<i>H</i>_∞ Preview Tracking Control of Time-Delay Discrete Systems and Its Application in Nuclear Reactor Problems by Fucheng Liao, Hao Xie, Xianchun Meng, Jiang Wu, Yucheng Wei, Jiamei Deng

“…For the simplified control system model of the pressurizer, we first study its general structure, which can be characterized as a discrete-time system with state delay. …”
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Laboratory study on temperature loss behavior of asphalt mixture during transportation by Tianyu Zhang, Xiang Liu, Xiao Li, Haoyuan Luo, Jingpeng Jia, Xiaolong Li

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Developing Species-Age Cohorts from Forest Inventory and Analysis Data to Parameterize a Forest Landscape Model by Richard H. Odom, W. Mark Ford

“…We used data from USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) database to estimate broad age classes for a forested landscape to simulate changes in landscape composition and structure relative to climate change at Fort Drum, a 43,000 ha U.S. …”
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Differential approach to the diagnosis and treatment of appendicular peritonitis in children by I. Yu. Karpova, D. S. Strizhenok, D. A. Myasnikov, V. V. Parshikov, E. D. Pyatova, T. E. Potemina

“…The incidence of appendicular peritonitis (AP) is 3-4 % among all acute surgical diseases in children, and the structure of acute appendicitis in recent decades fluctuates within 10-15 %. …”
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Biodiversity gains can be achieved with coastal wetland restoration for plants, invertebrates, birds, and bats by Valerie Hagger, Mathew A Vanderklift, Kieren P. Beaumont, Andrew Olds, Sabine Dittman, Catherine E. Lovelock

“…We measured and assessed vegetation and habitat structure and composition, and fauna community characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates, birds, and insectivorous bats. …”
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Experimental Study on CHF Limit of Cr-coated Fuel Cladding under High Temperature and High Pressure Flow Condition by FAN Guanhua, FANG Qifei, YAO Xi, PENG Zhenxun, GUO Ming, CHEN Senyang, LYU Lulu, ZHANG Ge, SU Qianhua, LU Donghua

“…The main parameters that affect the CHF experimental result are inlet temperature, inlet flow rate, outlet pressure and the rod structure parameters. In order to avoid the influence of factors other than the chromium coating on the experimental results, ensure that the external diameter, length and surface roughness of the heater rods (Cr-coated and conventional surfaces) are excactly the same. …”

Factors associated with the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in adults by Sue-Hsien Chen, Shu-Ching Chen, Yo-Ping Lai, Pin-Hsuan Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh

“…Sociodemographic data were obtained through structured questionnaires, while anthropometric measurements, hemogram results, and biochemical markers were collected from medical records and physical examination findings. …”
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Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward preventing congenital disabilities: a cross sectional study in Saudi Arabia by Fahad S. Alshehri, Nasser M. Alorfi, Ahmed M. Ashour, Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Saad M. Wali, Mohammed M. Aldurdunji, Shaker T. Alsharif, Reem Hasaballah Alhasani, Nasser M. Aldekhail, Abdullah S. Alshehri, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…To enhance congenital disability prevention efforts in Saudi Arabia, these findings emphasize the need for improved pharmacist knowledge, structured training programs, and more extensive integration of pharmacists within maternal healthcare teams.…”
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Psychological factors associated with pain and function in adults with hallux valgus by Abdel Kak, Mehak Batra, Bircan Erbas, Sean Sadler, Vivienne Chuter, Jeffery Jenkins, Haydar Ozcan, Damien Lafferty, Ozan Amir, Matthew Cotchett

“…Conclusion Assessing pain catastrophising pre‐operatively is recommended for individuals with hallux valgus, although more structured education may be needed to support health professionals in assessing psychological factors. …”
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HEV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among HIV-positive individuals in post-earthquake Kathmandu: a 2016 cross-sectional study by Chandramani Wagle, Jagat Bahadur Baniya, Nirmal Aryal, Dinesh Prasad Ghimire, Ajay Kumar Sah, Abhay Kumar Sah, Vivek Prasad Gupta, Birendra Prasad Gupta

