Wakeup strategy based on multi-objective optimization for fixed relay nodes by Xue-bin MA, Ai-li LI, Xiao-juan ZHANG

“…In order to deal with the “tidal effect” when people move in the city and solve the problem of high energy consumption of fixed relay nodes in opportunistic networks,a wakeup strategy of multi-objective optimization was proposed,which made use of the message forward ability and energy consumption of fixed relay nodes.This strategy used energy efficiency as the indicator to make the nodes awake,and deployed a network revenue-energy consumption model to resolve the contradiction between energy consumption and message forward ability.As the selection problem of awake relay nodes was a NP-hard problem,genetic algorithm was used to select proper fixed relay nodes to keep awake.In this process,selection operator was improved to make the algorithm converge to solution space quickly.Experiments show that the proposed wakeup strategy can guarantee the successful rate of message transmission and improve the average message forwarding capabilities of fixed relay nodes by consuming a unit energy.…”
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An Unusual Presentation of Limited Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Involving Vagina and Urethra by Sandra Soro Marín, Enrique Júdez Navarro, Manuela Sianes Fernández, Ginés Sánchez Nievas, Juan Gabriel Lorenzo Romero

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Planning approach of survivable fiber-wireless broadband access network by Hongjun TAN, Yamin XIE, Yejun LIU

“…The emerging fiber-wireless（FiWi）broadband access network provides not only the new technological references for flexible broadband access anywhere and anytime,but also the research opportunities for the cost-efficient design of survivable broadband access network.The study of survivable FiWi access network planning was focused on,and an approach of survivable network planning based on wireless-rerouting protection was proposed.When any fiber link cuts,the failed optical network unit（ONU）can transfer its traffic into other normal ONUs.Solving the joint optimization problem of wireless routers placement,backup radios configuration and ONU capacity allocation was put more importance on,aiming to fully protect all traffic with the minimum deployment cost.The method of integer linear programming was employed to obtain the optimal solution for small-scale network planning.The heuristic algorithm was also proposed for the large-scale network planning.Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in reducing network deployment cost.…”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Diabetes Mellitus by D. Patschan, G. A. Müller

“…Aim of this article is to summarize AKI epidemiology and outcomes in DM and current recommendations on blood glucose control in the intensive care unit with regard to the risk for acquiring AKI, and finally several aspects related to postischemic microvasculopathy in AKI of diabetic patients shall be discussed. …”
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Mass Rapid Transit Operation and Maintenance Cost Calculation Model by Rahmat Nurcahyo, F. Farizal, Bimo M. I. Arifianto, Muhammad Habiburrahman

“…However, limited research has attempted to evaluate the system’s current performance through a comprehensive, unit-based calculation of the costs of MRT operation and maintenance. …”
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Linguistic complexity in high-school students’ EFL writing by Delić Amer, Jašić Alma Jahić

“…The syntactic portion of the analysis, based on the t-unit analysis introduced by Hunt (1965), was done using the Web-based L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer (Lu, 2010), while the semantic portion, largely based on the theory laid out in systemic functional linguistics (Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014), was done using the Web-based Lexical Complexity Analyzer (Ai & Lu, 2010) as well as manual identification of grammatical metaphors. …”
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Preliminary analysis of the questionnaire signals warning of relapse (AWARE) on peruvian drug addicts by Cristian Solano, Anthony Copez-Lonzoy

“…The reliability analysis obtained adequate scores for both observed and latent variables that represented equality at the conceptual and unit level (congeneric and tau-equivalent models). …”
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Features of determining the parameters of crystal lattice of ice-like associates of water molecules during hydrate formation by N.A. Shostak

“…The energy processes occurring during the formation of clusters and unit cells of the crystal lattices of hydrate structures due to the release and absorption of the thermal energy are described. …”
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Current Evidence on the Use of Antifilarial Agents in the Management of bancroftian Filariasis by Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse

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Perioperative Management of a Patient Taking Suboxone® at the Time of Ambulatory Surgery by Shawn H. Malan, Christopher H. Bailey, Narjeet Khurmi

“…We present a case in which the Mayo Clinic Arizona protocol for patients undergoing minimally invasive ambulatory surgery while taking Suboxone® is successfully executed, resulting in adequate postoperative pain control and timely discharge from the postanesthesia recovery unit.…”
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Dévaluation interne, politiques structurelles et réductions des déficits publics : les réponses apportées par la « troïka » sont-elles un remède aux déséquilibres externes des pays... by Francisco Serranito

“…The internal devaluation has allowed a reduction in their unit costs of labor and thus improves their price competitiveness. …”
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Immune Response in Severe Infection: Could Life-Saving Drugs Be Potentially Harmful? by Maja Surbatovic, Jasna Jevdjic, Milic Veljovic, Nada Popovic, Dragan Djordjevic, Sonja Radakovic

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Patient's Heart Beat and Temperature Monitoring System. by Mbabazi Caleb

