Study on Sound Absorption of Road Acoustic Screens Under Simulated Weathering by Artur NOWOŚWIAT, Jerzy BOCHEN, Leszek DULAK, Rafał ŻUCHOWSKI

“…For the tests, we selected timber or steel screens with a traditional multilayer structure and also one innovative type of simplified design. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF CLINICAL USE OF ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE FOR CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK IN RECONSTRUCTIVE CAROTID SURGERY by V. M. Kraynik, D. I. Novikov, A. Yu. Zaytsev, S. P. Kozlov, Yu. V. Deshko, A. V. Gavrilenko, A. V. Kuklin

“…The superficial cervical plexus block was performed under ultrasound guidance (Fujifilm Sonosite Edge Inc. – US) with a linear sensor (Sonosite HFL38 13-6MHz).Results. The superficial cervical plexus block with ultrasound guidance allowed choosing the most appropriate area for the administration of local anesthetic, visualizing the movement of the puncture needle in the neck structures and minimizing the risks of damage to large vessels and nerves, excluding the possibility of intravascular injection of a local anesthetic.…”
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Using bootstrap fourier granger causality test in quantiles to re-examine Pollution Haven/Halo hypotheses in China and G3 countries by Chang Tsangyao, Chen Sheng-Tung, Wang Mei-Chih

“…We re-examine the Pollution Haven and Pollution Halo hypotheses (PHEH and PHALH) using a quantile-based Bootstrap Fourier Granger causality test, a method adept at identifying non-linear structural breaks. Our study encompasses data from China and the G3 countries (Japan, the UK, and the USA) spanning the period from 1980 to 2020. …”
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Effect of Material Composition on Cohesion Characteristics of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene-Modified Asphalt Using Surface Free Energy by Xing-jun Zhang, Hui-xia Feng, Xiao-min Li, Xiao-yu Ren, Zhen-feng Lv, Bo Li

“…The cohesive characteristics of the SBS-modified asphalt were improved by the formation of stable three-dimensional network structures by cross-linking, winding, and grafting among different raw materials.…”
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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences by S. Curcio, V. García-Espinosa, M. Arana, I. Farro, P. Chiesa, G. Giachetto, Y. Zócalo, D. Bia

“…The aims of our work were to determine normal aging rates for structural and functional arterial parameters in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults and to identify gender-related differences in these aging rates. …”
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Exploring State Space Models in LiDAR Point Cloud Segmentation by D. Lu, L. Xu, R. Wang, J. Li

“…Mamba has achieved significant success in various fields due to its ability to efficiently model long-range dependencies with linear complexity. However, its application in LiDAR point cloud processing is still in its early stages, facing challenges such as unordered and irregular data structures. …”
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Tuning surface interactions with bentonite-graphite composite material for fouling-resistant electrochemical sensing of phenol in olive mill wastewater by Soukaina El Abbadi, Abdelaziz Elgamouz, Abdel-Nasser Kawde, Mohamed Douma, Hajar El Moustansiri, Najib Tijani

“…The bentonite modifier was comprehensively characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms (BET), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), revealing a high surface area and layered structure conducive to molecular-level interactions in liquid-phase sensing. …”
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Seasonal mechanical behaviour of Elymus spec. for the assessment of ecosystem services by Qiyue Liu, Jintian Liu, Steven Kutschke, Viktoria Kosmalla, David Schürenkamp, Nils Goseberg, Markus Böl

“…Based on the cross-sectional morphology and force–deflection curves, the non-linear structural and material behaviour of the culm section is obtained using the inverse finite element method. …”
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Effects of Drought Stress on the Relationship Between Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Gross Primary Productivity in a Chinese Cork Oak Plantation by Qingmei Pan, Chunxia He, Shoujia Sun, Jinsong Zhang, Xiangfen Cheng, Meijun Hu, Xin Wang

“…Physiological coupling strengthened the GPP-SIF relationship under drought, while canopy structure effects were negligible. Random forest and path analyses revealed that VPD was the key factor reducing the GPP-SIF correlation during drought. …”
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Plantar Pressure Distribution among Older Persons with Different Types of Foot and Its Correlation with Functional Reach Distance by Aisyah Mohd Said, Maria Justine, Haidzir Manaf

