Influence of Inlet Angle of Guide Vane on Hydraulic Performance of an Axial Flow Pump Based on CFD by Lei Xu, Dongtao Ji, Wei Shi, Bo Xu, Weigang Lu, Linguang Lu

“…Considering the support function and hydraulic loss of the guide vane, the inlet segment axial chord is set to 0.25 times the axial chord of guide vane. On the basis of the inlet angle of the guide vane under design conditions, when the inlet segment angle is turned counterclockwise, the pump segment efficiency is improved in the lower flow rate region; moreover, the pump segment efficiency is improved in the larger flow rate region when the inlet segment angle is turned clockwise. …”
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Common variable immunodeficiency: An uncommon cause of bronchiectasis, granulomatous disease, chronic liver disease, and enteropathy – Case report and review of literature by Veena Shamsudeen, Arun Hegde, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Nisha Verma, Anurag Jain

“…Respiratory involvement occurs commonly in the form of recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), at times resulting in bronchiectasis. Gastrointestinal involvement may manifest either in the form of an infectious diarrhea due to parasites such as Giardia lamblia and bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni, or as a noninfectious enteropathy resembling coeliac disease or inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Using Depth Cameras for Recognition and Segmentation of Hand Gestures by Khalid Twarish Alhamazani, Jalawi Alshudukhi, Talal Saad Alharbi, Saud Aljaloud, Zelalem Meraf

“…The experiments carried out have shown very encouraging results indicating that the choice of this type of architecture allows obtaining an excellent efficiency of parameters and prediction times. It should be noted that the tests are carried out on a set of relevant data from the area. …”
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Dueling Network Architecture for GNN in the Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Automated ICT System Design by Tianchen Zhou, Yutaka Yakuwa, Natsuki Okamura, Hiroyuki Hochigai, Takayuki Kuroda, Ikuko Eguchi Yairi

“…The automated ICT system design model faces a fundamental challenge characterized by prolonged learning times, primarily attributable to the tendency to overestimate particular configurations owing to the scarcity of rewards despite the vast exploration space encompassing numerous possible combinations of ICT system components. …”
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Toward learning recovery: challenges of international students in China during COVID-19 online learning experience by Nilo Jayoma Castulo

“…Originality/value – This study addresses the existing gap in proper support for international students, particularly during times of crisis. It highlights lessons learned from the pandemic and presents mitigation strategies based on the participants’ perspectives. …”
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Evaluation of the Repeatability and the Reproducibility of AL-Scan Measurements Obtained by Residents by Mehmet Kola, Hikmet Duran, Adem Turk, Suleyman Mollamehmetoglu, Ahmet Kalkisim, Hidayet Erdol

“…Both performed ocular biometry and IOL power measurements using AL-Scan, three times on each of 128 eyes, independently of one another. …”
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Regulation of the Employment Status of Seafarers by Boris Jerman

“…The situation began to improve in recent times, when the legislator and international organisations, such as the International Maritime Organization (ILO), began to adopt legislation to regulate their position. …”
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Effect of non-starch polysaccharides and butterfly pea flower on the in vitro digestibility of glutinous rice by Jamie Xiu Qing Siah, Teck Ann Ong, Oni Yuliarti, Joshua Ding Wei Teo

“…The results showed that adding C5 and BPF to GR decreased its swelling power by 4.6 % to 40.5 % and solubility index by 1.1 to 6.6 times. In addition, BPF significantly increased GR pasting viscosities. …”
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INFLUENCE OF CHANGESIN AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF BLOOD PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ВНК-21/2-17 CELL LINEAGE AND AMOUNT OF FMDV IMMUNOGENIC COMPONENTS by M. A. Shevchenko, M. N. Guseva, D. A. Lozovoy, M. I. Doronin, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. V. Mikhalishin

“…Cell growth stimulated by blood protein hydrolysate from raw material prepared in summer months 1.2–1.3 times exceeded cell growth stimulated by blood protein hydrolysate prepared in autumn-winter period (differences are significant, p < 0,001). …”
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Muscle Relaxant and Sedative-Hypnotic Activities of Extract of Viola betonicifolia in Animal Models Supported by Its Isolated Compound, 4-Hydroxy Coumarin by Naveed Muhammad, Mohammad Saeed, Haroon Khan, Achyut Adhikari, Khalid Mohammed Khan

