Guaranteeing Prescribed Performance Control for Gyrostabilized Platform with Unknown Control Direction Preceded by Hysteresis by Yexing Wang, Humin Lei, Jikun Ye, Xiangwei Bu, Yali Xue

“…Furthermore, the exploited controllers are accurate model independent, which guarantees satisfactory robustness of control laws against unknown uncertainties. …”
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Analysis of the sexual dimorphism of metric variables of the cranial base: Archaeo-anthropological and forensic implications by Alexandra Boucherie

“…Our study demonstrates that an age-independent sex estimation method cannot be designed on the bony labyrinth. …”
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Joint Residence-Workplace Location Choice Model Based on Household Decision Behavior by Pengpeng Jiao, Tuo Sun, Jin Guo, Yangwei Li

“…First, for all households, this paper presents a basic methodology of the residence location and workplace choice without decision sequence based on the assumption that the two choice behaviors are independent of each other. Second, the paper clusters all households into two groups, choosing residence or workplace first, and formulates the residence location and workplace choice models under the constraint of decision sequence. …”
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Analysis Of Dividend Policy in Companies Listed on The Indonesia Stock Exchange by Dahlia Br Pinem, Bernadin Dwi M, Munasiron Miftah, Marlina Tanjung, Nani Ariani

“…The dependent variable is dividend policy using the Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR), instead, the independent variable includes liquidity using the Current Ratio (CR), leverage measurements using the Debt-to-Equity Ratio (DER), and also profitability using Return on Equity (roe). …”
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PPARγ Ligands Regulate Noncontractile and Contractile Functions of Airway Smooth Muscle: Implications for Asthma Therapy by Chantal Donovan, Xiahui Tan, Jane Elizabeth Bourke

“…PPARγ ligands can also regulate ASM contractility, with acute treatment eliciting relaxation of mouse trachea in vitro through a PPARγ-independent mechanism. Chronic treatment can protect against the loss of bronchodilator sensitivity to β2-adrenoceptor agonists and inhibit the development of AHR associated with exposure to nicotine in utero or following allergen challenge. …”
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Combination Therapy of PPAR𝛾 Ligands and Inhibitors of Arachidonic Acid in Lung Cancer by Jordi Tauler, James L. Mulshine

“…PPAR𝛾 activation through synthetic ligands (TZDs) has revealed a great mechanistic complexity since effects are produced through PPAR𝛾-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Furthermore, PPAR𝛾 could also be involved in regulation of COX-2. …”
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Copula-Based Probabilistic Hazard Assessment Model for Debris Flow Considering the Uncertainties of Multiple Influencing Factors by Mi Tian, Yuan Shen, Long Fan, Xiao-Tao Sheng

“…Results show that the developed V–RI–AL probabilistic model can provide reasonable estimates of debris-flow volume in Taiwan for a specific probability level of 0.94, and show better predictive performance than the empirical relationships by using an independent debris-flow dataset in Taiwan for validation. …”
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Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews by Jordyn A Kemp, Megan A Olson, Matthew A Tao, Christopher J Burcal

“…CS injections as treatment methods for LE. Two independent researchers searched and screened for articles that were systematic reviews that directly compared PRP to CS injections for LE…”
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of Thermally Treated Bismuth Subgallate by Paweł Ramos, Barbara Pilawa

“…Strong interactions with free radicals were pointed out for all the analysed samples containing bismuth independent of sterilization conditions. Optimal conditions of thermal sterilization for bismuth subgallate with the lowest free radical formation are temperature 170°C and time of heating 60 minutes. …”
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A glance at the Ethiopian higher education from the developmental state perspective by Ayenachew Assefa Woldegiyorgi

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MODIFIED LAUTENBACH TECHNIQUE AND EXTERNAL FIXATION AS A TREATMENT FOR INFECTED NON-UNION OF THE SUBTROCHANTER FEMUR: A CASE REPORT by Mouli Edward, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Erfan Nasrullah

“…Four years after trauma, the patient was capable of independent mobilization without aid. No infection recurrence was found, and Haris Hip Score was 91 (excellent). …”
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Immunodominant extracellular loops of Treponema pallidum FadL outer membrane proteins elicit antibodies with opsonic and growth-inhibitory activities. by Kristina N Delgado, Melissa J Caimano, Isabel C Orbe, Crystal F Vicente, Carson J La Vake, André A Grassmann, M Anthony Moody, Justin D Radolf, Kelly L Hawley

“…The results support the use of ECL-based vaccines and suggest that loop-specific antibodies promote spirochete clearance via Fc receptor-independent as well as Fc receptor-dependent mechanisms.…”
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Reproductive and Obstetric Factors Are Key Predictors of Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey (2011) by Taddese Alemu, Melaku Umeta

“…Maternal age, region, pregnancy trimester, number of under five children, previous history of abortion (termination of pregnancy), breastfeeding practices, and number of antenatal care visits were key independent predictors of anemia during pregnancy. In conclusion, the level of anemia during pregnancy is a moderate public health problem in Ethiopia. …”
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Random non-proportional fatigue tests with planar tri-axial fatigue testing machine by T. Inoue, R. Nagao, N. Takeda

“…The testing machine can reproduce arbitrary in-plane stress states by applying three independent loads to the test specimen using actuators which apply loads in the 0, 45, and 90 degree directions. …”
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Complex Service Process Optimization Based on Service Touchpoint Association and the Design Structure Matrix by Zhonghang Bai, Chang Liu, Huihui Sun, Man Ding

“…By using the service process optimization of a new retail convenience store as an example, the service process is divided into 6 relatively independent modules, and the order of module execution is arranged. …”
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Mathematical modeling methods in assessing the prospects of export development in the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation by Yu. A. Shakirova, A. A. Gataullina, N. I. Shamsutdinova

“…Potential trade partners of the Republic of Tatarstan among the Commonwealth of Independent States countries have been identified using the classical gravity model based on assessing the internal regional product and the distance among the regions. …”
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Advancements in End-to-End Audio Style Transformation: A Differentiable Approach for Voice Conversion and Musical Style Transfer by Shashwat Aggarwal, Shashwat Uttam, Sameer Garg, Shubham Garg, Kopal Jain, Swati Aggarwal

“…It eliminates the need for parallel utterances, intermediate phonetic representations, and speaker-independent ASR systems. The system is evaluated on tasks of voice conversion and musical style transfer using subjective and objective metrics. …”
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Correlation between Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature and Immune Landscape, Prognosis in Breast Cancer by Jiahao Zhu, Qingqing Chen, Ke Gu, You Meng, Shengjun Ji, Yutian Zhao, Bo Yang

“…Relapse or metastasis was more likely in the high-risk group. Risk score was an independent predictor of disease-free survival. Collectively, the ferroptosis-related risk model established in this study may serve as an effective tool to predict the prognosis in BC.…”
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Implementation of Business Process Mapping Framework for Indonesia’s Government Institutions by Martinus Tukiran, Nugraheni Puspita Sari, Lukas Danny Tjitrabudi, Nurul Amalia

“…While there is some independent guidance available on how various tools support different aspects of business process mapping initiatives, organizations still need to determine what their specific needs are and be able to establish how information gathered on tool functionality can be evaluated against these needs.  …”
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Irreversibility in non-reciprocal chaotic systems by Tuan Minh Pham, Albert Alonso, Karel Proesmans

“…Furthermore, this transition happens at a fixed, noise-independent entropy production rate, elucidating how robust energetic cost is possibly responsible for optimal information processing at criticality.…”
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