Synthesis and Characterization of Nanofiber of Oxidized Cellulose from Nata De Coco by Ditpon Kotatha, Supitcha Rungrodnimitchai

“…Oxidized cellulose (OC) nanofiber was successfully prepared from the dry sheet of Nata De Coco (DNDC) using the mixture system of HNO3/H3PO4–NaNO2 for the first time. The carboxyl content of the OC was investigated at different conditions (HNO3/H3PO4 ratios, reaction times, and reaction temperatures). …”
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An Automatic Extraction Method of Coach Operation Information from Historical Trajectory Data by Jun Li, Qingqi Li, Yan Zhu, Yan Ma, Yubin Xu, Chao Xie

“…Currently, most types of data including coach operation data are collected by manual investigation which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and this significantly hinders the realization of intelligent traffic information service. …”
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A Nonstationary Daily and Hourly Analysis of the Extreme Rainfall Frequency Considering Climate Teleconnection in Coastal Cities of the United States by Lei Yan, Yuhan Zhang, Mengjie Zhang, Upmanu Lall

“…The opportunity to use these time-varying probabilistic models for adaptive flood risk management in a coastal city context is discussed.…”
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Development of Synchronous Transportation Model for Trackless Vehicle Dispatching During the Construction of Long-Distance Single-Headed Shield Tunnel by Jian Wu, Shao-Hui Tang, Chui-Yi Zhou, Yong Huang, Lei Huang, Hong-Bo Lu, Ning Miao

“…An optimized scheme of vehicle schedule has been proposed to minimize trackless vehicle and retention time. Comparative analysis has been carried out to evaluate the trackless vehicle and retention time between the optimized scheme and the original scheme. …”
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Experimental Study and Application of LASC Foamed Concrete to Create Airtight Walls in Coal Mines by Duo Zhang, Weifeng Wang, Jun Deng, Hu Wen, Xiaowei Zhai

“…With an increasing foam dosage, the initial setting time gradually extends while the fluidity of the foam slurry decreases. …”
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Multi-Server Two-Way Communication Retrial Queue Subject to Disaster and Synchronous Working Vacation by Tzu-Hsin Liu, He-Yao Hsu, Fu-Min Chang

“…The system may fail at any time due to disasters, forcing all the calls within the service area to leave the system and causing all the main servers to fail. …”
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Peak steps to measure ‘‘capacity for activity’’: Actigraphy in the ADAPT registry with oral treprostinil by Daniel Lachant, DO, James Gagermeier, MD, Scott Seaman, PhD, Andrew Wang, MPH, Meredith Broderick, PharmD, JD, R. James White, MD, PhD

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients have low activity time. Actigraphy provides an objective quantification of movement outside of clinic visits (home, work, social activities). …”
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A new epidemic model of sexually transmittable diseases: a fractional numerical approach by Mudassar Rafique, Muhammad Aziz Ur Rehamn, Aisha M. Alqahtani, Muhammad Rafiq, A. F. Aljohani, Zafar Iqbal, Nauman Ahmed, Shafiullah Niazai, Ilyas Khan

“…The basic reproduction number is $${R}_{0}$$ is found out for the model. The time-delayed non-integer order STID model holds two steady states, namely, the STID free and endemic steady state. …”
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Route Identification Method for On-Ramp Traffic at Adjacent Intersections of Expressway Entrance by Wenxuan Wang, Xiaodong Zhu, Yanli Wang, Bing Wu

“…Then, DTW is used to measure the similarity of traffic volume time series between intersection approaches and expressway on-ramp. …”
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Potensi Ikan Barbir (Pethia conchonius) dan Lemon (Labidochromis caeruleus) Jantan dan Betina sebagai Predator Biologis Larva Nyamuk Aedes aegypti by Hebert Adrianto, Etha Rambung, Natalia Christiani

“…Observation the predation time of the fish until the fish eat all the larvae. …”
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Study on Seismic Coefficient Calculation Method of Slope Seismic Stability Analysis by Pai Lifang, Wu Honggang, Yang Tao, Zhong Feifei

