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{ "title": "Solid-phase library synthesis, screening, and selection of tight-binding reduced peptide bond inhibitors of a recombinant Leishmania mexicana cysteine protease B.", "abstract": "A one-bead-two-compound inhibitor library was synthesized by the split-mix method for the identification of inhibitors of a re...
{ "title": "Development of a Gallium-Containing One-Bead One-Compound Peptide Library for the Discovery of New Molecular Imaging Probes", "abstract": "........................................................................................................................... II CO-AUTHORSHIP STATEMENT .................
{ "title": "Specificity of Cathepsin B to Fluorescent Substrates Containing Benzyl Side-Chain-Substituted Amino Acids at P1 Subsite", "abstract": "We have determined the kinetic parameters for the hydrolysis by cathepsin B of peptidyl-coumarin amide and intramolecularly quenched fluorogenic peptides with the genera...
{ "title": "Multi-resolution Probabilistic Ocean Physics-Acoustics Modeling: Validation in the New Jersey Continental Shelf", "abstract": "The reliability of sonar systems in the littoral environment is greatly affected by the variability of the surrounding nonlinear ocean dynamicS. This variability occurs on multi...
{ "title": "Dynamically Orthogonal Differential Equations for Stochastic and Deterministic Reduced-Order Modeling of Ocean Acoustic Wave Propagation", "abstract": "Accurate and computationally efficient acoustic models are needed for varied marine applications. In this paper, we focus our attention on forward model...
{ "title": "Federated deep clustering with GAN-based data synthesis", "abstract": "Clustering has been extensively studied in centralized settings, but relatively unexplored in federated ones that data are distributed among multiple clients and can only be kept local at the clients. The necessity to invest more res...
{ "title": "Simple, inexpensive, and ergonomic phantom for quality assurance control of MRI guided Focused Ultrasound systems", "abstract": "The popularity of Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) as a beneficial therapeutic solution for many diseases is increasing rapidly, thus raising the need for...
{ "title": "Robotic system for top to bottom MRgFUS therapy of multiple cancer types", "abstract": "A robotic system for Magnetic Resonance guided Focussed Ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy of tumours in the breast, bone, thyroid, and abdomen was developed.", "corpus_id": 245818509 }
{ "title": "Detecting Superconductivity in the High Pressure Hydrides and Metallic Hydrogen from Optical Properties.", "abstract": "We present a new technique for measuring the critical temperature T_{c} in the high pressure, high T_{c} electron-phonon-driven superconducting hydrides. This technique does not requir...
{ "title": "Ruxolitinib in cytopenic myelofibrosis: Response, toxicity, drug discontinuation, and outcome", "abstract": "Patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis (MF) have more limited therapeutic options and poorer prognoses compared with patients with the myeloproliferative phenotype.", "corpus_id": 257604415 }
{ "title": "Differential prognostic impact of cytopenic phenotype in prefibrotic vs overt primary myelofibrosis", "abstract": "Dear Editor , Cytopenias are frequent and distinctive features of primary myelo fi brosis (PMF). Anemia is the most common, has consistently been associated with shortened survival, and is a...
{ "title": "Eltrombopag Added to Immunosuppression in Severe Aplastic Anemia.", "abstract": "BACKGROUND\nA single-group, phase 1-2 study indicated that eltrombopag improved the efficacy of standard immunosuppressive therapy that entailed horse antithymocyte globulin (ATG) plus cyclosporine in patients with severe a...
{ "title": "Household Food Waste Conversion to Biohydrogen via Steam Gasification over Copper and Nickel-loaded SBA-15 catalysts.", "abstract": "Household food waste (FW) was converted into biohydrogen-rich gas via steam gasification over Ni and bimetallic Ni (Cu-Ni and Co-Ni) catalysts supported on mesoporous SBA-...
{ "title": "Food waste treating by biochar-assisted high-solid anaerobic digestion coupled with steam gasification: Enhanced bioenergy generation and porous biochar production.", "abstract": "A food waste treating system was proposed in this study by combining biochar-assisted high-solid anaerobic digestion and sub...
{ "title": "Most plane curves over finite fields are not blocking", "abstract": "A plane curve $C\\subset\\mathbb{P}^2$ of degree $d$ is called \\emph{blocking} if every $\\mathbb{F}_q$-line in the plane meets $C$ at some $\\mathbb{F}_q$-point. We prove that the proportion of blocking curves is $o(1)$ when $d\\geq ...
{ "title": "Strength and fracture toughness of hot-pressed bulk Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox/Ag at 77 and 300 K", "abstract": "Abstract A study was made of the effect of temperature (300 and 77 K) and orientation on the mechanical properties of bulk BSCCO 2223 and BSCCO 2223/Ag composites processed by hot-pres...
{ "title": "Anisotropic mechanical properties in sinter-forged bulk highly textured (Bi,Pb)-2223 ceramics", "abstract": "Abstract Bi(Pb)SCCO-2223 oxide has been synthesised and then densified into bulk-textured ceramics by the sinter-forging method. Vickers and Knoop indentations and 3-point bending tests have been...
{ "title": "Size-effect on the fracture toughness and the R-curve of carbon materials", "abstract": "A theoretical extension of the Bažant size-effect law to crack propagation problems is made in order to analyze the R-curve-related microfracture mechanisms of brittle materials. The specimen's size-effect on the fr...
{ "title": "Comprehensive characterization of secondary sources originating from Turkey in terms of rare earth elements and scandium", "abstract": "Abstract REEs are essential materials for modern technology due to their unmatched physical and chemical properties. This paper reviews the potential and types of rare ...
{ "title": "Characterization of coal and fly ash (generated) at coal based thermal power plant", "abstract": "Abstract Coal is used as commercial conventional fuel that is basically bituminous to sub bituminous type in India. It’s combustion results in generation of fly ash that is potential threat to our environme...
{ "title": "Models of the Self", "abstract": "Models of the Self, collects 27 essays from four volumes of the Joon/al of COllSciOUSTless Studies. The explicit aim of the collecdon is to \"explore various dimensions of the self by drawing on a diverse set of disciplines and approaches\" (p. xi). Included are the per...
{ "title": "Training and Simulation \"Pemulasaran Jenazah Covid-19\"", "abstract": "Covid 19 has an impact on all lines of life, one of which is the social impact due to the curing of corpses, namely public fear, this is due to a lack of understanding of how to handle the corpse. Therefore, it is necessary to carry...
{ "title": "Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle", "abstract": "Since December 2019, a total of 41 cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology have been confirmed in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China. Wuhan city is a major transportation hub with a population of more tha...
{ "title": "Emerging novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)—current scenario, evolutionary perspective based on genome analysis and recent developments", "abstract": "Abstract Coronaviruses are the well-known cause of severe respiratory, enteric and systemic infections in a wide range of hosts including man, mammals, fish, ...
{ "title": "Writing Memories", "abstract": "A longstanding debate on whether the capital should be located in Chang’an or Luoyang culminated in Ban Gu’s “Western Capital fu” (Xidu fu) and Zhang Heng’s “Western Metropolis fu” (Xijing fu); this debate, and other descriptions of Chang’an preserved in the histories of ...
{ "title": "Differential conditioning produces merged long-term memory in Drosophila", "abstract": "Multiple spaced trials of aversive differential conditioning can produce two independent long-term memories (LTMs) of opposite valence. One is an aversive memory for avoiding the conditioned stimulus (CS+), and the o...
{ "title": "Polemical Aspects in an Early Judeo-Persian Bible Exegesis - The Commentary on the Story of Ḥannah (RNL Yevr.-Arab. I 4608)", "abstract": "The article discusses the attitude towards Christians, Muslims, and the “foreign sciences” based on one of the only extant polemical texts written in Early Judeo-Per...
{ "title": "Tourism and regional growth in the Carpathian Euroregion – a panel data approach", "abstract": "The paper focuses on the identification of the relationship between tourism and economic growth of the Carpathian Euroregion located across seven borders of Central and Eastern European countries (Slovakia, U...
{ "title": "Tourism productivity and economic growth", "abstract": "This study examines the transmission mechanism between tourism productivity and economic growth, using Spain as an empirical setting. By relaxing the assumption of diminishing return of capital, new growth theory is integrated into the Bayesian dyn...
{ "title": "Multi-equation modelling of desirable and undesirable outputs satisfying the materials balance", "abstract": "The key feature when modelling joint production of intended outputs and unintended residuals is that the latter stem from the use of material inputs. A multi-equation model building on the facto...
{ "title": "Technological Cumulativeness and Innovation in Brazilian Manufacturing Industry: Evidences from Brazilian Innovation Surveys 2008, 2011, and 2014", "abstract": "The present article analyzes the role of cumulativeness in the definition of the technological innovative strategies of Brazilian industrial fi...
{ "title": "The missing link between innovation and performance in Brazilian firms: a panel data approach", "abstract": "ABSTRACT This study aims to verify if there is a positive relationship between innovation and productivity and/or profit in Brazil using a recursive model in line with the Crépon, Duguet and Mair...
{ "title": "Divergent Reactions to Convergent Strategies: Investor Beliefs and Analyst Reactions During Technological Change", "abstract": "An important outcome of technological change is industry \"convergence,\" as a new technology spurs competition between established firms from different industries. We study th...
{ "title": "Causes and Consequences of Chronic Sleep Deficiency and the Role of Orexin.", "abstract": "Sleep is one of the pillars of health. Experimental models of acute sleep loss, of chronic partial sleep deprivation, and of sleep fragmentation in healthy sleepers are helpful models of sleep deficiency produced ...
{ "title": "The Circadian Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism in Diet-Induced Obesity and Metabolic Disease", "abstract": "Obesity and other metabolic diseases are major public health issues that are particularly prevalent in industrialized societies where circadian rhythmicity is disturbed by shift work, jet lag, an...
{ "title": "Theoretical Study of Negative Molecular Ions Relevant to the Interstellar and Laboratory Plasma", "abstract": "Recently, several negative molecular ions, CnN (n = 1, 3, 5) and CnH (n = 4, 6, 8), were observed in the interstellar medium (ISM). It was suggested that the anions are formed in the ISM by the...
