Evaluation of the Cerebral State Index in Cats under Isoflurane Anaesthesia: Dose-Effect Relationship and Prediction of Clinical Signs by Joana R. Sousa, Lénio Ribeiro, Aura Silva, David A. Ferreira

“…The performance of the cerebral state index (CSI) in reflecting different levels of isoflurane anaesthesia was evaluated in ten cats subjected to four end-tidal isoflurane concentrations (EtIso), each maintained for 15 minutes (0.8%, 1.2%, 1.6%, or 2.0% EtIso). …”
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A Prototype of a biomimetic scallop robot with bivalve propulsion and a hydrodynamic model for its velocity by Cheng-Hsien Lin, Cheng-Chuan Lin, Pei-Chun Lin, Fu-Ling Yang

“…Through observing the real scallop swimming and understanding of its organ function, the robot was made of a streamlined fiberglass lower shell and a flat Plexiglas upper disk driven to clap periodically by a built-in RC motor and crank-slider four-bar linkage. Two jet holes were created at the rear side of the lower shell and a water guide towards the jet holes were created by silica gel to mimic the cavity between the mantle and adductor muscle of a real scallop. …”
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Tourists’ Views on Sustainable Heritage Management in Porto, Portugal: Balancing Heritage Preservation and Tourism by Makhabbat Ramazanova, Fátima Matos Silva, Isabel Vaz de Freitas

“…The sample consists of 264 respondents. The results revealed four main factors, showing that most respondents show a high level of awareness and appreciation of sustainability and its relevance for heritage conservation. …”
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Design Optimization of a Multistage Axial Flow Compressor Based on Full-Blade Surface Parameterization and Phased Strategy by Jinxin Cheng, Shengfeng Zhao, Zhaohui Dong, Chengwu Yang

“…The optimization method is applied to the AL-31F four-stage low-pressure compressor. As a result, the adiabatic efficiency is improved by 0.67% and the surge margin is improved by 3.1% under the premise that the total pressure ratio and mass flow rate satisfy the constraints, which verifies the effectiveness and engineering practicality of the proposed optimization method in the field of multistage axial flow compressor aerodynamic optimization.…”
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Axial-Symmetry Numerical Approaches for Noise Predicting and Attenuating of Rifle Shooting with Suppressors by Shi-Wei Lo, Chang-Hsien Tai, Jyh-Tong Teng

“…Five cases of gunshot including one model of an unsuppressed rifle and four models of suppressors were simulated. Besides, serial images of species distributions and velocity vectors-pressure contours in suppressors and near muzzle field were displayed. …”
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The experience of mothers of autistic children with a pathological demand avoidance profile: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Sam Curtis, Elizabeth Izett

“…To explore what meaning participants gave to their lived experience, an interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted on interview data. Results Four main themes were developed from the interpretative phenomenological analysis; the benefit of a shared understanding about pathological demand avoidance to the parents and their children, the power of pathological demand avoidance and the impact on families, the emotional experience of mothers, and the various ways in which they coped. …”
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Mechanism Analysis of Strategy Choice of Bankruptcy Reorganization Participants under Government Incentive Mechanism by Danyu Zhao, Li Song

“…This study constructs an evolutionary game model of government, creditors, investors, and enterprises participating in bankruptcy reorganization, analyzes the strategy selection mechanism of the four parties under the government incentive mechanism, systematically analyzes the strategy selection process of each participant, discusses the effectiveness of government incentives in promoting the bankruptcy reorganization process, and finds out the stable point in the replication dynamic system. …”
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Identification of Gallus Domesticus and Joper Chicken Meat Types Using Glcm Combined With K-NN Method by Mila Jumarlis, Mirfan

“…In this research, 200 training data samples were used to extract color and texture features and perform calculations using five GLCM parameters (energy, entropy, homogeneity, contrast, and correlation) with four texture distribution directions: 0°, 45°, 90°, and 135°. …”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Technologies on International Relations by A. D. Korobkov

“…If earlier, most of the research was more technical, then in the last three to four years, there has been much scientific research in terms of disciplines in which the influence of artificial intelligence is possible. …”
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Asthma in Off-Reserve Aboriginal Children and Adults in Canada by Hsiu-Ju Chang, Jeremy Beach, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

