Constitutive Model for Plain and Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Under Direct Tension and Pull-Out by Hasanain K. Al-Naimi, Ali A. Abbas

“…In the present study, a programme of experimental investigations was carried out to examine the direct uniaxial tensile (and pull-out) behaviour of plain and fibre-reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete. …”
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Assessing temporomandibular disorders: Mouthpiece design considerations by Buković Dino, Glavičić Igor, Dimitrić Goran, Smajić Miroslav, Radanović Božana, Vitošević Biljana

“…Nowadays doctors of dental medicine meet divers-patients in their offices more often. Treatment of these patients has some specific features that are related to difficulties in the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles and soft tissues of the oral cavity. …”
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Carotid artery constriction in autoimmune hypophysitis: three case reports and literature review by Sasan Darius Adib, Daniel Kopf, Brigitte Ruh-Daikeler, Rudi Beschorner, Antje Bornemann, Florian Hennersdorf, Jürgen Honegger

“…With our three cases included, seven of 19 published cases (36.8%) showed complete bilateral ICAo. Among these, four presented with ischaemic stroke. Eight of 19 patients (42.1%) presented with cranial nerve palsy. …”
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Physical-geographical aspects of formation of artificial firn-ice massives by A. V. Sosnovsky, P. R. Nakalov, S. V. Nenashev

“…The paper presents results of analysis of diurnal and potentially possible efficiency of water freezing aimed at construction of artificial infiltration (firn-ice) masses on the Russia’s territory. …”
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Effectiveness of VExUS scores for predicting mortality among patients followed up in the emergency department due to congestive heart failure: a prospective cross-sectional study by Fatih Burak Senay, Murtaza Kaya, Sahinde Atlanoglu, Mehmed Ulu

“…This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of VExUS scores in predicting 30-day mortality in patients presenting to the ED with CHF symptoms. Methods This was a prospective, cross-sectional study involving 47 adult patients presenting to the ED with clinical signs of CHF. …”
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Impact of face outline, parafoveal feature number and feature type on early face perception in a gaze-contingent paradigm: A mass-univariate re-analysis of ERP data by Seth B. Winward, James Siklos-Whillans, Roxane J. Itier

“…Although we provide partial replication of the previous results on the N170, the effects were more temporally distributed in the present analysis. …”
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Remote Monitoring of Patients with Heart Failure: Characteristics of Effective Programs and Implementation Strategies by Teleanu IC, Bejan GC, Poiană IR, Mîrșu-Păun A, Dumitrescu SI, Stănescu AMA

“…The studies included in this review unanimously presented significant findings in favor of RM.Conclusion: The post-pandemic research targeting RM of patients with HF presents more homogenous results to support this type of intervention, as compared to the heterogeneity of the pre-pandemic research.Keywords: heart failure, remote monitoring, medical technology, prevention…”
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Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 disease on maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective observational cohort study by Sahar H. Abdulghani, Lana A. Shaiba, Mahdya A. Bukhari, Muhab M. Hindi, Shaikh A. Hussain, Adnan A. Hadid

“…The aim of this study is to describe characteristics, maternal and fetal outcomes among mothers with confirmed maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study presents a retrospective observational cohort study of 62 test-positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 that presented at an affiliated tertiary university medical city from March 2020 to May 2020. …”
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Calculation Methodology and Results of Optimization of Design Parameters of the Tractor Recuperative Mounted System When Aggregated with Forest Tillage Implements by Valeryi I. Posmetyev, Maksim A. Savinkov, Viktor V. Posmetyev, Andrey Yu. Manukovskii, Vadim O. Nikonov

“…The relevance of developing working fluid energy recovery systems for forest tillage implements, ensuring a 20–30 % reduction in total energy consumption during forestry operations, is substantiated using the example of 20 kN traction class tractors, which are widely used at present. A promising design of a tractor recuperative mounted system is proposed, which makes it possible to reduce fuel consumption by a machine-tractor unit due to energy recovery of the working fluid, reduce dynamic loads acting on the mounted implement and the tractor, increase the productivity and reliability of the tractor, improve the quality of tillage at forest sites, and make it more convenient to operate the mounted implement. …”
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Competition of Escherichia coli DNA polymerases I, II and III with DNA Pol IV in stressed cells. by P J Hastings, Megan N Hersh, P C Thornton, Natalie C Fonville, Andrew Slack, Ryan L Frisch, Mellanie P Ray, Reuben S Harris, Suzanne M Leal, Susan M Rosenberg

