Shaking Table Test on the Seismic Responses of a Slope Reinforced by Prestressed Anchor Cables and Double-Row Antisliding Piles by Zuo-ju Wu, Zhi-jia Wang, Jun-wei Bi, Xiao Fu, Yong Yao

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Macrostructures and rhetorical moves in research articles in nanotechnology by Xianqing Luo, Jiajie Ji

“…IntroductionNotwithstanding the fact that extensive studies focused on exploring generic structures in established disciplines, scant attention has been directed to macrostructures and rhetorical moves in RAs in some emerging disciplines.MethodsBased on a self-compiled corpus of 50 research articles (RAs) from five top ranking journals in the field of Nanotechnology, we explored the macrostructures and rhetorical moves in RAs in Nanotechnology.ResultsIt was found that (i) scientists in Nanotechnology have a propensity to employ a merged [R&D] structure to immediately discuss and contribute new knowledge tentatively in the specific contextualised situation after research results were presented, (ii) Even though RAs in Nanotechnology largely follows IMRD structure by abiding writing conventions in the research world, disciplinary variations were found regarding the rhetorical structures, specifically, scientists in Nanotechnology tend to employ more moves and steps in establishing research niche, detailed description of research methods, suggesting future research, but less moves and steps related to promotional strategies (M3S4, M3S5, M3S6).DiscussionThe research results have significant implications for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructors to make informed choices by using disciplinary empirical-based decisions to guide novice writers and students at tertiary level to write RAs by following disciplinary conventions of research communities in Nanotechnology so as to avoid overgeneralization.…”
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A Novel Node Importance Evaluation Method Based on Agglomeration Contraction Principle for Wireless Sensor Networks by Kui Liu, Chunfeng Wang, Sanyang Liu

“…The node importance evaluation based on removal of nodes and their incident links cannot accurately reflect the importance of the nodes, because such approach may change the topology of the network, and even split the network into several disconnected parts. …”
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Analysis of a Novel Resistive Film Absorber for Suppression of Electromagnetic Radiation in System-in-Packages by Shuyun Huo, Yan Li, Xiaoyong Lei, Zhe Sun, Heyuan Yu, Bingheng Li, Lidan Fang, Shaojie Xu, Ning Jin, Erping Li

“…The proposed absorber is designed with the indium tin oxide sputtered on both sides of the glass substrate, and the top layer adopts the combination of Jerusalem cross-shaped, ring-shaped, and L-shaped resistive film to expand the bandwidth. …”
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Le bois du Baradat, deux siècles et deux révolutions d’une superbe chênaie de l’Adour by Michel Bartoli, Gilberte Doly

“… Les riches archives de la commune de Vic-en-Bigorre ont permis de suivre la totalité des actions sylvicoles dans la petite futaie du Baradat, chênaie pédonculée « de l’Adour » à croissance très rapide et de haute qualité. …”
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The Role of Pyroptosis‐Related Gene Signature and Immune Infiltration in Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Qiao W, Zhu C, Huang D, Liu Y, Wang Z, Zhu T, Song Q, Yang X, Wang Y, Wang Y

“…Functional enrichment analysis, immune cell infiltration analysis, gene set variation analysis (GSVA), and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were performed to elucidate the potential roles of PR-DEGs in JDM pathogenesis.Results: A total of 2526 common DEGs were identified, among which 12 PR-DEGs were identified, with CASP1, IRF1, NOD2, and PYCARD identified as hub PR-DEGs. …”
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Eye Donation: Awareness, Knowledge, Willingness, and Barriers among Paramedical and Allied Health Science Students at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India by Aimanfatima Kacheri, Rekha Mudhol, Sanjeev Chougule, Rhema Reny, Sagarika Kamath, Rajesh Kamath

“…Visual impairments have physical, emotional, social, and economical consequences and are a crucial element influencing one's quality of life. A total of 1.285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide of which 39 million are categorised as blind. …”
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Chondroitin 6-Sulfation Regulates Perineuronal Net Formation by Controlling the Stability of Aggrecan by Shinji Miyata, Hiroshi Kitagawa

“…Finally, we found that increased 6-sulfation accelerated proteolysis of aggrecan by a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin motif (ADAMTS) protease. Taken together, our results indicate that sulfation patterns of CS chains on aggrecan influenced the stability of the CSPG, thereby regulating formation of PNNs and neural plasticity.…”
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CHANGE IN TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN ENDOSCOPIC OPERATIONS ON THE PROSTATE GLAND by E. A. Efremov, S. Yu. Shekhovtsov, D. S. Merinov, A. O. Butov, Yu. V. Kastrikin, T. I. Garaev

“…In addition to standard general clinical examinations, all patients had a blood test for total testosterone, luteinizing hormone, sex hormone binding globulin. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Host Resembling Hepatic Pyogenic Abscesses by Carrie Down, Amit Mehta, Gayle Salama, Erika Hissong, Russell Rosenblatt, Michael Cantor, David Helfgott, Kristen Marks

