Shock Mechanism Analysis and Simulation of High-Power Hydraulic Shock Wave Simulator by Xiaoqiu Xu, Han Tao, Junwei Han

“…Further, the similarity evaluation of shock wave simulation was achieved based on the curvature distance, and the results stated that the simulation method was reasonable and the structural optimization based on software simulation is also beneficial to the increase of efficiency. Finally, the combination of theoretical analysis and simulation for the development of artillery recoil tester is a comprehensive approach in the design and structure optimization of the recoil system.…”
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Les Syro-Libanais en Afrique Occidentale Française (A.O.F) des années 1880 à 1939 by Julien Charnay

“…It seeks to underscore the importance of transnational social networks into which migrants were integrated by merit of possessing specific economic and social capital. Finally, this article focuses on how French colonial power in Africa used various ideologies to conceptualize and control foreign migration in Africa. …”
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Heat Pump Drying of Fruits and Vegetables: Principles and Potentials for Sub-Saharan Africa by Folasayo Fayose, Zhongjie Huan

“…Necessary factors for maximizing the capacity and efficiency of a heat pump dryer were identified. Finally, the erroneous view that heat pump drying is not feasible economically in sub-Saharan Africa was clarified.…”
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The Need for Improved Management of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in Primary Care by Teresa Sobhy

“…Furthermore, the quantity and quality of research on treatment modalities for PDN are inadequate. Finally, current research and guidelines on PDN management are inadequately implemented in the clinical setting. …”
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Molecular properties of the RmlT wall teichoic acid rhamnosyltransferase that modulates virulence in Listeria monocytogenes by Ricardo Monteiro, Tatiana B. Cereija, Rita Pombinho, Thijs Voskuilen, Jeroen D. C. Codée, Sandra Sousa, João H. Morais-Cabral, Didier Cabanes

“…Additionally, the structures provided indications for two potential interaction pathways for the long WTAs on the surface of RmlT. Finally, we confirmed that WTAs glycosyltransferases are promising targets for next-generation strategies against Gram-positive pathogens by showing that inactivation of the RmlT catalytic activity results in a decreased infection in vivo.…”
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The assessment of poverty in rural areas (Case Study: District of Saravan city of Rasht) by majid yasoori, Seyedeh Fatemeh Emami

“…Morgan table was used to determine the sample size of the family heads living in rural areas of Saravan. Finally, 351 questionnaires were selected for family heads, which it was increased to 370 to obtain better results of the questionnaires. …”
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Time and Space View of Human-Water Relationship Discipline and Its Research Methods by ZUO Qiting

“…,the time series analysis method,spatial evolution analysis method,and spatiotemporal coupling analysis method.Finally,the prospect of further research is given.The research can lay a foundation for the human-water relationship discipline to deal with problems of temporal and spatial scales and can also provide a reference for research on similar scale problems.…”
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A cross‐project defect prediction method based on multi‐adaptation and nuclear norm by Qingan Huang, Le Ma, Siyu Jiang, Guobin Wu, Hengjie Song, Libiao Jiang, Chunyun Zheng

“…More importantly, the nuclear norm module was constructed, which improved the discriminability and diversity of the target sample by calculating and maximizing the nuclear norm of the target sample in the process of domain adaptation, thus improving the performance of MANN. Finally, extensive experiments were conducted on 11 sizeable open‐source projects. …”
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Sol-Gel Derived Mg-Based Ceramic Scaffolds Doped with Zinc or Copper Ions: Preliminary Results on Their Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatibility by Georgios S. Theodorou, Eleana Kontonasaki, Anna Theocharidou, Athina Bakopoulou, Maria Bousnaki, Christina Hadjichristou, Eleni Papachristou, Lambrini Papadopoulou, Nikolaos A. Kantiranis, Konstantinos Chrissafis, Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos, Petros T. Koidis

“…In this respect, novel bioactive scaffolds containing Mg2+ and Cu2+ or Zn2+, ions known for their antimicrobial properties, were synthesized by the foam replica technique and tested regarding their bioactive response in SBF, mechanical properties, degradation, and porosity. Finally their ability to support the attachment and long-term proliferation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) was also evaluated. …”
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Multifactor task allocation problem in wireless sensor and actuator networks by Lei MU, Jian-ying CHEN, Xiao-mei QU, Tao LIU

