Comportamiento estructural y criterios de diseño de los puentes extradosados: visión general y estado del arte Structural behavior and design criteria of extradosed bridges: genera... by José Benjumea, Gustavo Chio, Esperanza Maldonado

“…<br>Over the past 10 years, Extradosed bridges have become an attractive structural type around the world, due to the good results obtained with the first bridges constructed in Japan. …”
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Comparison between Phase-Shift Full-Bridge Converters with Noncoupled and Coupled Current-Doubler Rectifier by Cheng-Tao Tsai, Jye-Chau Su, Sheng-Yu Tseng

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Bridging the communication gap in agrometeorological services: Enhancing the uptake and effectiveness for users in developing countries by Vieri Tarchiani, Sebastian Grey

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Linguocultorological reasons for the different levels of somatization of sadness in languages of the world by Eleonora Girina

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Seismic Fragility Assessment of an Isolated Multipylon Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Shaking Table Tests by Yutao Pang

“…In recent decades, cable-stayed bridges have been widely built around the world due to the appealing aesthetics and efficient and fast mode of construction. …”
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Improved Shape-Finding Method and Parametric Study for Designing Asymmetric Suspension Bridges in Mountainous Terrain by Chenchen Jiang, Yangxun Ou, Weiyu Tang, Shengjun Hou, Rui Luo, Yuhao Jin, Bin Sun

“…To address this gap, based on a real-world suspension bridge with a main span length of 700 m, this paper first presents an improved shape-finding method that can fully consider the components of hanger forces in each construction step. …”
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Future perspectives for PDE5 inhibitors bridging the gap between cardiovascular health and psychological status by Andrea Sansone, Eugenia Guida, Susanna Dolci, Valeria Frangione, Amanda Asso, Gilberto Bellia, Emmanuele A. Jannini

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Human development III: Bridging Brain-Mind and Body-Mind. Introduction to “Deep” (Fractal, Poly-Ray) Cosmology by Søren Ventegodt, Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Erik Rald, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Birgitte Clausen, Joav Merrick

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Static Testing of a Bridge Using an Interferometric Radar: The Case Study of “Ponte degli Alpini,” Belluno, Italy by Devis Dei, Daniele Mecatti, Massimiliano Pieraccini

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Blurring boundaries: early Sinhala cinema as another Adam’s Bridge between Ceylon and India (1948-1968) by Vilasnee TAMPOE-HAUTIN

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Dynamic Responses of Long-Span Steel Truss Girder Cable-Stayed Bridge With a Single Pylon by Yong Zeng, Jiahao Wei, Yutong Zeng, Yunchuan Xiao, Hongwei Mao, Ming Huang, Zhongfu Xiang, Jianting Zhou

“…Therefore, based on the engineering background of the world’s largest span single-tower and single-cable steel truss girder cable-stayed bridge, a finite element model of the entire bridge is established to study the effect of cable arrangement on the seismic response of the bridge. …”
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On the epistemology of resilience in public health: a novel perspective in a changing world by Alessandro Jatobá, Paula Castro-Nunes, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

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Reliability Assessment and Residual Life Estimation of Concrete Girder Bridges Strengthened by Carbon Fiber during the Service Stage by Haoyun Yuan, Wei Hou, Leping Ren, Xiaojin Zhao

“…In recent decades, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) have been widely used to repair and maintain concrete structures around the world. Since the parameter uncertainties of load and resistance are very important for the reliability assessment of RC bridge strengthened by CFRP, this paper presents a method to estimate the reliability and residual life of RC bridges strengthened by CFRP. …”
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Bridge Construction Impacts the Adjacent Channel Morphology and Turbidity: A Study on a Dying Distributary of River Padma by Balai Chandra Das, Aznarul Islam, Shrabani Das, Riya Adhikary, Rohini Sarkar

“…River-road crossings are one of the basic infrastructures for rolling the wheels of development of the modern world facilitating connectivity and overcoming geographical obstacles. …”
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On being uniquely human in the world: a reflection on the contributions of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen by H. Musa

“…Wentzel van Huyssteen are taken seriously, in order to illustrate how a bridge has been constructed instead of a separating wall between these disiplines. …”
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The New Nitinol Conformable Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Pilot Experience as Bridge to Surgery Treatment by Roberto Di Mitri, Filippo Mocciaro

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Assessment of Myocardial Bridge and Mural Coronary Artery Using ECG-Gated 256-Slice CT Angiography: A Retrospective Study by En-sen Ma, Guo-lin Ma, Hong-wei Yu, Wang Wu, Kefeng Li

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THE NEW WORLD INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ORDER DEBATE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA by BECKY ADE ALIEGBA

“… While the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) debate underlines the centrality of information and communication development to societal transformation in the twenty-first century, it has unarguably led to explosion in human communication in ways previously thought impossible. …”
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Compressive sampling–based ultrasonic computerized tomography technique for damage detection in concrete-filled steel tube in a bridge by Binbin Li, Bo Liu, Fan Xu, Yang Liu, Wentao Wang, Tao Yang

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Shear properties of jointed dual-pylon of the cable-stayed bridge with separated unequal-width decks under asymmetric load by Chao Luo, Jingzhou Xin, Jiafeng Yang, Yan Jiang, Lei Huang, Jianting Zhou

“…To investigate the structural behaviour and reliability of the jointed dual-pylon under asymmetric loads, a 1:30 scaled model test and numerical simulation were conducted based on the world's first road-railway same-level cable-stayed bridge with jointed pylons. …”
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