Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: A rare case report by Manisha Kamlesh Galani, Kamlesh Jamnadas Galani, Swati Nileshkumar Lakhani

“…Confirmation typically involves detecting acid-fast bacilli through staining techniques like Ziehl Neelsen (ZN), molecular diagnostic methods such as TB Gene Expert or polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB PCR), and histopathological examination of excised specimens. …”
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Analysis of NEA-NSC PWR Uncontrolled Control Rod Withdrawal at Zero Power Benchmark Cases with NODAL3 Code by Tagor Malem Sembiring, Surian Pinem, Peng Hong Liem

“…The objective of this paper is to determine the accuracy of NODAL3 code in solving the continuously slow and fast reactivity insertions due to single and group of control rod bank withdrawn while the power and temperature increment are limited by the Doppler coefficient. …”
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Dimensional Analysis and Validity of Uniaxial Residual Stress Distribution for Welded Box Sections by András Horváth, Dénes Kollár

“…., the aspect ratio and the Rosenthal number, underscores that the analyzed welding heat sources are in the fast regime with the validity of uniaxial residual stresses based on the analytical assumption (minimal values are AR = 9.94 and Ro = 30.47). …”
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Rolling Bearings Fault Diagnosis under Variable Speed Conditions Based on Multitime-Frequency Ridge Extraction by Qing Xiong, Yixuan Li, Xiaoli Qiu, Dong Yu, Weihua Zhang, Qingze Chen

“…The vibration signals of rolling bearings under variable speed conditions exhibit time-varying, nonstationary, and nonlinear characteristics, making it challenging to extract fault features. A fast path optimization-based multitime-frequency ridge extraction (FPOMRE) method is proposed in this paper to address the problem. …”
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Simple assay quantifying sediment resuspension effects on marine carbon storage by Ines Bartl, Tegan Evans, Jenny Hillman, Simon Thrush

“…This oversight is often due to a lack of empirical data linked to low sampling resolution of the heterogeneous seafloor, highlighting the need for a simple, fast, reproducible quantification approach. We address this gap by presenting a simple sediment resuspension assay that allows highly replicated sampling of heterogeneous sediments, quantifying the immediate impact on organic carbon mineralization. …”
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VOC Sampler on a Drone Assisting in Tracing the Potential Sources by a Dispersion Model — Case Study of Industrial Emissions by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Ho Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan

“…Our recent studies have applied a quadrotor drone (Mavic Pro, DJI) equipped with a micro needle trap sampler (NTS), and it could fast arrive at the polluted locations for immediately sampling and further tracking the suspended VOC sources. …”
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FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Compressive Sensing with Partial Fourier Dictionary by Yinghui Quan, Yachao Li, Xiaoxiao Gao, Mengdao Xing

“…To solve these problems efficiently, the correlation optimization is implemented by fast Fourier transform (FFT) and the large scale least square problem is implemented by Conjugate Gradient (CG) technique, respectively. …”
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An Infrared and Visible Image Alignment Method Based on Gradient Distribution Properties and Scale-Invariant Features in Electric Power Scenes by Lin Zhu, Yuxing Mao, Chunxu Chen, Lanjia Ning

“…Finally, initial matching and accurate matching are achieved by the improved fast approximate nearest-neighbour matching method and adaptive thresholding, respectively. …”
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Generalized-Disturbance Rejection Control for Vibration Suppression of Piezoelectric Laminated Flexible Structures by Xiao-Yu Zhang, Run-Xiao Wang, Shun-Qi Zhang, Zhan-Xi Wang, Xian-Sheng Qin, Rüdiger Schmidt

“…By this means, the GDR-PI control remedies most of the defects in conventional DR control and has excellent performances especially in the following situations: (i) the disturbances are completely unknown; (ii) the number of sensor signals is less than the number of disturbances; (iii) the unknown disturbances vary fast. Finally, the GDR-PI control is validated and compared with H∞ state feedback control and conventional DR control available in the literature for vibration suppression of smart beams.…”
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INPRO Activities on Development of Advanced Tools to Support Judgment Aggregation for Comparative Evaluation of Nuclear Energy Systems by V. Kuznetsov, G. Fesenko, A. Andrianov, I. Kuptsov

