A Scalable Real-Time SDN-Based MQTT Framework for Industrial Applications by E. Shahri, P. Pedreiras, L. Almeida

“…To stay competitive in this ever-changing industrial landscape while boosting productivity, it is vital to meet those requirements, combining established protocols with emerging technologies. …”
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Effect of infill pattern on mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA-Zn composites for drone frame structures: A topology optimization integrated application study by P. Arunkumar, D. Balaji, N. Radhika, L. Rajeshkumar, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin

“…Material requirements and design optimization are two parallel verticals for the ever-growing material-based demands. The demand for enhanced properties of the materials can be satisfied by developing composite materials. …”
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LMF-Net: A Learnable Multimodal Fusion Network for Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Data by Jihao Li, Wenkai Zhang, Weihang Zhang, Ruixue Zhou, Chongyang Li, Boyuan Tong, Xian Sun, Kun Fu

“…Semantic segmentation of remote sensing images has produced a significant effect on many applications, such as land cover, land use, and smoke detection. With the ever-growing remote sensing data, fusing multimodal data from different sensors is a feasible and effective scheme for semantic segmentation task. …”
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Social smart city research: interconnections between participatory governance, data privacy, artificial intelligence and ethical sustainable development by Samad Rasoulzadeh Aghdam, Samad Rasoulzadeh Aghdam, Behnaz Bababei Morad, Behnam Ghasemzadeh, Behnam Ghasemzadeh, Behnam Ghasemzadeh, Mazdak Irani, Aapo Huovila

“…This article presents the first-ever review of all the existing research on social focus in smart cities, delineating the distribution of topics, knowledge bases, and research frontiers that constitute the existing body of knowledge. …”
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How many stroke survivors develop problematic spasticity requiring pharmacological therapy? An international (Europe and USA) observational study protocol by Pascal Maisonobe, Sergiu Groppa, Simon Page, Richard D Zorowitz, Laura Serrano Barrenechea, Simon Butet, David Hernández Herrero, Rama Prasad, Susan Sandars, Seema Meloni, Alessandro Picelli

“…While studies have explored the incidence and prevalence of PSS, little is known about how early PSS develops and how many stroke survivors develop ‘problematic’ PSS that would benefit from pharmacological treatment.Methods and analysis EPITOME is a prospective, international, observational, epidemiological study of participants (aged 18–90 years) who develop paresis within days 3–14 of a first-ever stroke that occurred within the past 4 weeks. …”
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Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Trends, Mortality, and Socioeconomic Disparities in the U.S., 1998–2020 by Paul Wasuwanich, Joshua M. So, Mustafa Sadek, Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, Songyos Rajborirug, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…Conclusions: Our study has shown ever increasing hospitalization rates for NAFLD in pediatric populations and well as significant risk factors associated with mortality. …”
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Intensive critical care and management of asthmatic and smoker patients in COVID-19 infection by Lu Dongming, Yaqoob Obaid, Kumar Manish, Kushwah Ajay Singh, Sharma Rahul Kumar, Kumar Devinder, Mavai Yogendra, Khan Rukaiya

“…This century’s most serious catastrophe, COVID-19, has been dubbed “the most life-threatening disaster ever”. Asthmatic persons are even more prone to COVID-19’s complex interplay with the underlying inflammatory condition. …”
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Understanding uncertainties in the satellite altimeter measurement of coastal sea level: insights from a round-robin analysis by F. Birol, F. Bignalet-Cazalet, M. Cancet, M. Cancet, J.-A. Daguze, W. Fkaier, E. Fouchet, E. Fouchet, F. Léger, C. Maraldi, F. Niño, M.-I. Pujol, N. Tran

“…However, improving the quality and robustness of the retracking algorithm used to derive both the range and the sea state bias correction is today the main factor to bring accurate altimetry sea level data closer to the shore than ever before.</p>…”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2007 Update by Denis E O’Donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Alan Kaplan, Sean Keenan, Yves Lacasse, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road, Graeme Rocker, Don Sin, Tasmin Sinuff, Nha Voduc

“…The results of the largest randomized clinical trial ever undertaken in COPD have recently been published, enabling the Panel to make evidence-based recommendations on the role of modern pharmacotherapy. …”
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Eight-element flexible MIMO antenna based on characteristics mode theory with enhanced channel capacity for sub 6 GHz 5G communications by Deepthi Mariam John, Shweta Vincent, Sameena Pathan, Kunjan D Shinde, B S Supreetha, Tanweer Ali

“…The rapid progress in wireless technology introduces a suite of furtherance designed to fulfil the ever-growing data consumption, expansion of smart devices, and rise of the Internet of Things (IoT). …”
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‘No one cares about the animal like me.’ Indian veterinarians’ experiences of improving animal welfare through Continuing Professional Development by Emma L Rayner, Ranjita Bastola, Sumanth Bedre, Andrew D Gibson, Luke Gamble, Jill RD MacKay

“…Veterinarians are custodians of animal welfare, ensuring practices remain current and effective in the face of the ever-changing demands of the profession. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential for protecting animal welfare, however access to quality CPD is a challenge in many countries. …”
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Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects by José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Abraham M. Vidal-Limón, Andrea M. Liceaga

