Exploring Near- and Far-Field Effects in Photoplethysmography Signals Across Different Source–Detector Distances by Ángel Solé Morillo, Joan Lambert Cause, Kevin De Pauw, Bruno da Silva, Johan Stiens

“…This work analyzes the variability of the DC component of the PPG signal at three source–detector distances (6 mm, 9 mm, and 12 mm) using green, red, and infrared light and four photodiodes per distance. The coefficient of variation (CV) is proposed as a new signal quality index (SQI) to evaluate signal variabilities. …”
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Optimization to Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae Spirulina sp. Using Response Surface Methodology by Xuan Wei, Dengfei Jie

“…Optimization of three key parameters—concentration (mass of algae per mass of solvent), reaction temperature, and holding time—was carried out by response surface methodology (RSM). …”
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Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Air Conditioning System for Residential Application: Energy, Exergy, and Sustainability Analysis by Yasser Abbasi, Ehsan Baniasadi, Hossein Ahmadikia

“…The results also show that utilization of this hybrid system can reduce CO2 emissions by almost 70 tons per year.…”
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EFFECT OF WATERLOGGING ON YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF CHILLI by Md. Nazmul Haq Rony, Ariful Islam, Md. Zablul Tareq, Md. Wahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hassan Faruqe, Rahin Islam, Shaikat Mitra

“…Height of plant, leaf number, diameter of stem base, area of leaf, days to flowering and fruits umber per plant were recorded.…”
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Health Information Provided by Retail Health Food Outlets by Jaclyn Calder, Robert Issenman, Ruth Cawdron

“…A research assistant visited the stores and presented as the mother of a child in whom Crohn’s disease had been diagnosed. Seventy-two per cent (23 of 32) of store employees offered advice, such as to take nutritional and herbal supplements. …”
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Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen: An Oncological Enigma by Myoteri Despoina, Dellaportas Dionysios, Ayiomamitis Georgios, Strigklis Konstantinos, Kouroumpas Efstratios, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou Adamantia

“…The incidence of the disease is 0.14–0.23 cases per million, with slight male predominance. Etiology is not established and clinical presentation may confuse even experienced physicians. …”
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study fluid analysis of a new blowdown pump sealing line by Raihan Muhammad

“…This research can reduce the use of water service by as much as 1142 liters per day for 2 desalination plants because the discharge water used sealing each desalination unit is 23,79 liters / hour / desalination.…”
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Compensated integrability on tori; a priori estimate for space-periodic gas flows by Serre, Denis

“…We obtain a weighted estimate of the average number of collisions per unit time, provided that the “linear density” $Na/L$ ($N$ particles of radius $a$) is smaller than some threshold.…”
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Ovarian cyst mimicking acute appendicitis in children: a case report by Hafni Zuchra Noor, Alfaina Wahyuni, Sulistiari Retnowati

“…The estimated incidence of ovarian torsion in children is 5 per 100,000 girls. Herein, we report two cases of ovarian torsion mimicking pediatric acute appendicitis mimicking ovarian cyst. …”
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An exploration of entrepreneur brand orientation and consumer perceptions of SMEs’ brand positioning by Akintayo Adesoji Ogunsanya, William Edward Heuva, Tshepang Bright Molale

“…Also, two focus group sessions were held with consumers to probe their perceptions of participating SMEs’ brand positioning. As per value for the scholarship, it emerged that the entrepreneurs’ brand orientation was low, resulting in low brand distinctiveness. …”
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Reinterpreting the Mineral Collections in Rome's Museum of Civilizations by Silvia Pireddu

“…This museum hosts ISPRA’s (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale – Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) geological and historical collections, former collections from the Museum of Italian Africa, and contemporary artworks. …”
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Mechanical Ventilation during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Severe Respiratory Failure by Zhongheng Zhang, Wan-Jie Gu, Kun Chen, Hongying Ni

“…However, mechanical ventilation per se can cause lung injury, accelerating the disease progression. …”
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Heat Conduction of Micropolar Solids Sensitive to Mirror Reflections of Three-Dimensional Space by E. V. Murashkin, Y. N. Radayev

“…The Helmholtz free energy per unit doublet pseudoinvariant volume was employed as the thermodynamic state potential of the following functional arguments: absolute temperature, symmetric parts, and accompanying vectors for the linear asymmetric strain tensor and the wryness pseudotensor. …”
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Five-Month Follow-Up Assessing Defecography and Urodynamics after Laparoscopic Nerve-Sparing Colorectal Resection for Endometriosis by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Alice Cristina Coelho Brandão Salomão, Claudia Maria Vale Joaquim, Bruna Rafaela Santos de Oliveira, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…After surgery, urodynamics remained normal and bowel function improved subjectively and objectively per dynamic magnetic resonance defecography (DMRD). …”
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Dolphinfish Bycatch in Spanish Mediterranean Large Pelagic Longline Fisheries, 2000–2010 by David Macías, José C. Báez, Salvador García-Barcelona, José M. Ortiz de Urbina

“…Our results indicate that the impact of the pelagic and semipelagic longline on the dolphinfish population is relatively low (1.083 fishes per 1000 hooks), in contrast with the greater effect on the target species population. …”
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Listen, Learn, Like! Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Involved in the Mere Exposure Effect in Music by Anders C. Green, Klaus B. Bærentsen, Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen, Andreas Roepstorff, Peter Vuust

“…This was despite the fact that the task during scanning was to judge liking, not recognition, thus suggesting that appreciation of music relies strongly on memory processes. Subjective liking per se caused differential activation in the left hemisphere, of the anterior insula, the caudate nucleus, and the putamen.…”
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Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes by Valerie A. Orlando, Lonnie R. Johnson, Anne R. Wilson, David M. Maahs, R. Paul Wadwa, Franziska K. Bishop, Fran Dong, Elaine H. Morrato

“…Despite being at high risk for developing periodontal disease, the mean toothbrushing frequency was once per day and 42% did not floss. Significant opportunity exists for improving periodontal disease knowledge and adoption of preventive oral hygiene behaviors in adolescents with diabetes.…”
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Changes in EU Food Supply and the Activities of the European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health by Ewa Halicka, Joanna Kaczorowska, Krystyna Rejman

“…This paper presents the changes in food supply in selected EU Member states and average EU+ after the establishment of the European Platform for Action in the field of Diet, Physical Activity and Health in 2005. The per capita annual supply of vegetables, fruits, pulses, sugar & sweeteners and the daily values of calories and fat are analysed based on FAO Food Balance Sheet (FBS) data. …”
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Globalūs iššūkiai kaip švietimo organizacijų vadovų globalias kompetencijas įgalinantys veiksniai by Ieva Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė, Renata Bilbokaitė

“…Tyrimo rezultatai atkleidė globalios kompetencijos raišką per nuolatinį tobulėjimą įvairiose profesinėse srityse, institucinį ir tarptautinį bendradarbiavimą, sistemiškai įgyvendinamus valdymo sprendimus, tvarumo idėjų įgyvendinimą ugdymo procese, nuomonių įvairovės skatinimą. …”
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Optimal Joint Expected Delay Forwarding in Delay Tolerant Networks by Jia Xu, Xin Feng, Wen Jun Yang, Ru Chuan Wang, Bing Qing Han

“…This paper aims to provide an optimal joint expected delay forwarding (OJEDF) protocol which minimizes the expected delay while satisfying a certain constant on the number of forwardings per message. We propose a comprehensive forwarding metric called joint expected delay (JED) which is a function of remaining hop-count (or ticket) and residual lifetime. …”
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