Feature Extraction in Densely Sensed Environments: Extensions to Multiple Broadcast Domains by Maryam Vahabi, Vikram Gupta, Michele Albano, Raghuraman Rangarajan, Eduardo Tovar

“…Thus, it becomes imperative to devise distributed information processing mechanisms that identify application-specific features in a timely manner and with low overhead. In this paper, we present a feature extraction mechanism for dense networks that takes advantage of dominance-based medium access control (MAC) protocols to (i) efficiently obtain global extrema of the sensed quantities, (ii) extract local extrema, and (iii) detect the boundaries of events, by using simple transforms that nodes employ on their local data. …”
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Information system for the management of scientific production of the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos by Osmel Domingo Medina Martínez, Marle Pérez de Armas, Filiberto Toledo Álvarez, Anay Carrillo Ramos, Raúl Jesús Rosales González, José Antonio Trujillo Arteaga

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> guaranteeing in a timely, reliable and fast manner the information required for the management of scientific production in Cuban Medical Sciences Universities is an outstanding necessity. …”
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Induction of Interleukin-8 from Nasal Epithelial Cells during Bacterial Infection: The Role of IL-8 for Neutrophil Recruitment in Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Bit-Na Yoon, Nan-Geum Choi, Hyun-Sun Lee, Kyu-Sup Cho, Hwan-Jung Roh

“…IL-8 concentration and IL-8 mRNA expression continued to increase from 3 hours after incubation in SP number-dependent manner. The expression of CD11b/CD18 on neutrophils and E-selectin/ICAM-1 on HUVECs, and the adherence between neutrophils and HUVECs were significantly increased in 10 SP/MEC-CM, and the increments were significantly blocked by anti-IL-8 antibody. …”
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Immunomodulatory effects of fucoidan extracted from Sargassum fusiforme in RAW 264.7 macrophages by Serim Park, Yunjin Choi, Seonmi Ji, Seonghui Kim, Seon Yeong Ji, Yung Hyun Choi, You-Jin Jeon, Bomi Ryu, Jun-Geon Je, Suengmok Cho

“…Additionally, SFF upregulated the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), while promoting the secretion of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. SFF also promoted the activation of nuclear factor kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. …”
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Effect of grid‐following VSCs on frequency distribution of power grid by Qingyuan Ma, Lei Chen, Luyang Li, Yong Min, Yudan Shi

“…GFL‐VSC follows the frequency of the terminal bus using a phase‐locked loop, therefore it does not establish the frequency in the same manner as a synchronous generator. However, previous research has demonstrated that GFL‐VSC without additional frequency controls not only tracks the terminal frequency during the system dynamic process bus also has an influence on it, and derives the relationship between GFL‐VSC and terminal frequency through a simplified model. …”
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Distributed Compressed Video Sensing in Camera Sensor Networks by Yu Liu, Xuqi Zhu, Lin Zhang, Sung Ho Cho

“…In DCVS, video frames can be compressed to a few measurements in a separate manner, while the interframe correlation is explored by the joint recovery algorithm. …”
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Treatment of LF slag to prevent powdering during cooling by Ghorai S., Mandal G.K., Roy S., Minj R.K., Agarwal A., Singh D.P., Kumar A., Ramna R.B.V.

“…The slag generated, during the production of thermo mechanically treated steel in ladle furnace at M/s Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India, behaves in similar manner. An attempt has been made to prevent the crumbling of ladle furnace slag. …”
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Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) for Weight Management in Iranian Overweight and Obese Women: A Pilot Study by Somayeh Faghanipour, Eftekharalsadat Hajikazemi, Soghra Nikpour, Shabnam al-Sadat Shariatpanahi, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini

“…All subjects were measured for baseline and secondary weight in a standardized manner by a nurse, and the data were compared between the two groups. …”
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Microwave Characterization of Metal Powder in Additive Manufacturing (AM) by Joseph Filbert, Aaron Barvincak, Mohammad Tayeb Al Qaseer, Reza Zoughi

“…The findings open the door for future investigations by which optimized techniques can be devised to do the same in an in-line manner during the AM process.…”
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Anti-Inflammatory Property of the Ethanol Extract of the Root and Rhizome of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth by Chu-Wen Li, Xiao-Li Wu, Xiao-Ning Zhao, Zu-Qing Su, Hai-Ming Chen, Xiu-Fen Wang, Xiao-Jun Zhang, Hui-Fang Zeng, Jian-Nan Chen, Yu-Cui Li, Zi-Ren Su

