduced water flow during the dry season, new large land development projects, and toxic emissions caused by brick kilns. The population of river dolphins was estimated through surveys carried out from December 2012 to November 2013. …”
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Soft Power: Political Use of A Scientific Concept by M. V. Kharkevich

“…US under Obama have basically refuted the concept, having changed it for analytically meaningless "smart power". …”
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Assessment Method for Early Fatigue Failure of Crankshaft Based on Dispersion of Impact Energy by LI Xiangzhe, LIANG Gang, ZHENG Xiaomei, XU Congcong, XU Jinquan

“…For the same grade of alloy, the median values of strength and fatigue life can be basically the same, but the dispersion can be significantly different, which must be determined by sufficient sampling tests. …”
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Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Kesiapan Perawat Klinisi Dalam Implementasi Evidence-Base Practice by Titan Ligita, Winarianti, Riduan Novaris

“…The result has shown that nurses’ knowledge on the concept of evidence-based practice was considerably low. Furthermore, they basically had not enough preparations in terms of knowledge and habit in conducting research and reading research findings where these components are very important in supporting the implementation of evidence. …”
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Improved Real-Time Traffic Obstacle Detection and Classification Method Applied in Intelligent and Connected Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Environment by Luyao Du, Xiongjie Chen, Zhonghui Pei, Donghua Zhang, Bo Liu, Wei Chen

“…In addition, the improved YOLOv4-tiny model has a detection speed of 22.5928 fps on NVIDIA TX2, which can basically realize the real-time detection of traffic obstacles.…”
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Assistive devices: Regaining mobility in myositis by Samira Davalbhakta, Akshay Oswal, Sanat Phatak

“…The common types of ADs include those improving mobility such as wheelchairs and walkers, positioning devices such as standing frames, custom-made devices (orthotics) such as fitted shoes and braces, and daily living devices. In inflammatory myositis, ADs are of utility in combating weakness, improving mobility, preventing and treating contractures, preventing falls, and assisting in daily chores. …”
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Detecting and Preventing Sybil Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Message Authentication and Passing Method by Udaya Suriya Raj Kumar Dhamodharan, Rajamani Vayanaperumal

“…Discerning the Sybil attack, sinkhole, and wormhole attack while multicasting is a tremendous job in wireless sensor network. Basically a Sybil attack means a node which pretends its identity to other nodes. …”
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A Survey of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes—Part II: Control Methods by Daisuke Takahashi, Yang Xiao, Fei Hu

“…Along with several mathematical models, researchers develop autonomous systems whether they involve medical devices or not to compensate metabolic disorders and these autonomous systems employ their own control methods. Basically, in insulin-dependent diabetes therapies, control methods are classified into three categories: open-loop, closed-loop, and partially closed-loop controls. …”
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Evaluation the Effects of Different Silica Coating Methods and Silane Types on the Bond Strength Between Polyamide and Polymethylmethacrylate by Atilla Evcin, Özer İşisağ

“…Each main group was further divided into two subgroups based on the type of silane used: Bisco Porcelain Primer (BPP) and Clearfil Primer Plus (CPP) (n=9). …”
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Smelting separation behaviors and mechanisms of high-alumina rich-manganese ore obtained from metallic reduction and magnetic separation by Gao L.-H., Liu Z.-G., Chu M.-S.

“…The rational smelting separation parameters for high-alumina rich-manganese ore included the FC/O of 1.1, the smelting temperature of 1550°C, the smelting time of 60 min, and the basicity of 0.7. The smelting separation of high-alumina rich-manganese ore was achieved successfully. …”
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„Mira circa nos” — kanonizacja Franciszka czy Zakonu? by Tomasz Czajka

“…Pozwalają one nie tylko poznać sylwetkę Asyżanina, ale odnosząc się również do założonej przez niego wspólnoty Braci Mniejszych, wytyczają jej ściśle określony kierunek działalności w Kościele. …”
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ENSEMBLE MUSIC AS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE RESOURCE. ONLINE SEMINAR REVIEW by Valentina L. Boiko, Svetlana A. Mitasova, Sergey G. Chaikin

“…The purpose of the topic under discussion is to show the complex and many-sided character of music ensemble, starting from its philosophic basics and going to performance analysis of specific musical pieces. …”
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Performance of a Large-Scale Excavation by Bottom-Up Technique in Hangzhou Soft Clay by Ri-qing Xu, Yi-hong Zhu, Pan Ding

“…Zone A adopted temporary diagonal bracing, and the control effect of deformation was poor; it was cancelled and changed to rapid excavation and thicker cushion in Zones B, C, and D. …”
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Tensile Failure Mechanism of Antiseepage System for Slope with Solid Waste Underground Landfill by Liu Fei, Zhongxi Jiang

“…The theoretical slope normal stress and membrane pull-up force are basically consistent with the numerical calculation results, which indicates that the theory is universally applicable to tackle the tensile failure of the antiseepage membrane in the solid waste landfill system.…”
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Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties and Seepage Laws of Raw Coal under Variable Loading and Unloading Rates by Kangwu Feng, Kequan Wang, Dongming Zhang, Yushun Yang

“…In the stage of axial stress loading and confining pressure unloading, the evolution law of deformation and permeability parameters is basically consistent with the change in loading and unloading rate.…”
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A ceramic microbridge microfluidic chip to study osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in bioactive ceramic immune microenvironment by Sheng Ye, Quanle Cao, Panxianzhi Ni, Shuting Xiong, Meng Zhong, Tun Yuan, Jing Shan, Jie Liang, Yujiang Fan, Xingdong Zhang

“…The computational biomimetic model and microfluidic chip findings were basically consistent with the reported results of the animal experiments. …”
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Meso-mechanics simulation analysis of microwave-assisted mineral liberation by Qin Like, Dai Jun, Yuan Liqun

“…However, irradiation time and energy consumption are basically unchanged when the microwave power density is above a certain threshold. …”
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Ecological Treatment and Resource Utilization of Wastewater from a Chicken Transfer Station by Rongwei Xiong, Xiufang Gao, Jinquan Huang, Yilin Mao, Peihua Jiang, Li Jiang

“…Results show that the relevant indicators basically meet the regulatory requirements at that time. …”
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Robust Wiener filter‐based time gating method for detection of shallowly buried objects by Ali Gharamohammadi, Fereidoon Behnia, Arash Shokouhmand, George Shaker

“…Moreover, it is demonstrated that Wiener filtering can be used as a clutter removal tool in UWB signal applications. Basically, the problem with time gating method is that the length of the timing window for unknown targets cannot be determined accurately in advance. …”
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