{ "title": "Kannaki and the Changing Concepts of Femininity", "abstract": "Cilapattikaram is a Tamil epic estimated to be written in the 5th century. The protagonist of the poem Kannaki is significant in the South Indian political and social scenarios. Cilapattikaram has been adapted into movies and plays several t...
{ "title": "Of Maltova Mothers and Other Stories", "abstract": "Another element in his [Periyar's] rationalist message was his campaign against the oppression of women. He championed the causes of widowremarriage, of marriages based on consent, and of women's right to divorce, to property and abortion. Pointing out...
{ "title": "On PPT Square Conjecture", "abstract": "A detailed analysis of the PPT square conjecture is given. In particular, the PPT square conjecture is proved for finite dimensional case.", "corpus_id": 236881460 }
{ "title": "Event-centric Query Suggestion for Online News", "abstract": "Query suggestion refers to the task of suggesting relevant and related queries to a search engine user to help in query formulation process and to expedite information retrieval with minimum amount of effort. It is highly useful in situations...
{ "title": "The Stanford CoreNLP Natural Language Processing Toolkit", "abstract": "We describe the design and use of the Stanford CoreNLP toolkit, an extensible pipeline that provides core natural language analysis. This toolkit is quite widely used, both in the research NLP community and also among commercial and...
{ "title": "Pattern-Guided File Compression with User-Experience Enhancement for Log-Structured File System on Mobile Devices", "abstract": "Mobile applications exhibit unique file access patterns, often involving random accesses of write-mostly files and readonly files. The high write stress of mobile applications...
{ "title": "A cold atom quantum simulator for pairing, condensation and pseudogaps in extended Hubbard-Holstein models", "abstract": "We describe a quantum simulator for the Hubbard–Holstein model (HHM), consisting of a single layer containing two dressed Rydberg atom (DRA) species held in independent painted poten...
{ "title": "Strong-coupling theory of high-temperature superconductivity", "abstract": "The observation of high-temperature superconductivity in complex layered cuprates by Bednorz and Muller must now rate as one of the greatest experimental discoveries of the last century. Identifying and understanding the microsc...
{ "title": "Lectures on the physics of highly correlated electron systems IX : Ninth Training Course in the Physics of Correlated Electron Systems and High-Tc Superconductors, Salerno, Italy, 4-15 October 2004", "abstract": "This book contains lectures on strongly correlated electron systems presented by eminent ph...
{ "title": "Adolescent stress impairs postpartum social behavior via anterior insula-prelimbic pathway", "abstract": "Adolescent stress can be a risk factor for abnormal social behavior in the postpartum period, which critically affects the safety of mothers and children. Nonetheless, the underlying mechanisms rema...
{ "title": "Early life stress-induced vulnerability to postpartum mental disturbance: prolonged dysregulation of the HPA axis and behavior", "abstract": "Objective Early life stress (ELS) increases the risk for postpartum depression (PPD). The patients with depression who experienced ELS tend to be treatment refrac...
{ "title": "Degraded limonoids: biologically active limonoid fragments re-enhancing interest in Meliaceae and Rutaceae sources", "abstract": "Phytochemical studies on the roots, twigs and leaves of Meliaceae and Rutaceae family plants have revealed the presence of non-complex terpenes derived from limonoid fragment...
{ "title": "Facebook Usage and Cultural Impact on: A comparative study of college students in Pune and Mumbai", "abstract": "- Internet usage has constantly been on rise in India. Mumbai, the financial capital of India and Pune, the education hub are the constant emerging places where youth and technology travels a...
{ "title": "Facebook for self-empowerment? A study of Facebook adoption in urban India", "abstract": "This article presents an ethnographic study of the adoption and use of Facebook among urban Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Mobile-centric use of the Internet is widely prevalent here...
{ "title": "Friction-free authenticity: mobile social networks and transactional affordances", "abstract": "This paper contextualizes and critically examines the incorporation of transactional features into two popular mobile social media apps: Instagram and Snapchat. It examines how mobile social media acts as an ...
{ "title": "As práticas humanizadas desenvolvidas por enfermeiras obstétricas na assistência ao parto hospitalar", "abstract": "Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ \n table.MsoNormalTable \n {mso-style-name:\"Tabela normal\"; \n mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \n mso-tstyle-colband-...
{ "title": "SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ON OBSTETRIC NURSING IN BRAZIL: A SCOPING REVIEW", "abstract": "Objective: To map the scientific productions on Brazilian obstetric nursing to identify the main themes and knowledge gaps. Method: A scoping review following the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute was cond...
{ "title": "The value of a pilot study in breast-feeding research.", "abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nTo test the integrity of a protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effectiveness of skin-to-skin care compared to routine care on the initiation and duration of breast feeding and to provide data to ...
{ "title": "Dual Innovation Performance through Knowledge-Based Network Structure: Evidence from Electronic Information Industry", "abstract": "This study analyzes how knowledge-based network affects the dual innovation performance. Dual innovation includes exploratory and exploitative innovation, and knowledge-bas...
{ "title": "The role of innovation and knowledge networks as a policy mechanism towards more resilient peripheral regions", "abstract": "The potential role of innovation and knowledge networks in regional growth and development is well recognized. However, there has been scant reflection on its role as a policy mec...
{ "title": "Auditor Reputation and the Pricing of Initial Public Offerings", "abstract": "It is hypothesized that an inverse relation exists between the reputation of the auditor of an initial public offering and the initial return earned by an investor. Specifically, clients that hire more reputable CPA firms shou...
{ "title": "Genomic, immunological, and clinical analysis of COVID‐19 vaccine breakthrough infections in Beijing, China", "abstract": "As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is still ongoing and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants are circulating worldwide, an increasi...
{ "title": "T cell and antibody kinetics delineate SARS-CoV-2 peptides mediating long-term immune responses in COVID-19 convalescent individuals", "abstract": "Longitudinal analysis identifies SARS-CoV-2 peptide targets of durable memory T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent individuals. T cells keep it up A ma...
{ "title": "Expansive algebraic actions of discrete residually finite amenable groups and their entropy", "abstract": "We prove an entropy formula for certain expansive actions of a countable discrete residually finite group $\\Gamma$ by automorphisms of compact abelian groups in terms of Fuglede–Kadison determinan...
{ "title": "Long‐Term Studies of Fish Health before and after the Closure of a Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Northern Ontario, Canada", "abstract": "Changes in ecosystems after the removal of stress provide a rich source of information for conservation science. We used a long‐term regional data set on the performance...
{ "title": "Regional and Long‐Term Analyses of Stable Isotopes of Fish and Invertebrates Show Evidence of the Closure of a Pulp Mill and the Influence of Additional Stressors", "abstract": "A bleached kraft pulp mill discharging effluent to the Mattagami River in northern Ontario, Canada, closed after almost 90 yr ...
{ "title": "Halophytes—An Emerging Trend in Phytoremediation", "abstract": "Halophytic plants are of special interest because these plants are naturally present in environments characterized by an excess of toxic ions, mainly sodium and chloride. Several studies have revealed that these plants may also tolerate oth...
{ "title": "Resonance intensity of the n = 1 image potential state of graphene on SiC via two-photon photoemission", "abstract": "Abstract The interpretation of the n = 1 image potential state data on graphene on SiC is far from being clarified. In contrast with graphene grown on metallic substrates, graphene on Si...
{ "title": "Screening in Graphene: Response to External Static Electric Field and an Image-Potential Problem", "abstract": "We present a detailed first-principles investigation of the response of a free-standing graphene sheet to an external perpendicular static electric field E. The charge density distribution in ...
{ "title": "Functionalization of 2D materials by intercalation", "abstract": "Abstract Since the discovery of graphene many studies focused on its functionalization by different methods. These strategies aim to find new pathways to overcome the main drawback of graphene, a missing band-gap, which strongly reduces i...
{ "title": "A Continuous Energy Neutron Transport Monte Carlo Simulator Project: Decomposition of the Neutron Energy Spectrum by Target Nuclei Tagging", "abstract": "In this work the latest developments a Monte Carlo simulator with continuous energy is reported. This simulator makes use of a sum of three probabilit...
{ "title": "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment", "abstract": "ING AND INDEXING", "corpus_id": 125588372 }
{ "title": "Accelerated sampling of the free gas resonance elastic scattering kernel", "abstract": "In this work, we present the derivation and investigation of a new Doppler broadening rejection sampling approach for the exact treatment of resonance elastic scattering in Monte Carlo neutron transport codes. Implem...
{ "title": "What can we know about that which we cannot even imagine?", "abstract": "In this essay I will consider a sequence of questions, ending with one about the breadth and depth of the epistemic limitations of our our science and mathematics. I will then suggest a possible way to circumvent such limitations. ...
{ "title": "Why AI is harder than we think", "abstract": "Since its beginning in the 1950s, the field of artificial intelligence has cycled several times between periods of optimistic predictions and massive investment (\"AI Spring\") and periods of disappointment, loss of confidence, and reduced funding (\"AI Wint...
{ "title": "Abstraction and analogy‐making in artificial intelligence", "abstract": "Conceptual abstraction and analogy‐making are key abilities underlying humans' abilities to learn, reason, and robustly adapt their knowledge to new domains. Despite a long history of research on constructing artificial intelligenc...
{ "title": "Close encounters of black hole - star binaries with stellar-mass black holes", "abstract": "Dynamical interactions involving binaries play a crucial role in the evolution of star clusters and galaxies. We continue our investigation of the hydrodynamics of three-body encounters, focusing on binary black ...
{ "title": "Three body problem", "abstract": "The problem is to determine the possible motions of three point masses \\(m_1\\ ,\\) \\(m_2\\ ,\\) and \\(m_3\\ ,\\) which attract each other according to Newton's law of inverse squares. It started with the perturbative studies of Newton himself on the inequalities of ...
{ "title": "QEPAS with electrical co-excitation for photoacoustic measurements in fluctuating background gases", "abstract": "Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy is a photoacoustic spectroscopy technique which substitutes the conventional microphone by a quartz tuning fork which enables very sensitive detect...
