Study on Numerical Simulation of Seismic Collapse of RC Frame Structure with Infilled Wall by Defeng Xu, Junwu Dai, Yongqiang Yang, Xuran Weng, Gang Sun

“…The infilled wall plays an important role in the formation of the survival space and life-saving passage of the seismic collapse of reinforcement concrete (RC) frame structure. …”
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Utilizing the Ellik bladder evacuator during cystoscopic retrieval of urocystoliths in 12 dogs by John Shamoun, Shelly L. Vaden, Allison R. Kendall, Patricia L. Secoura

“…In 8 of 13 procedures, transurethral cystoscopy alone by EE with or without wire basket or grasping forceps was performed with a median procedure duration of 36 minutes (range, 16‐52). …”
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Dorsal Root Ganglion Maintains Stemness of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Enhancing Autophagy through the AMPK/mTOR Pathway in a Coculture System by Shuaishuai Zhang, Junqin Li, Huijie Jiang, Yi Gao, Pengzhen Cheng, Tianqing Cao, Donglin Li, Jimeng Wang, Yue Song, Bin Liu, Hao Wu, Chunmei Wang, Liu Yang, Guoxian Pei

“…Crystal violet staining showed that the clone-forming ability of BMSCs in the coculture group was also enhanced and mRNA levels of Sox2, Nanog, and Oct4 were significantly upregulated in the coculture group. …”
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Understanding Obesity and the Role of Pharmacological Treatments: Insights for Health and Fitness Enthusiasts by Agnieszka Starzyk, Piotr Charzewski

“…These forms of obesity pose significant challenges to treatment and health management. …”
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The Obstacle to Happiness: Early Maladaptive Schemas by S. Barbaros YALCIN, Mehmet AK, Mehmet KAVAKLI, Sahin KESICI

“…The Qxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form, developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011), and Young Schema Scale-Short Form 3, developed by Young et al. (2003) and adapted into Turkish by Soygut, Karaosmanoglu, and Cakir (2009) were used to gather the data for the study. …”
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¿CÓMO HABLAR DE BLANCURA, BLANQUITUD Y BLANQUEAMIENTO EN EL CONTEXTO LATINOAMERICANO? by Aidaluz Sánchez Arismendi

“…La blancura, la blanquitud, y el blanqueamiento son conceptos que permiten entender procesos relacionados con la conformación de identidades o posicionalidades raciales que expresan formas de organización social donde la idea de «raza» se activa. …”
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Characterization, Dissolution, and Solubility of Lead Hydroxypyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3OH] at 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Zongqiang Zhu, Xin Zhao, Yanpeng Liang, Yanhua Huang

“…From the obtained solubility data for the dissolution at initial pH 2.00 and 25°C, the Gibbs free energy of formation [ΔGfo] for Pb5(PO4)3OH was calculated to be −3796.71 kJ/mol (−3795.55~−3797.78 kJ/mol).…”
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Delay optimal opportunistic pipeline routing scheme for cognitive radio sensor networks by Anfeng Liu, Wei Chen, Xiao Liu

“…Opportunistic pipeline routing is a potential technology to reduce the delay, which can use nodes outside the main forwarding path forward data opportunistically when the transmission fails. …”
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Reims antique, acquis et perspectives by Magalie Cavé, Philippe Rollet, Régis Bontrond

“…The new urban organization would not change significantly until the later construction of the fortified wall, which served to confirm the durability and coherence of this vast city plan. …”
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Wahania klimatyczne w III w. p.n.e. - V w. n.e. i ich wpływ na relacje człowiek-środowisko na wybranych przykładach z południowej Polski by Halina Dobrzańska, Tomasz Kalicki

“…Omawiana ekumena nie była jednolita, co powodowało regionalne zróżnicowanie antropopresji, zapisane w formach i osadach. Składały się na nią „centra” produkcji pozarolniczej, tj. metalurgiczne w regionie świętokrzyskim i ośrodki garncarskie w dolinie Wisły, na wschód od Krakowa, relatywnie gęsto zaludnione i znacząco oddziałujące na środowisko przyrodnicze. …”
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Protein quality of four indigenous edible insect species in Nigeria by Florence Inje Oibiokpa, Helmina Olufunmilayo Akanya, Ali Audu Jigam, Abubakar Ndaman Abubakar, Evans Chidi Egwim

