Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Kidneys with Obstructive Uropathy: Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Etiology by Tugce Ozlem Kalayci, Melda Apaydin, Fitnet Sönmezgöz, Sinan Çalık, Melike Bedel Koruyucu

“…The signal intensities of the renal parenchyma on DWI and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were noted. …”
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Paleomagnetic evidence for Neoarchean plate mobilism by Jikai Ding, Chris Rogers, Ulf Söderlund, David A. D. Evans, Zheng Gong, Richard E. Ernst, Kevin Chamberlain, Taylor Kilian

“…Combining this result with the ca. 2.7–2.17 Ga apparent polar wander paths from Wyoming and Superior cratons, we suggest that they assembled during ca. 2.7–2.5 Ga and remained directly juxtaposed until ca. 2.17 Ga. …”
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De la meilleure façon de constituer une collection. Le cas des émaux « byzantins » de Mikhaïl Botkine by Aglaé Achechova

“…The reasons for a collector to put together, apparently with full knowledge of the facts, a collection of fakes may be many: the control of the quantity and the quality of the pieces he was collecting, the mastery of the competition of the elimination of the concerns usually encountered: the rarity and uncertain provenance of the objects.…”
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Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics by A. Carpinteri, S. Puzzi

“…The presented examples will be concerned with the snap-back instabilities in the structural behaviour of composite structures (Carpinteri [4-6]), the occurrence of fractal patterns and self-similarity in material damage and deformation of heterogeneous materials, and the apparent scaling on the nominal mechanical properties of disordered materials (Carpinteri [7,8]). …”
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Particle settling in a shear-thinning, viscoelastic fluid in the presence of wall effects by Jodie Whorton, Thomas J. Jones, James K. Russell

“…Supported by our experimental dataset, we are able to show that calculating the shear-rate based on the particle diameter length-scale corresponds to an apparent viscosity that appropriately accounts for shear-thinning effects. …”
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Solid-Gas Flow Characteristics of Drilling Bit-Rod Integral Structure by Hongtu Zhang, Ouya Zhang, Le Wei, Banghua Yao

“…In addition, a high-velocity band in drill pipe became apparent for the particle phase; there was an obvious bottom flow characteristic at the PDC bit and an area of the highest layer thickness in the drill pipe. …”
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Information Security Risk Framework for Digital Transformation Technologies by Eduardo Stefani, Ivanir Costa, Marcos Antonio Gaspar, Roberto de Souza Goes, Rogerio Carlos Monteiro, Breno Ribeiro Petrili, Alexandre de Paula Pereira

“…Researchers have observed that, despite the advantages they bring, the cybersecurity risks associated with these technologies are not fully apparent. In this context, the present study aims to uncover the risks associated with using digital transformation technologies, which may lead to outcomes that fall short of initial expectations. …”
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A NEW FOSSIL CLARIFIES THE ANATOMY AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE EOCENE GYMNODONT FISH †<em>ZIGNOICHTHYS OBLONGUS</em> (ZIGNO, 1874) by LORENZO RIDOLFI, GIUSEPPE MARRAMÀ, JAMES TYLER, Giorgio Carnevale

“…The analysis of this new material also demonstrates that the previous apparent absence of plesiomorphic characters (e.g., spiny dorsal fin) was the result of taphonomic biases. …”
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Innovative design and experimental verification of cam shedding for high-speed looms by Haifei Qiu, Ming Chen, Feiyang Li, Yifan Zhang

“…Furthermore, an experimental proportional model was produced using 3D printing technology and tested for motion performance at varying rotational speeds, verifying the design's theoretical accuracy and practical feasibility, indicating that this mechanism runs smoothly and reliably in lifting and returning the heald frame by cam; meanwhile, the yarn deformation and shed characteristics are apparent, meeting the requirements of the shedding weaving process of plain fabric. …”
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A SHPB Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Property of High-Damping Rubber by Xiudi Li, Huaiyuan Mao, Ke Xu, Chaoyang Miao

“…The results indicated that the stress-strain curve and dynamic modulus of high-damping rubber has an obvious strain rate effect, and the strength and energy absorption ability of high-damping rubber material increases with an increase in the strain rate; the ideal energy absorption efficiency of high-damping rubber can reach 0.8 at a high strain rate and the ideal energy absorption efficiency is more than 0.5 in a wide deformation range; when compared with aluminum foam, the energy absorption effect for high-damping rubber is more apparent. In the event of a compressed deformation or the creation of holes, there may be a change in the main internal mechanism of the high buffering and energy absorption capacity of the high-damping rubber.…”
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Productive performance and economic evaluation of tambaqui roelo in excavated fishponds, Manaus, Brazil by Jesaias Ismael Costa, Ana Lúcia Silva Gomes, Geraldo Bernardino, Omar Jorge Sabbag, Maria Inez Espagnoli Geraldo Martins

