Rheological Characteristics of Tire Rubber-Modified Asphalt following Thermal Variation by S. Chen, J. Cao, C. f. Zheng, X. D. Guo

“…The analysis of experimental data shows that rubber-modified asphalt can effectively improve the low-temperature performance of the asphalt, make the asphalt have better toughness, and also improve the high-temperature shear resistance of the asphalt. Finally, it is determined that adding 10% rubber powder to the base asphalt has the best effect.…”
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Location optimization of urban fire stations considering the variations in fire service demands: a bi-objective coverage model by Yulong Chen, Jing Yao, Shaohua Wang, Zhizhu Lai, Leying Wu, Guanpeng Dong

“…Then, the BOC model was applied to address the spatial optimization of fire station locations in the central urban area of Zhengzhou City. Finally, a comparative analysis was performed on the optimization outcomes and performance of both the BOC and bi-objective spatial optimization (BSO) (integrating coverage and median goals) models. …”
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Electrical Conductivity of Mantle Transition Zone and Water Content Revealed by the Magnetic Data of China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite by Mingquan Lai, Xiuyan Ren, Changchun Yin, Yunhe Liu, Xinpeng Ma, Yinglin Wang, Shufan Zhao

“…The conductivity is higher than that inverted from Swarm data, but lower than that from the observatory data. Finally, we, respectively, invert the resistivity structure of the MTZ with two years and nearly nine years of database of CSES, Swarm, and observatories, and analyze the laboratory conductivity model. …”
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Interplay between porin deficiency, fitness, and virulence in carbapenem-non-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae. by Hedi Mammeri, Youssouf Sereme, Eya Toumi, Hélène Faury, David Skurnik

“…We further examine the real impact of changes in porins on carbapenems susceptibility. Finally, we decipher what is the effect of such changes on bacterial fitness and virulence. …”
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SDF-1/CXCR4 Signaling Maintains Stemness Signature in Mouse Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells by Shih-Yin Ho, Thai-Yen Ling, Hsing-Yu Lin, Jeffrey Tsai-Jui Liou, Fei-Chih Liu, I-Chun Chen, Sue-Wei Lee, Yu Hsu, Dar-Ming Lai, Horng-Huei Liou

“…Moreover, Notch and RE1 silencing transcription factor (REST) both play an essential role in NSCs/NPCs maintenance and neuronal differentiation and were dramatically downregulated following SDF-1/CXCR4 cascade inhibition. Finally, we demonstrated that the expression of achaete-scute homolog 1 (Ascl1), a proneural gene, and p27, an antiproliferative gene, were significantly increased after genetic elimination of SDF-1 alleles. …”
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Comprehensive reviews on technological and life cycle environmental aspects of solar–thermal adsorption refrigerator by Jun-Ki Choi, Anup Paudel, Bipin Karki, Katie Bradley, Natalie Quinn, Amy Ciric

“…Unlike previous reviews, this paper integrates both technological developments and life cycle assessments, offering a unique perspective on STAR’s viability for sustainable refrigeration solutions. Finally, we present two novel bench-scale STAR systems, compare their environmental performance to traditional systems, and highlight key design improvements that address scalability challenges.…”
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مواقع التواصل الاجتماعیة الأکادیمیة by ایمان على سعد, د. خالد عبد الفتاح محمد Mohamed, د. اسماعیل رجب غریب Ghareeb

