Geohazard features of the Gulf of Taranto by Silvia Ceramicola, Maria Rosaria Senatore, Andrea Cova, Agostino Meo, Edy Forlin, Salvatore Critelli, Nora Markezic, Massimo Zecchin, Dario Civile, Alessandro Bosman, Oliviero Candoni, Daniele Casalbore, Marianne Coste, Diego Cotterle, Michele Deponte, Rocco Dominici, Lorenzo Facchin, Emiliano Gordini, Eleonora Morelli, Francesco Muto, Daniel Praeg, Roberto Romeo, Francesco Latino Chiocci

“…Our findings indicate that the most significant marine geohazards identified are (i) the headwall of the shelf-indenting retrogressive canyon near Cirò Marina, situated close to the harbour, (ii) multiple landslide scarps on the steep slopes of intra-slope basins, along with buried stacked debris flow deposits at their base, indicating repeated mass movements, (iii) large-scale landslide scarps eroding the Apulian slopes (some controlled by faults). …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Pore Size on Spontaneous Imbibition Recovery in Oil-Wet Reservoirs by Ming Yue, Bingbing Li, Qiang Chen, Jidong Gao, Weiyao Zhu, Zhiyong Song

“…In addition, the majority of the detained residual oil clusters not only cut off the continuity of formation brine but also increased the imbibition flow resistance, accelerating the imbibition to balance. …”
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hsa_circWDR37_016 Regulates Hypoxia-Induced Proliferation of Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells by Shan-Shan Li, Shuang Liang, Yao Long, Xu Chen, Xin Jin

“…Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis validated that exposure to hypoxia markedly increased the circWDR37 level in cultured human PASMCs. As evidenced by flow cytometry, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation, wound healing, and Tunel assay, silencing of endogenous circWDR37 attenuated proliferation and cell-cycle progression in hypoxia-exposed human PASMCs in vitro. …”
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Numerical simulation and application of argon blowing from tundish cover for bloom continuous casting by Wu C.-H., Li Y., Liu Y-D., Xie X., Wu G.-R., Zhang M.

“…The results indicate that the best conditions for ABTC are to install the argon pipes on either side of the tundish cover holes, seal the baking holes, and keep the stopper rod holes open. The argon flow rate should be ≥120 m3/h during the period of empty tundish and ≥60 m3/h during the period of normal casting. …”
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Task-Driven Computing Offloading and Resource Allocation Scheme for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Under Cloud–Shore–Ship Collaboration Framework by Supu Xiu, Ying Zhang, Hualong Chen, Yuanqiao Wen, Changshi Xiao

“…Due to the increasing number of MASS and asymmetrical distribution of traffic flows, the transportation management must design an efficient cloud–shore–ship collaboration framework and smart resource allocation strategy to improve the performance of the traffic network and provide high-quality applications to the ships. …”
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Dialysis Service in the Embattled Tigray Region of Ethiopia: A Call to Action by Ephrem Berhe, Will Ross, Hale Teka, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Lewis Wall

“…Rapid assessment from the data available at Ayder Hospital’s haemodialysis unit registry, 2015–2021, shows that enrollment of patients in the haemodialysis service has plummeted since the war broke out. Patient flow has decreased by 37.3% from the previous yearly average. …”
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Energy Optimal Configuration Strategy of Distributed Photovoltaic Power System for Multi-Level Distribution Network by Yanmin Wang, Hanqing Zhang, Weiqi Zhang, Song Han, Yuzhuo Yang

“…This study delves into the influence of two key factors, the integration location and penetration rate of PV systems, on the distribution and flow of energy and the steady-state performance of multi-level distribution networks. …”
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Higher Education of Latin America in the Trajectory of International Student Mobility by E. G. Ermolieva

“…Additionally,  the  opportunities and difficulties of this bi-regional partnership in the higher education sphere at the present time are analyzed.Despite  the  fact  that  the  Latin  American  region  lies  somewhat  away  from  the  main  routes  of global interuniversity exchange, it is gradually increasing its share in the flow of mobile students by active participation in triangle formats. …”
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Degraded products generated by iron stent inhibit the vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by downregulating AP-1 by Jiabing Huang, Bingjian Liu, Chunguang Zhao, Jing Li, Dongxu Qiu

“…In this study, co-culture experiments and flow cytometer assays were performed to qualitatively investigate the effects of iron stent degradation on VSMCs. …”
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Space and Time Resolved Detection of Platelet Activation and von Willebrand Factor Conformational Changes in Deep Suspensions by Jacopo Biasetti, Kaushik Sampath, Angel Cortez, Alaleh Azhir, Assaf A. Gilad, Thomas S. Kickler, Tobias Obser, Zaverio M. Ruggeri, Joseph Katz

“…A positive correlation between the mean number of platelets detected per image and the percentage of activated platelets determined through flow cytometry is obtained, validating the technique. …”
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Five Points Towards an Architecture In-Formation by Stavros Kousoulas, Dulmini Perera

