ReHypar: A Recursive Hybrid Chunk Partitioning Method Using NAND-Flash Memory SSD by Jaechun No, Sung-Soon Park, Cheol-Su Lim

“…The first objective of ReHypar is to mitigate the fragmentation overhead of SSD address space, by reusing the remaining free space of I/O units as much as possible. Furthermore, ReHypar allows defining several, logical data sections in SSD address space, with each of those sections being configured with the different I/O unit. …”
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Chronic osteomyelitis as evidence of a source of uncontrolled sepsis. A case report by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jorge L. Capote Padrón, José Julio Requeiro Molina, Lioby Kauteks Pardiñas de León

“…The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with multi-organ dysfunction. The diagnosis initially focused on acute viral myocarditis, but four weeks later osteomyelitis was diagnosed with chronicity criteria. …”
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Judge's Managerial Competences: a Case Study of a High-Performance Court by Livia Lúcia Oliveira Borba, Fabricio Castagna Lunardi, Tomas Aquino Guimarães

“…We interviewed 13 key actors in that judicial unit, including four judges, the court secretariat manager, five officials, a social worker, a prosecutor, and a lawyer. …”
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LONG-RUN AND SHORT-RUN CAUSALITY BETWEEN STOCK PRICE INDICES AND MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES: EVIDENCE OF PANEL VECM ANALYSIS FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA, NORTH MACEDONIA AND... by Goran Mojanoski

“…The statistical method uses econometric models for data analysis and interpretation and includes the application of the following econometric tools: Panel unit root test, Fisher -Johansen cointegration test, application of the panel vector error correction model (PVECM) and the Wald test statistics. …”
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Unsupervised SAR Image Segmentation Based on a Hierarchical TMF Model in the Discrete Wavelet Domain for Sea Area Detection by Jiajing Wang, Shuhong Jiao, Lianyang Shen, Zhenyu Sun, Lin Tang

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The politics of gating (A response to Private Security and Public Space by Manzi and Smith-Bowers) by Rowland Atkinson

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Reconfigurable anomalous reflectors with stretchable elastic substrates at 140 GHz band by Kato Yuto, Yonemura Kazuma, Seki Kento, Kambara Retsuku, Sanada Atsushi

“…The proposed reflector dynamically controls the reflection direction by mechanically stretching the substrate to induce a physical change of the unit cell period. Owing to the simple and scalable tuning mechanism, the proposed approach is applicable in the millimeter-wave and terahertz bands for a wide reflection steering. …”
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Effect of Two Different Ultrafast Curing Exposure Durations on the Surface Hardness of Bulk Fill Composite - An In-Vitro Study by Shekar Shobana, Anandavelu Sujareetha, Sundaresan Balagopal, Sarath Kumar, Sriganesh Angusamy, Sebatni Anisha

“…Conclusion: Low-intensity conventional curing lights were found to perform better than the high-intensity ultrafast curing units.…”
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Estimation of subsurface flow hydrograph of catchments using time-area hydrograph method by Hossein Fariborzi, Mostafa Akbari Kheirabadi, Touraj Sabzevari, Andrea Petroselli, Mohsen Tarahi

“…To validate the findings, the subsurface hydrographs calculated using the geomorphologic instantaneous unit hydrograph (GIUH) model were juxtaposed with those from two catchments in northern Taiwan – Heng-Chi and San-Hsia. …”
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Using Granular Waste Tire as a Factor to Increase Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soils by Koray Aktürk, Öznur Karaca

“…For this purpose, the physical (water content, specific weight, unit weight) and mechanical (shear strength) parameters of the mixtures were determined. …”
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A Case of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Hiatal Hernia in Late Third Trimester of Pregnancy by Stefania Di Francesco, Mariano Matteo Lanna, Marcello Napolitano, Luciano Maestri, Stefano Faiola, Mariangela Rustico, Enrico Ferrazzi

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Energy Consumption of Self-Compacting Concrete during Mixing and Its Impact on the Yield Stress Measured in the Ready-Mix Concrete Plant by V. Arularasi, P. Thamilselvi, Siva Avudaiappan, Erick I. Saavedra Flores

“…Power consumption required during the mixing of concrete is measured with a wattmeter connected to the mixing unit’s power supply. A coaxial cylinder viscometer is used to measure the yield stress of concrete. …”
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Lessons to be Learned for Gastroenterology from Recent Issues in Clinical Trial Methodology by C Ohmann, J Albrecht

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Chest-to-Back Skin-to-Skin Contact to Regulate Body Temperature for Low Birth Weight and/or Premature Babies: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Sisay Gere, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku

“…We applied a noninferiority clinical trial among LBW and/or premature infants admitted to a referral hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Ethiopia. The study randomized the infants into two crossover arms; arm 1 applied first CB-SSC followed by CC-SSC, and arm 2 applied first CC-SSC followed by CB-SSC. …”
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Predicting appropriateness of antibiotic treatment among ICU patients with hospital-acquired infection by Ella Goldschmidt, Ella Rannon, Daniel Bernstein, Asaf Wasserman, Michael Roimi, Anat Shrot, Dan Coster, Ron Shamir

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High-Performance Steel Bars and Fibers as Concrete Reinforcement for Seismic-Resistant Frames by Andres Lepage, Hooman Tavallali, Santiago Pujol, Jeffrey M. Rautenberg

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Reproductive Outcomes of Dual Trigger versus hCG Alone in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization with Fresh Embryo Transfer Cycles by Fatma Ceren Guner, Murat Ozekinci, Ibrahim Inanc Mendilcioglu, Zeliha Kasabali

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Investigating the role of the metabolic score for visceral Fat in assessing the prevalence of chronic kidney disease from the NHANES 1999–2018 by Xingcheng Zhou, Jiayi Xiang, Shuxian Zhang, Jun Yang, Yi Tang, Yalan Wang

“…The results revealed a significant positive association, with multivariable logistic regression showing that each unit increase in METS-VF was associated with an 86% higher risk of CKD (OR: 1.86, 95% CI: 1.48–2.34). …”
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Assessment of Renewable Energy Technology and a Case of Sustainable Energy in Mobile Telecommunication Sector by Michael S. Okundamiya, Joy O. Emagbetere, Emmanuel A. Ogujor

“…The grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system incorporating a power conversion and battery storage unit has been proposed based on the availability, dynamism, and technoeconomic viability of energy resources within the region. …”
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Bladder Horn Appearance on Ultrasonographic Examination Prior to Cesarean Section: Does it Predict High Cranial Attachment of the Bladder? by İnci Kahyaoğlu, Fulya Kayıkçıoğlu, Serhan Kahyaoğlu, Sezin Ertürk Akasakal, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu

“…STUDY DESIGN: The study was carried out in delivery unit of a teaching hospital. Two hundred pregnant women, 66 with and 134 without ultrasonographic appearance of bladder horn with at least one previous CS delivery beyond 37 weeks of gestation were enrolled in the study. …”
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