Mechanical Modeling of Frozen Coarse-Grained Materials Incorporating Microscale Investigation by Shan-Zhen Li, Liang Tang, Shuang Tian, Xian-Zhang Ling, Yang-Sheng Ye, De-Gou Cai

“…And the transition of volume strain from contraction to dilatancy can also be described using this model. …”
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Estimation of Performance Indices for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems by Alexander Paz, Pankaj Maheshwari, Pushkin Kachroo, Sajjad Ahmad

“…The results showed that the Transportation and Activity systems follow a positive trend, with similar periods of growth and contractions; in contrast, the environmental system follows a reverse pattern. …”
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Employment of Social Workers in the Public Sector: Current Situation, Challenges and Future Prospects by kamil Alptekin, Selami Topuz, Murat Öz

“…Apart from these, low levels of professionalization, recognition of other professions, lack of initiative and self-confidence, lack of recognition, and ongoing neoliberalist policies have also played a role in the contraction of employment in the public sector. In order to address the employment issue, there is a need for new and regulatory mechanisms to be put in place in the social work profession and education, which will be built with a common sense that is critically filtered. …”
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A novel nano-emulsion cream of casein isolated from raw milk for thermal and acid burn wounds by Shivani Shrivastava, Saumya Das, Chanchal Sharma, Archna Singh, Sanjita Das, Manas Kumar Das, Pankaj Kumar Tyagi, Navneet Khurana

“…Wistar albino rats were used to induce acid and thermal burns, and the healing progress was monitored by measuring wound contraction and epithelialization period. The results demonstrated significant wound healing effects of the casein creams (p<0.001) in acid burns, with the 10% w/w cream showing the highest epithelization rate in thermal burns. …”
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ANÁLISIS ESPECTRAL DE NUBES DE SAL ORIGINADAS EN LAS CERCANÍAS DE LA LAGUNA DE MAR CHIQUITA UTILIZANDO SENSORES REMOTOS by Diana Rodriguez, Silvana Carina Bolzi, Ines Velazco, Mónica Marino

“…However, after 2003 entered a contraction regime, exposing large tracts of land covered with salt. …”
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Development of a Portable Gait Rehabilitation System for Home-Visit Rehabilitation by Hiroaki Yano, Naoki Tanaka, Kiyotaka Kamibayashi, Hideyuki Saitou, Hiroo Iwata

“…The quadriceps femoris muscle is important for walking up and down slopes and staircases, and the eccentric and concentric contractions of this muscle are, in particular, difficult to train under normal circumstances. …”
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Instrumental practice and body discomfort: study with musicians of violin and viola by Clarissa Stefani Teixeira, Rubian Diego Andrade, Fausto Kothe, Érico Pereira Gomes Felden

“…Those discoveries can elucidate part of the causes of the pains told by the musicians, since in the analyzed postures it identified contractions and unnecessary articulate positions during the whole time of the practice with instrument.…”
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Presentations on How to Finance Iran's Higher Education Based on the Global Study Model by Ehsan Ehteshamnejad, Mehdi Pakzad Bonab, Mehdi Ramezani

“…Now that it is possible to make this path smoother with the lens of tax exemptions for revenue-generating contracts of universities.…”
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Development and Evaluation of Passive Exoskeleton (SolatExo) for Assisting Muslims with Physical Disability in Salah by Isa Halim, Muhammad Nadzirul Izzat Mahadzir, Zulkeflee Abdullah, Muhammad Haikal Sidek, Mariam MD Ghazaly, Adi Saptari

“…The study evaluated SolatExo’s impact on range of motion (ROM), muscle contraction using electromyography (EMG), usability, and user experience. …”
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A Mixed Project-and-Stock Portfolio Optimization Model with Mean-SemiVariance-SemiEntropy Approach by Amirhosein Khayyatian, Majid Shakhsi-Niaei

“…Given the diversity of project contracts, this study concentrated solely on projects with cost-plus contracts, where the entire project or a portion can be selected for partnership. …”
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Tail Risks Across Investment Funds by Jerchern Lin

“…The model predicts that systematic tail risks increase with an increased weight on systematic returns in compensation and idiosyncratic tail risks increase with the degree of convexity in contracts. Results of the research. The model predictions are supported with empirical results. …”
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Asleep surgery for deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus in pediatric dystonia associated with KMT2B mutation by Chingiz Nurimanov, Karashash Menlibayeva, Seitzhan Aidarov, Iroda Mammadinova, Nurtay Nurakay

“…The patient presented with muscle contractions on the distal parts of the lower limbs, speech impairment, and myoclonic jerking movements. …”
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Three-Dimensional Storm Structure and Low-Level Boundaries at Different Stages of Cyclic Mesocyclone Evolution in a High-Precipitation Tornadic Supercell by Daniel P. Betten, Michael I. Biggerstaff, Conrad L. Ziegler

“…Nearly continuous wind retrievals every three minutes for an unprecedented 90-minute period were constructed during multiple mesocyclone cycles in a tornadic high-precipitation supercell. Asymptotic contraction rate analysis revealed the relationship between the primary and secondary rear-flank gust fronts (RFGF and SRFGFs) and the rear-flank downdraft (RFD) and occlusion downdrafts. …”
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Analysis of Differences in the Degree of Biomechanical Adaptation according to Habituation to Different Heel Heights by Yu-Jin Cha

“…Wearers of high-heeled shoes (6 cm or more in heel height), in foot pressure comparison, showed significantly high peak pressure in the mask of the hallux, high maximum peak EMG in the gastrocnemius medius (GM), and a high percentage of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (%MVIC) in the plantar flexor. Wearers of low-heeled shoes (3 cm and below in heel height) showed the highest plantar peak pressure in the lateral forefoot and midfoot, the highest contact area in midfoot, the highest %MVIC in the plantar flexion and dorsiflexion of the tibialis anterior (TA), and the highest stiffness in the TA, and they showed the lowest static balance ability with eyes open (EO) among the three groups. …”
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Christianity, ‘supernatural’ beliefs and COVID-19 by E. Shoko

“…Prayer was also viewed as a tool for Christians to protect themselves from contracting COVID-19 through the invocation of divine powers. …”
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The Role of Glucose, Serum, and Three-Dimensional Cell Culture on the Metabolism of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Byron Deorosan, Eric A. Nauman

“…However, cells cultured in low density collagen exhibited considerable cell death, likely because of physical contraction of the collagen hydrogel which was not observed in the higher density collagen. …”
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Consumer Challenges of the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged in South Africa and the Role of Consumer Legislation by Lindeka Tentu, Karunanidhi Reddy

“…The findings reveal that socio-economically disadvantaged consumers face challenges with complex contracts, lack of legal recourse due to financial constraints, and lengthy cancellation processes, leading to acceptance of poor service. …”
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Le droit d’accès à la nature en Europe du Nord : partage d’un capital environnemental et construction d’un espace contractuel by Camille Girault

“…Hence, such sharing is expressed through spatial forms of contracts which often refer less to a segmentation of space than in forms of copresence. …”
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Exploring the effects of yoga on dysmenorrhea: A narrative review by Meenakshi Saraf, Anuja Rawat

“…Elevated prostaglandin levels cause dysrhythmic uterine contractions, reducing blood flow, leading to uterine hypoxia, and producing anaerobic metabolites that activate pain receptors. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS WITH INCREASING BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADULTS by Susilo Harianto

“…Blood pressure is the power caused by the heart that contracts like a pump, so that blood continues to flow in the blood vessels. …”
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