A Comprehensive Investigation on the Influence of Zeolite, Pumice, and Limestone Powder on the Characteristics of Eco-Friendly Calcium Aluminate Cement Mixes by A. R. Rasekhi Sahneh, M. A. Dashti Rahmatabadi, H. Madani, H. Dehghan Manshadi

“…At the age of 90 days, the rapid chloride migration coefficient for the optimal mixture of Z40 (containing 40% zeolite) was reduced by about 93%, and the electrical resistance was increased by about 70% in comparison to the age of 28 days; however, at the same ages, for the plain mixture, the rapid chloride migration coefficient was increased by about 74%, and the electrical resistance was decreased by about 60%. …”
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Insufficient gene expression and lost gene regulatory network may underlie the mechanism of Hirschsprung Disease in 5p–syndrome by Yizhao Luan, Peng Li, Yuanyuan Luo, Hong Zhang, Xiaochun Zhu, Yan Zhang, Aihua Yin, Qiang Wu, Chengwei Chai

“…On the other hand, integrating gene regulatory relationship estimated from single cell chromatin accessibility omics of enteric neurons, we found that the 5p deletion regions contained key cis-regulatory regions for HSCR-related gene GDNF. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Hybridized Natural Fiber Reinforced Penta-Layered Hybrid Polymer Composite by Manjunathan Karthick, M. Meikandan, S. Kaliappan, M. Karthick, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, S. Raja, L. Natrayan, Prabhu Paramasivam

“…Stress and strain were linear in the load versus deflection curves, and all of the samples failed quickly, it is observed that the sample containing a higher or considerable number of bamboo fiber layers exhibited increased strain and toughness. …”
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Seismic Fragility Assessment of an Isolated Multipylon Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Shaking Table Tests by Yutao Pang

“…The cable-stayed bridge contains three pylons and one side pier. The outcomes of the comprehensive shaking table tests carried out on cable-stayed bridge have been utilized to derive fragility curves based on a systemic approach.…”
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Developing a Travel Time Estimation Method of Freeway Based on Floating Car Using Random Forests by Juan Cheng, Gen Li, Xianhua Chen

“…Compared with the BP (Back Propagation) neural network model and the quadratic polynomial regression model, the proposed Random Forests model is more accurate, and the variables contained in the model are more abundant.…”
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Boron Deficiency in Palms by Timothy K. Broschat

“…This revised 5-page fact sheet contains many illustrations to aid in diagnosis and management recommendations. …”
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Identification of biomarkers for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus with metabolic associated fatty liver disease by bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation by Guiling Wu, Guiling Wu, Sihui Wu, Sihui Wu, Tian Xiong, Tian Xiong, Tian Xiong, You Yao, You Yao, Yu Qiu, Yu Qiu, Yu Qiu, Liheng Meng, Cuihong Chen, Xi Yang, Xi Yang, Xi Yang, Xinghuan Liang, Yingfen Qin

“…PPI analysis revealed two important modules of T2DM-related pathogenic genes in MAFLD, which contained 49 nodes, suggesting their involvement in cell interaction, inflammation, and other processes. …”
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Temozolomide as Second or Third Line Treatment of Patients with Neuroendocrine Carcinomas by Ingrid H. Olsen, Jens B. Sørensen, Birgitte Federspiel, Andreas Kjaer, Carsten P. Hansen, Ulrich Knigge, Seppo W. Langer

“…Analysis of consecutive patients with neuroendocrine carcinomas (Ki-67 proliferation index >20%) and performance status 0–2 treated with temozolomide 200 mg/sqm orally days 1–5 every 28 days after at least one previous platin-containing chemotherapy regimen. Results. Twenty-eight eligible patients received a median of 3 courses. …”
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Positive models of suffering and psychiatry by Ahmed Samei Huda

“…In the positive model, suffering can contain an important message of needed change, indicate a response to a psychosocial predicament or be a route to spiritual enlightenment. …”
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Antenna Array Design in MIMO Radar Using NSK Polynomial Factorization Algorithm by Shuainan Gu, Ke Li, Xiukun Ren, Na-e Zheng

