Assessment of the Sphericity of Submicrometer Particles Using a Single-particle Polar Nephelometer at an Urban Site in Japan by Maho Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakayama, Hiroshi Sasago, Yuki Kuruma, Hikari Yai, Shuhei Ogawa, Yange Deng, Michihiro Mochida, Yutaka Matsumi

“…Thus, to examine this property and its controlling factors, this study measured the scattering angular distributions of both thermodenuded and non-thermodenuded individual particles with a diameter of 500 nm in real time using a home-made polar nephelometer in Nagoya, Japan. Estimating the sphericities based on the depths of the local minima in the scattering angular distributions, we found the ambient aerosols to be external mixtures of at least two types of particles, one with relatively high and the other with relatively low sphericity. …”
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Statistical Downscaling for Rainfall Forecasts Using Modified Constructed Analog Method in Thailand by Patchalai Anuchaivong, Dusadee Sukawat, Anirut Luadsong

“…The Modified Constructed Analog Method (MCAM) is a technique in downscaling estimation, suitable for rainfall simulation accuracy using weather forecasting. …”
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Enhanced defect sensing technology in turbid water environments using multi-beam sonar by Wenhui Wang, Yikai Li, Rufei He, Yao Li

“…Moreover, we utilize the phase difference sequence method to enhance target image details in turbid water, and leverage the time of arrival (TOA) estimation method to suppress background noise and sidelobes. …”
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Sampling with Prior Knowledge for High-dimensional Gravitational Wave Data Analysis by He Wang, Zhoujian Cao, Yue Zhou, Zong-Kuan Guo, Zhixiang Ren

“…This is a particularly profound issue for high-dimensional gravitational wave data analysis where one requires to conduct Bayesian inference and estimate joint posterior distributions. In this study, we incorporate prior physical knowledge by sampling from desired interim distributions to develop the training dataset. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA by D. V. Gadzevich, S. I. Danilchenko, S. G. Yerofeyev, M. A. Pasunkina, A. B. Grinchenko, V. N. Irza, M. S. Volkov, A. V. Varkentin

“…During expeditions biological material samples were collected, bird species were identified and bird fauna was estimated in waterfowl aggregation sites. Laboratory PCR tests of the biological material collected during the expedition as well from killed birds and poultry revealed no AIV type A. …”
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Noise Robustness of Quantum Relaxation for Combinatorial Optimization by Kentaro Tamura, Yohichi Suzuki, Rudy Raymond, C. Hiroshi Watanabe, Yuki Sato, Ruho Kondo, Michihiko Sugawara, Naoki Yamamoto

“…Finally, we assess the number of shots required to estimate the values of binary variables correctly under depolarizing noise and show that the (3, 1)-QRAC Hamiltonian requires less shots to achieve the same accuracy compared with the Ising Hamiltonian.…”
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Bidirectional relationship between epigenetic age and stroke, dementia, and late-life depression by Cyprien A. Rivier, Natalia Szejko, Daniela Renedo, Santiago Clocchiatti-Tuozzo, Shufan Huo, Adam de Havenon, Hongyu Zhao, Thomas M. Gill, Kevin N. Sheth, Guido J. Falcone

“…Abstract Chronological age is an imperfect estimate of molecular aging. Epigenetic age, derived from DNA methylation data, provides a more nuanced representation of aging-related biological processes. …”
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Umbilical Artery Thrombosis with Associated Acute and Severe Fetal Growth Restriction and Transient Severe Protein S Deficiency: Report of a Case with Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis... by Ali Alhousseini, Sunil Jaiman, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Salam Zeineddine, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne M. Jacques

“…A 21-year-old gravida 1 patient, with a history of 3-vessel cord at 20 weeks, presented at 29 weeks with a single umbilical artery. The estimated fetal weight measurements at 26 weeks, 29 weeks, and 31 weeks were at the 27th percentile, the 26th percentile, and less than the 5th percentile, respectively. …”
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Extraction and Processing of Bioactive Phytoconstituents from Widely Used South African Medicinal Plants for the Preparation of Effective Traditional Herbal Medicine Products: A Na... by Sphamandla Hlatshwayo, Nokukhanya Thembane, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Nceba Gqaleni, Mlungisi Ngcobo

“…This is due to their potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. It is estimated that about 80% of the population in developing countries rely on herbal traditional medicines for healthcare. …”
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Effects of ameliorative afforestation on the erodibility factor and soil loss in the Grdelica gorge by Aleksandar Baumgertel, Sara Lukić, Snežana Belanović Simić, Predrag Miljković

