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Methylphenidate enhances or impairs the cognitive control of Pavlovian bias depending on working memory capacity [PDF]

eLife
Value-based decision making is regulated by a delicate interplay of instrumental and Pavlovian controllers. Here, we assessed the role of catecholamines in this interplay.
Dirk EM Geurts, Hanneke EM den Ouden, Jennifer C Swart, Monja I Froböse, Sean Fallon, Jennifer L Cook, Roshan Cools   +6 more
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Withdrawal Capacity of a Novel Rigging Device for Prefabricated Wood I-Joist Floor Panels

Buildings
Prefabricated wood construction relies heavily on efficient material handling, yet rigging system design for floor panels remains understudied. This study introduces a novel rigging device that attaches to prefabricated wood I-joist floor panels using ...
Sigong Zhang, Ying Hei Chui, David Joo
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Towards resilient and agile health systems: lessons from abrupt donor withdrawal in Jordan [PDF]

BMJ Open Quality
Background Donor-funded health programmes strengthen national quality systems in low-income and middle-income countries, but abrupt withdrawal of external support can create institutional gaps and threaten service sustainability.Aim To analyse the impact
Peter Lachman, Salma Jaouni, Samar Hassan   +2 more
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The importance of wood relaxation when studying nail withdrawal capacity

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Nails are among the most widely utilised fasteners in timber construction. Nail withdrawal capacity (NWC) has been extensively studied; however, the specific mechanisms by which moisture affects NWC remain unclear.
Yuhao Zhang, Lisa-Mareike Ottenhaus, Tripti Singh, Luis Yermán   +3 more
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Underground Gas Storage Process Optimisation with Respect to Reservoir Parameters and Production Equipment

Energies, 2021
The storage of natural gas in geological structures such as depleted fields, aquifers and salt caverns plays an important role in a gas supply system as it balances the fluctuation of gas demand and price.
Vladislav Brkić, Ivan Zelenika, Petar Mijić, Igor Medved   +3 more
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Analysis of water synergy benefits of coal de-capacity in China

Meitan kexue jishu, 2023
The closure/withdrawal of mines, as one of the important measures to implement the State Council’s “Opinions on supporting the coal industries to resolve excess production capacity and achieve destructive development”, and is of great significance to the
Gang LIN, Jingying FU, Dong JIANG, Yanan ZHAO   +3 more
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Glucagon Test Is a Useful Predictor of Withdrawal From Insulin Therapy in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
There are many tests for evaluating endogenous insulin secretory capacity. However, there are only a limited number of studies that have examined in detail in clinical practice which method most accurately reflects the ability to secrete endogenous ...
Yuichiro Iwamoto, Tomohiko Kimura, Fuminori Tatsumi, Toshitomo Sugisaki, Masato Kubo, Erina Nakao, Kazunori Dan, Ryo Wamata, Hideyuki Iwamoto, Kaio Takahashi, Junpei Sanada, Yoshiro Fushimi, Yukino Katakura, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Tomoatsu Mune, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto   +17 more
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Influence of Glue-free Zones on the Withdrawal Capacity of Glued-in Steel Threaded Rods

BioResources, 2022
The hidden nature of a glued-in rod joint presents considerable challenges with regards to quality control, and there has been minimal research on the subject to fully understand the influence of defects on the joint performance.
Karlis Pugovics, Uldis Spulle, Irina Arhipova, Edvins Grants, Kristians Klancbergs   +4 more
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Investigation on withdrawal capacity of staple in the upholstered furniture frame made of LVL [PDF]

تحقیقات علوم چوب و کاغذ ایران, 2017
In this study effect of staple length (penetration length) and its number in connection, on withdrawal capacity in face and edge of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) out of poplar was investigated.
Mosayeb Dalvand, Ghanbar Ebrahimi, Kambiz Pourtahmasi   +2 more
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Glulam connections assembled with screws in different installation angles

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021
Self-tapping screws are the recognized state-of-the-art in fastener technology for timber structures. Combining fasteners of different stiffness, such as self-tapping screws with different installation angles, can be advantageous to simultaneously ...
David Hanna, Thomas Tannert
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