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Bicheng Zhou, Anatoly V. Brouchkov and Jiabo Hu
Frost heaving in soils is a primary cause of engineering failures in cold regions. Although extensive experimental and numerical research has focused on the deformation caused by frost heaving, there is a notable lack of numerical investigations into the...
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Guizhi Tian and Liming Zhu
Characterized by soil moisture content and plant growth, agricultural drought occurs when the soil moisture content is lower than the water requirement of plants. Microwave remote sensing observation has the advantages of all-weather application and sens...
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Candida Duarte Manuel, Carla Rebelo Magalhães, Claudia Maria Huber, Luká? Smerek, Artur Fernandes Costa and José Ribeiro Alves
Translation, adaptation, and validation of instruments for cross-cultural investigation requires a rigorous methodological procedure that should be carefully planned to deliver instruments with adequate reliability and validity. This process was applied ...
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Nevcihan Toraman, Aycan Pekpazar and Cigdem Altin Gumussoy
The aim of this study is to conceptualize website usability and develop a survey instrument to measure related concepts from the perspective of end users. We designed a three-stage methodology. First, concepts related to website usability were derived us...
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Wai Kit Wong, Jing Qin, Daniel Bressington, Wing Fai Yeung, Ning Liu, Bryan Ying Wai Ho, Surui Liang and Yan Li
Background: Constipation is a functional gastrointestinal disorder that presents with signs and symptoms, which are typically assessed subjectively. Various measurement scales, such as the Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS), are commonly used to evaluat...
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Renjie Teng, Xin Gu, Xiaozhou Xia and Qing Zhang
This work presents a comprehensive coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical model to explore the frost heave mechanism of the concrete-lined canal under a freeze?thaw environment. Unlike previous models that regard concrete as a homogeneous material, this model ...
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Ahmed Al-Sa?di, Parina Yamjal, Esraa Ahmad, Richa Panjabi, CAM Allott McPhee and Olkan Guler
Educators play multifaceted roles in supporting students? academic growth, necessitating a diverse knowledge base and a variety of soft skills. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in the education environment, compelling educators...
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Rokaya Eltehewy, Ahmed Abouelfarag and Sherine Nagy Saleh
Rapid damage identification and classification in disastrous situations and natural disasters are crucial for efficiently directing aid and resources. With the development of deep learning techniques and the availability of imagery content on social medi...
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Monika Szopinska-Mularz and Steffen Lehmann
This study aims to analyse the transformation of urban greenery into greenfield housing development from 2019 to 2023 in the medium-sized city of Rzeszow (Poland) by evaluating the validity of references to the greenery in advertising texts on the develo...
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Adrián Escudero-Tena, Diego Muñoz, Javier García-Rubio and Sergio J. Ibáñez
To carry out research that analyzes performance indicators through observational methodology, it is necessary to have validated tools. The purpose of this study was to design and validate a tool to ascertain the characteristics of the strokes that padel ...
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