A smart city used low-latency seamless positioning system based on inverse global navigation satellite system technology by Deyue Zou, Shutong Niu, Shuhao Chen, Binhong Su, Xinyi Cheng, Jie Liu, Yunfeng Liu, Yang Li

“…The receiver does not need to re-receive navigation information when the scene changes, which avoids the switching process. Through the design of signal layer coverage, the receiver is in a warm start state, and the users can quickly fix the position when the scenario changes, realizing quick access in a true sense. …”
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Optimization Study on the Freshwater Production Ratio from the Freezing and Thawing Process of Saline Water with Varied Qualities by Xinyu Feng, Xue Ding, Jiale Yuan, Wanli Xu, Jiao Liu

“…Therefore, a three-factor and five-level quadratic general rotation combination design was adopted, employing indoor simulated freeze–thaw experiments to investigate the influence of these three factors on the freshwater production ratio. …”
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Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children by Solvej Videbæk Bueno, Sebastian Deisting Skejø, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Knud Ryom, Per Kallestrup, Peter Elsborg, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen

“…Methods: The population-based design used self-reported physical activity data on 8774 Danish mothers who participated in the Danish National Health Survey 2021. …”
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A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 5p Influences D-Dimer Levels in the San Antonio Family Heart Study by V. P. Diego, L. Almasy, D. L. Rainwater, M. C. Mahaney, A. G. Comuzzie, S. A. Cole, R. P. Tracy, M. P. Stern, J. W. MacCluer, J. Blangero

“…The SAFHS is ideal for the discovery of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) influencing CVD because CVD risk factors are prevalent in Mexican Americans of San Antonio and because the study design involves large families, which is optimal for QTL discovery. …”
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Study on the effect of space tightness on the inerting effect of liquid CO2 in pottery jar liquor warehouses by Xueming Li, Wei Wan, Gang Bai, Youkai Zhao, Xunxian Shi, Jinsong Zhu

“…It could improve liquid CO2 utilization by reducing the injection flow rate or enhancing space tightness. Based on this, a design concept of liquid CO2 intelligent control fire extinguishing system is proposed.…”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…Hence, this study is designed to determine if the variation in complementary feeding practices poses a risk for the development of obesity later in life. …”
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Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia by Tolera Abera, Tolessa Debele, Dagne Wegary

“…It is laid out with randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement with three replications. …”
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Experimental investigation on the effect of porous-fin position in a thermal energy storage tank for performance enhancement of the system by C. Suresh, Awasthi Abhishek, Binit Kumar, Yongseok Jeon

“…., Case-1 (pure PCM without-fin), Case-2 (porous-fin at top), Case-3 (porous-fin at middle), and Case-4 (porous-fin at bottom)—were designed and experimentally assessed to compare their thermal performances. …”
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Additively-Manufactured, Magnetically Controlled, Frequency and Polarization Reconfigurable Phased Array Antenna by Ulan Myrzakhan, Farhan A. Ghaffar, Mohammad Vaseem, Atif Shamim

“…An additively manufactured phased array antenna is presented in this work that provides simultaneous reconfiguration in frequency, polarization, and beam direction solely in response to magnetic tuning of the underlying ferrite substrate. This design obviates the need for integrated active components, which have been fundamental elements enabling tuning operation in traditional reconfigurable array antennas. …”
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Autonomous Quadcopter Image Processing for Simulated Search and Rescue Flights by Budi Hartono, Muhammad Rizki Zuhri, Citra Asti Rosalia, Nofrijal Fauzan

“…In Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, a designated search area is explored with aircraft and helicopters. …”
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Maternal Serum Nitric Oxide Levels in Adolescent Pregnancies by Hasan Onur Topçu, Ali İrfan Güzel, Kuntay Kokanalı, Sabri Cavkaytar, Dilek Uygur, Salim Erkaya

“… OBLECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate maternal serum nitric oxide (MSNO) levels in adolescent pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN: A total of forty five pregnancies were included to the study, of these eight were adolescent pregnancies (age range, 18-19 years old). …”
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Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors by Jesús González-Moreno, Ana Isabel Agustí, Javier Guillem-Saiz, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Cantero-García

