Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics by A. Carpinteri, S. Puzzi

“…The presented examples will be concerned with the snap-back instabilities in the structural behaviour of composite structures (Carpinteri [4-6]), the occurrence of fractal patterns and self-similarity in material damage and deformation of heterogeneous materials, and the apparent scaling on the nominal mechanical properties of disordered materials (Carpinteri [7,8]). …”
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Teknoloji Toplumunda Kaygı by Tufan Çötok

“…Teknolojik nesnelerinin çokluğu,gerçeklik algımızı deforme eder.Buna karşılık, teknolojininyarattığı kaygıyı yaşamdan fazla bir şey haline getirmemek bir teknolojikbilinç ile mümkün olabilir. …”
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Experimental evaluation of CTOD in constant amplitude fatigue crack growth from crack tip displacement fields by J.M. Vasco-Olmo, F.A. Diaz, F.V. Antunes, M.N. James

“…The plastic CTOD was found to be directly related to the plastic deformation at the crack tip. Moreover, a linear relationship between da/dN and the plastic CTOD for both tests was observed. …”
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Algorithm for diagnosing insulation of power transformers by acoustic method in conditions of temperature changes by A. A. Kuznetsov, V. V. Kharlamov, M. A. Volchanina

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Influence of false lumen status on systemic inflammatory response triggered by acute aortic dissection by Naoyuki Kimura, Yojiro Machii, Daijiro Hori, Makiko Mieno, Naoki Eguchi, Manabu Shiraishi, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Kenji Matsumoto, Masashi Tanaka

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Cognition, physical function and life purpose in the rural elderly population: a systematic review by Hércules Lázaro Morais Campos, Elisa De Leon, Ingred Merllin de Souza, Anna Quialheiro, Elizabete Regina de Oliveira

“…There is a lack of information and data in the literature on how people age in rural areas around the world. …”
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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in five US jurisdictions: Comparison of Delta and Omicron variants. by Julia M Baker, Jasmine Y Nakayama, Michelle O'Hegarty, Andrea McGowan, Richard A Teran, Stephen M Bart, Lynn E Sosa, Jessica Brockmeyer, Kayla English, Katie Mosack, Sanjib Bhattacharyya, Manjeet Khubbar, Nicole R Yerkes, Brooke Campos, Alina Paegle, John McGee, Robert Herrera, Marcia Pearlowitz, Thelonious W Williams, Hannah L Kirking, Jacqueline E Tate

“…Comparing household transmission rates by SARS-CoV-2 variant may provide relevant information about current risks and prevention strategies. …”
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A mixed methods exploration of self-presentation, authenticity, and role model function on Instagram: perspectives from female influencers in Germany by Daniel Zimmermann, Colleen Schneider, Kai Kaspar

“…The survey included demographic information, open-ended questions, established and self-developed rating scales, and a social desirability assessment to examine the BFFIs' perceptions of their goals, self-presentation, and role model function. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of the Academic Quality of Open-Access Mega Journals and Authoritative Journals: Disruptive Innovation Evaluation by Yuyan Jiang, Xue-li Liu, Liyun Wang

“…MethodsIn this study, the journal information, literature data, and open citation relationship data were sourced from Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Web of Science (WoS), InCites, and the OpenCitations Index of PubMed Open PMID-to-PMID citations (POCI). …”
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Defecation Site Preferences and Spatial Ecological Segregation of Forest Musk Deer and Siberian Roe Deer in North China by Yixin Li, Luyao Hai, Pengfei Luo, Wangshan Zheng, Xuelin Jin, Jiangcheng Liu, Haiyan Wang, Defu Hu

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Attempt to save Friendship, or What the Liberator of Prague Did in Czechoslovakia in May 1968 by I. A. Permyakov, S. G. Antonenko

“…In August 2018, at the initiative of the Prague 6 City Council, metal “information plates” were installed on the pedestal of the monument to Marshal Konev, where among other things it was stated that “In 1968, he personally backed the intelligence surveillance preceding the invasion of the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact into Czechoslovakia". …”
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6G: The Intelligent Network of Everything by Harri Pennanen, Tuomo Hanninen, Oskari Tervo, Antti Tolli, Matti Latva-Aho

“…This article serves as a comprehensive guide to 6G by providing an overall vision, a contemporary survey of the main literature, and an informative tutorial-type presentation style. In our vision, 6G will be based on three fundamental elements: wireless, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Everything. …”
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Roofing Highways With Solar Panels Substantially Reduces Carbon Emissions and Traffic Losses by Hou Jiang, Ning Lu, Jun Qin, Ling Yao, Xu Lian, Jijiang He, Tang Liu, Chenghu Zhou

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If Music is Ongoing Experience, What Might Music Theory Be? . A Suggestion from the Drastic by Christopher F. Hasty

“…If we take experience as essentially predetermined by the musical work or, in cognitivist information processing terms, by rule-governed mechanisms for manipulating internal representations (be these rules syntactic or semantic) we shall not be able to account for the creativity of music and the production of novel meaning. …”
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An automated adaptive trading system for enhanced performance of emerging market portfolios by Cristiana Tudor, Robert Sova

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The a criminal’s identity as an element of forensic characteristics of causing negligent serious or moderate bodily harm by K. M. Penzieva

“…The following criminologically significant features inherent in the person of the criminal have been analyzed, such as demographic data, moral qualities, psychological features; a set of psychophysical properties and qualities, motivational attitudes, emotional and rational spheres of human consciousness; social and legal data, natural and biological information about a person; socio-demographic properties, psychological qualities, biological features; social, biological, psychological and other characteristics. …”
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Use of Minimal Residual Disease Status to Reduce Uncertainty in Estimating Long-term Survival Outcomes for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients by Naomi van Hest, Peter Morten, Keith Stubbs, Nicola Trevor

“…Cox-proportional hazard ratios from external sources and CASSIOPEIA informed the relationship for OS between MRD-positive and MRD-negative, and between patients receiving BTd and daratumumab plus BTd, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Saudi society’s attitudes towards implementing food polices of determining meal sizes and calories in food establishments by Zahra M Alhelal, Suzan H Tami

“…Females, low-income participants and those with a high school diploma or less were more supportive, knowledgeable and informed about the initiative. The results of this study may contribute as a guide to implementing the initiative. …”
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Methodological insights into intervention and outcomes in randomised controlled trials of herbal medicine for obesity: a scoping review by Janice Sue Wen Chan, Mei Siu Lau, Siti Hajar Muhamad Rosli, Siti Khadijah Mustapha Kamal, Wan Nurul Nadia Wan Seman, Nurul Hidayah Ali, Terence Yew Chin Tan, Ida Farah Ahmad, Puspawathy Krishnan, Marisa Khatijah Borhan, Ami Fazlin Syed Mohamed, Xin Yi Lim

“…Objectives: This scoping review aimed to gather information from herbal medicine anti-obesity randomised controlled trials (RCTs), analyse the methodologies and assess their alignment with international guidelines. …”
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InsectChange: Comment by Gaume, Laurence, Desquilbet, Marion

“…Therefore, in its current state, this database enables the study of neither the temporal trends of insects worldwide nor their drivers. The supplementary information accompanying our paper presents in detail each problem identified and makes numerous suggestions that can be used as a basis for improvement.…”
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