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Assessing geological hazard susceptibility and impacts of climate factors in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis region
The eastern Himalayan syntaxis (EHS) region is characterized by steep topography, strong tectonic activity, and strong disaster activity, and the disaster activity has a temporal correlation with the change of...
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3D Damage and Failure Patterns in Rock due to Blasting at Different Open Joints Dig Angles
The presence of numerous open joints and complex three-dimensional (3D) geometrical characteristics in natural rock masses creates structural discontinuities that significantly impact stress-wave propagation a...
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Open AccessInfluence of water coupling coefficient on the blasting effect of red sandstone specimens
This study investigates the impact of different water coupling coefficients on the blasting effect of red sandstone. The analysis is based on the theories of detonation wave and elastic wave, focusing on the v...
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Open AccessCurrent active fault distribution and slip rate along the middle section of the Jiali-Chayu fault from Sentinel-1 InSAR observations (2017–2022)
The Jiali-Chayu fault, situated on the eastern side of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, is the southeastern margin of the large strike-slip fault zone of the Jiali Fault. The study of the distribution and activ...
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Open AccessMacular buckling alone versus combined inverted ILM flap on macular hole-associated macular detachment in patients with high myopia
To compare the efficacy of macular buckling (MB) alone against a combined internal limiting membrane (ILM) inversion flap for full-thickness macular hole (FTMH)-associated macular detachment (MD) in patients w...
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Open AccessTheoretical and numerical simulation investigation of deep hole dispersed charge cut blasting
Drilling and blasting methods have been used as a common driving technique for shallow-hole driving and blasting in rock roadways. With the advent of digital electronic detonators and the need for increased pr...
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Open AccessCorrection: When and where does it pay to be green? – A look into socially responsible investing and the cost of equity capital
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Open AccessWhen and where does it pay to be green? – A look into socially responsible investing and the cost of equity capital
We investigate the circumstances under which socially responsible investing (SRI) enhances firm long-term financial performance, and therefore provides incentives for firms to self-regulate their environmental...
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Dynamic mechanical behavior and macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of granites subject to heating treatment
The increase of deep underground works has led to many concerns in relation to the dynamic characteristics of rocks subject to heating treatment, including underground rock blasting. For revelation of the dyna...
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Study on Failure Characteristics of Stemming Structure on Iron Ore Under Blasting Load
Blasting tests on iron ore specimens with different stemming structures were carried out to quantify the internal fracture and damage characteristics of the specimens by means of computed tomography (CT) scann...
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Open AccessWhole genome sequencing reveals epistasis effects within RET for Hirschsprung disease
Common variants in RET and NRG1 have been associated with Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), a congenital disorder characterised by incomplete innervation of distal gut, in East Asian (EA) populations. However, the all...
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Preparing Industry Leaders: The Role of Doctoral Education and Early Career Management Training in the Leadership Trajectories of Women STEM PhDs
While gender diversity in leadership has been shown to benefit organizations and promote innovations, women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions in the industry sector. With increasing numbe...
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Gatekeepers of Engineering Workforce Diversity? The Academic and Employment Returns to Student Participation in Voluntary Cooperative Education Programs
This study examines the effect of participation in cooperative education (co-op) programs on engineering undergraduate students’ academic and employment outcomes, with particular attention to diversity in engi...
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Open AccessNomogram for predicting advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease
We aimed to formulate a novel predictive nomogram to discriminate liver fibrosis stage in patients with chronic liver disease.
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A Data-Integration Analysis on Road Emissions and Traffic Patterns
Understanding human activities and urban mobility patterns is key to solving many urban issues such as congestion and emissions. With the abundant data sets available at different levels of fidelity, one of th...
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Open AccessDynamic Mechanical Properties of Coals Subject to the Low Temperature-Impact Load Coupling Effect
The effects of low temperature gradient on dynamic mechanical properties of coal were examined through Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Dynamic Impact Experiment, the law of dynamic mechanical parameters of...
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Open AccessOverexpression of carboxypeptidase X M14 family member 2 predicts an unfavorable prognosis and promotes proliferation and migration of osteosarcoma
Carboxypeptidase X, M14 family member 2 (CPXM2), has been associated with several human developmental disorders. However, whether CPXM2 is involved in oncogenesis or tumor progression remains unclear. Currentl...
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Cooperative Spectrum Sharing for Multi-antenna Cognitive Networks with Joint Time and Power Allocation
In this paper, we proposed a cooperative spectrum sharing scheme for multi-antenna cognitive networks with joint time and power allocation which consists of a primary transmission (PT) node, a primary receive ...
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Novel 3D Printed Modular Hemipelvic Prosthesis for Successful Hemipelvic Arthroplasty: A Case Study
In this study, in order to prevent the failure of hemipelvic arthroplasty using a patient-specific Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Additive Manufacturing (AM) approach, a new design for modular hemipelvic pros...
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Detecting micro-blog user interest communities through the integration of explicit user relationship and implicit topic relations
In order to effectively utilize the explicit user relationship and implicit topic relations for the detection of micro-blog user interest communities, a micro-blog user interest community (MUIC) detection appr...