{ "title": "Outcomes of colon self-expandable metal stents for malignant vs benign indications at a tertiary care center and review of literature.", "abstract": "BACKGROUND\nEndoscopic placement of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) is a minimally invasive treatment for use in malignant and benign colonic obstruc...
{ "title": "Predictive Factors for Successful Colonic Stenting in Acute Large-Bowel Obstruction: A 15-Year Cohort Analysis", "abstract": "BACKGROUND: Colonic stenting has failed to show an improvement in mortality rates in comparison with emergency surgery for acute large-bowel obstruction. However, it remains uncl...
{ "title": "A Review of Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-nxki in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer", "abstract": "Objective: To review the pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in the treatment of advanced, unresectable, or metastatic breast cancer. Data Sources: Relevant...
{ "title": "Development of a Rotary Damper Integrated with Magnetorheological Bearings toward Extremely High Torque–Volume Ratio", "abstract": "Magnetorheological (MR) technology has provided effective solutions to many engineering bottleneck problems due to its controllable nature. However, designing a rotary MR d...
{ "title": "Design of bypass rotary vane magnetorheological damper for prosthetic knee application", "abstract": "Semi-active systems using magnetorheological fluids have been realized in many novel devices such as linear dampers, rotary dampers, brakes, and so on. Rotary vane-type magnetorheological damper is one ...
{ "title": "Electroactive-paper actuator made with cellulose/NaOH/urea and sodium alginate", "abstract": "In an earlier work we reported the discovery of cellulose as a smart material that can be used in sensors and actuators. While the cellulose-based Electro-Active Paper (EAPap) actuator has many merits – lightwe...
{ "title": "First-passage percolation, network flows and electrical resistances", "abstract": "SummaryWe show that the first-passage times of first-passage percolation on ℤ2 are such that P(θ0nn(μ+ɛ)) decay geometrically as n→∞, where θ may represent any of the four usual first-passage-time processes. The former es...
{ "title": "Critical sponge dimensions in percolation theory", "abstract": "In the bond percolation process on the square lattice, with let S(k) be the probability that some open path joins the longer sides of a sponge with dimensions k by a log k. There exists a positive constant α = αp such that Consequently, the...
{ "title": "Percolation on subsets of the square lattice", "abstract": "We adapt arguments from a paper of Seymour and Welsh concerning percolation probabilities on the infinite square lattice L to show that for certain regions R in L, if there is a positive probability of having an infinite open path in L starting...
{ "title": "Carotid web: An under-diagnosed cause of recurrent ischemic strokes", "abstract": "Background: Carotid Webs (CW) are an under-diagnosed cause of embolic stroke especially in young patients with no vascular risk fac - tors. Strokes associated with CW are frequently severe, with a high proportion of Large...
{ "title": "Carotid web: an occult mechanism of embolic stroke", "abstract": "The carotid web is a proposed stroke mechanism that may underlie cryptogenic stroke, particularly in younger patients without vascular risk factors. The web appears as a shelf-like projection into the lumen of the proximal cervical intern...
{ "title": "Energy, nutrient and food content of snacks in French adults", "abstract": "BackgroundSnacking raises concern since it may lead to an additional energy intake and poor nutrient quality. A snacking occasion can be defined as any eating occasion apart from main meals, regardless of the amount or type of f...
{ "title": "Study on Mechanical Properties of Ring Sandstone Specimen under Temperature and Water Coupling Dynamic Compression", "abstract": "The excavation of hard rock roadways in coal mines is often in the environment of underground water and high ground temperature, and it is easy to be affected by the dynamic ...
{ "title": "Effect of Chemical Corrosion and Axial Compression on the Dynamic Strength Degradation Characteristics of White Sandstone under Cyclic Impact", "abstract": "Both chemical corrosion and axial compression impose critical influences on the internal microstructure of rock. Meanwhile, chemical corrosion can ...
{ "title": "The formation of hollow poly(methyl methacrylate)/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite cylinders by microwave irradiation", "abstract": "Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposite particles with 1, 2 and 4 wt% of MWCNTs were prepared by mechanical grinding of...
{ "title": "On solving linear Fredholm integro-differential equations via finite difference-Simpson's approach", "abstract": "In this paper, a combination of Finite difference-Simpson’s approach were applied to solve Linear Fredholm integro-differential equations of second kind by discritising the unknown function,...
{ "title": "Linear and Nonlinear Integral Equations: Methods and Applications", "abstract": "Linear and Nonlinear Integral Equations: Methods and Applications is a self-contained book divided into two parts. Part I offers a comprehensive and systematic treatment of linear integral equations of the first and second ...
{ "title": "A modified parametric iteration method for solving nonlinear second order BVPs", "abstract": "The original parametric iteration method (PIM) provides the solution of a nonlinear second order boundary value problem (BVP) as a sequence of iterations. Since the successive iterations of the PIM may be very ...
{ "title": "Standardization of zygotic embryo culture from Nerium oleander L. and comparative analysis of biosynthesized cardiac glycosides within in vitro and acclimatized plants", "abstract": "The primary result of our experiment revealed that the germination percentage of N. oleander mature seeds is only 30%. Fr...
{ "title": "Structural Analysis of Diastereomeric Cardiac Glycosides and Their Genins Using Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.", "abstract": "Ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) is an economical and indis...
{ "title": "Combined Effect of Citric Acid and Polyphenol-Rich Grape Seed Extract towards Bioactive Smart Food Packaging Systems", "abstract": "Alginate films (2% w·v−1) were prepared with varying concentrations (5–20% w/w) of citric acid and aqueous grape seed extract (GSE) filtrate (11.66 ± 1.32 g GAE/L) using th...
{ "title": "Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Piper betle exhibit high antimicrobial activity against Salmonella enteritidis and E. coli", "abstract": "Piper betle (P. betle) is a popular medicinal plant in Asia. Plant leaves have been used as a traditional medicine to treat various health conditions. P...
{ "title": "Silver nanoparticle-conjugated antibiotics inhibit in vitro growth of Brucella melitensis", "abstract": "Background and Aim: Brucellosis is a contagious livestock disease with a significant economic impact. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of antibiotics used alone or in combination with silver ...
{ "title": "Silver Nanoparticles as Potential Antiviral Agents", "abstract": "Since the early 1990s, nanotechnology has led to new horizons in nanomedicine, which encompasses all spheres of science including chemistry, material science, biology, and biotechnology. Emerging viral infections are creating severe hazar...
{ "title": "Special congenital dacryocystocele", "abstract": "Congenital Dacryocystocele is a rare disease of the eye and nose, which originates from congenital obstruction of lacrimal duct system, but accounts for a low proportion in congenital obstruction of lacrimal duct system. We present a case of congenital d...
{ "title": "Awake bedside nasal endoscopy for primary management of neonatal dacryocystoceles with intranasal cysts.", "abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nTo present outcomes of neonatal dacryocystoceles treated through endoscopic intranasal cyst marsupialization (EICM) without general anesthesia and nasolacrimal duct (NLD) pr...
{ "title": "Conservative management of congenital dacryocystocele: resolution and complications.", "abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nTo investigate the clinical outcomes of initial conservative management in infants with congenital dacryocystocele.\n\n\nDESIGN\nRetrospective case series.\n\n\nPARTICIPANTS\nA total of 30 cong...
{ "title": "Modelling, FEA analysis and Optimization of Mono Composite Leaf Spring Using ANSYS", "abstract": "Abstract: Conventional leaf spring made up of conventional materials like plain carbon steel are heavy and add weight to vehicle which reduces mileage. This necessitates new material which is light in weigh...
{ "title": "Mono Composite Leaf Spring for Light Weight Vehicle - Design, End Joint Analysis and Testing", "abstract": "The automobile industry has shown increased interest in the replacement of steel spring with fiberglass composite leaf spring due to high strength to weight ratio. Therefore; the aim of this paper...
{ "title": "Modelling & numerical exploration of pulsejet engine using eddy dissipation combustion model", "abstract": "Abstract The pulsejet engine is relatively simple engine used in missiles but the combustion modeling of pulsejet engine is relatively complex through numerical analysis procedure. The current res...
{ "title": "Pre-natal exposure to NO2 and PM2.5 and newborn lung function: An approach based on repeated personal exposure measurements.", "abstract": "CONTEXT\nWhile strong evidence supports adverse effects of pre-natal air pollution on child's lung function, previous studies rarely considered fine particulate mat...
{ "title": "Air pollution and lung function in children.", "abstract": "In this narrative review, we summarize the literature and provide updates on recent studies of air pollution exposures and child lung function and lung function growth. We include exposures to outdoor air pollutants that are monitored and regul...
{ "title": "Sex/Gender-Differences in the Health Effects of Environmental Noise Exposure on Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease—A Systematic Review", "abstract": "Previous studies have demonstrated cardiovascular health effects of environmental noise exposure, partly showing different effect estimates for males...
{ "title": "Establishment and Clinical Application of Multidisciplinary Collaborative Rapid Rehabilitation Nursing Pathway in Perioperative Period of Brucellosis Spondylitis", "abstract": "Objective: To study the establishment and clinical application of multidisciplinary collaborative rapid rehabilitation nursing ...
{ "title": "The Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Brucellar Spondylitis Byposterior Approach", "abstract": "Objective: This study investigate the effect of surgical treatment of lumbar spondylitis, which used posterior approach to remove the lesion, graft the bone between transverse process and used nail rod system to m...
{ "title": "Temporal Release of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and I and Copeptin After Brief Induced Coronary Artery Balloon Occlusion in Humans.", "abstract": "Background: Cardiac troponins (cTns) are the cornerstone of diagnosing acute myocardial infarction (MI). There is limited knowledge on the duration o...
{ "title": "Secondary oxalate nephropathy and impact of high‐dose vitamin C intake for COVID‐19 prevention on a patient with Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: A case report", "abstract": "The current study is important in informing clinicians about the possibility of concurrent oxalate nephropathy caused by Roux‐en‐Y gastr...
