A State of Charge Estimation Method for Lithium-Ion Battery Using PID Compensator-Based Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter by Zheng Liu, Yuan Qiu, Chunshan Yang, Jianbo Ji, Zhenhua Zhao

“…With the widespread application of electric vehicles, the study of the power lithium-ion battery (LIB) has broad prospects and great academic significance. The state of charge (SOC) is one of the key parts in battery management system (BMS), which is used to provide guarantee for the safe and efficient operation of LIB. …”
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Adaptation to climate change in pastoral communities: a systematic review through a social-ecological lens by Matilda Azong Cho, Onisimo Mutanga, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

“…Furthermore, using an established framework and clearly defined methods will greatly aid in replicating the research.…”
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The Piston Ring-Cylinder Bore Interface Leakage of Bent-Axis Piston Pumps Based on Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication and Rotation Speed by Lvjun Qing, Lichen Gu, Yan Wang, Wei Xue, Zhufeng Lei

“…The bent-axis piston pump is the core component of electrohydrostatic actuators (EHA) in aerospace applications, and its wear of key friction interfaces is greatly related to the healthy operation of pumps. …”
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Effect of Isopropanol on Microstructure and Activity of TiO2 Films with Dominant {001} Facets for Photocatalytic Degradation of Bezafibrate by Murtaza Sayed, Fu Pingfeng, Hasan M. Khan, Pengyi Zhang

“…In addition, the photocatalytic activity of as-synthesized TiO2 films was greatly enhanced after calcination treatment at 600°C, which can be attributed to removal of fluoride ions and organic residuals adsorbed on the surface of the catalyst. …”
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Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration by Sigit D. Sasmito, Pierre Taillardat, Wahyu C. Adinugroho, Haruni Krisnawati, Nisa Novita, Lola Fatoyinbo, Daniel A. Friess, Susan E. Page, Catherine E. Lovelock, Daniel Murdiyarso, David Taylor, Massimo Lupascu

“…Indonesia (73%), Malaysia (14%), Myanmar (7%), and Vietnam (2%) combined accounted for over 90% of regional emissions from these sources. Consequently, great potential exists for emissions reduction through PSFs and mangroves conservation. …”
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End-of-Life Options for (Bio)degradable Polymers in the Circular Economy by Wanda Sikorska, Marta Musioł, Barbara Zawidlak-Węgrzyńska, Joanna Rydz

“…If we add to their biodegradability the absence of toxicity, we have a biotechnological product of great industrial interest. The paper presents the overview on end-of-life options useful for the (bio)degradable polymers. …”
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Effects of Additive Materials on Indirect Tensile Strength and Moisture Sensitivity of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) by Soz Mohammed Ebrahim, Hardy Kamal Karim

“…However, additives did not benefit the ITS, they benefited the ITSR greatly. The best obtained ITSR for each additive material was 7% SBS, 3% CR, and 5% PP that had 99.71%, 97.1%, and 90.7%, respectively. …”
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Research on Airport Target Recognition under Low-Visibility Condition Based on Transfer Learning by Jiajun Li, Yongzhong Wang, Yuexin Qian, Tianyi Xu, Kaiwen Wang, Liancheng Wan

“…However, the recognition rates of this method are greatly reduced under the condition of low visibility; some are even less than 10%. …”
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Behavior of childhood eye conditions in the Cienfuegos province. 2019 by Oslaymi Yero Lorente, Manuel Enrique Rodríguez Valdés, Yelenis Abreu Jáuregui, Marta Abreu Velázquez, Layra Pérez Acosta, Yandy Figueredo Ocampo

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: In pediatric ages, the early diagnosis of any ophthalmic disease is of great relevance, since, if they remain untreated, vision damage will be irreversible, and the consequences, for life.…”
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Improving farming practices using multi-criteria decision analysis in geographic information system for Damask Rose cultivating by B. Shokati, M.R. Asgharipour, B. Feizizadeh