“…Second, a set of key indicators elaborated in the INPRO Collaborative Project on Global Architecture of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems Based on Thermal and Fast Reactors Including a Closed Fuel Cycle (GAINS) were evaluated for comparative evaluation of nuclear energy system evolution scenarios. …”
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The role of influencer marketing in building rural brand equity among generation Y customers by Oratilwe Penwell Mokoena, Solly Matshonisa Seeletse

“…In the current fast paced competitive digital marketing era, businesses explore every possibility to differentiate their brand, retain customers and remain resilient. …”
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Miliary Tuberculosis-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome by Sz-Jiun Shiu, Ting-Ting Li, Bor-Jen Lee, Pin-Kuei Fu, Chen-Yu Wang, Sz-Iuan Shiu

“…We arranged serial laboratory examination, various serum markers, bone marrow aspiration, and bronchoscopy with alveolar lavage for survey; we prescribed empirical antibiotics and antituberculosis medication soon after alveolar lavage showing positive acid-fast stain. She was extubated on hospital day 31 and discharged on hospital day 73. …”
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A Multicomponent Particle Model and Linear Fitting Calibration Method for Heterogeneous Rocks by Qifeng Guo, Ying Zhang, Xun Xi, Xu Wu, Meifeng Cai

“…The linear fitting calibration method provides a fast and efficient way to determine the microparameters of particles in heterogeneous rocks.…”
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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 results show that the effect of stress sensitivity becomes larger as water saturation increases, leading to a fast decline of gas production; in addition, the nonlinear flow of gas phase is aggravated with the increase of water saturation and the decrease of permeability. …”
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SERS Detection of Hydrophobic Molecules: Thio-β-Cyclodextrin-Driven Rapid Self-Assembly of Uniform Silver Nanoparticle Monolayers and Analyte Trapping by Qi Yuan, Yunqing Wang

“…The results suggest that elevated temperatures, increased salinities, and the coexistence of fulvic acid promote the release of Nile blue. This simple and fast protocol overcomes the difficulties related to hotspot accessibility and detection repeatability for hydrophobic analytes, holding out extensive application prospects in environmental monitoring and chemical analysis.…”
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Nanomaterial-Based Carbon Paste Electrodes for Voltammetric Determination of Naproxen in Presence of Its Degradation Products by Hassan A. M. Hendawy, Waheed M. Salem, Mahmmoud S. Abd-Elmonem, Elmorsy Khaled

“…The present work describes a novel, simple, and fast electroanalytical methodology for naproxen (NAP) determination in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids in the presence of its degradation products. …”
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Predicting and synthesizing terahertz spoof surface plasmon polariton devices with a convolutional neural network model by Vahid Najafy, Bijan Abbasi-Arand, Maryam Hesari-Shermeh

“…To expedite the training process of this network, a semi-analytical method of rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) enhanced with the fast Fourier factorization (FFF) technique has been employed, significantly reducing the data generation time for training. …”
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A hybrid differential evolution particle swarm optimization algorithm based on dynamic strategies by Huarong Xu, Qianwei Deng, Zhiyu Zhang, Shengke Lin

“…Abstract Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), a meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by swarm intelligence, is widely applied to various optimization problems due to its simplicity, ease of implementation, and fast convergence. However, PSO frequently converges prematurely to local optima when addressing single-objective numerical optimization problems due to its inherent rapid convergence. …”
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Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study by Malda Atasi, Ashuin Kammar-García, Rafael Almendra-Pegueros, Addi Rhode Navarro-Cruz

“…Dietary pattern 3 (foods with simple carbohydrates and saturated fat) increased glucose levels, while dietary patterns 1 (high intake of calories, protein, and saturated fat) and 5 (fast food) increased serum triglyceride levels. In addition, pattern 1 (carbonated beverages, grains, chicken, and meat) was associated with elevated LDL cholesterol levels and the presence of the metabolic syndrome. …”
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Development of Micellar HPLC-UV Method for Determination of Pharmaceuticals in Water Samples by Danielle Cristina da Silva, Cláudio Celestino Oliveira

“…The method is simple, selective, and fast, and the analytes were separated in 23.0 min. …”
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