Analysis of the Vibration and Chatter Stability of a Tapered Composite Boring Bar by Chunjin Zhang, Yongsheng Ren, Shujuan Ji, Jinfeng Zhang

“…In particular, no research has been done about the natural frequency and chatter stability of the composite boring bar under various taper ratios. …”
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Enhancement of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Poly(L-lactide) Nanocomposites Filled with Synthetic Layered Compounds by Telma Nogueira Caio, Núria Gonçalves, Fernando Wypych, Liliane Maria Ferrareso Lona

“…Contrary to PLLA, which only exhibited break point, this nanocomposite showed a less fragile behavior, as a yield point was observed. In this case, it was possible to promote a higher flexibility without reducing the flexural stress, revealing an advantage of the Zn/Al palmitate under the plasticizers that have been used so far for PLLA.…”
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Clean-Room Air Conditioning Control Based on Improved Min-Max Robust Model Predictive Control Algorithm by Qiang Luo, Ting Wang

“…With the increasing demand for indoor environmental comfort, air conditioning has become an essential electrical device for modern life. …”
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Safety Management in Sea Reclamation Construction: A Case Study of Sanya Airport, China by Jinchao Ma, Wei Zhong, Xiaoliu Zhu

“…Artificial island construction has been proven as an effective method for addressing these land resource problems; however, few studies have been conducted on the safety of sea reclamation construction. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Genetics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Albarrag, Ashwag Shami, Abrar Almutairi, Sara Alsudairi, Sumayh Aldakeel, Amani Al-Amodi

“…About 47% of MRSA were multidrug resistant (MDR) as acquired resistance to beta-lactam, macrolide, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. …”
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Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow Band Imaging to Determine the Extent of Resection in Transoral Robotic Surgery of Oropharyngeal Cancer by Ichiro Tateya, Seiji Ishikawa, Shuko Morita, Hiroyuki Ito, Tatsunori Sakamoto, Toshinori Murayama, Yo Kishimoto, Tomomasa Hayashi, Makiko Funakoshi, Shigeru Hirano, Morimasa Kitamura, Mami Morita, Manabu Muto, Juichi Ito

“…A 55-year-old male with superficial oropharyngeal cancer has been successfully treated by combining MB-NBI with TORS and MB-NBI was useful in determining the extent of resection. …”
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Effects of zooplankton abundance on the spawning phenology of winter-spawning Downs herring (Clupea harengus). by Paul Marchal, Carolina Giraldo, David Johns, Sébastien Lefebvre, Christophe Loots, Lola Toomey

“…Additional covariates (including size/age composition, the biotic and abiotic factors other than those examined in our study) could contribute to a better explanation of the phenological drift in Downs herring spawning.…”
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Specialty Meat Marketing Claims: What's the Difference? by Chad Carr, Larry Eubanks, Ryan Dijkhuis

“…Includes USDA Organic, natural and naturally raised or produced, grass fed, and a discussion of the differences between specialty and commodity products. Includes references. …”
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Foreign Students’ Study in the “Flagship Universities” of the Russian Federation within the Context of “Soft Power” Implementation by I. V. Arzhanova, D. V. Dydzinskaya, E. A. Musina, P. S. Seleznev

“…The article discusses the mechanisms, models, best practices of the organization foreign students’ study in the cohort of “flagship universities” of the Russian Federation according to the policy of “soft power”. …”
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Photothermal performance of nanofluids: An experimental study on direct absorption solar energy conversion using graphene oxide and its binary composites for water purification by Abdul Sattar, Bai Bofeng, M. Adeel Munir, Muhammad Farooq, S. Bilal, M. Imran Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Rehan, Fahid Riaz

“…An increase in photothermal efficiency and a decrease in specific absorption rate (SAR) were observed with increasing nanoparticle concentration. 92 % photothermal conversion efficiency in the case of pure (100 %) GO at 0.03 wt% was obtained which is the highest among all the nanofluids used in this work. The best photothermal performance of pure (100 %) GO was achieved due to maximum solar absorption, dark color, highest thermal conductivity and excellent dispersion stability. …”
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Screening for Occult Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Fouad YA, ElGwaily AM, Shaaban YM

“…Adult patients who underwent cataract extraction who had normal preoperative fundoscopic examination and available preoperative OCT imaging were included.Results: The analysis included 121 eyes belonging to 121 patients. The prevalence of occult macular pathology was 21.5%, with the most common being interface abnormalities (8.3% of the eyes), drusen (4.1%), and diabetic macular edema (4.1%). …”
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Modal Choice for the Driverless City: Scenario Simulation Based on a Stated Preference Survey by Rubén Cordera, Esther González-González, Soledad Nogués, Julián Arellana, José L. Moura

“…An efficient SP survey design has been developed based on the state-of-the-art information and carried out in 2020 among citizens of two medium-sized Southern European cities within a car-intensive region. …”
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Vehicle Emission Factors for Particulate and Gaseous Pollutants in an Urban Tunnel in Xi’an, China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Haipeng Shao, Xiaoke Sun

“…The results demonstrated that EFs during the night were higher than those during the day because goods vehicles are only allowed to travel from 22:00 to 07:00. …”
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Ustvarjalnost slovenskih regij in njen vpliv na oblikovanje pokrajin by Janez Malačič

“…Avtor postavlja v besedilu tezo, da imata izobraženost in z njo povezana ustvarjalnost zelo velik vpliv na regionalno členitev nekega ozemlja in njegovo upravno razdelitev. …”
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Identification of a Non-Linear Landing Gear Model Using Nature-Inspired Optimization by Felipe A.C. Viana, Valder Steffen Jr., Marcelo A.X. Zanini, Sandro A. Magalhães, Luiz C.S. Góes

“…The polytropic coefficient of the gas and the damping parameter of the shock absorber are assumed as being unknown: they are considered as design variables. …”
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Автентична народна архітектура в природному ландшафті Національного музею народної архітектури та побуту України... by Тамара Русінова, Людмила Назаренко

“…The authorship and idea of building the Kyiv museum belongs to the leading academicians and architects of Ukraine. …”
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NupR Is Involved in the Control of PlcR: A Pleiotropic Regulator of Extracellular Virulence Factors by Jiaxin Qin, Ziqi Wang, Cheng Qian, Guohui Ji, Yizhuo Zhang, Zhanglei Cao, Bing Yan, Jun Cai

“…NupR is a nucleoside permease regulator belonging to the GntR family, mainly regulating nucleoside transport in <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>. …”
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Forest Fire Smoke Layers Observed in the Free Troposphere over Portugal with a Multiwavelength Raman Lidar: Optical and Microphysical Properties by Sérgio Nepomuceno Pereira, Jana Preißler, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Ana Maria Silva, Frank Wagner

“…The single scattering albedo was in the range between 0.85 and 0.93; these last two quantities indicate the nonnegligible absorbing characteristics of the observed particles.…”
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Notes to Reflect on a Political Ecology of Borderland Territories by Martha Moncada Paredes

“…The internalization of the borderlands, the growth of the levels of security, and the cultural and social decline of these spaces are three characteristics of the new rediscovery of borderland territories, which impact sovereign-ty and the livelihood of the people who have been historically marginalized in these areas.…”
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Intravitreal Melphalan for Vitreous Seeds: Initial Experience in China by Xunda Ji, Peiyan Hua, Jing Li, Jiakai Li, Junyang Zhao, Peiquan Zhao

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