“…Changes in biomechanical structures of human foot are common in the older person, which may lead to alteration of foot type and plantar pressure distribution. …”
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An analysis of compensation for radial thermal errors of a turning center with a three axis feed system by Zhao Haitao, Guo Jingfeng, Tang Yongbo, Zhang Shuixiang, Yi Xiaoxi

“…Abstract Under normal cutting conditions, the cutting tool tip passes through the spindle axis when it moves along X axis during the whole turning session, however, which is difficult to realize for the turning centers with the conventional two feed axes due to the spindle axis movement caused by the thermal deformation of machine tool structures. Addressing this problem, a novel three-axis feed system is proposed in this paper. …”
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Interdependent-path Recurrent Embedding for Knowledge Graph-aware Recommendation by Xiao Sha, Jianwen Wang, Xiaoran Xu, Jianchuan Ding

“…However, existing KG-aware recommendation methods face significant challenges in sufficiently exploiting both the structural and semantic information while maintaining computational efficiency. …”
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Probabilistic seismic performance assessment of high-speed railway bridge with tuned mass dampers by Parya Rashed, Isra Nayel, Vahid Broujerdian, Elyar Zafarkhah

“…Different sources of uncertainties were considered in fragility analysis including site hazard characteristics, structural geometries, and material properties. A total of 1800 non-linear time-history analyses were performed on the bridge with or without TMDs in three different site classes, each subjected to 20 sets of ground motions. …”
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Mechatronic device of AI systems by A. Y. Kulsha, M. A. Klimovich, M. V. Sterjanov, V. N. Tesluk, N. G. Egorova

“…Particular attention is paid to the design and development of structural modules, as well as to the development of software for controlling the device. …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Prediction of Crack and Shrinkage Intensity Factor in Clay Soils During Desiccation by Abolfazl Baghbani, Tanveer Choudhury, Susanga Costa

“…Desiccation-induced cracking in clay soils significantly affects the structural performance and durability of geotechnical systems. …”
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Application of chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine free and esterified fatty acids in their combined presence in plant raw materials by M. N. Lyutikova, Yu. P. Turov, E. H. Botirov

“…They perform energetic, structural and protective functions. Lipids actively change metabolism in the autumn time and increase the resistance of plants to low temperatures. …”
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Co-Optimization of Vibration Suppression and Data Efficiency in Robotic Manipulator Dynamic Modeling by Xiaowei Han, Kunru Wu, Nanmu Hui

“…First, a joint excitation trajectory is designed using a fifth-order Fourier series with zero boundary conditions to ensure sufficient excitation of system dynamics. Then, a linear regression formulation of the manipulator’s structural dynamics is established, and the BLS network is employed to model the unstructured residuals—primarily arising from nonlinear friction—with high precision. …”
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Electromagnetic Processes Simulation of Power Transformers in Operation and in No-load Modes by Yarymbash D.S., Kotsur M.I., Yarymbash S.T., Kylymnyk I.M.

“…In the designing preproduction of power transformers for calculating design data, a circuit models are widely used, which doesn’t fully reflect the structural features of the transformer and spatial energy conversion. …”
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Association between Cognitive Impairment and Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Multiple System Atrophy by Atsuhiko Sugiyama, Hajime Yokota, Shigeki Hirano, Jiaqi Wang, Shoichi Ito, Satoshi Kuwabara

“…The hippocampal subfield volume decreased in patients with MSA-CI, even at the early disease stages. Specific structural changes in the hippocampus might be associated with cognitive deficits in MSA.…”
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Low-carbon pathways to digitalization: can the digital economy improve carbon efficiency? by Shuaifeng Yuan, Xiaoyang Zhang, Shiliang Liu, Zhihui Li

“…In addition, the digital economy has been shown to enhance carbon emission efficiency through industrial structural transformation and marketization. Heterogeneity analysis shows that regional location, city size and characteristics influence this effect.DiscussionThe results of the study, provide insights into the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of Chinese cities.…”
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