Macro–Microscopic Mechanical Study of Clay–Structure Interface Shear Behavior Using Direct Shear Testing and DEM Simulation by Tingting Sun, Jingnan Yang, Kuang Shi, Shufeng Lin, Jixing Yang

“…The test results indicated that the shear interfaces exhibited the same failure mode under various conditions, and the peak and residual strengths showed a strong positive correlation with roughness. The results obtained from numerical calculations match the experimental findings. …”
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Improved F-RRT∗ Algorithm for Flight-Path Optimization in Hazardous Weather by Xue Qiu, Yaohui Li, Rui Jin, Zhi Zhao, Jiajun Li, Donglin Lu, Linhui Ma

“…The algorithm can overcome the problems of traditional path planning algorithms, such as strong randomness, poor guidance, slow convergence speed, unsmooth paths, and poor tracing smoothness. …”
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An In Vitro Synergistic Interaction of Combinations of Thymus glabrescens Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents with Chloramphenicol by Budimir S. Ilić, Branislava D. Kocić, Vojislav M. Ćirić, Olga G. Cvetković, Dragoljub L. Miladinović

“…A combination of  T. glabrescens oil and chloramphenicol produced a strong synergistic interaction (FIC indices in the range 0.21–0.87) and a substantial reduction of the MIC value of chloramphenicol, thus minimizing its adverse side effects. …”
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Mobile android application development for anxiety and pain management: Usability and validity testing of audio hypno-spiritual therapy in ICU settings by Purnawan Iwan, Sutrisna Eman, Hidayat Arif Imam, Wirakhmi Ikit Netra

“…The Harmony app demonstrated strong validity with an Aiken’s V value of 0.86. Usability testing, conducted with the USE Questionnaire, produced satisfaction scores ranging from 5.06 to 5.75 out of 7, indicating positive user experience and high satisfaction. …”
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PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES by Mihaela Mariș, Sorana Maria Bucur, Mariș Marius, Mariana Păcurar, Kamel Earar

“…The study also highlighted the prevalence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroides forsythus/Tannerella forsythia, and Fuzobacterium nucleatum, which were present in 29 patients, indicating a strong association with periodontal disease. Additionally, Eikenella corrodens and Capnocytophaga were found in patients with hyperglycemia, with positive results more frequent in Group II. …”
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Status and New Data of the Geochemical Determination of the pp-Neutrino Flux by LOREX by M. K. Pavićević, F. Bosch, G. Amthauer, I. Aničin, B. Boev, W. Brüchle, V. Cvetković, Z. Djurčić, W. F. Henning, R. Jelenković, V. Pejović, A. Weiss

“…To get the mean solar neutrino flux itself, four problems have to be addressed: (1) the geological age of lorandite, (2) the amount of background cosmic-ray-induced 205Pb atoms which strongly depends on the erosion rate of the lorandite-bearing rocks, (3) the capture probability of solar neutrinos by 205Tl and (4) the extraction of lorandite and the appropriate technique to “count” the small number of 205Pb atoms in relation to the number of 205Tl atoms. …”
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Potential U.S. Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons From Biomass With Addition of Massive External Heat and Hydrogen Inputs by T. W. Charlton, C. W. Forsberg, B. E. Dale

“…External hydrogen additions for the conversion processes in the five cases are, respectively 25, 91, 111, 142, and 167 million tons of hydrogen per year. The system is strongly carbon negative because of carbon and nutrient recycling to soils to improve soil productivity.…”
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A Novel PSO Model Based on Simulating Human Social Communication Behavior by Yanmin Liu, Ben Niu

“…To weight the effects of the particles on the SCs, the worst performing particles will join more SCs to learn from other particles and the best performing particles will leave SCs to reduce their strong influence on other members. Additionally, to insure the effectiveness of solving multimodal problems, the novel parallel hybrid mutation is proposed to improve the particle’s ability to escape from the local optima. …”
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Parameter Identification of the 2-Chlorophenol Oxidation Model Using Improved Differential Search Algorithm by Guang-zhou Chen, Jia-quan Wang, Ru-zhong Li

“…And the experimental results demonstrate that the DS with the Latin hypercube sampling method does not present better performance, while the hybrid methods have the advantages of strong global search ability and local search ability and are more effective than the other algorithms.…”
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The thermal structure of small and shallow Arctic Fennoscandian lakes by Mingzhen Zhang, Matti Leppäranta, Maija Heikkilä, Kaarina Weckström, Atte Korhola, Nina Kirchner, Annika Granebeck, Frederik Schenk, Jan Weckström