“…The soil erodibility factor K was calculated using the Wischmeier and Smith formula, whilst, soil loss was estimated according to Erosion Potential method – EPM by Gavrilović. …”
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Thermal Aging of Asahi SB-1000 Polymer Optical Fibers: Study on the Light Transmission Loss by Laura Helena González Trueba, Varlen Grabski, Larissa Alexandrova, Carla Aguilar Lugo

“…A maximum loss of 15% was found for 632 hr of aging, equivalent to 5 years for the ALICE experiment conditions considering thermal aging. This estimate is based on the Arrhenius model, using energy activation data from the literature. …”
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Effect of pH and Mexican Oregano (Lippia berlandieri Schauer) Essential Oil Added to Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Starch Edible Films on Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus au... by Addí Rhode Navarro-Cruz, Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco, Francisco Javier Caballero-Alvarez, Martin Alvaro Lazcano-Hernández, Obdulia Vera-López, Aurelio López-Malo, Raul Avila-Sosa

“…Microbial modeling has allowed estimating key intrinsic factors as pH and MOEO concentration with the synergistic effect against two important food-borne pathogens.…”
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A Modified RBF Neuro-Sliding Mode Control Technique for a Grid Connected PMSG Based Variable Speed Wind Energy Conversion System by Rostand Marc Douanla, Godpromesse Kenné, François Béceau Pelap, Armel Simo Fotso

“…Since the neural network is trained online, the time to estimate good weights can affect the dynamic performance of the process during the startup phase. …”
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In-Band Asymmetry Compensation for Accurate Time/Phase Transport over Optical Transport Network by Sammy Siu, Wen-Hung Tseng, Hsiu-fang Hu, Shinn-Yan Lin, Chia-Shu Liao, Yi-Liang Lai

“…With the proposed scheme in this paper, the fiber link delay asymmetry can be compensated relying on the estimated mean fiber link delay by the Telecom-Boundary clock, while the OTN control plane is responsible for processing the fiber link delay asymmetry to determine the asymmetry compensation in the timing chain.…”
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Thermal Wavelength Measurement of Nanofluid in an Optical-Fiber Thermal Wave Cavity Technique to Determine the Thermal Diffusivity by Monir Noroozi, Bijan Mohammadi, Shahidan Radiman, Azmi Zakaria

“…Applying the thermal wavelength measurement in a flexible OF-TWC technique requires only two experimental data sets. It can be used to estimate thermal diffusivity of a small amount of liquid samples (0.3 ml) in a brief period. …”
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Influence of Both Soil Properties and Geometric Parameters on Failure Mechanisms and Stability of Two-Layer Undrained Slopes by Shuangfeng Guo, Ning Li, Wenpeng Liu, Zongyuan Ma, Naifei Liu, Gao Lv

“…Improved knowledge of the location of the critical failure mechanism allows for accurately estimating the stability of the two-layer undrained slopes for future strengthening measurements to preserve stability.…”
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The Effect of Telemedicine on Access to Acute Stroke Care in Texas: The Story of Age Inequalities by Karen C. Albright, Amelia K. Boehme, Michael T. Mullen, Tzu-Ching Wu, Charles C. Branas, James C. Grotta, Sean I. Savitz, Catherine Wolff, Bisakha Sen, Brendan G. Carr

“…Data from the US Census Bureau and the 2010 Neilson Claritas Demographic Estimation Program, American Hospital Association annual survey, and The Joint Commission list of PSCs and survey response data for all hospitals in the state of Texas were used. …”
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The impact of competition for picking wild edible mushrooms and the opportunity cost for rural communities: the case of Castile and León (Spain) by Pablo de Frutos Madrazo, Joaquín Latorre Minguell, Pedro Antonio Martín-Cervantes, Fernando Martínez Peña

“…However, to date, no study has estimated picking harvests in the way this study does or what effects these might have on local communities with regard to other activities, both in terms of work and leisure time. …”
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Study on the Generalized Displacement Boundary and Its Analytical Prediction for Ground Movements Induced by Shield Tunneling by Qianlong Tang, Fudong Chen, Mingfeng Lei, Binbin Zhu, Limin Peng

“…The process of shield tunnel excavation would inevitably cause surrounding ground movement, and excessive displacement in the soil could lead to large deformation and even collapse of the tunnel. The methods estimating convergence deformation around tunnel opening is summarized. …”
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The Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Resonance Characteristics of Acoustic Metamaterials with Negative Effective Modulus by Xiao-Le Yan, Li-Mei Hao, Mei-Ling Men, Zhi Chen

“…Using the method of estimate of resonance, we could get a precisely controllable unit structure with negative effective modulus and offer a way to optimize the realization of double negative acoustic metamaterial.…”
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