Method for Increasing of Lens Gluing Technological Process Efficiency and a Reliable Evaluation of Output Controlled Parameters by R. V. Fiodоrtsev, E. A. Metelskaya, V. A. Marchik, A. V. Kuznetsov, A. E. Makarevich

“…The purpose of the research was to improve the accuracy and productivity of the technological process of lenses gluing by improving the optical system of the control and measuring device and automating the operation of lenses optical axes combining by introducing an electronic reference system and mechanisms for micro-movements of optical parts.A technique is proposed for centering of two and three-component optical blocks by an autocollimation flare which provides a matching accuracy of less than 0.5 μm. …”
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Measurement of dynamic characteristics of a steel-spring floating slab track and a monolithic roadbed track in a subway tunnel by Yongjian Zhou, Guan Xu, Tao Sheng, Hu Jiang, Chao Jin

“…Therefore, the floating slab effectively blocked vertical and transverse energy transmissions. …”
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Suppression of Aedes aegypti may not affect sympatric Aedes albopictus populations: findings from two years of entomological surveillance in Singapore by Wei Jian Wong, Cheong Huat Tan, Matthew Gregory Verkaik, Lee Ching Ng, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Chee-Seng Chong

“…Using nationally representative and longitudinal Aedes surveillance data, we show (1) no consistent association of increase in Ae. albopictus abundance with Ae. aegypti population suppression within Wolbachia-Aedes release sites, and (2) no significant change in the vertical spatial distribution of Ae. albopictus in high-rise residential apartment blocks even after two years of Ae. aegypti suppression. …”
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Intrinsic constraint on T c for unconventional superconductivity by Qiong Qin, Yi-feng Yang

“…For a square lattice model with nearest-neighbour pairing, we find a plaquette state formed of weakly-connected 2 × 2 blocks for sufficiently large pairing interaction. …”
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Bio-Based Packaging Materials from Post-Consumer Cotton Textiles by Md. Nura Alam Shiddique, Khairul Islam, Tarikul Islam, Md. Dulal Hosen, Md. Azharul Islam, Md Imranul Islam, M Mahbubul Bashar, Gajanan Bhat

“…The lower air permeability was observed in the coated paper due to TPU film blocking the free spaces of the paper. The TPU-coated paper exhibited a weight loss of 48.1%–59.8% after 90 days, whereas the uncoated paper was 100% decomposed after 60 days. …”
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Study on Combined Energy Absorption Support for Rockburst Disaster Control in Tunnelling by Liang Kuang, Gang Wang, Wenge Qiu, Lun Gong, Zhiqiang Feng, Tianhui Ma

“…In order to better realize the rockburst disaster control mechanism and approach, the rockburst response of concrete blocks with different energy absorption levels under different energy storage conditions was observed and analyzed by loading tests. …”
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In Vivo Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Mouse Lungs: A Biomarker of Inflammation by Matthew J. Hardwick, Ming-Kai Chen, Kwamena Baidoo, Martin G. Pomper, Tomás R. Guilarte

“…The specificity of the PBR response was determined using a blocking dose of nonradioactive PK11195 given 30 min prior to radiotracer injection. …”
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Efficacy And Safety Of Low Dose Tofacitinib As Induction Therapy In Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Pilot Study by Sadia Ahmed, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Kamran, Misbah Noureen, Iqra Ashraf, Javeria Khan

“…Tofacitinib, an orally administered micromolecule, blocks the Janus kinase (JAK) signal transducer pathway, thereby reducing mucosal inflammation. …”
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UV and Visible Light-Induced Photocatalytic Efficiency of Polyaniline/Titanium Dioxide Heterostructures by Yongqiang Fu, Marcin Janczarek

“…It has been observed that the presence of polyaniline adversely affects the photocatalytic properties, as the polyaniline layer covering the titania surface can shield the UV light transmission by blocking the contact between the TiO₂ surface and organic molecules. …”
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Old residual mortar as a quality indicator of recycled brick aggregate by Md Roknuzzaman, NHM Kamrujjaman Serker, Md Mahabub Rahman

“…The process involves collecting and crushing discarded concrete blocks from seven sources to create recycled brick aggregates. …”

