Formulation and Evaluation of Galantamine Gel as Drug Reservoir in Transdermal Patch Delivery System by Woo Fong Yen, Mahiran Basri, Mansor Ahmad, Maznah Ismail

“…In this work, galantamine hydrobromide was formulated in gel drug reservoir which was then fabricated in the transdermal patch. The in vitro drug release studies revealed that the drug release from the donor chamber to receptor chamber of Franz diffusion cell was affected by the amount of polymer, amount of neutralizer, amount of drug, types of permeation enhancer, and amount of permeation enhancer. …”
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A 0.69-mW Subsampling NB-IoT Receiver Employing a Linearized <italic>Q</italic>-Boosted LNA by Hongyu Lu, Ahmed Gharib Gadelkarim, Jiannan Huang, Patrick P. Mercier

“…A direct-coupling derivative superposition technique where low-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$V_{t}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and thick-gate transistors with opposite nonlinear characteristics are combined to improve the measured IIP3 by 7 dB to &#x2212;18 dBm with little NF overhead. Fabricated in 65-nm CMOS, the entire receiver, including the LNA, an S/H circuit, and a 10-bit SAR ADC, consumes only 0.69 mW while meeting NB-IoT specifications.…”
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Microscale bone interlocking enhances osseointegration strength on the rough surface of 3D-printed titanium implants: experimental and finite element analysis by Tianyu Shu, Haoyu Shi, Meng Li, Yu-Chia Lin, Ang Li, Dandan Pei

“…Abstract Background The advent of 3D-printing technology, which is capable of on-demand fabrication, has ushered in a new era for fixed implant prosthodontics. …”
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Fusidic Acid and Lidocaine-Loaded Electrospun Nanofibers as a Dressing for Accelerated Healing of Infected Wounds by Alsulami KA, Bakr AA, Sirwi A, Elfaky MA, Shaik RA, Alshehri BY, Aodah AH, Al Fayez N, Alshehri AA, Almughem FA, Halwani AA, Tawfik EA

“…The prepared nanofibers were tested in vivo in an S. aureus-infected wound mice model to assess their efficacy, and the results showed that the FA/LDC-PVP had a faster wound closure and the lowest bacterial counts compared to other groups.Conclusion: These findings showed the potential application of the fabricated dual drug-loaded nanofibers as a wound-healing plaster against infected acute wounds.Keywords: electrospinning, nanofibers, fusidic acid, lidocaine, wound healing, infected wound…”
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Combining O2 High Flow Nasal or Non-Invasive Ventilation with Cooperative Sedation to Avoid Intubation in Early Diffuse Severe Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Especially in Immunoco... by Petitjeans Fabrice, Longrois Dan, Ghignone Marco, Quintin Luc

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Electrolyte and electrolyte-additives for improved plasma electrolytic oxidation on magnesium alloys by Viswanathan S. Saji

“…The functional oxide layers fabricated via PEO have diverse potential applications, including automobile, aerospace, machinery, biomedical, thermal protection, catalysis, and energy materials. …”
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Ecotourisme et parcs naturels : innovations et contradictions sud-africaines, le cas de HIP (Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park) by Fabrice Folio, Anaëlle Derroisne

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Broadband absorber with dispersive metamaterials by Han WonHeum, Park Q-Han

“…We explain the connection between the two-pole oscillator model and the double-layered, square-loop metamaterial using an equivalent circuit model and present explicit design rules for the metamaterial. We fabricate a 4-mm-thick metamaterial absorber with flexible silicon rubber, a resistor element, and conductive wire using carbon and silver conductive ink. …”
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A Compact CPW-Fed UWB Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Characteristics by Aiting Wu, Boran Guan

“…It also demonstrates a nearly omnidirectional radiation pattern. The fabricated antenna has a tiny size, only 32 mm × 32 mm × 0.508 mm. …”
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Ultra-Compact Slitted Flower-Shaped Dual-Band Monopole Antenna for Modern Portable Devices by Jeremiah O Abolade, Dominic B. O. Konditi