{ "title": "Outcomes of obese patients hospitalized with COVID-19: the impact of prior bariatric surgery", "abstract": "Background\n Obesity and several obesity-related comorbidities are risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease. Because bariatric surgery successfully treats obesity-related conditio...
{ "title": "The impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on gastrointestinal operative volume in the United States", "abstract": "In March 2020, the Surgeon General recommended limiting elective procedures to prepare for the COVID-19 surge. We hypothesize a consequence of COVID-19 is reduced operative volume across...
{ "title": "Atrial natriuretic factor is a circulating hormone.", "abstract": "The radioimmunoassay of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) has been applied for determination of immunoreactive ANF (IR-ANF) in rat plasma. Immunoreactive ANF has been extracted from rat plasma by immunoaffinity column on Sepharose-4B anti-...
{ "title": "Structure of rat atrial natriuretic factor precursor deduced from cDNA sequence", "abstract": "The atrium of the heart contains peptides, termed atrial natriuretic factors (ANFs), diuretic1 and smooth-muscle-relaxing2–4 activities. In view of its potent effects on salt metabolism in the kidney and on va...
{ "title": "Environmental Control of Biological Rhythms: Effects on Development, Fertility and Metabolism", "abstract": "Internal temporal organisation properly synchronised to the environment is crucial for health maintenance. This organisation is provided at the cellular level by the molecular clock, a macromolec...
{ "title": "Impulsive Noise Suppression Methods Based on Time Adaptive Self-Organizing Map", "abstract": "Removal of noise and restoration of images has been one of the most interesting topics in the field of image processing in the past few years. Existing filter-based methods can remove image noise; however, they...
{ "title": "A new optimized predictive model based on political optimizer for eco-friendly MQL-turning of AISI 4340 alloy with nano-lubricants", "abstract": "Abstract Metal cutting using flood cooling has serious impacts on the environment and operator health. Therefore, the minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) techniq...
{ "title": "What Should Be the Ideal Solvent Percentage and Solvent-Propolis ratio in the Preparation of Ethanolic Propolis Extract?", "abstract": "The biological activity of propolis is mostly due to its polyphenols. Raw propolis is consumed after being extracted in various solvents, ethanol being the most commonl...
{ "title": "Government Debt Sustainability and Investments in Nigeria: Trends and Risk Thresholds amidst Macroeconomic Swings", "abstract": "The core idea behind government debt is to fund fiscal deficit, which is anticipated to drive economic investments. To a larger extent, this is not the case, as evidenced in t...
{ "title": "Effect of Public Debt on Public Investment in Nigeria: 1985-2018", "abstract": "This study examined the effect of Nigeria public debt on public investment from 1985-2018. Data for the analysis was obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical bulletin and the study chooses Nigeria as its sample. ARD...
{ "title": "Molecular dynamics simulation of an edge dislocation slipping on a cubic plane of Ni3Al", "abstract": "The motion mechanism of an edge dislocation on a cubic plane of Ni3Al is studied in periodic simulation cells subjected to applied shear stress. The simulation results show that the motion of the edge ...
{ "title": "Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in Professional Sports Clubs: The Relationship Between Consumer Perception and Conative Loyalty", "abstract": "In recent years, social demands and academic interest in the environmental and social contri-bution activities of professional sports clubs have increas...
{ "title": "Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and customer loyalty in the hotel industry: A cross-country study", "abstract": "Abstract The study examines the role of customer perceptions of CSR in improving customer loyalty by exploring its direct and mediated effects through service quality, customer satisfac...
{ "title": "Student’s experiences with online teaching following COVID-19 lockdown: A mixed methods explorative study", "abstract": "Background The COVID-19 pandemic lead to a sudden shift to online teaching and restricted campus access. Aim To assess how university students experienced the sudden shift to online t...
{ "title": "Wound healing with alginate/chitosan hydrogel containing hesperidin in rat model", "abstract": "Abstract Skin damages have always been considered as one of the most common physical injuries. Therefore, many researches have been conducted to find an efficient method for wound healing. Since hydrogels hav...
{ "title": "Chitosan/alginate hydrogels containing Alpha-tocopherol for wound healing in rat model", "abstract": "Abstract The skin tissue engineering has emerged as an alternative to conventional treatment of skin injuries. Three-dimensional (3D) hydrogels-based scaffolds are promising and widely used for this pur...
{ "title": "Pseudomonas", "abstract": "Pseudomonas Migula 1894, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the suborder ¤ Pseudomonadineae Breed et al. 1957 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the family ¤ Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 [Approved L...
{ "title": "Crack Initiation Life Predictions Based on Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics of Short Cracks", "abstract": "The assessment of fatigue life under variable amplitude loading is always carried out by use of cumulative damage hypotheses, and here mostly Miner’s rule is applied. However, comparison of actua...
{ "title": "Aspects of Fatigue Crack Growth", "abstract": "The propagation of fatigue cracks under low levels of cyclic stress can be modelled by linear elastic fracture mechanics. Elastic-plastic parameters must be used for the higher stress amplitudes of conventional S–N curves in both the low and the high cycle ...
{ "title": "Is the electron radiation length constant at high energies?", "abstract": "Experimental results for the radiative energy loss of 149, 207, and 287 GeV electrons in a thin Ir target are presented. From the data we conclude that at high energies the radiation length increases in accordance with the Landau...
{ "title": "Synthesis, Characterization, DNA Binding Studies, Photocleavage, Cytotoxicity and Docking Studies of Ruthenium(II) Light Switch Complexes", "abstract": "A new ligand 3-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthrolin-2yl)phenylboronic acid and its (IPPBA) three ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru(phen)2(IPPBA)](ClO4)2 (1)...
{ "title": "Synthesis, DNA-binding, and antitumor activity of polypyridyl-ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru(L)2(DClPIP)] (L = bpy, phen; DClPIP = 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1, 10]phenanthroline)", "abstract": "Abstract Two new ruthenium(II) complexes, [Ru(bpy)2(DClPIP)](ClO4)2 (1) and [Ru(phen)2(DClPIP)](Cl...
{ "title": "Organometallic ruthenium(II) arene compounds with antiangiogenic activity.", "abstract": "The antimetastatic ruthenium(II) compounds [Ru(η(6)-p-cymene)Cl(2)(PTA)] (PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane) (RAPTA-C) and [Ru(η(6)-toluene)Cl(2)(PTA)] (RAPTA-T), as well as their analogues [Ru(η(6)-p-cymene)C...
{ "title": "Multi-Organ Segmentation Using a Low-Resource Architecture", "abstract": "Since their inception, deep-learning architectures have shown promising results for automatic segmentation. However, despite the technical advances introduced by fully convolutional networks, generative adversarial networks or rec...
{ "title": "Evaluation of a deep learning-based pelvic synthetic CT generation technique for MRI-based prostate proton treatment planning", "abstract": "The purpose of this work is to validate the application of a deep learning-based method for pelvic synthetic CT (sCT) generation that can be used for prostate prot...
{ "title": "Skin lesion segmentation via generative adversarial networks with dual discriminators", "abstract": "Skin lesion segmentation from dermoscopy images is a fundamental yet challenging task in the computer-aided skin diagnosis system due to the large variations in terms of their views and scales of lesion ...
{ "title": "Multi-drug resistant microbes are resident on nose masks used as preventive protocols for COVID-19 in selected Ghanaian cohort [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review", "abstract": "Background: Use of nose masks was an effective and significant part of the World Health Organization (WHO) coronavir...
{ "title": "Bacterial and fungal isolation from face masks under the COVID-19 pandemic", "abstract": "The COVID-19 pandemic has led people to wear face masks daily in public. Although the effectiveness of face masks against viral transmission has been extensively studied, there have been few reports on potential hy...
{ "title": "Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia", "abstract": "Introduction COVID-19 is one of the huge general wellbeing crisis for the planet. Since its first recognition, over 90.2 and 1.9 million people are infected and dead, ...
{ "title": "Direct development or endotrophic tadpole? Morphological aspects of the early ontogeny of the plump toad Osornophryne occidentalis (Anura: Bufonidae)", "abstract": "Andean Toads of the genus Osornophryne are suspected to have direct development on the basis of clutch and egg features. In this work, we d...
{ "title": "A review of the reproductive biology of the only known matrotrophic viviparous anuran, the West African Nimba toad, Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis", "abstract": "Amphibians, and anurans in particular, show the highest diversity of reproductive modes among tetrapods. Nevertheless, viviparity is scarce in a...
{ "title": "Hypoxia and hypoxia inducible factors in tumor metabolism.", "abstract": "Because of the abnormal vasculature, most growing solid tumors contain regions that experience either acute or chronic hypoxia. However, tumor cells can maintain a high glycolytic rate even when there is enough oxygen supply. Hypo...
{ "title": "Modeling the Motion of Particles in the Potential Force Field with Allowance for the Random Velocity Fluctuations of a Medium", "abstract": "A study is made of the chaotic motion of particles in the potential force filed under the influence of colored noise. Two fundamentally different approaches are us...
{ "title": "Stochastic model of movement of a group of individuals in a space with boundaries taking into account their social behavior", "abstract": "Предложена стохастическая модель случайного перемещения небольшой группы индивидов в ограниченном пространстве с внутренними препятствиями. Учитывается социальное по...
{ "title": "Constraining lepton flavor violating Higgs couplings at the HL-LHC in the vector boson fusion channel", "abstract": "We explore the parameter space of lepton flavor violating (LFV) neutral Higgs Yukawa couplings with the muon and tau leptons that can be probed at the high-luminosity Large Hadron Collide...
{ "title": "The Increment of Genoprotective Effect of Melatonin due to \"Autooptic\" Effect versus the Genotoxicity of Mitoxantrone", "abstract": "Background: Mitoxantrone is a chemotherapy anti-cancer drug, which can have side effects on healthy cells like secondary cancers. On the other side, Melatonin is a hormo...
{ "title": "lncRNA cytoskeleton regulator reduces non-small cell lung cancer radiosensitivity by downregulating miRNA-206 and activating prothymosin α", "abstract": "The present study aimed to explore the role of the long noncoding RNA cytoskeleton regulator (CYTOR) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) radiosensit...
