Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana by Rodrigo Diaz, Julio Medal, Kenneth Hibbard, Amy Roda, A. Fox, S. Hight, Philip Stansly, Brent Sellers, James Cuda, William A. Overholt

“…It is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. Negative impacts of tropical soda apple include reduction of cattle stocking rates, competition with native plants, and the costs associated with its control. …”
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A Calculation Method for Vehicle Movement Reconstruction from Videos by Hao Feng, Weiguo Shi, Feng Chen, Young-Ji Byon, Weiwei Heng, Shaoyou Pan

“…The movements of vehicles in the video are captured by active calibration regions while the spatial consistency between the vehicle’s driving track and the calibration information are in sync. …”
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Prediction of Sonic Log Values Using a Gradient Boosting Algorithm in the 'AB' Field by Rasif Nahari, Utama Widya, Ardhya Garini Sherly, Fitri Indriani Rista, Pratama Novian Putra Dhea

“…However, logging tools sometimes fail to capture formation parameters accurately, creating gaps in well log data. …”
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Workforce and Contents of Home Dental Care in Japanese Insurance System by Yoshiaki Nomura, Ayako Okada, Erika Kakuta, Ryoko Otsuka, Hideaki Saito, Hiroshi Maekawa, Hideki Daikoku, Nobuhiro Hanada, Tamotsu Sato

“…Visit dentistry was mainly performed by part-time workers. Denture treatment and oral care were common treatments for dental home care. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Rock Failure Process with a 3D Grain-Based Rock Model by Zengwei Zhang, Fan Chen, Chao Zhang, Chao Wang, Tuo Wang, Fengshou Zhang, Huiling Zhao

“…As a result, this model can reach higher uniaxial compressive strength to tensile strength ratios and larger friction coefficients than the disk/sphere particle-based rock model. The model captured the rock fragmentation process near the wellbore due to buckling and spalling. …”
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Balancing nutrition for successful reproduction in ruminants by Yitong Ding, Xinyue Liu, Yueming Guan, Zimu Li, Mengcheng Luo, Duanqin Wu, Lan Ye, Liu Guo, Leli Wang, Yongjuan Guan

“…Grazing, which allows ruminants to feed on natural pasture in open environments, contrasts with indoor feeding, which is conducted in more controlled settings. …”
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Various Techniques to Increase Keratinized Tissue for Implant Supported Overdentures: Retrospective Case Series by Ahmed Elkhaweldi, Carmen Rincon Soler, Rodrigo Cayarga, Takanori Suzuki, Zev Kaufman

“…All 8 patients in this study were wearing a complete maxillary and/or mandibular denture for at least a year before the time of the surgery. …”
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Study on Void Structure Reconstruction of Asphalt Mixture by X-Ray Computed Tomography and Otsu’s Method by Jiantong Zhang, Jun Yang, Tiejun Liu, Rongxing Cai, Rui Yang

“…It is believed that the CT pictures processed by the ring blocking segmentation combining Otsu’s method is feasible and rational to capture the air voids size and content of asphalt mixtures…”
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Validation of Modified ART Mod 2 Code through Comparison with Aerosol Deposition of Cesium Compound in Phébus FPT3 Containment Vessel by Wasin Vechgama, Kampanart Silva, Somboon Rassame

“…The authors modified aerosol deposition models of ART Mod 2, namely, gravitational settling model, Brownian diffusion model, diffusiophoresis model, and thermophoresis model in order to increase potential of capturing the deposition phenomena. This study aims to compare the simulated results of modified ART Mod 2 with aerosol deposition of cesium compounds in the containment vessel of Phébus FPT3 experiment, in order to validate modified ART Mod 2 code. …”
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Development of a Statistical Model for Estimating Spatial and Temporal Ambient Ozone Patterns in the Sierra Nevada, California by Haiganoush K. Preisler, Michael J. Arbaugh, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Susan L. Schilling

“…This seems to indicate that there still exist important site features not captured by the variables used in the analysis and that may improve the accuracy of the predictive model in future studies. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Approach for Robust Bridge Damage Identification against Sensor Noise by Seung-Yong Ok, Sungmoon Jung, Junho Song

