A Novel Influence Maximization Algorithm for a Competitive Environment Based on Social Media Data Analytics by Jie Tong, Leilei Shi, Lu Liu, John Panneerselvam, Zixuan Han

“…Experiments conducted based on real-world Twitter dataset demonstrates the efficiency of our proposed algorithm in terms of accuracy and time against notable influence maximization algorithms.…”
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A quantitative model of hierarchical product design by Ferdinand Wöhr, Simon Königs, Max Stanglmeier, Markus Zimmermann

“…It is shown that development time can be reduced significantly by using interval-based requirements if requirements are always broken down immediately.…”
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Spectroscopic Investigations and DFT Calculations on 3-(Diacetylamino)-2-ethyl-3H-quinazolin-4-one by Yusuf Sert, Fatih Ucun, Gamal A. El-Hiti, Keith Smith, Amany S. Hegazy

“…Both the theoretical vibrational frequencies and the optimized geometric parameters such as bond lengths and bond angles have for the first time been calculated using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP and DFT/M06-2X) quantum chemical methods with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set using Gaussian 03 software. …”
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Genetic Variation of Flavonols Quercetin, Myricetin, and Kaempferol in the Sri Lankan Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) and Their Health-Promoting Aspects by Brasathe Jeganathan, P. A. Nimal Punyasiri, J. Dananjaya Kottawa-Arachchi, Mahasen A. B. Ranatunga, I. Sarath B. Abeysinghe, M. T. Kumudini Gunasekare, B. M. Ratnayake Bandara

“…Occurrence of the said compounds was reported in fruits and vegetable for a long time in association with the antioxidant potential. …”
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Th2 Regulation of Viral Myocarditis in Mice: Different Roles for TLR3 versus TRIF in Progression to Chronic Disease by Eric D. Abston, Michael J. Coronado, Adriana Bucek, Djahida Bedja, Jaewook Shin, Joseph B. Kim, Eunyong Kim, Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Wayne Mitzner, DeLisa Fairweather

“…We show for the first time that TLR3 versus TRIF deficiency results in different Th2 responses that uniquely influence the progression to chronic myocarditis.…”
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Forecasting Rice Productivity and Production of Odisha, India, Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Models by Rahul Tripathi, A. K. Nayak, R. Raja, Mohammad Shahid, Anjani Kumar, Sangita Mohanty, B. B. Panda, B. Lal, Priyanka Gautam

“…The autoregressive (p) and moving average (q) parameters were identified based on the significant spikes in the plots of partial autocorrelation function (PACF) and autocorrelation function (ACF) of the different time series. ARIMA (2, 1, 0) model was found suitable for all Indian rice productivity and production, whereas ARIMA (1, 1, 1) was best fitted for forecasting of rice productivity and production in Odisha. …”
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Developing a Passive Energy Consumption Reduction Solution by Cherkaoui Marwane, Mouhat Ouadia, Rougui Mohamed, Oukmi Hasna

“…The proposed monthly planning resulted in a significant reduction in energy consumption, decreasing daytime usage by 27.3%, night time usage by 29%, and overall annual energy consumption by 27.6%. …”
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Investigation of the Scanning Microarc Oxidation Process by Lingqin Xia, Jianmin Han, Joseph P. Domblesky, Zhiyong Yang, Weijing Li

“…Results show that MAO and SMAO have comparable spark and microarc lifetimes and sizes, though significant differences in incubation time and discharge distribution were evident. Results also showed that the voltage and current density for MAO and SMAO demonstrate similar behavior but have markedly different transient and steady-state values. …”
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The Toxic Influence of Excess Free Iron on Red Blood Cells in the Biophysical Experiment: An In Vitro Study by E. Kozlova, E. Sherstyukova, V. Sergunova, A. Kozlov, O. Gudkova, V. Inozemtsev, A. Chernysh

“…High Fe2+ concentrations made us possible to establish the pattern of the toxic effect of excess iron on pRBCs during a reduced incubation time in a biophysical experiment in vitro. It was found that excess free iron causes changes in pRBC morphology, the appearance of bridges between cells, and the formation of clots, increasing the membrane stiffness and methemoglobin concentration. …”
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Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges by Jan Fořt, Ayodele Afolayan, Václav Kočí, Lenka Scheinherrová, Jiří Jan, Jakub Borovec, Robert Černý

“…The provided summary of benefits, disadvantages, challenges, and future potential of freshwater dredged sediments (FDS) use can stimulate the rationalization of material flows, reduce the dependence on primary raw materials in the construction industry, and at the same time contribute to maintaining the functionality of water reservoirs.…”
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Evaluación de la asignatura Medicina General Integral VII en el policlínico universitario by Cynthia Olivia Morales Pérez, Maricel Castellanos González, Jorge Prudencio Cañellas Granda, Adis Castro Barberena, Regla Odalys La Llama Hernández, Armando German Chamizo Avello

