Invasive Carcinoma Ex-Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Lacrimal Gland with a Cystadenocarcinoma Component: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vamsee K. Neerukonda, Bryant Carruth, Maria Del Valle Estopinal

“…We describe a case of an invasive carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma (Ca-ex-PA) with a cystadenocarcinoma component arising from the lacrimal gland in the absence of any previously diagnosed pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor) or prior incisional surgery. This case illustrates the importance of the histopathologic assessment including immunohistochemistry and genetic testing to narrow a differential diagnosis and potentially aid or guide therapy in the future. …”
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Effects of Contraction Joints on Vibrational Characteristics of Arch Dams: Experimental Study by S. S. Wang, Y. F. Zhang, M. S. Cao, W. Xu

“…Experimental results demonstrate that (i) contraction joints can significantly affect the vibrational characteristics of arch dams, (ii) the operating deflection shape intuitively illustrates the vibrational characteristics of arch dams, and (iii) a scanning laser vibrometer has marked advantages over traditional equipment in accurately and efficiently acquiring full-field dynamic responses of a structure.…”
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Intersectoriality as a managerial technology in Cuba voluntary blood donations by Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Vivian de las Mercedes Noriega Bravo

“…Intersectoriality is theorized and illustrated as a managerial technology and its use and importance applied in the promotion, capture and recruitment of potential donors and in the organization of blood collections. …”
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Recursive joint Cramér‐Rao lower bound for parametric systems with two‐adjacent‐states dependent measurements by Xianqing Li, Zhansheng Duan, Uwe D. Hanebeck

“…Then, the recursive JCRLBs for two special forms of parametric systems with TASD measurements, in which the measurement noises are autocorrelated or cross‐correlated with the process noises at one time step apart, are presented, respectively. Illustrative examples in radar target tracking show the effectiveness of the JCRLB for the performance evaluation of parametric TASD systems.…”
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Neural Network L1 Adaptive Control of MIMO Systems with Nonlinear Uncertainty by Hong-tao Zhen, Xiao-hui Qi, Jie Li, Qing-min Tian

“…Numerical simulations of an MIMO system coupled with nonlinear uncertainties are used to illustrate the practical potential of our theoretical results.…”
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Numerical Algorithm for Solving Market Clearing Problem in Power Electronics-Based Power Distribution Systems by Musharrat Sabah, Aaron M. Cramer, Yuan Liao

“…The proposed method is compared with existing reference root-finding algorithms. The comparison illustrates the proposed algorithm’s ability to address the numerical challenges the market-clearing problem poses. …”
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Blending 2D topography images from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission into the altimeter constellation with the Level-3 multi-mission Data Unification and Altime... by G. Dibarboure, C. Anadon, F. Briol, E. Cadier, R. Chevrier, A. Delepoulle, Y. Faugère, A. Laloue, R. Morrow, N. Picot, P. Prandi, M.-I. Pujol, M. Raynal, A. Tréboutte, C. Ubelmann

“…In this paper, we describe how we extended the Level-3 algorithms to handle SWOT's unique swath-altimeter data. We also illustrate and discuss the benefits, relevance, and limitations of Level-3 swath-altimeter products for various research domains.…”
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Effect of Flexibility Ratio on Seismic Response of Cut-and-Cover Box Tunnel by Shamsher Sadiq, Quang van Nguyen, Hyunil Jung, Duhee Park

“…The flexibility ratio (F) is illustrated to have a governing influence on the tunnel response. …”
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Speech Impairment in a Large Sample of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Aileen K. Ho, Robert Iansek, Caterina Marigliani, John L. Bradshaw, Sandra Gates

“…At the final stage of `Profound' impairment, articulation was the most frequently impaired feature at the lowest level of performance. This study illustrates the prominence of voice and articulatory speech motor control deficits, and draws parallels with deficits of motor set and motor set instability in skeletal controls of gait and handwriting.…”
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Ensemble Prediction Algorithm of Anomaly Monitoring Based on Big Data Analysis Platform of Open-Pit Mine Slope by Song Jiang, Minjie Lian, Caiwu Lu, Qinghua Gu, Shunling Ruan, Xuecai Xie

“…The algorithm and evaluation system is tested by using the microseismic monitoring data of an open-pit mine slope over 6 months. Testing results illustrate prediction algorithm provided by this research can successfully integrate the advantage of multiple algorithms to increase the accuracy of prediction. …”
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Deterministic Epidemic Models for Ebola Infection with Time-Dependent Controls by Eric Okyere, Johnson De-Graft Ankamah, Anthony Kodzo Hunkpe, Dorcas Mensah

