Information-Theoretic Analysis of Underwater Acoustic OFDM Systems in Highly Dispersive Channels by Francois-Xavier Socheleau, Milica Stojanovic, Christophe Laot, Jean-Michel Passerieux

“…Expressions for these rates take into account the “cross-channels” established by the ISI/ICI and are based on lower bounds on mutual information that assume independent and identically distributed input data symbols. …”
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Modeling and Numerical Analysis in 3D of Anisotropic and Nonlinear Mechanical Behavior of Tournemire Argillite under High Temperatures and Dynamic Loading by Foguieng Wembe Marius, Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Ngapgue François

“…This work proposes a model that takes into account the anisotropy of material with its inhomogeneity and geometrical and material nonlinearities. …”
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Mixture Aerosols Filtration on Filters with Wide Fibre Diameter Distribution — Comparison with Theoretical and Empirical Models by Mateusz Kamiński, Jakub M. Gac, Piotr Sobiech, Paweł Kozikowski, Tomasz Jankowski

“…The calculations take into account the change in packing density, flow velocity and fibre diameter over time as a result of filling the filter with particles deposited on it. …”
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Geographical Gradients in Argentinean Terrestrial Mammal Species Richness and Their Environmental Correlates by Ana L. Márquez, Raimundo Real, Marta S. Kin, José Carlos Guerrero, Betina Galván, A. Márcia Barbosa, Jesús Olivero, L. Javier Palomo, J. Mario Vargas, Enrique Justo

“…We also evaluated if there are pure geographical trends not accounted for by the environmental or spatial factors. …”
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A Comparison of Two Land Use Simulation Models under the RCP4.5 Scenario in China by Feng Wu, Jinyan Zhan, Qian Xu, Yihui Xiong, Zhongxiao Sun

“…The Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) and the GTAP-AEZ model are two models that take account of the influence of social economy and climate change at the global scale, but they may have some parameter errors due to the rough parameter setting. …”
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Mechanical and Biochemical Methods for Rigor Measurement: Relationship with Eating Quality by Carlos Álvarez, Lara Morán, Derek F. Keenan, Anne-Maria Mullen, Gonzalo Delgado-Pando

“…Deep understanding and careful manipulation of these intrinsic and extrinsic factors have to be taken in account to ensure high quality of meat, with better technological properties and increased safety for consumers. …”
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The recovery and retraction of memories of abuse: a scoping review by Henry Otgaar, Henry Otgaar, Ivan Mangiulli, Ivan Mangiulli, Chunlin Li, Chunlin Li, Marko Jelicic, Peter Muris

“…Finally, after recantation, retractors’ memories varied considerably in terms of belief and recollection of the traumatic event with some accounts qualifying as nonbelieved memories. This review offers critical knowledge of a rather understudied population providing further insight in how traumatic events can sometimes be misremembered.…”
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How Does a Ceramic Melt Under Laser? Tunnel Ionization Dominant Femtosecond Ultrafast Melting in Magnesium Oxide by Hui Zhao, Shiqi Hu, Mengxue Guan, Xinbao Liu, Daqiang Chen, Jiyu Xu, Sheng Meng

“…The strong electron–phonon couplings and fast carrier relaxation enable efficient energy transfer between electrons and the lattice. These results account well for the latest ultrafast melting experiments and provide atomistic details and nonequilibrium mechanism of photoinduced ultrafast phase transitions in wide-gap materials. …”
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A Combined Method for Predicting the Boron Deposited Mass and the CIPS Risk by Shengzhe Li, Dongmei Yang, Tengfei Zhang, Xiaojing Liu

“…Besides, it also requires estimated critical condition (ECC) calculations to account for the effects of AOA. In this article, thermal-hydraulic subchannel code and boron deposit model have been combined to analyze the CIPS risk. …”
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N100 Repetition Suppression Indexes Neuroplastic Defects in Clinical High Risk and Psychotic Youth by Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Eugene D’Angelo, Larry J. Seidman, Sarah Gumlak, April Kim, Kristen A. Woodberry, Ashley Rober, Sahil Tembulkar, Kyle O’Donnell, Hesham M. Hamoda, Kara Kimball, Alexander Rotenberg, Lindsay M. Oberman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Frank H. Duffy

