Investigating the Effect of Preimpact Energy Dissipation on Coefficient of Restitution regarding the Slope-Boulder Interaction by Ran Bi, Shaoying Li, Gou Liu, Jianxi Ren, Yongjun Song

“…The results show that (1) as the inclination of initial velocity, higher rebound height, and the declining normal coefficient of restitution occur, a determinable linear function could demonstrate relationships among energy dissipation and all coefficient of restitution; when initial velocity exceeds 5 m/s, the recovery ability shows and produces an increasing trend with respect to the variation of kinematic coefficient of restitution and kinetic energy coefficient of restitution. (2) As the surface material varies, slope hardness and rebound ability influence normal coefficient of restitution, and the surface roughness and rotation feature dominate tangential coefficient of restitution; considering preimpact slope and boulder interactions, four types of coefficient of restitution follow declining trend with different material sequence. (3) Slope angle affects normal coefficient of restitution, and tangential coefficient of restitution relatively descends 18% and inclines 10% when the angle ranges from 30° to 75°; regarding preimpact moving status, it differs from bounce times. …”
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Geomagnetic Storm Occurrence and Their Relation With Solar Cycle Phases by Paula I. Reyes, Victor A. Pinto, Pablo S. Moya

“…By looking at the σ value—the fit log‐normal distribution “width” parameter—characteristic of the occurrence rate of storms, we have found that the σdes (the sigma value in the descending phase of one cycle) shows the highest correlation (r=−0.76) with σmax (the sigma value in the maximum phase of the next cycle) which allows us to estimate the occurrence rate of storms for SC25 to be similar to those of SC21 and SC22, suggesting a more intense cycle than the one that just ended.…”
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Multi-factor controls on initial gas production pressure of coalbed methane wells in Changzhi-Anze block, Central-Southern of Qinshui Basin, China by Yang Zhao, Xiaodong Zhang, Shuo Zhang, Jiaosheng Yang, Xianzhong Li, Shuai Heng

“…Further, through grey correlation analysis, it concludes that the correlation degrees of control factors affecting IGPP of coalbed methane wells in the descending order are decline rate of working fluid level, water yield before gas production, reservoir pressure, coal thickness, coal rank, minimum horizontal principal stress, burial depth, and gas content. …”
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Food Preferences in Two Detritivore Species: Laboratory Choice Tests Using Leaf Litters of Different Tree Species by Gabriela Makulec, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec

“…The litter mass losses can be ranked in descending order as follows: alder, birch, linden, oak. …”
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Ecolinguistic dynamics of English loanwords in Chinese: a case study on terms for cement by Ruifeng Mo, Hao-Zhang Xiao

“…The loanwords for cement are ranked by vitality values in descending order—ShuiNi (水泥/water mud): 3.221, YangHui (洋灰/foreign ash): 2.350, ShuiMenTing (水门汀/water-gate concrete): 1.385, HongMaoNi (红毛泥/red-hair clay): 1.202, and ShiMinTu (士敏土/sticky soil): 0.879. (3) The endangerment of the loanwords results from the synergistic interaction between external (nature, society, culture, psychology) and internal (sound, form, meaning, grammar) environments. …”
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The Concept of Time and the Future Perception of Zionism Based on the Messianic Doctrine: Forcing God into the Golden Age by Semiha Karahan

“…Jews believe they once experienced a golden age under the Kingdom of David and will live through a similar golden age in the future with the arrival of the Messiah, a descendant of David. Throughout the diaspora, Jews have awaited the Messiah, placing their hopes in this promise. …”
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Disseminated Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Report with Review of Diagnostic Clues by Neda Soleimani, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Hamed Nikoupour, Faranak Derakhshan, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Seyed Mohamad Sakhaei, Mahsa Farhadi

“…A colonoscopy showed an ulcerative lesion in the descending colon, and the biopsy was in favor of ulcerative colitis. …”
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Robertson Davies’s Cultural Consciousness by Sabine Jackson

“…Cet article souligne le rapport existant entre le développement de la psyché canadienne et l’œuvre de Robertson Davies, considéré comme l’incarnation des valeurs traditionnelles britanniques et de l’écrivain blanc anglo-saxon au Canada. Descendant de Loyalistes et de Gallois, Robertson Davies représente l’héritage européen ; il est par conséquent souvent perçu comme « un Victorien bourru » auquel on doit la construction de Massey College, simulation pittoresque des Collèges d’Oxford, avec ses professeurs prisant le tabac et prenant leurs repas à la table d’honneur. …”
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A Parametric Study of Performance of Two Solar Wind Velocity Forecasting Models During 2006–2011 by Sandeep Kumar, Nandita Srivastava

