A Risk-Based Analysis Approach to Sustainable Construction by Environmental Impacts by Nasanjargal Erdenekhuu, Balázs Kocsi, Domicián Máté

“…The current study shows that air, water, and land pollution, water consumption, and solid waste are the most critical indicators. The results indicate that the equipment breakdown significantly impacted the duration of (and increase in) environmental issues. …”
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Gaussian-state Ansatz for the non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum spin lattices by Raphaël Menu, Tommaso Roscilde

“…In particular the spatio-temporal pattern of correlations reconstructed via the Gaussian Ansatz reveals the dispersion relation of quasiparticle excitations, exhibiting the softening of the excitation gap upon approaching the critical field. Our results suggest that the Gaussian Ansatz correctly captures the essential effects of nonlinearities in quantum spin dynamics; and that it can be applied to the study of fundamental phenomena such as quantum thermalization and its breakdown.…”
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Multipartite-entanglement tomography of a quantum simulator by Marco Gabbrielli, Luca Lepori, Luca Pezzè

“…In this case, we also relate the finite-size power-law exponent of the QFI to the critical exponents of the model, finding a signal for the breakdown of conformal invariance in the deep LR regime. …”
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Diagnosing and treating cortisol insufficiency in ICU by Mat Nor, Mohd Basri

“…Critical illness elicits a major stress response that activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. …”
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Resuscitation-associated endotheliopathy (RAsE): a conceptual framework based on a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nchafatso G. Obonyo, Declan P. Sela, Sainath Raman, Reema Rachakonda, Bailey Schneider, Louise E. See Hoe, Jonathon P. Fanning, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Kathryn Maitland, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser

“…Most of these studies (47%) reported on a combination of mediators released from endothelial cells and biomarkers of glycocalyx breakdown, while only 22% reported on microvascular flow changes. …”
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Homogenous UV/Periodate Process for the Treatment of Acid Orange 10 Polluted Water by Maroua Nessaibia, Houria Ghodbane, Hana Ferkous, Slimane Merouani, Manawwer Alam, Marco Balsamo, Yacine Benguerba, Alessandro Erto

“…On the contrary, increasing initial dye concentrations reduces the degradation performance. pH is the most critical factor in AO10 breakdown. Salts slow down the degradation of the dye. …”
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Effect of Microwave Irradiation on the Dielectric Characteristics of Semi-Conductive Nanoparticle-Based Nanofluids: Progress towards the Microwave Synthesis by S. Raja, G. Koperundevi, Muthusankar Eswaran

“…Studies on dispersing nanoparticles in base fluid to elevate its essential and critical properties have evolved significantly in the recent decade. …”
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Electric-field-driven dynamics of magnetic domain walls in magnetic nanowires patterned on ferroelectric domains by Ben Van de Wiele, Jonathan Leliaert, Kévin J A Franke, Sebastiaan van Dijken

“…Depinning evolves either smoothly or via the emission and annihilation of a vortex or antivortex core (Walker breakdown). In both cases, the magnetic domain wall slows down after depinning in an oscillatory fashion and eventually comes to a halt. …”
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DNS Study on Turbulent Transition Induced by an Interaction between Freestream Turbulence and Cylindrical Roughness in Swept Flat-Plate Boundary Layer by Kosuke Nakagawa, Takahiro Tsukahara, Takahiro Ishida

“…In particular, the immediate transition behind the roughness was delayed by the long-wavelength FST, where the presence of FST suppressed the high-frequency disturbance emanating from the roughness edge. Even below the criticality, the short-wavelength FST promoted a secondary instability in the form of the hairpin vortex and triggered an early transition before the crossflow-vortex breakdown with the finger vortex. …”
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Multiple stressors mediate the effects of warming on leaf decomposition in a large regulated river by Eric A. Scholl, Kyle R. Hanus, Tyler W. Gardner, Theodore A. Kennedy

“…Such interactions led to accelerated breakdown of saltcedar, but relatively minor effects of warming on the rate of cottonwood and willow decomposition. …”
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Development of vertical bulk gallium nitride power devices by Muñoz, Ayrton D.

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High glucose promotes regulatory T cell differentiation. by Elise Pitmon, Eileen Victoria Meehan, Elham Ahmadi, Adam J Adler, Kepeng Wang

“…In particular, glucose and its metabolic breakdown products via glycolysis are essential for effector T cell differentiation and function, while fatty acid-fueled oxidative phosphorylation supports homeostasis and function of regulatory T cells. …”
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Methodology for Determining Time-Dependent Lead Battery Failure Rates from Field Data by Rafael Conradt, Frederic Heidinger, Kai Peter Birke

“…Previous investigations determine the fixed failure rates of lead batteries using data from teardown analyses to identify the battery failure modes but did not include the lifetime of these batteries examined. …”
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Microstructures and Corrosion Properties of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Copper–Nickel Alloys by Jie Song, Xavier A. Jimenez, Albert C. To, Yao Fu

“…The 70/30 copper–nickel alloy is used mainly in critical parts with more demanding conditions in marine settings. …”
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Regrown ohmic contact to GaN-based high electron mobility transistors by Tan, Eleen

“…GaN-based HEMTs have properties like wide bandgap, high saturation, and high critical breakdown field, making them favourable for further development and investigation. …”
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From strong to weak coupling in holographic models of thermalization by Grozdanov, S, Kaplis, N, Starinets, A

“…The new poles interfere with hydrodynamic poles of the correlators leading to the breakdown of hydrodynamic description at a coupling-dependent critical value of the wave-vector. …”

Duplication and Nuclear Envelope Insertion of the Yeast Microtubule Organizing Centre, the Spindle Pole Body by Diana Rüthnick, Elmar Schiebel

“…Unlike higher eukaryotic cells, both yeast model organisms undergo mitosis without breakdown of the nuclear envelope (NE), a so-called closed mitosis. …”
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A Self-Organized and Smart-Adaptive Clustering and Routing Approach for Wireless Sensor Networks by Kyuhong Lee, Heesang Lee

“…Efficient energy consumption is a critical factor for the deployment and operation of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). …”
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Macroprudential policy and tools in a dual banking system: Insights from the literature by Muhamed Zulkhibri

“…The recent global financial meltdown highlights the need to promote financial stability through better regulation of financial institutions. …”
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The Relevance of Thomas Berry for 21st Century Catholicity by Cristina Vanin

“…The ecological crisis continues to be identified as the most significant social breakdown in the world. One of the important foundational influences on the development of an adequate religious response is the thought of cultural historian Thomas Berry. …”
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