Signal theory based encryption of faster-than-Nyquist signals for fiber and wireless transmission by Abhinand Venugopalan, Karanveer Singh, Janosch Meier, Thomas Schneider

“…Abstract New applications such as the Internet of Things, autonomous driving, Industry X.0 and many more will transmit sensitive information via fibers and over the air with envisioned data rates beyond terabits per second. Therefore, the encryption has to be simple, fast and spectrally efficient, so that the power consumption and latency are low and the scarce bandwidth is not wasted. …”
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Evaluation of Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties in Selected Lowland Areas of Southern Ethiopia by Tariku Simion Dojamo, Selamawit Markos Takiso, Melese Lema Tessema

“…The mean grain yield indicated that the variety Melkassa-6Q is a high yielder compared to others with 3284 kg grain yield per hectare. This variety had a 35% yield advantage over the check. …”
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Analysis and Experimental Research of Gear Whine of 2nd Gear of Transmission based on Gear Modification by Zhou Xinjian, Li Guangxing, Mao Le

“…Based on the original simulation results of gear modification parameters,two new designs are proposed,plan A and B,to make sure per unit length load and contact stress concentrated in the center of the gear and the Peak to peak transmission error（ PPTE） values are the minimum. …”
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Improvement of stability of insecticidal proteins from against UV-irradiation by adsorption on sepiolite by Xueyong Zhou, Hang Li, Yanmei Liu, Jianchao Hao, Huifen Liu, Xianzhi Lu

“…The higher the loading of toxin per mass sepiolite, the lower the 50% of the larvae of sepiolite–toxin complex. …”
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Innovative Smart Road Stud Sensor Network Development for Real-Time Traffic Monitoring by Zhimin Tao, Wei Quan, Hua Wang

“…Field test results show that the vehicle detection accuracy based on the SRS network is about 98% per lane, which is the same level as the commercial detector installed in center of lane, even under the non-standard driving behaviors such as crossing lane line. …”
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STUDY ON MESH STIFFNESS CALCULATION AND LOAD DISTRIBUTION AMONG TEETH OF HELICAL GEAR PAIR AND UNDER BROKEN TOOTH FAULT (MT) by WANG ZhengBing, SHI LuBing, CHEN Chao, YAN ShiDang, LIU ZhongMing

“…Aiming at the accuracy of approximate replacement method of mesh stiffness of helical gear, the quasi-static elastic model of helical gear was established based on the change rule of contact length, quasi-parabolic model of single tooth mesh stiffness per unit of contact length and ISO6336-1 standard, and a comparative study was conducted with the approximate replacement method based on quasi-static rigid model and ISO6336-1 standard. …”
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Navigating technological innovation and rising costs: Assessing economic performance in Chinese manufacturing. by Songling Wu, Yanqi Si, Xiaoxiang Wang

“…Contrary to expectations, the rate of change in per capita wages shows no significant positive impact on economic performance. …”
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Methotrexate-Induced Accumulation of Fluorescent Annexin V in Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Andreas Wunder, Eyk Schellenberger, Umar Mahmood, Alexei Bogdanov, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Ralph Weissleder, Lee Josephson

“…Fluorescence reflectance imaging (FRI) of paws was performed 48 hr after MTX injection and at 10 min and 3 hr after the injection of Cy5.5-annexin V (1 nmol dye per mouse). With arthritic paws, MTX treatment caused a 7-fold increase in fluorescence intensity compared with the paws of untreated mice and a 4-fold increase compared to nonarthritic paws of MTX-treated mice ( p < .001 each). …”
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Trends in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Surabhi Mishra, Chythra R. Rao, Avinash Shetty

“…First diagnostic criteria for GDM in 1964 by O’Sullivan and Mahan, modified by the National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) in 1979 and Carpenter in 1982. The cut-off value as per WHO definition of GDM was 140 mg/dL, 2 hours after 75 g glucose intake. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of insomnia among adults attending primary health care settings in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Noor A. Juma, Diana S. Alshehabi, Fatema S. Ali, Tahera H. Baqer, Zahra A. Alherz, Naeema Budhaish, Basma Alsaffar

