Dynamic Response of Doubly-Curved Shallow Shells to Periodic External Action by Alexey A. Semenov

“…Shallow shells of double curvature are often used as elements of building structures and are subjected to various external effects, including dynamic periodic loads. …”
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Dynamic Response of Shear-Flexible Cylindrical Isotropic Shells with Clamped Edges by Zafer I. Sakka, Jamal A. Abdalla, H.R.H. Kabir

“…It is fundamental to obtain the natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes for cylindrical shells in order to determine their response to different dynamic loading. …”
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Flight-Test Evaluation of Kinematic Precise Point Positioning of Small UAVs by Jason N. Gross, Ryan M. Watson, Stéphane D’Urso, Yu Gu

“…An experimental analysis of Global Positioning System (GPS) flight data collected onboard a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAV) is conducted in order to demonstrate that postprocessed kinematic Precise Point Positioning (PPP) solutions with precisions approximately 6 cm 3D Residual Sum of Squares (RSOS) can be obtained on SUAVs that have short duration flights with limited observational periods (i.e., only ~≤5 minutes of data). …”
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Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy by Keita Saito, Eiki Nomura, Yu Sasaki, Yasuhiko Abe, Nana Kanno, Naoko Mizumoto, Rika Shibuya, Kazuhiro Sakuta, Makoto Yagi, Kazuya Yoshizawa, Daisuke Iwano, Takeshi Sato, Shoichi Nishise, Yoshiyuki Ueno

“…Hamartomatous polyps occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract, the most common sites being the stomach, colon, esophagus, and duodenum. Small bowel polyps can occur in Cowden syndrome; however, they are difficult to detect by conventional examination, including double-contrast X-ray study. …”
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Phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of MLC1501 in patients with stroke: the MLC1501 study Assessing Efficacy in post-STrOk... by Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Deidre Anne De Silva, Christopher P L H Chen, Cyrus G Escabillas, John Harold Hiyadan, Johnny K Lokin, Romulo U Esagunde, Joel M Advincula, Christian Oliver C Co, Maria Epifania V Collantes, Annabelle Y Lao, Yeow-Hoay Koh, Carol Huilian Tham

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Evaluation of efficacy of two bag-mask ventilation techniques by novice airway providers: Two-handed CE versus dominant-hand CE–non-dominant-hand thenar eminence techniques – A ran... by Neetu Saroye, Gurpreeti Kaur, Udeyana Singh, Anju Grewal, Akshita Khanna, Rushal Nayyar

“…Secondary outcomes were the number of failed breaths and the comfortability level of airway providers using a 5-point Likert scale. Data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Student t-test, Chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test. …”
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Motor Neuron Disease Systematic Multi-Arm Adaptive Randomised Trial (MND-SMART): a multi-arm, multi-stage, adaptive, platform, phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlle... by Jeremy Chataway, Suvankar Pal, Charis Wong, Elizabeth Elliott, Jenna M Gregory, Siddharthan Chandran, Judith Newton, Shuna Colville, Maria Stavrou, Christopher J Weir, Nigel Stallard, Malcolm R Macleod, Michelle Steven, Richard Anthony Parker, Arpan R Mehta, Robert J Swingler, Mahesh K B Parmar, Rachel S Dakin, Jill Williamson

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Damage Detection for Large-Scale Grid Structure Based on Virtual Axial Strain by Jian-xin Yu, Hui-feng Tan

“…To identify the damaged beams in large-scale spatial structure, a damage indicator based on virtual axial strain calculated from mode shape vectors was proposed. …”
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The Benefits of Using a Small Caliber Ureteroscope in Evaluation and Management of Urethral Stricture by Walid Shahrour, Pankaj Joshi, Craig B. Hunter, Vikram S. Batra, Hazem Elmansy, Sandesh Surana, Sanjay Kulkarni

“…We propose that the use of a small caliber ureteroscope (4.5 Fr and 6.5 Fr) can offer additional help and use for the surgical planning in urethroplasty. …”
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Purification of mesenchymal stromal cell‐derived small extracellular vesicles using ultrafiltration by Rui Lei, Shuai Ren, Hua Ye, Zhanfeng Cui

“…Abstract Mesenchymal stromal cell‐derived small extracellular vesicles (MSC‐sEVs) are pivotal for the curative effects of mesenchymal stromal cells, but their translation into clinical products is hindered by the technical challenges of scaled production and purification. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of the Unified Functionally Graded Shallow Shell with General Boundary Conditions by Dongyan Shi, Shuai Zha, Hong Zhang, Qingshan Wang