“…Initial N100 blunting partially accounted for differences. Decreased change in the N100 amplitude with tone repetition may be a useful marker of defects in neuroplastic mechanisms measurable early in life.…”
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Unusual Case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Breast Mass in a Patient with no History of Breast Implants by Yana Ivashkevich, Yaroslav Chernov, Denis Chinenov, Evgeniy Shpot, Alexander A. Bessonov, Arthy Yoga, Kirill A. Lyapichev, Sergej Konoplev

“…Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL) involving the breast accounts for even lower percentage of cases. Similar to ALCL involving other sites, there are several main types of ALCL identified: primary cutaneous ALCL and systemic ALCL, which is subdivided into ALK positive and ALK negative subtypes. …”
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Predictive Modeling the Turbidity Response in Al-Saray Water Distribution Network in Najaf Governorate/Middle of Iraq, Using PODDS Model by Abed Zahraa H., Jasem Hayder M., Mohammed Hayder S.

“…The work covered AL -Saray water distribution network. with took into account the two feed flowrate (FFR) values of the AL-Saray water network, which were (522 and 5870) m3/day. …”
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Gas-Water Flow Behavior in Water-Bearing Tight Gas Reservoirs by Renyi Cao, Liyou Ye, Qihong Lei, Xinhua Chen, Y. Zee Ma, Xiao Huang

“…The gas recovery decreases when the threshold pressure gradient (TPG) and stress sensitivity are taken into account. Therefore, a reasonable drawdown pressure should be set to minimize the damage of nonlinear factors to gas recovery.…”
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Linking Particle Semantic Roles in Hawrami Deverbal Noun Phrases by Jabbar Mirani, Hiwa Weisi, Farogh Mirani, Rafiq Shwani

“…Results indicate that the representation of both sentences and their corresponding deverbal noun phrases within DM framework provides stronger support for a syntactic movement account of deverbal noun phrases, their semantic functions, and properties in Hawrami.…”
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A Challenging Case of an Ectopic Cushing Syndrome by Joana Menezes Nunes, Elika Pinho, Isabel Camões, João Maciel, Pedro Cabral Bastos, Conceição Souto de Moura, Paulo Bettencourt

“…Bronchopulmonary carcinoids are rare pulmonary neoplasms although they account for most cases of ectopic ACTH syndromes. …”
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A Structural Equation Model for Analysis of Factors Associated with the Choice of Engineering Degrees in a Technical University by Antonio Hervás, Joan Guàrdia Olmos, Maribel Peró Cebollero, Roberto Capilla Lladró, Pedro Pablo Soriano Jiménez

“…Many different factors are taken into account by students when choosing a degree and university. …”
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Disease burden of influenza in Spain: A five-season study (2015–2020) by Iván Sanz-Muñoz, Irene Arroyo-Hernantes, Alejandro Martín-Toribio, Marina Toquero-Asensio, Javier Sánchez-Martínez, Carla Rodríguez-Crespo, Silvia Rojo-Rello, Marta Domínguez-Gil, Marta Hernández-Pérez, Eduardo Tamayo, Ruth Gil-Prieto, Ángel Gil-de-Miguel, José M Eiros

“…Influenza accounts for 30% of the total morbidity and mortality in the European Union. …”
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Cytokine Levels in the Serum of Healthy Subjects by Giulio Kleiner, Annalisa Marcuzzi, Valentina Zanin, Lorenzo Monasta, Giorgio Zauli

“…Moreover, since the immune system and response change their properties with development, differences in patients' age should be taken into account, both in physiological and in pathological conditions. …”
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Latest Development on Membrane Fabrication for Natural Gas Purification: A Review by Dzeti Farhah Mohshim, Hilmi bin Mukhtar, Zakaria Man, Rizwan Nasir

“…This paper highlights the potential promising areas of research in gas separation by taking into account the material selections and the addition of a third component for conventional MMM.…”
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Residential Environment Induced Preference Heterogeneity for River Ecosystem Service Improvements: A Comparison between Urban and Rural Households in the Wei River Basin, China by Hengtong Shi, Minjuan Zhao, Fanus Asefaw Aregay, Kai Zhao, Zhide Jiang

“…The findings imply that policy makers should take existing preference heterogeneity into account in designing ecosystem payment schemes and allocating resources.…”
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