“…Using multiply mutant strains, we provide evidence of competition of DNA Pols I, II and III with Pol IV, implying that they are all present at sites of stress-induced mutagenesis. Previous data indicate that Pol V is also present. …”
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DP600 Steel Stampability Analysis Through Microstructural Characterization by Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Nanoindentation by Rafael Guetter Bohatch, Alex Raimundo de Oliveira, Chetan P. Nikhare, Ravilson Antonio Chemin Filho, Paulo Victor Prestes Marcondes

“…In this way, the steel industry has developed more efficient metal alloys. To combine vehicle mass reduction with improved performance in deformations in cases of impact, a new family of advanced steels is present, AHSS (Advanced High-Strength Steels). …”
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Design and Simulation of a Cutting Mechanism for a Millet Harvesting Machine. by Twebazibwe, Edson

“…This report presented the key aspects and findings of a study focused on designing a millet-cutting mechanism that utilizes the scissor mechanism. …”
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Novel Modular Buck-Boost Based Multiport Bidirectional DC–DC Converter (MPBC) for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Application by Jayamurugan Mookkan, Saravanan Kaliyaperumal, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Hossam Kotb, Narayanamoorthi R

“…The different states of operation, steady state analysis, control scheme to regulate the power are presented. Power loss analysis is carried out to do proper design with more efficiency. …”
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Comprehensive studies of the snow-firn layer in the area of the Russian Antarctic Vostok Station by Aleksei V. Bolshunov, Sergei A. Ignatev, Gleb D. Gorelik, Nikita S. Krikun, Dmitrii A. Vasilev, Ilya V. Rakitin, Vyacheslav S. Shadrin

“…The article presents the findings from research conducted at Vostok Station during the 69th Russian Antarctic expedition. …”
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High temperature interaction of Y4Al2O9/Y2O3 under CMAS exposure: Mechanism of outstanding corrosion resistance through composition design to accelerate reaction-induced CMAS consu... by Jie Li, Luchao Sun, Tiefeng Du, Yang Cui, Jialin Li, Jingyang Wang

“…The search for new materials with reliable molten calcium–magnesium–alumino–silicate (CMAS) resistance at elevated temperatures is important for the development of advanced aeroengines. In the present study, a novel Y4Al2O9 (YAM)/Y2O3 composite was designed and fabricated from dense samples via the hot-pressing method. …”
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Big Data and I2X Communication Infrastructure for Traffic Optimization and Accident Prevention on Automated Roads by Jorge Garcia-Gonzalez, Javier Fernandez-Andres, Nourdine Aliane, Javier Sanchez-Soriano

“…This paper presents a scalable big data infrastructure designed to support traffic optimization and accident prevention in automated and connected road environments. …”
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Arthroscopic Hip Labral Reconstruction With Fresh Meniscal Allograft by Julia J. Beyer, M.D., Jarod A. Richards, M.D., David R. Woodard, M.D., James L. Cook, D.V.M., Ph.D., Brett D. Crist, M.D., Steven F. DeFroda, M.D., M. Eng.

“…The native hip labrum is more similar to meniscal tissue than tendon tissue at biomechanical and cellular levels. …”
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Efficient and accurate non-invasive tumor monitoring and diagnosis by interpretable deep learning by Youpeng Yang, Jiaying Liu, Yutong He, Yingjie Yang, Tao Jiang, Jia Tang, Xin Li

“…The primary challenge lies in identifying the extremely low abundance of ctDNA in cell-free blood plasma (cfDNA). In this study, we present Oncoder, an interpretable deep learning-based tool for economical and accurate non-invasive tumor monitoring and diagnosis. …”
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Predictive estimations of health systems resilience using machine learning by Alessandro Jatobá, Paula de Castro-Nunes, Paloma Palmieri, Omara Machado Araujo de Oliveira, Patricia Passos Simões, Valéria da Silva Fonseca, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…Abstract Operationalizing resilience in public health systems is critical for enhancing adaptive capacity during crises. This study presents a Machine Learning (ML) -based approach to assess resilience of the health system. …”
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Tuning interfacial properties of C-A-S-H gels through Al/Si ratio control: Multiscale simulation insights by Wenhao Xia, Yihan Wang, Pan Wang, Yue Zhang, Dongshuai Hou, Muhan Wang, Xiangming Zhou

“…Analysis of the interface microstructure and lamellar interfacial tension suggests that increased Al/Si ratios contribute to a more homogeneous interface. Molecular interaction analysis shows that calcium is a key factor in interfacial bonding, with aluminum enhancing calcium adsorption and inhibiting its detachment. …”
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