“…The research deals with the definition of social networking sites foracademic purposes, the date of their launch, the intellectual production ofacademic communication sites, the need to use them, the dangers of using them,and the exclusion of the most popular social networking sites.(1) Research Gate, founded in 2008 in Berlin by Ijad Madisch, HorstFickenscher, and Sören Hofmayer, (2) the site of Academia.edu, which wasfounded in 2008 in San Francisco by Richard Price, (3) Mendeley, founded in2007 by three German doctoral students; and (4) the Zotero site, launched in2006.The study pointed out that it is advantageous to use social networkingsites for academics Such as: sharing and discovering sources, supportingcooperation, developing identity and self, and communication.The risk of using it to researchers: wasting time, lack of enough activeusers, inefficient use, and lack of digital identity management.The risk of using it on institutions: the spread of knowledge that can beused badly by competitors, and lack of control over the reputation of institutions.Finally, the study pointed to the existence of two views on the relationshipbetween the use of social networking sites and academic achievement: The firstpoint of view: confirms that the relationship is negative between social networkingsites and academic achievement, and the second view assumes a positiverelationship between them.…”
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Performance Analysis of Wind-Induced Piezoelectric Vibration Bimorph Cantilever for Rotating Machinery by Gongbo Zhou, Houlian Wang, Zhencai Zhu, Linghua Huang, Wei Li

“…Finally, an experiment is also conducted. The results show that wind-induced piezoelectric bimorph cantilever beam has low resonant frequency and stable output under the first modal mode and can achieve the maximum output voltage under the resonant condition. …”
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Industrial Robot Vibration Anomaly Detection Based on Sliding Window One-Dimensional Convolution Autoencoder by ZhiDan Zhong, Yao Zhao, AoYu Yang, HaoBo Zhang, DongHao Qiao, ZhiHui Zhang

“…Secondly, the sliding window algorithm is used for data enhancement, and the dropout technique is introduced to improve the generalization ability of the model. Finally, the reconstruction error of the input sample is calculated and compared with the error threshold to determine whether the operation state of the industrial robot is normal or not. …”
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Inference of a Susceptible–Infectious stochastic model by Giuseppina Albano, Virginia Giorno, Francisco Torres-Ruiz

“…Several simulation studies are conduced to test the procedure, these include the time homogeneous case, for which a comparison with the results obtained by applying the maximum likelihood estimation was made, and cases in which the intensity function were time dependent with particular attention to periodic cases. Finally, we applied the estimation procedure to a real dataset.…”
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Study of Dyes and Methods of Their Removal, with a Focus on Studying Their Removal using Photocatalysts Based on Polyoxometalates: Review by Wisam Abdalhusain Jabbar, Marwa F. Abdul Jabbar

“…Previous research is reviewed, with special emphasis on the performance of the photocatalyst, conditions that increase its efficiency, and the proposed mechanisms for the combined photocatalysts of PTA and PMA acids in developing the photocatalytic process. Finally, recent findings in this area are discussed, and possible future research continuations are suggested. …”
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Distal muscle weakness as the main onset symptom in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: a case report and literature review by Xuan Wu, Xiao-tian Xu, Lin Zhou, Kai Qiao, Chong-bo Zhao, Su-shan Luo

“…This report presents a case of a middle-aged woman with a chronic onset of asymmetric upper limb weakness accompanied by difficulty in finger extension, without ptosis or fluctuation for 4 years. The patient was finally diagnosed with MG by a significant decrement of Compound Muscle Action Potential in repetitive nerve stimuli, positive anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies as well as the presence of a mass located in the anterior mediastinum. …”
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Hull-Compatible Underwater IPT System with Enhanced Electromagnetic–Thermal Performance for USVs by Qingyu Zhao, Songyan Niu, Ziyun Shao, Linni Jian

“…The results reveal that, with proper thermal management, the system avoids thermal risks in underwater environments compared to air. Finally, a 3 kW prototype is constructed and tested in fresh water, achieving 55 V and 50 A wireless charging at an 85.7% full-load dc-to-dc efficiency, thus confirming the practicality and performance of the design.…”
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Green packaging system based on hybrid zein/inulin nanofibers activated with copper oxide nanoparticles and Foeniculum vulgare essential oil for preservation of fresh beef by Sara Gholizadeh, Ali Ehsani, Sajed Amjadi, Hossein Ahangari, Vahid Panahiazar

“…Moreover, the developed NFs exhibited acceptable surface hydrophobicity, crystallinity, and mechanical properties. Finally, the fresh beef packaging study illustrated that the developed active NFs controlled the changes in the pH, oxidation, bacterial load, and total volatile basic nitrogen in fresh beef samples during cold storage.…”
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Optimization of the Intelligent Sports Health Management System Based on Big Data Technology and Internet of Things by Jian Dang

