A Generalized Active Voltage Balancing Circuit Implementation for Flying Capacitor 3-Level Switching-Mode DC–DC Converters by Elisabetta Moisello, Samuele Fusetto, Piero Malcovati, Edoardo Bonizzoni

“…This paper presents a generalized control architecture for implementing the active balancing of the flying capacitor voltage in any kind of 3-level switching-mode DC-DC converters, independently from the desired conversion ratio or targeted output power level. …”
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Longitudinal study of care needs and behavioural changes in people living with dementia using in-home assessment data by Chloe Walsh, Alexander Capstick, Nan Fletcher-Lloyd, Jessica True, CR&T Group, Ramin Nilforooshan, Payam Barnaghi

“…Abstract Background People living with dementia often experience changes in independence and daily living, affecting their well-being and quality of life. …”
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Evaluation of Three New Strategies to Fight Obesity in Families by C. Luley, A. Blaik, S. Aronica, J. Dierkes, S. Kropf, S. Westphal

“…All children improved their BMI-SDS by 0.18±0.25 (P<.001) independently of the weight-loss strategy. In parents, relative losses of weight (kg) were −6.4% versus −4.0% for dual diet versus calorie restriction (P=.029), −6.9% versus −3.4% for with or without financial incentive (P=.002), and −8.0% versus −4.8% for with or without telemonitoring (P=.033). …”
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Gold Nanorod-Coated Hydrogel Brush Valves in Macroporous Silicon Membranes for NIR-Driven Localized Chemical Modulation by Nafis Mustakim, Youngsik Song, Sang-Woo Seo

“…Herein, a macroporous silicon-based platform where each pore contains an independently controllable valve made from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) brushes is proposed. …”
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Cluster sliding ferroelectricity in trilayer Quasi-Hexagonal C60 by Xuefei Wang, Yanhan Ren, Shi Qiu, Fan Zhang, Xueao Li, Junfeng Gao, Weiwei Gao, Jijun Zhao

“…The out-of-plane and in-plane polarizations can be switched independently and enable an easy-to-implement construction of Van der Waals homostructures with ferroelectrically switchable chirality.…”
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A Common DC Bus Circulating Current Suppression Method for Motor Emulators of New Energy Vehicles by Haonan Sun, Dafang Wang, Qi Li, Yingkang Qin

“…In contrast to the conventional topology, wherein the Device Under Test (DUT) controller and the electric motor emulator (EME) are powered by the DC (Direct Current) voltage source independently, the common DC bus topology necessitates a single power supply. …”
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Comparison of conventional and organic paddy cropping systems in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Nurliani Nurliani, Ida Rosada, Sitti Rahbiah, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Abdel Razzaq M. Al-Tawaha, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha

“…Meanwhile, in an organic farming system, seed needs are met independently by farmers, using organic materials (manure, compost, bokashi) and biopesticides. …”
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Up against the System: A Case Study of Young Adult Perspectives Transitioning from Pediatric Palliative Care by Karen Cook, Harold Siden, Susan Jack, Lehana Thabane, Gina Browne

“…Young adults with pedLTC need knowledgeable providers, coordinated and accessible services, being respected and valued, and services and supports that promote independence. We recommend implementation of multidisciplinary solutions that are focused on young adult priorities to ensure seamless access to resources to support these young adults’ health, educational, vocational, and social goals. …”
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New era towards autonomous additive manufacturing: a review of recent trends and future perspectives by Haolin Fan, Chenshu Liu, Shijie Bian, Changyu Ma, Junlin Huang, Xuan Liu, Marshall Doyle, Thomas Lu, Edward Chow, Lianyi Chen, Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh, Wen Feng Lu, Bingbing Li

“…In the cognitive layer, AI agents notably enable machines to independently observe, analyze, plan, and execute operations that traditionally require human intervention. …”
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Apathy in Parkinson’s Disease: An Electrophysiological Study by Stéphane Mathis, Jean-Philippe Neau, Claudette Pluchon, Marie-Noëlle Fargeau, Stéphane Karolewicz, Anna Iljicsov, Roger Gil

“…In a linear regression model, changes in the P300a predicted the severity of apathy independently of any other variable. We concluded firstly that the reduction in amplitude of the P300a wave was a neurophysiological marker of apathy in PD and secondly that apathy led to both dopaminergic denervation (mesolimbic) and nondopaminergic (dorsolateral prefrontal-subcortical) dysfunction.…”
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Electro-elastic characteristics of KCsMoP2O9 crystal: Exploiting strong piezoelectricity for guided wave transducer applications by Mengdi Fan, Guangda Wu, Huaiyu Wu, Nicholas Garcia, Xiaoning Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Xian Zhao, Fapeng Yu

