Corrosion of a chimney liner operated for 130,000 hours by Gwoździk M.

“…The tests were carried out for a coal-fired boiler heating a single-family house with a floor area of 220 m2. The tests concerned the chimney lining (structure and surface layer - produced oxides/deposits), hard coal (eco-pea coal) and furnace ash. …”
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Behavior of a Multi-Story Steel Structure with Eccentric X-Brace by Abdulkhalik J. Abdulridha

“…Eccentric X-braces reduced lateral stiffness, allowing more significant floor movement. Eccentric and diagonal braces offer less lateral rigidity than concentrically braced frames due to their flexibility. …”
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An Investigation into Major Sheep Diseases and Management Practices in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Tadesse Birhanu, Tesfaye Debelu, Said Muhammed, Fikiru Getachew

“…The design of houses was medium (34.5%) which were bedded using sand floor (79.8%) and grass (5.75%), but the drainage system of the house was poorly designed (46.8%) in highlands. …”
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Analytical Simulation of 3D Wind-Induced Vibrations of Rectangular Tall Buildings in Time Domain by Iván F Huergo, Hugo Hernández-Barrios, Roberto Gómez-Martíne

“…Based on a three‐dimensional model with two translational and one torsional degree of freedom for each floor, the proposed vertical decay constants were validated by comparing the elastic response between frequency domain and time domain approaches. …”
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Hip Abduction Strength: Relationship to Trunk and Lower Extremity Motion During A Single-Leg Step-Down Task in Professional Baseball Players by M. Christopher Zipser, Hillary A Plummer, Nathan Kindstrand, Johnathan C Sum, Bernard Li, Lori A Michener

“…Video cameras captured the SLSD, with participants standing on one leg while lowering their contralateral heel to touchdown on the floor from a 0.203m (8in.) step. Trunk lean, trunk flexion, pelvic drop, knee valgus, and hip flexion were measured using Dartfish at heel touchdown. …”
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Schools’ toilets quality and its relation to urinary tract problems in pupils of primary schools in Hilla city by Russul Hamed Jawad, Abdul Razzaq Alsalman

“…Similar significant differences were reported regarding the presence of stool/urine on the floor, smell of toilet, lighting of toilet, and availability of soap. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of the Isolates from Stethoscope, Thermometer, and Inanimate Surfaces of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwe... by Teshale Worku, Dejene Derseh, Abera Kumalo

“…A total of 201 swab samples were taken, and most bacteria were recovered from thermometer and floor consisting of 21.6% S. aureus, 19.3% CoNS, 15.9% E. coli, 14.8% Klebsiella species, 11.4% P. aeruginosa, 10.2% Proteus species, and 6.8% Serratia species. …”
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Differences in Thigh Muscle Activation Between Standing and Landing Exercises for Knee Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation by Jesper Bencke, Mark Strøm, Derek J. Curtis, Thomas Bandholm, Mette K. Zebis

“…Single-leg stance, single-leg squat and single-leg landing were performed on the floor and two different balance devices imposing various levels of challenge to postural control. …”
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Influence of Corn (Zea mays L.) Cultivar Development on Grain Nutrient Concentration by Carla Fernanda Ferreira, Antônio Carlos Vargas Motta, Stephen A. Prior, Carlos Bruno Reissman, Nicolas Z. dos Santos, Juarez Gabardo

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Prevalence of Poultry Coccidiosis and Associated Risk Factors in Intensive Farming System of Gondar Town, Ethiopia by Anteneh Wondimu, Ermias Mesfin, Yehualashet Bayu

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to April 2019 in Gondar town, Ethiopia, with the objectives to determine the prevalence of coccidiosis and to assess the associated risk factors. …”
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Obstetric Correlates of Maternal Falls in Southern Nigeria by Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke, Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi, Adeola Olabisi Awoleke, Adefunke Christianah Omoyajowo

“…More than half of the reported falls occurred while engaging in household chores and carrying child/object with compromised visibility of the feet and floor. Uterine contractions/abdominal pain was the commonest; 29 (76.3%), obstetric event attributed to the falls. …”
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Simulation Analysis of Air Distribution in the Public Area of Single-Span Arch-Shaped Underground Station under the Centralized Air Return Mode by FENG Rao, LUO Yanping, LI Bijia, HU Zilin

“…［Objective］ Due to the relatively high floor height and the special structural form of arched top plates, the single-span arch-shaped underground station poses higher requirements for decoration. …”
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Modelling pre-Hispanic settlement patterns in Alto de Toche, Colombia by César Augusto Velandia, Daniel Ramírez, Jhony Carvajal, David Bejarano

“…Data were projected crossing field-data photogrammetry with GIS spatial analysis; this resulted in a terrain model that reconstructs a geoarchaeological landscape composed of massive systems of tambos. …”
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Recent Development of Fibrous Hydrogels: Properties, Applications and Perspectives by Wen Luo, Liujiao Ren, Bin Hu, Huali Zhang, Zhe Yang, Lin Jin, Di Zhang

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A Supporting Design Method When Longwall FaceStrides across and Passes through a Roadway by Weidong Pan, Xinyuan Li, YiWei Li, Xiaobin Li, Qing Qiao, Haoran Gong

“…And the maximum subsidence (SAR section side) of face floor is 0.16 m, which is small enough to ensure normal production. …”
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Impaired mobility drives disability in psoriatic arthritis – An observational study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort (KPsAC) by Vineeta Shobha, Chanakya Kodishala, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanad, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikramraj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivas, J Ramya, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, Harshini, Mahendranath

“…Analyzing the individual questions of I-HAQ, squatting in the toilet or sitting cross-legged on the floor (r = 0.78), walking 3 km (r = 0.77), and climbing a flight of stairs (r = 0.74) correlated maximally to the total I-HAQ. …”
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A Comparison of CPR on a Hard Surface Compared to CPR on a Mattress by Kara Stout, Lee Doernte, Riley Phipps

“…Methods: A randomized cross-over study involving 34 trained participants assessed CPR quality and rescuer physiological responses on two surfaces: a hard floor and a hospital mattress. …”
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Reduced retinal microvascular density in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: A pilot study by Sakshi Shiromani, Ahmed AlBadri, Aaron Lindeke-Myers, Arielle Schwartz, Nishant Vatsa, Esha Dave, Fauzia Rashid, Nieraj Jain, Puja K. Mehta

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Evolution laws and control technology of near and far stress field in hard roof mining roadway by Jie HE, Peng CHENG, Le WU, JunPing FAN

“…The maximum convergence of the roof and floor in the 15119 return airway, associated with the hydraulic fracturing of the new scheme, is 460 mm, and the maximum rib convergence is 430 mm, resulting in a 26.1% reduction in cross-sectional shrinkage rate. …”
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In-hospital costs of diabetic foot infection at a national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia by Fitrianingsih, Rani Sauriasari, Em Yunir, Agusdini Banun Saptaningsih

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