Decision Fusion for Structural Damage Detection: Numerical and Experimental Studies by Yong Chen, Senyuan Tian, Bingnan Sun

“…The experimental results with the undamaged structural model provide information for producing an improved theoretical and numerical model via model updating techniques. …”
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Parabolic Sandwiches for Functions on a Compact Interval and an Application to Projectile Motion by Robert Kantrowitz, Michael M. Neumann

“…For this, we develop a theory of those functions which can be sandwiched, in a natural way, by a pair of quadratic polynomials. …”
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Alcohol, alcoholism and related consequences by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Pharmaceutical therapy of alcohol-induced dependency made a major step forward as well with introduction of new class of drugs – opioid system modulators represented by nalmefene and naltrexone. …”
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The participation of a juvenile victim’s representative in criminal proceedings: procedural and forensic aspects by I. O. Iemets

“…Based on the generalization of theoretical developments of Ukrainian scholars, it is found that they prefer to study the problem of protection of rights and legitimate interests of a minor suspect or accused. …”
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Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate by Chuanjun Shi, Junfei Li, Huiru Zhan, Yuanjiao Feng, Jianwu Wang, Zhengao Xiao, Yinghua Shu

“…The rice variety was a key factor affecting soil nutrients among the different rice straw treatments, which significantly affected E. fetida’s biological and biochemical parameters. Therefore, returning rice straw to soil presented different effects on E. fetida owing to the differences in rice variety rather than the presence of Cry1Ab protein.…”
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A Space Vector–Based Long-Range AOA Localization Algorithm With Reference Points by Chenxin Wang, Wenxing Fu, Tong Zhang, Guangyu Yang

“…In long-range missions based on angle-of-arrival positioning, the angle measurement error of unmanned aerial vehicles is a major source of error. Therefore, reducing the unmanned aerial vehicle angle measurement error is crucial to achieve accurate remote positioning. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

“…It is important they recognise that substance use and risk-taking may be rooted in childhood adversity rather than seeing them as symbols of success.…”
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البیلوبیجیا الأنثروبودیرمیکیة أو تجلید الکتب باستخدام جلود البشر : دراسة تاریخیة

“…The study pointed to some people who used their skins in Binding ofbooks such as John Horwood, William Burke, etc., in completely absence of allreligious, morals and legal matters, whether by the courts or doctors. Despite theallegations surrounding binding of books with human skins generally, and someof them correctly proved, but others have not yet proved, just like a copy of the“Holy Quran” with the skin of an Arab sheikh named Bashir bin Salem al-Harthythat had been found in the Cleveland Public Library, U.S.A. …”
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Bioresorbable fibers for interstitial null-separation diffuse optical spectroscopy using fast temporal gating by Vamshi Damagatla, Nadia G Boetti, Laura Di Sieno, Diego Pugliese, Ilaria Bargigia, Davide Janner, Alberto Dalla Mora, Antonio Pifferi

“…Time-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy with bioresorbable fibers could detect spectral changes without being affected by blood extravasation at the fiber tips and could help for long-term monitoring in tissue healing, thermal treatment, photodynamic therapy and ultimately, towards minimally invasive medical procedures.…”
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Bell’s Palsy: Symptoms Preceding and Accompanying the Facial Paresis by Daniele De Seta, Patrizia Mancini, Antonio Minni, Luca Prosperini, Elio De Seta, Giuseppe Attanasio, Edoardo Covelli, Andrea De Carlo, Roberto Filipo

“…Our findings could be of important interest to early address a BP patient to further examinations and subsequent therapy.…”
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Delirium with Concurrent Use of Lithium and ECT and the Safety Implications: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Mustafa Ali, Barikar C. Malathesh, Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee, Soumitra Das, Prakriti Pokhrel, Mary Elizabeth Trejo Hernandez, John C. Murnin

“…Additionally, alterations in blood-brain barrier permeability, such as those caused by electroconvulsive therapy and age, increased the likelihood of delirium. …”
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Evolution of the “Production-Living-Ecological” space of urban trituration and its prediction of carbon mitigation potential–The case of Xi’an by Jinzhao Song, Jie Lei, Peijia Wang

“…Under the perspective of spatial low-carbon optimization, revealing the changes in the production-living-ecological space pattern and its carbon emission pattern of the historical capital-type city is of great significance for deepening the theory of land use transformation and helping the country achieve its dual-carbon goal. …”
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Prevalence, Pattern and Effect of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Abeokuta, South West Nigeria by AbdulMumin Kayode Ahmed, Ayotunde Sherif Azees, Mojirola Martina Fasiku, Olanrewaju Saheed Jimoh, Gloria Bosede Imhonopi, Abiola Oluwatoyin Temitayo-Oboh, Rasheed Abiodun Salam, Ibrahim Ahmed El-Imam, Omobola Yetunde Ojo, Emmanuel Chukwudi Ehiem

“…Conclusion: The prevalence of IPV of all forms were high in the studied population. Therefore, the government needs to create more awareness of the problem and promote investments in women’s empowerment to reverse this trend.…”
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Genetic Insights Into Lipid Traits and Lipid-Modifying Drug Targets in Pregnancy Complications: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Shao H, Xu C, Zhang C, Li L, Wu P, Chen Z, Guan R

“…CETP and LPL could be therapeutic targets for preeclampsia and GDM, respectively. …”
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La réforme régionale en France : une occasion manquée ? by Élisabeth Bonnet-Pineau

“…The main objective of the reform sought to ‘give the regions a critical size’ to enable them ‘to exercise the strategic responsibilities attributed to them and to achieve efficiency gains’. …”
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Integral Equations Approach in Complex-Valued Generalized b-Metric Spaces by Shahid Mehmood, Saif Ur Rehman, Ihsan Ullah, Rashad A. R. Bantan, Mohammed Elgarhy

“…In this paper, we study a rational type common fixed-point theorem (CFP theorem) in complex-valued generalized b-metric spaces (Gb-metric spaces) by using three self-mappings under the generalized contraction conditions. …”
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Analysis of the influence internal and external factors on the performance of IDXV30 by Tumpal Samosir, Pardomuan Sihombing

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ORGANIZATION OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AS A FACTOR IN INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE by V. Makovkina, I. Semeykina

“…Considering the problems of the organization of interaction with stakeholders, the experience of Russian companies to identify the stakeholders and their ranking, as well as the methods of interaction organization with them, the authors conclude that the most important issue related to the assessment of the cooperation effectiveness nowadays has no methodological support.…”
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Features of Administrative Liability of Minors by O. M. Reznik

“…The need to consider the peculiarities of juvenile administrative liability is grounded by the increase in the number of offenses committed by them. Scientific approaches to the definition of the concepts of “administrative liability” and “administrative liability of minors” have been analyzed. …”
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Peritoneal Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent, Unknown Risk Patient by Yutaka Tomizawa, Emmanuelle B. Yecies, Fiona E. Craig, Adam Sohnen

“…The patient was started on quadruple therapy. A couple of days after the antibiotics were started, the small bowel obstruction started to resolve with resumption of bowel movements and tolerance of oral intake. …”
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