“…A major finding from this study is that the stochastic process of Pareto optimal solutions obtained in a single run not only captures the actual damage locations successfully but also provides useful information such as damage-detected ratio on the potential candidates for damage to be inspected on site. …”
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Stability evaluation of tunnels in steeply dipping layered rock mass using numerical models: a case study by Eleyas Assefa, Kidusyared Tilahun, Siraj Mulugeta Assefa, Nagessa Zerihun Jilo, Lysandros Pantelidis, Costas Sachpazis

“…Among widely used methods, the Convergence–Confinement Method (CCM), a prevalent two-dimensional (2D) approach, effectively captures the relaxation process preceding support installation. …”
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New Evidence for the Contemporary Presence of Juvenile White Sharks (<i>Carcharodon carcharias</i>) in the Adriatic Sea by Patrick L. Jambura, Pero Ugarković, Mišo Pavičić, Ilija Ćetković, Simone Niedermüller, Jürgen Kriwet, Julia Türtscher

“…In this study, we report the recent capture of a young-of-the-year (YOY) white shark off the Croatian coast, previously misidentified as a porbeagle shark (<i>Lamna nasus</i>). …”
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A Hybrid Lumped Parameters/Finite Element/Boundary Element Model to Predict the Vibroacoustic Characteristics of an Axial Piston Pump by Shaogan Ye, Junhui Zhang, Bing Xu, Wei Song, Shiqiang Zhu

“…Comparisons between the simulated and measured results show that the developed LP/FE/BE model is effective in capturing the vibroacoustic characteristics of the pump. …”
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Single- versus Multiobjective Optimization for Evolution of Neural Controllers in Ms. Pac-Man by Tse Guan Tan, Jason Teo, Kim On Chin

“…Pac-Man scores (screen-capture mode) and minimizing neural network complexity. …”
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Spatial Distribution and Dietary Risk Assessment of Aflatoxins in Raw Milk and Dairy Feedstuff Samples from Different Climate Zones in China by Xueli Yang, Bolin Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiaodan Wang, Jian Xie, Jiang Liang

“…Feedstuff and raw milk were collected from 160 pastures in three climate zones of China from October to November 2020. …”
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NATURE AND MEASURES OF IMPROVING HOUSING DELIVERY TO LOW-INCOME EARNERS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE FCT by YAHAYA ADADU, CANICE E. ERUNKE, APAT KIDEN TANIMU

“… The National Housing policy in Nigeria was necessitated by the shortfall inadequate housing in urban areas that was primarily caused by rural-urban migration as many rural dwellers tend to migrate to urban centers in search of greener pasture and other related activities like job opportunities, among other factors. …”
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Communs (im)matériels : enjeux épistémologiques, institutionnels et politiques by Arnaud Buchs, Catherine Baron, Géraldine Froger, Adrien Peneranda

“…The research objects (urban area, water, land, cooperatives, seeds, summer pastures) are analyzed thanks to various theoretical and conceptual corpora reflecting the diversity of the disciplines mobilized (economics, geography, planning, law, management, anthropology and political science). …”
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Peripheral Fluorescein Angiographic Findings in Fellow Eyes of Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion by Irena Tsui, Asima Bajwa, Valentina Franco-Cardenas, Carolyn K. Pan, Hanna Y. Kim, Steven D. Schwartz

“…Ultra wide field fluorescein angiography (UWFFA) is a retinal imaging device that can capture peripheral retinal findings. The purpose of this study was to look for peripheral findings in the fellow eye of patients with BRVO using UWFFA. …”
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Vision-based welding quality detection of steel bridge components in complex construction environments by Tianshi Hu, Xiuping Huang, Zuolei Yang, Zhixiong Liu, Jie Zhao, Zhao Xu

“…This paper presents a systematic study of welding quality detection of steel bridges based on fusion of point clouds and images in complex construction environments. (1) A welding detection system is developed that could filter out stray light and capture weld images. (2) This paper enhances the centerline extraction method in 3D reconstruction, which could effectively filter out noise interference and precisely reconstruct weld contours. …”
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