“…<strong>Results: </strong>managers referred insufficient chances for exchanging with subordinates as well as for the profits of methodological activities, teachers were dissatisfied because of insufficient educational preparation and high work load and students reported difficulties with the availability and on-time delivery of textbooks, in addition to not having the necessary instrumentation for skills appropriation. …”
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Nursing of a newborn with congenital bilateral chylothorax (1例先天性双侧乳糜胸早产儿的护理体会) by JIANG Ziying (蒋子英), HUANG Haiying (黄海缨), CHEN Biao (陈彪), ZHANG Yichun (张一春)

“…The key points of nursing included intensive nursing management of airway, closed thoracic drainage nursing, correct evaluation of neonatal pain and corresponding nursing measures, nursing and observation of special medication, strict implementation of disinfection and isolation measures, and total parenteral and enteral nutrition nursing at the same time. After careful treatment and nursing, the newborn baby was cured and discharged on the 44th day of hospitalization. …”
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Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination by Cristina M. Șulea, Anna B. Kiss, Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Elektra Bartha, Bálint Szilveszter, Roland Stengl, Máté Csonka, Zoltán Szabolcs, Miklós Pólos

“…The high mortality rates associated with aortic dissection occurring in pregnant women and the possibility of missed intervention due to atypical clinical presentation warrant the need for standardized international protocols aimed at the prevention and timely diagnosis of prenatal aortic disease.…”
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A platform noise dataset of various types of subway stations during all operating hours by Bowen Hou, Xingyu Chen, Qine Zeng, Jinhan Mo, Lang Wang, Kaiyue Hu, Jiangbin Li, Wenqiang Zhao

“…Subsequently, the platform noise data was continuously monitored throughout the operation period, yielding a time series of original data on sound pressure levels for standardized continuous measurement of the platform. …”
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Immunological disturbance effect of exogenous histamine towards key immune cells by Yanan Liu, Huan Li, Chong Wang, Shanjun Chen, Renjie Lian, Weiqiang Wang, Linglin Fu, Yanbo Wang

“…Moreover, it’s found that histamine could cause an imbalance in the levels of relevant immune factors secreted by dendritic cells and T cells, especially those related to allergy. At the same time, the proportion of MHC class Ⅱ-positive dendritic cells and the proportion of T helper 2 (Th2) cells in CD4+ T cells increased after histamine stimulation. …”
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Health Literacy Status and Understanding of the Prescription Instructions in Diabetic Patients by Shivangini Singh, Sahana Devadasa Acharya, Ashwin Kamath, Sheetal D. Ullal, Rathnakar P. Urval

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 263 adult diabetic patients who were assessed for their understanding of route of intake of the prescribed medication(s), frequency of intake, number of medication(s) to be consumed each time, indication for the medication(s), and the relation of drug intake with food. …”
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Power-Efficient Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) for Batteryless IoT Devices Using a Co-Designed Rectifying Metantenna by Ping Lu, Linkai Luo, Linjie Yang, Ce Wang, Cheng Zhang, Chaoyun Song, Kama Huang, Yi Huang

“…These inherent attributes position it as a promising candidate for advanced IoT wireless communication systems, facilitating the generation of rectified DC power while receiving RF signals without the need for power splitter and time-switching used in conventional SWIPT systems.…”
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Analytical Quality by Design approach in development and optimization of HPLC method for assay of angiotensin – converting enzyme inhibitor in tablets by Veronika Popovska Jakimovska, Ana Atanasova, Filip Gogu, Maja Stevanoska, Emilija Arsovska Popovska, Packa Antovska, Suzana Trajkovic Jolevska, Jasmina Tonic Ribarska

“…Best chromatographic separation within run time of 13 minutes was achieved on column Zorbax SB C18, 150 x 4.6 mm, (5 µm), using a mixture of 15 mM phosphate buffer pH 1.8 and acetonitrile as a mobile phase, with gradient elution and column temperature maintained at 60 °С. …”
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Enhanced Inverse Model Predictive Control for EV Chargers: Solution for Rectifier-Side by Ali Sharida, Abdullah Berkay Bayindir, Sertac Bayhan, Haitham Abu-Rub

“…The key benefit of the proposed technique is the utilization of an accurate and real-time estimated dynamic model, which facilitates a reliable states prediction by the IMPC. …”
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A New Shunt Capacitor-Commutated Converter for Reducing Commutation Failure Probability of HVDC Transmission and Converter Transformer Noise by Hao Zhang, Sijia Hu, Longfu Luo, Jinjie Lin, Liang Zhao, Zhiwen Zhang

“…This paper presents a shunt capacitor-commutated converter (SCCC) without AC filters, using a constant extinction voltage-time area (VTA) control to enhance the performance of the inverter station. …”
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