Design and Performance Analysis of Multirate-NOMA by Hamad Yahya, Emad Alsusa, Arafat Al-Dweik

“…Most of the work in the literature considers the analysis of the single-rate (SR)-NOMA, which can only vary the power per user, limiting its flexibility and bit error rate (BER) performance. …”
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Simulazione della propagazione di difetti a fatica mediante il modello di zona coesiva by A. Pirondi, F. Moroni

“…I parametri del modello ricavati da prove di tenacità a frattura e propagazione di difetti a fatica in modo I, saranno utilizzati come riferimento per la convalida dell'implementazione.…”
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Revised dietary exposure assessment of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the genetically modified Aspergillus oryzae strain NZYM‐LH by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu

“…Dietary exposure to the food enzyme‐TOS was calculated to be up to 0.284 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. When combined with the no observed adverse effect level previously reported (1080 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested), the Panel derived a margin of exposure of at least 3803. …”
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In vivo evaluation biological of protein quality of hamburgers containing fibers by Tiffany Prokopp Hautrive, Ângela Souza Rodrigues, Karine Ines Bolson Moro, Gilberti Helena Hübscher, Ernesto Hashime Kubota

“…Weight gain was higher in the HT group. The PER ranged from 2.33 (casein) to 1,94 (HQ) and the NPR 2,65 (casein) to 2,22 (HQ). …”
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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Child: A Case Report of Palliative Chemotherapy and Literature Review Applied to Limited Resources Centers by Natharina Yolanda, Stefanus Gunawan, Max F. J. Mantik, Anjo J. P. Veerman

“…Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare hematopoietic malignancy in children, with an incidence of 1.2 per million children per year. At this moment, we present a case report and a brief literature review of JMML in a child, primarily focused on its applicability in low-middle income countries. …”
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EBRD ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY by E. M. Evdokimova

“…The greatest share as a core country of operations receives Russia: total SEI investments – €2,4 billion, number of projects – over 100, avoided greenhouse gases emissions – 18 million tonnes (CO2 equivalent per year), energy savings – 9 million tonnes of oil equivalent per year. …”
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An Indirect Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride in Pharmaceutical Formulations Based on Chelate Formation with Palladium(II) by Ameen W. Qasim, Zuhair A. A. Khammas

“…The proposed method was applied for the determination of TFPH in the drug stelazine by both direct calibration and standard additions procedures and found to be 4.88 and 4.87 mg per unite, respectively compared with the stated value of 5 mg per unite. …”
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The Impact of Systemic Insecticides: Cyantraniliprole and Flupyradifurone on the Mortality of <i>Athalia rosae</i> (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Based on the Biophoton-Emission of... by Bálint Gerbovits, Ildikó Jócsák, Sándor Keszthelyi

“…An examination of the bio-photon emission of the experimental plants revealed a statistically verifiable correlation between the applied active ingredients and the photon emission intensity per unit plant surface area. The findings of our study indicate that due to their insecticidal activity, systemic insecticides also affect plant life processes by increasing photosynthetic activity per unit leaf area.…”
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The costs and logistics of distributing ‘forest packs’ containing novel vector control tools to forest-exposed populations in Cambodia by Joshua Yukich, Dyna Doum, David J. McIver, Jason H. Richardson, Siv Sovannaroth, Neil F. Lobo, Allison Tatarsky

“…Costs were collected using micro-costing approaches and the cost of distribution for the ‘forest pack’ was estimated using standard economic evaluation approaches and examined in sensitivity analyses. Results The cost per eligible person (the target population) per malaria season for the whole pack was estimated to be 138 USD, which was nearly entirely driven by the cost of the products. …”
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Surface Albedo Variation and Its Influencing Factors over Dongkemadi Glacier, Central Tibetan Plateau by Jie Wang, Yuhuan Cui, Xiaobo He, Jian Zhang, Shijiang Yan

“…During 2000–2009, albedo in summer decreased at a rate of 0.0052 per year and was influenced by air temperature and precipitation levels, whereas albedo in winter increased at a rate of 0.0045 per year, influenced by the level and frequency of precipitation. …”
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Research on Revenue Insurance Premium Ratemaking of Jujube Based on Copula-Stochastic Optimization Model by Li-Mei Qi, Ruo-Yu Yao, Xing-Zhe Zhang, Yu-Jing Zhang, Xiao-Yin Wang, Jian-Ping Tao, Jia-Ming Zhu

“…In the study, firstly, wavelet analysis method was used to stabilize the jujube yield per unit area and the jujube price from 1997 to 2018 in Aksu region, Xinjiang, China. …”
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Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Climatic and Non-Climatic Factors on Maize Yield over a 33 Year Period (1990–2022) in Nepal by O. Poudel, B. B. Khatri, P. Acharya, D. R. Sharma

