The Effects of Precrack Angle on the Strength and Failure Characteristics of Sandstone under Uniaxial Compression by Shuai Zhang, Jinhai Xu, Liang Chen, Hideki Shimada, Mingwei Zhang, Haiyang He

“…For the specimens containing a single precrack, their crack numbers increased approximately in a one-step or two-step stair pattern with increasing axial strain; whereas for the specimens containing three cracks, their crack numbers all showed a multistep growth trend. …”
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Mechanical response of elevated bridge piles to adjacent deep excavation by Ping Zhao, Youqiang Qiu, Zhanqi Wang, Panpan Guo

“…The numerically calculated results agree well with the measured data, which verifies the established numerical model. …”
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Investigation of Complex Characteristics of Waterjet Propulsion Device with Intake Grid by Can Luo, Shuaihao Lei, Chuan Wang, Li Cheng, Chenzhi Xia, Di Zhang, Qiang Guo

“…The intake grid installation results in thrust reduction, the progress of velocity-weighted average angle, and the regress of axial velocity uniformity. The performance of waterjet propulsion device is complex and evaluated by the hydraulic performance index (HPI), thrust performance index (TPI), and characteristic of flow pattern index (CFPI). …”
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Analysis of Resistivity Anisotropy of Loaded Coal Samples by Xiangchun Li, Zhenxing An, Qi Zhang, Xiaolong Chen, Xinwei Ye, Suye Jia

“…Loading coal resistivity anisotropy degree is a dynamic change trend; the load increases anisotropy significantly under axial pressure, and the degree of anisotropy has a higher discreteness under confining pressure. …”
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Study on rock damage mechanics in the sustainable development of the red sandstone area in China: Taking Zhongjiang County as an example by Ailin Li, Wenwu Zhong, Cong Yu, Xin Zhang, Tao Li, Zheng Fei

“…The results show that when the axial stress of red sandstone shows a V-shaped evolution phenomenon and the acoustic emission ringing count enters a relatively quiet period, it indicates that the red sandstone will undergo instability failure. …”
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Influences of Dual Air-Swirler Angles on Swirling Injection and Combustion of Kerosene-Air at a Supercritical Pressure by Danyang Wang, Danyang Wang, Dongxin Huang, Jianguo Xu, Hua Meng, Hua Meng

“…The precessing vortex core (PVC) is generated by the inner air swirling injection, and detailed analyses reveal that the PVC frequency is controlled mainly by the inner swirl number and the maximum axial velocity from the inner injector. The outer air swirler makes significant impact on the central recirculation structure and turbulent combustion inside the combustion chamber and weakly influences the PVC frequency. …”
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Repensar a esfera pública política a partir das Câmaras de Eco: conceitos e questões metodológicas by Sérgio Rodrigo da Silva Ferreira

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HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Dementia as the Initial Manifestation of HIV/AIDS by Natalia Wuliji, Matthew J. Mandell, Jason M. Lunt, Adam Merando

“…HIV-VM causes progressive spastic paraparesis, sensory ataxia, and autonomic dysfunction. It is a progressive myelopathy that shares features with subacute combined degeneration seen in vitamin B12 deficiency as well as other neurological diseases and can occur synchronously with HIV-associated dementia (HAD). …”
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Electrodeposition of rhenium from chloride melts: Electrochemical nature, structure and applied aspects by Vinogradov-Zhabrov O.N., Minchenko L.M., Esina N.O., Pankratov A.A.

“…Continuous layers had axial growth textures. The crystallographic direction of the textures is due to electrolysis conditions, such as concentration of oxygen-containing impurities, temperature, melt composition and cathodic current density. …”
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Accuracy and Uncertainty Analysis of PSBT Benchmark Exercises Using a Subchannel Code MATRA by Dae-Hyun Hwang, Seong-Jin Kim, Kyong-Won Seo, Hyuk Kwon

“…The steady-state DNB benchmark data with uniform and nonuniform axial power shapes were evaluated by employing various DNB prediction models: EPRI bundle CHF correlation, AECL-IPPE 1995 CHF lookup table, and representative mechanistic DNB models such as a sublayer dryout model and a bubble crowding model. …”
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Restoration of Central Programmed Movement Pattern by Temporal Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Training in Patients with Spinal Cerebellar Atrophy by Ying-Zu Huang, Yao-Shun Chang, Miao-Ju Hsu, Alice M. K. Wong, Ya-Ju Chang

