Strength Characteristics of Nonpenetrating Joint Rock Mass under Different Shear Conditions
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020 The mechanical property of jointed rock mass is an important factor to be considered in the analysis, evaluation, and design of actual rock engineering. The existence of joints threatens the stability and safety of underground engineering projects built ...
Qingzhi Chen, Yuanming Liu, Shaoyun Pu
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Multiple Reflective Cracks in Semirigid Base Asphalt Pavement under Traffic Load Using XFEM
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 This paper built a three-dimensional layered structure model of semirigid base asphalt pavement with single and double transverse reflective cracks based on the Extended Finite Element Method and fatigue fracture theory.
Lei Guo +3 more
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Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Filtering Blebs after Deep Sclerectomy with Esnoper-Clip Implant: One-year Follow-up [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To describe the technique of deep sclerectomy with the new Esnoper-Clip® implant, the clinical outcome and the anatomic characteristics of filtering blebs, using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).
Gomes, T +4 more
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Outcome of Blunt Abdominal Traumas with Stable Hemodynamic and Positive FAST Findings
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Introduction:Â Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is a highly effective first screening tool for initial classification of abdominal trauma patients.
Firooz Behboodi +4 more
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Investigation Into the Humaneness of Slaughter Methods for Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcelus) in the Andean Region [PDF]
, 2016 Guinea pigs (Cavia porcelus) are an important source of nonhuman animal protein in the Andean region of South America. Specific guidelines regarding the welfare of guinea pigs before and during slaughter have yet to be developed.
Dennis M. B. +15 more
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Laser-induced fluorescence studies of HfF+ produced by autoionization [PDF]
, 2011 Autoionization of Rydberg states of HfF, prepared using the optical-optical double resonance (OODR) technique, holds promise to create HfF+ in a particular Zeeman level of a rovibronic state for an electron electric dipole moment (eEDM) search.
Chris H. Greene +7 more
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The BetaCage, an ultra-sensitive screener for surface contamination [PDF]
, 2013 Material screening for identifying low-energy electron emitters and alpha-decaying isotopes is now a prerequisite for rare-event searches (e.g., dark-matter direct detection and neutrinoless double-beta decay) for which surface radiocontamination has ...
Ahmed, Z. +10 more
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Canaloplasty in the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review of Patient Selection and Outcomes. [PDF]
, 2018 Canaloplasty is a relatively new non-penetrating surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in patients affected by glaucoma. The technique uses a microcatheter to perform a 360 º cannulation of Schlemm's canal and leaves in place a tension suture
Brusini, Paolo +5 more
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Chronic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting 29 Years following Trauma
Case Reports in Surgery, 2015 Blunt, nonpenetrating injuries of the thoracic aorta are uncommon and associated with a high mortality rate within the first hour. Aortic injury is missed in 1-2% of patients that survive to hospital, and a chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm may ...
Sarah Miller +3 more
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JGH Open, 2023 Background and Aim Crohn's disease is an inflammatory condition that affects the gastrointestinal (GI) system. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal Crohn's disease (UGICD) and compare its features to non‐UGICD types ...
Babak Tamizifar +3 more
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