“…Then, the findings of this study are great of importance for the purpose of regional planning in East-Azerbaijan Province.…”
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Comparative Simulation Analysis of Process Parameter Variations in 20 nm Triangular FinFET by Satyam Shukla, Sandeep Singh Gill, Navneet Kaur, H. S. Jatana, Varun Nehru

“…Simulation result shows that fin shape has great impact on FinFET performance and triangular fin shape leads to reduction in leakage current and SCEs. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (NCDs) on the Characteristics of NCD/MIL-53(Fe) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Degradation under Visible Light by Ngoc Tue Nguyen, Xuan Truong Nguyen, Duc-Trung Nguyen, Hong Minh Tran, Thi May Nguyen, Thuong Quang Tran

“…Metal-organic framework composites, which are combined from metal-organic framework and advanced carbon material, have drawn great attention in many fields of application such as environmental remediation and catalysts. …”
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Detection of ultrafast electron energization by whistler-mode chorus waves in the magnetosphere of Earth by S. Kurita, Y. Miyoshi, S. Saito, S. Kasahara, Y. Katoh, S. Matsuda, S. Yokota, Y. Kasahara, A. Matsuoka, T. Hori, K. Keika, M. Teramoto, I. Shinohara

“…Detecting these rapid accelerations has been a great challenge due to a limited time resolution of conventional particle instruments. …”
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Photocatalytic Inactivation Effect of Gold-Doped TiO2 (Au/TiO2) Nanocomposites on Human Colon Carcinoma LoVo Cells by Juan Xu, Yi Sun, Yaomin Zhao, Junjie Huang, Chunmei Chen, Zhiyu Jiang

“…It was found that the photocatalytic inactivation effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on LoVo cancer cells could be greatly improved by the surface modification of Au nanoparticles. …”
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A Multibeam Solar Grid Antenna Integrated With Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell by Fuwei Wang, Xuechen Zhang, Rong Sun, Bokai Ding, Ke Li, Chen He

“…The proposed antenna can realize the power supply and wide-range communication and detection for Internet of Things systems, which has great potential for application.…”
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Case Study of Somaclonal Variation in Resistance Genes Mlo and Pme3 in Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) Induced by Nanoparticles by Inese Kokina, Ilona Mickeviča, Marija Jermaļonoka, Linda Bankovska, Vjačeslavs Gerbreders, Andrejs Ogurcovs, Inese Jahundoviča

“…The appearance of somaclonal variation is a cause of great concern for any micropropagation system. Somaclonal variation describes the tissue-culture-induced phenotypic and genotypic variations. …”
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Myasthenic Crisis in an Elderly Patient with Positive Antibodies against Acetylcholine and Anti-MuSK, Successfully Treated with Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation by José A. Fernández, Antonio Fernández-Valiñas, Daniel Hernández, Joel Orozco, Antonio Lugo

“…Our case illustrates that noninvasive ventilation, properly supported by intense respiratory therapy, can be a great option to avoid intubation in the myasthenic patient.…”
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Beneficial Effects of Probiotic Treatment on Gut Microbiota in Very Low Birth Weight Infants by Yue-feng Li, Chuan-rui Zhu, Xue-lei Gong, Hui-ling Li, Li-kuan Xiong, Ke-jian Wang, Guo-Sheng Liu

“…The very low birth weight (VLBW) infant is at great risk for marked dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. …”
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Climate Change Hotspots Identification in China through the CMIP5 Global Climate Model Ensemble by Huanghe Gu, Zhongbo Yu, Jigan Wang, Qin Ju, Chuanguo Yang, Chuanhao Fan

“…Extreme hot event and mean temperature are two climate variables that greatly contribute to the hotspots calculation in all regions. …”
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Sparse Codebook Model of Local Structures for Retrieval of Focal Liver Lesions Using Multiphase Medical Images by Jian Wang, Xian-Hua Han, Yingying Xu, Lanfen Lin, Hongjie Hu, Chongwu Jin, Yen-Wei Chen

“…The character analysis of a unconfirmed FLL case would be expected to benefit greatly from the accumulated FLL cases with experts’ analysis, which can be achieved by content-based medical image retrieval (CBMIR). …”
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