High-Quality Economic Development in Huaihe Economic Zone Level Measurement and Evaluation by Xin Sun, Shu Fang, Su Zhang

“…The results show that the following: (1) the overall high-quality development level of the Huaihe River Eco-Economic Zone is not high, and the overall time and space characteristics is “high in the east and low in the west”; (2) there is a positive spatial autonomy in urban competitiveness and the spatial distribution of the Huaihe River, and relevantly, the degree of closeness of spatial associations between cities is generally low; (3) the gap between the level of urban competitiveness in Jiangsu Province is shrinking, the development of other provinces has a time lag effect, and there are differences in the level of urban competitiveness. …”
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Preparation and Synergistic Anti-Tumor Effect of Iridium Oxide Nanocomposites under Microscope by Xudong He, Feng Xiang, Zhangyi Xu

“…The experimental results show that IrOx@DOX has the dual response of pH and US, and the inhibition rates are 27%, 57%, and 76%, respectively. At the same time, ultrasound not only can enhance the uptake of nanoparticles by cells but also can promote the release of DOX in cells, which provides a basis for subsequent SDT chemotherapy synergistic therapy. …”
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Chaotic Dynamics of the Fractional Order Predator-Prey Model Incorporating Gompertz Growth on Prey with Ivlev Functional Response by G.s. Mahapatra, Sarker Md Sohel Rana, Md. Jasim Uddin, P. K. Santra

“…The existence and direction of the period-doubling bifurcation, Neimark-Sacker bifurcation, and Control Chaos are examined for the discrete-time domain. As the bifurcation parameter increases, the system displays chaotic behaviour. …”
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Automatized Calculating System for a Ketogenic Diet: CETORAP by Ligia M. Marcos Plasencia, Edelsia Rojas Massipe, Amarilis Barbié Rubiera

“…<strong>Results:</strong> An interactive system of easy management was created to allow the pertinent calculations for a ketogenic regimen in a given patient and in very short period of time. This system has been put into practice in the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery with notable savings regarding time and reliability of the estimations in terms of energy and food. …”
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Network Packet Sniffer: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Mugarurebye, Shawn, Gumoshabe, Rebecca

“…Networks have dramatically changed our daily lives and infiltrated all aspects of human society. At the same time when we enjoy the convenience and benefits brought by the networks, we also suffer from a great amount of intelligent attacks and malicious intrusions. …”
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Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Uganda (1986-2022). by Kobusingye, Judith

“…Finally, this study recommends that further research can investigate the effect of Taxation on GDP growth for the Case of Uganda over various time periods.…”
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Design and Prototype of an Automatic Dam Monitoring and Control System. by Kiconco, Dalison

“…Dams have played a vital role since the time of colonialism. The lack of a proper dam management system has been causing several losses including the recent floods. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Irish Potato Peeling machine. by Namuri, Gift Evelyn

“…Traditional manual peeling is labor intensive and time consuming. This paper presents the design and development of an Irish potato peeling machine to improve efficiency and reduce manual labour requirements. …”
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Discourse Structure Analysis of Hasanak-e-Vazir’s Hanging Tale: A Study based on Van Dijk’s (2007) Socio-Cognitive Approach by Nader Abyar, Mousa Ghonchepour, Zahra Iranmanesh

“…Understanding the social conditions and power representations of Bayhaqi's time makes the study of this occurrence particularly significant. …”
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Level of and trends in women’s empowerment inequalities in antenatal care services in Ethiopia: further analysis of the Ethiopia demographic and health surveys, 2000-16 by Gebretsadik Shibre, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Damen Haile Mariam

“…In this study, we sought to shed light on whether and how such disparities changed over time. Methods Data for the study came from the 2000 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys. …”
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Modelling the Thin-Layer Drying Kinetics of Marinated Beef during Infrared-Assisted Hot Air Processing of Biltong by Francis C. Muga, Moses O. Marenya, Tilahun S. Workneh

