A novel breath pattern model and analysis to minimize patient discomfort in medical ventilators by M. Deepa, R. Vidhyapriya, A. S. Raagul

“…Based on transient analysis of the pressure variation simulation, it was observed that the air and oxygen mixture delivered to the patient was relatively jerk-free due to the finite values of first and second-order derivatives of pressure/flow curves. …”
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Ni-Based Ohmic Contacts to n-Type 4H-SiC: The Formation Mechanism and Thermal Stability by A. V. Kuchuk, P. Borowicz, M. Wzorek, M. Borysiewicz, R. Ratajczak, K. Golaszewska, E. Kaminska, V. Kladko, A. Piotrowska

“…Finally, we show that the diffusion barriers with free diffusion path microstructure can improve thermal stability of metal-SiC ohmic contacts for high-temperature electronics.…”
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Perspectives for Reforming Criminal Procedural Legislation Regarding the Regulation of Investigative (Search) Actions Restricting the Inviolability of Housing or Other Personal Pos... by O. V. Salmanov

“…It is emphasized that perspective areas for the development of criminal procedural legislation to regulate investigative (search) actions that restrict the inviolability of housing or other personal possession is to solve the problem of attracting free legal aid for a person who has no procedural status, but investigators continue investigative (search) actions against that person; determination of the procedural status of witnesses who are involved into investigative (search) actions; determination of the mechanism of addressing of the property’s owner with the petition to return the seized property during carrying out investigative (search) actions restricting inviolability of housing or other personal possession. …”
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Blood-based biomarkers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint blockade by Yo-Ting Tsai, Jeffrey Schlom, Renee N. Donahue

“…These investigations have unveiled compelling correlations between the peripheral immune status of patients both before and during ICI therapy and patient outcomes, which include response rates, progression-free survival, and overall survival. There is need for rigorous validation and standardization of these blood-based assays for broader clinical application. …”
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Uncovering proteome variations and concomitant quality changes of different drying methods Cordyceps sinensis by 4D-DIA structural proteomics by Mengjun Xiao, Chuyu Tang, Tao Wang, Min He, Yuling Li, Xiuzhang Li

“…In addition, it was found that the protein and free sulfhydryl content of Cordyceps sinensis decreased significantly and the disulfide bond content increased after different drying methods.Results and discussionA total of 3762 proteins were identified, showing variations between groups and high protein content. …”
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Numerical Investigation of an Axisymmetric Model Scramjet Assisted with Cavity of Different Aft Wall Angles by Guangwei Ma, Mingbo Sun, Guoyan Zhao, Pei Liu, Tao Tang, Li Fan, Hongbo Wang

“…In the reacting flow field, the volume of the cavity full of hot products and free radicals increases while the interaction between the cavity and main flow decreases with the increase of the aft wall angle. …”
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Effects of reproductive technologies and SPF status on some physiological and behavioral characteristics in rats with arterial hypertension (ISIAH strain) by D. S. Ragaeva, T. O. Abramova, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, E. V. Kalinichenko, T. N. Igonina, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Modern standards of Laboratory Animal Science include working with laboratory animals of high quality, in particular, with specific pathogen free (SPF) mice and rats. On the other hand, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are widely used in modern medicine for human infertility treatment as well as for genome resource banking. …”
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Evaluating mobile apps for sun protection: content analysis and user preferences in a two-part study by Angela M. Rodrigues, Faye L. Doughty, Caroline Charlton, Sarah Woodhouse, Elizabeth Sillence

“…Participants expressed a preference for apps that are free of paid features, advertisements, and external purchases. …”
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Orthogonal Design Study on Factors Affecting the Determination of Common Odors in Water Samples by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to GC/MS by Shifu Peng, Zhen Ding, Weiwen Xia, Hao Zheng, Yuting Xia, Xiaodong Chen

“…Finally, the proposed method was applied to water samples, which were previously analyzed and confirmed to be free of target analytes. Besides, the proposal method was applied to test environmental water samples. …”
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Rapid diffused optical imaging for accurate 3D estimation of subcutaneous tissue features by Shanshan Cai, John Mai, Winn Hong, Scott E. Fraser, Francesco Cutrale

