Solving of the problem of heating process of prismatic alloys and slugs in regime of contraflow by Ju. S. Postolnik, V. I. Timoshpolskij, O. A. Chernyj, D. N. Andrianov, V. L. Shcherbakov

“…For the first time in the theory of counterflow heat exchange there is solved the problem of heating of the two-dimensional prismatic slug at its heating by convention current. There are studied the regularities of dynamics of the (gas) and metal heat carrier temperatures depending on different parameters.…”
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A Brief Observational History of the Black-Hole Spacetimes by Wolfgang Kundt

“…In this year (2015), black holes (BHs) celebrate their 100th birthday, if their birth is taken to be triggered by a handwritten letter from Martin Schwarzschild to Albert Einstein, in connection with his newly found spherically symmetric vacuum solution.…”
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Les projets éducatifs territoriaux au coeur de l’animation en Guyane et aux Antilles françaises by Christian Cécile

“…Les sociétés françaises d’Amérique (Guyane, Martinique, Guadeloupe) présentent depuis des décennies des contextes socio-économiques et environnementaux fragilisés. …”
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An Information-Based Classification of Elementary Cellular Automata by Enrico Borriello, Sara Imari Walker

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Experimental Study on Bond-Slip Behavior between H-Shaped Steel and Gypsum Cover in SGFCG by Tao Sun, Kejian Ma, Zhihua Chen, Jin Chen, Yuhao Zhu

“…Both gypsum cover thickness and steel-gypsum connected length have evident influence on the bond strength, while the effect of gypsum compression strength is not obvious. …”
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Thermodynamic Formulations of Excess and Absolute Values of Adsorption on Solid Surfaces: A Comparison of One- and Two-Phase Approaches by H. Wittkopf, P. Bräuer

“…The generally used methods of thermodynamic adsorption analysis are summarized in two basic concepts: the two-phase approach (which is an adequate picture of volume phase thermodynamics in adsorption) and the one-phase approach (which uses excess values for the thermodynamic description of adsorption). …”
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Terminal Sliding-Mode Control of Uncertain Robotic Manipulator System with Predefined Convergence Time by Yang Wang, Mingshu Chen, Yu Song

“…(ii) Compared with the conventional PTC algorithm, the proposed modified PTC algorithm can reduce the initial control peaking and enhance the precision of convergence time. …”
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Fluorophore signal detection and imaging enhancement in high refractive index nanowire biosensors by Nicklas Anttu

“…There, waveguiding in the nanowire beats the limitations set by the depth of view in conventional microscopy, enabling the use of a long nanowire to enhance the binding-area for fluorophores. …”
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Radical Reactions in the Gas Phase: Recent Development and Application in Biomolecules by Yang Gao, Jiexun Bu, Zhou Peng, Biwei Yang

“…The majority of the molecules discussed in this review see limited fragmentation from conventional CID, and the gas phase radical reactions open up completely new dissociation channels for these molecules and therefore yield high fidelity confirmation of the structures of the target molecules. …”
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Seeds of Zizyphus lotus: In Vivo Healing Properties of the Vegetable Oil by C. Rais, C. Slimani, M. Benidir, L. Elhanafi, I. Zeouk, F. Errachidi, L. El Ghadraoui, S. Louahlia

“…The value of the peroxide index of Zizyphus lotus vegetable oil is less than 10 which characterizes the most of conventional oils. Furthermore, the spectral analysis by gas chromatography has shown the presence of 53 majority and minority molecules. …”
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Stability and Bifurcation Analysis of a Delayed Leslie-Gower Predator-Prey System with Nonmonotonic Functional Response by Jiao Jiang, Yongli Song

“…Two limit cycles enclosing an equilibrium, one limit cycle enclosing three equilibria and different types of heteroclinic orbits such as connecting two equilibria and connecting a limit cycle and an equilibrium are also found by using analytic and numerical methods.…”
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Economic Results of Winter Wheat and Winter Rye Production in Organic Farms – a Case Study by Marcin Żekało

“…For detailed comparison of the economic results the methodology of calculating gross margin was used. When compared to conventional farms, the winter wheat and winter rye production results were weaker in organic farms, and a lower yield of grain was demonstrated. …”
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Output Tracking via Adaptive Backstepping Higher Order Integral Sliding Mode for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems by M. Pervaiz, Q. Khan, A. I. Bhatti, S. A. Malik

“…The authors propose a new tracking control design strategy for uncertain non-linear systems which are convertible to Semi-Strict Feedback Form (SSFF). The system in SSFF is first converted into new variables via existing adaptive backstepping control techniques. …”
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Reflexões sobre a pesquisa com grupos focais nas ciências sociais e humanas: a questão da quantidade de participantes, proveniência e local de organização by Ricardo Fernandes Pátaro, Geiva Carolina Calsa

“…Although important, such conventions may lead to a tacit understanding that there would be an ideal way to work with focus groups. …”
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Yoḥannǝs IV and the Patriarchate of Alexandria: Obtaining Four Coptic Bishops while Ceding Nothing on Jerusalem Issue (1876–1882) by Stéphane Ancel

“… This article connects two events that occurred in 1881: the arrival of four Coptic bishops in Ethiopia and the attempt by the Copts to remodel the Dayr al-Sulṭān monastery in Jerusalem. …”
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Translation of hardness numbers in testing of surface‑hardened steel products by A. L. Valko, S. P. Rudenko, S. G. Sandomirski

“…From a Vickers hardness reading of 62.3 HRC using a 4.903 N indenter, the hardness is converted to 294.2 N and the hardness is converted to HRC using the ASTM E 140-07 formula. …”
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A Stochastic Wavelet Finite Element Method for 1D and 2D Structures Analysis by Xingwu Zhang, Xuefeng Chen, Zhibo Yang, Bing Li, Zhengjia He

“…A stochastic finite element method based on B-spline wavelet on the interval (BSWI-SFEM) is presented for static analysis of 1D and 2D structures in this paper. Instead of conventional polynomial interpolation, the scaling functions of BSWI are employed to construct the displacement field. …”
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A Miniaturized 4 : 1 Unequal Wilkinson Power Divider Using Artificial Transmission Lines and Double-Sided Parallel-Strip Lines by Wen Huang, Wei Ruan, Fei Tan

“…The fabricated 4 : 1 unequal power divider has good operational performance and occupies 55.3 mm×37.8 mm, which is only about 40% of area compared to a conventional one at 0.9 GHz.…”
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An Improved Shock Factor to Evaluate the Shock Environment of Small-Sized Structures Subjected to Underwater Explosion by Wenzheng Zhang, Weikang Jiang

“…Shock factor is conventionally used to assess the effect of an underwater explosion on a target. …”
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Experimentally Determined Solute Mixing under Laminar and Transitional Flows at Junctions in Water Distribution Systems by Yu Shao, Lei Zhao, Y. Jeffrey Yang, Tuqiao Zhang, Miaomiao Ye

“…For double-Tee junctions, the dimensionless connecting pipe length plays a more important role than the Reynolds number ratios of outflows and average Reynolds number on mixing because a longer connecting pipe length gives more mixing space and time for the water flow mixing.…”
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