Design of device for gas shielding of joint during friction stir welding by I. K. Chernykh, E. V. Vasil`ev, E. I. Tkachenko, A. S. Lukin, D. A. Proshutinskiy, V. A. Valova, E. A. Savva

“…Due to its characteristics, titanium alloys are widely used in industries such as shipbuilding, aircraft manufacturing, rocket production, etc. Friction stir welding of titanium alloys is a perspective method for manufacturing parts in these industries. …”
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Load-Balanced Secure Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks by Wang Xin-sheng, Zhan Yong-zhao, Wang Liang-min

“…Based on structured topology of hexagonal mesh, hops at different directions are calculated on the optimal route for transmitting data packets in LSRP. Depending on characters of hops, the nodes can rapidly find a route among multiple optimal routes by the policy of the twice probability routing selection. …”
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Application of Butterfly Clos-Network in Network-on-Chip by Hui Liu, Linquan Xie, Jiansheng Liu, Lei Ding

“…During the routing period, other nondestination nodes can be used as middle stages to transfer data packets to complete the routing mission. Therefore, this topology has the characteristic of multistage. …”
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An Evaluation Method for the Skeleton Model Based on Function–Behavior–Structure Correlation Analysis by Sichao Liu, Shaoke Nan, Ling Tian

“…The effectiveness of the method is verified through a case study of a rocket nose cone’s skeleton model. This method provides a scientific analysis method for designers to establish a reasonable skeleton model. …”
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Examining the Effect of Pileup on the Accuracy of Sharp Indentation Testing by Zhongbin Tang, Yazhou Guo, Zhaohu Jia, Yulong Li, Qiuming Wei

“…Three kinds of indenters, that is, conical, Berkovich, and Vickers indenter, are comparatively studied. The dependence of pileup on the dimensionless parameters and its effect on the simulation results are also given. …”
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Addressing Rare Outages in C-V2X With Time-Controlled One-Shot Resource Scheduling by Md Saifuddin, Mahdi Zaman, Yaser P. Fallah, Jayanthi Rao

“…But, due to this reuse of periodic resources, the possibility of loss of consecutive packets between the same vehicle pair is significant. …”
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Postextractive Alveolar Ridge Preservation Using L-PRF: Clinical and Histological Evaluation by Giorgio Serafini, Marco Lollobrigida, Lorenzo Fortunato, Giulia Mazzucchi, Luca Lamazza, Dario Di Nardo, Iole Vozza, Mara Riminucci, Alberto De Biase

“…A patient requiring tooth extraction and subsequent implant rehabilitation was treated with simple extraction and socket filling with L-PRF membranes. Implant placement was performed at 3 months, and a bone biopsy was obtained for histomorphometric analysis. …”
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Alveolar Ridge Preservation Using Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A Report of a Case by Mogammad Thabit Peck, Johan Marnewick, Lawrence Stephen

“…We present a case where L-PRF was successfully used in an ARP procedure to facilitate implant placement in a compromised extraction socket.…”
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Data Aggregation in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks by Using Local Tree Reconstruction Algorithm by Zhaohui Zhang, Jing Li, Xiaoli Yang

“…Second, the nodes are set with different initial energies in different layers. Because the packets of different nodes have different sizes, we adopt the corresponding data aggregation coefficients according to the actual data requirements of the network in data transmission. …”
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Overloads and interferences as risk factors in periodontal disease. by Esther María Castillo Betancourt, Marta M. Bosch Pons, Bienvenido Mesa Reinaldo, Maricela Seijo Machado, Zahily Espino Otero

“…The variables were: periodontal pocket, gingival retraction, dental mobility, and differences between teeth groups with and without occlusal overload and interferences were determined, according to these variables. …”
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Study on: Multicast Routing Protocols: MOSPF and DVMRP by Rasan I. Ali, Awaz A. Shaban

“…Multimedia requires that data packets arrive on time and in the proper order at the client side. …”
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The New Normal in Pastoral Care: The Enduring Legacy of Media Appropriation in the Post-Pandemic Roman Catholic Church by Giulia Isetti, Michael de Rachewiltz, Harald Pechlaner

“…Despite some inherent theological limitations to a more participatory use of ICT, the presence of pockets of innovation in extra-sacramental activities points to future possibilities for empowering laypeople and engaging with the faithful without compromising Church doctrine.…”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

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Evaluation the effect of sesame oil on root dentin microhardness after application of chloroform and orange oil as gutta percha solvents (an in- vitro study). by Nsar Muhyaddin Aziz

“…The root halves from each group were subject to Vickers hardness test to measure micro hardness, then sesame oil were applied by bonding brush for 15 mint on each root dentin surface from all groups finally all roots subject to vicker hardness test to obtain the final micro hardness values. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Nano-Graphene Oxide Addition on Surface Microhardness and Roughness of Glass Ionomer Cements: A Laboratory Study by Farahnaz Sharafeddin, Mohammad Mahdi Shirani, Zahra Jowkar

“…Surface roughness (Ra) and Vickers microhardness (VHN) were measured using a surface profilometer and Vickers microhardness tester, respectively. …”
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Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment by Yueqin Wang, Shiyin Wu, Yuehua Chen, Ling Xiao, Qingling Su, Xiaoyin Huang, Weikang Wang, Wanxin Li, Shanshan Du, Wenbin Liu, Weimin Ye

“…The most important attribute of patients when choosing inpatient care is out-of-pocket expenses per visit, followed by travel time from residence to hospital, waiting time for hospital admission, institution scale, and presence of acquaintances. …”
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Computational and in vitro evaluation of sumac-derived ©Rutan compounds towards Sars-CoV-2 Mpro inhibition by Muzaffar Kayumov, Parthiban Marimuthu, Parthiban Marimuthu, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Nurkhodja Mukhamedov, Nurkhodja Mukhamedov, Akmal Asrorov, Nodir S. Berdiev, Jamolitdin F. Ziyavitdinov, Ansor Yashinov, Ansor Yashinov, Yuliya Oshchepkova, Shavkat Salikhov, Sharafitdin Mirzaakhmedov

“…All five components effectively interact with the catalytic pocket of Mpro and form stable complexes that allow the estimation of their inhibitory activity. …”
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Patient preferences for anti-hyperglycaemic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: findings from a national survey by Jing Liu, Lei Si, Yingyao Chen, Yanfeng Ren, Liu Liu, Shimeng Liu, Qi Pan, Xiong Ke, Shiyi Bao, Fuming Li, Yijiang Yu, Yan Wei

“…The medication profile was described using seven attributes: treatment efficacy, hypoglycaemia risk, cardiovascular benefits, gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events, weight change, mode of administration and out-of-pocket cost. Participants chose between medication profiles by comparing attributes. …”
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Social Contribution-Based Routing Protocol for Vehicular Network with Selfish Nodes by Haigang Gong, Lingfei Yu, Xue Zhang

“…Previous works usually assume that all nodes in the network are willing to forward packets for others, which is impractical in real world. …”
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From Dog Alterity to Canine Sublime: A Cross-Century Reading of Victorian Fiction by Georges Letissier

“…From Charles Dickens to Joseph Conrad dogs are omnipresent in Victorian novels. …”
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