Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Stable Cluster Head Selection in VANET by Muhammad Asim Saleem, Zhou Shijie, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Tanveer Ahmad, Amarah Maqbool, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Maham Tariq

“…VANET is the spontaneous evolving creation of a wireless network, and clustering in these networks is a challenging task due to rapidly changing topology and frequent disconnection in networks. …”
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Free senior high school devours basic education in Ghana: rescue the children by Inusah Fuseini

“…Research limitations/implications – This research is limited to Ghana, a Sub-Sahara African country which introduced a free senior high school policy. …”
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Assessment of Maternal Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Parturients Who Underwent Cesarean Delivery under Spinal Anesthesia at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specializ... by Samuel Debas Bayable, Seid Adem Ahmed, Girmay Fitiwi Lema, Debas Yaregal Melesse

“…Patient satisfaction is a subjective and complicated concept, involving physical, emotional, psychological, social, and cultural factors. …”
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0.5 V Digitally-Tunable Filters for Biomedical Applications Exploiting Segmented Duty-Cycled Resistors by Alessandro Fava, Francesco Centurelli, Giuseppe Scotti

“…In this paper, we present the design and the experimental validation of a biquad filter for biomedical applications that takes advantage of segmented duty-cycled resistors to allow for digital tuning over a wide range of the cutoff frequency (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), quality factor (Q), and gain (K). …”
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Effects of removing reimbursement restrictions on targeted therapy accessibility for non-small cell lung cancer treatment in Taiwan: an interrupted time series study by Jason C Hsu, Chen-Fang Wei, Szu-Chun Yang

“…Gefitinib was initially approved and reimbursed as a third-line therapy for patients with advanced NSCLC by the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) in 2004; subsequently it became a second-line therapy (in 2007) and further a first-line therapy (in 2011) for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive advanced NSCLC. …”
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La formación de ciudadanos: la escuela, un escenario posible by José Rubén Castillo García

“…En principio, se considera que uno de los retos del país con respecto a la juventud, es que la escuela se asuma como un escenario de la socialización, en el cual los esfuerzos académicos se orienten a la formación de ciudadanos reflexivos, críticos, deliberantes y creativos. …”
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Pre-emergent herbicides during the off-season of irrigated rice to control weedy rice and reduce the soil seed bank by Tilio Adan Lucas, Simone Puntel, Rafaella Boemo Mario, Leonardo da Silva Bolson, Arícia Ritter Corrêa, Pedro Henrique Folharini, Murilo Vieira Loro, André da Rosa Ulguim

“…Factor B consisted of the application of the herbicides s-metolachlor (1440 g a.i. ha-1), sulfentrazone + diuron (210 and 420 g a.i. ha-1), piroxasulfone (170 g a.i. ha-1), and flumioxazin (50 g a.i. ha-1), in addition to the control (no application). …”
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Populism in the political culture of Turkey: The foreign policy dimension by P. V. Shlykov

“…Eventually, the populist binary opposition of ‘us’ and ‘they’ took a definite shape of global confrontation between Turkey as a defender of Islam and the ‘adverse’ West. …”
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Changes in kidney function after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism by Yumi Tomiie, Yatsuka Hibi, Rie Nobe, Keito Yokoi, Yusuke Koshima, Kimio Ogawa, Tsuneo Imai, Zenichi Morise

“…Objectives: A decrease in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is occasionally observed in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) after adrenalectomy. …”
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The impact of firm-level innovation on labor productivity and employment in selected African countries by Zerayehu Sime, Getaw Tadesse

“…In other words, the intensity has a declining dose effect while innovation has a growing effect by the propensity score method for production workers. …”
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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of an Exotic Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Its Effect on an Affected Herd Immunized Against the Endemic Strain in Thailand by Christopher James Stott, Patumporn Jermsutjarit, Pornchai Pornpanom, Hongyao Lin, Angkana Tantituvanont, Dachrit Nilubol

“…This study examined farms affected by <b>G2a</b> and <b>G2b</b> strains, both employing planned exposure of sows to intestines from <b>G2a</b>-affected piglets, a traditional practice in Thailand. …”
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Research Progress and Prospect of High-Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel by Jiao　Xiaofei, Li　Qun, Wang　Dongjia, Wang　Shuhuan, Ni　Guolong

“…These attributes have garnered them extensive attention across a variety of fields， including ocean engineering， energy and chemical industries， national defense and aviation， and biomedical applications. …”
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Determinantes sociales y alimentarios asociados al crecimiento lineal del niño juarense en edad preescolar by Abraham Wall Medrano, Wilebaldo L. Martínez Toyes, Valente David Aguirre Flores

“…Estudiar los factores socioeconómicos y alimentarios asociados de manera diferencial a la talla alta (TA) en preescolares de Ciudad Juárez en comparación a la talla baja (TB). …”
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Leadership et leader: une théorie collusoire autor de l'illégitimité du pouvoir du dirigeant en management de types us? Discussion et deconstrucion by Omar Aktouf

“…Voilà la question centrale à laquelle le présent travail tentera de trouver réponse.…”
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Efecto del estrés salino en el régimen hídrico, concentración de compuestos osmóticamente activos y pigmentos fotosintéticos en cultivares de tomate by C. Avila, L. Argentel-Martínez, R. Campos-Posada, Gloria Campos-Posada, Bettina Eichler-Löbermann, R. Lopez

“…Se estudiaron cuatro variedades (Amalia, Vyta, Campbell-28 y Claudia) en condiciones semicontroladas, un medio salinizado a base de NaCl a conductividad eléctrica (CE) de 6 dS m-1 con su respectivo control a CE=0.36 dS m-1. …”
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Information Security Risk Framework for Digital Transformation Technologies by Eduardo Stefani, Ivanir Costa, Marcos Antonio Gaspar, Roberto de Souza Goes, Rogerio Carlos Monteiro, Breno Ribeiro Petrili, Alexandre de Paula Pereira

“…As the research methodology, a systematic literature review was conducted involving a search for scientific articles in bibliographic databases in order to identify, organize, and classify these risks. …”
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An Innovative Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescent Access to Sexual and Mental Health Services: The Total Teen Program by Whitney Garney, Gan Han, Christi Esquivel, Kristen Garcia, Kobi V. Ajayi, Kelly Wilson

“…This pilot study assessed the TT’s impact on care across three settings: school-based health clinics, a federally qualified health center, and an adolescent health clinic for 12 weeks. …”
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Formation mechanism of multiple spallation and its penetration induced by shear localization in NiTi alloy under implosion loading by Xianye Wu, Xiaoyang Pei, Xiang Chen, Hao Zhang, Jin Wang, Xin Yang, Meizhen Xiang, Shang Gao, Fang Wang

“…Correspondingly, the spall strength exhibits a transition from an inverse Hall–Petch to a Hall–Petch relationship. …”
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Surface roughness and material removal of Si3N4 cylindrical rollers using double-side grinding with diamond film pads by Fenfen Zhou, Yongkang Jin, Qi Shao, Weifeng Yao, Hongyun Wang

“…Remarkably, this research achieved defect-free surfaces of ceramic cylindrical rollers with a minimum average roughness of 6 nm and a deviation of 2 nm. …”
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Application of failure model and effect analysis in nursing care for patients who have undergone endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection by Ying Liu, Kun-Kun Li, Lu Li, Ning Chang, Xiang-Ling Lun, Zhi-Hua Guan

“…A multidisciplinary team was established based on the FMEA model to analyze and create a nursing flowchart. …”
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