Mechanical behaviour of wood T-joints. Experimental and numerical investigation by C.L. dos Santos, J.J.L. Morais, A.M.P. de Jesus

“…A plasticity model, based on Hill’s criterion, was used to simulate the joint ductility and cohesive damage modelling was applied to simulate the brittle failure modes (splitting) observed in the side members of the joint. The simulation procedure allowed a satisfactory description of the non-linear behaviour of the T-joint including the collapse prediction.…”
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Monitoring the Morphology of M87* in 2009–2017 with the Event Horizon Telescope by Maciek Wielgus, Kazunori Akiyama, Lindy Blackburn, Chi-kwan Chan, Jason Dexter, Sheperd S. Doeleman, Vincent L. Fish, Sara Issaoun, Michael D. Johnson, Thomas P. Krichbaum, Ru-Sen Lu, Dominic W. Pesce, George N. Wong, Geoffrey C. Bower, Avery E. Broderick, Andrew Chael, Koushik Chatterjee, Charles F. Gammie, Boris Georgiev, Kazuhiro Hada, Laurent Loinard, Sera Markoff, Daniel P. Marrone, Richard Plambeck, Jonathan Weintroub, Matthew Dexter, David H. E. MacMahon, Melvyn Wright, Antxon Alberdi, Walter Alef, Keiichi Asada, Rebecca Azulay, Anne-Kathrin Baczko, David Ball, Mislav Baloković, Enrico Barausse, John Barrett, Dan Bintley, Wilfred Boland, Katherine L. Bouman, Michael Bremer, Christiaan D. Brinkerink, Roger Brissenden, Silke Britzen, Dominique Broguiere, Thomas Bronzwaer, Do-Young Byun, John E. Carlstrom, Shami Chatterjee, Ming-Tang Chen, Yongjun Chen, Ilje Cho, Pierre Christian, John E. Conway, James M. Cordes, Geoffrey B. Crew, Yuzhu Cui, Jordy Davelaar, Mariafelicia De Laurentis, Roger Deane, Jessica Dempsey, Gregory Desvignes, Sergio A. Dzib, Ralph P. Eatough, Heino Falcke, Ed Fomalont, Raquel Fraga-Encinas, Per Friberg, Christian M. Fromm, Peter Galison, Roberto García, Olivier Gentaz, Ciriaco Goddi, Roman Gold, José L. Gómez, Arturo I. Gómez-Ruiz, Minfeng Gu, Mark Gurwell, Michael H. Hecht, Ronald Hesper, Luis C. Ho, Paul Ho, Mareki Honma, Chih-Wei L. Huang, Lei Huang, David H. Hughes, Makoto Inoue, David J. James, Buell T. Jannuzi, Michael Janssen, Britton Jeter, Wu Jiang, Alejandra Jimenez-Rosales, Svetlana Jorstad, Taehyun Jung, Mansour Karami, Ramesh Karuppusamy, Tomohisa Kawashima, Garrett K. Keating, Mark Kettenis, Jae-Young Kim, Junhan Kim, Jongsoo Kim, Motoki Kino, Jun Yi Koay, Patrick M. Koch, Shoko Koyama, Michael Kramer, Carsten Kramer, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Tod R. Lauer, Sang-Sung Lee, Yan-Rong Li, Zhiyuan Li, Michael Lindqvist, Rocco Lico, Kuo Liu, Elisabetta Liuzzo, Wen-Ping Lo, Andrei P. Lobanov, Colin Lonsdale, Nicholas R. MacDonald, Jirong Mao, Nicola Marchili, Alan P. Marscher, Iván Martí-Vidal, Satoki Matsushita, Lynn D. Matthews, Lia Medeiros, Karl M. Menten, Yosuke Mizuno, Izumi Mizuno, James M. Moran, Kotaro Moriyama, Monika Moscibrodzka, Cornelia Müller, Gibwa Musoke, Hiroshi Nagai, Neil M. Nagar, Masanori Nakamura, Ramesh Narayan, Gopal Narayanan, Iniyan Natarajan, Antonios Nathanail, Roberto Neri, Chunchong Ni, Aristeidis Noutsos, Hiroki Okino, Héctor Olivares, Gisela N. Ortiz-León, Tomoaki Oyama, Feryal Özel, Daniel C. M. Palumbo, Jongho Park, Nimesh Patel, Ue-Li Pen, Vincent Piétu, Aleksandar PopStefanija, Oliver Porth, Ben Prather, Jorge A. Preciado-López, Dimitrios Psaltis, Hung-Yi Pu, Venkatessh Ramakrishnan, Ramprasad Rao, Mark G. Rawlings, Alexander W. Raymond, Luciano Rezzolla, Bart Ripperda, Freek Roelofs, Alan Rogers, Eduardo Ros, Mel Rose, Arash Roshanineshat, Helge Rottmann, Alan L. Roy, Chet Ruszczyk, Benjamin R. Ryan, Kazi L. J. Rygl, Salvador Sánchez, David Sánchez-Arguelles, Mahito Sasada, Tuomas Savolainen, F. Peter Schloerb, Karl-Friedrich Schuster, Lijing Shao, Zhiqiang Shen, Des Small, Bong Won Sohn, Jason SooHoo, Fumie Tazaki, Paul Tiede, Remo P. J. Tilanus, Michael Titus, Kenji Toma, Pablo Torne, Tyler Trent, Efthalia Traianou, Sascha Trippe, Shuichiro Tsuda, Ilse van Bemmel, Huib Jan van Langevelde, Daniel R. van Rossum, Jan Wagner, John Wardle, Derek Ward-Thompson, Norbert Wex, Robert Wharton, Qingwen Wu, Doosoo Yoon, André Young, Ken Young, Ziri Younsi, Feng Yuan, Ye-Fei Yuan, J. Anton Zensus, Guangyao Zhao, Shan-Shan Zhao, Ziyan Zhu