{ "title": "A study of quantum mechanical probabilities in the classical Hodgkin-Huxley model.", "abstract": "The Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) model is a powerful model to explain different aspects of spike generation in excitable cells. However, the HH model was proposed in 1952 when the real structure of the ion channel w...
{ "title": "Extreme Weather Effects on Transmission Grids and the Potential of the Utilization of Real Time Monitoring for Smart Grids Applications", "abstract": "Extreme weather events are increasing and becoming more frequent because of global warming and hence the exposure of transmission lines can have detrimen...
{ "title": "Flashover Voltage Variations of Glass and Porcelain Insulators with Different Contaminants", "abstract": "The performance of insulators when exposed to pollution is a very critical issue which highly affects the external insulation design of the power transmission lines and stations. This paper deals wi...
{ "title": "AC Flashover Voltage Model for Polluted Suspension Insulators and an Experimental Investigation in Salt Fog", "abstract": "In recent years, the electrical performance of polluted suspension insulators operating in coastal foggy regions has attracted wide attention because of the occurrence of flashover....
{ "title": "An explainable machine learning-based phenomapping strategy for adaptive predictive enrichment in randomized controlled trials", "abstract": "Randomized controlled trials (RCT) represent the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine but are resource intensive. We propose and evaluate a novel machine learni...
{ "title": "Clinical trial design in the era of precision medicine", "abstract": "Recent rapid biotechnological breakthroughs have led to the identification of complex and unique molecular features that drive malignancies. Precision medicine has exploited next-generation sequencing and matched targeted therapy/immu...
{ "title": "Patient Selection for Intensive Blood Pressure Management Based on Benefit and Adverse Events.", "abstract": "BACKGROUND\nIntensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment prevents cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in patients with high CVD risk on average, though benefits likely vary among patients.\...
{ "title": "How Zebrafish earn their Stripes: A paradigm for Pigmentation Patterning in Vertebrates", "abstract": "The world is a mosaic of delicate tints, intricate patterns and brilliant hues that have captured the eye of human beings from time immemorial. Scientists have spent decades trying to unravel the compl...
{ "title": "pH controlled histone acetylation amplifies melanocyte differentiation program downstream of MITF", "abstract": "Tanning response and melanocyte differentiation are mediated by the central transcription factor MITF. Enigmatically, these involve rapid and selective induction of melanocyte maturation gene...
{ "title": "Fate plasticity and reprogramming in genetically distinct populations of Danio leucophores", "abstract": "Significance A foundational question in biology is how phenotypically similar traits arise. Here we identify two distinct white pigment cell populations, leucophores, that arise from independent pro...
{ "title": "Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase regulates chitin synthesis in Mythimna separata", "abstract": "Trehalose is a substrate for the chitin synthesis pathway in insects. Thus, it directly affects chitin synthesis and metabolism. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) is a crucial enzyme in the trehalose synthes...
{ "title": "Comparison of RNAi knockdown effect of tyramine receptor 1 induced by dsRNA and siRNA in brains of the honey bee, Apis mellifera.", "abstract": "RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for artificially manipulating gene expression in diverse organisms. In the honey bee, Apis mellifera, both long doub...
{ "title": "Polymeric Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Therapies: An up-to-date Overview", "abstract": "Despite the many advancements in the pharmaceutical and medical fields and the development of numerous antimicrobial drugs aimed to suppress and destroy pathogenic microorganisms, infectious diseases still represe...
{ "title": "Active Hyperspectral Mid-Infrared Imaging Based on Widely Tunable QCL Laser", "abstract": "Thermal imaging and the recent availability of widely tunable infrared QCL lasers (Quantum Cascade Laser) allow us to propose an active hyperspectral imaging system operating in mid-infrared (MIR) band to obtain s...
{ "title": "Changes in thermal infrared spectra of plants caused by temperature and water stress : powerpoint", "abstract": "Abstract Environmental stress causes changes in leaves and the structure of plants. Although physiological adaptations to stress by plants have been explored, the effect of stress on the spec...
{ "title": "An improved algorithm for fast resonant Mie scatter correction of infrared spectra of cells and tissues", "abstract": "Mie scattering effects create serious problems for the interpretation of Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy spectra of single cells and tissues. During recent years, different tech...
{ "title": "Different Aryl Thiourea Compounds as Flotation Collectors in a Lead–Zinc Sulfide Mixed System", "abstract": "The primary coexisting mineral with galena is sphalerite. Hence, it is critical to selectively separate galena from sphalerite by flotation. In this work, thiourea and related derivatives as pote...
{ "title": "A self-assembly mixed collector system and the mechanism for the flotation separation of spodumene from feldspar and quartz", "abstract": "Abstract The mixture of dodecylamine (DDA) and α-bromododecanoic acid (α-BDDA) was used as a collector to separate spodumene from feldspar and quartz. It was found t...
{ "title": "Improving the separation of chalcopyrite and galena by surface oxidation using hydroxyethyl cellulose as depressant", "abstract": "Abstract The role of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) in the flotation separation of chalcopyrite and galena has been investigated and the reason wh...
{ "title": "Ultrasensitive Detection of Interleukin 6 by Using Silicon Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors", "abstract": "Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has been regarded as a biomarker that can be applied as a predictor for the severity of COVID-19-infected patients. The IL-6 level also correlates well with respiratory dysfun...
{ "title": "An interdigitated aptasensor to detect interleukin‐6 for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in serum", "abstract": "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder causing chronic inflammation in the small joints of the articular bone and destruction of articular cartilage. RA causes stiffness, pain, j...
{ "title": "Synthesis of Electrophiles Derived from Dimeric Aminoboranes and Assessing Their Utility in the Borylation of π Nucleophiles", "abstract": "Dimeric aminoboranes, [H2BNR2]2 (R = Me or CH2CH2) containing B2N2 cores, can be activated by I2, HNTf2 (NTf2 = [N(SO2CF3)2]), or [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] to form isolable ...
{ "title": "Fighting the Cold War on the beach: East–West encounters on the Romanian Black Sea Riviera between the 1960s and the 1980s", "abstract": "ABSTRACT This article examines how starting in the 1960s and with the peak in the 1970s and into the early 1980s, the Romanian Black Sea Coast became a hotbed of Euro...
{ "title": "The Effectiveness of Gifts as Unilateral Initiatives in Bargaining", "abstract": "Unilateral initiatives are intended to overcome hostility and impasse in bargaining by eliciting trust and thereby allowing for positive bargaining behavior. Previous research demonstrates the effectiveness of unilateral i...
{ "title": "Resolving Conflict Through Explicit Bargaining", "abstract": "This article analyzes the impact of conciliatory initiatives on conflict resolution in two-party bargaining. It specifically develops and tests a theory of unilateral initiatives derived from Osgood's (1962) notion of Graduated and Reciprocat...
{ "title": "Removal of micropollutants through bio-based materials as a transition to circular bioeconomy: Treatment processes involved, perspectives and bottlenecks.", "abstract": "The recent increase in micropollutant levels in water bodies is a growing concern globally. The generation of new materials and techni...
{ "title": "Development of a novel and efficient biochar produced from pepper stem for effective ibuprofen removal.", "abstract": "A potential biochar from pepper stems (PS-biochar) was developed via a one-stage pyrolysis process of precursor at 700 °C and employed to adsorb ibuprofen (IBP) in water media. Results ...
{ "title": "Green synthesis of curcumin-silver nanoparticle and its modified electrode assisted amperometric sensor for the determination of paracetamol.", "abstract": "Contamination of paracetamol, a primary analgesic was wide spread in the water system that affects the eco-system. High-dosage of paracetamol to hu...
{ "title": "Direct and Inverse Results for Kantorovich Type Exponential Sampling Series", "abstract": "In this article, we analyse the behaviour of the new family of Kantorovich type exponential sampling series. We derive the point-wise approximation theorem and Voronovskaya type theorem for the series (Iwχ)w>0.\\d...
{ "title": "A Characterization of the Absolute Continuity in Terms of Convergence in Variation for the Sampling Kantorovich Operators", "abstract": "We study the convergence in variation for the sampling Kantorovich operators in both the cases of averaged-type kernels and classical band-limited kernels. In the firs...
{ "title": "Oscillation Results for Solutions of Fractional-Order Differential Equations", "abstract": "This survey paper is devoted to succinctly reviewing the recent progress in the field of oscillation theory for linear and nonlinear fractional differential equations. The paper provides a fundamental background ...
{ "title": "Ilizarov and trauma reconstruction", "abstract": "Summary The Ilizarov method can be used to reform missing bone and soft tissue, whether bone loss has occurred because of trauma, or if bone has to be resected because of infection or non-union. Any deformity of bone such as shortening, angulation or rot...
{ "title": "Histology and ultrastructure of arteries, veins, and peripheral nerves during limb lengthening.", "abstract": "The effects of lengthening of the metacarpal bone on peripheral nerves and blood vessels were studied in 8 calves. Specimens for light and electron microscopy were obtained from the palmar neur...
{ "title": "Benchmarking the Use of Immersive Virtual Bike Simulators for Understanding Cyclist Behaviors", "abstract": "Recent reports indicate that cyclist fatalities are rising. Unlike automobile driver crash and safety studies, there is very limited information and data on how different environmental or design ...
{ "title": "Cultural values of parent bank board members and lending by foreign subsidiaries: The moderating role of personal traits", "abstract": "In this study, we investigate how the average cultural values of parent bank board members affect lending by foreign subsidiaries and how this influence is moderated by...
{ "title": "Foreign Bank Lending: The Role of Home Country Culture During Prosperous and Crisis Periods", "abstract": "We investigated whether home country culture determines the lending behavior of foreign subsidiaries in host countries during both tranquil and difficult economic times. We employed a dataset of fo...
{ "title": "An Experimental Analysis of Hierarchical Rail Traffic and Train Control in a Stochastic Environment", "abstract": "The hierarchical connection of Rail Traffic Management System (TMS) and Automatic Train Operation (ATO) for mainline railways has been proposed for a while; however, few have investigated t...
