Hemodynamic Features in Stenosed Coronary Arteries: CFD Analysis Based on Histological Images by Mahsa Dabagh, Wakako Takabe, Payman Jalali, Stephen White, Hanjoong Jo

“…The computational method may be used as an effective way to predict plaque forming regions in healthy arterial walls.…”
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A New Model to Study Fatigue in Dental Implants Based on Probabilistic Finite Elements and Cumulative Damage Model by María Prados-Privado, José Antonio Bea, Rosa Rojo, Sérgio A. Gehrke, José Luis Calvo-Guirado, Juan Carlos Prados-Frutos

“…The maximum principal stress distribution predicted in the cortical and trabecular bone is 32 MPa for external connection and 39 MPa for internal connection. …”
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Research on the Rock Pressure Behavior at Close-Distance Island Working Faces under Deep Goaf by Shoulong Ma

“…The results are consistent with those predicted by numerical simulation. This provides theoretical support for the safe mining of the 120502 isolated island working face in Liuzhuang Mine and, at the same time, provides a reference for the study of similar working faces in other domestic mining areas.…”
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Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Failure Precursors of Sandstone Samples under Various Loading and Unloading Paths by Jie Xu, Jingdong Jiang, Lingling Zuo, Yufeng Gao

“…When the time ratio is greater than 0.8 under higher confining pressures, the fractal values of sandstone samples under unloading paths are rapidly reduced, which can be used to predict rock failure at higher confining pressures.…”
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Pilin antigenic variants impact gonococcal lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance by modulating interbacterial forces. by Isabelle Wielert, Sebastian Kraus-Römer, Thorsten E Volkmann, Lisa Craig, Paul G Higgins, Berenike Maier

“…By combining structural predictions and laser tweezers experiments, we show that the C-terminal region of the pilin is crucial for attraction. …”
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Evaluating the effect of non-Newtonian turbulent blood models within a double-stenosed artery by Mohammed Ghalib Al-Azawy

“…Results of normalized axial velocity, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and turbulent viscosity ratio (TVR) were evaluated before, through and after the stenosis in order to predict and avoid the real problems that occur from changing the area of the artery. …”
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Corrected Correlation for Turbulent Convective Heat Transfer in Concentric Annular Pipes by Jinping Xu, Zhiyun Wang, Mo Yang

“…A correction factor for the inner-to-outer diameter ratio is proposed to achieve differentiated and accurate predictions for the inner and outer wall surfaces. The results clearly demonstrate the effect of the inner-to-outer diameter ratio on heat transfer.…”
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Heterotic loci identified for plant height and ear height using two CSSLs test populations in maize by Hong-qiu WANG, Xiang-ge ZHANG, Hui-li YANG, Yong-qiang CHEN, Liang YUAN, Wei-hua LI, Zong-hua LIU, Ji-hua TANG, Ding-ming KANG

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Multiple marginalized identities and internalized HIV stigma among people living with HIV in South Florida: An intersectional approach. by Megan A Jones, Elliott R Weinstein, Steven A Safren

“…The interaction between gender and ethnic marginalization (b = 0.82) and the interaction between age and ethnic marginalization (b = 0.32), predicted significantly higher levels of internalized HIV stigma over and above the main effects of these variables on their own. …”
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Research on parameters optimization of bilateral ring gear blank-holder in thick-plate fine blanking by C.J.Su, X.H.Dong, S.M.Guo, Q.L.Li, T.T.Li

“…This paper establishes 8mm AISI-1020 fine blanking model by DEFORM2D, analysis different ring gear parameters and clearance that are influenced the stress-strain and cross section quality to predict forming defects. …”
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Investigating burn-out contributors and mitigators among intensive care unit nurses during COVID-19: a focus group interview study by Faisal Masud, Bita A Kash, Farzan Sasangohar, Pratima Saravanan