“…The heat budget of these lakes was predominantly influenced by the strong seasonality of the radiation balance, with latent and sensible heat fluxes consistently exhibiting negative values during the ice-free period, peaking in the summer or late fall. …”
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Rotation symmetry mismatch and interlayer hybridization in MoS2-black phosphorus van der Waals heterostructures by Zailan Zhang, Alberto Zobelli, Chaofeng Gao, Yingchun Cheng, Jiuxiang Zhang, Jonathan Caillaux, Lipeng Qiu, Songlin Li, Mattia Cattelan, Viktor Kandyba, Alexei Barinov, Mustapha Zaghrioui, Azzedine Bendounan, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Weiyan Qi, Luca Perfetti, Evangelos Papalazarou, Marino Marsi, Zhesheng Chen

“…Unfolded band structures obtained from first principles simulations precisely describe these multiple effects – all independent of the twist angle – and demonstrates that they arise from strong band hybridization between Mo $${d}_{{z}^{2}}$$ d z 2 and P $${p}_{x}$$ p x orbitals. …”
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A cortico-subcortical loop for motor control via the pontine reticular formation by Emília Bősz, Viktor M. Plattner, László Biró, Kata Kóta, Marco A. Diana, László Acsády

“…Here, we demonstrate that the secondary motor and cingulate cortices (M2/Cg) target and strongly control the activity of glycine transporter 2-positive (GlyT2+) cells in the pontine reticular formation (PRF). …”
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Investigation of the Scanning Microarc Oxidation Process by Lingqin Xia, Jianmin Han, Joseph P. Domblesky, Zhiyong Yang, Weijing Li

“…Results obtained from coating A356 aluminum sheet show that oxide thickness and growth rate in SMAO are strongly dependent on interelectrode spacing and travel speed. …”
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Implementasi asas keterbukaan dalam pelaksanaan konseling individu pada siswa SMA by Nuning Kurniawati, I Ketut Dharsana, Kadek Suranata

“…This article study aims to find out how the role of counselors in using the principle of openness to counselees and to find out how counseling influences high school students. sourced from reputable articles and books, with 2 strong sources relevant to research conducted with the keywords "Principle of Openness" and "Individual Counseling". …”
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The Impacts of Satellite Remotely Sensed Winds and Total Precipitable Vapour in WRF Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts by Diandong Ren

“…If the critical genesis region lies within an interorbital gap then, regardless of how strong the TC later becomes (e.g., Katrina 2005), the improvement from assimilating near-surface winds and total precipitable water in the model prediction is severely limited. …”
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Enhancing Accessibility in Public Spaces: A Computational Study of Hatirjheel Lakefront Using Space Syntax by Sharif Tousif Hossain, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Muhammad Bilal, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri

“…The key findings indicate that while Hatirjheel demonstrates strong global integration, regional integration remains moderate, with certain access roads being underutilized due to poor connectivity. …”
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Micro- and Nanoscale Pore Structure Characterization and Mineral Composition Analysis of Clayey-Silt Hydrate Reservoir in South China Sea by Cheng Lu, Yuxuan Xia, Xuwen Qin, Chao Ma, Hang Bian, Donghui Xing, Hongfeng Lu

“…The result indicates that the clayey-silt samples show strong hydrophilic characteristics, small particles, good sorting properties, variable pore distribution, small average pore and throat radius, large porosity, and a large content of submicron pores. …”
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Unusual Initial Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus as Inguinal Lymphadenopathy by Sarah A. Fleming, John G. Strickler

“…Immunohistochemical stains for HSV antigens, using polyclonal anti-HSV I and II antibodies, demonstrate strong immunoreactivity for HSV in a small number of cells in the subcapsular sinuses, especially in areas with monocytoid B-cell hyperplasia. …”
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La difficile « naturalisation » du causse Méjean by Julien Blanc

“…The overall result is a low level of appropriation of the (local) stakes regarding nature conservation by the breeders and a co-management of biodiversity that is precarious and still strongly based on conflictual relations.…”
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Research on Supply Chain Stability Driven by Consumer’s Channel Preference Based on Complexity Theory by Yi Tian, Junhai Ma, Wandong Lou

“…If the consumers prefer the online channel, the wholesale prices and sales commissions may be raised and vice versa. However, too strong preference of each channel will make the system appear to have a considerably periodic fluctuation, even chaos. …”
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