“…Stocking density used influenced apparent feed conversion, specific growth rate and final mean weight. …”
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A scoping review on heat indices used to measure the effects of heat on maternal and perinatal health by Anayda Portela, Debra Jackson, Nathalie Roos, Chuansi Gao, Francesca Conway, Ijeoma Solarin, Chloe Brimicombe, Darshnika Lakhoo

“…For documents that met the inclusion criteria, we extracted 23 publications.Results We find four heat indices: heat index, apparent temperature, wet bulb globe temperature and universal thermal climate index. …”
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Ist es notwendig polnische Nasalvokale zu untersuchen? by Molenda Aleksandra, Artur Tworek

“…At this point, the need for a complex phonetic description of Polish nasal vowels in comparison with those languages in which speech sound inventories also contain such subsystems becomes apparent. In favour of the complexity of this description of Polish nasal vowels, we propose the following perspectives: phonetic, phonological, sociophonetic, didactic and typological (comparative). …”
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The Use of Activated Carbons with Basic Properties for the Treatment of 2-Chlorophenol by Amjad H. El-Sheikh, Alan P. Newman, Hafid K. Al-Daffaee, Suki S. Phull, Daniel E. Lynch

“…These properties included burn-off, apparent surface area, micropore volume, total pore volume and Methylene Blue (MB) adsorption surface area. …”
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Effect of Defatting Method on Japanese Quince (<i>Chaenomeles japonica</i>) Fruit Seed Protein Isolate Technological Properties by Danija Lazdiņa, Dalija Segliņa, Zaiga Anna Zvaigzne, Aldis Butlers, Inga Ciproviča

“…Defatting did not significantly affect amino acid composition but had a significant effect on every tested functional property (solubility, water, and oil binding capacity, apparent viscosity, foaming capacity, and emulsifying activity index). …”
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Analysis of Transient Voltage Stability in a Low Voltage Distribution Network Using SST for the Integration of Distributed Generations by Sheng Li, Zhihao Zhou, Qiqi Shan, Jiani An

“…The results show that, comparing with the conventional system, the SST has apparent advantages on enhancing the transient voltage stability of load bus while facing different disturbances, even though SST has to regulate the voltage passively. …”
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Expression of p120-Catenin Isoforms Correlates with Genomic and Transcriptional Phenotype of Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Joana Paredes, Ana Luísa Correia, Ana Sofia Ribeiro, Fernando Schmitt

“…Besides, the recruitment of p120-catenin isoforms was not apparently related with the particular expression of E-, P- or N-cadherin. …”
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From Gated Communities to the Yaak Valley: Identity and Territoriality in Montana by Pascal Bardet

“…Les liens qui unissent identité et territorialité sont ici étudiés à travers l'examen de deux démarches en apparence opposées. Les gated communities, enclaves résidentielles fermées qui ont fait leur apparition il y a une dizaine d’années dans le Montana, répondent à la volonté pour certains de se forger une identité collective basée sur l’entre-soi. …”
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Le processus seigneurial en zone royale bourguignonne : l’exemple des Mont (ixe-xie siècle) by François Demotz

“…Mieux documentée que d’autres puissantes parentèles, les Mont permettent d’étudier les modalités de la transformation des élites rodolphiennes et paraissent vérifier tous les critères de la seigneurialisation avec une nette spatialisation : l’émergence d’une catégorie, qui, non seulement cumule la supériorité foncière, sociale et militaire – ce en quoi elle ne diffère pas des élites carolingiennes –, mais de façon limitée dans l’espace, plus ou moins exclusive, permanente sur la longue durée et indépendante de la fonction distributrice du souverain.Toutefois, cet apparent cas d’école de l’émergence de lignages seigneuriaux au tournant des xe et xie siècles entre en contradiction avec la perception (nouvelle) d’un royaume de Bourgogne solidement organisé, surtout dans la zone royale où vivent les Mont. …”
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The Influence of Amplitude- and Frequency-Dependent Stiffness of Rail Pads on the Random Vibration of a Vehicle-Track Coupled System by Kai Wei, Pan Zhang, Ping Wang, Junhua Xiao, Zhe Luo

“…It is found that the static stiffness of TPE rail pads ranges from 19.1 to 37.9 kN/mm, apparently different from the classical secant stiffness of 26.7 kN/mm. …”
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