Multiple Parameters Determination Method of Hardening Soil Model Based on Particle Swarm Optimization by Jingfeng Xiao, Qunwei Wang, Qianhui Zhang, Yunpeng Hei, Youliang Zhang

“…The Hardening Soil (HS) model has become widely utilized in the numerical analysis of foundation pits among the several models considered. …”
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Coordinated Design of Power System Stabilizer and Virtual Inertia Control Using Modified Harris Hawk Optimization for Improving Power System Stability by Mohamad Almas Prakasa, Imam Robandi, Alberto Borghetti, Muhammad Ruswandi Djalal, Waseda Himawari

“…Meanwhile, the modified VIC design is proposed to increase the power system stability from the RES sides using virtual inertia emulation with the integration of wind generators, solar photovoltaic units, and energy storage systems. The global parameters of PSS-VIC are determined by calculating the optimal damping ratio which is permitted by grid codes alongside various stability criteria validation. …”
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Coal‐wall spalling prevention mechanism using advance‐grooving pressure relief in the large‐mining‐height working face of a shallow coal seam by Wang Hongwei, Feng Li, Zhao Zhouyan, Li Yanjun, Cao Peipei, Jiao Jianqiang, Jiang Baolin, Liu Yong

“…The main influencing factors are mining load, mining height, and internal friction angle of the coal wall. The method of advanced grooving pressure relief can change the roof structure and coal force mechanism, by cutting off the connection between the coal wall and immediate roof, reducing the height of the coal wall force, effectively controlling the position of the roof cut off break line, reducing the static load effect of the roof on the coal, and transferring the position of the dynamic load response to the depth of the coal wall. …”
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Advanced GPU Techniques for Dynamic Remeshing and Self-Collision Handling in Real-Time Cloth Tearing by Jong-Hyun Kim, Jung Lee

“…Thin-shell materials are utilized in various fields including simulation/animation based on physics, games, surgical simulation, and virtual reality. …”
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Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding? by Robert Lücking, M. Catherine Aime, Barbara Robbertse, Andrew N. Miller, Hiran A. Ariyawansa, Takayuki Aoki, Gianluigi Cardinali, Pedro W. Crous, Irina S. Druzhinina, David M. Geiser, David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, Laszlo Irinyi, Rajesh Jeewon, Peter R. Johnston, Paul M. Kirk, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Wieland Meyer, Maarja Öpik, Vincent Robert, Marc Stadler, Marco Thines, Duong Vu, Andrey M. Yurkov, Ning Zhang, Conrad L. Schoch

“…Compared to plants and animals, fungi have simple body plans with often morphologically and ecologically obscure structures. …”
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“Effect of oral systemic administration of vitamin D on the rate of maxillary canine retraction: A randomized controlled trial” by Davender Kumar, Revathi Mn, Rekha Sharma, Ashuma Sachdeva, Nameksh Raj Bhupali, Ravinder Solanki

“…The canine retraction was initiated using nickel-titanium (NiTi) closed coil springs delivering a force of 100 gm per side and Vitamin D levels were monitored at monthly intervals. …”
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The association of sun-cured tobacco and cigarette use with global cognitive function, verbal fluency and memory in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sec... by Xiaomei Chen, Jie Li, Jia Liu, Xiao Liu, Menghui Deng, Xunhu Dong, Yanni Yang

“…We evaluated the global cognitive function using the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, verbal fluency function using an animal fluency test, and memory function using ten unrelated words. …”
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Exogenous 2,4-Epibrassinolide Alleviates Alkaline Stress in Cucumber by Modulating Photosynthetic Performance by Wenjing Nie, Qinghai He, Jinzhao Ma, Hongen Guo, Qinghua Shi

“…Brassinosteroids (BRs) are recognized for their ability to enhance plant salt tolerance. While considerable research has focused on their effects under neutral salt conditions, the mechanisms through which BRs regulate photosynthesis under alkaline salt stress are less well understood. …”
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Molybdenum Can Regulate the Expression of Molybdase Genes, Affect Molybdase Activity and Metabolites, and Promote the Cell Wall Bio-Synthesis of Tobacco Leaves by Yuan Zhao, Yu Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jiashu Tian, Huanyu Teng, Zicheng Xu, Jiayang Xu, Huifang Shao, Wei Jia

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Impacts of free-roaming dogs on spatiotemporal niches of native carnivores in Taiwan by Hsin-Cheng Ho, Tzung-Su Ding, Hsiao-Wei Yuan, Jo-Szu Tsai, Guo-Jing Weng, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Hsiang Ling Chen, Yu-Bo Huang, Shih-Ching Yen

“…Among animals of the same trophic level, niche partitioning often occurs to facilitate coexistence. …”
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Öğretmenlerin Kitap Önerisinde Kullandıkları Ölçütlerin Çocuk Edebiyatının Temel İlkelerine Göre İncelenmesi by Tolga Kargın, Görkem Arslan