“…We develop a modeling approach based on the framework utilized for the 2017 EHT data analysis and validate our procedures using synthetic data. Applying the same approach to the observational data sets, we find the M87* morphology in 2009–2017 to be consistent with a persistent asymmetric ring of ∼40 μ as diameter. …”
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CDKD-w+: A Keyframe Recognition Method for Coronary Digital Subtraction Angiography Video Sequence Based on w+ Space Encoding by Yong Zhu, Haoyu Li, Shuai Xiao, Wei Yu, Hongyu Shang, Lin Wang, Yang Liu, Yin Wang, Jiachen Yang

“…Coronary Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) is a medical imaging technology used in cardiac interventional procedures. By employing X-ray sensors to visualize the coronary arteries, it generates two-dimensional images from any angle. …”
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Deep learning for video-based assessment of endotracheal intubation skills by Jean-Paul Ainam, Erim Yanik, Rahul Rahul, Taylor Kunkes, Lora Cavuoto, Brian Clemency, Kaori Tanaka, Matthew Hackett, Jack Norfleet, Suvranu De

“…Abstract Background Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an emergency procedure performed in civilians and combat casualty care settings to establish an airway. …”
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A Two-Segment Continuum Robot with Piecewise Stiffness for Tracheal Intubation and Active Decoupling by Jianhao Tang, Lingfeng Sang, Junjie Tian, Qiqi Pan, Yuan Han, Wenxian Li, Yu Tian, Hongbo Wang

“…This study presents a two-segment continuum robot with piecewise stiffness, designed to enhance the precision, adaptability, and safety of tracheal intubation procedures. The robot employs a continuum manipulator (CM) as its end-effector, featuring a proximal segment (PS) with an aluminum alloy interlocking joint, which provides high axial stiffness for stable insertion, and a distal segment (DS) with a micro-nano resin-based notched structure, offering increased flexibility and compliance to navigate complex anatomical structures such as the epiglottis and vocal cords, thereby reducing airway trauma. …”
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Influence of simulated pulpal pressure on the variation of intrapulpal temperature during adhesive system light-curing by Tânia Mara da Silva, Lucelia Lemes Gonçalves, Erika Priscila Siqueira, Tatiana Cursino Pereira, Solimar de Oliveira Pontes, Amanda Reis Grecca, Stephanie Ribeiro Lopes, Sergio Eduardo de Paiva Gonçalves