{ "title": "Collective conceptualization and management of risk for arsenic pollution in urban community gardens", "abstract": "At the global scale, an increase in urban gardening activities is being observed and the question of produce quality is therefore regularly investigated in relation to pollutant transfer i...
{ "title": "A socio-scientific analysis of the environmental and health benefits as well as potential risks of cassava production and consumption", "abstract": "Due to its high adaptability, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the world’s most cultivated and consumed plants after maize and rice. However, t...
{ "title": "Distribution and Enrichment Factors of High-Arsenic Groundwater in Inland Arid Area of P. R. China: A Case Study of the Shihezi Area, Xinjiang", "abstract": "To study the distribution, sources and enrichment factors of groundwater As in the Shihezi area in Xinjiang, China, 19 indexes in 23 groundwater s...
{ "title": "Mental imagery in adolescent PTSD patients after child abuse: a comparison with matched healthy controls", "abstract": "Background Intrusive mental imagery (MI) plays a crucial role in the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. Evidence on the characteristics of MI in adolescents...
{ "title": "Imagery Rescripting for Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Recent Advances and Future Directions", "abstract": "Purpose of Review This review describes imagery rescripting (ImRs) and its clinical application to anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Variations in Im...
{ "title": "Superiority of ultrasound-guided Shamrock lumbar plexus block.", "abstract": "Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block (LPB) performed with the Shamrock approach has received much interest since the technique was first described in 2013. The technique is believed to be faster and easier to perform and poss...
{ "title": "Peripheral Vascular Trauma in Pediatrics: A Case Report and Literature Review", "abstract": "Vascular lesions constitute an important cause of morbidity and mortality, including functional disability. Their poor documentation in the literature suggests a low frequency in the pediatric age range. Herein,...
{ "title": "Pediatric vascular injury: experience of a level 1 trauma center.", "abstract": "BACKGROUND\nOur purpose was to analyze modern major vascular injury (MVI) patterns in pediatric trauma, interventions performed, and outcomes at a level 1 trauma center.\n\n\nMATERIALS AND METHODS\nFrom January 2000-Decembe...
{ "title": "Coarctation of the aorta: Management from infancy to adulthood.", "abstract": "Coarctation of the aorta is a relatively common form of congenital heart disease, with an estimated incidence of approximately 3 cases per 10000 births. Coarctation is a heterogeneous lesion which may present across all age r...
{ "title": "Hierarchical clustering of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry data for screening of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and their analogues in adulterated dietary supplements.", "abstract": "Sexual enhancement dietary supplements have often been adulterated with phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE...
{ "title": "Hierarchical clustering of MS/MS spectra from the firefly metabolome identifies new lucibufagin compounds", "abstract": "Metabolite identification is the greatest challenge when analysing metabolomics data, as only a small proportion of metabolite reference standards exist. Clustering MS/MS spectra is a...
{ "title": "Reliable screening and classification of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors in dietary supplements using gas chromatography / mass spectrometry combined with specific common ions.", "abstract": "Illegal dietary supplements adulterated with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) are increasingly w...
{ "title": "Total and whole grain intake in Latin America: findings from the multicenter cross-sectional Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS)", "abstract": "Purpose Understanding whole-grain intake and its associated factors is essential to tackle the double burden of malnutrition faced by Latin Ame...
{ "title": "Trends in Diet Quality Among Youth in the United States, 1999-2016.", "abstract": "Importance\nPrior studies of dietary trends among US youth have evaluated major macronutrients or only a few foods or have used older data.\n\n\nObjective\nTo characterize trends in diet quality among US youth.\n\n\nDesig...
{ "title": "Cancer screening in adults with down syndrome, a proposal.", "abstract": "BACKGROUND\nThe specific distribution of cancers in Down syndrome (DS) calls into question the validity of screening policies for cancer surveillance as implemented for the general population.\n\n\nMETHODS\nWe performed a literatu...
{ "title": "Abnormal Behavior Detection in Real-time for Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) using YOLO", "abstract": "Nowadays, YOLO object detection algorithms are used to reduce the calculation time and to overcome the problem of the traditional method of calculation in detection such as noise removing, ang...
{ "title": "A New Deep Learning Architecture for Person Detection", "abstract": "Person detection is a branch of object detection. It refers to positioning people in the image, finding the location and range of the person, and has a wide range of applications in fields such as video surveillance and target tracking...
{ "title": "Deep Learning for Beamspace Channel Estimation in Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems", "abstract": "Millimeter-wave massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) can use a lens antenna array to considerably reduce the number of radio frequency (RF) chains, but channel estimation is challenging due to ...
{ "title": "Skin substitutes based on gellan gum with mechanical and penetration compatibility to native human skin.", "abstract": "The study reports on a simple system to fabricate skin substitutes consisting of a naturally occurring bacterial polysaccharide gellan gum. Gelation was driven by the addition of a cul...
{ "title": "3D bioprinting of gellan gum-based hydrogels tethered with laminin-derived peptides for improved cellular behavior.", "abstract": "The treatment of skeletal muscle defects is still a topic of noteworthy concern since surgical intervention is not capable of recovering muscle function. Herein, we propose ...
{ "title": "Nonswelling injectable chitosan hydrogel via UV crosslinking induced hydrophobic effect for minimally invasive tissue engineering.", "abstract": "Injectable chitosan hydrogels exhibit excellent biological properties for application in biomedical engineering, however most of these hydrogels have limited ...
{ "title": "Pentylenetetrazole kindling-induced epilepsy rat models: Insight on the severity state, a comparative study", "abstract": "This study aimed to carry out a comparative study of the main models of chronic epilepsy induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-kindling method and to assess the efficacy of sodium val...
{ "title": "The Aqueous Lyophilisate of Alchemilla Kiwuensis Engl. (Rosaceae) Displays Antiepileptogenic and Antiepileptic Effects on PTZ-induced Kindling in rats: Evidence of Modulation of Glutamatergic and GABAergic Pathways Coupled to Antioxidant Properties.", "abstract": "Alchemilla kiwuensis Engl. (Rosaceae) (...
{ "title": "Anticonvulsant effects of the aqueous and methanol extracts from the stem bark of Psychotria camptopus Verdc. (Rubiacaea) in rats.", "abstract": "ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE\nThe decoction from the stem bark of Psychotria camptopus (Rubiaceae) is used in the Cameroonian pharmacopoeia to treat neurologic...
{ "title": "From stochastic mechanics to the discrete Boltzmann equation: The broadwell model", "abstract": "A variant of the H.P.P. lattice with a random initial configurations is considered. Under suitable assumptions on the transition probabilities, conditions under which the lattice model is formally closed to ...
{ "title": "Time evolution of a two‐dimensional model system. I. Invariant states and time correlation functions", "abstract": "This paper is the first one of a series devoted to the study of a particularly simple two‐dimensional system of classical particles. The model is presented and some general feautres of it ...
{ "title": "A tagged particle process in the Boltzmann-Grad Limit for the Broadwell Modell", "abstract": "We study a tagged particle process for a model dynamical system in which identical particles move deterministically with discrete velocities, initially starting from a random configuration. We pass to the Boltz...
{ "title": "FAdV-4 induce autophagy via the endoplasmic reticulum stress-related unfolded protein response.", "abstract": "Hydropericardium syndrome caused by the fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) is prevalent disease in China with a high mortality rate. Many studies have demonstrated some viral infections to ind...
{ "title": "β-catenin facilitates fowl adenovirus serotype 4 replication through enhancing virus-induced autophagy.", "abstract": "β-catenin is a key component of the Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction cascade which is a highly conserved signaling pathway in eukaryotes. Increasing evidence suggests that the Wnt/β-ca...
{ "title": "Plasma cell-free circRNAs panel act as fingerprint predicts the occurrence of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma", "abstract": "Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have recently emerged as a new class of RNAs, highly enriched in the human tissues and very stable within cells, exosomes and body fluids. I...
{ "title": "Assessing post‐COVID symptomatology among persons with dementia and other older adults who were hospitalized due to COVID‐19: An observational study", "abstract": "to", "corpus_id": 259655739 }
{ "title": "Outcomes among confirmed cases and a matched comparison group in the Long-COVID in Scotland study", "abstract": "With increasing numbers infected by SARS-CoV-2, understanding long-COVID is essential to inform health and social care support. A Scottish population cohort of 33,281 laboratory-confirmed SAR...
{ "title": "Post-COVID Conditions.", "abstract": "Postinfectious syndromes have been described since the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918. A similar syndrome-post-COVID condition (PCC)-is common; it occurs months after COVID-19 infection and involves fatigue, postexertional malaise, dyspnea, memory loss, diffuse ...
{ "title": "Partial Discharge Inception Phase and Light Emission Distribution of an Enclosed Void in Epoxy Resin", "abstract": "Degradation of epoxy resin caused by partial discharges (PDs) within enclosed voids has been investigated. To clarify the distribution of PD light emission in the void, we constructed an e...
{ "title": "Phase-resolved and time-sequential partial discharge pulse measurements in a metal-void-insulator system using a personal computer", "abstract": "We have developed a partial discharge measurement and analysis system using a personal computer, which allows one to obtain reproduced partial discharge pulse...
{ "title": "Realization of the skyrmionic logic gates and diodes in the same racetrack with enhanced and modified edges", "abstract": "Magnetic skyrmions are topological quasiparticles with nanoscale size and high mobility, which have potential applications in information storage and spintronic devices. Here, we co...
{ "title": "Modeling Behavior and Vaccine Hesitancy Using Twitter-Derived US Population Sentiment during the COVID-19 Pandemic to Predict Daily Vaccination Inoculations", "abstract": "The sentiment analysis of social media for predicting behavior during a pandemic is seminal in nature. As an applied contribution, w...
{ "title": "Electroencephalogram Signals for Detecting Confused Students in Online Education Platforms with Probability-Based Features", "abstract": "Online education has emerged as an important educational medium during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the advantages of online education, it lacks face-to-face settin...
