Effects of Unidirectional In Situ Stress on Crack Propagation of a Jointed Rock Mass Subjected to Stress Wave by Zhanfeng Fan, Jianhua Cai

“…This paper proposes a large-scale experiment combined with multiple cement mortar blocks to simulate stress wave propagation across a jointed rock mass under unidirectional in situ stress. Two identical mortar block models with smooth, dry, and unfilled joints were poured. …”
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Geomechanical Model Experiment Study on Deformation and Failure Mechanism of the Mountain Tunnel in Layered Jointed Rock Mass by Zhibiao Guo, Jinyan Fan, Fengnian Wang, Hongbo Zhou, Wei Li

“…The Minxian tunnel is a key engineering of the Weiyuan-Wudu expressway that is excavated in layered jointed carbonaceous slate rock mass. During the construction process, the surrounding rocks of the tunnel encountered serious large deformations and failure, which brought about great difficulties to the safety and cost of the tunnel. …”
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Short Reads Phasing to Construct Haplotypes in Genomic Regions That Are Associated with Body Mass Index in Korean Individuals by Kichan Lee, Seonggyun Han, Yeonjeong Tark, Sangsoo Kim

“…Here, we tried to make a haplotype catalog affecting body mass index (BMI) through an integrative analysis of previously published whole-genome next-generation sequencing (NGS) data of 7 representative Korean individuals and previously known Korean GWA signals. …”
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Comparison of Trace Elements in High-Molecular-Mass Multiprotein Complex and in Female Milk from Which It Was Obtained by Svetlana E. Soboleva, Natalia P. Zaksas, Georgy A. Nevinsky

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A Case of Sublingual Gland Hypertrophy in the Setting of Submandibular Gland Aplasia Presenting as a Neck Mass by Colten Wolf, Richard Hubbell

“…The patient underwent a transoral resection of the mass with subsequent resolution of the mass. The pathology returned as normal salivary gland tissue. …”
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Numerical simulation of frozen wall formation in water-saturated rock mass by solving the Darcy-Stefan problem by Mikhail Semin, Lev Levin

“…The proper setting of these parameters is a sine qua non for creating adequate mathematical models of heat and mass processes in the artificially frozen water-saturated rock mass.…”
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A Rare Case of a Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Stomach Presenting as a Submucosal Mass by Wolf von Waagner, Zhuo Wang, Antonio I. Picon

“…Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the gastric fundus. Imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed no evidence of local or distant metastasis. …”
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Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass by Adriana Y. Koek

“…Here, we present the surprising case of a patient with a retained surgical sponge presenting as a soft tissue mass four decades after his surgery.…”
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Enhancing shear stability in laminated rock masses: A comparative study of traditional and resilient rock bolts by Chang Zhou, Chunni Han, Chunye Ying, Yaluo Mi, Qiang Wang, Tao Liu

“…The movement of rock mass along the shear surface induces axial and normal shear forces in rock bolts, necessitating enhancements to their shear performance. …”
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Beirut Port Blast: Use of Electronic Health Record System During a Mass Casualty Event by Eveline Hitti, Dima Hadid, Miriam Saliba, Zouhair Sadek, Rima Jabbour, Rula Antoun, Mazen El Sayed

“…Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) play a central role in defining the effectiveness and quality of the overall hospital’s mass casualty incident (MCI) response. The use of electronic health records (EHR) in hospital settings has been rapidly growing globally. …”
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Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators by Anke Sabine Baetzner, Yannick Hill, Benjamin Roszipal, Solène Gerwann, Matthias Beutel, Tanja Birrenbach, Markus Karlseder, Stefan Mohr, Gabriel Alexander Salg, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Cornelia Wrzus

“… BackgroundImmersive virtual reality (iVR) has emerged as a training method to prepare medical first responders (MFRs) for mass casualty incidents (MCIs) and disasters in a resource-efficient, flexible, and safe manner. …”
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Influence of Mass Concentration on Microstructure and Pore Structure of Coal-Gangue-Based Green Cemented Filling Body by Jisheng Qiu, Minmin Yang, Kun Cheng, Xiao Guan, Xi Luan, Zhijie Xiao

“…Based on this, this paper uses coal gangue powder as admixture and coal gangue as coarse and fine aggregate to prepare coal-gangue-based green cemented filling body (CGGCFB) with different mass concentrations (MC). The workability, mechanical properties, and microscopic pore structure (nuclear magnetic resonance and scanning electron microscope) were measured, respectively, to explore the effect of MC on the above mentioned properties. …”
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Detection and Structural Characterization of Nucleophiles Trapped Reactive Metabolites of Limonin Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Yujie Deng, Yudong Fu, Shumin Xu, Ping Wang, Nailong Yang, Chengqian Li, Qing Yu

“…Two different types of mass spectrometry, a hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometry and a LTQ velos Pro ion trap mass spectrometry, were employed to acquire structural information of nucleophile adducts of LIM. …”
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Determination of Methomyl Residues in Bohe by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS) by Yao Zheng, Addotey Tracy Naa Adoley, Benkhelifa Fateh, Wei Wu, Gengdong Hu, Liping Qiu, Jiazhang Chen

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A Case of Painful Growing Abdominal Wall Mass during Pregnancy Requiring Resection in the Second Trimester by Shlomo M. Stemmer, Cintia Gomes, Elyce H. Cardonick

“…Targeted ultrasound of the area showed an irregular mass measuring 0.9×1.7×1.4 cm. The origin of the mass was unclear, suggesting a connection with the intra-abdominal contents. …”
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Seepage Behaviour of Fractured Rock Mass Infilling Using Different Transfixion Rates under Cyclic Loading by Shuren Wang, Jiyun Zhang, Zhichao Li, Yongqiang Yu

“…It is very important to determine the seepage behaviour of fractured rock mass infilling to evaluate the stability of the surrounding rock. …”
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Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis? by Xinran Wei, Ping Yu, Chengcheng Duan, Jingyue Zhong, Xianji Wu, Siqi Xiao, Wenxi Yu, Guang Zhang

“…Developing a preoperative diagnostic method would be significant for diagnosing pathologic masses in the lateral neck and selecting appropriate surgical extent and adjuvant therapy.…”
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Endoscopically Assisted Resection of a Rare Mass: Intra-Articular Osteochondroma of Shoulder Originated from Scapula by Baran Sarikaya, Fatih Suluova, Baki Volkan Cetin, Zeynep Bekin Sarikaya

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Application of the Maximum Sensitivity Principle in the Optimization of Measuring Point Arrangement in Transversely Isotropic Rock Mass Engineering by Yongtao Li, Zhizeng Zhang

“…In order to study the optimal arrangement of measuring points in anisotropic rock mass, the layout optimization of measuring points around a tunnel in the transversely isotropic rock mass is studied according to the maximum sensitivity criteria. …”
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Using Protein Painting Mass Spectrometry to Define Ligand Receptor Interaction Sites for Acetylcholine Binding Protein by Alexandru Graur, Natalie Erickson, Nadine Kabbani

“…Using the Aplysia californica acetylcholine binding protein (Ac-AChBP) as an established structural surrogate for human homopentameric α7 nAChRs, we describe an innovative protein painting mass spectrometry (MS) method that can be used to identify interaction sites for various ligands at the extracellular nAChR site. …”
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