Experimental and numerical evaluation of friction behaviour between hardwood timber and brick masonry in earth mortar: cyclic triplet shear test and pull-out test by Yohei Endo, Y. Waki, T. Goda

“…Timber beams and columns are often taken advantage of to improve the seismic performance of such structures. Nonetheless, the contribution of these timber elements has not been fully understood yet partially due to the complex friction behaviour between timber and masonry. …”
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New forms of production organization: pearl companies by L. V. Kuropatkina

“…Objective: to develop a management system for new types of companies (pearl organizations).Methods: abstract-logical, methods of analysis and synthesis of theories and patterns of development of managerial approaches in economics.Results: the study of the evolution of organizational structures in production management within the concept of spiral dynamics by K. …”
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Benchmarking validity indices for evolutionary K-means clustering performance by Abiodun M. Ikotun, Faustin Habyarimana, Absalom E. Ezugwu

“…The performance of each index is assessed across a diverse collection of real-life and synthetic datasets with varying structures. The results reveal that the Calinski-Harabasz (CH) and Silhouette indices consistently outperform others, offering more reliable clustering performance. …”
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An Event–Link Network Model Based on Representation in P-Space by Wenjun Zhang, Xiangna Chen, Weibing Deng

“…The event–link model, with its adjustable parameters, effectively generates networks with stable structures that closely resemble the statistical characteristics of real-world networks that share similar growth mechanisms. …”
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Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate: a Case Report Giving Special Attention to the Differential Diagnosis by Felipe Fornias Sperandio, Fernanda Salgueiredo Giudice, Décio dos Santos Pinto-Junior, Suzana Cantanhede Orsini Machado de Sousa

“…The stroma was myxomatous and no ductal or syringomatous epithelial structures were observed. Following the histological and immunohistochemical diagnosis of myoepithelioma, the lesion was surgically removed. …”
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The balance between helper T 17 and regulatory T cells in osteoimmunology and relevant research progress on bone tissue engineering by Shuyu Zhu, Jing Zhou, Zhigang Xie

“…By virtue of these knowledge advancements, innovative approaches in bone tissue engineering, such as nano‐structures, hydrogel, and exosomes, are designed to influence the Th17/Treg balance and thereby augment bone repair and regeneration. …”
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Lexicography of Paroemias: The Problem of Interpretation (Based on the Russian Language) by Olga N. Ivanishcheva

“…In practical terms, the results can be used when compiling dictionaries of phraseological units and proverbs of different languages, including those with different structures, as well as when teaching Russian as a first and second/foreign language.…”
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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ocular Pathology: Application Prospects by T. N. Kiseleva, A. N. Bedretdinov

“…Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a highly informative method for the differential diagnosis of focal changes in various organs and tissues, which allows to visualize vascular structures and obtain new previously unavailable information when using standard b-scan. …”
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Vaults, heroes, and enemies: a multimodal approach to poster propaganda in the Fallout series by Dušan Aleksić, Miloš Tasić, Dušan Stamenković

“…These posters often serve as (satirical) propaganda and reflect the societal structures, ideologies, and conflicts of the game’s dystopian setting. …”
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大跨度树杈柱+层叠式曲面网壳屋盖结构施工技术研究 by 王章毅, 杨树森, 李亮, 潘文智, 曹佐盛, 马多成

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Interfacial Bond Performance of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes under Fire and Postfire Conditions: State-of-the-Art Review by Yuanyuan Xue, Jun Chen, Zurong Cai, Yanhua Zou

“…This paper analyzes and summarizes the existing research related to the bonding performance of CFST interfaces under fire and postfire conditions at home and abroad, which includes the bonding mechanism of CFST structures, the bonding strength of CFSTs during and after fire exposure, and the main factors influencing bond strength. …”
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Problems and Prospects of Realisation of the Concept “Smart City” in Russia (on the Example of Moscow) by D. R. Mukhametov

“…The author showed that the central role for the successful realisation of the concept is played by human capital and readiness of society for changes, infrastructure base, sustainable interaction of state structures, scientific and technical institutions and business. …”
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Soft Power in Turkey's Foreign Policy in Europe by Yakov Y. Grishin, Damir R. Islamov

“…Based on the position of Turkish officials, the practical implementation of soft power is based on public diplomacy, with its “infrastructure” being created at the same time by establishing new or transforming existing state structures in partnership with non-governmental organisations. …”
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Christians as Citizens of a Persecuting State: A Theological and Ethical Reflection in an Historical Perspective by Toivo PILLI

“…Protestants in Tsarist Russia prompted persecution from the governing church and state structures because their religious identity was interpreted as rejecting ethnic and national identity. …”
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DBRSNet: a dual-branch remote sensing image segmentation model based on feature interaction and multi-scale feature fusion by Yong Ji, Wenbin Shi, Jingsheng Lei, Jiayin Ding

“…These limitations result in fragmented object boundaries, degradation of small-scale structures, and challenges in comprehending large-scale spatial dependencies. …”
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Feline malignant lymphoma in an uncommon location as a differential diagnosis for neurological disease by Maximilien Lépine, Sarah Schmitz, Svenja Körber, Kernt Köhler

“…Imaging studies, including CT and MRI, identified a mass extending from the carotid body into the neurocranium, causing displacement of adjacent brain structures and meningeal contrast uptake. Histopathology confirmed a malignant B-cell lymphoma. …”
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Wild Pedagogies and Young Children through the Mosaic Approach by A. Elizabeth Beattie, Sandra Scott, Douglas Adler

“…The children used long sticks to build large structures, houses, and other creations, and selected smaller sticks to represent microphones, brooms, or currency. …”
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Genome-wide identification and analysis of the cytochrome P450 family elucidate flavonoid biosynthesis in safflower by Yao Wu, Hualei Wang, Hongchang Liu, Dandan Li

“…In this study, we systematically identified 271 CYP genes from the safflower genome and comprehensively analyzed their physicochemical properties, the phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, chromosomal distributions, syntenic relationships, and tissue-specific expression patterns. …”
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Synthesis and retanning performance of hollow polymer microspheres for lightweight leather processing by Nan Sun, Yang Gao, Jia-li Cheng, Xia Li, Xue-pin Liao

“…Comprehensive characterization revealed that HPMs exhibited distinct hollow structures, narrow particle size distributions, and excellent storage stabilities in emulsion form. …”
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Islamic Law and Imperialism: Tracing on The Development of Islamic Law In Indonesia and Malaysia by Imam Mawardi

“…Sociologically, developments in other realms such as education, economy, social and political structures should also be taken into account when considering the development of Islamic law.…”
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