{ "title": "CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA IN ISRAEL: INCREASING REFERRAL AND FERTILITY PRESERVATION RATES.", "abstract": "Objective-To describe patient characteristics at presentation, management, and fertility preservation rates among a cohort of Israeli children and adolescents with gender dyspho...
{ "title": "Insight into Polyethylene and Polypropylene Pyrolysis: Global and Mechanistic Models", "abstract": "Pyrolysis of polyolefins has been proposed as a potential resource recovery strategy by converting macromolecules into valuable fuels and chemicals. Due to variations in possible backbone structure...", ...
{ "title": "Analysis of Statistically Predicted Rate Constants for Pyrolysis of High-Density Plastic Using R Software", "abstract": "The surge in plastic waste production has forced researchers to work on practically feasible recovery processes. Pyrolysis is a promising and intriguing option for the recycling of pl...
{ "title": "Theoretical studies on aurophilicity and excited-state properties in binuclear gold (I) trithiocarbonate and related complexes", "abstract": "Abstract The MP2 and unrestricted MP2 methods were performed to fully optimize the structures of [Au 2 (S 2 CS) 2 ] 2− ( 1 ) in the ground and lowest-energy tripl...
{ "title": "Satisfiability Checking of Strategy Logic with Simple Goals", "abstract": "In this paper, we introduce a new method of the satisfiability (SAT) checking for Simple-Goal Strategy Logic (SL[SG]), using symbolic Boolean model encoding and the SAT Modulo Monotonic Theories techniques, which was implemented ...
{ "title": "Analysing Multi-Agent Systems using 1-safe Petri Nets", "abstract": "In the modelling and analysis of large, real systems, the main problem in their efficient processing is the size of the global model. One of the popular approaches that address this issue is the decomposition of such global model into ...
{ "title": "Approximate verification of strategic abilities under imperfect information", "abstract": "Abstract Model checking of strategic ability under imperfect information is known to be hard. The complexity results range from NP-completeness to undecidability, depending on the precise setup of the problem. No ...
{ "title": "The effect of clouds and precipitation on the aerosol concentrations and composition in a boreal forest environment", "abstract": "Abstract. Atmospheric aerosol particle concentrations are strongly affected by various\nwet processes, including below and in-cloud wet scavenging and in-cloud\naqueous-phas...
{ "title": "What rainfall rates are most important to wet removal of different aerosol types?", "abstract": "Abstract. Both frequency and intensity of rainfall affect aerosol wet deposition. With a stochastic deep convection scheme implemented into two state-of-the-art global climate models (GCMs), a recent study f...
{ "title": "The Convective‐To‐Total Precipitation Ratio and the “Drizzling” Bias in Climate Models", "abstract": "Overestimation of precipitation frequency and duration while underestimating intensity, that is, the “drizzling” bias, has been a long‐standing problem of global climate models. Here we explore this iss...
{ "title": "An evaluation method for delay time and its jitter of WLAN using a GSPN model", "abstract": "This paper proposes a method for evaluating mean delay time and its standard deviation (jitter) of wireless local area networks (WLAN) using Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets (GSPN). The WLAN is modeled using GS...
{ "title": "An evaluation method for network systems based on delay jitter analysis", "abstract": "This paper proposes a method for evaluating network systems based on delay-jitter analysis using generalized stochastic Petri nets (GSPN). Systems are modeled by GSPN and tagged client approach. The mean delay time an...
{ "title": "Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning Towards a 100% Renewable Future", "abstract": "This paper proposes a novel modeling framework and decomposition-based solution strategy combining stochastic programming (SP) and robust optimization (RO) to deal with multiplex uncertainties in coordinated mi...
{ "title": "Transcriptome analysis and differential expression in Arabidopsis thaliana in response to rohitukine (a chromone alkaloid) treatment", "abstract": "Rohitukine is a chromone alkaloid and precursor of potent anticancer drugs flavopiridol, P-276–00, and 2,6-dichloro-styryl derivative (11d) (IIIM-290). The ...
{ "title": "Exogenously Applied Rohitukine Inhibits Photosynthetic Processes, Growth and Induces Antioxidant Defense System in Arabidopsis thaliana", "abstract": "The secondary metabolite rohitukine has been reported in only a few plant species, including Schumanniophyton magnificum, S. problematicum, Amoora rohitu...
{ "title": "The effect of articular cartilage focal defect size and location in whole knee biomechanics models.", "abstract": "Articular cartilage focal defects are common soft tissue injuries potentially linked to osteoarthritis development. Although several defect characteristics likely contribute to osteoarthrit...
{ "title": "PIKfyve inhibition rescues ALS pathology", "abstract": "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fast-progressing fatal neurodegenerative disease, characterized by the cytoplasmic aggregation of misfolded proteins — primarily TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) — which is associated with motor neuron da...
{ "title": "PIKFYVE inhibition mitigates disease in models of diverse forms of ALS", "abstract": "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that results from many diverse genetic causes. Although therapeutics specifically targeting known causal mutations may rescue individual types of...
{ "title": "Dachaihu decoction ameliorates septic intestinal injury via modulating the gut microbiota and glutathione metabolism as revealed by multi-omics.", "abstract": "ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE\nDachaihu decoction (DCH), a classic formula for Yangming and Shaoyang Syndrome Complex recorded in \"Treatise on...
{ "title": "Reliability assessment of consecutive k-out-of-n systems with two types of dependent components", "abstract": "This paper is about the reliability modeling of a linear consecutive k-out-of- n system that consists of two types of dependent components. The survival function and mean time to failure of suc...
{ "title": "Reliability optimization of linear consecutive-k-out-of-n: F systems driven by reconfigurable importance", "abstract": "Abstract As a typical kind of reconfigurable system, linear consecutive-k-out-of-n: F (Lin/Con/k/n: F) systems have a wide application in some complex engineering systems, such as oil ...
{ "title": "Recent advances in system reliability optimization driven by importance measures", "abstract": "System reliability optimization problems have been widely discussed to maximize system reliability with resource constraints. Birnbaum importance is a well-known method for evaluating the effect of component ...
{ "title": "Design, analysis and experimental validation of a robust nonlinear path following controller for marine surface vessels", "abstract": "The problem of path following for marine surface vessels using the rudder angle is addressed in this paper. A four-degree-of-freedom nonlinear surface vessel model, toge...
{ "title": "Underactuated ships follow smooth paths with Integral actions and without velocity measurements for feedback: theory and experiments", "abstract": "Steering a ship along a desired path with a prescribed forward speed is a vitally important issue in many offshore applications. This paper presents a globa...
{ "title": "Numerical solutions of functional integral equations", "abstract": "In this paper, we give a more general definition of integral equations of the second and first kind which are called functional integral equations. Fredholm and Volterra integral equations are special type of these equations. We derive ...
{ "title": "Growth and optical investigation of Nd co-doped Yb:YVO4 crystal: A promising material for laser gain medium", "abstract": "Abstract Nd co-doped Yb:YVO4 single crystals were grown for the first time by using optical floating zone method to the best of our knowledge. The dimension of grown crystals were ~...
{ "title": "Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for passively Q-Switched YVO4/Nd:YVO4/YVO4 laser at 1342.2 nm", "abstract": "Abstract By using both tungsten disulfide saturable absorber (WS2-SA) and YVO4/Nd:YVO4(0.3 at.%)/YVO4 crystal, a passively Q-switched laser centered at 1342.2 nm is first reported. Stable Q...
{ "title": "Direct observation of a highly forbidden optical transition in \nSm:SrF2", "abstract": "The $4f^6$ $^{7}F_0$ $\\to 4f^6$ $^{5}D_0$ intra-configuration transition in Sm:SrF$_2$ is forbidden for Sm$^{2+}$ ions in the octahedrally symmetric substitution sites in SrF$_2$. We report the direct observation of...
{ "title": "Truthful Incentive Mechanism for Federated Learning with Crowdsourced Data Labeling", "abstract": "Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a promising paradigm that trains machine learning (ML) models on clients' devices in a distributed manner without the need of transmitting clients' data to the FL ser...
{ "title": "Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without\nCentralized Training Data", "abstract": "Federated learning (also known as collaborative learning) is a machine learning technique that trains\nan algorithm without transferring data samples across numerous decentralized edge devices or\nserver...
{ "title": "Federated Learning on the Road Autonomous Controller Design for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles", "abstract": "The deployment of future intelligent transportation systems is contingent upon seamless and reliable operation of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). One key challenge in developing CAV...
{ "title": "A comprehensive review on the application of ultrasound for the preservation of fruits and vegetables", "abstract": "Ultrasound technology is a green and environment-friendly technology that rarely causes thermal damage to food products. In this review, we present an overview of the application of ultra...
{ "title": "Advances in application of ultrasound in food processing: A review", "abstract": "Highlights • Ultrasound is an effective eco-friendly technology that enhances the efficiency of various food processes.• It is a substitute for many heat-based, conventional technologies that are detrimental to the product...
{ "title": "Antibacterial mechanism of ultrasound against Escherichia coli: Alterations in membrane microstructures and properties", "abstract": "Graphical abstract", "corpus_id": 232159649 }
{ "title": "Development of Learning Materials Based on Processed Plastic Waste Products as an Effort to Instill Environmental Care in Elementary School Students", "abstract": "This study aims to develop teaching materials based on processed waste products. Using a qualitative approach with Research and Development ...
{ "title": "Seni Memehami Penelitian Kuliatatif Dalam Bimbingan Dan Konseling : Studi Literatur", "abstract": "Qualitative as the \"art of understanding\" is passed on as the expertise of the researcher to understand the object of research with the sophisticated efforts done through the art of speaking, the art of ...
{ "title": "Teaching entrepreneurship in computer science: Lessons learned", "abstract": "Many Computer Science departments are offering courses in Entrepreneurship. Views vary widely on the purpose, appropriateness and value of this as a topic area for students majoring in Computer Science — hence the title of thi...
{ "title": "Partial Discharge Localization in Power Transformers Using Invariant Extended Kalman Filter", "abstract": "This article proposes a novel invariant extended Kalman filter (IEKF), a recently modified version of the extended Kalman filter (EKF), to estimate partial discharge (PD) location in a transformer ...
