Nucleus pulposus cell network modelling in the intervertebral disc by Sofia Tseranidou, Maria Segarra-Queralt, Francis Kiptengwer Chemorion, Christine Lyn Le Maitre, Janet Piñero, Jérôme Noailly

“…A semi-quantitative approach calculates the basal steady state, accurately reflecting normal NPC activity. …”
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Spatial Scan Statistics Adjusted for Multiple Clusters by Zhenkui Zhang, Renato Assunção, Martin Kulldorff

“…Using the Northeastern United States geography and population in a simulation study, we calculated the type I error probability and the power of this sequential test under different alternative models concerning the locations and sizes of the true clusters. …”
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Collisional and Radiative Energy Loss in QED and QCD Plasmas by Javad Sheibani, Abolfazl Mirjalili, Kurosh Javidan, Reza Gharaei, Shahin Atashbar Tehrani

“…Time evolution of particle distribution functions has been evaluated numerically through the Fokker-Planck equation. We have calculated the drag and diffusion coefficients using the collisional and radiation energy loss definitions. outcomes of different presented relations are different. …”
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Energy Consumption of Self-Compacting Concrete during Mixing and Its Impact on the Yield Stress Measured in the Ready-Mix Concrete Plant by V. Arularasi, P. Thamilselvi, Siva Avudaiappan, Erick I. Saavedra Flores

“…Tattersall’s approach of power requirement in mixing the concrete and calculating the yield stress reduces the complexity in determining the rheological parameter.…”
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Grid-Based Anomaly Detection of Freight Vehicle Trajectory considering Local Temporal Window by Zixian Zhang, Geqi Qi, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, Wei Guan, Rongge Guo, Zhenlin Wei

“…The travel time probability distribution of vehicle historical trajectory is analyzed to meet the time complexity requirements of real-time anomaly calculation. The developed methodology is applied to a case study in Beijing to demonstrate its accuracy and effectiveness.…”
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Provincial Climate Action Index and Its Use for Assessing Dual Carbon Policy of 31 Provinces in China by Jing Xu, Fengqiao Mei, Chuntian Lu, Bin Zhang, Min Wang

“…This research develops a Provincial Climate Action Index based on five policy categories: communication and knowledge sharing, planning guidance, mandatory regulations, funding, and governmental resources. We calculate the index scores of 31 Chinese provinces and identify 3 clusters: leaders, followers, and laggards in dual carbon policy, demonstrating both differences and similarities in provincial‐level actions to achieve climate goals. …”
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Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of double S-shaped quadruple helicene-like molecules by Shengli Huang, Haojun Wen, Yige Li, Wenling Qin, Pengfei Wang, Yu Lan, Shiqi Jia, Hailong Yan

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the reaction involves the formation of a duplex vinylidene ortho-quinone methide (VQM) intermediate and two successive cycloaddition reactions. …”
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The Numerical Simulation of the Transient Plane Heat Source Method to Measure the Thermophysical Properties of Materials by Jianyuan Sun, Siwen Zhang, Pengcheng Shi, Zao Yi, Yougen Yi, Qingdong Zeng

“…Additionally, temperature rise curves of several other materials are also simulated based on the model and the thermal performance parameters are calculated from these data. In the meantime, this paper presents an evaluation and discussion of the current density distribution of the sensor and the temperature distribution during the testing of the sample. …”
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Clustering Analysis for Active and Reactive Energy Consumption Data Based on AMI Measurements by Oscar A. Bustos-Brinez, Javier Rosero Garcia

“…This work shows the application of a series of clustering techniques over measurements of both active and reactive energy consumption measured for end users from the Colombian electrical network, including an analysis of the efficiency of the network measured by calculating the ratio of active energy to total consumption (power factor) per user. …”
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On the analysis of modes in a closed electromagnetic waveguide by Halla, Martin, Monk, Peter

“…We also show that the modes satisfy a useful orthogonality property, and show how the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map can be calculated. Our existence and density results are proved under realistic regularity assumptions on the cross section of the waveguide, and the electromagnetic properties of the materials in the waveguide, so generalizing existing results.…”
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Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home by Lisa B. Caruso, Soe Soe Thwin, Gary H. Brandeis

