Powering Implanted Devices Wirelessly Using Spider-Web Coil by Amal Ibrahim Mahmood, Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Mohamed A.A. Eldosoky, Ahmed M. Soliman

“…However, these devices compel continuous battery power, which can be limited by the battery's capacity and lifetime, reducing the device's effectiveness. …”
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Effectiveness of physiotherapist-led exercise interventions for burn rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ulric Sena Abonie, Martin Ackah, Tapfuma Mudawarima, Alberta Rockson

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Physiotherapy exercises have positive impacts on physical, physiological and psychological outcomes particularly aerobic capacity and muscle strength in individuals' post burns. …”
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A Predictive Model of Mining Collapse Extent and Its Application by Jia Nan, Cheng Liu, Yi Liu

“…Meanwhile, the calculation formula for the maximum subsidence of ore body was deduced. (2) Numerical results can be used to determine the basic form of the collapse area, and a “U-shaped” collapse area formed when a plastic area passed completely through, resulting in the overall destruction. (3) The grouting reinforcement program includes “determining the instability region ⟶ roadway temporary support ⟶ improve the water environment and surrounding rock bearing capacity ⟶ mining planning” which were determined on the basis of prediction. (4) The hierarchical structure of the rock body and filling were improved combined with the Delphi method, and the grouting effect evaluation model was constructed and verified using the improved FD-AHP method; the evaluation value indicating that the grouting reinforcement improved the bearing capacity of ore body and filling body in collapse area. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Gaseous Effluents during Routine Operation: A Comparative Study of Planned Nuclear Power Plants at Lubiatowo-Kopalino and Pątnów Sites in Poland by Edyta Agata Macieja, Juyoul Kim

“…On September 2021, Polish government declared that six pressurized water reactors with combined capacity of 6–9 GWe will be built by 2040 to reduce Poland’s reliance on coal. …”
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The Effect Of Different Training Methods On The Biomotoric and Respiratory Parameters Of Adolescent Swimmers by Hürmüz Koç, Sıla Atalayın, Hüseyin Özden Yurdakul

“…Results: The differences between the variables of flexibility, back strength, leg strength, hand grip strength, vital capacity, forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume were statistically significant before and after the training. …”
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Heavy metal elimination from industrial wastewater using natural substrate on pitcher irrigation by Negar Nourmahnad, Kamran Asgari, Najmeh Samadi

“…As this is related to their surface area, application of a nano form of the substrates such as nano zeolite might remarkably increase their cation exchange capacity and surface area.…”
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Rheological, mechanical, and microstructural properties of engineered geopolymer composite (EGC) made with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash by Xinhua Cai, Jinjing Yin, Xian Xu, Duo Zhang, Yamin Wang

“…As the GGBFS content increased, the compressive strength of EGC was found to rise monotonically, while the tensile characteristics changed slightly, exhibiting distinct strain hardening behavior that contributes to the crack control capacity and tensile ductility. It needs to be pointed out that, all EGC groups in this work exhibited high tensile ductility (ultimate tensile strain >4%), high tensile strength (between 4.4 and 6.8 MPa), and good crack control capacity (an average crack width below 90 μm). …”
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Robust Traffic Signal Retiming Based on Queue Service Time Estimation Using Low-Penetration Connected Vehicle Data by Chengchuan An, Weihua Zhang, Yinpu Wang, Siping Ke, Jingxin Xia

“…However, the existing methods are mostly deterministic and do not well consider the uncertainty in both traffic demand and capacity. This compromises their robustness in a real application. …”
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Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation by Arzu Maltaş Erol

“…In its most general sense, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to quickly recover from adverse effects. …”
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Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Chunjing Lin, Hai Zou, Shumin Wang

“…DC from patients in immune tolerance showed a remarkably lower surface expression of CD80, CD86, and HLA-DR and exhibited an impaired stimulatory capacity in MLR and reduced secretion of IL-12, as compared to the patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state. …”
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Comparative chemical investigation and evaluation of antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory effects of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal and Solanum nigrum (L.) berries by Hameed Abdul, Akhtar Naveed

