A Bufferable Tuned-Mass Damper of an Offshore Platform against Stroke and Response Delay Problems under Earthquake Loads by Qiong Wu, Xilu Zhao, Shuai He, Wenxian Tang, Rencheng Zheng

“…A tuned-mass damper (TMD) is applied to ensure the safety and stability of an offshore platform in practice; however, damper stroke and response delay problems always result in intractable performances of vibration control while exposed to large earthquake loads. …”
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Development of steady arm damper for electrified railway overhead contact line with double pantographs based on numerical and experimental analysis by Wenping Chu, Yang Song, Fuchuan Duan, Zhigang Liu

“…To address this issue, a steady arm damper is developed in this work to reduce the wave intensity caused by the leading pantograph. …”
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Bioadsorption of Copper(II) Using Halmahera Specific Marine Algae (<i>Sargassum turbinarioides</i>) Encapsulated Calcium Alginate by Dede Ardiansyah Takdir Abubakar Sanawi, Barlah Rumhayati, Qonitah Fardiyah

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Copper Super-Dosing Improves Performance of Heat-Stressed Broiler Chickens through Modulation of Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokine Genes by Sudipto Haldar, Amrita Kumar Dhara, Sayantani Sihi Arora, Arpana Verma Mukherjee, Arup Nayak

“…Continuous exposure to high ambient temperatures brings about a number of oxidative damages in chickens. Copper (Cu), an active component of a number of antioxidative defence components, should arrest these changes to take place although that may not be possible under the standard dosing regimen followed by the industry. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Damper with Negative Stiffness for Vibration Mitigation from Drilling Equipment to a Semi-Submersible Platform by Yuan Zhang, Shuqing Wang, Hui Fang, Huawei Han, Yihua Xu

“…The investigations performed in this paper not only provide the design principle of the new damper, but also prove the great potential of the proposed damper in vibration mitigation from drilling equipment to the hull of the platform.…”
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Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study. by Mary Keeling, Diana Harcourt, Paul White, Sarah Evans, Victoria S Williams V, James Kiff, Heidi Williamson

“…Injuries sustained during military conflict can significantly impact appearance. Yet, little is known about the psychosocial experiences of veterans with conflict-related appearance-altering injuries (AAI) and whether current civilian interventions are appropriate for this group. …”
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New Bifurcation Critical Criterion of Flip-Neimark-Sacker Bifurcations for Two-Parameterized Family of n-Dimensional Discrete Systems by Shengji Yao

“…A new bifurcation critical criterion of flip-Neimark-Sacker bifurcation is proposed for detecting or anticontrolling this type of codimension-two bifurcation of discrete systems in a general sense. …”
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Effects of Synthetic Procedures and Postsynthesis Incubation pH on Size, Shape, and Antibacterial Activity of Copper (I) Oxide Nanoparticles by Vinh Tien Nguyen, Khanh Son Trinh

“…Copper (I) oxide nanoparticles (Cu2O NP) were synthesized by reducing CuSO4 with glucose in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol as a capping agent. …”
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Optimal Evaluation of the Rheological Parameters for STF Dampers in Semi-Rigid Joints of Steel Structures Using Response Surface Method by Ruby Freya, R. Senthil

“…This work deals with the multiobjective optimization of rheolohical parameters on a novel designed flexible joints using shear thickening fluid dampers (STFD) on steel structures. The proposed damper consists of the shear thickening fluid (STF) with the combination of nano-silica and PEG (400) sonicated to achieve colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Gelatin-Tapioca Starch Film and Coating Containing Copper Nanoparticles against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Anthracnose by Vinh Tien Nguyen, My-Sam Dang-Thi, Khanh Son Trinh

“…This study aimed to fabricate a nontoxic coating containing copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) to protect fruits from pathogenic Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on several tropical fruits. …”
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Mid-term outcomes of percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement with Edwards-Sapien bioprosthesis in native right ventricular outflow tract by Yassin Belahnech, Gerard Martí-Aguasca, Laura Dos-Subirà, Pedro Betrian-Blasco, Bruno García del Blanco, Maria Calvo-Barceló, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, Antonia Pijuan-Domènech, Ferran Gran, Queralt Ferrer, Gemma Giralt-García, Berta Miranda, Blanca Gordon, Víctor González-Fernández, José A. Barrabés, Ferran Roses-Noguer, Ignacio Ferreira-González

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Improvement of Ocean State Estimation by Assimilating Mapped Argo Drift Data by Shuhei Masuda, Nozomi Sugiura, Satoshi Osafune, Toshimasa Doi

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Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Capped with Quaterthiophene for Transistor and Resistor Memory Devices by Mai Ha Hoang, Toan Thanh Dao, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Phuong Hoai Nam Nguyen, Trinh Tung Ngo

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ALASDAIR MACINTYRE'DA OTORİTE VE DİNİ İNANCIN TEMELİ by Ruhattin Yazoğlu

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JOSÉ IGNACIO ABELLO TRUJILLO. LA PERSUASIÓN POR LA FILOSOFÍA FRANCESA (1943-2010). IN MEMORIAM by Sergio de Zubiría Samper

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Optimization of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Road Bridges Taking into Account Bridge-Vehicle Interaction, Random Pavement Roughness, and Uncertainties by Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel, Guilherme Piva dos Santos

“…Furthermore, the results obtained by the proposed methodology are compared with results obtained using classical tuned mass damper (TMD) design methods, showing the best performance of the proposed optimization method. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral, and Biological Properties of Copper(II) Complexes of Thiosemicarbazones of Schiff Bases Derived from 4-Aminoantipyrine and Aromatic Aldehydes by Ram K. Agarwal, Lakshman Singh, Deepak Kumar Sharma

“…These complexes were characterized through elemental analysis, molecular weight, electrical conductance, infrared, electronic spectra, and magnetic susceptibilities at room temperature. Copper(II) complexes with BAAPTS and MBAAPTS were screened for antibacterial and antifungal properties and have exhibited potential activity. …”
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Study on the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of TiC Particle-Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites Regulated by Different Rare Earth Elements by Denghui Li, Changfei Sun, Zhenjie Zhai, Zhe Wang, Cong Chen, Qian Lei

“…Copper matrix composites (CMCs) synergistically reinforced with rare earth oxides (Re₂O₃) and TiC were prepared using a powder metallurgy process with vacuum hot-pressing and sintering technology, aiming to explore new ways to optimize the properties of composites. …”
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