“…Ten out of the 20 participants exhibited post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PCL-5 score >33). Regarding contributors to burn-out in nurses during the pandemic, five thematic levels emerged—personal, patient related, coworker related, organisational and societal—with each factor comprising several subthemes (eg, emotional detachment from patients, constant need to justify motives to patients’ family, lack of staffing and resources, and politicisation of COVID-19 and vaccination). …”
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Finite element analysis of cardiovascular stent frames: identifying appropriate mesh discretization by Brandon A. Lurie, Stuart Kari, Marc Horner, Christopher A. Basciano, Santhosh Kumar Murugadass, Nuno Rebelo

“…Engineers use finite element analysis (FEA) to predict the deformations, strains, stresses, and resistive forces of metallic stent frames under in vivo, in vitro, and manufacturing-induced loading conditions. …”
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Coping behavior of convicts: towards the potential of social identity theory by D.V. Melnikova, I.B. Bovina, M.G. Debolsky

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Media reporting and respect of human rights in criminal procedure by Mrvić-Petrović Nataša

“…On the basis of findings from monitoring of trials the author argues that incorrect media reporting has negative consequences on the right to fair trial political manipulation of media and biased and sensationalistic reporting are stressed. As a possible solution the author suggests education and restricted access to information during pre-trial procedure.…”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with abscisic acid on Apis mellifera colonies confined in overwintering nucleus: studies on the adult honey bee population, nosemosis, and expres... by Nicolas Szawarski, Lorenzo Lamattina, Martin Javier Eguaras, Facundo Ramos, Giulia Mitton, Eugenia Olivera, Facundo Meroi Arcerito, Constanza Brasesco, Gregorio De Landa, Silvina Quintana, Enzo Dominguez, Matías Daniel Maggi

“…Additionally, the drastic reduction of plants decreases the diversity and quality of pollen and nectar diet for bees, leading to malnutrition of honey bee colonies and compromising the immunity of individuals, increasingly vulnerable to parasites and pathogens. …”
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The Research on Borehole Stability in Depleted Reservoir and Caprock: Using the Geophysics Logging Data by Junliang Yuan, Jingen Deng, Yong Luo, Shisheng Guo, Haishan Zhang, Qiang Tan, Kai Zhao, Lianbo Hu

“…Based on that, the influence scope and magnitude of horizontal stresses reduction in caprock above the depleted reservoirs are estimated. …”
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Virus infection assessment based on changes in spectral reflectance pattern on daughter seed potato plants by K. Moslemkhani, Farshid Hasani, Esmail nasrollahi, Samad Mobasser, Mohammadreza Jazayeri

“…Soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA) based on PCA analysis predicted the disease with high detection accuracy. …”
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Evaluation of the Shear Modulus Degradation by a Modified Hyperbolic Function for Unconventional Geomaterials by Hernán Patiño, Fausto Molina-Gómez, Rubén Ángel Galindo-Aires

“…The results show that the hyperbolic model effectively predicts the shear modulus degradation in unconventional geomaterials, characterising the shear modulus under the testing conditions for the three types of Riotinto tailings. …”
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ADVANCED COMPUTATIONALMETHODS FOR COMPLEX SIMULATION OF THERMAL PROCESSES IN POWER ENGINEERING by Risto V. Filkoski, Ilija J. Petrovski

“…Thermal radiation is computed by means of the simplified P-N model, based on expansion of the radiation intensity into an orthogonal series of spherical harmonics.Comparison between the simulation predictions and available site measurements leads to a conclusion that the model produces realistic insight into the furnace processes. …”
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A numerical framework for enhancing the seismic resilience of urban infrastructure in clayey basins using finite element modeling and AI optimization by Kaveh Dehghanian

“…AI-based sensitivity analysis has singled out key parameters influencing seismic resilience; real earthquake data validates model predictions. This study provides a systemic approach toward enhancing the seismic resilience of urban infrastructure in clayey basins, with information applicable for earthquake risk mitigation and infrastructure design.…”
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