EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF A STEP AND WEDGE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A HIGH-SPEED CRAFT IN CALM WATER AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ITS SEAKEEPING IN IRREGULAR WAVES

Experimental investigation of the effect of a step and wedge on the performance of a high-speed craft in calm water and statistical analysis of its seakeeping in irregular waves

Analysis of the hydrodynamic performance of a high-speed craft in calm water and seakeeping in irregular waves have attracted the attention of many researchers.In the current paper, experimental tests have been conducted on three mono-hull Boys Balboa Tees high-speed crafts in calm water and in the presence of irregular waves.The overall geometry o

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Do stress and anxiety lead to belief in conspiracy theories? [version 2; peer review: 5 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Conspiracies happen, and some conspiracy theories are warranted by evidence.Nevertheless, a non-trivial proportion of the public express belief in conspiracy theories that are not warranted by evidence.Psychological research has therefore investigated the motives that might lead someone to believe a conspiracy theory even where the available eviden

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How do anxiety and stress affect soccer referees? An ERPs study

The decision-making of soccer referees is one of the typical forms influenced by factors such as environmental pressure and individual emotions.While previous studies have explored how common factors like personal anxiety and on-field pressure affect the decisions of soccer referees, the mechanisms by which anxiety influences decision-making under

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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH

ABSTRACT Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) presents typical manifestations such as heartburn and/or regurgitation as well as atypical manifestations such as throat symptoms, laryngitis, hoarseness, chronic cough, asthma, and sleep alterations.There are two phenotypes of the disease: erosive GERD, when erosions are identified by upper digestive

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