MODELING AND SIMULATION OF A DUAL CHANNEL ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSFORMER USING FXLMS ALGORITHM by ADETONA SUNDAY, SALAWU RAIFU, ALABI MORUF

“…Noise reduction ratio, loudness unit full scale and mean square error were used as performance metrics. …”
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Development of a patient-reported outcomes tool to monitor changes in joint health and wellbeing for young people with haemophilia B by Bladen Melanie, McDonagh Janet, McLaughlin Paul, Gooding Richard, Holder Kerry-Ann, Thind Sharon, Klooster Brittany, Shields Alan, Turner-Bowker Diane M., Chatterton Kaitlin, Leso Allison, Volpi Connor, Sivasubramaniyam Sujan, Abulizi Jiawula, Khan Nisa

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Impact of phytochemical-based hydrocolloid dressings on wound healing: A comparative review by Sipho Sibanda, Mapula Razwinani, Keolebogile Shirley Motaung

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M1 and M2 Functional Imprinting of Primary Microglia: Role of P2X7 Activation and miR-125b by Chiara Parisi, Giulia Napoli, Pablo Pelegrin, Cinzia Volonté

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A New Approach for Estimating Rock Discontinuity Trace Intensity Based on Rectangular Sampling Windows by Xiaoxue Huo, Qiong Wu, Huiming Tang, Zhen Meng, Di Wang, Yuxin Liu, Shiyu Li

“…Trace intensity is defined as mean total trace length of discontinuities per unit area, which is an important geometric parameter to describe fracture networks. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Different Types of Luting Cements by Sazan Sherdl Saleem

“…In MDCT, bacterial suspensions were exposed to the cements, and colony-forming unit (CFU) counts were recorded at various time points to assess microbial survival.Top of Form Results: In ADT, GC Gold Label glass ionomer exhibited the highest inhibition zones (17.75 mm) after one week, surpassing other intervals of the same cement and all other cements tested. …”
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Vibration–Collision Coupling Modeling in Grape Clusters for Non-Damage Harvesting Operations by Baocheng Xu, Jizhan Liu, Yucheng Jin, Kaiyu Yang, Shengyi Zhao, Yun Peng

“…Based on the vibration model of a grape cluster, the smallest vibration–collision coupling unit—referred to as the dual-twig–berry system—was proposed. …”
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Diabetic Macular Edema Pathophysiology: Vasogenic versus Inflammatory by Pedro Romero-Aroca, Marc Baget-Bernaldiz, Alicia Pareja-Rios, Maribel Lopez-Galvez, Raul Navarro-Gil, Raquel Verges

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Exploring the hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio (HRR) to peripheral arterial disease nexus: a comprehensive analysis of NHANES data from 1999 to 2004 by Zhihai Yu, Bin Lu, Rui Han, Can Tu

“…After adjusting for confounders, the odds ratios for PAD in relation to the second, third, and fourth quartiles of HRR compared to the first quartile were 0.71, 0.62, and 0.44, respectively (P < 0.001). A one-unit increase in HRR corresponded to a 56% reduction in the probability of PAD. …”
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Population dynamics and feeding ecology of the western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris) in the Stugna River, Dnieper River basin, Ukraine by Didenko Alexander, Volikov Yuriy, Gurbyk Alexander, Kruzhylina Svitlana, Buzevych Igor, Bekh Vitaliy

“…Material was collected monthly in 2015–2016 and 2018 at one sampling site located in the Stugna River, at a distance of 1100 m from the point where it enters the Kaniv reservoir. Catch-per-unit-efforts (CPUE) of this species at the sampling site varied considerably, both between different months within a given year and between the analyzed years, from 1.1 to 127.1 fish 100 m-2. …”
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Sex ratio at birth in Kogi state, North-Central Nigeria by Adekunle Bakare, Deborah Peter, Motunrayo Mojoyin Coker, Silas Fagbenro, Okunola A. Alabi

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A Decentralized Storage and Security Engine (DeSSE) Using Information Fusion Based on Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics by Gerardo Iovane, Riccardo Amatore

“…Then, the puzzling is a unit of Information Fusion and Inverse Information Fusion, while the crypto agility component is a frontier component based on Quantum Computing, which gives a stochastic dynamic to the information and, in particular, to its data fragments. …”
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Scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion in adolescents and adults: analysis of a series of 135 cases by Brahima Kirakoya, Clotaire Yameogo, Morgane Kambou, Ouedan Idogo, Abdullah Ayed, Gille Nacthagande, Fasnewinde Aristide Kabore

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Heavy Metal Contamination of Foods by Refuse Dump Sites in Awka, Southeastern Nigeria by J. K. C. Nduka, O. E. Orisakwe, L. O. Ezenweke, M. N. Chendo, T. E. Ezenwa

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Enhancing computational accuracy with parallel parameter optimization in variational quantum eigensolver by Daisuke Tsukayama, Jun-ichi Shirakashi, Tetsuo Shibuya, Hiroshi Imai

“…However, this approach is unsuitable for cloud-based quantum processing unit utilization due to the increased number of quantum circuit executions. …”
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Comparison Evaluations of VRF and RTU Systems Performance on Flexible Research Platform by Je-hyeon Lee, Piljae Im, Jeffrey D. Munk, Mini Malhotra, Min-seok Kim, Young-hak Song

“…The energy performance of a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system was evaluated using an occupancy-emulated research building in the southeastern region of the United States. Full- and part-load performance of the VRF system in heating and cooling seasons was compared with a conventional rooftop unit (RTU) variable-air-volume system with electric resistance heating. …”
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Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injection during COVID-19 Pandemic in Sabah: Is It Safe? by Mohamad Azwan Aziz, Redzal Abu Hanifah, Azmi Mohamed Mohd Nahar

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A Quasi-3D Numerical Model for Grout Injection in a Parallel Fracture Based on Finite Volume Method by Xiaolong Li, Meimei Hao, Yanhui Zhong, Bei Zhang, Fuming Wang, Lianbang Wang

“…Furthermore, the new model needs less grid unit, spends less time, but achieves greater accuracy. …”
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One-Step Ultrafiltration Process for Separation and Purification of a Keratinolytic Protease Produced with Feather Meal by Juliana R. Machado, Emanuelle E. Severo, Janaina M. G. de Oliveira, Joana da C. Ores, Adriano Brandelli, Susana J. Kalil

“…The experiments were carried out in a dead-end ultrafiltration unit, and the influence of the membrane cutoff, pH of enzymatic extract, and operating pressure on the purification of keratinase were studied. …”
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Photodynamic Action of LED-Activated Curcumin against Staphylococcus aureus Involving Intracellular ROS Increase and Membrane Damage by Yuan Jiang, Albert Wingnang Leung, Heyu Hua, Xiancai Rao, Chuanshan Xu

“…Staphylococcus aureus was incubated with the different concentrations of curcumin for 60 min and then irradiated by blue light with the wavelength of 470 nm and with light dose of 3 J/cm2. The colony forming unit assay was used to investigate photocytotoxicity of curcumin on Staphylococcus aureus, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry (FCM) for assaying membrane permeability, FCM analysis with DCFH-DA staining for measuring the intracellular ROS level, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for observing morphology and structure. …”
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