“…Finite element simulations have conclusively demonstrated the KCMP-based transducer's exceptional ability to efficiently excite and capture the pure SH0 wave, independently along two orthogonal main directions (0°/180° and 90°/270°). …”
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Collaborative forecasting management model for multi‐energy microgrid considering load response characterization by Huiyu Bao, Yi Sun, Jie Peng, Xiaorui Qian, Peng Wu

“…Abstract Multi‐energy microgrids (MEMG) have become an effective means of integrated energy management due to their unique advantages, including area independence, diverse supply, flexibility, and efficiency. …”
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Liquidus curve of uranium–plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) system by Leonid Burakovsky, Dean L. Preston, Andrew A. Green

“…It has only one free parameter, which must be determined independently. In the case of MOX, Tm of MOX as a function of x as given by the model has a local minimum at x≈0.64, which disagrees slightly with our previous ab initio molecular dynamics studies that place this minimum at x=0.7.…”
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Assessing structural integrity of non-homogeneous systems by means of Acoustic Emissions and Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics by Stavros K Kourkoulis, Ermioni Pasiou, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis

“…It was concluded that the temporal evolution of the entropic index provides very good insight into the level of damage ac­cumu­lated in the loaded structure, independently of whether the structure is homogeneous or not, providing an interesting pre-failure indicator. …”
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Interconnected Microgrids Load‐Frequency Control Using Stage‐by‐Stage Optimized TIDA+1 Error Signal Regulator by Hossein Shayeghi, Alireza Rahnama, Nicu Bizon, Antoni Szumny

“…ABSTRACT Load‐frequency control (LFC) is essential for maintaining system stability and ensuring high power quality in microgrids (MGs), particularly those heavily reliant on renewable energy sources (RES) and operating independently of the main grid. This paper introduces a novel control strategy aimed at improving LFC performance in interconnected MGs by correcting the error signal. …”
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Loadability Analysis of Smart Solid-State Transformer Considering its Interactions Amongst all the Ports by Junru Chen, Yi Zhang, Muyang Liu, Yutian Chen, Rongwu Zhu

“…Although the voltage at each port is independently controlled, the power conversion among these ports is electrically coupled and constrained by the maximum deliverable power of each stage. …”
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The widely used Ucp1-Cre transgene elicits complex developmental and metabolic phenotypes by Manasi Suchit Halurkar, Oto Inoue, Archana Singh, Rajib Mukherjee, Meghana Ginugu, Christopher Ahn, Christian Louis Bonatto Paese, Molly Duszynski, Samantha A. Brugmann, Hee-Woong Lim, Joan Sanchez-Gurmaches

“…Our multi-faceted analysis highlights a complex phenotype arising from the presence of the Ucp1-Cre Evdr transgene independently of intended genetic manipulations. Overall, comprehensive validation of transgenic mice is imperative to maximize discovery while mitigating unexpected, off-target effects.…”
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An Experimental Apparatus for Monitoring Radon during Compression of Coal/Rock Samples and Its Preliminary Application by Wei Zhang, Kaidi Xie, Yanchao Zhu, Yandong Zhang, Xu Duan, Jibo Zhu

“…Based on this, an experimental apparatus was independently designed for monitoring radon during compression of coal/rock samples from coal-bearing strata, whose major components include an electrohydraulic servocontrolled rock mechanics testing system, an airtight container, coal/rock samples, radon output device, and a continuous emanometer. …”
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Urgent and Nonurgent Presentations to a Psychiatric Emergency Service in Nigeria: Pattern and Correlates by Increase Ibukun Adeosun, Abosede Adekeji Adegbohun, Oyetayo Oyewunmi Jeje, Olufemi Oyeleke Oyekunle, Modupeola Olugbemisola Omoniyi

“…On regression analysis, level of urgency of presentations was independently associated with employment status, need for medication refill, substance abuse, suicidality, routine clinic attendance, and use of physical restraint before presentation. …”
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ZACHARIAS’S PRAYER IN TWO NOVGORODIAN TRANSLATIONS (END OF THE 15TH – FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY): SOME REFLECTIONS ON MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS AND RE-TRANSLATIONS by Vittorio Springfield Tomelleri

“…The interlinear publication of both texts, carried out for the first time, is accompanied by a short philological and linguistic commentary providing a detailed analysis of the principal features of these two translations, which arose independently of each other in Novgorod, with a gap of some decades between them (end of the 15th – first half of the 16th century). …”
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