“…According to the time-history of the landslide, dynamic stability coefficients were calculated. …”
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STAR‐ESDM: A Generalizable Approach to Generating High‐Resolution Climate Projections Through Signal Decomposition by Katharine Hayhoe, Ian Scott‐Fleming, Anne Stoner, Donald J. Wuebbles

“…Components are then recombined for each station or grid cell to produce a continuous, high‐resolution bias‐corrected and downscaled time series at the spatial and temporal scale of the predictand time series. …”
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A Systematic Review of Postoperative Pain Outcome Measurements Utilised in Regional Anesthesia Randomized Controlled Trials by E. Pushpanathan, T. Setty, B. Carvalho, P. Sultan

“…Ten studies reported pain scores on activity and 27/31 studies utilised ≥2 pain outcomes. Time of measurement of pain score also varied with a total of 51 different time points used in total. …”
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Efficient Probabilistic and Geometric Anatomical Mapping Using Particle Mesh Approximation on GPUs by Linh Ha, Marcel Prastawa, Guido Gerig, John H. Gilmore, Cláudio T. Silva, Sarang Joshi

“…Often it takes a significant amount of computation time and thus becomes infeasible for practical purposes. …”
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Intra- and Extracranial MR Venography: Technical Notes, Clinical Application, and Imaging Development by M. Paoletti, G. Germani, R. De Icco, C. Asteggiano, P. Zamboni, S. Bastianello

“…Contrast-enhanced protocol is based on time-resolved contrast-enhanced MRV of the whole region plus extracranial flow quantification through 2D Cine phase contrast (PC); non-contrast-enhanced protocol includes intracranial 3D PC, extracranial 2D time of flight (TOF), and 2D Cine PC flow quantification. …”
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Evaluation of Nanomagnetite–Biochar Composite for BTA Removal by Carolina Guida, Nathaniel Findling, Valérie Magnin, Fabienne Favre Boivin, Laurent Charlet

“…Nanomagnetite and nanomagnetite–biochar composite were synthesized under anoxic conditions and tested for BTA removal efficiency at neutral pH under both oxic and anoxic conditions at different time scales. Within the short time scale (up to 8 h), the removal of BTA by nanomagnetite–biochar composite was shown to be due to BTA deprotonation by the nanomagnetite surface. …”
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Acute HIV Infection in Pregnancy: The Case for Third Trimester Rescreening by Jocelyn Wertz, Jason Cesario, Jennifer Sackrison, Sean Kim, Chi Dola

“…Combination testing with anti-HIV Elisa and Western blot is both sensitive and specific for diagnosis of established HIV-1 infection but could not detect acute HIV infection (AHI). AHI is a time of extremely high viral load, which may correlate to increased risk of horizontal or vertical transmission. …”
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Water Treatment Using Natural Coagulant and Electrocoagulation Process: A Comparison Study by Tofik Gali Aba Lulesa, Dejene Beyene, Million Ebba, Goshu Kenea

“…Different operating parameters such as pH (5–11), the dosage of coagulant (0.2–0.5 g), contact time or reaction time (20–50 minutes), current (0.2–0.5 A), and settling time (5–20 minutes) were considered. …”
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Navigated Pattern Laser System versus Single-Spot Laser System for Postoperative 360-Degree Laser Retinopexy by Alexei N. Kulikov, Dmitrii S. Maltsev, Ernest V. Boiko

“…In the pattern LRP group, the amount of time needed for LRP and pain level were statistically significantly lower, whereas the number of applied laser burns was higher compared to those in the SL-LRP group and in the IO-LRP group. …”
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Temporary uterine artery blocking and uterine artery embolization in treating cesarean scar pregnancy by Kefei Zeng, Xianghua Lei, Tingting Xia

“…Results: The TUAB group presented a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter vaginal bleeding time, shorter menstrual recovery time, and shorter mass disappearance time than the UAE group (all P <⁠0.05). …”
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