“…Elde edilen veriler betimsel analize tabi tutularak bulgulara ulaşılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğretmenlerin kitap önerisinde bulunurken göz önünde bulundurdukları ölçütlere bakıldığında görüşme yapılan 15 öğretmenin tamamının eğitsel öğeleri, 12 öğretmenin dil ve anlatım unsurlarını, 11 öğretmenin içerik unsurlarını, 7 öğretmenin de biçim unsurlarını dikkate aldıkları bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. …”
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Differences in central dopamine, but not serotonin, activity and welfare associated with age but not with preening cup use in commercial grow-out Pekin duck barns by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, D. Frey, H. Parnin, G.S. Fraley

“…DA is an important neurotransmitter and activity increases as an animal grows allowing for behavioral development. …”
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miR-145 Alleviates Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Transition via ADAM17-Mediated ACE2 Shedding by Juan Wen, Baiyi Tang, Lan Guo, Wei Chen, Xiaohong Tang

“…Wistar rats were fed with high-sucrose/high-fat diet for 30 weeks to establish a metabolic hypertension animal model. VSMCs were cultured and treated with Ang II with or without miR-145 mimics or miR-145 inhibitor. …”
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The high value utilization characteristics of coal gangue powder with emulsified asphalt mastic through rheological and viscoelastic damage theory by Decai Wang, Jiawei Wei, Zongyuan Wu, Lei Hu, Lan Yang, Kai Cheng

“…The most suitable range of P/B is identified as 0.6–1.0 when utilizing LP as the filler, 1.2–1.5 when utilizing PC or CGP as the filler.…”
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Data-driven insights into pre-slaughter mortality: Machine learning for predicting high dead on arrival in meat-type ducks by Chalita Jainonthee, Phutsadee Sanwisate, Panneepa Sivapirunthep, Chanporn Chaosap, Raktham Mektrirat, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

“…Dead on arrival (DOA) refers to animals, particularly poultry, that die during the pre-slaughter phase. …”
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Effect of Zinc Additive and Annealing on Dielectric Characteristics of the PSCCO Compound by shatha hashim mahdi, Naba F. Hamady, Demiral Akbar

“…As a result of the chemical reaction between the raw materials, the granules united with each other, increasing their size. At a frequency range of 50-106 Hz, regarding the dielectric properties, including the dielectric constant, and dielectric loss factor, at room temperature, it measured electrical conductivity and electrical resistance as a function of frequency in the range from 50 to106 Hz, Measurements of the ceramic composite model PSCCO (PbSr2Ca2Cu3O) plus (PbSr2Ca2Cu2.4 Zn0.6O) showed dielectric constant (11.23 and 10.30), while also measuring the loss angle shadow and alternating conductivity. …”
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COVID-19 TEISINIŲ APRIBOJIMŲ VERTINIMAS: LIETUVOS GYVENTOJŲ POŽIŪRIS by Rasa Bartkutė, Vitalija Skėruvienė

“…Tyrimo tikslas – ištirti, kaip Lietuvos gyventojai vertina COVID-19 teisinius apribojimus, kuriais buvo siekiama valdyti COVID-19 situaciją. …”
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What activities do patients hope to perform following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty but are unable to? Looking beyond patient-reported outcome measures by Alexander E. White, MD, Nicolas Pascual-Leone, MD, Anthony Finocchiaro, BS, Christopher M. Brusalis, MD, David M. Dines, MD, Joshua S. Dines, MD, Andreas Kontaxis, PhD, Samuel A. Taylor, MD, Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD, Michael C. Fu, MD, MHS

“…A survey was sent to patients at a minimum of 2 years postoperatively, which included a free-text-response section in addition to 8 selection-based questions assessing patients’ ability to perform various activities. Results: The survey was sent to 601 patients and 395 responded (65.7% response rate). …”
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Socialinių paslaugų srities darbuotojų profesinis perdegimas ir jį lemiantys veiksniai individualios priežiūros darbuotojų lygmeniu by Andrius Šmitas, Edita Auškalnytė

“…Rezultatai atskleidžia, kad individualios priežiūros darbuotojai susiduria su įvairiais psichosocialiniais veiksniais, kurie didina profesinio perdegimo riziką. Analizė parodė, kad skiriasi šių veiksnių išreikštumas – kai kurie veiksniai individualios priežiūros darbuotojams rečiau didina profesinio perdegimo riziką, o kiti veiksniai labiau didina profesinio perdegimo riziką. …”
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Comparison of the adequacies of the OSCE and vOSCE to assess the competencies required under Brazilian medical curriculum guidelines: a multicenter study by Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho, Maria do Carmo Barros Melo, Fabiana Maria Kakehasi, Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu, Fernanda Gontijo Minafra Silveira Santos, Ricardo Luiz de Melo Martins, Marilene Vale de Castro Monteiro, Marcelo Esteves Chaves Campos, Roberto Zonato Esteves, Matheus Belloni Torsani, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tiberio, Akihito Inca Atahualpa Urdiales, Andrea Mora De Marco Novellino, Rosiane Viana Zuza Diniz, Helena Ferreira Moura, Maria Alice de Vilhena Toledo, Célia Regina Machado Saldanha, Andrea Pedrosa Ribeiro Alves Oliveira, Patricia Zen Tempski, Itamar de Souza Santos, Milton de Arruda Martins

“…They responded to a questionnaire with the provided Likert scores indicating the ability of the OSCE and vOSCE to assess each type of competency. …”
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