“…To this end, we approach cybernetics as the study of the production, consumption and flow of information, an account that has little to do with digital logics, unless one wants to pursue that special case. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Decontamination of Airborne Fission Products during In-Vessel Release Phase by Containment Spray by Khurram Mehboob

“…The numerical results showed that 450 μm–850 μm droplet with 9.5 pH and higher or the alkaline (Na2S2O3) solution with 0.2 m3/s–0.35 m3/s flow rate is optimal for effective scrubbing of in-containment fission products. …”
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Process Improvement for Error Records in a Financial Institution with the Analysis of Simulation on Using Value Stream Mapping by İbrahim Yel, Orhan Engin

“…Then, based on the information obtained from the current situation, approval flow of the error records is simulated with the Arena simulation program. …”
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Investigation of Rheological Behavior of Low Pressure Injection Molded Stainless Steel Feedstocks by Muhammad Aslam, Faiz Ahmad, Puteri Sri Melor Binti Megat Yusoff, Khurram Altaf, Mohd Afian Omar, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, M. Rafi Raza

“…The main idea consists in development of various formulations by varying 316L SS powder contents in feedstocks and evaluating the temperature sensitivity of feedstock via flow behavior index and activation energy. For this purpose, the irregular shape, spherical shape, and combination of both shapes and sizes (bimodal approach) of 316L SS powders are compounded with wax based composite binder. …”
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Driving-Related Cognitive Abilities Prediction Based on Transformer’s Multimodal Fusion Framework by Yifan Li, Bo Liu, Wenli Zhang

“…With the increasing complexity of urban roads and rising traffic flow, traffic safety has become a critical societal concern. …”
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Heteronuclear Fe-Mn Cyclopentadienyl Complexes Supported on Boehmite. Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics of their Decomposition by A.I. Rustamova, R.M. Muradxanov, S.N. Osmanova, F.K. Pashayeva, A.N. Mammadov, D.B. Tagiyev, E.H. Ismailov

“… Boehmite samples with compounds of the composition (C5H5)2FeMnX2(μ-CO)n, where X=Cl, Br and n=1.2, precipitated at room temperature from tetrahydrofuran solutions and then heated in an air flow up to 873 K were obtained and characterized using X-ray diffractometry, infrared Fourier spectroscopy, electron magnetic resonance and temperature-programmed desorption methods. …”
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Metrics for code obfuscation based on symbolic execution and N-scope complexity by Yuqiang XIAO, Yunfei GUO, Yawen WANG

“…Code obfuscation has been well developed as mitigated endogenous security technology, to effectively resist MATE attacks (e.g.reverse engineering).And it also has important value for the reasonable metrics of code obfuscation effect.Since symbolic execution is widely used in anti-obfuscation attacks, metrics for code obfuscation resilience can refer to the efforts of generating input test set for executing all program paths.However, some adversarial techniques could reduce the symbol execution efficiency significantly based on the nested structure of the program and increase the error of the resilience reference.To solve the above problems, a metrics for code obfuscation was proposed based on symbolic execution and N-scope complexity.The obfuscation resilience was defined with symbolic execution time and obfuscation potency was defined based on the proposed N-scope complexity for better robustness in measuring the resilience of multi-nested structure programs.Furthermore, the correlation analysis of obfuscation effect was proposed and the effect was quantified by symbolic execution and control flow diagram extraction of programs.Over 4000 obfuscated programs from 3 open-sourced assemblies were evaluated with proposed metrics in the experiment, which indicated the generalization performance and practicality of the metrics.And an example of this metrics application was presented in a simulated obfuscation scenario which provided references of obfuscation technology metrics and obfuscation configuration for obfuscation users.…”
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Temperature Effect on Stability of Tunnel Face Under Unsaturated Seepage Condition by Yi Xie, Hong Liao, De Zhou

“…These models are subsequently incorporated into the stability assessment of tunnel faces in unsaturated soils under steady-state flow conditions. A three-dimensional logarithmic spiral model is utilized to ascertain the unsupported pressure on tunnel faces, with the safety factor (FS) being calculated through an iterative methodology. …”
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A Novel Excavation and Construction Method for an Extra-Long Underwater Tunnel in Soft Soils by Jian Wu, Zhifang Zhou, Wenjun Xia, Haixiao Wang, Zhongqiang Fang

“…The most distinctive advantage of this method is that the excavation did not cut off the normal flow of the lake water and the shipping routes, with low environmental impact. …”
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Design and Detection Performance of Metal Contaminant Sensor with Triple Coil Structure by Changzhi Gu, Zuo Zhang, Shaoxuan Zhang, Hongliang Zhao, Shukui Hu, Wenbo Zhang, Chenzhao Bai, Hongpeng Zhang, Chenyong Wang

“…When the sensor detects metal particles in the oil, the ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic particles flowing through the sensor produce magnetization and eddy current effects, resulting in variable inductive signals that complete the detection of metal particles. …”
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