Fuzzy Logic Based Hardware Accelerator with Partially Reconfigurable Defuzzification Stage for Image Edge Detection by Aous H. Kurdi, Janos L. Grantner, Ikhlas M. Abdel-Qader

“…The hardware accelerator consists of seven stages with one clock cycle latency per stage. The defuzzification stage was implemented using three different defuzzification methods. …”
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Comparing extraction conditions for favorable yield of lutein and zeaxanthin from distiller’s grains by Emily Aicher, Abigail S. Engelberth

“…The factors causing the greatest changes in yield per gram of sample dry mass were material type (DDGS resulted in a 26% greater yield as compared to WDGS) and solvent (yield with ethanol was 231% greater than with ethyl acetate). …”
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A hierarchical Bayesian approach to assess the impact of environmental factors on soybean yield and yield components by Nur Habibi Luthfan, Matsui Tsutomu, Tanaka Takashi S.T.

“…Merr) yield into several yield components, including the seeds per area and seed weight, offers better identification of the driver of yield variation, especially that is affected by environmental factors. …”
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The Combination Therapy with Zoledronic Acid and Propranolol Improves the Trabecular Microarchitecture and Mechanical Property in an Rat Model of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis by Deepak Kumar Khajuria, Rema Razdan, D. Roy Mahapatra

“…Twelve weeks after surgery, rats were randomized into six groups: (1) sham + vehicle, (2) OVX + vehicle, (3) OVX + ZOL (100 μg/kg, i.v. single dose), (4) OVX + ZOL (50 μg/kg, i.v. single dose), (5) OVX + PRO (0.1 mg/kg, s.c. 5 days per week), and (6) OVX + ZOL (50 μg/kg, i.v. single dose) + PRO (0.1 mg/kg, s.c. 5 days per week) for 12 weeks. …”
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SĄŽININGA PREKYBA: LIETUVOS VARTOTOJŲ POŽIŪRIS by Rasa Bartkutė, Vitalija Skėruvienė, Valdemaras Makutėnas

“…Vienas iš būdų, įgalinančių per vartojimą prisidėti prie darnaus vystymosi tikslų – produktų, kurie ženklinami sąžiningos prekybos ženklu, vartojimas. …”
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Shedding light on development: Leveraging the new nightlights data to measure economic progress. by Prachi Jhamb, Susana Ferreira, Patrick Stephens, Mekala Sundaram, Jonathan Wilson

“…Furthermore, we observe that NTL can also significantly explain variations in both GDP per capita and HDI at subnational levels.…”
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Quando i letteratti italiani promuovono ad “eccezione” il teatro (Pirandello, i futuristi, Pasolini, Testori, Maraini) by Giorgio Taffon

“…Appunto, l’apporto dei letterati, sostenuto dal loro sguardo eccentrico, da extraterritoriali: è questo il versante che mi propongo di esplorare, convinto che capendo l’azione di chi ci ha preceduto, potremo meglio comprendere e agire, per oggi e per domani. In particolare è all’incirca nei due decenni 1915-1925 e 1965-1975 che alcune personalità provenienti dal mondo della letteratura, del libro, hanno saputo offrire nuove idee ad un sistema teatrale quasi immobile. …”
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The Pacifying Power of Wages in the Domestic Work Domain by Vuyo Gama

“…The country’s recommended minimum wage for domestic workers is E 1,246.00 (USD 73.20) per month. Interviews were conducted among ten live-in domestic workers from Tubungu, Eswatini, who earn E 3,500 (USD 205.63) or more per month. …”
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La modellazione microstrutturale di materiali a struttura eterogenea: princìpi ed applicazioni by Luca Collini

“…Oltre allo studio delle proprietà effettive dei solidi eterogenei, vi è la crescente necessità di incorporare un maggiore numero di informazioni sui meccanismi di deformazione e danneggiamento generati alla microscala, anche per i materiali abitualmente considerati omogenei. …”
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Socio-economic development of agglomeration territories as an object of strategic management by G. A. Borovkova, D. V. Rodnyansky

