Multiobjective Optimization Design for Structural Parameters of TBM Disc Cutter Rings Based on FAHP and SAMPGA by Laikuang Lin, Yimin Xia, Dun Wu

“…According to the characteristics of this model, a self-adaptive multipopulation genetic algorithm (SAMPGA) is utilized to solve the optimization problem, and the Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) is employed to calculate weight coefficients for multiple objectives. Finally, the applicability of the proposed method is demonstrated through a case study in a TBM project. …”
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Improved Density Peaks Clustering Based on Natural Neighbor Expanded Group by Lin Ding, Weihong Xu, Yuantao Chen

“…The cores of the proposed algorithm contain two parts: (1) define natural neighbor expanded (NNE) and natural neighbor expanded group (NNEG) and (2) divide all NNEGs into a goal number of sets as the final clustering result, according to the closeness degree of NNEGs. …”
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An Experimental Study on Cracking Behavior of Precracked Sandstone Specimens under Seepage Pressure by Qibin Lin, Ping Cao, Hua Wang, Rihong Cao

“…Combined with axial stress-strain curves, photographic monitoring results and the output of AE counts and rock failure process can be generally divided into four stages: microcrack closure, elastic deformation, crack growth and propagation, and final failure. The seepage pressure had a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the specimens: the specimens under seepage pressure lagged far behind those without seepage pressure in peak strength but maintained a comfortable lead in peak strain. …”
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Ultrasonographic and Scintigraphic Findings of Thyroid Hemiagenesis in a Child: Report of a Rare Male Case by Ümit Yaşar Ayaz, Sevin Ayaz, Mehmet Ercüment Döğen, Arman Api

“…Without performing any invasive procedure, we enrolled the child in a follow-up program with the guidance of US and scintigraphy, which were effective both in making the final diagnosis of thyroid hemiagenesis and in evaluating the current status of the present thyroid tissue. …”
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Ink Art Three-Dimensional Big Data Three-Dimensional Display Index Prediction Model by Xiaonan Cao

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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement: A Case Study in China by Hui Ma, Zhigang Zhang, Xia Zhao, Shuang Wu

“…The assessment results showed that the resource consumptions of both WMA and HMA pavements in entire life were almost at the same level, while the environmental impacts of WMA pavement related to greenhouse gases and PM2.5 emissions were significantly less than that of HMA pavement, except for the case where the long-term performance of WMA pavement is much worse than that of HMA pavement. In final, it could be concluded that WMA pavement is more environment-friendly compared with HMA pavement although they have the same-level resource consumptions.…”
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Religião, política e espaço público no Brasil: perspectiva histórico/sociológica e a conjuntura das eleições presidenciais de 2018 by Marcelo Ayres Camurça

“…Por fim, busca-se analisar no “calor da hora” a influência destas forças religiosas cristãs conservadoras na proporcionalidade no Congresso Nacional eleito em 2018, suas preferências pelos candidatos a presidente, sua interferência no resultado final do pleito com a eleição de um governo conservador de direita e as perspectivas que essa interferência religiosa no governo e no Congresso ensejará para o Estado Democrático de Direito no país. …”
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Lipid Membrane Self-Assembly and Synthesis in the Lab by Rapid, Low-Cost Microfluidics Approaches by Kathleen Hardwick, Shane O'Reilly

“…Shrink-plastic (polystyrene) was used as the build material for the microfluidic chip—to construct the design on a larger scale before shrinking to its final size. This method has the advantage of using low cost and easily accessible materials and equipment. …”
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Gadamer y Nietzsche by Carlos B. Gutiérrez

“…Frente a las ilusiones de la autoconciencia y a la ingenuidad positivista de la noción de hecho, el lenguaje es para Gadamer el medio natural de mediación especular de todo lo que es, medio en el que se realiza la comprensión en forma de interpretación, la cual permite que los sentidos que nos son legados hablen en cada situación. Al final señalamos las ventajas de abordar a la filosofía hermenéutica a partir de Nietzsche, para quien la interpretación reviste también carácter ontológico. …”
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Development of a robust multi-objective model for green capacitated location-routing under crisis conditions with time value of money by Shima Roosta, Seyed Milad Mirnajafi Zadeh, Hamid Bazargan Harandi

“…With the rising awareness about the environmental impacts of transportation over the past years, using green logistics to mitigate these impacts has become increasingly important.Methodology: To compensative a gap in the literature, this paper presents a robust bi-objective Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model for the Green Capacitated Location-Routing Problem (G-CLRP) with demand uncertainty and the possibility of failure in depots and routes.Findings: The final result of this robust multi-objective model is to set up the depots and select the routes that offer the highest reliability (maximizing network service) while imposing the lowest cost and environmental pollution. …”
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The Bushland, Texas, maize evapotranspiration, growth, and yield dataset Collection by Steven R. Evett, Gary W. Marek, Paul D. Colaizzi, Karen S. Copeland, Brice B. Ruthardt, Terry A. Howell

