All-optical azimuthal trapping of dissipative Kerr multi-solitons for relative noise suppression by Pradyoth Shandilya, Shao-Chien Ou, Jordan Stone, Curtis Menyuk, Miro Erkintalo, Kartik Srinivasan, Grégory Moille

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Determine the Importance of Effective Factors in site selection Rainwater harvesting in the Tajerre Kashan Basin by maryam aghaie, siamak dokhani, ebrahim omidvar

“…For this purpose, layers such as crown cover, litter, rock and stones, soil, curve number, rainfall, slope and depth of field as independent variable and infiltration were considered as the dependent variable. …”
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Optimization of Mix Proportions for Novel Dry Stack Interlocking Concrete Blocks Using ANN by Krishna Prakash A, Jane Helena H, Paul Oluwaseun Awoyera

“…The inputs are given in the percentage ratio of cement: fly ash: crushed stone aggregate (FA): coarse aggregate (CA) for the process of learning, testing, and validation. …”
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A “Non-Invasive” Technique for Qualifying the Reinforced Concrete Structure by Antonella Guida, Antonello Pagliuca, Alessandro Tranquillino Minerva

“…The above-defined methodology has been tested on a postwar building which is located in Gravina in Puglia (Italy): the “Centrone” theatre; it was built using a mixed structure, that is, reinforced concrete and bearing masonry built of local stone. The building was used until the 1990s and now is abandoned. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Formulary Exclusions: How Many Patients Could Be Affected by a Specific Exclusion? by Anne M. Sydor, Emily Bergin, Jonathan Kay, Erik Stone, Robert Popovian

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Assessing the Physical Surface Temperature Patterns in Urban Environment (Case Study: Tehran) by Aliakbar Shamsipour, Ghasem Azizi, Mostafa Karimi Ahmadabad, Masoumeh Moghbel

“…To extract different land cover surface temperature patterns such as Asphalt, Soil, Cement and Stone, three OPUS 200/300 Data Loggers with six PT100 sensors were installed in Geophysic Weather Station in University of Tehran and the temperatures of land covers were measured in 10 minute-time intervals during one statistical period (2012-2013). …”
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The genetic architecture of local adaptation in a cline by Laroche, Fabien, Lenormand, Thomas

“…Here, we investigate this question in a spatially-explicit model, considering two contiguous habitats with distinct trait optima on a circular stepping-stone. We find that clustering of local-adaptation genes is pervasive within clines during both the establishment phase of local adaptation and the subsequent “reconfiguration” phase where different genetic architectures compete with each other. …”
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Using the “One Shot” Concept for Immediate Loading Implant Protocol in Edentulous Patient Rehabilitation with a Fixed Prosthesis: A 6-Year Follow-Up by Philippe Bousquet, Delphine Carayon, Jean-Cedric Durand

“…In the master cast model, the stone was eliminated between the implants and a new plaster was poured to modify the crest profile with the posthealing new shape. …”
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Evaluation of the etiological spectrum of obstructive jaundice in patients attending the Al-Azhar Assiut University Hospital Endoscopy Unit in the last five years by Hamdy Mahfouz Moustafa, Ahmed Qasem Mohamed, Ali Sayed Zarea Nouh

“…We also found that patients who had hepatic focal lesions, abdominal lymphadenopathy, and/or dilated biliary channels without obvious stones or masses in the abdominal US needed to be re-evaluated with MSCT abdomen with contrast imaging (240 cases, 37.5%). …”
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Possible Role of Large Fluid Intake in Delaying Formation of Encrustations and, thereby, Prolonging Working Life of Memokath Stent for Nearly 14 Years in a Spinal Cord Injury Patie... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni, Peter L. Hughes, Gupreet Singh

“…Memokath stents do not get absorbed into the mucosa unlike urolume stents and, therefore, are prone to stone formation. Further, Memokath stents have not yet been approved in the U.S. either for bladder outlet obstruction or detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia. …”
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Assessing safety and efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy in elderly patients by Jeffer D. Álvarez-Villarraga, Herney A. García-Perdomo, Héctor A. Ramírez-Vásquez, Jorge E. Palacios-Riascos, Andrea López-Sanmiguel