“…In addition, for the purpose of generalizability, the 30-day hospital readmission rate was calculated. 152 recommendations were made on 51 subjects. …”
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Mathematical analysis of a model for glucose regulation by Kimberly Fessel, Jeffrey B. Gaither, Julie K. Bower, Trudy Gaillard, Kwame Osei, Grzegorz A. Rempała

“…Additionally, we also present an application of our method to prediction of the time to baseline recovery and calculation of insulin sensitivity and glucose effectiveness, two quantities regarded as significant in diabetes diagnostics.…”
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Divergent alkynylative difunctionalization of amide bonds through C–O deoxygenation versus C–N deamination by Feng Liu, Xueyuan Yan, Fangfang Cai, Wenjuan Hou, Jianyu Dong, Shuang-Feng Yin, Genping Huang, Tieqiao Chen, Michal Szostak, Yongbo Zhou

“…The selectivity between deoxygenation and deamination process has been further elucidated by DFT calculations. Overall, this reaction successfully transforms the traditional mode of nucleophilic acyl addition to amides to a divergent C–O/C–N cleavage. …”
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Statistical Recognition of OAM States in Free-Space Optical System by Qinnan Zhu, Guowei Yang, Zhiyu Yuan, Meihua Bi, Xuefang Zhou, Miao Hu

“…The recognition accuracy under relatively strong turbulence conditions can be improved by using wavefront compensation and specific distance calculation.…”
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Role of Body Mass Index, Waist-to-Height and Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Rui-Dan Zheng, Zhuo-Ran Chen, Jian-Neng Chen, Yan-Hui Lu, Jie Chen

“…The height, body weight, waist and hip circumference were measured, and body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height (WHtR) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. M-H chi square test, logistic regression analysis, and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve were employed for the analysis of risk factors. …”
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Rupture Directivity of Moderate Earthquakes Along the Main Marmara Fault Suggests Larger Ground Motion Towards Istanbul by Xiang Chen, Patricia Martínez‐Garzón, Grzegorz Kwiatek, Yehuda Ben‐Zion, Marco Bohnhoff, Fabrice Cotton

“…We analyze directivity patterns for 31 well‐constrained ML≥ 3.5 earthquakes along the Main Marmara Fault, in direct proximity to Istanbul. We calculate source mechanisms with a waveform modeling approach and analyze earthquake directivity from apparent source‐time functions using empirical Green's functions. …”
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Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP under High Temperature and High Humidity Environment by Dongyang Li, Peiyan Huang, Guang Qin, Xiaohong Zheng, Xinyan Guo

“…J-integral of a central crack in the strengthened beam under three-point bending load was calculated by ABAQUS. In finite element model, simulation of CFL-concrete interface was based on the bilinear cohesive zone model under hot-wet environment and indoor atmosphere. …”
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A Determination of fracture toughness in plain concrete specimens by R curve by Hamza Chbani, Bouchra Saadouki, Mostapha Boudlal, Mohamed Barakat

“…Therefore, we are interested in studying the mechanical behavior at failure of this material and calculate its toughness. In this paper, we trace the R-curve to determine the critical stress intensity factor and the crack evolution by specifying the three stages:  crack stopping stage, stable propagation stage and an unstable propagation stage. …”
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Urban Rail Transit Scheduling under Time-Varying Passenger Demand by Xing Zhao, Zhongyan Hou, Jihuai Chen, Yin Zhang, Junying Sun

“…A hybrid algorithm which consists of the main algorithm based on genetic algorithm and the nested algorithm based on train traction calculation and safety distance requirement is designed to solve the model. …”
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A Curvelet-SC Recognition Method for Maize Disease by Jing Luo, Shuze Geng, Chunbo Xiu, Dan Song, Tingting Dong

“…Thirdly, we combine CMC with the SC algorithm to obtain the histogram features and then use these features we obtain to calculate the similarities between the template image and the target image. …”
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