“…Results indicated that oral administration of ERP (120, 240, and 480 mg/kg) significantly attenuated xylene-induced ear edema, decreased acetic acid-induced capillary permeability, inhibited carrageenan-induced neutrophils recruitment, and reduced carrageenan-induced paw edema, in a dose-dependent manner. Histopathologically, ERP (480 mg/kg) abated inflammatory response of the edema paw. …”
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Bringing MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD to traditional healthcare systems: tending to set and setting by Dimitri Perivoliotis, Dimitri Perivoliotis, Kayla Knopp, Kayla Knopp, Shannon Remick, Allie Kaigle, Allie Kaigle, Christopher S. Stauffer, Christopher S. Stauffer, Chandra Khalifian, Chandra Khalifian, Tamara R. Wachsman, Bettye E. Chargin, Andrew W. Bismark, Andrew W. Bismark, Al Alam, Al Alam, Leslie Morland, Leslie Morland, Leslie Morland

“…Mostly derived from our experience conducting clinical trials of MDMA-AT for PTSD in VHA, we present specific and practical suggestions for optimizing set and setting from both the participant’s and clinician’s perspective in a manner that both leverages the opportunities of such settings and adapts to their challenges. …”
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A Rational Model for Agroecology as a Science by Luis Fernando Gómez-Echeverri, Leonardo Alberto Ríos-Osorio, María Luisa Eschenhagen-Durán

“…However, any of them can explain its change or difference with its rival theories in a rational manner that allows assessment of its success. As a result, the aim of this study was to propose a rational model of scientific change based on main and auxiliary hypotheses. …”
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YgaE Regulates Out Membrane Proteins in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi under Hyperosmotic Stress by Min Wang, Ping Feng, Xun Chen, Haifang Zhang, Bin Ni, Xiaofang Xie, Hong Du

“…Altogether, our results implied that YgaE regulates out membrane proteins in a time-dependent manner under hyperosmotic stress in S. Typhi.…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Oriented PLGA/ACECM Composite Scaffolds Enhance Structure-Specific Regeneration of Hyaline Cartilage in a Rabbit Model by Weimin Guo, Xifu Zheng, Weiguo Zhang, Mingxue Chen, Zhenyong Wang, Chunxiang Hao, Jingxiang Huang, Zhiguo Yuan, Yu Zhang, Mingjie Wang, Jiang Peng, Aiyuan Wang, Yu Wang, Xiang Sui, Wenjing Xu, Shuyun Liu, Shibi Lu, Quanyi Guo

“…In vitro, we found that the scaffolds not only guided seeded cells to proliferate in an aligned manner but also exhibited high biomechanical strength. …”
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Risk Analysis and Control Measures for Slurry Shield Tunneling Diagonally under an Urban River Embankment by Yu Liang, Xiangyu Chen, Junsheng Yang, Linchong Huang

“…Furthermore, based on settlement monitoring data, the driving velocity of the shield should be reasonably adjusted in a timely manner to avoid disturbing the fine sand stratum below the embankment.…”
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Igf2/H19 Imprinting Control Region (ICR): An Insulator or a Position-Dependent Silencer? by Subhasis Banerjee, Alan Smallwood, Scott Lamond, Stuart Campbell, Geeta Nargund

“…The imprinting control region (ICR) located far upstream of the H19 gene, in conjunction with enhancers, modulates the transcription of Igf2 and H19 genes in an allele-specific manner. On paternal inheritance, the methylated ICR silences the H19 gene and indirectly facilitates transcription from the distant Igf2 promoter, whereas on the maternal chromosome the unmethylated ICR, together with enhancers, activates transcription of the H19 gene and thereby contributes to the repression of Igf2. …”
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Coordination Reactions and Noncovalent Interactions of Polyamines with Nucleotides in Binary Systems and with Nucleotides and Copper(II) Ion in Ternary Systems by Lechoslaw Lomozik, Anna Gasowska, Grzegorz Krzysko, Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska

“…The mode of coordination in the complex is realised mainly through the phosphate groups of the nucleotide with involvement of the endocyclic nitrogen atoms in a manner which depends upon the steric conditions and in particular on the number of the methylene groups in the polyamine molecule.…”
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A Unified Elastoplastic Model of Unsaturated Soils Considering Capillary Hysteresis by Tiantian Ma, Changfu Wei, Pan Chen, Huihui Tian, De'an Sun

“…The new model has a hierarchical structure, and, depending upon application, it can describe the stress-strain relation and the soil-water characteristics in a coupled or uncoupled manner.…”
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Identifying a Set of Key Paradata Indicators in Web Surveys Based on the Relationship with Response Quality, Respondent Characteristics and Survey Estimates by Vasja Vehovar, Nejc Berzelak, Gregor Čehovin

“…This paper aimed to identify a minimal set of paradata indicators that can be used in a similar manner to sociodemographic variables, i.e. as general characteristics of respondents. …”
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Comparison of IGDT, TOAT and STC Methods in Robust Planning of Transmission Network Expansion in the Presence of Uncertainties by Shahriar Abbasi

“…Aim of TNEP is providing enough capacity to transfer power from generation section to load centers in a reliable and economically efficient manner. The mission of this problem is identifying where, when and what type of new transmission lines should be installed in transmission network.Purpose of this article is comparing the IGDT, TOAT and STC methods in robust TNEP (RTNEP) in the presence of load and wind power generation uncertainties. …”
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