“…The study examines the role of temperature, rainfall, pesticide use, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (per capita and agricultural) in shaping maize productivity. …”
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Development of Semiliquid Ingredients from Grape Skins and Their Potential Impact on the Reducing Capacity of Model Functional Foods by Milan Stojanovic, Laura Marinoni, Giovanni Cabassi, Malisa Antic, Vera Lavelli

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Comparison of Milrinone with Sildenafil for the Treatment of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn by Imtiaz Ahmad, Motia Javaid, Tanveer Ahmad, Imran Baloch, Nisar Khan Sajid, Abdul Razzaq Mughal

“…Group 2 infants (n = 80) received sildenafil (2mg per kg per dose three times a day). The medication was continued until extubation. …”
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The Effects of Catheter Ablation Therapy on Medication Use and Expenditures in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Matthew R. Reynolds, Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Jamie L. March, Steven C. Hao

“…The effects were strongest in the matched sample, where approximately 30% of ablation patients discontinued use of rhythm medication after receiving catheter ablation. Per-patient total medication expenditures were reduced by $800 to $1,200 per year in the matched sample. …”
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Fertilization Rate and Number of Embryos on Day 2 after Intrauterine and Deep Intrauterine Insemination Using Frozen-Thawed Boar Semen in Multiparous Sows by Kakanang Buranaamnuay, Yodchai Panyaboriban, Padet Tummaruk, Mongkol Techakumphu

“…The inseminations were conducted using IUI with 2×109 FT sperm per dose (n=6) and DIUI with 1×109 FT sperm per dose (n=6). …”
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Biology of Omaspides pallidipennis Boheman, 1854 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) by Paula A. A. Gomes, Fábio Prezoto, Fernando A. Frieiro-Costa

“…In the first cycle, the average number of eggs was 55.7±15.5 eggs per egg cluster (n=1,837 eggs in 33 clusters) and in the second it was 61.6±14.2 eggs per egg cluster (n=5,607 eggs in 91 clusters). …”
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Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of an Influenza Vaccination Program for Health Care Workers by Annalee Yassi, Joel Kettner, Greg Hammond, Mary Cheang, Myrna McGill

“…Benefits, measured as the value of sick time avoided, compared with costs, including materials, occupational nursing staff time, employee time during vaccination, and time lost due to adverse reactions, revealed a net benefit of $39.23 per vaccinated employee. Sensitivity analyses highlighted vaccine efficacy and absenteeism due to influenza and adverse reactions to vaccination as the most important factors; with time lost due to adverse reactions as much as 0.013 days per vaccinated employee and a vaccine efficacy of 70%, net positive benefits could be achieved if influenza-induced absenteeism is 0.5% or greater of paid employee time during the epidemic season. …”
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Identification of Main Driving Factors of Water Resources Carrying Capacity in Taiyuan City by DING Xiangyi, SHI Xiaolin, WANG Xiangqian, MEI Chao

“…Utilizing the existing evaluation results of the water resources carrying capacity of Taiyuan City,this paper qualitatively analyzed its driving factors of the city,which was based on the analysis of the critical overload/overloading causes of various dimensions including quantity,quality,domain and flow and the consideration of the current situation of water resources in Taiyuan City.The paper also quantitatively identified the driving factors influencing the water resources carrying capacity of Taiyuan City with a combination weighting method of principal component analysis,analytic hierarchy process and entropy weight method.Further,making full use of the respective advantages of qualitative analysis and quantitative identification of driving factors,the paper took the common influencing factors as the main driving factors of the water resources carrying capacity of Taiyuan City.The results indicated that the main driving factors influencing the various dimensions of water resources carrying capacity in the city included the followings:①water quantity dimension:precipitation,per capita water resources,ratio of imported water to consumed water,groundwater extraction coefficient,coefficient of effective utilization of farmland irrigation water,water consumption per 10 000 yuan of industrial added value and wastewater utilization rate;②water quality dimension:water quality compliance rate of water function zone,proportion of water quality inferior to Grade V;③water domain dimension:soil erosion control rate;④water flow dimension:proportion of river ecological water replenishment.The research results can provide references for the plan formulation of improving water resources carrying capacity in Taiyuan City.…”
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Konkurencyjność gospodarki województwa małopolskiego a rozwój ekosystemu startupowego by Jakub Piecuch, Joanna Szarek

“…Za podstawowe czynniki oddziałujące na konkurencyjność Małopolski uznano liczbę udzielonych patentów na wynalazki krajowe przez Urząd Patentowy RP, dynamikę zatrudnienia w B+R, nakłady inwestycyjne na B+R, liczbę przedsiębiorstw z kapitałem zagranicznym oraz PKB per capita w cenach bieżących. Po przeprowadzonej analizie korelacji wykazano, że najsilniejsze zależności zachodzą pomiędzy PKB per capita w cenach bieżących a liczbą przedsiębiorstw z kapitałem zagranicznym oraz nakładami inwestycyjnymi na B+R. …”
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