“…Five iso-nitrogenous and isocaloric diets were formulated on a 10% protein basis with the insects and casein. …”
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Dynamics Characteristic Analysis of Ball Screw Under High Load by Yang Wuxu, Fan Yuanxun, Liu Minghui, Dong Huili

“…The comparison of dynamic responses and other characteristics shows that the ball screw under high load has a certain probability of transient stuck originated from the impact between the balls in the groove and the balls in the deflector，this phenomenon stems from the collision between the ball in the raceway and the ball in the reverser，and the common action of the normal force loading and unloading when balls enter and leave the re-circulating mechanism，etc. …”
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Human Health, Ecosystem Quality, and Resource Scarcity Burdens Inflicted by Livestock Production Across Chinese Regions by Yixuan Shao, Qilin Cao, Junnian Song, Jiahao Xing, You Wu, Cheng Sun, Pan He, Wei Yang

“…Results indicate that fine particulate matter formation (mainly by livestock housing) and climate change (mainly by enteric fermentation) contribute greater than 60% and 30% to health burdens. …”
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LSTM-Based Time Series Prediction Model: A Case Study with YFinance Stock Data by Yu Yimiao

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the LSTM architecture performs excellently in handling data with long-term dependencies and trends, attaining a root mean square error (RMSE) of 5.2129 and a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.94, thus accurately forecasting the stock price movements of Apple Inc. …”
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Community ButterflyScaping: How to Move Beyond Butterfly Gardening to Create a Large-Scale Butterfly Habitat by Kathy C. Malone, Wendy Wilber, Gail Hansen, Jaret C. Daniels, Claudia Larsen, Esen Momol

“…Daniels, Claudia Larsen, and Esen Momol, provides developers, community associations, and homeowners with guidance in planning the vegetation in common areas, stormwater management systems, undeveloped areas, and yards to form large-scale habitats attractive to butterflies, pollinators, birds, and other local wildlife. …”
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Stability Assessment of Dangerous Rock Mass of an Overhanging Slope in Puerdu Town, Southwestern China by Wen-Lian Liu, Jia-Xing Dong, Su-Gang Sui, Han-Hua Xu, Run-Xue Yang, Zhen-Luo Shen

“…Finally, a simplified geological model is established, the stability coefficient of dangerous rock mass under different conditions is calculated by the limit equilibrium method, at the same time, stability analysis of dangerous rock mass is carried out based on the stereographic projection, and the hazard probability is estimated by the empirical formula. Results show that joints obviously developed in the dangerous rock mass of W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6, with falling-type and toppling-type failure modes. …”
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New glacier thickness and bed topography maps for Svalbard by W. van Pelt, T. Frank

“…We find a total glacier volume (excluding the island Kvitøya) of 6800 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 238 km<span class="inline-formula">³</span>, corresponding to 16.3 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 0.6 mm sea level equivalent. …”
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Modeling the oxidation process of TiAl and Ti₃Al intermetallic compounds due to grain-boundary diffusion of oxygen by M. V. Chepak-Gizbrekht, A. G. Knyazeva

“…The model takes into account the stages of decomposition and formation of intermetallic compounds, as well as the formation of oxides, both within the boundaries and in the grain volume. …”
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Constructing Core Backbone Grid Based on the Index System of Power Grid Survivability and BBO Algorithm by Feifei Dong, Dichen Liu, Jun Wu, Fei Tang, Chunli Song, Haolei Wang, Lina Ke, Bingcheng Cen, Wentao Sun, Zhenshan Zhu

“…Based on survivability, a method of constructing core backbone grid with the optimal criteria of the minimal total line length and the largest integrated survivability index is put forward. The biogeography-based optimization (BBO) algorithm is used to search for the core backbone grid. …”
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Nan Goldin: I’ll Be Your (Complex) Mirror by Richard PHELAN

“…When writing a “visual diary” through her photographs, American photographer Nan Goldin was less interested in the technical quality of the images she produced than in the narrative power achieved through their combination. Published in book form like The Ballad of Sexual Dependency and presented—as a slide show set to music, Goldin’s orchestrated sequences differ from the traditional photographic self-portrait presented as a unit for isolated contemplation. …”
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