A New Evaluation Method for the Fracability of a Shale Reservoir Based on the Structural Properties by Haoyue Sui, Wei Gao, Ruilin Hu

“…In the current study, a formation with a higher fracability index was considered to be a fractureable interval and a formation with a lower fracability index was a fracture barrier. Finally, the reservoir fracability index was modeled using the Xike 2 well in the north of Guizhou Province as a case study. …”
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State Aids and Tax rulings: an assessment of the Commission’s recent decisional practice by Amedeo Arena

“…Regard is then had to the peculiar challenges involved with recovery of State aids granted in the form of tax rulings and, finally, to the systemic implications of the Commission’s initiatives for the division of competences between the EU and its Member States and for the establishment of a fiscal union. …”
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Robust sparse time‐frequency analysis for data missing scenarios by Yingpin Chen, Yuming Huang, Jianhua Song

“…The two stages are then solved separately by using the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). Finally, several experiments are conducted to show the performance of the proposed robust STFA method under different data loss levels, and it is compared with some existing state‐of‐the‐art time‐frequency methods. …”
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New Findings by High-Order DNS for Late Flow Transition in a Boundary Layer by Chaoqun Liu, Lin Chen, Ping Lu

“…In order to maintain vorticity conservation, a bridge must be formed to link two Λ-vortex legs. The bridge finally develops as a new ring. This process keeps going on to form a multiple ring structure. …”
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Sarcoidosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies by Danfeng Xu, Xiaohua Tao, Yibin Fan, Yan Teng

“…Promising therapeutic agents encompass inhibitors of cytokines, like those targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, as well as inhibitors of signaling pathways, such as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, which exhibit favorable prospects for application. …”
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Evaluation of Hypoglycemic Efficacy of Tangningtongluo Formula, a Traditional Chinese Miao Medicine, in Two Rodent Animal Models by Long Cheng, Xiang-bao Meng, Shan Lu, Ting-ting Wang, Yue Liu, Gui-bo Sun, Xiao-bo Sun

“…Additionally, oral glucose tolerance in TNTL-treated mice improved significantly, compared with diabetic mice receiving metformin. Finally, tissue histopathology and biochemical index evaluations revealed significant improvement in TNTL-treated mice. …”
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Instability Process of Crack Propagation and Tunnel Failure Affected by Cross-Sectional Geometry of an Underground Tunnel by Xianjie Hao, Shaohua Wang, Duoxiang Jin, Bo Ren, Xiangyang Zhang, Kailong Qiu, Yingjie Fan

“…After the deep chamber was excavated, continuous spalling was found to occur at the foot of the horseshoe tunnel and microcracks in the surrounding rock were initially generated from the foot of the side wall and then developed upwards to form a conjugate sliding shape to the foot of the arch roof, where the cracks finally coalesced. Discontinuous spalling occurred at the midheight of the side wall of the circular tunnel after excavation, and microcracks in the surrounding rock were initially generated from the midheight of the side wall and then extended concentrically to greater depth in the rock mass surrounding the tunnel. …”
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Adrenal Insufficiency as a Cause of Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Mohammad Bagherzadeh, Mahmoud Parham

“…No common cause of liver involvement was discovered, and eventually, with diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency and corticosteroid therapy, liver enzymes and function became normal. Finally, the patient was discharged with good general condition. …”
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Improved YOLOv8n based helmet wearing inspection method by Xinying Chen, Zhisheng Jiao, Yuefan Liu

“…Moreover, the original Detect structure is replaced by the PC-Head decoupling head, significantly reducing parameter count and enhancing model efficiency. Finally, regression accuracy and convergence speed are boosted by the dynamic non-monotonic focusing mechanism introduced through the WIoU boundary loss function. …”
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Regulatory Role of GSK-3β on NF-κB, Nitric Oxide, and TNF-α in Group A Streptococcal Infection by Yu-Tzu Chang, Chia-Ling Chen, Chiou-Feng Lin, Shiou-Ling Lu, Miao-Huei Cheng, Chih-Feng Kuo, Yee-Shin Lin

“…Efforts to minimize the associated morbidity and mortality represent a critical issue. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) is known to regulate inflammatory response in infectious diseases. …”
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Can a tiered water price policy improve the technical efficiency of crop irrigation for maize in the Heihe River Basin in Northwest China? by Guifang Li, Dongdong Ma

“…Furthermore, for the pilot villages, the higher the water price borne by farmers is, the lower the TECI, indicating that compared with farmers who bear lower water prices, these farmers have excessive irrigation behaviour. Finally, it also found that compared with nonpilot villages, the TWPP helps seed maize and field maize via saving irrigation water in pilot villages by 27.56 % and 27.74 %, respectively.…”
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Two for the Road: Measuring Regional Disparity and Agglomeration in Human Development Level and Transportation Infrastructure by Zhiheng Wang, Tao Xing, Daikun Wang, Hongkui Fan, Dongchuan Wang, Yanwang Wu, Qiaozhen Guo, Lina Xiu