“…The proposed MSB antenna demonstrates a peak gain of 2.9 dBi at 5.2 GHz and an omnidirectional radiation pattern at both E-plane and H-plane in both operating bands. The fabrication and measurement of the proposed antenna prototype are presented. …”
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Prediction of Crack for Drilling Process on Alumina Using Neural Network and Taguchi Method by Kingsun Lee

“…Accurate prediction of crack ensures that poor drilling parameters are not suitable for machining products, avoiding the fabrication of poor-quality products. Confirmation experiments showed that neural network precisely predicted the cracking area percentage in drilling of alumina.…”
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Over-provisionals – Simplified chairside preoperative evaluation of esthetic and functional changes during full mouth rehabilitation by R. Fathima Banu, V. Anand Kumar, Padmanabhan T. Veeravalli

“…Reduction of tooth structure before adaptation of oral and associated components may complicate the treatment modality if compliance of the musculature is poor. Hence, the fabrication of over-provisional in esthetic rehabilitation enables to assess of the success of the treatment plan preoperatively before invasive trials. …”
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A Low Cross-Polarization Microstrip Antenna Array for Millimeter Wave Applications by Yanzhi Fu, Yixiang Lin, Changda Shi

“…To verify the concept, a 1 × 8 antenna array is fabricated and measured. The measured −10 dB impedance of the antenna array is 28.4% (31 GHz–41.5 GHz) and the peak gain is 15 dBi. …”
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Influence of Nanosemiconductor Materials on Thermal Stability of Solar Cells by Aijie Ma

“…Suggestions for improving the thermal stability of perovskite solar cell devices are given from the aspects of device design and fabrication process.…”
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Le canot de César du lieu historique national du commerce de la fourrure à Lachine by Camille Molina

“…Devenu un objet usuel, le canot de César est porteur d’un discours identitaire en tant que « témoignage vivant de la culture amérindienne». Sa fabrication relève d’un savoir-faire transmis de génération en génération auquel la culture amérindienne est fortement attachée. …”
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A Comprehensive Review: Interaction of Appearance and Behavior, Artificial Skin, and Humanoid Robot by Nguyen Minh Trieu, Nguyen Truong Thinh

“…Therefore, these designs need to be carefully considered before fabrication. Artificial skin is studied for various purposes such as ensuring collision safety for industrial users and helping robots to perceive basic tactile sensations. …”
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Presentation of a Case of Short Root Anomaly in an 11-Year-Old Child by Angeliki Sofia Trimeridou, Aristidis Arhakis, Konstantinos Arapostathis

“…A custom mouthguard for dental trauma protection was also constructed using a computer-aided design - computer-aided manufacturing (CAD–CAM) system in order to fabricate 3D-printed dental casts. At 2-year follow-up, the mobility of maxillary lateral incisors decreased, and the patient’s dentition remained stable. …”
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Dissipative Protection of a GKP Qubit in a High-Impedance Superconducting Circuit Driven by a Microwave Frequency Comb by L.-A. Sellem, A. Sarlette, Z. Leghtas, M. Mirrahimi, P. Rouchon, P. Campagne-Ibarcq

“…In a state-of-the-art experimental setup, we estimate that the encoded qubit lifetime could extend 2 orders of magnitude beyond the break-even point, with substantial margin for improvement through progress in fabrication and control electronics. Qubit initialization, readout, and control via Clifford gates can be performed while maintaining the code stabilization, paving the way toward the assembly of GKP qubits in a fault-tolerant quantum computing architecture.…”
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Le travail discipliné : genèse d’un projet technologique au xixe siècle by François Jarrige

“…Face à l’effritement des anciennes régulations du travail, les économistes et les fabricants du début du xixe siècle s’efforcent de trouver des moyens pour lutter contre « l’oppression du travail » et discipliner la main-d’œuvre qui inquiète à l’ère des Révolutions. …”
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Dual-Band Patch Antenna Fed by Meandering Probe for Low Cross-Polarization by Xiao-Lan Zhao, Quan Wei Lin

“…To verify our work, a prototype was fabricated and tested. The proposed antenna achieves the impedance bandwidths of 9.4% and 9% from the frequency range of 2.34–2.57 GHz and 3.5–3.83 GHz (for the reflection coefficient ≤ −10 dB) and obtains average gains of 5.8 dBi and 6.8 dBi at both bands. …”
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