Output Tracking via Adaptive Backstepping Higher Order Integral Sliding Mode for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems by M. Pervaiz, Q. Khan, A. I. Bhatti, S. A. Malik

“…Furthermore, the parameters update law correctly provides the estimation of parameters which is again results in enhanced robustness of the strategy. …”
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Non-derivative axionic couplings to nucleons at large and small N by Francesco Bigazzi, Aldo L. Cotrone, Matti Järvinen, Elias Kiritsis

“…This allows us to provide quantitative estimates of these couplings.…”
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A Fast Numerical Method for the Calculation of the Equilibrium Isotopic Composition of a Transmutation System in an Advanced Fuel Cycle by F. Álvarez-Velarde, E. M. González-Romero

“…After comparison to the results of the EVOLCODE 2.0 burn-up code, the observed differences are about a few percents in the mass estimations of the main actinides.…”
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Marine natural products as an important source of bioactive substances for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease management by Menglei Shi, Menglei Shi, Sisi Chen, Sisi Chen, Yutong Feng, Yutong Feng, Shiyuan Wang, Yuyu Xia, Jianlin He

“…With an estimated global prevalence of 32.4%, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most prevalent chronic liver condition. …”
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Technical analysis of petrochemical industries of Iran using a network data envelopment analysis model by Amir Reza Bazargan, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, Mohammad Fallah

“…The data envelopment analysis method is commonly used to measure efficiency. An estimate of the relative efficiency of this model is derived by calculating the ratio between inputs and outputs. …”
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Postpartum Hemorrhage by Michelle J. Wang, Yinka Oyelese, Yang Pan

“…Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death in childbirth; it is estimated that one woman dies every four minutes from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). …”
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Unified Fingerprinting/Ranging Localization in Harsh Environments by Javier Prieto, Juan F. De Paz, Gabriel Villarrubia, Fernando De la Prieta, Juan M. Corchado

“…Fingerprinting primarily focuses on accurate estimation at the expense of exhaustive calibration. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Typhoid Fever—Salmonella Typhi by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Rachael Silverberg

“…Typhoid fever is easily controlled and relatively uncommon in the United States, but an estimated 21.5 million people per year are affected by typhoid fever in developing nations including regions in Asia, Africa, and South America. …”
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Ensemble Hydrometeorological Forecasts Using WRF Hourly QPF and TopModel for a Middle Watershed by Leonardo Calvetti, Augusto José Pereira Filho

“…WRF ensembles also allow estimating the predictability through the dispersion of the forecasts providing relevant information for decision-making. …”
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Microstructural Changes during High Temperature Service of a Cobalt-Based Superalloy First Stage Nozzle by A. Luna Ramírez, J. Porcayo-Calderon, Z. Mazur, V. M. Salinas-Bravo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…After certain operating time, these components are very expensive to replace, so the microstructural analysis is an important tool to determine the mode of microstructure degradation, residual lifetime estimation, and operating temperature and most important to determine the method of rehabilitation for extending its life. …”
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The Role of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in a Child with Sport-Induced Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid: A Case Report and Literature Review by Baris Beytullah Koc, Martijn Schotanus, Bob Jong, Pieter Tilman

“…As dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI showed fair perfusion of the proximal pole, an adequate healing potential with conservative treatment was estimated. We achieved union and good function with cast immobilization for fourteen weeks. …”
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Distributed Adaptive Coordinated Control of Multiple Euler–Lagrange Systems considering Output Constraints and Time Delays by Hongde Qin, Xiaojia Li, Yanchao Sun

“…In order to handle uncertain problems, the neural network technique is adopted to estimate the unknown dynamics. Then, we utilize an asymmetric barrier Lyapunov function in the control design to guarantee the output errors satisfy the time-varying output constraints. …”
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Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia by Tadele Eticha, Melat Afrasa, Getu Kahsay, Hailekiros Gebretsadik

“…Cadmium was not detected in the samples while the levels of lead and zinc ranged from not detected value to 0.103 mg/kg and from 27.888 to 71.553 mg/kg, respectively. The estimated daily intake values and the health risk indices of both metals were below their respective safety limits and the threshold of 1, respectively. …”
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Vs30 Mapping and Soil Classification in Tiznit Region Based On H/V Spectral Ration Method by Cherki Fadoua, Tadili Mehdi, Tadili Benaissa, Mhammdi Nadia

“…The spectral analysis of these recordings enabled the determination of dominant frequencies and the estimation of VS30 values for each site. The aim of this study is to map the spatial variation of VS30 and classify soil types in the Tiznit region. …”
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DETERMINACIÓN DEL RIESGO DE EROSIÓN HÍDRICA DE SUELOS DE LOS DEPARTAMENTOS MINAS Y CHOS MALAL (NEUQUÉN) MEDIANTE LA APLICACIÓN DE LA ECUACIÓN UNIVERSAL DE PÉRDIDA DE SUELO (USLE)... by Laurentino Hernandez, Ana C. Dufilho

“…The study area (10,500 km2), includes Minas and Chos Malal Departments in northern of Neuquén Province, where livestock transhumance is practiced by nearly 1,500 families as their main economic activity. In this paper we estimated the potential loss of soil by water erosion under different land management scenarios, using Universal Soil Loss Equation and a Geographic Information System. …”
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INTERNALIZATION OF EXOGENOUS DNA INTO INTERIOR COMPARTMENTS OF MURINE BONE MARROW CELLS by E. V. Dolgova, V. P. Nicolin, N. A. Popova, A. S. Proskurina, K. E. Orishchenko, E. A. Alyamkina, Y. R. Efremov, E. R. Chernykh, A. A. Ostanin, E. M. Malkova, O. S. Taranov, V. A. Rogachev, S. V. Sidorov, S. S. Bogachev, M. A. Shurdov

“…Upon suchtreatment, the fragments are incorporatedinto cells in a non-degradedform. We estimate that under suchconditions upto 1800 kb ofexogenous DNAcan be present in BMCs as fragments. …”
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Composition of Algal Oil and Its Potential as Biofuel by Pascal Schlagermann, Gerold Göttlicher, Robert Dillschneider, Rosa Rosello-Sastre, Clemens Posten

“…Energy and CO2 balances are used to estimate the potential of algae oil to fulfil the EU sustainability criteria for biofuels. …”
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Lower Tropospheric Response to Local Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies: A Numerical Study in the EUREC4 ${ ext{EUREC}}^{4}$A Region by M. Borgnino, F. Desbiolles, A. N. Meroni, C. Pasquero

“…Such sensitivities are quantified as 95% and 70% of fluxes upper bound, estimated with local atmospheric properties uncorrelated with SST anomalies.…”
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Soil column leaching experiments – inverse modelling to derive environmental fate parameters by Stephan Sittig, Thomas Augustin, Siqi Cao, Robin Sur

“…This procedure is suggested to determine sorption parameters for compounds currently not possible to evaluate in regulatory exposure assessments, considering numerical simulations and more robust parameter estimation including parameter uncertainties.…”
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Potential Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Colombia, Based on Ecological Niche Modeling by Gabriel Parra-Henao, Laura C. Suárez-Escudero, Sebastián González-Caro

“…This information could help to guide health authority recommendations on infection monitoring, prevention, and control. In this study, we estimated the geographic distribution of triatomine species in Colombia and identified the relationship between landscape structure and climatic factors influencing their occurrence. …”
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