“…Conclusions: Simulated pulpal pressure significantly reduced the temperature rise in the pulp chamber during light-curing of the adhesive system, showing the importance of inserting this protocol of simulated pulpal pressure in the laboratory procedures.  Keywords: Dentin; Light-curing; Pulpal pressure; Temperature. …”
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Culture-Based Standard Methods for the Isolation of Campylobacter spp. in Food and Water by Neyaz Leena A., Arafa Sara H., Alsulami Fatimah S., Ashi Hayat, Elbanna Khaled, Abulreesh Hussein H.

“…Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the International Standard Organization (ISO) have standardized Campylobacter spp. isolation and enumeration procedures for food and water samples, which involve the usage of selective agar media and enrichment broth. …”
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Numerical and experimental investigation of the water flow through PWR spacer grids by Higor Fabiano Pereira de Castro, Guilherme Augusto Moura Vidal, Tiago Augusto Santiago Vieira, Vitor Vasconcelos Araújo Silva, Daniel de Almeida Magalhães Campolina, Graiciany de Paula Barros, Rebeca Cabral Gonçalves, Andre Augusto Campagnole dos Santos, Maria Auxiliadora Fortini Veloso

“…The numerical and experimental procedures have been developed for a 5x5 rod bundle with spacer grids at the Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. …”
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LONG-TERM ADMINISTRATION OF TAMSULOSIN INCREASE APOPTOSIS ON PROSTATE CELL OF BPH PATIENT: STUDY ON TGF-ß1, SMAD-4, AND NF- KB by Faathir Baihaqi Ghifary, Besut Daryanto, Karyono Mintaroem

“…Subjects were 20 male who underwent the TUR-P procedure, were divided into two groups equally, a group who got long-term administration of tamsulosin 0.4 mg, and one without tamsulosin. …”
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Real-Time Monitoring and Step-by-Step Guidance for Transapical Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Using Transesophageal Echocardiography by Zhenyi Ge, Cuizhen Pan, Wei Li, Daxin Zhou, Wenzhi Pan, Lai Wei, Haiyan Chen, Xianhong Shu, Junbo Ge

“…Thus, the focus of this review is on elaborating how two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) TEE are used in clinical practice to guide ValveClamp implantation and it may facilitate the understanding of simplicity and safety of this novel procedure. We also describe the implementation of several novel advancements in 3D TEE imaging, which improve the confidence of image interpretation for intraoperative guidance and expedite implantation times.…”
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Molecular detection of Hemotropic mycoplasma in stray dogs in Mosul city, Iraq by Eva A. Ajaj, Maab I. Al-Farwachi, Basima A. Albadrani

“…In conclusion, the molecular study focused in Mosul city, Iraq, reveals a substantial prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasma in stray dogs, highlighting the need for effective control procedures to decrease the spread of hazards to people and other mammalians.…”
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THE OPTIMIZATION OF ACCREDITATION DOCUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT SUGIO MUHAMMADIYAH CLINIC, LAMONGAN by Nahardian Vica Rahmawati, Dias Tiara Putri Utomo, Diah Eko Martini, Fara Nur Diana, Faizatul Ummah, Muhamad Ganda Saputra

“…Background: In 2023, Sugio Muhammadiyah Clinic embarked on an accreditation program, encountering challenges pertaining to the preparation of strategic plan documents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and quality assessment documents. …”
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The Role of Perioperative Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Biliary Drainage in Large Liver Hydatid Cysts by A. Krasniqi, B. Bicaj, D. Limani, M. Maxhuni, A. Rrusta, F. Hoxha, A. Hamza, V. Zejnullahu, F. Sada, S. Hashani, R. Musa, R. Latifi