“…Crop growth data are presented on a periodic basis throughout the growing season, as are final crop biomass and yield data. The data are suitable for analysis of effects of irrigation and other agronomic decisions on crop yield and water productivity in the Southern High Plains region of the USA, for model calibration and testing, and for model improvement.…”
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Análisis de polimorfismo de nucleótido simple en el gen FASN y su relación con características de producción en pollos by G. MARRUBE, F.M.B. ROZEN, G.B. PINTO, V. FASSA, N. PACIENZA, A.N. DEMARCO, E.G. ROMANO, V. FAIN BINDA, Z. CANET, J.E. MELO

“…El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar la posible asociación entre un polimorfismo de nucleótido simple (SNP) del gen FASN y cada uno de los siguientes caracteres productivos: Consumo de Alimento (CA), Ganancia de Peso (GP) y Peso Vivo Final (PVF). Durante la experiencia en el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), se organizaron y criaron 229 pollos de familias de hermanos enteros y de medios hermanos paternos. …”
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Mortality Reimagined: Going through Deleuze’s Encounter with Death by Sariyar Murat

“…He appears to neglect the possibility of a final cessation of all processes, such as the heat death of the cosmos. …”
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Logo Design Process and Method of Intellectual Property Big Data in the Digital Media Era by Xin Jia, Yan Dong, Bingxue Wang

“…If a high similarity is found in the search results, the design direction should be adjusted in time until the final design scheme is determined.…”
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Automatic Detection and Classification of Road, Car, and Pedestrian Using Binocular Cameras in Traffic Scenes with a Common Framework by Yongchao Song, Jieru Yao, Yongfeng Ju, Yahong Jiang, Kai Du

“…In order to solve the problems of traffic object detection, fuzzification, and simplification in real traffic environment, an automatic detection and classification algorithm for roads, vehicles, and pedestrians with multiple traffic objects under the same framework is proposed. We construct the final V view through a considerate U-V view method, which determines the location of the horizon and the initial contour of the road. …”
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Experimental Study and Seismic Response Evaluation of Chlorobutyl Rubber-Based Viscoelastic Dampers by Farnoosh Roshan-Tabari, Hamid Toopchi-Nezhad, Ghodratollah Hashemi-Motlagh

“…The results showed that the modified CIIR rubber exhibited significantly improved effective damping compared to the reference CIIR. The final component of this study involved investigating the seismic response of a 2D frame structure equipped with prototype dampers made from both reference and modified CIIR materials, using nonlinear time-history analyses. …”
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De la independencia a la natural barbarie americana. Una lectura del Facundo de Domingo F. Sarmiento by Maura Brighenti

“…Partiendo del espacio infinito y vacío de la pampa y pasando por una antropología del gaucho - de su manera de vivir y de conducir la guerra - Sarmiento conduce el lector hasta la forma típicamente americana de despotismo, el caudillismo, llegado en Argentina a su epopeya final con el régimen de Juan M. de Rosas. En la última parte se intenta injertar el esquema dicotómico del Facundo al interior de la más general reflexión del Occidente sobre la modernidad y sus alteridades, a través por un lado del prisma orientalista y por el otro de las mismas fuentes del pensamiento moderno europeo y en particular de Locke y Hobbes.…”
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Exploring Student Acceptance and Perceptions of AI-Assisted PowerPoint Creation by Svetoslav Georgiev, Joseph Tinsley

“…Two rounds of focus group interviews with a total of 11 final-year undergraduate students majoring in Supply Chain Management were conducted in November 2023 in which students were asked to evaluate teacher PowerPoint slides created using AI assistance. …”
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Deep Learning-Assisted Short-Term Power Load Forecasting Using Deep Convolutional LSTM and Stacked GRU by Fath U Min Ullah, Amin Ullah, Noman Khan, Mi Young Lee, Seungmin Rho, Sung Wook Baik

“…The generated feature map is forward propagated into a deep gated recurrent unit (GRU) network for learning, which provides the final PLF. We experimentally proved that the proposed method revealed promising results using mean square error (MSE) and root mean square error (RMSE) and outperformed state of the art using the competitive power load dataset.…”
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3D Reconstruction and Prediction of Sialolith Surgery by Jamyson Oliveira Santos, Brunna da Silva Firmino, Matheus Santos Carvalho, Jean de Pinho Mendes, Lucas Novaes Teixeira, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes, André Luiz Ferreira Costa, Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto

“…Imaging examinations were ordered as follows: cone beam computed tomography, ultrasonography, and three-dimensional reconstruction, including clinical evaluation. A final diagnosis of sialolithiasis was established. …”
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