Chloride Levels That Initiated Corrosion of Duplex Stainless Steel Embedded in Mortar by Yu-You Wu, Francisco Presuel-Moreno

“…Chloride-induced corrosion of carbon steel has been widely recognized as one of the main causes of premature failure on the reinforced concrete structures. Various strategies and measures such as employing stainless steel reinforcements have been developed to address this problem. …”
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Uncooled Insulated Monopole Antenna for Microwave Ablation: Improved Performance with Coaxial Cable Annealing by Federico Cilia, Lourdes Farrugia, Charles Sammut, Arif Rochman, Julian Bonello, Iman Farhat, Evan Joe Dimech

“…Uncooled coaxial antennas are preferred for their direct contact with the measured medium and reduced complexity; however, they exhibit structural changes during ablation due to the thermal expansion of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). …”
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Approximate Schur Complement Preconditioners for Half-Quadratic Image Restoration With Zero Boundary Conditions by Chaojie Wang, Shuen Sun, Jie Chen, Biling Liu

“…The Newton method is used to solve this problem and a structured linear system needs solving at each step. …”
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Dynamiczne Linie Wpływu Ugięć Wieloczęściowego Pasma na Sprężystym Podłożu by R. Skarżyński

“…The solution of the problem is obtained by the method of generalized series of Fourier's eigen-functions. In both structures, the solution is brought to set of linear equations and is illustrated by an example. …”
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La Competencia Comunicativa Como Potenciador Del Aprendizaje Matemático En Un Ambiente De Aula Invertida by Angela Goretti Perdomo Mosquera, Gerardo Antonio Chacón Guerrero

“…To collect meaningful data, three learning guides containing a total of 23 problems, both exploratory and in-depth, were used, along with semi-structured interviews. The data analysis process involved three phases of coding and analysis, employing the constant comparison method, which ultimately led to sampling and theoretical saturation. …”
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OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN YAM-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS IN YORRO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE NIGERIA by Dengle Yuniyus GIROH

“…Primary data used for the study were collected from 142 farmers using structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and linear programming model. …”
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Serum Folate Shows an Inverse Association with Blood Pressure in a Cohort of Chinese Women of Childbearing Age: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Minxue Shen, Hongzhuan Tan, Shujin Zhou, Ravi Retnakaran, Graeme N Smith, Sandra T Davidge, Jacquetta Trasler, Mark C Walker, Shi Wu Wen

“…Demographic data were collected by structured interview. Serum folate concentration was measured by immunoassay, and homocysteine, blood glucose, triglyceride and total cholesterol were measured through standardized clinical procedures. …”
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Compassion fatigue and transition shock of internship nursing students by Zhi Ping Li, Ling Min Kong, Xin Wang, Jing Wen Qin

“…Effective mitigation requires structured mentorship, psychological support systems, and resilience training, thereby supporting the retention and professional development of nursing students.…”
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Effect of bisphosphonate on bone microstructure, mechanical strength in osteoporotic rats by ovariectomy by Yuzhu Wang, Zhanglin Wu, Chun Li, Chenhao Ma, Jingyang Chen, Mincong Wang, Dawei Gao, Yufeng Wu, Haibin Wang

“…BP, p < 0.001), and had no significant difference in MT and LT. In addition, the structural parameters and effective modulus showed a good linear correlation. …”
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Complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms under arbitrary polarization states by Zuntian Chu, Xinqi Cai, Ruichao Zhu, Tonghao Liu, Huiting Sun, Tiefu Li, Yuxiang Jia, Yajuan Han, Shaobo Qu, Jiafu Wang

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A Conceptual Model for Sustainable Reusable Packaging in Food Supply Chains by Zaviša Žilvinas

“…The model provides a structured approach to overcoming adoption barriers such as high transition costs, complex processes, and behavioral resistance, using time-tested management practices adapted to modern needs. …”
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Experimental study on nonlinear hygroscopic and strength behavior of mudstone under coupled temperature and humidity conditions for underground engineering by Weisheng Zhao, Lijun Han, Shuai Yan, Wei He

“…Abstract The hygroscopic behavior of mudstone and its water content significantly influence the stability of underground engineering structures. This study investigated the hygroscopic behavior of mudstone under coupled temperature and humidity conditions and its effect on mechanical properties through hygroscopicity experiments and uniaxial compression tests. …”
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Beta Autoregressive Moving Average Model with the Aranda-Ordaz Link Function by Carlos E. F. Manchini, Diego Ramos Canterle, Guilherme Pumi, Fábio M. Bayer

“…<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>ARMA models consider a linear dynamic structure for the conditional mean of a beta distributed variable. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Permeability Properties of Thermal Damaged Red Sandstone under Different Confining Pressures by Zhenlong Zhao, Hongwen Jing, Guangping Fu, Qian Yin, Xinshuai Shi, Yuan Gao

“…Besides, the phenomenon that microscopic structural deterioration is intensified with increasing temperature and the average pore size and porosity of the red sandstone specimens are both power functions is related to the equivalent permeability coefficient. …”
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Research on Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of the Brain Based on Deep Learning by Rui Chen, Jingwen Yue, Rong Li, Zijian Jia

“…The DKI-Transformer model can extract global voxel correlation characteristics, the estimation results have a high structural similarity index compared to the reference labeling and exhibit distinct boundaries of microscopic features. …”
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A Method for Solving LiDAR Waveform Decomposition Parameters Based on a Variable Projection Algorithm by Ke Wang, Guolin Liu, Qiuxiang Tao, Luyao Wang, Yang Chen

“…To address this issue, we evaluated the structural characteristics of received LiDAR signals by decomposing them into Gaussian functions and applied the variable projection algorithm of the separable nonlinear least-squares problem to the process of waveform fitting. …”
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MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN EXPERIMENTAL ASSOCIATED INFECTION by Сергей Павлович Сахаров, Ольга Александровна Молокова, Ольга Игоревна Фролова, Анастасия Сергеевна Молокова

“…When infected with CB, the body's ability to compensate for structural and functional disorders persists for up to 8 days of the disease. …”
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Effects of chemical exposures and diet on birth outcomes in a New York City pregnancy cohort: Mediation through favorable fetal growth conditions. by Eunsil Seok, Akhgar Ghassabian, Yuyan Wang, Yelena Afanasyeva, Shilpi S Mehta-Lee, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Leonardo Trasande, Mengling Liu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In a cohort of 538 mother-fetal pairs from the New York University Children's Health and Environment Study (NYU CHES), we utilized multiple linear regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) to assess the influence of various determinants-maternal characteristics, chemical exposures, and dietary factors-on fetal growth. …”
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Modeling for the Prediction and Evaluation of the Crimp Percentage of Plain Woven Fabric Based on Yarn Count and Thread Density by Kura Alemayehu Beyene, Chirato Godana Korra

“…Crimp percentage is impacted by fiber, yarn, fabric structural parameters and machine setting parameters. …”
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A Numerical Investigation of Plastic Energy Dissipation Patterns of Circular and Non-Circular Metal Thin-Walled Rings Under Quasi-Static Lateral Crushing by Shunsong Guo, Sunting Yan, Ping Tang, Chenfeng Guan, Wei Zhang

“…This paper should enhance the understanding of the crushing behavior of circular and non-circular rings applicable to the structural engineering and impact of the absorption domain.…”
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