Reduced‐order multisensory fusion estimation with application to object tracking by Vladimir Shin, Vahid Hamdipoor, Yoonsoo Kim

“…Unlike the majority of previous track‐to‐track strategies, the proposed fusion strategy applies only to special variables or required components that contain critical information about a target system of interest. …”
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Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Deposits in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma-Related Henoch–Schönlein Purpura Nephritis by Yuhong Zhao, Youngki Kim, Milind Junghare, Viral Vakil, Xuesong Su, Faqian Li, Lihong Bu

“…We demonstrate that the glomerular IgA deposition contains Gd-IgA1, detected by immunostaining of KM55, with similar distribution and intensity to IgA. …”
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Anodization Parameters Influencing the Growth of Titania Nanotubes and Their Photoelectrochemical Response by Ying-Chin Lim, Zulkarnain Zainal, Wee-Tee Tan, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) were fabricated by electrochemical oxidation of Ti foil in a standard two-electrode cell-containing NH4F. The effects of bath temperature, voltage ramp prior to constant voltage held during anodization and present of complexing agent on the crystalline phase, nanotube growth, and dimensional change of TNT were investigated using XRD and FESEM. …”
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Effects of Multiple Treatments of Formic Acid on the Chemical Properties and Structural Features of Bamboo Powder by Hui Qiao, Yue Liu, Yongshun Feng, Xin Pan, Xiaowei Zhuang, Jia Ouyang

“…Although the hydrophilicity of the powder rose as the number of treatments increased and the number of β-O-4 links in the lignin decreased, it was found that the bamboo powder still contained 5.4% lignin and 2.5% hemicellulose. The 48 h enzymatic yield increased with the number of treatments, with a 59.3% yield obtained at the fifth cycle. …”
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Extension of Weighted Sum of Gray Gas Data to Mathematical Simulation of Radiative Heat Transfer in a Boiler with Gas-Soot Media by Samira Gharehkhani, Ali Nouri-Borujerdi, Salim Newaz Kazi, Hooman Yarmand

“…In this study an expression for soot absorption coefficient is introduced to extend the weighted-sum-of-gray gases data to the furnace medium containing gas-soot mixture in a utility boiler 150 MWe. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Agricultural Residuals-Iron Concentrate Pellets by Zhulin Liu, Xuegong Bi, Zeping Gao, Yayu Wang

“…In this paper, carbon-containing pellets were prepared by using crop-derived charcoal made from agricultural residuals and iron ore concentrates, and their pelletizing performance and properties were studied. …”
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Melatonin and its therapeutic prospects in gastroenterology by A. A. Svistunov, Mikhail A. Osadchuk, A. M. Osadchuk

“…Results and perspectives melatonin containing drugs at functional and organic digestive diseases are discussed. …”
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An FPGA-Integrated Time-to-Digital Converter Based on a Ring Oscillator for Programmable Delay Line Resolution Measurement by Chao Chen, Shengwei Meng, Zhenghuan Xia, Guangyou Fang, Hejun Yin

“…The ring oscillator realized in loop containing a PDL and a look-up table (LUT) generates periodic oscillatory pulses. …”
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Monitoring the Effectiveness of Master’s Programs Implementation by V. P. Ignatiev, L. F. Varlamova

“…Five main blocks are considered as the monitoring criteria reflecting the effectiveness of educational programs implementation, such as: 1) demand, 2) resource provision, 3) quality control, 4) contingent of students, and 5) employment of educational program graduates. Each criterion contains three main indicators for which points are calculated. …”
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Seeds of Zizyphus lotus: In Vivo Healing Properties of the Vegetable Oil by C. Rais, C. Slimani, M. Benidir, L. Elhanafi, I. Zeouk, F. Errachidi, L. El Ghadraoui, S. Louahlia

“…The seeds of this plant contain an oil rate of 30%. The obtained results on the main elements composing the vegetable oil have shown that Zizyphus lotus vegetable oil has a low value of acidity index and it presents a not negligible degree of unsaturation. …”
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“Cimmerian” bridles from a barrow near Slobozia (Lower Dniester Region) by Stepanova Elena V., Kashuba Maya T.