Experimental Investigations on Static, Dynamic, and Morphological Characteristics of Bamboo Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Composites by N. Santhosh, B. A. Praveena, H. V. Srikanth, Santosh Angadi, Amaresh Gunge, M. Rudra Naik, G. Shankar, K. Ramesha, G. Ravichandran

“…Among the polymers, polyesters are long chain molecules made up of atoms arranged in various ways with other elements to form the basic building blocks of a polymeric chain. Polyester is being increasingly employed in today’s industrial products due to its inherent advantages. …”
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Effect of Nonthermal Plasma on Shear Bond Strength of Translucent Zirconia in Layering Ceramic by Dorsa Seyedi, Sara Valizadeh, Safoura Ghodsi, Kimia Salimi, Faezeh Atri

“…In this experimental study, 42 square blocks of zirconia were prepared and randomly divided into three groups (n = 14) according to the applying surface treatment: (1) the control group (without any surface treatment), (2) the plasma-treated group with argon nonthermal plasma, and (3) the air abrasion group with 50 µm Al2O3 particles. …”
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Characterization of Origin and Evolution of Formation Water in Buried Hill of Jizhong Depression, China, Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Geochemical Data by Fei Li, Jianhui Zeng

“…Buried hill reservoir in Jizhong Depression is mainly distributed in hydrodynamic blocking and discharge area; therefore the two regions can be the favorable areas for petroleum migration.…”
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Health system readiness to deliver integrated noncommunicable disease and antenatal care in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam by Téa E. Collins, Svetlana Akselrod, Anshu Banerjee, Aliina Altymysheva, Mekhri Shoismatuloeva, Pham Thi Quynh Nga, Daria Berlina, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, Flaminia Ortenzi, Josephine Exley, Luke N Allen

“…Our analysis used the WHO health systems building blocks framework to structure inquiry and synthesis across key areas such as service delivery, workforce, and governance. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Emission Events in Supporting Roadways under Different Dynamic Loads by Wenzheng Shang, Zhigang Liu, Jianbo Yuan, Wuchao You, Shuai Han, Lei Yu, Shihua Zhang

“…The larger the dynamic load intensity and the closer to the dynamic load source, the more concentrated the AE events. The roadway has a blocking effect on the transmission of the dynamic load stress waves. …”
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Expression of CD68+ Tumor associated macrophages in relation to β-catenin in carcinoma stomach by Nikhil Sharma, Ranjita Panigrahi, Prita Pradhan, Sabyasachi Parida, Saroj R. Sahoo

“…Designs and Settings: Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) blocks from gastrectomy specimens of proven gastric adenocarcinoma were prospectively and retrospectively were studied over a period of two years. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.A. Nerush

“…Possible resolution strategies include: confrontation (attacks, creating conditions for defeat) or avoidance (blocking, exclusion from the group), and the involvement of external arbitration. …”

DCTnet: a double-channel transformer network for peach disease detection using UAVs by Jie Zhang, Dailin Li, Xiaoping Shi, Fengxian Wang, Linwei Li, Yibin Chen

“…First, an Adaptive Dual-Channel Affine Transformer (ADCT) is developed to efficiently capture key information in images of diseased peaches by integrating features across spatial and channel dimensions within blocks. Next, a Robust Gated Feed Forward Network (RGFN) is constructed to extend the receptive field of the model by improving its context aggregation capabilities. …”
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Dynamic Automated Search of Shunting Routes within Mesoscopic Rail-Traffic Simulators by Antonin Kavička, Pavel Krýže

“…The dynamic calculation of each specific track route for a train or a group of railway vehicles considers both the total train set length and the current railway infrastructure occupancy, including blocked parts of the infrastructure due to intervention of the interlocking system. …”
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The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol suppresses porcine deltacoronavirus via lipophagy inhibition and mTORC1 modulation by Jia-lu Zhang, Xue-fei Wang, Jia-lin Li, Cong Duan, Jiu-feng Wang

“…Moreover, 25HC inhibited TFEB (transcription factor-EB) expression, blocked its translocation into the nucleus and reversed Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) activity, which in turn hindered lipophagy and PDCoV replication. …”
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