“…Since peripheral electrical stimulation (ES) and motor training may modulate motor cortical excitability through plasticity mechanisms, we aimed to investigate whether temporal ES-assisted movement training could influence premovement cortical excitability and alleviate hypermetria in patients with spinal cerebellar ataxia (SCA). The EMG of the agonist extensor carpi radialis muscle and antagonist flexor carpi radialis muscle, premovement motor evoked potentials (MEPs) of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, and the constant and variable errors of movements were assessed before and after 4 weeks of ES-assisted fast goal-directed wrist extension training in the training group and of general health education in the control group. …”
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Reinforced Soft Soil by CSV with/without Polypropylene fibres: Experimental and Numerical analysis. by Anouar Souadeuk, Zeineddine Boudaoud

“…Moreover, the less amount of soft soil on CSV materials the better for deviatoric stress, axial strain, the effective cohesion, the effective friction angle and modulus of elasticity E50. …”
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Experimental Study on Sedimentary Rock’s Dynamic Characteristics under Creep State Using a New Type of Testing Equipment by Wanpeng Huang, Wenbin Xing, Shaojie Chen, Yang Liu, Kai Wu

“…When the static stress reached up to ~85% of the rock’s ultimate strength and the axial strain reached up to 80% of the ultimate failure strain, the rock became sensitive to impact load. …”
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Tendencias y dificultades para el uso de las TIC en educación superior by José Eduardo Padilla-Beltrán, Paula Lizette Vega-Rojas, Diego Armando Rincón-Caballero

“…Por ello, a través de la revisión documental de diferentes textos científicos en clave hermenéutica, se utilizan procedimientos de codificación axial y abierta que pretenden comprender, desde una perspectiva reflexiva, la importancia de una pedagogía flexible, sistémica y basada en los aportes de un docente con consciencia histórica que permita superar obstáculos en el proceso de educación virtual o semi-presencial. …”
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Experimental Study on Seepage Anisotropy of a Hexagonal Columnar Jointed Rock Mass by Yanxin He, Zhende Zhu, Wenbin Lu, Yuan Tian, Xinghua Xie, Sijing Wang

“…In this study, model samples consisting of material similar to the columnar jointed rock mass with different inclination angles (0°–90°) were prepared and laboratory triaxial seepage tests were performed to study the seepage characteristics of the columnar jointed rock mass under maximum axial principal stress. The experimental results showed that the similar material model samples of columnar jointed rock mass showed obvious seepage anisotropy. …”
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Application of BPNN Optimized by Fireworks Algorithm on Structural Bearing Capacity Analysis of Transmission Tower under Icing Conditions by Jian Guo, Wu Guo

“…Through the analysis and calculation of the measured data of the transmission tower in a certain area, and the comparative study with the traditional BPNN and the BPNN optimized by other common algorithms, the analysis and calculation results of the FWA-BPNN model used in this paper are closer to the actual value, the multiple indicators are more superior, and the model is more stable, which can realize the rapid and accurate analysis of the axial stress of tower members and maximum displacement between member nodes of the transmission tower under the icing condition.…”
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Long-Term Outcome of Vitrectomy with Suitable Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling and Air Tamponade for Highly Myopic Foveoschisis-Associated Lamellar Macular Hole by Jia-lin Wang, Yan-ling Wang

“…The mean ± standard deviation values of patient age, axial length, and follow-up duration were 67.82 ± 6.54 years, 29.21 ± 1.95 mm, and 24.27 ± 8.11 months, respectively. …”
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Dynamic Kine Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Whiplash Patients and in Age- and Sex-Matched Controls by Karl-August Lindgren, Jyrki A Kettunen, Markku Paatelma, Raija HM Mikkonen

“…An oblique coronal T2- and proton density-weighted sequence and a balanced fast field echo axial sequence were used. The movements between C0–C2 and the signal from the alar ligaments were analyzed. …”
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Structural design, accuracy analysis, and mechanical calibration of a small two-component docking mechanism for large loads in space by Jule Zhang, Junjie Li, Chong Zhao, Ke Wang, Congmin Lv

“…Finally, the impact of axial and radial docking conditions in orbit was analyzed to verify that the loading requirements were satisfied. …”
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Study on compaction characteristics and mechanical model of dry crushing filling material under lateral confinement condition by Youlin Xu, Shaokang Wu, Zhisong Chen, Xukun Wu, Jitao Zhang, Bing Xiao

“…The evolution of acoustic emission signals and energy-time curve during waste rock confined axial compression synchronizes with the compaction process. …”
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