“…We present 3D-multisite diffused optical imaging (3D-mDOI) an approach that combines photon migration techniques from diffuse optical tomography, with automated controls and image analysis techniques for estimating lesion’s depth via its optical coefficients. 3D-mDOI is a non-invasive, low-cost, fast, and contact-free instrument capable of estimating subcutaneous tissue structures volumes through multisite-acquisition of re-emitted light diffusion on the sample surface. …”
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Role of denoisers in simulation-based inference from graph-structured data: a case study for position inference in an astroparticle detector by Venkat Roy, Aaron Higuera, Shixiao Liang, Christina Peters, Waheed U. Bajwa, Christopher D. Tunnell

“…Statistical inference of parameters governing a complex physical process from observed data is an important task for several scientific domains. In a likelihood-free inference setup, the inference engine used to make inference from the experimental data can be trained using simulated data. …”
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Clinical utility of tumour mutational burden on efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant solid tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoguang Yang, Yunming Li, Xuemei Xiang, Wang Guo, Pengfei Zhou

“…We will compare the efficacy of ICIs between TMB high group and TMB low group in terms of the HRs of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and the OR of the objective response rate/overall response rate (ORR). …”
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Physicochemical Characteristics and Flavor Quality Analysis of Fermented Jerky from Yanbian Beef Cattle by Xiao Yang, Changlei Liu, Qi Wang, Enying Cui, Hongjie Piao, Yuping Wen, Guanhao Li, Qing Jin

“…The results indicated that samples inoculated with the composite fermenter exhibited significant increases in ash content, hardness, total free amino acid concentration, and levels of specific flavor-enhancing amino acids compared to unfermented jerky (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Synergistic Approach of High-Precision 3D Printing and Low Cell Adhesion for Enhanced Self-Assembled Spheroid Formation by Chunxiang Lu, Aoxiang Jin, Chuang Gao, Hao Qiao, Huazhen Liu, Yi Zhang, Wenbin Sun, Shih-Mo Yang, Yuanyuan Liu

“…In this study, we designed a support-free, 3D-printed microwell chip and developed a compatible low-cell-adhesion process. …”
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Effect of intermittent urethral catheter clamping combined with active urination training (ICCAUT) strategy on postoperative urinary dysfunction after radical rectal cancer surgery... by Yuchen Guo, Quan Wang, Tingting He, Sen Liang, Yunan Guan, Jianan Sun, Haiyan Hu

“…This trial aims to examine the effect of intermittent catheter clamping combined with active urination training (ICCAUT) on urinary retention and secondary catheterisation after proctectomy.Methods and analysis Eligible patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the ICCAUT group or the free-drainage (FD) group. In the ICCAUT group, patients will undergo intermittent clamping of the urinary catheter combined with active urination training before its removal, whereas the patients in the FD group will not receive any specific training. …”
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The Effects of Anlotinib Combined with Chemotherapy following Progression on Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor in Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer by Ting Xu, Weili Xiong, Lili Zhang, Yuan Yuan

“…The primary endpoint was median progression-free survival (PFS); secondary endpoints included objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and adverse events. …”
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Experimental Study on Water Reduction Modification and Efficient Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste Slurry by Chengwei Ma, Dayang Xuan, Jialin Xu, Jian Li

“…A flocculation structure exists in fly ash and composite slurries, and the water reducer can breakdown this flocculation structure, increase the proportion of free water, and improve the fluidity of the resultant slurry. …”
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COMPARATION OF MASTOID TRIANGLE AREA MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES USING VOLUME RENDERING POST PROCESSING AND MULTI PLANAR REFORMATION by Anggi Tiur Maduma, Anggraini Dwi Sensusiati, Amillia Kartika Sari

“…Data were analyzed using the free sample T test. Result: Measurer A produces total area of mastoid triangle using volume rendering is 1165.72 ± 1.2506 and multi planar reformation is 1145.84 ± 1.46512, with a significance value of 0.204 (p > 0.05). …”
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Identifying the Predictors of Short Term Weight Loss Failure after Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass by Effat Bahadori, Ali Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Leila Sadat Bahrami, Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani Moghadam, Ali Jangjoo, Mohsen Nematy, Afshin Roghani, Reza Rezvani

“…The mean reduction in adipose tissue and fat-free mass was 24.49 kg and 7.46 kg, respectively. …”
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Redshifting the Study of Cold Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets: The Mid-infrared Wavelength Region as an Indicator of Surface Gravity and Mass by S. K. Leggett, Pascal Tremblin

“…We explore this phenomenon using PH _3 -free ATMO 2020++ models and updated Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer W2−W3 colors. …”
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