“…The analysis revealed that the burial contained details of at least five sets of bridles; for some of them were used round in section belts and for the others – the flat ones. …”
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An Effective GTO Algorithm-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis of DISCOs by Optimal Allocation of DG and DSTATCOM in a Radial Distribution Network by RAM PRASAD KANNEMADUGU, V. Adhimoorthy, A. Lakshmi Devi

“…In the DICOs, the transmission lines are redial in nature; all buses are containing the load and no generating buses. Therefore, voltage at each bus is minimized, loss of the network and voltage deviation is increased, and cost and benefit of the DISCOs and consumers are minimized. …”
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Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polyimide Composite Films with Enhanced Mechanical and Thermal Properties by Min Chao, Yanming Li, Guanglei Wu, Zhenjun Zhou, Luke Yan

“…Polyimide- (PI-) based nanocomposites containing the 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether- (ODA-) modified multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) filler were successfully prepared. …”
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Polyoxometallates as effective photocatalysts in water purification from pesticides by E. Gkika, P. Kormali, S. Antonaraki, D. Dimoticali, E. Papaconstantinou, A. Hiskia

“…The results show that aqueous solutions containing the above pesticides, upon photolysis in the presence of polyoxotungstates undergo effective degradation to CO2, H2O and the corresponding inorganic anions. …”
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Crosstalk between Inflammation and ROCK/MLCK Signaling Pathways in Gastrointestinal Disorders with Intestinal Hyperpermeability by Lijun Du, John J. Kim, Jinhua Shen, Ning Dai

“…Emerging studies exploring in vitro and in vivo model system demonstrate that Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase- (ROCK-) and myosin light chain kinase- (MLCK-) mediated pathways are involved in the regulation of intestinal permeability. …”
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Nucleophilicity at copper(-I) in a compound with a Cu–Mg bond by Ross A. Jackson, Nicholas J. Evans, Dawid J. Babula, Thomas M. Horsley Downie, Rex S. C. Charman, Samuel E. Neale, Mary F. Mahon, David J. Liptrot

“…The Cu-Mg bond acts as a source of the cupride anion, transferring the NHC-copper fragment to electrophilic s-, p-, and d-block atoms to make known and new copper-containing compounds.…”
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Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry by Fillion, Alexandra, Vichier-Guerre, Sophie, Arimondo, Paola Barbara

“…In addition of being one of the four nucleobases constituting DNA and RNA, adenine is also contained in many biological molecules (ATP, SAM, NAD, cAMP, coA ...) that have fundamental roles in the functioning of living systems, e.g. energy source, cofactors of enzymes and proteins. …”
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Analysis of the Potential for a Hillside Collapse for a Community in Changhua County, Taiwan by Pei Liu, Tung-Hua Tsai, Szu-Hsien Peng

“…Promoting disaster prevention measures reduces the number of factors in communities that pertain to disasters. Changhua County contains 589 villages, 81 of which are prone to hillsides (including protected forest). …”
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Suspension of Mitotic Activity in Dentate Gyrus of the Hibernating Ground Squirrel by Victor I. Popov, Igor V. Kraev, Dmitri A. Ignat'ev, Michael G. Stewart

“…However, using an immunohistochemical study of doublecortin (DCX) and BrdU-labelled neurons, we demonstrate that the dentate gyrus of the ground squirrel hippocampus contains a population of immature cells which appear to possess mitotic activity. …”
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Formulation and Validation of Turmeric and Black Pepper Flavored Probiotics by Ranjith Arimboor, Zavier Thaliakuzhy, Nagamani Chintalarevi

“…In this study, probiotic curd formulations containing varying contents of turmeric and black pepper were prepared and evaluated for the viability of aerobic bacteria during the shelf life of 15 days and consumer acceptability. …”
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