“…We describe an immunocompetent 67-year-old male who presented with one week of fever and abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed multiple bilobar hepatic lesions, some with rim enhancement, compatible with liver abscesses. …”
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¿Por qué es posible que los más pobres no participen en los programas escolares de transferencia condicional? by Gabriel González König, Quentin Wodon, Corinne Siaens

“…Desde una perspectiva intersectorial, las consecuencias para el bienestar de esta replicación son ambiguas toda vez que éstas dependen del grado de diferenciación vertical entre industrias, la magnitud de la intervención regulatoria y también del momento preciso cuando esta replicación ocurre. …”
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Etiology of Community Acquired Pneumonia at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Ritika Jha, Sumit Sengupta, Anshuman Mukhopadhyay, Ritam Chakraborty

“…Severity of pneumonia at presentation was significantly associated with outcome. Conclusion: A total of fifty-three cases, in which a pathogen could be isolated, viral agents were isolated in 21. …”
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Examination of theses on anatomy in the field of basic medical sciences (2016-2020) by Yunus Emre Kundakcı, Nadire Ünver

“…The most used keywords; computed tomography (n=58), morphometry (n=41), anthropometry (n=30), anatomy (n=27) and magnetic resonance imaging (n=25) were detected. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Trends of Precipitation and Mutation in Guangdong Province over the Past 60 Years by XU Chengyi

“…Based on the Mann-Kendall test,linear regression analysis,and sliding t-test,this study analyzes the daily precipitation data from 32 meteorological stations in Guangdong Province from 1960 to 2019.The results show that except for Guangzhou and Zengcheng in the Pearl River Delta region,which exhibit a significant increasing trend in annual precipitation,there is no significant increasing trend in annual precipitation in other regions of Guangdong Province.The spatial distribution of average annual precipitation shows that the Pearl River Delta and its adjacent areas are the areas with the highest precipitation,which decreases gradually towards the surrounding areas.In the analysis of annual precipitation mutations,eight meteorological stations are found to have different numbers of mutation points in different years.Among these,only the Pearl River Delta region shows an increasing mutation in annual precipitation in 1972.The research results can provide a reference for the management of water resources and flood prevention strategies in Guangdong Province to cope with climate change.…”
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Desining a Multi-Objective Mathematical Model of Cumulative Production Planning in Reverse Supply Chain With Production Quality Function Under Uncertainty and Using MPSOGA Tran-Inn... by Saeid Rezaie Moghadam, Aslan Doosti

“…In the mentioned supply chain, the third and fourth objective functions represent minimizing the total weight of the maximum shortage among customers and maximizing the total weight of the minimum supply of goods from suppliers. …”
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Effect of Paraquat on Tilapia Fingerlings under laboratory condition by D.K. Nkeeh, N.A. Jamabo

“… A total of 150 fingerlings of Tilapia guinensis, were acclimated for a period of 14days. …”
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Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock by Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Jane Ansah-Owusu, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah, Eric Behene, Victor Asoala, James C. Dunford, John Asiedu Larbi, Philip Kweku Baidoo, Michael David Wilson, Joseph W. Diclaro, Samuel K. Dadzie

“…Out of 448 livestock examined, tick infestation in cattle was (78.60%), followed by sheep (25%) and goats (5.88%). A total of 1,550 ticks including nymphs (303) and adults (1,247) were collected. …”
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Gouvernance et performance des organisations sportives : Revue de littérature systématique by Houssam SOUFI, Abdelhamid AIT BIHI

“…Parmi les 2074 premières études examinées, 165 répondaient aux critères d’inclusion, et en suivant les étapes de ladite méthode nous avons trouvé qu’il y a 5 principaux thèmes traités par les articles, en utilisant les différentes approches de recherche (qualitative, quantitative, mixte), ils sont tous liés à la gouvernance des organisations sportives dans ses différentes dimensions, mais plusieurs aspects de la gouvernance des organisations sportives demeurent insuffisants.…”
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Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi Öğrencilerinin Meslek Yüksekokulu Özelinde Yükseköğrenim Tercihlerinin İncelenmesi: Çanakkale İli Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi 12. Sınıf Öğre... by Ümit Demir

“…Çalışmanın örneklemini bu 6 devlet MTAL öğrenimlerine devam etmekte olan  toplam 428 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilmiş olan yükseköğrenim tercih anketi kullanılmıştır. …”
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Measurance of Pitch Plane and Offline Detection of Accuracy on Hirth Coupling by Guangjun Shao, Jianxin Yao, Shaobo Kang, Dongfei Wang, Kai Tang, Chao Song, Jia Dong

“…The hirth coupling is widely used in the centrifugal air compressor unit due to its characteristic of high torque capacity，self centering and so on. A feasible method for the measuring of pitch plane is illustrated and the offline detection for the accuracy of hirth coupling is carried out by using gear tester， some reference for the measurement of relevant parts and the offline detection are provided.…”
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