“…Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical data were collected via structured interviews and medical records. Multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors of anti-HEV IgG seropositivity. …”
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MRI-based quantification of primary ossification centers in the lateral and basilar parts of the human fetal occipital bone by Qinyi Han, Nan Lin, Peng Su, Hui Zhao, Peng Zhao, Mimi Tian, Lianjie Cheng, Lianxiang Xiao, Xiangtao Lin

“…The developmental dynamics were best described by linear regression models, with high coefficients of determination (R² > 0.75) for all parameters. …”
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Theoretical Analysis of Interband Single-Photon Light Absorption in Semiconductors: Effects of Valence-Conduction Band Mixing and Temperature-Dependent Bandgap by Rustam Y. Rasulov, Vokhob R. Rasulov, Nurillo U. Kodirov, Mardonbek Kh. Nasirov, Iqbol M. Eshboltaev

“…This study presents a theoretical analysis of the spectral and temperature dependence of the single-photon absorption coefficient for linearly and circularly polarized light in semiconductors with diamond and zinc blende lattice structures. …”
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Water-Depth-Based Prediction Formula for the Blasting Vibration Velocity of Lighthouse Caused by Underwater Drilling Blasting by Wenbin Gu, Zhenxiong Wang, Jianqing Liu, Jinglin Xu, Xin Liu, Tao Cao

“…Lighthouses are the most important hydraulic structures that should be protected during underwater drilling blasting. …”
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BEAM ELEMENT UNDER FINITE ROTATIONS by Emma La Malfa Ribolla, Milan Jirásek, Martin Horák

“…The present work focuses on the 2-D formulation of a nonlinear beam model for slender structures that can exhibit large rotations of the cross sections while remaining in the small-strain regime. …”
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Continued Fractions with Quadratic Numerators via the Bauer–Muir Transform by Kwang-Wu Chen, Chia-Hsin Liu

“…We study a class of continued fraction transformations where the partial numerators are quadratic polynomials and the denominators are linear or constant. Using the Bauer–Muir transform, we establish two theorems that yield structurally distinct but equivalent continued fractions—one with rational coefficients and another with alternating forms. …”
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Chronic diseases, climate change and complexity: The hidden connections by Bob Mash

“…Four key areas to consider are disturbing the network, the technology, the social structures and rules and the meaning manifested in the system.…”
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Ab Initio and DFT Studies of Conformational Properties of Heteroatom Containing Ketene Analogues and Their Comparison with the Related Cyclic Analogues by S. Zahra Sayyed-Alangi, Mohammad T. Baei

“…Their perpendicular geometries, with torsional angles approximately 90°, were as transition state for conformational interconversion between the two global minima forms. Cyclic structures all of the above mentioned molecules were unstable than their linear forms.…”
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NONLINEARITIES AND FRACTAL PROPERTIES OF THE EUROPEAN-MEDITERRANEAN SEISMOTECTONIC MODEL by Boyko K. Ranguelov

“…This paper presents research results of the study which aim is to reveal and quantitatively describe fractal properties of the European-Mediterranean seismotectonic model applied for seismic hazard assessment of the region under study.Several seismotectonic provinces are defined, and their nonlinear properties are calculated using both linear elements (boundaries of seismogenic units) and surface areas of the seismogenic units.The research is conducted on the basis of only formal relationships, not with data on real fault structures or other seismogenic elements, as the relationships have been accepted for seismic hazard calculations by the team of SESAME Project (Project Leader M. …”
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Quantifying Evolution of Short and Long-Range Correlations in Chinese Narrative Texts across 2000 Years by Heng Chen, Haitao Liu

“…We speculate that the increase of word length and sentence length in written Chinese may account for this phenomenon, in terms of both the social-cultural aspects and the self-adapting properties of language structures.…”
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An Unusual Case Of Ruptured Post-Traumatic Iris Implantation Cyst With Co-Existent Anterior Chamber Cilia by Chandana Chakraborti, Nabanita Barua, Sheuli Kumar, Anjan Kumar Das, Rosy Kahakashan Christi

“…The whitish material revealed small multiple hair like structures under the microscope. Histopathological examination showed eosinophilic acellular material with squam, suggestive of implantation dermoid. …”
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