Realistic Facial Expression of Virtual Human Based on Color, Sweat, and Tears Effects by Mohammed Hazim Alkawaz, Ahmad Hoirul Basori, Dzulkifli Mohamad, Farhan Mohamed

“…Fluid effects such as sweat and tears are simulated using the particle system and smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) methods which are combined with facial animation technique to produce complex facial expressions. …”
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Investigation and evaluation of palygorskite microstructure following acid pretreatment and its potential use as an adsorbent for copper by Ahmed Flayyih Hussein, Mayssaa Ali Al-Bidry, Asawer A. AL Wasiti

“…Different analytical techniques were used: scanning electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, particle size distribution, and zeta potential. Results illustrated that acetic acid effectively dispersed fibre aggregates, creating voids within the fibrous structure and reducing particle size while keeping the shape of the fiber. …”
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Study on the Applicability of Needle/Cone Penetration Experiment for Asphalt-Rubber by Zechen Yao, Renfeng Yang, Zhonglin Liu, Haichao An, Qingzhe Zhang, Wei Yuan

“…The results showed that the solid-liquid two-phase feature of AR binders gradually weakened with the reduction of CR particle size. At the same viscoelastic parameters, CR particles had little impact on cone penetration depth when cone contacted CR particles. …”
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An Optimized Sanitization Approach for Minable Data Publication by Fan Yang, Xiaofeng Liao

“…Specifically, we take advantage of PSO to produce new particles, which is achieved by random mutation or learning from the best particle. …”
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Examining Impacts of Acidic Bath Temperature on Nano-Synthesized Lead Selenide Thin Films for the Application of Solar Cells by Saka Abel, Jule Leta Tesfaye, N. Nagaprasad, R. Shanmugam, L. Priyanka Dwarampudi, Tyagi Deepak, Hongxia Zhang, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj, B. Stalin

“…The scanning electron microscope indicated that the particles have a rock-like shape. There was a decrement of energy bandgap that is from 2.4 eV to 1.2 eV with increasing temperature 20°C–85°C. …”
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Propranolol: A Promising Therapeutic Avenue for Classic Kaposi Sarcoma by Rasha Mahmoud Genedy, Marwa Owais, Naglaa Mohamed El Sayed

“…The patients assessed clinically as complete responders, partial responders, and non-responders. Results: Nine patients (60%) were partial responders; showed 50% reduction in the number of the existing lesions, and 6 patients (40%) were considered non-responders; 3 with stable disease and 3 with progressive disease. …”
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Radicalização do Neoliberalismo no Brasil e o Papel do Ministério do Turismo no Presidencialismo de Coalizão by Carolina Todesco, Rodrigo Cardoso da Silva

“…Ao partir da premissa de que o sistema de governo influencia a capacidade institucional dos órgãos oficiais de turismo, as políticas e os investimentos públicos, o estudo tem por objetivo analisar como o Ministério do Turismo brasileiro foi cooptado pelo presidencialismo de coalizão nos governos ultraliberais, de 2016 a 2022, tendo como foco a distribuição de cargo ministerial e o controle do orçamento pelos partidos políticos. …”
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Polypropylene Fibers as Reinforcements of Polyester-Based Composites by Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera, Enrique Vigueras Santiago, Susana Hernández López, Osman Gencel, Fernando Ureña-Nuñez

“…The compressive strength value is highest when using medium particle size, 0.1 vol% of polypropylene fibers and 250 kGy of dose; moreover, the compressive modulus decreases when increasing the particle size.…”
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Two-Phase Model of Multistep Forecasting of Traffic State Reliability by Jufen Yang, Zhigang Liu, Guiyan Jiang, Lin Zhu

“…Then a two-phase model is established based on wavelet neural network optimized by particle swarm optimization. The upper phase is a model to estimate the number of predictable steps, and the lower phase is the multistep prediction model of reliability. …”
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Considerations in Raman Spectroscopy for Real-Time API Concentration Measurement at Tablet Press Feed Frame by Sumit Kumar, Zoltan Nagy, Gintaras V. Reklaitis, Marcial Gonzalez

