Secure Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Leg for Elderly Amputees: Preliminary Results by S. Krut, Ch. Azevedo Coste, P. Chabloz

“…We developed an approach to control the different states of the prosthetic joint (blocked, free, resistant), associated with different physical activities. …”
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An Accelerated Successive Convex Approximation Scheme With Exact Step Sizes for L1-Regression by Lukas Schynol, Moritz Hemsing, Marius Pesavento

“…All algorithms are hyperparameter-free. Empirical results confirm that the acceleration approaches improve the convergence rate compared to benchmark algorithms, and that they retain the benefits of successive convex approximation also in non-sparse instances.…”
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Primary Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Melanoma in the Lower Thoracic Spine by Kathrin Hering, Anke Bresch, Donald Lobsien, Wolf Mueller, Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, Clemens Seidel

“…The patient was recurrence-free at 104 weeks after radiotherapy but presents with unchanged neurological symptoms. …”
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Iron Chelators in Treatment of Iron Overload by Sarina Entezari, Seyedeh Mona Haghi, Narges Norouzkhani, Barsa Sahebnazar, Fatemeh Vosoughian, Diba Akbarzadeh, Muhammad Islampanah, Navid Naghsh, Mohammad Abbasalizadeh, Niloofar Deravi

“…Although iron is a crucial element for life, iron overload can be potentially toxic for human cells due to its role in generating free radicals. In the past few decades, there has been a major improvement in the survival of patients who suffer from iron overload due to the application of iron chelation therapy in clinical practice. …”
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Experimental Investigations of the Resistance Performance of Commercial Cylinder Filters and Effect Factors under Humid Airflows by Shuang Zhang, Wanyi Zhang, Tailong He, Huan Zhao, Zhongping Lin

“…These differences were primarily caused by the pleat-free structures and the install directions of the nanofiber medium in the clamp, indicating differences in the filtration performance between the filter medium and its filters.…”
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The FEA and experimental stress analysis in circular perforated plates loaded with concentrated force by Mateusz Konieczny, Grzegorz Gasiak, Henryk Achtelik

“…The plate of the above geometry was free supported and loaded with different values of concentrated force. …”
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Legal Regulation of Expressing Opinions and Beliefs in Print Mass Media by S. A. Kucher

“…The constitutional right to free expression of opinions and beliefs can be exercised by disseminating certain concepts in the media. …”
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How Do Sociodemographics and Activity Participations Affect Activity-Travel? Comparative Study between Women and Men by Min Yang, Wei Wang, Feifei Yu, Jian Ding

“…Moreover, women with children under schooling age make more maintenance trip chains but less leisure trip chains and activities, whereas men are free from this influence. Furthermore, both women and men perform more subsistence activities if the duration increases, and men have less influences than women do.…”
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Extramural Venous Invasion as Prognostic Factor of Recurrence in Stage 1 and 2 Colon Cancer by E. E. van Eeghen, M. J. Flens, M. M. R. Mulder, R. J. L. F. Loffeld

“…Primary outcomes were recurrence-free survival (RFS) measured through the Cox regression analysis and prevalence of EMVI. …”
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Siesta en geneeskundige dienste teen die achtergrond van die traditionele Afrika levens- en wêreldbeskouing by C.M. Pauw

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Regulation of Long Noncoding RNAs Responsive to Phytoplasma Infection in Paulownia tomentosa by Guoqiang Fan, Yabing Cao, Zhe Wang

“…So far, the identification of lncRNAs has been limited to a few model plant species, and their roles in mediating responses to Paulownia tomentosa that free of phytoplasma infection are yet to be characterized. …”
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A Convertible Spinal Orthosis for Controlled Torso Rigidity by Nicole I. Kern, Ronald J. Triolo, Rudi Kobetic, Musa Audu, Roger D. Quinn

“…A Convertible Spinal Orthosis (CSO) that allows the user to switch between Locked rigid torso support and Unlocked free motion has been designed, fabricated and tested. …”
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Materials and clean processes for sustainable energy and environmental applications: Foreword by Jellali, Salah, Dutournié, Patrick, Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…Utilizing these sources instead of fossil fuels markedly diminishes greenhouse gas emissions, helps in the establishment of a carbon-free global economy. This special edition in Comptes Rendus Chimie (CRC) delves into recent research exploring the role of natural materials, particularly waste, in the production of sustainable energy and environmental protection against both gaseous and liquid pollutants.…”
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Synthetic Dataset for Analyzing Geometry-Dependent Optical Properties of All-Pass Micro-Ring Resonators by Sebastian Valencia-Garzon, Esteban Gonzalez-Valencia, Nelson Gómez-Cardona, Andres Calvo-Salcedo, J. A. Jaramillo-Villegas, Jorge Montoya-Cardona, Erick Reyes-Vera

“…Using numerical simulations, the dataset will allow the optimization of MRR performance metrics such as free spectral range (FSR), full width at half maximum (FWHM), and quality factor (Q-factor). …”
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Uncertainty Analysis of Energy Production for a 3 × 50 MW AC Photovoltaic Project Based on Solar Resources by Irfan Jamil, Jinquan Zhao, Li Zhang, Syed Furqan Rafique, Rehan Jamil

“…This energy does not emit greenhouse gases which means it is a renewable free source of energy when producing electricity. …”
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ReHypar: A Recursive Hybrid Chunk Partitioning Method Using NAND-Flash Memory SSD by Jaechun No, Sung-Soon Park, Cheol-Su Lim

“…The first objective of ReHypar is to mitigate the fragmentation overhead of SSD address space, by reusing the remaining free space of I/O units as much as possible. Furthermore, ReHypar allows defining several, logical data sections in SSD address space, with each of those sections being configured with the different I/O unit. …”
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An Unusual Clinical Presentation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report by Deba P. Sarma, Dawn E. Heagley, Julianne Chalupa, Meredith Cox, James M. Shehan

“…The patient was treated with local irradiation. She remains disease free at her six-month follow-up visit. Conclusion. …”
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The Effects of Substituting Glassware for Plasticware and the Use of an Ethanol Vector on Oocyte Maturation In Vitro by A. D. Macaulay, C. K. Hamilton, P. M. Bartlewski, W. A. King

“…Oocytes were matured in oil-free, open-well systems contained in either plastic or glass dishes and compared to control oocytes matured in media droplets on plastic dishes overlaid with mineral oil. …”
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Multi-host transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis and its optimal control by Chunxiao Ding, Zhipeng Qiu, Huaiping Zhu

“…The theoretical results show that the disease free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if $\mathcal R_0<1 and="" if="" mathcal="" r_0="">1$ the system has only one positive equilibrium. …”
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Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity by Mohit Godar, Jianhua Liu, Pengguo Zhang, Yang Xia, Qinghai Yuan

“…The patient remained alive and free of disease for about 24 months; however, due to rapid local recurrence, the patient died 27 months after the surgical treatment.…”
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