Numerical Investigation of Fluid Forces Acting on a Confined Cylinder with Obstacle Subjected to Axial Flow by Guillaume Ricciardi

“…This paper focuses on fluid forces acting on a confined cylinder subjected to axial flow in application to fuel assembly dynamic behavior. …”
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An Integrative lifecycle design approach based on carbon intensity for renewable-battery-consumer energy systems by Aoye Song, Yuekuan Zhou

“…However, the lack of an appropriate approach without considering renewable intermittence and demand stochasticity will lead to capacity oversizing or undersizing. …”
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Talking Local: Florida Consumers’ Food Buying Decisions when Given Local Food Information by Joy N. Rumble, Caroline G. Roper

“… As the fourth of a six-part series about Florida consumers and their perceptions of local food, this EDIS publication focuses on Florida consumers’ purchasing preferences for local food when presented information about where commodities are grown in Florida and the seasonality of Florida-grown products. …”
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Nigeria: A Policy Conundrum and High Stakes for the Future of the African Continent by O.A. Ladimeji

“…Finally, the article discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by the 4IR, with a focus on what a successful policy response would need to include and what might be the necessary pre-conditions for success. …”
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Influence of Boundary Conditions on the Simulation of a Diamond-Type Lattice Structure: A Preliminary Study by Patrick Terriault, Vladimir Brailovski

“…However, a critical aspect to consider is the boundary conditions applied to the external faces of the unit cell. …”
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Finite Element Prediction on Fracture Load of Femur with Osteogenesis Imperfecta under Various Loading Conditions by Soh Bua Chai Wanna, Khairul Salleh Basaruddin, Fauziah Mat, Mohd Hanafi Mat Som, Abdul Razak Sulaiman

“…Ten finite element models of an OI-affected bone were reconstructed from the normal femur with different bowing angles ranging from 7.5 to 30.0°. The boundary conditions were assigned on an OI-affected femoral head under three types of load: medial-lateral impacts, compression-tension, and internal-external torsions, and various loading direction cases that reflect the stance condition. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in imported marine fish species consumed in Ogun state, Nigeria by Adetola Quddus Adebowale, Mary Opeyemi Odubote, Adedapo Samson Adefabi

“…This study emphasizes the crucial need for stricter regulations and consistent monitoring of imported fish to guarantee their safety and consumer well-being in Nigeria.…”
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Fractional Dimensionless Indicator with Random Forest for Bearing Fault Diagnosis under Variable Speed Conditions by Yujing Huang, Zhi Xu, Liang Cao, Hao Hu, Gang Tang

“…Moreover, reliefF selects the sensitive MSFDIs as the input of the RF algorithm to determine the health condition. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by experiments and case studies.…”
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Comparing self reported and physiological sleep quality from consumer devices to depression and neurocognitive performance by Samir Akre, Zachary D. Cohen, Amelia Welborn, Tomislav D. Zbozinek, Brunilda Balliu, Michelle G. Craske, Alex A. T. Bui

“…Using data from 249 participants with medium to severe depression monitored over 13 weeks, sleep quality was assessed via retrospective self-report and physiological measures from consumer smartphones and smartwatches. Correlations between self-reported and physiological sleep measures were generally weak. …”
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VIDEO LECTURE AS A UNIVERSITY TEACHER’S SELF-REPRESENTATION IN THE CONDITIONS ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IMPLEMENTATION by A. A. Kuznetsova, V. B. Nikishina

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On Delay-Range-Dependent Stochastic Stability Conditions of Uncertain Neutral Delay Markovian Jump Systems by Xinghua Liu, Hongsheng Xi

“…Then, by employing some integral inequalities and the nature of convex combination, some less conservative stochastic stability conditions are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities without introducing any free-weighting matrices. …”
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Simulation Strategies for Mixed Traffic Conditions: A Review of Car-Following Models and Simulation Frameworks by Bhargav Naidu Matcha, Satesh Narayana Namasivayam, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, K. C. Ng, Sivakumar Sivanesan, Se Yong Eh Noum

“…Notably, the existence of mixed traffic conditions has been proven to be a significant contributor to road accidents and congestion. …”
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Locating Routing Problem (LRP) of distribution of priority support items to ground forces in war conditions by Milad Abolghasemian, Hamid Bigdeli, Nader Shamami

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Value Premium and Country Risk as Dimensions to Estimate Conditional Returns: a Study of the Brazilian Market by Lilian de Castro Medeiros, Aureliano Angel Bressan

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Additive Consistency and Group Decision-Making Consensus Analysis of Hesitant-Intuitionistic Fuzzy Preference Relations by Xue Feng, Sheng Ling Geng, Yong Ming Li

“…The paper addresses the group decision-making (GDM) problem involving hesitant-intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations (HIFPRs), focusing on additive consistency and group consensus analysis. Firstly, to preserve the original decision information effectively, the consistency improvement algorithm is designed to identify decision information requiring modification and subsequently execute a localized adjustment process. …”
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The condition number associated with ideal lattices from odd prime degree cyclic number fields by de Araujo Robson Ricardo

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Contrast-Based 3D/2D Registration of the Left Atrium: Fast versus Consistent by Matthias Hoffmann, Christopher Kowalewski, Andreas Maier, Klaus Kurzidim, Norbert Strobel, Joachim Hornegger

“…The second computes a contrast agent distribution estimate (CADE) inside the 3D model and rates its consistency with the CA as seen in biplane fluoroscopic images. …”
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What are the barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic conditions reported by women? A systematic review by Dawn Dowding, Rohna Kearney, Lucy Dwyer

“…However, there may be relevant, transferable findings from other literature about barriers to the self-management of other chronic conditions. Therefore, this systematic review aims to identify, appraise and synthesise the findings of published qualitative research exploring the barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic conditions reported by women.Methods and analysis The systematic review will be conducted and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and a guide for the systematic review of qualitative data. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 computer simulation of sterilization via electrical resistance in air conditioning by Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales, Diego Ramos do Nascimento, Cláudio Soriano de Souza Brandão, Rodrigo Gaigher Cezana, Francisco Bruno Souza Oliveira

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Transmission line trip faults under extreme snow and ice conditions: a case study by Guojun Zhang

“…This study delves into the causes and consequences of transmission line trip faults that occur under severe winter conditions, with a focused case study in Inner Mongolia—an area frequently impacted by snow and ice hazards. …”
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