“…This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional, ex post facto design, with data analyzed through correlation and regression techniques to identify predictors of positive attitudes toward older adults.ResultsThe results exhibited significantly positive attitudes toward older people. …”
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Development of the Chinese Dual Auroral Radar Network and Preliminary Results by Jiaojiao Zhang, Ailan Lan, Jingye Yan, Xiang Deng, Wei Wang, Hang Li, Lingchen Sun, Ying Nan, Xiaochao Song, Chi Wang

“…In this paper, we present the basic design of the CN‐DARN and its preliminary observations of ionospheric irregularities, subauroral polarization streams (SAPSs) and traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs). …”
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Effect of agro industrial wastes compost on soil health and onion yields improvements: Study at field condition by Feyisa Girma Erana, Tesfaye Alemu Tenkegna, Seyoum Leta Asfaw

“…Method The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized plot design at field condition. Allium cepa L. was grown using five different levels of agro industrial wastes compost, three different levels of inorganic fertilizers and three controls. …”
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Etiology and Outcomes of ARDS in a Rural-Urban Fringe Hospital of South India by Tarun George, Stalin Viswanathan, Ali Hasan Faiz Karnam, Georgi Abraham

“…We describe the etiology and outcomes of illnesses causing acute lung injury in a rural populace. Study Design. A prospective observational study. Setting. …”
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Active Suspension Based on a Motor-Driving Compacted Double-Gas-Chamber Hydro-Pneumatic Strut by Ruihong Li, Bing Ma, Fan Yang, Dezhao Lin, Weiqiang Zhang

“…However, the nonlinearities, hysteresis, and uncertainties in the adjusting process caused by the gas property and the valve characteristic will increase the difficulty of controller design. And frequent use of the pump for continuous adjustment also affects the life span. …”
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Kinetics of Supercritical CO₂ Extraction from Burrito (<i>Aloysia polystachya</i>) Leaves and Sucupira-Preta (<i>Bowdichia virgilioides</i>) Seeds by Gabrielle Vaz Vieira, Michel Rubens dos Reis Souza, Carlos Toshiyuki Hiranobe, José Eduardo Goncalves, Cristiane Mengue Feniman Moritz, Otávio Akira Sakai, Leila Maria Sotocorno e Silva, Michael Jones da Silva, Erivaldo Antônio da Silva, Renivaldo José dos Santos, Edson Antônio da Silva, Lucio Cardozo-Filho, Leandro Ferreira-Pinto

“…This study evaluated the influence of temperature (40 °C, 50 °C, and 60 °C) and pressure (22 MPa, 25 MPa, and 28 MPa) on extraction efficiency using a 2² factorial design with triplicates at the central point. The maximum yields were 1.2% for burrito leaves and 4.2% for sucupira-preta seeds. …”
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Nanozyme based ultra-stretchable, low-hysteresis, and dual-mode antibacterial composite hydrogels for wound healing by Yanyan Li, Weiqi Kang, Jian Zhang, Ping Shi, Jianshu Li, Yongping Lu

“…Herein, an iron-based metal-organic framework loaded with gold (Fe-MIL-88NH2-Au) nanozyme based composite hydrogel (HMAux) with excellent mechanical compatibility and dual-mode antibacterial properties was designed for wound care. To obtain HMAux, Fe-MIL-88NH2-Au nanozyme with photothermal properties and peroxidase-like and oxidase-like activities was prepared. …”
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Robust and Sparse Kernel-Free Quadratic Surface LSR via L_2,p-Norm With Feature Selection for Multi-Class Image Classification by Yongqi Zhu, Zhixia Yang, Junyou Ye, Yongxing Hu

“…An iterative algorithm for RSQSLSR is designed and its convergence is proved theoretically. …”
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Study on influence of types and numbers of inner-layer shape on failure mechanism of layered alumina ceramic under three-point bending and bending fatigue load by Pengliang Hou, Yang Chen, Huantao Jing

“…This research offers component design engineers the optimal types and numbers of inner-layer shapes for layered alumina ceramic, thereby enhancing the service life of ceramics.…”
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