Data-driven modeling approaches for pressure drop prediction in a multi-phase flow system by Nezar M. Alyazidi, Aiman F. Bawazir, Ala S. AL-Dogai

“…The experimental results show that the nonlinear Hammerstein-Wiener and ARX models were much better than other methods, with fitting accuracy rates of 81.12% for the Hammerstein-Wiener model and 86.52% for the ARX model. …”
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Maintaining Wireless Connectivity Constraints for Robot Swarms in the Presence of Obstacles by Joel M. Esposito

“…Therefore to maintain a wireless link between two robots, it is desirable to simultaneously comply with these two spatial constraints. …”
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Influence of Inertia and Low Active Mineral Admixture on Strength and Microstructure of Cement-Based Materials by Meijuan Rao, Wan Tang, Wei Zhou, Yaning Kong, Shuhua Liu

“…At the early stage of hydration, low quality fly ash can be considered as an inert material whereas its reactivity at the later stage became high, especially for ground low quality fly ash.…”
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Immunotherapy: An Optimal Control Theory Approach by K. Renee Fister, Jennifer Hughes Donnelly

“…To better determine under what circumstances the tumor can be eliminated, we implement optimal control theory. …”
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Measuring and analyzing node families in the Tor anonymous communication network by Xiao WANG, Bin-xing FANG, Pei-peng LIU, Li2 GUO, Jin-qiao SHI

“…Tor family was focused on design and given a family-level measurement of it.Based on Tor node families (over 3000) discovered from live Tor network data (from Jan.2011 to Dec.2012),a few characteristics of Tor node families were revealed,such as family size,bandwidth,geographical distribution as well as operators providing a few big families.The analysis validated the irreplaceable role played by family design in enhancing Tor’s anonymity.Based on the measurement,security analysis showed the serious availability threat a compromised node family can cause to the Tor network.Besides,It also discussed Tor hidden families and the potential anonymity risk caused by them.…”
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Deformation and Rupture of Thin Steel Plates due to Cumulative Loading from Underwater Shock and Bubble Collapse by Julian J. Lee, Malcolm J. Smith, James Huang, Geoffrey T. Paulgaard

“…Although the main impulsive load on the plate was due to the shock impact, because the standoff distances were less than twice the maximum free-field bubble radius, a strong interaction between the detonation product bubble and the target plate caused a rapid water jet to impinge on the plate, resulting in additional loading and damage. …”
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Cross-sectional study protocol to assess ultraviolet radiation exposure among military outdoor workers in Lohatla, Northern Cape Province of South Africa by Sipho David Galawe, Kgomotso Lebelo, Phoka Caiphus Rathebe

“…Introduction The sun is one of the primary natural sources of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and a known human carcinogen. It has been related to melanoma and several skin cancers, such as squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Seven--How does my other insurance work with Medicare? Who pays first? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…This guide was also written using Florida guidelines when appropriate. Please bear in mind that your personal situation may vary from the examples in the series, and always contact your local Medicare representative for questions regarding your own circumstances. …”
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Examining Internal and External Consent in Consensual and Non-Consensual Contexts in Women by Nieves Moyano, Antonio Rafael Hidalgo-Muñoz, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Kristen Jozkowski, Reina Granados

“…Results: Our results show that, with regard to external consent, when engaging in consensual sex, women indicated greater use of all cues ranging from communication/initiation behavior to nonverbal behaviors than those who experienced nonconsensual sex. …”
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Probabilistic estimation of rheological properties in subduction zones using sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip by Tobias Köhne, Rishav Mallick, Mark Simons

“…Here, we find that the ability to fit surface observations using functional or mechanical models assuming frictional behavior does not constitute sufficient evidence to actually infer frictional behavior at depth, as the surface expressions are virtually indistinguishable from deformation generated from models with depth-variable power-law viscous behavior. …”
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Design of an Active Anti-Roll Bar for Off-Road Vehicles by S. Gosselin-Brisson, M. Bouazara, M.J. Richard

“…A method is presented to illustrate the compromise between stability and comfort inherent in passive anti-roll bar selection. …”
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Analysis of Tools to Evaluate Chloride Threshold for Corrosion Onset of Reinforced Concrete in Tropical Marine Environment of Yucatán, México by Pedro Castro-Borges, Mercedes Balancán-Zapata, Alexander López-González

“…Main conclusion indicates that iaccum is a better tool to determine and/or predict chloride threshold in this study according to a conservative point of view in civil engineering. …”
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Relating Independent Components to Free-Vibration Modal Responses by S.I. McNeill, D.C. Zimmerman

“…In this paper, the relationship between independent components and free-vibration modal responses is discussed. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Impact Model of Slipping Tramcar Prevention Equipment Based on an Energy Absorber by Guiyun Xu, Shuo Hu, Xiaoguang Zhang, Jiazhou Zhu, Huipeng Zheng, Hongxin Wang

“…On the other hand, field experiments are conducted in Qishan Mine, and experiment results show that the maximum error between the braking distance formula value and the experiment value is 11.98%, and the minimum error is 2.72%. …”
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READING ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART FROM CÉSAIRE’S PERSPECTIVE ON ANTICOLONIALISM by Yohanes Tuaderu

“… This research aims to obtain a deep notion of what stands beyond one of Achebe’s prominent African trilogies – Things Fall Apart – from the concept of anticolonialism promoted by Aimé Césaire. …”
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Processo de inovação no contexto organizacional: uma análise de facilitadores e dificultadores by Jonilto Costa Souza, Maria de Fátima Bruno-Faria

“…Conclui-se que a inovação corresponde a um processo complexo, dinâmico, caracterizado por interações coletivas e grau de incerteza, que pode ou não ser bem sucedido devido a implicações de fatores os quais o facilitam ou o dificultam, merecendo atenção daqueles que buscam gerenciar o processo de inovação.…”
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Comparison of physical fitness in elderly submitted to different physical exercise interventions by Leonardo Campos, Priscila Nakamura, Eduardo Kokubun

“…The interventions are beneficial to the physical fitness of elderly individuals, because they increase or maintain such fitness after these interventions.  …”
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A Computational Approach to Understanding Agglutinative Structures in Urdu by Muhammad Shoaib Tahir, Mahnoor Amjad

“…Despite its linguistic richness and central role among South Asian languages, Urdu has been relatively underrepresented in global computational research, leading to a lack of robust NLP tools tailored to its unique morphological features. …”
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A constitutive model for coal gangue coarse-grained subgrade filler incorporating particle breakage by Zong-Tang Zhang, An Liu, Si-Chun Yu, Shun-Kai Liu, Chuan-Feng Fang, Ze Liu, Wei Hu

“…The stress–strain relationship of CGSF was analyzed by using a logarithmic constitutive model, and the correlation between model parameters and the newly derived particle breakage index was generated. …”
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Renewable energy and the role of molten salts and carbon by Fray D.

“…Molten carbonate fuel cells have been under development for a number of years and reliable units are successfully working at 250kW scale and demonstration units have produced up to 2 MW. …”
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