Direct tensile test on brittle rocks with the newly developed centering apparatus by Zhang, Qiangyong, Duan, Kang, Xiang, Wen, Yuan, Shengbo, Jiao, Yu-Yong

“…Intensive study on the deformability and accurate acquirement of the mechanical properties of rock under tensile stress is crucial for the stability analysis of rock slope and rock caverns. A new set of centering apparatuses, which consist of the specimen bonding part and the axial pulling part, were developed in this study. …”
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Adaptive routing for layer-2 load balancing in data center networks by Kanagavelu, Renuga, Lee, Francis Bu-Sung, Ragavendran, Vasanth, Aung, Khin Mi Mi

“…With the Internet boom over the last decade, large scale Data Centers are rapidly increasing in capacity and numbers to meet the ever increasing demand for bandwidth. …”
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One-Step Replica Symmetry Breaking of Random Regular NAE-SAT II by Nam, Danny, Sly, Allan, Sohn, Youngtak

“…Continuing our earlier work in Nam et al. (One-step replica symmetry breaking of random regular NAE-SAT I, <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.14270">arXiv:2011.14270</jats:ext-link>, 2020), we study the random regular <jats:italic>k</jats:italic>-<jats:sc>nae-sat</jats:sc> model in the condensation regime. …”
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Two-step temperature deposited FePt bilayer for tunable magnetic properties by Dutta, Tanmay, Kundu, Shreya, Saifullah, M. S. M., Yang, Hyunsoo, Piramanayagam, Seidikkurippu Nellainayagam, Bhatia, C. S.

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The contemporary age of square stepping exercise on cognitive and cohesion among older adults by Low, Kimmy Yi Ting

“…Background: Cognitive abilities decline as people age, thus engaging in brain-stimulating exercises are critical to keeping older adults engaged. The Square Stepping Exercise (SSE) serves this purpose as it incorporates the physical and cognitive exercise regime. …”
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Step motion control of servo motors for robotic orthosis triggered by bio signal by Tommy Kangdra.

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Women in combat roles in US military : still a small step to equality by Fitriani, Matthews, Ron

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Characterization and combustion modeling of agricultural and plastic waste mixture in step grate furnace by Anshar, Muhammad

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Progress in the step programme towards understanding REBCO coated conductors in the fusion environment by Iliffe, W, Chislett-McDonald, S, Harden, F, Adams, K, Tufnail, J, Grovenor, C, Speller, S, Reilly, A, Wimbush, SC, Nasr, E

“…The UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme aims to demonstrate the ability of low aspect ratio tokamaks to generate net electricity from deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion. …”

A step change needed to secure a nature-positive future—is it in reach? by Narain, D, Bull, JW, Alikhanova, S, Evans, MC, Markham, R, Maron, M

“…But since then, biodiversity losses and increasing threats have outpaced the conservation response. A step change is needed to reverse this trend and will require scaled-up action across society, including from governments, businesses, and financial institutions.…”

Rhetorical move-step analysis of argumentative essays by Chinese EFL undergraduate students by Liu, Hongjian, Ismail, Lilliati, Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa

“…Rhetorical move-step analysis, an analytical approach within discourse analysis, is commonly employed to scrutinize the rhetorical structures inherent in various community genre practices. …”
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Advancements in multiple-step on-line preconcentration techniques for enhanced sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis by Abdul Keyon, Aemi Syazwani, Ng, Nyuk Ting, Breadmore, Michael Charles

“…Multiple-step on-line preconcentration, a combination of at least two stacking techniques has been developed to increase the sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis (CE) for analytes in various samples. …”

Atomically dispersed reactive centers for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and water splitting by Zhang, Huabin, Cheng, Weiren, Luan, Deyan, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…In the current Review, some recent developments of atomically dispersed reactive centers for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and water splitting are well summarized. …”
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Resilient power systems operation with offshore wind farms and cloud data centers by Liu, Shengwei, Li, Yuanzheng, Liu, Xuan, Zhao, Tianyang, Wang, Peng

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Understanding customer retrials in call centers: preferences for service quality and service speed by Hu, K, Allon, G, Bassamboo, A

“…According to industry reports, retrials are listed as a top annoying issue for customers and hurt call centers’ profits. Though recognizing this problem, call centers find it challenging to reduce retrials without overshooting their operating expenses. …”

Medical management pathways for Cushing’s disease in pituitary tumors centers of excellence (PTCOEs) by Giustina, A, Uygur, MM, Frara, S, Barkan, A, Biermasz, NR, Chanson, P, Freda, P, Gadelha, M, Haberbosch, L, Kaiser, UB, Lamberts, S, Laws, E, Nachtigall, LB, Popovic, V, Schilbach, K, Lely, AJVD, Wass, JAH, Melmed, S, Casanueva, FF

“…This study aimed to evaluate current medical therapy approaches by expert pituitary centers through an audit conducted to validate the criteria of Pituitary Tumors Centers of Excellence (PTCOEs) and provide an initial standard of medical care for CD. …”

Multiple wavelength fringe analysis for surface profile measurements by Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Pramanik, Manojit

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Using key performance indicators to improve service level of a distribution center by Tang, Ahim.

“…The objective of this dissertation is to analyze steps taken to improve service level of a distribution center. …”
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An Information Bottleneck Characterization of the Understanding-Workload Tradeoff in Human-Centered Explainable AI by Sanneman, Lindsay, Tucker, Mycal, Shah, Julie A.

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Towards Health Centered Drug Policy: An Analysis of Past and Developing Drug Policy by Lewis, Benjamin B.

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