Reinforced Concrete under the Action of Carbonization and Chloride Aggression: a Probabilistic Model for Service Life Prediction by S. N. Leonovich, E. E. Shalyi, L. V. Kim

“…The reinforcement is subjected to a depassivation process as soon as a chloride concentration on its surface exceeds a certain threshold concentration, or the pH value in a concrete protective layer is decreased to a threshold value due to carbonation. …”
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Optical Fiber Vibration Signal Recognition Based on the EMD Algorithm and CNN-LSTM by Kun Li, Yao Zhen, Peng Li, Xinyue Hu, Lixia Yang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that this method effectively identifies three different types of vibration signals collected from a real-world environment, achieving a recognition accuracy of 97.3% for intrusion signals. …”
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To polish or not to polish? An evaluation of the accuracy in measuring depth of cure calculated by microhardness ratio by Zeynep Hale Keleş, Musa Kazım Üçüncü

“…Abstract Aim This study aimed to evaluate the influence of surface polishing on the reliability of microhardness ratio-based assessment of depth of cure in resin-based composites. Materials and methods A total of 60 composite discs (n = 10 per group) were prepared using six different resin-based composite materials. …”
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Predicting depression risk in COPD patients: a model based on NHANES 2007–2012 data by Jinyan Zhang, Shenghong Zhou

“…This study aims to develop a nomogram for predicting depression risk in COPD patients. Methods A total of 1,671 participants from NHANES 2007–2012 were included in the study. …”
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Pests in cherry plantations in the conditions of the Southern Steppe of Ukraine by L. Rozova, O. Yeremenko, I. Yudytska

“…Methods. Laboratory field. The population of cherry trees by pests was determined by conventional methods in the Research Garden of the NNVC Tavriya State Agrotechnological University. …”
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A monitoring and warning system for expressway slopes using FBG sensing technology by Yongqiang Hu, Chengyu Hong, Yifan Zhang, Guowei Li

“…The maximum magnitudes of cumulative strain and displacement in the present monitored expressway slope were 198 με and 5.06 mm, respectively. Critical threshold values of different warning levels for expressway slopes have been proposed using statistical analysis method based on comparative analysis of history monitored data from slopes in the same region. …”
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The Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) Dynamic Power Allocation in 5G Networks by Noor Alzubaidi, Ismael Sharhan Hubri

“… Abstract The thought of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are given as a potential radio access method for versatile correspondence networks past the fourth era (4G). …”
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The Experimental Investigation of the Development Potential of Low-Permeability Reservoirs in the Daqing Oilfield by Yazhou Zhou, Daiyin Yin

“…The throat radius distributions of the different low-permeability cores were determined by the constant velocity mercury injection method, the movable fluid distribution characteristics were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance, and the nonlinear fluid flow characteristics were analyzed via fluid flow experimentation. …”
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Fractal approach to geological and economic assessment of germanium-bearing lignites by O. I. Bilous, M. S. Burlutskyy

“…It has been demonstrated that the germanium threshold values obtained using this method coincide exactly with those obtained by other researchers based on the generalisation of statistical data on active mining projects. …”
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Synthetic ECG signal generation using generative neural networks. by Edmond Adib, Fatemeh Afghah, John J Prevost

“…We also proposed 3 new concepts (threshold, accepted beat and productivity rate) and employed them along with the aforementioned methods as a systematic way for comparison between models. …”
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Enhancing ROP plus form diagnosis: An automatic blood vessel segmentation approach for newborn fundus images by José Almeida, Jan Kubicek, Marek Penhaker, Martin Cerny, Martin Augustynek, Alice Varysova, Avinash Bansal, Juraj Timkovic

“…The main requirements are that it can correctly identify the blood vessels in fundus images and perform well on different systems used for newborn evaluation. Methods: The pipeline uses different methods, including CIELAB Enhancement, Background Normalization, Bell-Shaped Gaussian Matched Filtering, Modified Top-Hat operation, and a combination of vesselness filtering composed of Frangi and Jerman Filters. …”
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Galectin-3 in recipients with kidney graft dysfunction: analysis of predictive significance by D. A. Velikiy, S. O. Sharapchenko, O. E. Gichkun, E. S. Stolyarevich, D. A. Saydulaev, M. A. Osoblivaya, A. A. Mamedova, O. P. Shevchenko

“…One of the most pressing issues in contemporary transplantology is the ongoing search for less invasive methods that would identify potential complications that recipients of solid organ transplants may encounter. …”
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Effectiveness of Manipulative Therapy on Neck Pain, Function and Disability. A Systematic Review by Nan Xu, Elif Nur Surucu

“…Methods. Studies between 2012 - April 2022 were selected to investigate the effectiveness of manipulative therapy on neck pain, function and disability. …”
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Association between alcohol drinking frequency and depression among adults in the United States: a cross-sectional study by Peng Qi, Mengjie Huang, Haiyan Zhu

“…This study aims to explore the association between alcohol drinking frequency and depression. Methods This study collected NHANES data from 2009 to 2016, involving 17,466 participants. …”
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A Comparison of the Ligation Torque Expression of a Ribbonwise Bracket–Archwire Combination and a Conventional Combination: A Primary Study by Bin Lin, Feifei Jiang, Jie Chen, Jiaxing Liang

“…To assess the effect of the third-order mechanics of a new ribbonwise bracket–archwire combination using an orthodontic torque simulator. Material and Methods. An orthodontic torque simulator was used to measure the third-order moment of a maxillary central incisor as it changed from a neutral position to a 40° rotation in 1° increment. …”
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Chronic diseases and catastrophic health expenditures in elderly Chinese households: a cohort study by Xueying Yao, Dandan Wang, Tiantian Zhang, Qian Wang

“…Methods A total of 6,483 older adults obtained from four waves (2013, 2015, 2018, 2020) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analysed (elderly household without CHE at baseline were included). …”
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SSI Following Construction of Colorectal Anastomoses and C-Reactive Protein as Marker for Infectious Complications by E. A. Grushevzkaya, N. M. Mekhtiev, E. E. Grishina, M. V. Timerbulatov

“…An important aspect here is finding the earliest marker of the developing infectious complications and establishing its threshold value.Materials and methods. This is a prospective study of outcomes of colon resection and construction of colon anastomoses in 135 patients. …”
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Quantitative Rockfall Hazard Assessment of the Norwegian Road Network and Residences at an Indicative Level from Simulated Trajectories by François Noël, Synnøve Flugekvam Nordang

“…It details how the temporal hazard component, related to the likelihood of failure, can be distributed spatially using simulated trajectories. The method can be applied with results from any process-based software and combined with various prediction methods of the temporal aspect, although this aspect is not the primary focus. …”
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Enhanced Neonatal Brain Tissue Analysis via Minimum Spanning Tree Segmentation and the Brier Score Coupled Classifier by Tushar Hrishikesh Jaware, Chittaranjan Nayak, Priyadarsan Parida, Nawaf Ali, Yogesh Sharma, Wael Hadi

“…Moreover, we propose a novel threshold estimation method utilizing the Brier score, further refining the classification process. …”
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Measurement of the Core Human Body Temperature by Means of Passive Acoustic Thermometry by A. A. Anosov, I. S. Balashov, A. V. Erofeev, Yu. S. Zhdankina, A. A. Sharakshane, A. D. Mansfel’d

“…To determine whether it is possible to use passive acoustic thermometry to measure the core temperature of human body regions. Materials and methods. Thermal acoustic radiation was measured by a multichannel acoustic thermograph with a threshold sensitivity of 0.3°С at an integration time of 10 s. …”
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