Effect of Wetting and Drying Cycles on the Dynamic Properties of Compacted Loess by Jian Wang, Mi-Jun Zhao, Jun-Zheng Zhang, Yan-Zhou Hao, Rui-Xia He

“…The main reasons for structure strengthening and dynamic properties increasing are that soil particle structure develops to mosaic structure, pore structure develops to uniform small pore, and matrix suction makes soil sample tend to be dense.…”
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The Normal Force Characteristic of a Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Based on Butadiene Rubber Matrix Compounded with the Self-Fabricated Silly Putty by Fei Guo, Chengbin Du, Guojun Yu

“…In this paper, a novel magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) was prepared by dispersing carbonyl iron particles (CIPs) into a composite matrix compounded by butadiene rubber (BR) and self-fabricated Silly Putty. …”
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Effect of the Interaction between Cavities and Flaws on Rock Mechanical Properties under Uniaxial Compression by Jianwang Li, Yu Zhou, Wei Sun, Zheng Sun

“…Moreover, three-dimensional (3D) tomograms of specimens after uniaxial compression were obtained by using computerized tomography (CT) scanning technology, investigating the development characteristics of microcracks and the distribution of the final macrofractures. The particle flow code in two dimensions (PFC2D) program was used to simulate the mechanical behavior of brittle rock combining with microcrack propagation. …”
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THE PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES’ by M. A. Nebolsina, A. I. Nikitin

“…As a result during a certain period of time, sometimes a significant one, new actors perform having just a partial legitimacy and a vague accoun tability. Various approaches towards regulation of the abovementioned actors within the framework of national and regional legislation clarify their status in a way. …”
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Trayectorias y formas de configuración política de mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en la región del Urabá, departamento de Antioquia, Colombia by Mary Luz Alzate Zuluaga, Yulieth Carvajal-Londoño

“…Las experiencias, voces y prácticas de las mujeres son el punto de partida metodológico para comprender su trayectoria política y sus aportes a la construcción de democracia. …”
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Progressive Back Pain due to Aspergillus nidulans Vertebral Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Surgical and Antifungal Management by Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal, Naresh P. Patel, Holenarasipur R. Vikram

“…Patient underwent anterior L3 and L4 partial corpectomies, anterior interbody fusion L3-L5, and posterior T11-S2 pedicle screw and rod fixation. …”
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Website quality affects online complusive purchase behaviour of students faculty of economics and business UNP by Kristiana Astuti, Nadhila Sari, Hani Maisyarah Batubara, Kendis Anwar, Susi Evanita, Vidyarini Dwita

“…According to the research findings, website quality has an impact on the significance of compulsive behaviour mediated by impulsive buying behaviour online. The partial significance test shows the difference between the R-Square value of online impulsive buying of 56.3 percent including moderate influence. …”
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Solutions of Cauchy Problems for the Caudrey–Dodd–Gibbon–Kotera–Sawada Equation in Three Spatial and Two Temporal Dimensions by Yufeng Zhang, Linlin Gui

“…Fokas has obtained integrable nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) in 4 + 2 dimensions by complexifying the independent variables. …”
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Novel Hybrid Radial-Based Neural Network Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Long-Term HPC Concrete by Hanlie Cheng, Shiela Kitchen, Graciela Daniels

“…Additive usage like micro silica (MS) and fly ash (FA) through partial substitution of cohesive materials in concrete design has positive impacts on the concrete’s mechanical properties, reducing concrete production costs and declining environmental pollution. …”
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Field Investigation of Blasting-Induced Vibration in Concrete Linings during Expansion of Old Highway Tunnel by Ya-Qiong Wang, Lin-Jin Gong, Nan-Nan An, Xing-Bin Peng, Wei Wang, Zhi-Feng Wang

“…The measured values of the peak particle velocity (PPV) varied within the range of 0.097–8.246 cm/s. …”
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Subacromial Impingement Syndrome Caused by a Voluminous Subdeltoid Lipoma by Jean-Christophe Murray, Stéphane Pelet