“…The marinated meat is traditionally dried under ambient winter conditions while commercial biltong producers use hot air driers. Hot air drying is time-consuming and energy-intensive. A combined infrared and hot air drying (IRHAD) is an alternative method of drying meat during biltong processing. …”
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An Electrosurgical Endoknife with a Water-Jet Function (Flushknife) Proves Its Merits in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Especially for the Cases Which Should Be Remove... by Yoji Takeuchi, Toshio Shimokawa, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi, Noboru Hanaoka, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo

“…Previously, we reported that the Flushknife (electrosurgical endoknife with a water-jet function) could reduce the operation time of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) however, suitable situation for the Flushknife was obscure. …”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…The breaking of cyclical time of the myth and deploying it into linear time gave rise to characters-doubles: the only one mythological image disintegrated and turned into different actors. …”
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Anthropological Dimension of the Philosophical "Literature-Centric" Model of Ukrainian Romanticism by Z. O. Yankovska, L. V. Sorochuk

“…Romanticism as a movement developed in Germany, where, becoming the philosophy of time in the 18th-19th centuries, spread to all European countries. …”
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ON THE SPECIFICS OF TEACHING, SCHOOLS AND INTELLECTUAL CENTERS OF PALESTINE OF LATE ANTIQUITY by Zhanna M. Sukhova, Irina Yu. Vashcheva

“…This concept reviews those events and processes as changes required by the time, which cannot be assessed in a one-sided negative way, and emphasizes the importance of studying the cultural aspects of the era. …”
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Towards faster plan adaptation for proton arc therapy using initial treatment plan information by Benjamin Roberfroid, Margerie Huet-Dastarac, Elena Borderías-Villarroel, Rodin Koffeing, John A. Lee, Ana M. Barragán-Montero, Edmond Sterpin

“…Current PAT planning approaches are time-consuming, making them unsuitable for online adaptation. …”
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Application of Overlap Gastroduodenostomy in Billroth I Anastomosis after Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer by Guojun Chen, Wenhuan Li, Weihua Yu, Dong Cen, Xianfa Wang, Peng Luo, Jiafei Yan, Guofu Chen, Yiping Zhu, Linhua Zhu

“…There were no significant differences between the two groups in operation time (158.9 ± 13.6 min vs. 158.8 ± 14.8 min, P=0.955), anastomotic time (19.4 ± 3.0 min vs. 18.8 ± 2.9 min, P=0.354), intraoperative blood loss (88.9 ± 25.4 mL vs. 83.7 ± 24.3 mL, P=0.321), number of lymph node dissections (31.0 ± 7.1 vs. 29.2 ± 7.5, P=0.229), length of hospital stay (8.8 ± 2.7 days vs. 9.1 ± 3.0 days, P=0.636), fluid intake time (3.1 ± 0.7 days vs. 3.2 ± 0.7 days, P=0.914), and morbidity of postoperative complications (6.7% [3/45] vs. 10.6% [5/47], P=0.499). …”
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Artificial neural network with incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics for exothermic chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer in a rectangular annulus by Alaa Allakany, Noura Alsedias, Abdelraheem M. Aly

“…The overall heat/mass transition as well as the velocity field are dramatically enhanced when $$Ra$$ Ra and $$N$$ N were boosted. The fractional time derivative helps reach a steady state in less time instants. …”
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Facet Blocking for Treating Back Pain Caused by Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture by Yongquan Cheng, Xiaoliang Wu, Jiawei Shi, Hui Jiang

“…The mean ODI scores of Group A and Group B were 30.9 and 29.8 at admission, 17.6 and 17.7 at 3 months, and 10.5 and 10.9 at 12 months after operation, respectively. The mean operation time and fluoroscopic exposure time of Group A (35.6 minutes and 7.2 seconds, respectively) was significantly shorter than that of Group B (45.7 minutes and 11.7 seconds, respectively, P<0.01). …”
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Multitask Learning-Based Pipeline-Parallel Computation Offloading Architecture for Deep Face Analysis by Faris S. Alghareb, Balqees Talal Hasan

“…Therefore, the presented pipeline-parallel architecture can be a cost-effective framework for real-time computer vision applications implemented on resource-limited devices.…”
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