Influence of surface roughness of thermal barrier coating on the cooling performance of a film-cooled turbine vane by Xiaoyu Song, Feng Liu, Yan Yan, Wen Wang, Yaning Wang, Wei Sun, Jiahuan Cui

“…Utilizing the method of conjugate heat transfer (CHT) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), we employed the SST k-ω two-equation turbulence model to conduct numerical simulations of the film cooling process. …”
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Dependence of the yield in late-generation lines on the spike productivity in original segregating populations of spring bread wheat by S. B. Lepekhov

“…An ascertained possibility of culling segregating populations on the basis on their yield or grain weight per spike as a character closely correlated with yield can increase the efficiency of breeding practice with spring bread wheat. …”
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Nomes de domínio e propriedade intelectual: reflexões sobre resolução de controvérsias a partir da Análise Econômica do Direito by Carla Frade de Paula Castro, Davi Antonio Araújo Silva, Gabriel Araújo Souto, Nayara F. Macedo de Medeiros Albrecht

“…Este artigo analisa, sob a perspectiva da Análise Econômica do Direito, a eficiência do Sistema Administrativo de Conflitos de Internet (SACI-Adm), contrastando-a com a do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ). Notou-se uma clara preferência pelo primeiro, com 297 decisões, as quais repetem o viés pró-reclamante verificado no sistema da ICANN. …”
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The Traffic Capacity Variation of Urban Road Network due to the Policy of Unblocking Community by Xin Feng, Yue Zhang, Shuo Qian, Liming Sun

“…The empirical data show that the overall traffic capacity of the open community is improved by at least 11.3%. Finally, it can be concluded that a significant increase in the global traffic capacity of complex urban road networks means that the losses caused by traffic congestion will be reduced. …”
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RenalSegNet: automated segmentation of renal tumor, veins, and arteries in contrast-enhanced CT scans by Rashid Khan, Chao Chen, Asim Zaman, Jiayi Wu, Haixing Mai, Liyilei Su, Yan Kang, Bingding Huang

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Exploring body mass index and gender-based self-esteem differences in Saudi Arabia by Maaidah Algamdi

“…In females, the negative link is larger for education (−0.273) and highly impactful (p-value <0.001) in comparison to men (Estimate = −0.157, p-value <0.001). Higher education levels are associated with a lower BMI (p-value = 0.018). …”
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Combined effect of healthy lifestyles and obesity on cardiometabolic risks in Chinese rural adults by Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Chunlei Han

“…The prevalence of obesity defined by BMI and WC was 17.1% and 38.1%, respectively. Compared with participants with obesity who met 0–1 healthy factor, those with obesity who met 4–5 healthy factors have a lower risk of hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 0.41; 95% confidence intervals [95%CI], 0.29–0.58) and dyslipidemia (OR, 0.49; 95%CI, 0.35–0.68) except hyperglycemia (OR, 0.87; 95%CI, 0.53–1.43). …”
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The Refining Capability of Palm Shell Activated Carbon for Waste Cooking Oil by Maria Ulfah, Chrisatya Nugraha Tamanampo, Sunardi Sunardi

“…Purification of used cooking oil using PKSAC-AC260 and DAC was able to increase the color brightness of waste cooking oil (∆E) by 5.44 and 4.53, reduce the free fatty acid content of waste cooking oil from 1.47% to 0.79% and 0.61%, reduce the peroxide value of waste cooking oil from 163.47 meq/kg to 116.40 meq/kg and 98.82 meq/kg, and increase the saponification value of waste cooking oil from 155.22 mg/g to 180.48 mg/g and 184.48 mg/g, respectively. …”
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Study of the Intrinsic Factors Determining the Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a High-Strength Titanium Alloy by Huan Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Ping Guo, Fei Qiang, Lei Zhang, Zhongli Qiao, Shewei Xin

“…The resistance to near-threshold fatigue crack growth and its correlation with the microstructure of the Ti-5Al-3Mo-3V-2Zr-2Cr-1Nb-1Fe alloy were investigated. <i>K</i>-decreasing fatigue crack propagation rate tests were conducted on compact tension samples (ASTM standard) with a stress ratio R of 0.1 and a frequency of 15 HZ in a laboratory atmosphere. …”
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Prospects of employing modern European cultivars of spring bread wheat in the breeding for powdery mildew resistance in the Northwestern region of Russia by T. V. Lebedeva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Of the 150 cultivars, resistance at the seedling stage was shown by 12,7%, and at the adult stage by 20,1%. The cultivars ‘Dacke’, ‘SW Estrad’, ‘Sparrow’ and ‘Aranka’ were resistant in all phases of plant growth. …”
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Influence of millet varieties on fertilizer application rates and plant spacing in Sudan savanna by Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Mannir Isah Kerau