{ "title": "On the Identification of Noise Covariances and Adaptive Kalman Filtering: A New Look at a 50 Year-Old Problem", "abstract": "The Kalman filter requires knowledge of the noise statistics; however, the noise covariances are generally unknown. Although this problem has a long history, reliable algorithms f...
{ "title": "Adaptive Neural Control of Stochastic Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems With Multiple Constraints", "abstract": "For a class of stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems with multiple constraints—predefined tracking constraint, input saturation, and output dead zone—the output tracking control problem is addre...
{ "title": "A Small State’s Cyber Posture: Deterrence by Punishment and Beyond", "abstract": "This study explores a small-state’s offensive cyber capabilities as a deterrent against great-power cyber hostilities. More specifically, it poses the question: Could Norway successfully deter hostile cyber operations of g...
{ "title": "Organizing cyber capability across military and intelligence entities: collaboration, separation, or centralization", "abstract": "Abstract This paper explores how the Netherlands, France, and Norway organize their cyber capabilities at the intersection of intelligence services and military entities and...
{ "title": "Cyber Arms Transfer: Meaning, Limits, and Implications", "abstract": "Abstract What are the motivations and opportunities for arms transfer in the cyber realm? Although scholarship has failed to systematically address this question, having an accurate answer is crucial for understanding the operationali...
{ "title": "Multi-center prospective survey of hepatocellular carcinoma in Kerala: More than 1,200 cases", "abstract": "Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is considered uncommon in India. The aim of this study was to document the demographic characteristics and clinical aspects of HCC in Kerala, India. Metho...
{ "title": "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis 2020", "abstract": "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a serious public health issue not only in Western countries but also in Japan. Within the wide spectrum of NAFLD, nonalcoh...
{ "title": "Sorafenib is associated with a reduced rate of tumour growth and liver function deterioration in HCV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.", "abstract": "PURPOSE\nSorafenib has been the standard of care for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and although immunotherapeutic approaches are now cha...
{ "title": "Tracing temporal conflicts in transitional Myanmar: life history diagrams as methodological tool", "abstract": "ABSTRACT This article adds to the emerging ‘temporal turn’ in peace studies by addressing methodological questions about how temporality can be captured and explored in empirical studies. Deve...
{ "title": "From Peace Talks to Pandemics: The Continuum of Feminist Peace Activism", "abstract": "Feminist scholarship has convincingly shown that violence is more accurately conceptualized as a continuum rather than a war/peace binary. While recent scholarship has elucidated women's peace activism during armed co...
{ "title": "#HimToo and the networking of misogyny in the age of #MeToo", "abstract": "ABSTRACT This article brings together a quantitative approach which seeks to map and understand actor centrality and connectivity in relation to Twitter using social network analysis, with a qualitative set of interdisciplinary c...
{ "title": "Drug-eluting stents and the future of coronary artery bypass surgery: facts and fiction.", "abstract": "The treatment of patients with coronary artery disease continues to evolve. Recent, exciting data on the use of drug-eluting stents in diseased coronary vessels has generated immense enthusiasm within...
{ "title": "Drug-eluting stents for emerging treatment strategies in complex lesions.", "abstract": "The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has rapidly expanded from lower-risk, single-lesion procedures to include a broad spectrum of high-risk patients and complex lesions. For 4 complex patient subgroups, emerging da...
{ "title": "Variation in human mobility and its impact on the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Taiwan", "abstract": "Abstract Background As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, understanding how patterns of human mobility and connectivity affect outbreak dynamics, especially before outbreaks establish...
{ "title": "Compositional Data Regression in Insurance with Exponential Family PCA", "abstract": "Compositional data are multivariate observations that carry only relative information between components. Applying standard multivariate statistical methodology directly to analyze compositional data can lead to parado...
{ "title": "Predicting Motor Insurance Claims Using Telematics Data—XGBoost versus Logistic Regression", "abstract": "XGBoost is recognized as an algorithm with exceptional predictive capacity. Models for a binary response indicating the existence of accident claims versus no claims can be used to identify the dete...
{ "title": "Cost-sensitive KNN classification", "abstract": "Abstract KNN (K Nearest Neighbors) classification is one of top-10 data mining algorithms. It is significant to extend KNN classifiers sensitive to costs for imbalanced data classification applications. This paper designs two efficient cost-sensitive KNN ...
{ "title": "Phylogenetic analyses of the 19 STR loci in X chromosome revealed discriminant forensic characteristics for Chinese Daur and Oroqen minorities", "abstract": "In respect of forensic genetics, X-STRs are widely applied for deficiency paternity cases. Given the popularization of AGCU-X19 STR Kit in China, ...
{ "title": "Genetic polymorphisms of 12 X-STR for forensic purposes in Shanghai Han population from China", "abstract": "X-chromosomal short tandem repeats (X-STR) loci are used for forensic practice in recent years in some complex kinship cases. The commercially available kit of Investigator Argus X-12 (Qiagen, Hi...
{ "title": "A set of autosomal multiple InDel markers for forensic application and population genetic analysis in the Chinese Xinjiang Hui group.", "abstract": "In recent years, insertion/deletion (InDel) markers have become a promising and useful supporting tool in forensic identification cases and biogeographic r...
{ "title": "Association of Body Mass Index with Hypertension in Patients with Healthy Weight", "abstract": "Objective: To determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and hypertension in the healthy weight group (BMI: >18.5-<25.0) stratified by age, sex, and race. Methods: Patient age, sex, race, BMI, an...
{ "title": "Hypertension Prevalence Among Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2017-2018.", "abstract": "Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Lowering blood pressure has been shown to decrease the incidences of stroke, heart attack, and heart failure (1,2). This report provides 2017-20...
{ "title": "Granular Content Distribution for IoT Remote Sensing Data Supporting Privacy Preservation", "abstract": "Facilitated by the Internet of Things (IoT) and diverse IoT devices, remote sensing data are evolving into the multimedia era with an expanding data scale. Massive remote sensing data are collected b...
{ "title": "A Low-Cost Wireless Intelligent Portable Sensor Based on Disposable Laser-Induced Porous Graphene Flexible Electrode Decorated by Gold Nanoshells for Rapid Detection of Sulfonamides in Aquatic Products", "abstract": "We explored a low-cost wireless smart portable sensor based on a disposable laser-induc...
{ "title": "Development of an electrochemical sensor for the determination of antibiotic sulfamethazine in cow milk using graphene oxide decorated with Cu-Ag core-shell nanoparticles.", "abstract": "Determination and sensing of antibiotics in dairy products are the biggest challenges in the world. In continuation o...
{ "title": "Development of a Species-Specific SCAR-PCR Assay for Direct Detection of Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii) from Infected Roots and Soil Samples", "abstract": "Sugar beet cyst nematode (SBCN, Heterodera schachtii) is an important nematode that causes significant yield losses of 25–50% or mo...
{ "title": "Orientational order and topological defects in two-dimensional Yukawa systems", "abstract": "Abstract New numerical results concerned with formation of orientational order and topological defects in non-ideal systems of particles, interacted via screened Coulomb potential, are presented. Calculations ha...
{ "title": "2D melting of plasma crystals: equilibrium and nonequilibrium regimes.", "abstract": "Comprehensive experimental investigations of melting in two-dimensional complex plasmas were carried out. Different experiments were performed in steady and unsteady heating regimes. We demonstrate an Arrhenius depende...
{ "title": "Dynamical Heterogeneities in 2D Dusty Plasma Liquids at the Discrete Level", "abstract": "Down to the discrete microscopic level, the liquid is neither homogeneous nor completely disordered. The interplay of mutual coupling and thermal agitation makes the system support short range structural order, and...
{ "title": "Evaluation of a Luminometric Cell Counting System in Context of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation", "abstract": "Antimicrobial resistance belongs to the most demanding medical challenges, and antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) is considered a promising alternative to classical antibiot...
{ "title": "Development and characterization of planar LED arrays for medical applications", "abstract": "LEDs have a growing impact on the emerging field of life science. An already established method is the photodynamic inactivation (PDI), where photoactivated photosensitizers (usually dyes) inhibit or kill cells...
{ "title": "Antibacterial photodynamic inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and biofilms with nanomolar photosensitizer concentrations.", "abstract": "Gram-negative bacteria and bacteria in biofilms are very difficult to eradicate and are at the origin of the most antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therapeutic...
{ "title": "l-ficolin-MASP arm of the complement system in schizophrenia.", "abstract": "The abnormal neurodevelopment secondary to in utero adversities, such as hypoxia, malnutrition and maternal infections, underlies schizophrenia (SZ) etiology. As the genes of MBL-associated serine proteases (MASP) of the comple...
{ "title": "Regional Heterogeneity in Gene Expression, Regulation, and Coherence in the Frontal Cortex and Hippocampus across Development and Schizophrenia", "abstract": "The hippocampus formation, although prominently implicated in schizophrenia pathogenesis, has been overlooked in large-scale genomics efforts in ...
{ "title": "A numerical algorithm for computing a basis for the root subspace at a nonderogatory eigenvalue of a multiparameter system", "abstract": "Abstract A numerical algorithm for the calculation of a basis for the root subspace at a nonderogatory eigenvalue of a finite dimensional multiparameter system is giv...
{ "title": "Effect of Blending Ratios from Pineapple Juice on Storage, Physicochemical, Antiradical Activity and Volatile Compounds of Two Cactus Pear Juices", "abstract": "The current study was carried out to evaluate the effect of blending ratio and storage of mixed fruit juice from pineapple and two cactus pear ...
{ "title": "Continuous-flow manothermosonication treatment of apple-carrot juice blend: Effects on juice quality during storage", "abstract": "ABSTRACT The effect of manothermosonication (MTS) treatment on quality of apple-carrot juice blends during storage was examined in comparison with a high temperature-short t...
{ "title": "Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake among US and Foreign-Born Males: Evidence from the 2015 NHIS Survey", "abstract": "Research suggests that prostate and colorectal cancers disproportionately affect men in the US, but little is known about the determinants of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)...