Carbon Emissions From Low‐Order Streams in a Tropical, High‐Elevation, Peatland Ecosystem Are Mediated by Catchment Morphology by Keridwen M. Whitmore, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Elizabeth Farquhar, Gerard Rocher‐Ros, Esteban Suárez, Diego A. Riveros‐Iregui

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Frequency Dynamic Characteristic Analysis of Ultra-Low Frequency Oscillation and Multi-Machine GPSS Parameter Tuning Method by ZENG Pijiang, XU Hao, YE Pengju, ZHENG Chao, SAI Xiangyu, CHEN Gang, ZHAO Yong, JIANG Chuyang, GAN Deqiang

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Application of KTA-KELM in Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearing by Zhuo Wang, Wenjun Zhao, Tao Ma, Zhijun Li, Bo Qin

“…In the process of data-driven rolling bearing state identification model construction，the improper selection of the radial width parameter σ of the Gaussian kernel function in the Kernel Extreme Learning Machine（KELM）algorithm is very easy to cause poor classification accuracy. …”
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Study on Dynamic Responses of Unit Slab Track Considering the Influence of Cement Asphalt Mortar Rough Surface by Xianmai Chen, Yanping Pan, Xiangyun Deng, Nan Chen

“…In this work, the W–M fractal function was used to simulate the cement asphalt mortar layer in unit slab track with roughness rough surface morphology. …”
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Estimations of the Jacking Forces of Large-Sized Rectangular Jacking Pipes Based on a Displacement Control Method by Zun-Qun Xiao, Jian Lin, Dong-Sang Tang, Cai-Yun Xu

“…The estimation model can effectively estimate the jacking force, and the rectangular jacking force is distributed as a logarithmic function with the jacking distance. The shallow buried rectangular pipe jacking has some common characteristics in buried depth, grouting pressure, the length-width ratio of outer diameter, construction geological conditions, and so on. …”
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Practical approach to structural assessment of reinforcement in existing concrete structures affected by corrosion or fire by Van den Buverie Nele, Van Mol Noah, Vasseur Lander, Soetens Tim, Van Belleghem Bjorn

“…Many buildings and structures of (reinforced) concrete reach ages of 50-100 years, and over the lifespan, they can change their function. In some cases, structural assessments should be conducted to guarantee the structure’s safety. …”
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Copula-Based Regression with Mixed Covariates by Saeed Aldahmani, Othmane Kortbi, Mhamed Mesfioui

“…We considered various estimation methods for copulas and distribution functions, presenting a diverse array of estimators for the conditional mean function. …”
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A Decentralized Fuzzy C-Means-Based Energy-Efficient Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks by Osama Moh’d Alia

“…In this initial construction step, a fuzzy C-means algorithm is adopted to allocate sensor nodes into their most appropriate clusters. …”
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Speed Grade Evaluation of Public-Transportation Lines Based on an Improved T-S Fuzzy Neural Network by Shunfeng Zhang, Peiqing Li, Biqiang Zhong, Jin Wu

“…Improving and optimizing the membership function of the Takagi–Sugeno (T-S) model improves its predicted result accuracy compared to a traditional T-S model. …”
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The Balkan clitic doubling and its possible Equivalent in German by Teuta Abrashi

“…Since the German language does not use reduplication of objects, the aim of this article is to examine the possible equivalent in German to Balkan clitic doubling After researching the literature, two applicants could be considered as potential equivalents: the pronoun es and scrambling.There are two reasons the pronoun es is under consideration: (i) the pronoun es participate in a kind of a duplication construction when used in so called correlate function, and (ii) reduplicated object clitics perform some functions as the expletive pronoun es does. …”
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Evaluation of Transfer Efficiency between Subway and Bus Based on the Interval Number Ranking Method by Employing Probability Reliability: Taking Ningbo for Example by Zhenyu Chen, Zhengfeng Huang, Lingli Yang, Pengjun Zheng

“…In recent years, the construction and operation of urban subways have been gradually increasing in developing countries. …”
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Design and Ground Verification of Space Station Manipulator Control Method for Orbital Replacement Unit Changeout by Bingshan Hu, Feng Chen, Liangliang Han, Huanlong Chen, Hongliu Yu

“…Chinese space station has been in construction phase, and it will be launched around 2020. …”
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Architecture for Girls’ Education During the Modernization Period: Girls’ Institutes by Gizem Özal

“…Preserving the architectural identities of these buildings and benefitting from them properly with appropriate interventions are crucial, whether for having them continue to provide vocational education or for changing their function.…”
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Dampak Pulau Reklamasi terhadap Sedimentasi dan Potensi Perkembangan Mangrove Di Pesisir Teluk Jakarta (Muara Angke) by Indra Setya Putra

“…Mangroves in Indonesia have a large enough area, but in the last 3 decades the area has been reduced to 40%. Besides having a function as a coastal protector, mangroves are also able to maintain the quality of the waters around it. …”
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Ambient noise levels of seismic stations located in urban agglomerations in central Inner Mongolia, China. by Wenchao Bao, Quan An, Ye Guo, Lujun Wang, Jianxin Gao

“…The ambient noise within the 0.01-20 Hz frequency range was assessed using Probability Density Function (PDF) and Power Spectral Density (PSD) approaches, and the stations were categorized according to their noise levels. …”
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Polypeptides-Based Nanocarriers in Tumor Therapy by Juhua You, Yifei Guo, Zhengqi Dong

“…Peptides have the characteristics of good biocompatibility, strong targeting, functional diversity, modifiability, membrane permeable ability, and low immunogenicity, and they have been widely used to construct targeted drug delivery systems (DDSs). …”
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Method and Mechanism of Dump Overlying the Bedrock with Large Dip Angle in Opencast Mine by Hongze Zhao, Hairui Du, Zhigang Tao, Zechen Lin

“…The results showed that the stability factor is a quadratic function of the ratio of the blasted area. The increase in the ratio results in a drastic reduction of displacement, and the direction of displacement significantly changes. …”
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Colloidal nanoparticles prepared from zein and casein: interactions, characterizations and emerging food applications by Yi Wang, Wusigale, Yangchao Luo

“…Protein colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) are ubiquitous present in nature and function as building blocks with multiple functions in both food formulations and biological processes. …”
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The Right to the City in Practice: The Experience of Social Interest Housing Developments in Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Garcia de Sousa, Angélica Tanus Benatti Alvim

“…Rooted in the principle of the social function of property established in the 1988 Federal Constitution, the research analyzes the development of social interest housing projects (HISs) led by housing movement associations. …”
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Metric-affine cosmological models and the inverse problem of the calculus of variations. Part II: Variational bootstrapping of the $$\Lambda $$ Λ CDM model by Ludovic Ducobu, Nicoleta Voicu

“…Abstract The method of variational bootstrapping, based on canonical variational completion, allows one to construct a Lagrangian for a physical theory depending on two sets of field variables, starting from a guess of the field equations for only one such set. …”
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