“…Experimental results under five indexes show the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed feature selection algorithm. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed intelligent sports management system is analyzed.…”
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Carrying Capacity Evaluation on Water Resources of Jilin Province Based on PCA-GA-XGboost Model by PANG Bowen, LI Zhijun

“…To improve the efficiency and accuracy of carrying capacity evaluation in water resources, this paper proposes an indicator evaluation model based on principal component analysis (PCA), genetic algorithm (GA), and eXtreme gradient boosting tree (XGBoost).Meanwhile, fourteen evaluation indicators are defined with water resources, socio-economics, and ecological environment employed as subsystems.PCA is adopted to reduce the dimensionality of the evaluation indicators.Additionally, based on XGBoost, this paper conducts an evaluation analysis on the carrying capacity of water resources from 2011 to 2021 and utilizes GA to optimize four parameters in XGBoost.The results show that after simplifying the evaluation indicators by PCA, the correlation coefficient of the PCA-GA-XGBoost model is better than GA-B, GA-SVM, GA-XGBoost, and XGBoost.The carrying capacity of water resources in Jilin Province from 2011 to 2021 is between 0.192 and 0.724, presenting a trend of first increasing, then decreasing, and finally increasing with improved carrying capacity situation.Meanwhile, the built-in function of eigenvalue importance ranking in the model is leveraged to conclude the fact that the indicator with the largest importance is identified as the applied fertilizer amount per hectare (0.530 7).…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Biocompatible Polymer Particles as Potential Nanocarriers for Inhalation Therapy by Katarzyna Jabłczyńska, Magdalena Janczewska, Aleksandra Kulikowska, Tomasz R. Sosnowski

“…The resultant dry microparticles were characterized by SEM observations, and their properties related to delivery by inhalation were determined by laser diffraction spectrometry following the dispersion in the commercial inhaler. Finally, the possibility of the reconstitution of nanosuspensions by powders rehydration was evaluated. …”
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From homogeneous metric spaces to Lie groups by Cowling, Michael G., Kivioja, Ville, Le Donne, Enrico, Nicolussi Golo, Sebastiano, Ottazzi, Alessandro

“…We study homogeneous metric spaces, by which we mean connected, locally compact metric spaces whose isometry group acts transitively.After a review of a number of classical results, we use the Gleason–Iwasawa–Montgomery–Yamabe–Zippin structure theory to show that for all positive $ \epsilon $, each such space is $ (1,\epsilon ) $-quasi-isometric to a connected metric Lie group (metrized with a left-invariant distance that is not necessarily Riemannian).Next, we develop the structure theory of Lie groups to show that every homogeneous metric manifold is homeomorphically roughly isometric to a quotient space of a connected amenable Lie group, and roughly isometric to a simply connected solvable metric Lie group.Third, we investigate solvable metric Lie groups in more detail, and expound on and extend work of Gordon and Wilson [31, 32] and Jablonski [44] on these, showing, for instance, that connected solvable Lie groups may be made isometric if and only if they have the same real-shadow.Finally, we show that homogeneous metric spaces that admit a metric dilation are all metric Lie groups with an automorphic dilation.…”
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Generalized Cycle Benchmarking Algorithm for Characterizing Midcircuit Measurements by Zhihan Zhang, Senrui Chen, Yunchao Liu, Liang Jiang

“…As an application, we show how to use the learned information to test the independence between measurement noise and state-preparation noise in an MCM. Finally, we conduct numerical simulations to illustrate the practical applicability of the algorithm. …”
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Equivalent Characterizations of Some Graph Problems by Covering-Based Rough Sets by Shiping Wang, Qingxin Zhu, William Zhu, Fan Min

“…The upper approximation number is essential to describe these concepts. Finally, from a new viewpoint of covering-based rough sets, the general reduct is defined, and its equivalent characterization for the edge cover is presented. …”
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