“…In addition, an algorithm based on Newton-Schubert-Kronecker (NSK) polynomial factorization is proposed. The algorithm contains three steps. First, linear factors are extracted by extended Vieta theorem. …”
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Assessing costs and constraints of forest residue disposal by pile burning by Jake Barker, Jake Barker, Jimmy Voorhis, Sinéad M. Crotty

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History, status and genetic characteristics of native cattle breeds from the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. K. Khamzina, A. A. Yurchenko, N. S. Yudin, P. Sh. Ibragimov, Y. S. Ussenbekov, D. M. Larkin

“…The Alatau breed has a composite structure, containing components of the Brown Swiss, Braunvieh, Kalmyk, and Holstein breeds. …”
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Investigating the effect of optimal addition of Inconel 718 machining swarfs on the wear behavior of gray cast iron by Mehdi Ranjbar, Seyed Hossein Razavi, Zahra-Sadat Seyedraoufi, Yazdan Shajari

“…Furthermore, the composite samples containing 3 wt% and 5 wt% of swarf achieved hardness values of 211 HB and 250 HB, respectively. …”
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Microwave-assisted selective leaching behavior of calcium from Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) slag with ammonium chloride solution by Zhang X., Ma G., Tong Z., Xue Z.

“…The Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) slag can be potentially used in the indirect aqueous CO2 sequestration process due to the fact that it contains large amounts of basic oxides. In this study, microwave-assisted selective leaching of calcium from BOF slag with ammonium chloride solution has been investigated in order to improve the extraction efficiency of calcium ion, and reduce leaching time and the contents of impurity ions in the leachate. …”
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Florida 4-H Food Challenge: Team Captain Guide by Geralyn Sachs

“… This guide will assist adults who are coaching teams to prepare for the Florida 4-H Food Challenge. It contains contest guidelines, suggested resources, scoresheets, and worksheet.   …”
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4-H Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workbook by John Pipoly, Angelina Toomey, Sarah Hensley, Esen Momol, Jennifer W. Marvin, Kelly Perez

“…This curriculum targets youth in grades 6 to 8 (ages 10 to 14) and contains both in-classroom and home activities that allow youth to understand and engage the world around them, thereby helping them gain life skills in the areas of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. …”
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Metallocene Polyolefins Reinforced by Low-Entanglement UHMWPE through Interfacial Entanglements by Xin Tang, Jinheng Xing, Xiang Yan, Chunlin Ye, Letian Zhang, Yu Zhang, Baoqiang Shu, Jingshan Mu, Wei Li, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang

“…In contrast, regarding polyethylene and elastomer containing ethylene segments, low-entanglement UHMWPE plays a better role in reinforcement. …”
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Improving mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of Al-Cu-Mg matrix composites by GNPs and sc additions by Li Yuan, Fengguo Liu, Chun Wu, Changsheng Lou

“…Abstract To enhance the mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of Al-Cu-Mg-based composites, aluminum matrix composites containing scandium (Sc) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were fabricated by means of stepwise ball milling, vacuum hot pressing sintering, and hot rolling techniques. …”
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Die Erinnerung an die Sächsische Schweiz in den Reisetagebüchern der Schwester Florentyna und Symforoza Krzyżanowska by Katarzyna Król

“…This is evidenced, for instance, by various travel accounts, among which it is worth mentioning the travel diaries of two young girls—sisters Florentyna and Symforoza Krzyżanowska, which remain in manuscripts to this day. These notes contain fragments devoted to their trip to Saxon Switzerland in September 1829, which provided them with many unforgettable experiences. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Roadbeds in Seasonally Frozen Regions by Yuzhi Zhang, Jianghui Bei, Pei Li, Xiaojie Liang

“…The results demonstrate that the increase of water content in the roadbed’s central line mainly appears in soil layers at depths less than 1.2 m and most ice-containing soil layers are at depths less than 0.6 m. …”
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