“…The free vibration analysis of the functionally graded (FG) double curved shallow shell structures with general boundary conditions is investigated by an improved Fourier series method (IFSM). …”
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Efficacy of yeast beta-glucan 1,3/1,6 supplementation on respiratory infection, fatigue, immune markers and gut health among moderate stress adults in Klang Valley of Malaysia: pro... by Suzana Shahar, Kalavathy Ramasamy, Norhayati Ibrahim, Nur Nadia Mohamad Habibullah, Munirah Ismail, Mohd Zul Amin Kamaruddin, Shirley Gee Hoon Tang, Mohd Faisal Abdul Hamid

“…The study involves 198 adults aged 18–59 years with moderate stress levels as assessed using Perceived Stress Scale 10 (score 14–26) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (score ≥9); and had symptoms of common colds for the past 6 months as assessed using Jackson Cold Scale. …”
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Efficacy and safety of glycyrrhizic acid combined to essential phospholipids (Phosphogliv) at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of multicenter double blind randomized plac... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. G. Bakulin, P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, N. I. Geyvandova, P. V. Koroy, S. V. Nedogoda, O. A. Sablin, L. G. Lenskaya, Ye. V. Beloborodova, A. A. Bagretsova, R. A. Abdulkhakov, M. F. Osipenko, I. V. Osipova, D. A. Pocheptsov, Ye. V. Chumachek, O. M. Khromtsova, Ye. V. Kuzmicheva

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Common variants in left/right asymmetry genes and pathways are associated with relative hand skill. by William M Brandler, Andrew P Morris, David M Evans, Thomas S Scerri, John P Kemp, Nicholas J Timpson, Beate St Pourcain, George Davey Smith, Susan M Ring, John Stein, Anthony P Monaco, Joel B Talcott, Simon E Fisher, Caleb Webber, Silvia Paracchini

“…We report a genome-wide association study meta-analysis for a quantitative measure of relative hand skill in individuals with dyslexia [reading disability (RD)] (n = 728). …”
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Small Bowel Endoscopy Diagnostic Yield and Reasons of Obscure GI Bleeding in Chinese Patients by Ya-Fei He, Ning-Bo Hao, Wu-Chen Yang, Li Yang, Zhong-Li Liao, Chao-Qiang Fan, Jin Yu, Jian-Ying Bai, Shi-Ming Yang, Hong Guo

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Addressing genome scale design tradeoffs in Pseudomonas putida for bioconversion of an aromatic carbon source by Deepanwita Banerjee, Javier Menasalvas, Yan Chen, Jennifer W. Gin, Edward E. K. Baidoo, Christopher J. Petzold, Thomas Eng, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

“…Abstract Genome-scale metabolic models (GSMM) are commonly used to identify gene deletion sets that result in growth coupling and pairing product formation with substrate utilization and can improve strain performance beyond levels typically accessible using traditional strain engineering approaches. …”
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Application of Spectral Computed Tomography Single-energy Technique to Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Pengfei WU, Chuanbing WANG

“…Objective: To investigate the application of a double-layer detector spectral computed tomography (CT) single-energy technology for intestinal wall enhancement in Crohn’s disease enterography. …”
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A systematic screening assay identifies efficient small guide RNAs for CRISPR activation by Elin Arvidsson, Diana Duarte Lobo, Diana Duarte Lobo, Ermelinda Sabarese, Fabio Duarte, Rui Jorge Nobre, Rui Jorge Nobre, Rui Jorge Nobre, Luis Quintino, Cecilia Lundberg

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Effect of trilaciclib administered before chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: A pooled analysis of four randomized studies by Ying Liu, Lin Wu, Dingzhi Huang, Qiming Wang, Chen Yang, Li Zhou, Shuguang Sun, Xiaomei Jiang, Ying Cheng

“…Micro Abstract: Area and reason for the study: Extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). To analyze the effect of trilaciclib on Chinese and Caucasian patients. …”
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The Influence of Small Clear-Distance Tunnel Construction on Adjacent High-Voltage Transmission Tower Foundation by Aijun Yao, Jinbiao Lin, Bin Ren

“…Reasonable selection and optimization of construction sequence and construction method of double tunnels with small clear distance are of great significance to the safe and stable operation of existing structures. …”
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