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(2023-11-27)Multi-span bridges with simply-supported girders are simple to construct and economical. However, such designs must also consider the behavior of the bridge deck, which spans the gap above the discontinuous girder ends. ...
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(2023-12-07)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second-most common neurodegenerative disorder among seniors after Alzheimer’s disease, affecting 2-3% of the population over 65 years old. While PD typically affects individuals over 55 years ...
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(2023-11-27)Corroded steel members cause a significant risk to the durability of steel bridges, leading to costly failures and endangering public safety. Hence, it is essential to implement effective corrosion prevention and mitigation ...
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(2023-12-03)A study has been conducted to determine the effects of resonant vibrations on droplet motion and sliding on surfaces experiencing dropwise condensation. This study set out to determine the effects of resonant vibrations ...
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(2023-11-22)There is a substantial gap between the demand for skilled workers in the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources sector and the available workforce, with the additional challenge of underrepresenting Black professionals ...
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(2023-12-03)Proteins, the building blocks of life, play indispensable roles in diverse functionalities within organisms. Originated as an amino acid sequence, a protein gradually folds into a globular structure. Such 3D conformations ...
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(2023-12-06)Spermatid morphogenesis is a crucial phase in spermatogenesis that underpins male fertility. Despite the well-established roles of actin and actin-related proteins (ARPs) in somatic cellular processes, their specific ...
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(2023-11-29)The Madrean Sky Islands of southern Arizona are home to a wide diversity of birds, mammals, and other animals including the under studied tick species Amblyomma maculatum sensu lato which has been associated with human ...
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(2023-11-30)Medical decisions often require highly detailed expert analysis of patient biological signals and imaging studies. Data deluge can impede this decision making but can be mitigated by using computer aided diagnostic (CAD) ...
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(2023-11-14)There are several voice-only software systems available, however, language models employed in these systems are typically trained on huge, fluent, written text corpora. As a result, there is a misalignment between how ...
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(2023-12-04)Recently, there has been an increasing awareness and research relating to meteotsunamis (MT). MTs are caused by atmospheric disturbances (AD) such as cold fronts, squalls, and storms. One of the well-established causes of ...
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(2023-11-28)The responses of bodies subjected to an external fluid field are highly dependent on their outer mold lines (OML). Significant changes to the velocity and pressure fields of the fluid therefore result from changes to the ...
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(2023-11-28)Increasing ocean acidification (OA) driven by anthropogenic activities represents a significant threat to calcifying reef ecosystems worldwide. Calcifying reefs, such as coral and oyster reefs, provide valuable ecosystems ...
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(2023-11-27)Heat stress leads to significant reduction in potato tuber yield and quality, and there is a need to understand the consequences of this stress on these traits and to identify tolerant potato varieties in the face of climate ...
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(2023-12-01)Statement of problem: soft tissue attachment to the implant abutment has been regarded as an essential but absent or poorly formed barrier compared to one in natural teeth. Fibroblasts are an important part of this soft ...
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(2023-12-01)The purpose of this research is to understand the decision making process behind end use of agroindustrial technology designed to improve health and safety. The first objective of this dissertation in Chapter II was to ...
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(2023-11-27)Collaborative Filtering (CF) based recommender systems suffer from different types of biases, one of them is mainstream bias – where mainstream users are prioritized over niche users, resulting in suboptimal recommendation ...
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(2023-11-28)The repercussions the COVID-19 pandemic had on businesses, organizations, and individuals worldwide are increasingly clear to leaders everywhere. Topics that were considered implausible just three years ago—such as working ...
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(2023-11-28)Creating agents of change equipped with the knowledge of sustainable and profitable management practices is crucial to the conservation of vulnerable grassland savannas facing woody plant encroachment. However, effectively ...
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(2023-11-28)In the Gulf Coast Aquifer (GCA) in Texas, arsenic (As), fluoride (F), and nitrate (NO3) concentrations are spatially variable, and in certain areas, frequently exceed drinking water guidelines. Understanding the sources ...