Experimental Research on Damping Effect of Double-Layer Tuned Mass Damper for High-Rise Structure by Botan Shen, Jin Wang, Weibing Xu, Yanjiang Chen, Weiming Yan, Jianhui Huang, Zhenyun Tang

“…In this study, a DTMD parameter optimisation method was proposed, with the objective of minimising the peak displacement response of a first N-order vibration modal with a vibration mass participation factor of 85%. Then, a scale model of a high-rise structure was fabricated, along with a corresponding DTMD. …”
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Assessing tax payments in regional budgets formation by E. P. Ogorodnikova, L. I. Rakhmatullina, N. V. Andreeva

“…The article presents a study on assessing tax payments to budgets and the regional budgetary policy formation effectiveness related to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions on the revenue side of the budget. …”
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Correlation between Self-Talk and Emotional Regulation Among Student Volleyball Athletes by Amelia Musyarofah, Komarudin Komarudin, Mochamad Yamin Saputra, Geraldi Novian

“…The instrument used was a questionnaire to measure self-talk using a self-talk scale (STS) of 9 items and a scale of emotion regulation and self-talk of 6 items for each participant, with a score for each item using 5 points. …”
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a population of 15 to 35 years old in Mashhad by Mahdieh Khoshakhlagh, Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Fatemeh Asgharian, Arghavan Kamali, Safoora Sa'd Abadi, Kimia Jafarpour, Samaneh Abolbashari, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi

“…Results: The average age of the participants including 290 (31.0%) male and 643 (68.9%) female cases was 25.47 ± 5.76. …”
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Time Coefficient Estimation for Hourly Origin-Destination Demand from Observed Link Flow Based on Semidynamic Traffic Assignment by Motohiro Fujita, Shinji Yamada, Shintaro Murakami

“…In addition, the methods that partially relax the assumption of OD-modification approach and transform the estimated demand into demand based on departure time are examined.…”
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Sex-Related Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on Conditioned Pain Modulation: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Double-Blind Trial by Marie-Philippe Harvey, Marie-Chantal Dubois, Philippe Chalaye, Yanick Sansoucy, Serge Marchand

“…Methods. Thirty healthy participants were enrolled to assess CPM efficacy in 4 experimental sessions. …”
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Principles of an Economic Life Based on Halal Gain in the Light of Prophet’s Teachings by Ekrem Erdem

“…Thus, Muslims should not be involved in dodgy activities, but should actively participate in trade. However, trade must be conducted with honesty. …”
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Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research by Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O’Malley

“…Students in grades 6–8, dining at the school cafeteria January and February 2010, participated for 17 school days each month; in January a menu was offered in the usual manner without calorie labels; the same menu was prepared in February with the addition of calorie labels at point-of-purchase. …”
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COOPERATION OF THE BRICS COUNTRIES IN COMBATINGDRUG CRIME by NIGMATULLIN Rishat Vakhidovich

“…The evolution of the BRICS interstate union opens up new opportunities in the fight against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The purpose of the article is to analyse the international legal framework of cooperation between the BRICS countries in combating drug crime, to identify the specifics of the BRICS union, to substantiate the synergistic effect of the BRICS member states’ participation in regional international anticrime organisations, and to study the practice of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group. …”
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Pour des villes écoresponsables : contribution potentielle des élus municipaux et enjeux de formation associés. by Marc-André Guertin

“…These results were drawn from a qualitative research approach based on non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Structure and content of administrative and legal status of the subjects counteracting offenses in the field of entrepreneurial activity by V. M. Vasyliev

“…The notion of a subject of an offense in the sphere of entrepreneurship has been defined: a system of state and non-state agencies, public organizations, social groups and citizens whose activities are focused on eliminating the causes and conditions that give rise to and provoke offenses in the sphere of economic commercial activity (entrepreneurship), preventing these offenses at different stages of incorrect behavior of the participants of relations in the field of entrepreneurship, as well as bringing them to legal liability. …”
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Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults by Qian Wang, Xu Zhang, Li Fang, Qingbo Guan, Ling Gao, Qiu Li