“…In general, all three studied agglomerations in the formation of their development plans should focus their attention primarily on level of migration, the volume of investment in fixed capital per capita, GDP per capita factors. The conducted analysis allowed to identify the main trends in the development of each agglomeration, as well as to formulate recommendations for the management of these agglomerations development.…”
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A Novel Design of Photovoltaic-Based Charging Station for Battery Vehicles with Dynamic Demand: A Case of Short Runs by Mohamed Salameh, Tamer Khatib, Khaled Alsahili

“…After that, load demand and needs including number of daily trips, number of passengers per hour, and hourly energy consumption are determined based on the developed model and gathered information. …”
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CO2 emissions during the operation of autonomous water heating systems by A. L. Toropov

“…The purpose of the work — Assessment of the CO2 emission indicator per kilowatt of heat energy of the specified generators of heat supply systems with real energy efficiency of heat generators of heat supply systems with radiator-type heating devices.Materials and methods. …”
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Effects of Supply Chain Strategy on Stump Fuel Cost: A Simulation Approach by Anders Eriksson, Lars Eliasson, Per-Anders Hansson, Raida Jirjis

“…Well-planned stump storage was shown to reduce the delivery costs significantly, while high moisture content (>45%) had detrimental effects on system costs per unit energy delivered. However, the most influential parameters were productivity level and site characteristics (distance and site size).…”
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Asymmetry of the economic development of the Eurasian Economic Union: analysis and recommendations by A. A. Urunov, A. R. Vagapova, S. I. Shirinova

“…The three indicators include gross domestic product per capita, investments per capita and average accrued salary. …”
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Characterisation of Phantom Limb Pain in Traumatic Lower-Limb Amputees by André Tadeu Sugawara, Marcel Simis, Felipe Fregni, Linamara Rizzo Battistella

“…Tingling, numbness, flushing, itchiness, spasm, tremor, and throbbing are statistically significant PLP descriptor numbers per patient predicted by above-knee amputation, prosthetic phase, higher education level, and greater PLP intensity by VAS (p<0.05). …”
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Determinants of Survival in Cancer Rectum: Our Experience at a Tertiary Care Center by Rashmi Singh, Anup Kumar, Manika Verma, Payal Raina

“…Introduction: As per GLOBOCON 2018, colorectal cancer is the seventh leading cancer in India. …”
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Potential role of circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA as biomarkers in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective single-center study. by Natsuki Eboshida, Atsuko Hamada, Mirai Higaki, Fumitaka Obayashi, Nanako Ito, Sachiko Yamasaki, Ryouji Tani, Tomoaki Shintani, Koichi Koizumi, Souichi Yanamoto

“…We examined the relationship between the prognosis, the number of circulating tumor cells per four milliliters of peripheral blood, and the amount of cell-free DNA per milliliter of serum or the gene mutation in cell-free DNA. …”
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Aplinkosaugos, socialinės atsakomybės ir valdysenos (ESG) atskleidimai įmonės vertės ir finansinių rezultatų kontekste: konceptualusis požiūris by Aušrinė Galdikaitė, Ramunė Budrionytė

“… Per pastaruosius dešimtmečius įmonių rengiamų viešųjų ataskaitų teikimo pasaulinė praktika smarkiai keitėsi. …”
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No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients by Bruce S. Pyenson, Carol M. Bazell, Michael J. Bellanich, Melissa A. Caplen, Javier J. Zulueta

“…Spread across the commercially-insured population, the workup is estimated to cost between $1 and $2 per member per year. **Conclusions:** The majority of commercially-insured members with newly identified IPNs do not appear to have any guideline-recommended workup, despite a low incremental cost of such workup services on a population basis.…”
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Research on Optimization of Gear Micro-modification based Genetic Algorithm by Gang Lei, Huyin Wang, Ziqian Liu, Yanjun Jiang, Chaochao Chen, Ling Qin, Jiale Chen, Lin Liu, Binxiong Liao

“…In order not to affect the requirements of other acceleration conditions，a genetic algorithm is introduced to optimize the micro-modification parameters of the second gear by reducing the peak-to-peak value and load per unit length of the transmission error of the second gear. …”
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