“…Demographic characteristics (sex, age), the surgical procedure performed, complications rate, and outcomes were compared. …”
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Machine learning investigation of wavy fin using penta type nanomaterial with multiple Parameters: Computational design by Badreddine Ayadi, Adnan, Sami Ullah Khan, Mutasem Z. Bani-Fwaz, Dana Mohammad Khidhir, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida

“…The research improves fin design by substituting conventional trial-and-error procedures with AI data-driven LMBP scheme, providing a quicker, more precise, and scalable solution to thermal management systems using penta nanofluids.…”
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The usefulness of texture and color enhancement imaging to identify the minor papilla orifice by Yoshihiro Goda, Kuniyasu Irie, Hideyuki Anan, Yuichi Suzuki, Aya Ikeda, Ryosuke Ikeda, Hiroaki Kaneko, Soichiro Sue, Haruo Miwa, Shin Maeda

“…Abstract In clinical cases of pancreas divisum, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography often necessitates cannulation of the pancreatic duct through the minor papilla. Nevertheless, this procedure can be challenging because of the small size of the minor papilla and the difficulty in visualizing the ductal orifice. …”
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Multiscale Remote Sensing Data Integration for Gully Erosion Monitoring in Southern Brazil: Case Study by Fábio Marcelo Breunig, Malva Andrea Mancuso, Ana Clara Amalia Coimbra, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, Tais Cristina Hempe, Elaine de Cacia de Lima Frick, Edenilson Roberto do Nascimento, Tony Vinicius Moreira Sampaio, William Gaida, Elias Fernando Berra, Romário Trentin, Arsalan Ahmed Othman, Veraldo Liesenberg

“…Photointerpretation and manual delineation procedures were adopted to define gully shoulder lines, based on low-cost and multiple-spatial-resolution data from Google Earth Pro (GEP), UAVs and conventional aerial photographs. …”
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Level 1 Evidence for Robotic Surgery for Urological and Gynecological Pelvic Cancers: Where do We Currently Stand? by Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Giorgia Gaia, Margarita Afonina, Simone Assumma, Tommaso Calcagnile, Giulia Garelli, Mattia Sangalli, Paolo Pasquale Guarnerio, Mauro Felline, Ahmed Eissa, Luca Sarchi, Stefano Terzoni, Salvatore Micali, Annamaria Marconi, Bernardo Rocco

“…Robotic surgery is used for the surgical removal of female pelvic malignancies and encompasses procedures as radical cystectomy and radical hysterectomy. …”
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Evaluating performance and generalizability of Learning from Demonstration for the harvesting of apples & pears by Robert van de Ven, Ard T. Nieuwenhuizen, Eldert J. van Henten, Gert Kootstra

“…Learning from Demonstration (LfD) is a promising method that allows robots to adjust to new environments and tasks easily through an easy training procedure performed by the end-user. The novelty of this work is that it is the first time LfD was tested in the orchard on harvesting fruits. …”
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A polyphasic method for the characterization of epiphytic diatoms growing on Gelidium corneum by María Borrego-Ramos, Raquel Viso, Saúl Blanco, Begoña Sánchez-Astráin, Camino F. de la Hoz, José A. Juanes

“…Results highlight the efficacy of combining morphological and molecular techniques to overcome the limitations of either approach individually. By standardizing procedures, we enhance the reproducibility and comparability of studies focused on diatom epiphytes. …”
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Colloidal Spin Ice Cellular Automata for Logic Design by Vasileios P. Karkanis, Nikolaos I. Dourvas, Andrew Adamatzky, Panagiotis Dimitrakis, Georgios Ch. Sirakoulis

“…The observation of such structures is a very challenging procedure, because of the extremely fast flipping process of the spins. …”
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