“…In adults, factors associated with ever asthma varied among Aboriginal groups; however, age group, sex and urban residence were associated with ever asthma in all four Aboriginal groups. The prevalence of asthma was lower in Aboriginal children and higher in Aboriginal adults compared with that reported for the Canadian population. …”
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STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF READING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE by kolawole saliu

“…However, reading, a receptive skill, remains one of those four skills needed for language learning. As teachers of English, all efforts must be put forward in order to improve the teaching of reading through required strategies for effective teaching. …”
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Obchody liturgiczne Wielkiego Tygodnia w świetle współczesnych badań nad wydarzeniami paschalnymi by Szymon Drzyżdżyk, Karolina Rachwał

“…Następnie ukazano dynamiczny rozwój tradycji obchodów Wielkiego Tygodnia w IV wieku, a na koniec zaprezentowano najnowsze badania historyczne obejmujące chronologię wydarzeń paschalnych. …”
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NETWORK FORM OF MASTER'S PROGRAMMES: PROBLEMS OF COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH IMPLEMENTATION by Valeriy I. Nikiforov, Mikhail M. Radkevich, Vadim V. Karmanov, Svetlana V. Karmanova

“…Basing on network interaction, the project participants (four Russian universities) have designed the Basic educational program for Master's training in mechanical engineering. …”
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Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone by Aikaterini Marinelli, Matthew R. Stewart

“…A series of three-point bending and four-point bending tests on appropriately cut prismatic samples, in the presence of U-shape notches, were performed and results were interpreted following the concepts of crack mouth opening displacement and fracture energy. …”
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Oxygenation of the Intraportally Transplanted Pancreatic Islet by Thomas M. Suszynski, Efstathios S. Avgoustiniatos, Klearchos K. Papas

“…We present a diffusion-reaction model that predicts the presence of an anoxic core and a larger partly functional core within intraportally transplanted islets. Four variables were studied: islet diameter, islet fractional viability, external oxygen partial pressure (P) (in surrounding portal blood), and presence or absence of a thrombus on the islet surface. …”
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions: An Update by Diana-Maria Darabuş, Rodica Georgiana Dărăbuş, Mihnea Munteanu

“…BRVO is approximately four times more prevalent than central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and often leads to significant vision impairment. …”
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Spectral Analysis of Large Finite Element Problems by Optimization Methods by Luca Bergamaschi, Giuseppe Gambolati, Giorgio Pini

“…Recently an efficient method for the solution of the partial symmetric eigenproblem (DACG, deflated-accelerated conjugate gradient) was developed, based on the conjugate gradient (CG) minimization of successive Rayleigh quotients over deflated subspaces of decreasing size. In this article four different choices of the coefficient βk required at each DACG iteration for the computation of the new search direction Pk are discussed. …”
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Seismic Design Value Evaluation Based on Checking Records and Site Geological Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks by Tienfuan Kerh, Yutang Lin, Rob Saunders

“…This study further develops a new weight-based neural network model for estimating peak ground acceleration at unchecked sites. Four locations identified to have higher estimated peak ground accelerations than that of the seismic design value in the 24 subdivision zones are investigated in Taiwan. …”
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A Canadian Isolate of Hepatitis D (delta) Virus by Véronique Poisson, Daniel B Ménard, Éric Frost, Jean-Pierre Perreault

“…Sequence analysis revealed that this new isolate contained 1672 nucleotides corresponding to genotype 1, which has a worldwide distribution. Sequencing of four independent clones revealed 17 substitutions, corresponding to an overall sequence variability of 1%. …”
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Prevalence of Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children of Health-care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Questionnaire-based, Cross-sectional Survey by K. S. Smitha, Mehak Bhutani, Vatsala Prasad, V. Samvedya, Bhagyajyothi B. Khanagavi, Chethana Warad

“…We also evaluated the high-risk red flag characteristics in the form of 5 questions adapted from Dutton’s five-point questionnaire which indicates early features of CVI. Results: Twenty-four percent of the children were diagnosed to have characteristics suggestive of CVI. …”
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