Research on Restoring Force Model of Self-centering Unidirectional Friction Damper by Liu Yunshuai, Li Bingrui, Lu Wenhui, Liu Huaxing, Han Jianping

“…Thirdly, to verify the reliability of the restoring force model, two sets of experimental hysteresis data from self-centering unidirectional friction dampers with different distances between nuts and piston were used for comparison with the improved and simplified models. …”
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Refractive errors in Filipino eyes in a single-center study population by Karen B. Reyes, MD, Harvey S. Uy, MD

“…Conclusion: In the older population, AL was shorter and hyperopia was more prevalent; in the younger population, myopia was more prevalent. Astigmatism did not differ between gender groups but differed among age groups. …”
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Comparison of Changes in Center of Pressure and Time to Stabilization in Students with and without Hyperlordosis by Farideh Babakhani, Mohamadreza Hatefi, Mona Heydarian, Masod Barzegar

“…Objective Considering the importance of balance in performing daily tasks and sports activities, it is necessary to examine the balance of the body from different angles. The aim of this study was to compare the changes in Center of Pressure (COP) and Time to Stabilization (TTS) in students with and without hyperlordosis.  …”
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Parental Perceptions of Pediatric Fever From Two Medical Centers in Lebanon by Reem Eid, Ramy Touma Sawaya, Andrew Farhat, Pascale Salameh, Sarah El Yaman, Maroun Matar

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Computer-assisted stereoelectroencephalography planning: center-specific priors enhance planning by Debayan Dasgupta, Debayan Dasgupta, Cameron A. Elliott, Aidan G. O’Keeffe, Aidan G. O’Keeffe, Roman Rodionov, Kuo Li, Vejay N. Vakharia, Farhan A. Mirza, Farhan A. Mirza, M. Zubair Tahir, Martin M. Tisdall, Martin M. Tisdall, Anna Miserocchi, Andrew W. McEvoy, Sebastien Ourselin, Rachel E. Sparks, John S. Duncan

“…There was no significant difference in T2 (time to complete surgeon-edited plan): CAP median (IQR) 105 (22) min, and CAP + Priors median (IQR) 96 (68) min (p = 0.92). …”
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Creation of prosocial play experiences inspired by Noddings’s ideas of centers of care by Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski, Ranay Gursky, Stephanie Keck-Warren

“…Different centers such as a veterinary center, grocery store, house, baby center, woodworking center, hairdressing, block center, and composting and recycling activities based on play, provide opportunities for stimulating the social development of children and create a caring community of learners based on sharing, helping each other, working as a team and caring for others’ wellbeing. …”
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Single-Center Insights into Cesarean Scar Pregnancy: Treatment Strategies and Determinants by Xiaocen Niu, Yina Zhang, Shanshan Ni, Juan Yu, Songyue Li

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The Displacement of the Possible: Popular Experience and Gentrification at Historic Center of Mexico City by Vicente Moctezuma Mendoza

“…This paper studies the displacement of popular sectors in the Historic Center of Mexico City as part of the gentrification process in this space. …”
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Strategies for the Architectural Space Design of Special Education Resource Center in China by Xin Ge, Xin Tian

“…This paper draws on the concept of integrated education in developed areas and the design wisdom of resource centers. The research is carried out from the perspective of meeting the behavior patterns and special needs of different users, and the perfect and reasonable functional composition and the key points of special space design are put forward, and the feasible design strategies are expressed through establishing the model and plane layout.…”
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A Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for p-Center Problems by Alkın Yurtkuran, Erdal Emel

“…Moreover, random key-based coding schemes are used to solve the p-center problem effectively. The proposed algorithm is compared to state-of-the-art techniques using different benchmark problems, and computational results reveal that the proposed approach is very efficient.…”
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS IN FITNESS CENTERS: BODY PAIN AS WORK PERFORMANCE by Alan Camargo Silva, Jaqueline Ferreira

“…ABSTRACT The meanings and definitions related to the body and pain are valued differently by each social group in a specific time in history. …”
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Investıgatıon Of Waıst / Heıght Ratıo And Body Mass Indexes Of Sports Centers by İbrahim Kubilay Türkay, Kadir Pepe, Özgür Dinçer

“…This research was carried out to examine waist / aspect ratios and body mass indexes of the individuals who came to the sports center between 2006-2016. The universe of the study is the Olimpia Sports Hall, which is connected to Burdur city center, and the sample is 3001 people who came to Olimpia Sports Center. …”
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Oncotic cytology results in a health center in the period of 2007-2008 by Maurícia Brochado Oliveira Soares, Sueli Riul da Silva

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Supporting Work and Development of Employment and Career Centers in Universities by Enlisting Volunteers by E. S. Druzhinina

“…All these mechanisms of adaptation support of work and development of employment and career centers in universities were studied and analyzed in view of volunteers’ role in these centers’ work. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Operational Behaviour of Elastomeric Center-Coupler Draft Gear by B. G. Keglin, M. G. Voinovskiy, A. P. Boldyrev

“…The paper tackles functioning aspects of elastomeric center-coupler draft gears. For the time being such draft gears are the only shock absorbers responsible for safe and secure transportation of hazardous materials and high-value car-goes. …”
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Antenatal hydronephrosis: a single center's experience and follow-up strategies by Neslihan Karakurt, Nesrin Beşbaş, Ali Cansu Bozacı, Yelda Bilginer, Hasan Serkan Doğan, Serdar Tekgül

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Distance to the Galactic Center 7′ Halo from H I Absorption by Debangan Maji, Subhashis Roy

“…Using archival data, we have made an H I absorption study of the 7 ${}^{{\prime} }$ halo surrounding the Sgr A complex, observed toward the Galactic center (GC) region. We find strong H I absorption near velocities of −53 km s ^−1 , which is due to the 3 kpc arm, placing it beyond 5 kpc from us. …”
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Efficient Material Flow and Storage Space Determination in Automated Distribution Centers by Mohammed Alnahhal, Nikola Gjeldum, Mohammed Ruzayqat

“…There can be two automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) in the same distribution center: one for pallets and the other for cases. Full pallets or half-full pallets are depalletized and moved to the case storage system. …”
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Impact of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Factors on the Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Center of Morocco by H. El Omari, A. Chahlaoui, F. Talbi, K. Ouarrak, A. El Ouali Lalami

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Profile of patients hospitalized in a burn treatment center in northern Paraná by Flávia Mendonça da Silva Oussaki, Lilian Denise Mai, Mariana Sbeghen Menegatti

“…The objective is to know the profile of patients hospitalized in a burn treatment center in northern Paraná in 2012. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive and quantitative analysis research, conducted in 2013, with data collected from 241 clinical records of patients treated at a burn treatment center in northern Paraná in 2012. …”
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