“…WSEA and SNEA fractions showed the highest 2,2-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, total antioxidant capacity and iron reducing power activity. The highest inhibition of tyrosinase enzyme was also exhibited by WSEA and SNEA (59.6 and 58.7 %) resp. …”
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Exploring the Performance of Different On-Demand Transit Services Provided by a Fleet of Shared Automated Vehicles: An Agent-Based Model by Senlei Wang, Goncalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Hai Xiang Lin

“…Moreover, the proposed optimal vehicle assignment algorithm can significantly reduce the empty vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) for the pickups for all tested SAV systems up to about 40% and improve the system capacity for transporting the passengers. Comparing the TVTS system, which has inconvenient access in peak hours, with the PTS systems, which always makes available door-to-door transport, we conclude that the latter could achieve a similar system performance as the former in terms of average waiting time, service time and system capacity.…”
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Numerical and Experimental Study on Soil Plug Resistance of Open-Ended Pipe Pile with a Restriction Plate by Yuan Guo, Shaoyang Dong, Jiale Li, Xiong (Bill) Yu

“…The end bearing capacity of open-ended pipe piles is highly dependent upon the soil plugging behavior inside the pipe wall. …”
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CFD Analysis of the Passive Decay Heat Removal System of an LBE-Cooled Fast Reactor by Jiarun Mao, Lei Song, Yuhao Liu, Jiming Lin, Shanfang Huang, Yaolei Zou

“…This paper presents capacity of the passive decay heat removal system (DHRS) operated under the natural circulation conditions to remove decay heat inside the main vessel of the Lead-bismuth eutectic cooled Fast Reactor (LFR). …”
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Exploring Safe Overtaking Behavior on Two-Lane Two-Way Road Using Multiagent Driving Simulators and Traffic Simulation by Taeho Oh, Heechan Kang, Zhibin Li

“…Overtaking to increase road capacity can induce unnecessary deceleration in oncoming vehicles, harming oncoming traffic flow. …”
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Relationship between Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Health-Related Physical Fitness Indicators among Pakistani School Adolescents: Yaali-Pak Study by Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Zhuang Jie, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Wang Tian, Syed Danish Haider Hamdani, Shaista Shireen Danish, Syeda Urooj Fatima

“…The results revealed that as MVPA increases, body composition, muscular strength, core muscular endurance, and aerobic capacity could improve in both genders. Conclusions. …”
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Affective and social pain modulation in children-Experimental evidence using picture viewing. by Katrin Hillmer, Judith Kappesser, Christiane Hermann

“…<h4>Results</h4>Viewing mothers' faces or positive scenes reduced subjective pain intensity and corrugator activity in response to pain. Viewing happy strangers' faces lowered corrugator activity. …”
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Numerical Modelling and Damage Assessment Criteria for FRP-Retrofitted RC Columns by Inês Sousa, Rita Peres, Rita Couto, Rita Bento, José Miguel Castro

“…A widely used retrofitting technique involves the application of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) to vulnerable RC elements, enhancing their flexural and shear capacities. However, the current version of EC8-3 does not explicitly provide guidelines for numerical modelling, nor does it offer specific information on the assessment of retrofitting elements. …”
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Experiment Investigation on Stress Characteristics of Grouting Microsteel Pipe Piles with Cement-Soil Wall by Shujuan Yang, Mingyi Zhang, Xiaoyu Bai, Xueying Liu, Chen Zheng

“…Microsteel pipe piles are widely used in excavation support owing to their excellent bearing capacity, flexural rigidity, construction speed, and adaptability. …”
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A heuristic method based on LP relexation to solve the multiple allocation modular hub location problem by Zahra Arabzadeh Nosrat Abad, Farid Momayezi, Nader Ghaffarinasab

“…., the number of flights or the number of trucks traveling in the network, considering the appropriate capacity for each vehicle. Also, decisions regarding the percentage of the traffic volume sent via multiple network routes are made by the presented model.Methodology: The mathematical model, including the objective function and constraints, is constructed and solved by GAMS software. …”
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