“…The main aim of this study is to quantitatively describe the status of physical activity and evaluate its levels in a rural population and to investigate the association between the quantifiable physical activity and type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. In total, 2076 participants aged over 40 years were included in a cross-sectional analysis. …”
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Challenges of implementing AI marketing in e-commerce businesses in North Macedonia by Gjorgjina Sherovska

“…Through a comprehensive survey involving 115 active participants in the e-commerce sector, the research identifies and navigates the obstacles that impede the smooth integration of AI marketing in the region. …”
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Exploring Barriers, Facilitators, and Needs Related to Mental Health Promotion for Police Officers: A Qualitative Approach by Gi Wook Ryu PhD, RN, Ji Yeon Lee PhD, RN, GNP-BC

“…Content analysis was used to derive relevant themes. The participants included 3 women and 9 men, with an average age of 37.8 years and working experience of 12.6 years. …”
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A Decision-Making Model for Autonomous Vehicles at Urban Intersections Based on Conflict Resolution by Zi-jia Wang, Xue-mei Chen, Pin Wang, Meng-xi Li, Yang-jia-xin Ou, Han Zhang

“…A key challenge in operating autonomous vehicles robustly is to accurately detect the trajectories of other participants and to consider safety and efficiency concurrently into interactions between vehicles. …”
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Experiências entre corpo e brincar by Robertha Georgya Galdino de Barros

“…O objetivo é significar as potencialidades de resistência e compreensão do mundo pela criança através do brincar, entendido aqui como uma forma expressiva e potente de lidar com a realidade e reinventá-la. Como ponto de partida traço um sucinto panorama de como a Alemanha enfrentou o início da pandemia, no sentido de situar este contexto entre dois elementos cadenciados na experiência, corpo e brincar. …”
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The Relationships among Exercise Behavior, Body Composition and Perceived Health Levels in University Students by Levent Sangün, Dilek Sevimli, Tuğba Uluer

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between regular physical activity level, body composition and perceived health levels of university students. Methods: Participants of this study were consisted of 331 university students including 158 females and 173 males. …”
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Comparison of handheld rebound tonometry with Goldmann applanation tonometry in children with glaucoma: a cohort study by Catey Bunce, Peng Tee Khaw, John Brookes, Maria Papadopoulos, Amanda Lewis, Poornima Rai, Renata Puertas, Annegret Hella Dahlmann-Noor, Shenille Tabasa-Lim, Ahmed El-Karmouty, Mustafa Kadhim, Nicholas Kloster Wride, Dawn Grosvenor

“…Objective To test agreement of two methods to measure intraocular pressure (IOP): rebound tonometry (RBT) and gold standard Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in children with glaucoma.Design Observational prospective cohort study.Setting Tertiary paediatric glaucoma clinic at a single centre.Participants 102 individuals attending a paediatric glaucoma clinic, mean (SD) age 11.85 (3.17), of whom 53 were male.Primary and secondary outcome measures Intraocular pressure, central corneal thickness, child preference for measurement method.Results Limits of agreement for intraobserver and interobserver were, respectively, (−2.71, 2.98) mm Hg and (−5.75, 5.97) mm Hg. …”
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Bringing Motor Imagery BCI systems outside of the laboratory into daily activities by Sonal Santosh Baberwal, Shirley Coyle

“…Enhanced training methods using Virtual Reality(VR) were shown to significantly improve signal quality, as demonstrated in a study involving 21 participants. To simplify system setups, novel channel reduction techniques based on Fisher's ratio and Pearson's correlation identified optimal features, enabling reliable single-channel classification. …”
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Exploring activist perspectives on Indigenous-settler solidarity in Toronto’s food sovereignty movement by Taliya Seidman-Wright, Sarah Rotz

“… While food movements have increasingly taken up the framework of Indigenous food sovereignty in their work, settler food activists continue to define food systems on stolen lands. In this article, we explore whether and how food activists in Toronto are building solidarity with Indigenous peoples and movements in their work. …”
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