“…No significant differences were shown in the stone-free rates (SFRs) or significant ureteral injury (Grade III and IV). …”
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Lumbar Ureteral Stenosis due to Endometriosis: Our Experience and Review of the Literature by Salvatore Butticè, Antonio Simone Laganà, Valeria Barresi, Antonino Inferrera, Giuseppe Mucciardi, Antonina Di Benedetto, Carmela Emanuela D'Amico, Carlo Magno

“…Urologic ultrasound showed hydronephrosis of first degree in the left kidney and absence of images related to stones bilaterally. Uro-CT scan evidenced ureteral stenosis at the transition between the iliac and pelvic tracts. …”
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Soil Classification Based on Deep Learning Algorithm and Visible Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Xueying Li, Pingping Fan, Zongmin Li, Guangyuan Chen, Huimin Qiu, Guangli Hou

“…Under the condition that Kennard–Stone algorithm divides the calibration set, the classification results of six different soil types and single six soil types by convolutional neural network are better than those by the support vector machine. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Characteristics of Dam Concrete Based on Fuzzy Set by Fang Jianyin, Liu Ke, Dang Faning, Li Shutian

“…Based on the definition of integrity, integrity area, and intercepted sections in the quantitative zoning theory, the concrete CT images were divided into the hole or crack area (P0−λ1), hardened cement stone area (Pλ1−λ2), and aggregate area (Pλ2−1). …”
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Differential Coding of Fruit, Leaf, and Microbial Odours in the Brains of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> and <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by Claire Dumenil, Gülsüm Yildirim, Albrecht Haase

“…<i>Drosophila suzukii</i> severely damages the production of berry and stone fruits in large parts of the world. Unlike <i>D. melanogaster</i>, which reproduces on overripe and fermenting fruits on the ground, <i>D. suzukii</i> prefers to lay its eggs in ripening fruits still on the plants. …”
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Establishment of Gill-Derived Primary Cell Cultures from Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) as an Alternative Platform for Studying Host–Virus Interactions by Ziwen Wang, Li Nie, Chenjie Fei, Jiong Chen

“…These findings highlight the utility of the largemouth bass gill-derived primary cell culture as an alternative in vitro system for investigating MSRV pathogenesis and host immune responses, which serves as a stepping stone for improved antiviral strategies in largemouth bass aquaculture.…”
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Enhanced Carbon Neutral and Performance Characteristics Cookstove for Energy Sustainability by Samson Kolawole Fasogbon, Emmanuel Segun Durowoju, Theophilus Chibuzo Uzoh, Kubiat Edeheudim George, Mark Onons Ikhifa, Timilehin Daniel Adegoke, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“… Open fire cooking, which consists of either three stones arrangement in a triangular shape or iron three legs fabricated stove (Adogan), is a common way of cooking in developing and underdeveloped countries. …”
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Determination and Monitoring of Key Construction Control Indices for Low-Temperature Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Based on BIM Platform by Yulong Zhao, Ying Gao, Ke Zhang, Yao Zhang, Mingce Yu

“…Orthogonal test (OT) results indicated that the order of importance of factors affecting the low-temperature performance is asphalt-stone ratio, gradation, and molding temperature. …”
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Pseudogenization of the Slc23a4 gene is necessary for the survival of Xdh-deficient mice by Kazuki Terada, Tamaki Watanabe, Nobuhiro Yasuno, Toshio Ohtsubo, Shigeru Shibata, Kimiyoshi Ichida, Makoto Hosoyamada

“…Abstract In most patients with type 1 xanthinuria caused by mutations in the xanthine dehydrogenase gene (XDH), no clinical complications, except for urinary stones, are observed. In contrast, all Xdh(− / −) mice die due to renal failure before reaching adulthood at 8 weeks of age. …”
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children with pediatric congenital biliary dilatation associated with pancreatobiliary maljunction: experience from a tertiary cen... by Giovanni Rollo, Valerio Balassone, Simona Faraci, Filippo Torroni, Luigi Dall'Oglio, Paola De Angelis, Tamara Caldaro

“…BackgroundCongenital biliary dilatation (CBD) is a congenital malformation of the main biliary tract usually associated with the pancreatobiliary maljunction (PBM), determining stone formation, cholangitis, pancreatitis, and cholangiocarcinoma. …”
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