“…During the two trial years, a noteworthy yield value was also observed for the grain yield (77.32 and 73.43g), total yield per hectare (1978 and 1725.43 kg/ha), harvest index (41.80 and 43.31), and biological yield (187.64 and 189.69) from 50cm plant spacing. …”
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Mechanism and Optimized Process Conditions of Forming One-Dimensional ZnO Nanorods with Al-Doping by Electrodeposition Method by Jianlin Chen, Yu Zhang, Wei Qiu, Shu Chen, Chang Liu, Zhuoyin Peng, Jian Chen

“…They exhibited good electrical conductivity with a sheet resistance of 68-167Ω/square and appropriate visible light transmittance of 61-82%. …”
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Proximate, Mineral Contents and Physicochemical Properties of <i>Chrysophyllum Albidum</i> (African Star Apple) Kernel Flour and Oil by S.S. Audu, C.I. Beetseh, D.U. Edward-Ekpu, A.A. Ewuga

“…The results from the Mineral Analysis showed the kernel has 0.01 mg/g of copper, 0.01 mg/g of Iron, 37.50 mg/g of phosphorus, 57.37 mg/g of calcium and 0.44 mg/g magnesium. …”
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Research on blood donation and supply of red blood cell products to medical institutions under the spread of COVID-19 disease in Japan by Tomohide Mishiba, Shinji Takeoka

“…Due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infectious disease (COVID-19), blood donation events had to be cancelled, and there were concerns about a decrease in the number of blood donors from late February 2020 in Japan. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Short (6 mm) and Longer Implants Placed Side by Side in Posterior Partially Edentulous Area: A 3-Year Observational Study by Masahiro Shimogishi, Sawako Kawakami, Noriko Tachikawa

“…Within the limits of this study, it can be concluded that 6 mm short implants in a posterior edentulous region showed excellent results compared with conventional implants.…”
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Extent of Surgery and Implications of Transection Margin Status after Resection of IPMNs by Marina Paini, Stefano Crippa, Filippo Scopelliti, Andrea Baldoni, Alberto Manzoni, Giulio Belfiori, Stefano Partelli, Massimo Falconi

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TEACHING PRACTICAL RESEARCH FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; AN IN-DEPTH STUDY by Marlyn D. Lucas, Hernando L. Bernal Jr, Mark P. Lucas

“…This study investigated the key areas in the interconnected teaching strategies employed to grade 12 students of which are most and least helpful in coming up with a good research output and what suggestions can be given to improve areas that are least useful. …”
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Diversity of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean, Vicia faba L. in Assiut Governorate, Northern Upper Egypt by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Asmaa H. Mahmoud

“…The Survey of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean crop registered 44 insect species (21 pests, 4 parasitoids, 11 predators, and 8 pollinators and visitors) belonging to 9 orders and 27 families. The most common pest species were green leafhopper, Empoasca decipiens (42.28%), followed by bean fly, Ophiomyia phaseoli (17.16%); American serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (16.45%); sugar beet fly, Pegomya mixta (9.20%); campyloma bug, Campylomma sp. (7.61%); and bean seed fly, Delia sp. (3.17%). …”
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次生阔叶林冬季鸟类混合群生态位的相互关系 by 曹长雷 邓秋香 王海涛 由玉岩

“…结果表明:冬季鸟类集群行为有3种类型,混合群是集群行为的主体,其大小在2～187之间波动(<i>x</i>^-=32.03,<i>SD</i>±29.895,<i>n</i>=75)。…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Pterygium: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yi Sun, Bowen Zhang, Xiuhua Jia, Shiqi Ling, Juan Deng

“…Overall, the pooled estimate showed a statistically significant effect of bevacizumab on the reduction of recurrence (RR 0.74, 95% CI 0.56–0.97, P=0.03). Subgroup analyses presented significant results beneficial to bevacizumab (primary pterygium group, RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.33–0.83, P=0.006; conjunctival autograft group, RR 0.48, 95% CI 0.25–0.91, P=0.02; and follow-up longer than 12 months group, RR 0.36, 95% CI 0.13–0.99, P=0.05). …”
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