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Sifang Zhou and Qingnian Zhang
The container relocation problem (CRP) is an important factor affecting the operation efficiency of container terminal yards, and it has attracted much attention for decades. The CRP during the pickup operations of import containers is still an intractab...
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Nanxuan Qiao, Tielin Ma, Jingcheng Fu, Ligang Zhang, Xiangsheng Wang and Pu Xue
The rising interest in the evolvability of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) promises substantial potential in the field of urban air mobility (UAM). Challenges in energy storage density and geometry restriction both emphasize the propeller e...
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Rafael Cabral, Rogério Oliveira, Diogo Ribeiro, Anna M. Rakoczy, Ricardo Santos, Miguel Azenha and José Correia
Documentation of structural visual inspections is necessary for its monitoring, maintenance, and decision about its rehabilitation, and structural strengthening. In recent times, close-range photogrammetry (CRP) based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) a...
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Matthew W. Becker, Francine M. Cason and Benjamin Hagedorn
Groundwater discharge from high tropical islands can have a significant influence on the biochemistry of reef ecosystems. Recent studies have suggested that a portion of groundwater may underflow the reefs to be discharged, either through the reef flat o...
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Bo Cheng, Shengzhao Pang, Huanyu Ou, Zeyan Hu and Zhaoyong Mao
Underwater vehicles have been widely used in marine exploration and development. A contra-rotating propeller (CRP) can improve propulsion efficiency, eliminate the roll moment of the propeller acting on underwater vehicles, and significantly improve the ...
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Chen-Wei Chen, Zhao-Ye Zhou, Xu-Peng Chen and Xiao-Jing Zhou
Due to the lack of a powerful propulsion device in conventional autonomous underwater gliders (AUGs), their mobility and flexibility are insufficient, thus not being capable of also ensuring the stability of the motion route. Thus, it is necessary to fur...
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Zhitao Zhang, Changchuan Xie, Kunhui Huang and Chao Yang
This paper gives a quantitative account of the influence of slipstream on the aerodynamic performance of a contrarotating propeller (CRP)/wing system, and compares it with the CRP and clean wing. To accurately evaluate the complex aerodynamic interaction...
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Per G. Farup and Knut Hestad
Background: The Kynurenine pathway (KP) is involved in various disorders, but little is known about the KP and psychosomatic complaints. The aim was to study the peripheral KP and psychosomatic comorbidity in subjects with morbid obesity. Methods: Psycho...
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Saleh A. Almatroodi, Amjad Ali Khan, Abdulaziz A. Aloliqi, Mansoor Ali Syed and Arshad Husain Rahmani
Chronic respiratory diseases are a leading cause of lung-related death worldwide. The vital factors causing lung pathogenesis include consistent exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, and occupational risks. Regarding the significant morbidity and mor...
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Gianpaolo Zammarchi, Claudio Conversano and Claudia Pisanu
Psychiatric disorders are among the top leading causes of the global health-related burden. Comorbidity with cardiometabolic and sleep disorders contribute substantially to this burden. While both genetic and environmental factors have been suggested to ...
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