“…The study demonstrated the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopy for API concentration prediction even in the case of fluorescent interference and showed that Raman measurements were robust; that is, they were not much affected by feed-frame rpm and excipient particle size.…”
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Respiratory Support for Pharmacologically Induced Hypoxia in Neonatal Calves by C. G. Donnelly, C. T. Quinn, S. G. Nielsen, S. L. Raidal

“…Oxygen insufflation significantly increased arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) but was also associated with significant hypercapnia. …”
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Preparation of Mg2Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloy Materials by High Energy Ball Milling by Xusheng Liu, Lei Zhou, Wenhao Li, Shaopeng Wu, Qinglan Huang, Yankun Wang, Xiaolan Cai

“…In the case of higher rotational speed or larger blades, the time to generate Mg2Ni alloy can be advanced, the alloying process can be shortened, and Mg2Ni alloy with a particle size of less than 10 um can be obtained. However, after the ball milling reaches a certain time, the cold welding and crushing of the alloy powder reach a balance, and the particle size is basically unchanged. …”
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Effect of Expanded Graphite on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polyamide 6/Glass Fibre Composites by Dajana Japić, Simon Kulovec, Mitjan Kalin, Janez Slapnik, Blaž Nardin, Miroslav Huskić

“…The results show that the use of EG with smaller particle size is much more beneficial than with a larger one.…”
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Forecasting Crude Oil Consumption in China Using a Grey Prediction Model with an Optimal Fractional-Order Accumulating Operator by Huiming Duan, Guang Rong Lei, Kailiang Shao

“…The first-order SIGM model is extended to the fractional-order FSIGM model. According to the particle swarm optimization (PSO) mechanism and the properties of the gamma function of the fractional-order cumulative generation operator, the optimal fractional-order particle swarm optimization algorithm of the FSIGM model is obtained. …”
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Moral Crisis and Confucian Resurrection: New Three-Word Classic in China by Kin-man Chan

“…La transición del socialismo de estado al socialismo de mercado en China a partir de 1978 codujo a una sensación de desorientación y crisis moral en la población china que a mediados de la década de 1990 el Partido Comunista Chino (PCC) intentó corregir. …”
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Effect and Underlying Mechanism of Ultrasonic Pretreatment on the Quality of Fresh Fish Vermicelli by WANG Xiaoyun, GAO Xia, YOU Juan, YIN Tao, LIU Ru

“…The underlying mechanism was clarified by measuring the particle size and viscosity of the paste as well as the infrared spectrum, moisture distribution and microstructure of the vermicelli. …”
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Influence of Titania Dispersivity on the Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Aoyama, Sumiyo Shimizu, Junya Kano, Fumio Saito, Seigo Ito

“…The transparency of the coated layer increased when the particle size of TiO2 aggregates became smaller than 100 nm. …”
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Dynamic Influence of Near-Source Seismic Ground Motion on Underground Mine Working Stability Using Time-Frequency Analysis by Adam Lurka, Grzegorz Mutke, Piotr Małkowski

“…Peak particle velocity parameter is very useful in assessing underground mine working stability. …”
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Optimum Extraction Technology for the Seed Oil of Nigella sativa L. by Changyang Ma, Cunyu Liu, Adel F. Ahmed, Yingying Niu, Wenyi Kang

“…In this paper, the four extraction factors, particle size of the seed, liquid-seed ratio, extraction time, and temperature, were optimized by the single-factor and orthogonal experiment to increase the extraction yield and linoleic acid concentration. …”
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Research on the evaluation method of cooperative jamming effectiveness based on IPSO-ELM by A. Tianjian Yang, B. Xing Wang, C. Siyi Cheng, D. You Chen, E. Xi Zhang

“…For the problem of evaluating the effectiveness of cooperative jamming to group network radar by formation aircraft, a cooperative jamming effectiveness evaluation method based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization–Extreme Learning Machine (IPSO-ELM) is proposed. …”
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