“…Regarding risk factors, insomnia was more prevalent in females (64.5%) (P = 0.017), unmarried (66.9%) (P = 0.037), and those who practiced physical activity less than 30 minutes per day (53.9%) (P = 0.032). Conclusion: Insomnia is a prevalent problem among primary healthcare attendees that needs special attention. …”
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Environmentally Smart Nitrogen Performance in Northern Great Plains’ Spring Wheat Production Systems by Olga S. Walsh, Kefyalew Girma

“…With ESN costing consistently more than urea per unit of N, we recommend urea as N source for spring wheat in Northern Great Plains.…”
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PENINGKATAN PENDAPATAN MASYARAKAT SEKITAR HUTAN ADAT BULUH CINA DI KABUPATEN KAMPAR MELALUI POLA DIVERSIFIKASI PERKEBUANAN, TANAMAN PANGAN DAN TERNAK by LATIFA SISWATI, ANTO ARIYANTO

“…Perhitungan ini juga memberikan konsekuensi pada hasil pendapatan optimal seorang petani ratarata sebesar Rp. 1.689.320 per bulan. …”
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Factsheet: West Sea Crisis In Korea by John McGlynn, Nan Kim

“…Information from South Korea's defense ministry reveals that the South "fired 3,657 times, or over 900 shells per hour," into waters near the Northern Limit Line (NLL).This factsheet was prepared by Nan Kim in conjunction with members of the National Campaign to End the Korean War. …”
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Optimization Design of Pure Electric Vehicle Power System Speed Ratio by Jintang Zheng, Jiqing Chen

“…With 100 km/h acceleration time and the NEDC working condition per 100 km energy consumption as the optimization objectives， the maximum speed， the maximum climbable gradient and speed ratio constraint are used as constraints， the speed ratio of the powertrain are optimized， after optimization of the design variables， the reference two-parameter shift strategy in speed and load degree are established， in the meanwhile， a simulation research is conducted on the dynamic and economic performance of the vehicle with Cruise. …”
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Advanced Method for Calculations of Core Burn-Up, Activation of Structural Materials, and Spallation Products Accumulation in Accelerator-Driven Systems by A. Stankovskiy, G. Van den Eynde

“…First of all, it uses a nuclear data library covering neutron- and proton-induced reactions, neutron and proton fission product yields, spontaneous fission product yields, radioactive decay data, and total recoverable energies per fission. Secondly, it uses a state-of-the-art numerical solver for the first-order ordinary differential equations describing the isotope balances, namely, a Radau IIA implicit Runge-Kutta method. …”
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Intralabyrinthine Schwannoma Mimicking Posterior Canalithiasis by Jonathan Olsgård Hansen, Niels Cramer West, Per Cayé-Thomasen

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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A 12-Year Experience Covering a Wide Spectrum of Presentations, Diagnoses, and Outcomes by Michael A. Page, William D. Mathers

“…We report an average of 31 new cases of AK per year from 1999 to 2011. This figure equates to 10.3 new cases/1,000,000/year for the Portland metropolitan area. …”
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Evaluation of Selected Essential Elements in Khalas Dates from Date Palm Determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry by Eid I. Brima

“…The calculated intakes (μg/kg bw day) per 100 g dates for each element were as follows: Mn (4.14), Cu (2.54), Zn (2.46), and Se (0.14), which represent 0.14%, 0.51%, 0.25%, and 0.2%, respectively, of the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) recommended by the EFSA/WHO. …”
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SUSTAINING LIFE WITH TREES: ECOCRITICISM PERSPECTIVE IN SELECTED PICTURE BOOKS by Christy Tisnawijaya, Geni Kurniati

“…Hence, this study aims to analyze how the picture books successfully capture the idea that trees are the symbol of Mother Earth per se. The selected picture books to be discussed are: A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry (1984), The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (1992), Red Knit Cap Girl and The Reading Tree by Naoko Stoop (2014), Seasons Come, Seasons Go: Tree by Patricia Hegarty (2015) and The Tree by Neil Layton (2016). …”
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UAV target tracking method based on global feature interaction and anchor-frame-free perceptual feature modulation. by Yuanhong Dan, Jinyan Li, Yu Jin, Yong Ji, Zhihao Wang, Dong Cheng

“…We realized a real-time processing speed of 30 frames per second.…”
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