Tools to refine unknown parent group definitions by A. Legarra, I. Aguilar

“…Then, 2 rules are proposed: the first joins UPG forward in time until records appear, and the second joins consecutive UPG backward in time to achieve a minimum pseudocount. …”
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Study of defects influence on chlorinated polyvinyl chloride pipes damage and analysis of their fracture by Fatima Gugouch, Meriem Meknassi, Mohamed Elghorba, Achraf Wahid, Houda Mouradi, Bouhsiss Hassan, Aziz Maziri

“…In several industrial applications, plastic, composites and ceramics replace a number of metallic structures such as copper, aluminum and steel. Most recently installed piping water and gas systems in the world are made of thermoplastic due to its advantages, for example, low cost, ease of fabrication and corrosion resistance. …”
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Th17 Cells in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases by José Francisco Zambrano-Zaragoza, Enrique Jhonatan Romo-Martínez, Ma. de Jesús Durán-Avelar, Noemí García-Magallanes, Norberto Vibanco-Pérez

“…Moreover, Th17 cells have been extensively analyzed because of their strong association with inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases. Also, they appear to be critical for controlling these disorders. …”
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Spontaneous Loculated Pneumomediastinum in a COVID-19-Infected Patient by Sirous Jafari, Zahra Jahani, Reihane Alikhani, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Malihe Hasannezhad, Faeze Salahshour, Ali Asadollahi-Amin

“…While we are still learning about COVID-19 affecting people, older persons and persons with underlying diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes mellitus (DM) appear to develop serious illness and more complications often than others. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization of Turning Cutting Parameters for J-Steel Material by Adel T. Abbas, Karim Hamza, Mohamed F. Aly, Essam A. Al-Bahkali

“…This paper presents a multiobjective optimization study of cutting parameters in turning operation for a heat-treated alloy steel material (J-Steel) with Vickers hardness in the range of HV 365–395 using uncoated, unlubricated Tungsten-Carbide tools. …”
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Temporal Changes in Concentrations of Some Trace Elements in Muscle Tissue of Crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823), from Keban Dam Lake by Onder Aksu, Ragip Adiguzel, Veysel Demir, Numan Yildirim, Durali Danabas, Sebahat Seker, Safak Seyhaneyildiz Can, Mustafa Ates

“…In this study, bioaccumulation and temporal trends of some trace elements (arsenic: As, cadmium: Cd, copper: Cu, mercury: Hg, lead: Pb, and zinc: Zn) in edible abdomen muscle of crayfish from Keban Dam Lake (Elazığ, Turkey) were investigated for the 2006–2012 period. …”
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Pretreatment for Tunnel Karst Cave during Excavation: A Case Study of Guangxi, China by Junjie Li, Qiunan Chen, Xiaocheng Huang, Gen Zou, Jiazheng Deng

“…During tunnel construction in karst areas, various forms of karst caverns may appear on the construction route, and they can cause hazards—such as water inrush and collapse—during tunnel construction. …”
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Adversarial Robust Modulation Recognition Guided by Attention Mechanisms by Quanhai Zhan, Xiongwei Zhang, Meng Sun, Lei Song, Zhenji Zhou

“…Furthermore, by removing features of low importance where adversarial perturbations may appear, the proposed method mitigates the negative impacts of adversarial perturbations on modulation classification, thereby it improves both accuracy and robustness. …”
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Creating Dissonance: Self-Tracking Devices and their Effects on Users by Xenia Schmidli

“… This paper explores the challenges that appear to emerge with the continuous everyday use of wearable devices for physical activity tracking. …”
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The Relationship of immunoglobulin-e and tumor necrosis factor in patients with allergic rhinitis in Babylon province by Bushra Jihad Sabbar, Zenaa Abbass Ali, Tariq Hussein Mgheer

“…A control group of 40 subjects who appear to be in good health was selected. This study is a case–control study. …”
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Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Carbon Stock of Coffee-Based Agroforestry System along an Elevation Gradient in the Moist Mid-Highlands of Southern Ethiopia by Fikrey Tesfay, Yitebitu Moges, Zebene Asfaw

“…Woody plant diversity indices appear to have a slight variation with increasing elevation gradient. …”
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Inhibition of Return in Fear of Spiders: Discrepant Eye Movement and Reaction Time Data by Elisa Berdica, Antje B. M. Gerdes, Andre Pittig, Georg W. Alpers

“…With respect to neutral stimuli, this is generally thought to be adaptive, but when threatening stimuli appear in our environment, such a bias may be maladaptive. …”
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Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials on Safety and Efficacy of Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Marta Sacchetti, Flavio Mantelli, Daniela Merlo, Alessandro Lambiase

“…Although all medical treatments for RP appear safe, evidence emerging from RCTs is limited since they do not present comparable results suitable for quantitative statistical analysis. …”
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Coseismic Deformation Responses due to Geometrical Structure and Heterogeneity of the Accretionary Wedge: Study Case 2010 Mentawai Earthquake, West Sumatra, Indonesia by Alvina K. Kuncoro, Wahyu Srigutomo, Umar Fauzi

“…This active accretionary wedge is identified as the most complicated structure on earth and lies along the Sumatra subduction zone, at which most destructive earthquakes happen in this region. We examined the impact of the accretionary wedge geometry and material properties by considering the wedge as a single different property separated from the continental plate. …”
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The Criteria of Underground Rock Structure Failure and Its Implication on Rockburst in Roadway: A Numerical Method by Xiaofei Guo, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xu Gao, Zhenkai Ma, Nianjie Ma

“…Rockburst in roadway happened along with a large-scale destruction of the surrounding rock. …”
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Impact analysis of tunnel crossing pile foundation at different angles by Zhongxi Tian, Zhiyu Zhang, Guangzhan Zhang, Xiangjun Shan, Wanrong Liu

“…Abstract Shield method construction is a common method of urban subway tunnel excavation, shield tunneling through existing building pile foundation will produce disturbance to the surrounding strata, causing bending of the pile foundation, decreasing the bearing capacity of the pile foundation, underpinned piles is one of the commonly used problem-solving approaches. This paper takes the actual engineering project as the background, uses the finite element analysis software midas GTS NX to creating 3D computational models, and analyzes the effect of tunnel crossing on the surface settlement and pile foundation deformation when the shield tunnel and the axes of the underpinned beams are at different angles. …”
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Automobile transport and armored car military units of the Russian Imperial Army. 1896–1917s by M. S. Novikov

“…The appearance of cars equipped with artillery and machine guns and later protected by armor began a new development in the ground forces. …”
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On question of determining characteristics of porous rubber for wave sound proofing by Yu. A. Burian, G. S. Russkikh

“…The paper considers a computational-experimental method for determining the bulk modulus of such a material. …”
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Optimization of Tilt Angle of a PV System to Get Maximum Generated Power: a Case Study by Harwan Mohammed Taha, Sipan Hameed

“…Moreover, this work examines the performance of the system with different PV technologies which are Crystalline Silicon, Cadmium Telluride (CdTe), and Copper Indium Selenide (CIS) to determine which one is more convenient for Duhok weather. …”
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Critical mobility in policy making for epidemic containment by Jesús A. Moreno López, David Mateo, Alberto Hernando, Sandro Meloni, José J. Ramasco

“…As individuals travel, possibilities to encounter new people either at the final destination or during the transportation process appear. Such contacts can lead to new contagion events. …”
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