“…Thus, edible insects can address the future global protein demand of an ever-increasing world population. In this context, several aspects related to their sustainability have been explored and addressed from an environmental perspective. …”
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Short-term solar irradiance forecasting using deep learning models by Syed Saad Ahmed, Chang Wei Bin, Nisar Humaira, Riaz Hannan Naseem, Yeap Kim Ho, Zaber Nursaida Mohamad

“…Population growth and evolving consumer technology have resulted in an ever-increasing demand for energy and power. Traditional energy sources such as coal, oil, and gas are not only quickly depleting but have also contributed to global pollution. …”
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Global Observations of Geomagnetically Induced Currents Caused by an Extremely Intense Density Pulse During a Coronal Mass Ejection by Terry Z. Liu, Xueling Shi, Michael D. Hartinger, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Craig J. Rodger, Ari Viljanen, Yi Qi, Chen Shi, Hannah Parry, Ian Mann, Darcy Cordell, Hadi Madanian, Daniel H. Mac Manus, Michael Dalzell, Ryan Cui, Ryan MacMullin, Greg Young‐Morris, Christian Noel, Jeffrey Streifling

“…The GIC were comparable (within factors of 2–2.5) to the largest ever recorded during ≥14 year monitoring intervals in New Zealand and Finland and represented ∼2‐year maxima in the United States during a period with several Kp≥7 geomagnetic storms. …”
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Integrating Analytical Procedures in Routine Practices of Centralized Antiblastic Compounding Units for Valorization of Residual Compounded Drugs by Rita Patrizia Aquino, Giovanni Falcone, Paola Russo, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Giulia Auriemma, Ferdinando Maria de Francesco, Stefania Cascone, Eduardo Nava, Pasquale Del Gaudio

“…In the context of the ever-increasing interest of the health system in applying practices in line with personalized medicine and spending review policies, this research aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of incorporating analytical techniques into daily routine practice. …”
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Risk of acute coronary syndrome and relationship with the use of khat and tobacco products in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: A prospective case-control study by Rashad Alsanosy, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Abdulelah Mohammed Arishi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Manal Taha, Osama Albasheer, Hasan Mohammed Daghriri, Khalid Ahmed Majrashi, Abdullah Farasani, Ahmed A. A. Altraifi, Isameldin E. Medani, Nasser Hakami

“…Results The prevalence of ever khat chewing among all study participants was 29.1%, significantly higher for the cases with ACS than for the control group (43.6% vs 14.5%, p 0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of multimedia tools in enhancing consonant-vowel-consonant reading performance and phonics interest and enthusiasm among kindergarten ESL students by Rhazhiel Dominica P. Pesebre, Rosario F. Quicho, Leila M. Collantes, Carlos N. Lamson Jr., Jupeth T. Pentang

“…In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the debate between traditional and modern instructional methods remains a focal point of discussion. …”
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Correlation between antenatal and postnatal coiling index and its role in prediction of perinatal outcome: A prospective cohort study by Ankita Kumari, Vani Aditya, Shaila Mitra, Garima Maurya, Pratima Sharma, Harish Chandra Tiwari

“…Statistical analysis: Appropriate tests were applied where ever necessary. Results: The mean age was 25.71±4.30 years. …”
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Chronic Airflow Limitation, Lower Respiratory Symptoms, COPD and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Middle-Aged Population: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). A Link Bet... by Andersson A, Bergqvist J, Schiöler L, Bossios A, Farnebo L, Holmlund T, Janson C, Keceli S, Ljunggren M, Malinovschi A, Memarian E, Nihlén U, Nilsson PM, Pesonen I, Sjöström M, Stenfors N, Sundbom F, Werner M, Torén K, Sköld M, Hellgren J

“…CRS was more-prevalent among subjects in the following categories: CAL (7.6%), lower airway symptoms (15.7%), current smokers (8.2%), asthma (13.6%), never-smokers and ever-smokers with COPD (17.6% and 15.3%, respectively), emphysema (6.7%), and chronic bronchitis (24.5%). …”
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PHAST. The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Southern Treasury. I. Ultraviolet and Optical Photometry of over 90 Million Stars in M31 by Zhuo Chen, Benjamin Williams, Dustin Lang, Andrew Dolphin, Meredith Durbin, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Adam Smercina, Léo Girardi, Claire E. Murray, Eric F. Bell, Martha L. Boyer, Richard D’Souza, Karoline Gilbert, Karl Gordon, Puragra Guhathakurta, Francois Hammer, L. Clifton Johnson, Tod R. Lauer, Margaret Lazzarini, Jeremiah W. Murphy, Ekta Patel, Amanda Quirk, Mariangelly Díaz Rodríguez, Julia Christine Roman-Duval, Robyn E. Sanderson, Anil Seth, Tobin M. Wainer, Daniel R. Weisz

“…The combined PHAST + PHAT photometry catalog of ∼0.2 billion stars is the largest ever produced for equidistant sources and is available for public download by the community.…”
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