“…Then, based on the complex transportation infrastructure data, the weight assignment method is adopted to create transportation infrastructure influence degree (TIID), which is used to evaluate the location conditions of the counties. Finally, bivariate spatial autocorrelation is utilized to analyze the effect of regional conditions on the county-level human development variation. …”
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APPLICATION RESEARCH ON LOAD SPECTRUM OF STEERING KNUCKLE MULTI-AXIS VIRTUAL TEST BENCH (MT) by DU Jian, HUANG LiMei, WEI MinXian, DONG GuoJiang

“…The maximum damage ratios of the bench random spectrum and bench program spectrum to the original spectrum were 0.75 and 1.7, the accuracy of the load spectrum editing method and the engineering practicability of the virtual bench are verified. Finally, the load type of the steering knuckle fatigue damage and the road type were determined through the virtual bench transfer matrix, which provides data support for structural improvement.…”
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The impact of individual and organizational factors on employee innovative work behavior: Empirical evidence from private companies in Vietnam by Tran Hai Yen, Chu Tien Minh, Nguyen Ngoc Diep, Khuc Dai Long

“…Simultaneously, the innovation climate exerts a minor influence on innovative work behavior, with a score of 0.142. Finally, innovative work behavior directly and positively affects employee job performance, scoring 0.641.…”
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Imperial coinage and representation of Iulia Cornelia Salonina (253-268 AD) by Adrián Gordón Zan

“…The content is divided into an introduction; a section that collects the information that we can obtain of Salonina through literary sources and epigraphy, as well as the current literature in this regard; a main section that includes the study of its coinage; and finally, the conclusions. As a result, we determine that there are clear differences between the periods 253-259 and 260-268, where she was more associated with traditional divinities in the first case and with messages linked to the imperial family, her virtues, and the divinities in the second. …”
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“Cash Masters” Coming Out as “Straight”: Social Media and the Changing Dynamics of Gender and Sexuality by Sozen Basturk

“…Thus, their “straightness” lacks the opposite sex and can only be articulated if relied on the same-sex slaves, thereby queering the notion of straightness. Finally, while social media perpetuates traditional norms of gender, sexuality, and masculinity, it also enables such relationships to emerge, having a queering effect. …”
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Configuration Synthesis and Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Decoupled Parallel Mobile Robots by Pan Wuxing, Li Ruiqin, Ning Fengping, Li Yanlong, Feng Xiaodong

“…The singular configuration of the reconfigurable unit is verified by the reduction to absurdity, and the singular type is judged based on Grassmann line geometry. Finally, the influence of the singularity of the bearing limb on the motion output of the mechanical leg is analyzed. …”
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A double closed loop digital hydraulic cylinder position system based on switching active disturbance rejection control by Shouling Jiang, Guochao Zhao, Fuxian Huang, Wenfeng Liu, Ying Chen, Long Zhang

“…Given the pronounced nonlinear characteristics of double closed-loop digital hydraulic cylinders, combined with the characteristics of switching control, a SADRC strategy was proposed, and the stability of the closed-loop system was proved based on Lyapunov theory and switching rules. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control method was verified through simulation and experiment. …”
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Temperature Field Variation Law of Low Exothermic Polymer Grouting Material in Repairing Void Damage of Frozen Soil Subgrade by Bei Zhang, Baolin Wang, Yanhui Zhong, Shuangjie Wang, Xiaolong Li, Shilun Wang

“…During the natural cooling process, the peripheral temperature of the ring isotherm first decreased and a negative temperature ring-shaped isotherm gradually formed. Finally, the upper boundary of the influence of the heat energy released by the curing reaction on the frozen soil subgrade temperature field was determined to be 30 cm, and the lower boundary was 20 cm.…”
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Ambient Atmospheric Aerosol Extinction Coefficient Reconstruction from PM2.5 Mass Concentrations and Application to Haze Identification in China by Lina Gao, Peng Yan, Jietai Mao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang, Yongxue Wu, Junshan Jing, Jianming Xu, Xuejiao Deng, Wenxue Chi

“…A closure study enabled us to determine the threshold of the extinction ratio (β/βObs) and identify haze and fog weather phenomena at the stations. Finally, we assessed the bias in the predicted number of hours with haze for 61 stations in China by comparing the estimates derived from different values for the model’s parameters with those derived from the reference values and found a relative bias of less than 15% for approximately 99.8% of the stations, indicating the feasibility of our approach for detecting haze.…”
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