“…We implemented this framework on 60 Carrington Rotations from CR2047 to CR2107 during 2006–2011, covering the descending and deep minimum phase of solar cycle (SC) 23, and the ascending phase of SC 24. …”
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Prediction of Solar Coronal Structures Using Fourier Neural Operators Based on the Solar Photospheric Magnetic Field Observation by Jingmin Zhao, Xueshang Feng

“…The performance of the FNO‐SC model is tested for 6 CRs during various phases of the solar activity such as descending, minimum, and ascending phases to generate the 3D structures of the SC. …”
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The Role of the London Missionary Society and Church Missionary Society in the Abolition of Oozhiyam (Bonded Labor Service) in Kerala by Ayyappan Balakrishnan

“…It is an arbitrary, birth-determined hierarchy in which different types of laborers are graded one above the other and subject to a descending scale of civil disabilities that have nothing to do with efficiency or productivity. …”
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Space-based long term condition monitoring of cold region pavement with PS-InSAR by Yusheng Jiang, Xiong Yu

“…Analyses were conducted using 132 ascending and 149 descending C-band InSAR images from the Sentinel-1 satellite. …”
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Stakeholders and Farmers’ Preferences Towards Contract Attributes: Evidence from Hybrid Maize Production in Indonesia by Destu Syah Inanda, Pandu Laksono, Any Suryantini, Arini Wahyu Utami

“…Based on the rank-based quotient method, both growth leaders and farmers identified price, input subsidies, incentives, credits, agreement form, and duration as the most important attributes in maize seed partnership contracts, in descending order of importance. Contrarily, the company prioritizes input subsidies over other attributes, including price, duration, credit, incentive, and agreement form. …”
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The Role of Anatomical Imaging and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) for Successful Prediction of a Nonrecurrent Laryngeal Nerve by Hiroki Kuwazoe, Keisuke Enomoto, Daichi Murakami, Naoko Kumashiro, Saori Takeda, Muneki Hotomi

“…Computed tomography revealed that the right subclavian artery branched directly from the descending aorta without branching from the brachiocephalic artery and ran behind the esophagus. …”
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Numerical simulation analysis of effect of borehole gas extraction under fluid‐structure interaction by Lin Wang, Ziyao Yang, Xiangjun Chen, Shuailong Feng

“…Compared with the areas without gas extraction under the four conditions, the descending speed of gas pressure from fast to slow is Φ120 mm hydraulic flushing treatment, Φ98 mm hydraulic flushing treatment, Φ120 mm conventional treatment, Φ98 mm conventional treatment. …”
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Changes in Vertical Stratification of Neotropical Nymphalid Butterflies at Forest Edges Are Not Directly Caused by Light and Temperature Conditions by Brian K. Oye, Ryan I. Hill

“…At forest edges, species considered to be forest canopy specialists have been observed descending to the forest understory, with the similarity in light conditions between the canopy and understory strata at edges hypothesized to be responsible for this phenomenon. …”
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Simulation of Arc Discharge in an Argon/Methane Mixture, Taking into Account the Evaporation of Anode Material in Problems Related to the Synthesis of Functional Nanostructures by Almaz Saifutdinov, Boris Timerkaev

“…This leads to the fact that, in the arc discharge mode with a cathode made of non-refractory copper, the dominant types of particles from which the synthesis of a nanostructure can begin are, in descending order, copper atoms (Cu), carbon clusters (C₂), and carbon atoms (C).…”
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Assessing the Effect of Saturation Variations on the Factor of Safety of Slopes in Elgon Sub-Region. by Muboki, Peterson

“…The Particle Size Distribution (PSD) analysis reveals intriguing trends; as you descend through the soil profile, gravel and sand content increase, while silty/clay content decreases. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Acute Myocardial Ischaemia Based on Entropy–Complexity Plane by Esteban R. Valverde, Victoria Vampa, Osvaldo A. Rosso, Pedro D. Arini

“…The aim of this study is to understand the differential behaviour of the ECG during occlusion of both the left anterior descending (LAD) and right anterior coronary artery (RCA), respectively, using spatio-temporal quantifiers from information theory. …”
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A safety and feasibility randomized placebo controlled trial exploring electroencephalographic effective connectivity neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia by Lucy Anderson, Dirk De Ridder, Paul Glue, Ramakrishnan Mani, Cindy van Sleeuwen, Mark Smith, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia

“…Neuroimaging studies identify abnormal effective connectivity between cortical areas responsible for descending pain modulation (pregenual anterior cingulate cortex, pgACC) and sensory components of pain experience (primary somatosensory cortex, S1). …”
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