“…It is designed in such a way that the heartbeat/pulse rate is sensed and measured by the sensors which sends the signals to the control unit for proper processing and determination of the heartbeat rate which is displayed on an LCD. …”
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Design and Construction of a Monitoring System for Soil Moisture Content. by Wakooli, Bob Ivan

“…Connections from the metallic rods are interfaced to the control unit.…”
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Design and Construction of a Monitoring System for Soil Moisture Content. by Wakooli, Bob Ivan

“…Connections from the metallic rods are interfaced to the control unit.…”
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A feasibility of land consolidation in kigezi region, south western Uganda: a solution to land fragmentation, land shortage, farmer’s productivity and economic development by George Stanley, Kinyata, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…The idea of land consolidation is being introduced in the article as putting together plots or pieces of land which exist in Kigezi Region, with the aim of making them economically viable and more productive per unit of investment. This need not change the amount of land owned and controlled by individuals, and therefore not necessarily an instrument of social justice but an answer to land scarcity and fragmentation in Kigezi Region. …”
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Designing the alignment model of petrochemical projects with the country's industrial strategies in the Ministry of Petroleum by Abdolrasoul Shojaeian, ghanbar abbaspour esfadan, Changiz Valmohammadi, Aboutorab Alirezaei

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Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic by Nomathemba Chandiwana, Willem Venter, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Alisha Wade, Carel le Roux, Nzama Mbalati, Angelika Grimbeek, Petronell Kruger, Eunice Montsho, Zukiswa Zimela, Anele Yawa, Sibongile Tshabalala, Ndivhuwo Rambau, Ngqabutho Mpofu, Sasha Stevenson, Bridget McNulty, Ntobeko Ntusi, Yogan Pillay, Joel Dave, Angela Murphy, Sue Goldstein, Karen Hfman, Sameera Mahomedy, Elizabeth Thomas, Busi Mrara, Jeff Wing, Jeanne Lubbe, Zack Koto, Marli Conradie-Smit, Sean Wharton, Wayne May, Ian Marr, Hilton Kaplan, Mariam Forgan, Graham Alexander, John Turner, V R Fourie, Jocelyn Hellig, Mandy Banks, Kim Ragsdale, Marisa Noeth, Farzahna Mohamed, Landon Myer, Limakatso Lebina, Salome Maswime, Yunus Moosa, Sumy Thomas, Mzamo Mbelle, Phumla Sinxadi, Linda-Gail Bekker, Sindeep Bhana, June Fabian, Eric Decloedt, Zaheer Bayat, Reyna Daya, Bilal Bobat, Fiona Storie, Julia Goedecke, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Brett Mansfield, Mark Siedner, Vincent Marconi, Aaloke Mody, Ntombifikile Mtshali, Elvin Geng, Suman Srinivasa, Mohammed Ali, Samanta Lalla-Edwards, Alison Bentley, Gustaaf Wolvaardt, Andrew Hill, Jeremy Nel

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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…Jawahir A Mokhtar,1– 3 Dalya M Attallah,2 Asif Ahmad Jiman-Fatani,1,2 Mohammed W Al-Rabia,1 Mona Abdulrahman Alqarni,1 Bandar Hasan Saleh,1,2 Maysaa Mohammed Amboon,4 Tarfa A Altorki,3,4 Khalil K Alkuwaity,3,4 Turki Abujamel,3,4 Reham Kaki,5,6 Taghreed Nassir Albarakati,7 Hussam Daghistani,8,9 Mazen A Ismail,10 Ohood Alharbi,11 Ibrahim Ismail Mohammed Abu,12 Abdelbagi Alfadil,1,13 Karem Ibrahem,1,2 Mohammed Mufrrih,4,14 Ahmad M Sait4,9 1Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 3Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Infectious Disease & Infection Control and Environmental Health, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 7Microbiology Unite in King Fahd General hospital Jeddah (KFHJ), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 9Regenerative Medicine Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 10Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 11Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 12Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jedda, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 13Centre of Research Excellence for Drug Research and Pharmaceutical Industries, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 14Special Infectious Agents Unit BSL-3, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Karem Ibrahem, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. …”
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Association of Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Endpoints With the Timing of the First and Second Systolic Peak of the Aortic Pulse Wave by Yi‐Bang Cheng, De‐Wei An, Lucas S. Aparicio, Qi‐Fang Huang, Yu‐Ling Yu, Chang‐Sheng Sheng, Teemu J. Niiranen, Fang‐Fei Wei, José Boggia, Katarzyna Stolarz‐Skrzypek, Natasza Gilis‐Malinowska, Valérie Tikhonoff, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Edoardo Casiglia, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Wen‐Yi Yang, Jan Filipovský, Kalina Kawecka‐Jaszcz, Ji‐Guang Wang, Tim S. Nawrot, Yan Li, Jan A. Staessen, the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) Investigators

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