“…Subacromial impingement syndrome is a clinical diagnosis encompassing a spectrum of possible etiologies, including subacromial bursitis, rotator cuff tendinopathy, and partial- to full-thickness rotator cuff tears. This report presents an unusual case of subdeltoid lipoma causing extrinsic compression and subacromial impingement syndrome. …”
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Influence Factors on the Properties of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Cured under the Condition of Room Temperature by Pu Zhang, Yiliang Huang, Yongqi Li, Jun Zhao, Hengqian Dong, Tao Chen

“…UHPFRC with high compressive strength and good workability was developed by changing the water-binder ratios, by adding ground-granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) or fly ash, and by changing the bauxite content of different particle sizes. When the volume ratio of steel fiber was 3%, the recommend water to binder ratio was 0.194 according to this experiment, the dosage of GGBFS-replaced cement is recommended as 20%, the dosage of fly ash instead of silica fume is recommended as 30%. …”
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Mixture Aerosols Filtration on Filters with Wide Fibre Diameter Distribution — Comparison with Theoretical and Empirical Models by Mateusz Kamiński, Jakub M. Gac, Piotr Sobiech, Paweł Kozikowski, Tomasz Jankowski

“…Calculation of the mean particle size after the filter was performed using a set of theoretical and empirical equations. …”
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Characterization of Oily and Non-Oily Natural Sediments in Palm Oil Mill Effluent by Reem A. Alrawi, Nik Norulaini Nik Ab Rahman, Anees Ahmad, Norli Ismail, A. K. Mohd Omar

“…POME is a mixture of water, oil, and natural sediments (solid particles and fibres).There is a dearth of information on the physical properties of these POME sediments. …”
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Altered Effective Connectivity of the Primary Motor Cortex in Transient Ischemic Attack by Zeqi Hao, Yulin Song, Yuyu Shi, Hongyu Xi, Hongqiang Zhang, Mengqi Zhao, Jiahao Yu, Lina Huang, Huayun Li

“…A total of 48 individuals with TIA and 41 age-matched and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited for this study. The participants were scanned using MRI, and their clinical characteristics were collected. …”
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Predictors of Quality of Life in Portuguese Obese Patients: A Structural Equation Modeling Application by Estela Vilhena, José Pais-Ribeiro, Isabel Silva, Helena Cardoso, Denisa Mendonça

“…Those who reflect lower perception of stigma had a better physical and mental health. Partial mediation effects of stigma between positive affect and mental health and between negative affect and physical health were found. …”
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Boiling Heat Transfer and Critical Heat Flux Enhancement Using Electrophoretic Deposition of SiO2 Nanofluid by Aref Rahimian, Hosein Kazeminejad, Hosein Khalafi, Azam Akhavan, Seyed Mohammad Mirvakili

“…However, because of the setup simplicity, the shape independency, the particle-coating uniformity, and thickness controllability, the EPD technique can be an appropriate option for modification of the surface and coating on the nuclear fuel cladding.…”
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Preventive Control Strategy of Cascading Fault considering Safety and Economy by Hui-Qiong Deng, Jie Luo, Chen-Chen Li, Pei-Qiang Li, Rong-Jin Zheng

“…The model is a two-layer optimization mathematical model, with the inner model being solved by particle swarm optimization to minimize the power grid safety margin. …”
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Two-plasmon-decay instability stimulated by dual laser beams in inertial confinement fusion by C.-W. Lian, Y. Ji, R. Yan, J. Li, L.-F. Wang, Y.-K. Ding, J. Zheng

“…In this paper, TPD collectively driven by dual laser beams consisting of a normal-incidence laser beam (Beam-N) and a large-angle-incidence laser beam (Beam-L) is investigated via particle-in-cell simulations. It is found that significant TPD growth can develop in this regime at previously unexpected low laser intensities if the intensity of Beam-L exceeds the large-angle-incidence threshold. …”
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Sparse Signal Representations of Bearing Fault Signals for Exhibiting Bearing Fault Features by Wei Peng, Dong Wang, Changqing Shen, Dongni Liu

“…Firstly, to enhance bearing fault signals, particle swarm optimization is introduced to tune the parameters of wavelet transform and the optimal wavelet transform is used for retaining one of the resonant frequency bands. …”
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