“…Task allocation is an essential part of many military applications of WSAN such as intelligent minefield.The key problem of task allocation decision in these systems for the optimal scheme on task allocation is how to obtain the node-target assignment.Combing with the factors of target’s parameters and node’s own status,the various influence factors of task efficiency were analyzed and the positive and negative indicators were processed by range normalization method separately.The linear-weighted task efficiency function was proposed in the applications of WSAN such as intelligent minefield.It can be utilized as the evaluation index of assignment schemes since it reflected the integrated impact of target’s threat and node’s value on the system more comprehensively.Task efficiency function can be constructed flexibly based on the demand of different multifactor task allocation application.The essence of the problem was how to make node-target assignment to achieve the maximum task efficiency of the whole system.This problem turned into assignment problem and can be solved.Finally,an application was implemented to demonstrate this scheme.The results show that the model is suitable for small-scale multifactor task allocation problem in intelligent minefield system.…”
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Metabolic reprogramming of macrophages by PKM2 promotes IL-10 production via adenosine by Juliana Escher Toller-Kawahisa, Paula Ramos Viacava, Eva Margareta Palsson-McDermott, Daniele Carvalho Nascimento, Mariana Patricia Cervantes-Silva, Shane Myles O'Carroll, Alessia Zotta, Luis Eduardo Alves Damasceno, Gabriel Azevedo Públio, Pedro Forti, João Paulo Mesquita Luiz, Bruno Marcel Silva de Melo, Timna Varela Martins, Vitor Marcel Faça, Annie Curtis, Thiago Mattar Cunha, Fernando de Queiroz Cunha, Luke Anthony John O'Neill, José Carlos Alves-Filho

“…The tetramerization of the glycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) induces the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-10 in vivo, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. …”
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Multi-RIS-Assisted 3D Localization and Synchronization via Deep Learning by Alireza Fadakar, Maryam Sabbaghian, Henk Wymeersch

“…Then, a hybrid asynchronous AOD time-of-arrival-based approach is proposed in the first stage to estimate an initial guess of the position of the user equipment (UE). Finally, in the second stage, an optimization problem is formulated to refine the position of the UE by effectively utilizing the estimated delays and the clock offset. …”
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A Kind of FM-BEM Penalty Function Method for a 3D Elastic Frictional Contact Nonlinear System by Chunxiao Yu, Dinghui Jing, Chang Fu, Yanfang Yang

“…For the two models, a penalty optimization IGMRES (m) algorithm is proposed, and the influences of different penalty factors on the solution of the whole system are analyzed. Finally, a numerical simulation is carried out for two elastic frictional contact objects, and some important results including displacements, pressures, friction forces, and friction slips in the contact area are presented. …”
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Un printemps arabe ? L’émulation protestataire et ses limites by Michel Camau

“…We attempted to address those issues based on the idea of crisis of legitimacy as a criterion of differentiation between the “Arab revolutions”, and of pluralistic ignorance with regard to the unclear preferences of those in authority positions and finally of the rulers’ learning in relation to their methods of prevention and management of crises of legitimacy.…”
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Ship Pipe Layout Based on Grid Normalized Astar Algorithm by LIN Yan, ZHANG Qiaoyu, LOU Jiandi

“…The cost objective of traditional Astar only considering path length is extended to the comprehensive layout objective of pipes including length, bend consumption, and installation suitability. Finally, the GNAstar proposed is compared with the traditional Astar in a simulation case, and different pipe systems in ship engine room are taken as cases to further compare with the ant colony algorithm and particle swarm-Astar. …”
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Evaluating the PNI, RAI, SIP and SPI Indices in Mapping Drought Intensity of Iran: Comparing the Interpolation Method and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by Mahmoud Khosravi, Alireza Movaqqari, Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar

“…So these indices are mapped through the two analysis methods containing spatial interpolating and digital elevation models. Finally, the adaption of the zonation maps revealed that the RAI and PNI indices have the more susceptibility and show the spatial distribution of drought intensity. …”
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A Semianalytic Method for Vibration Analysis of a Sandwich FGP Doubly Curved Shell with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions by Zhongyu Zhang, Jiayang Gu, Jianjun Ding, Yanwu Tao

“…The convergence performance and correctness of the theoretical model are examined by several numerical examples. Finally, some novel results are given, where free and forced vibration characteristics of Sandwich FGP doubly curved structures are examined in detail.…”
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A MultiModal Detection Method for UHV Substation Faults Based on Robot Inspection and Deep Learning by Rong Meng, Zhao-lei Wang, Zhi-long Zhao, Jian-peng Li, Wei-ping Fu

“…Then, the HSV color space model based on saliency area detection is used to extract equipment defect areas, which improves the accuracy of defect image classification. Finally, the traditional YOLOv3 network is improved by combining the residual network and the K-means clustering algorithm, and the detailed flow of the corresponding detection method is proposed. …”
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A Novel Highly Nonlinear Quadratic System: Impulsive Stabilization, Complexity Analysis, and Circuit Designing by Arthanari Ramesh, Alireza Bahramian, Hayder Natiq, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Sajad Jafari, Iqtadar Hussain

“…It is revealed that this system can generate dynamics with different sample entropies by changing parameters. Finally, impulsive control is applied to the system to represent a possible solution for stabilizing the system.…”
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DYNAMIC MODEL OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM REFLECTING COMPLEX MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSH by FENG JinZhi, GAO RuoQi, ZHENG SongLin, LIU ShuFan, ZHANG QiTao, GU Han

“…Based on Visual Studio Intel Visual Fortran platform, combined with FORTRAN language and Adams built-in function rules, completed the compilation and compilation of bushing mathematical model, and built a suspension system dynamic simulation platform. Finally, sinusoidal sweep frequency, cement crack spectrum and S-curve excitation test are carried out on the dynamic K ＆ C test-bed to verify the proposed modeling method.…”
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