“…For phenobarbitone sleep induction test, VBME notably (P<0.05) reduced the latency time and increased total sleeping duration. Our tested extract was found free of any antidepressant activity, while the movement was significantly (P<0.05) shortened in locomotor activity. …”
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Prevalence of Oral Manifestations and Their Association with CD4/CD8 Ratio and HIV Viral Load in South India by Sharma Gaurav, Pai M. Keerthilatha, Nagpal Archna

“…Patients having EC had 4 times greater chance of having CD4/CD8 ratio <0.30. …”
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Patient and caregiver perspectives of select non-communicable diseases in India: A scoping review. by Sindhu Nila, Eliza Dutta, S S Prakash, Sophy Korula, Anu Mary Oommen

“…Although there are increasing reports of user experiences regarding health care in India in recent times, there is a lack of evidence from Indian healthcare settings on the care provided for patients with chronic diseases.…”
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Variability of nutrient transport and associated upper ocean primary production induced by Kuroshio meanders in the Enshu-nada Sea, Japan by Namazue Gaku, Uchiyama Yusuke, Zhang Xu, Masunaga Eiji

“…A prominent difference was found in nitrate transport processes between for a period when the Kuroshio took a meandering path and for a non-meandering period, leading to about 1.5 times higher surface primary production measured by chlorophyl-a concentration during the non-meandering period than during the meandering period. …”
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Image Quality and Dose Comparison of Single-Energy CT (SECT) and Dual-Energy CT (DECT) by Ramin Ghasemi Shayan, Maryam Oladghaffari, Fakhrosadat Sajjadian, Mona Fazel Ghaziyani

“…The concept of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is almost as old as the CT technology itself; DECT initially required substantially higher radiation doses (nearly two times higher than those employed in single-energy CT) and presented problems associated with spatial misregistration of the two different kV image datasets between the two separate acquisitions. …”
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Risk Factors and Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Complications Associated with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs by N. V. Bakulina, S. V. Tikhonov, K. A. Nagornova

“…In the randomized OBERON study the risk of gastric and duodenal ulcers after 3 months of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid treatment in the esomeprazole group was 7 times lower.Conclusion. Assessment of risk factors, correction of modifiable risk factors, selection of safer NSAIDs and simultaneous administration of proton pump inhibitors (including esomeprazole) are effective prevention of NSAID-associated upper gastrointestinal lesions.…”
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Optimized Prediction of Weapon Effectiveness in BVR Air Combat Scenarios Using Enhanced Regression Models by Andre R. Kuroswiski, Annie S. Wu, Angelo Passaro

“…For instance, Lasso regression, a PR method with regularization, achieves results that are 33% better and 2.1 times faster than the best artificial neural network-based solution. …”
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The Effect of Water Chemistry on Thermochemical Sulfate Reduction: A Case Study from the Ordovician in the Tazhong Area, Northwest China by Hongxia Li, Chunfang Cai, Lianqi Jia, Chenlu Xu, Ke Zhang

“…The formation water has SO4/Cl ratios from 0.0002 to 0.016, significantly lower than 0.04 to 0.05 from 3 to 7 times evapoconcentrated seawater. Thus, the low values are explained to result from TSR. …”
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Semiotic insights on the socio-cultural influence of the San Sebastian Church architectural facade, Lumban, Laguna, Philippines by Ronald Allan S. delos Reyes, Jomel Paulo G. Ebron, Jhona N. Gamez, Christie C. Amores, Ma Rovilla C. Sudaprasert

“…From documents that are gathered, it has been found that the Philippines has had a very active interchange both economically and culturally dating back to Roman times with the Western Hemisphere. These interactions have paved the way in the expeditious construction of churches and cathedrals once Spanish rule was established in the 16th century. …”
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate Hybrid Nanocomposite Aerogels for High-Efficiency Ultracapacitors by Rasha Shakir Mahmood, Dhia Hadi Hussain

“…This hybrid nanocomposite achieved an excellent specific capacity of 1032 F.g−1 at a current density of 1 mA.g−1, along with a good energy density of 430 Wh.kg−1 and a power density of 9110 W.kg−1, and this means it achieved about a 2.5 times improvement more than traditional GO-based materials. …”
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Citrus Irrigation Management by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold Schumann, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Irrigation is practiced to provide water when rainfall is not sufficient or timely to meet water needs. Proper irrigation scheduling is the application of water to crops only when needed and only in the amounts needed; that is, determining when to irrigate and how much water to apply. …”
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