“…From our numerical illustrations, we can conclude that effective educational campaigns and vaccination of susceptible individuals as well as effective treatments of infected individuals can help reduce the disease transmission.…”
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Quarter-Wavelength Two-Section Coaxial Stepped Impedance Resonators for Harmonics Suppression in Tx Bandpass Filters by Alexandre Bonizec, Jessica Benedicto, Jean-Francois Favennec, Eric Rius, Christophe Goujon

“…It is therefore possible to design a filter for which the harmonic frequencies of the resonators are not the same, leading to destructive recombinations in the attenuated band. This is illustrated through the design of a 6th order narrowband L-band bandpass filter with controlled attenuation up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6.6\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> F0 and a multipactor threshold of around 30 W. …”
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Automated Particle Shape Identification and Quantification for DEM Simulation of Rockfill Materials in Subgrade Construction by Hao Bai, Xiangyu Hu, Ruidong Li, Fei Chen, Zhiyong Liao

“…Finally, the macroanalysis on the void ratio and cumulative settlement and the microanalysis on particle coordination number, rotation momentum, and displacement are studied. The results illustrate that roundness has a significant effect on the mechanical characteristics of subgrade rockfill materials. …”
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Resection of a Catecholamine-Elaborating Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Invading the Inferior Vena Cava by E. M. Mannina, Z. Xiong, R. Self, E. Kandil

“…Lastly, these tumors are mostly benign and rarely invade adjacent structures—an operative finding not always predicted by preoperative imaging—which, if present, adds significant complexity and risk to the resection. A case illustrating these challenges in the management of a biochemically active retroperitoneal paraganglioma invading the inferior vena cava follows.…”
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Inverse neutrosophic mixed graphs by Thempaavai Jayaprakash, Antony Cripsin Sweety Charles Selvaraj

“…Furthermore, some fundamental functions and algebraic characteristics of INMG are examined to attain a profound insight into the properties and applications. To illustrate the application of INMG, the article provides a numerical example centered around social networks. …”
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Risk Assessment Method for Cable System Construction of Long-Span Suspension Bridge Based on Cloud Model by Zhifang Lu, Chaofan Wei, Muyu Liu, Xiaoguang Deng

“…Then, according to the cloud model, a risk assessment model for cable system construction of the suspension bridge is established by realizing the mutual transformation between qualitative language and quantified data. Finally, an illustrative example concerning the risk of cable system construction of Wuhan Yang-Si-Gang Yangtze River Bridge is provided to demonstrate the feasibility and objectivity of the proposed method.…”
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Optimal Design of One-Sided Exponential Adaptive EWMA Scheme Based on Median Run Length by Yulong Qiao, Zixing Wu, Qian Zhang, Qin Xu, Ge Jin

“…Finally, two practical case studies illustrate the application of AEWMA schemes in manufacturing.…”
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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of the Rumor Propagation in Online Social Network by Amine El Bhih, Rachid Ghazzali, Soukaina Ben Rhila, Mostafa Rachik, Adil El Alami Laaroussi

“…In the second part, we recommend an optimal control strategy to fight against the spread of the rumor, and the study aims at characterizing the three optimal controls which minimize the number of spreader users, fake pages, and corresponding costs; theoretically, we have proved the existence of optimal controls, and we have given a characterization of controls in terms of states and adjoint functions based on a discrete version of Pontryagin’s maximum principle. To illustrate the theoretical results obtained, we propose numerical simulations for several scenarios applying the forward-backward sweep method (FBSM) to solve our optimality system in an iterative process.…”
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Researches on Damage Evolution and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Rocks by Yong Chen, Yugui Yang, Feng Gao, Xiangxiang Zhang

“…Distribution characteristics of the strength and elastic modulus as random variables are illustrated, and the statistical damage model is presented by the authors to formulate analytical constitutive relations for deformation behavior. …”
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Truly Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring: From the Telecommunication Optical Fiber Drawling Tower to Water Leakage Detection in Dikes and Concrete S... by Jean-Marie Henault, Gautier Moreau, Sylvain Blairon, Jean Salin, Jean-Robert Courivaud, Frédéric Taillade, Erick Merliot, Jean-Philippe Dubois, Johan Bertrand, Stéphane Buschaert, Stefan Mayer, Sylvie Delepine-Lesoille

“…These considerations are further developed within this article and illustrated with practical applications of water leakage detection in dikes and concrete structures monitoring, making use of distributed temperature and strain sensing based on Rayleigh, Raman, and Brillouin scattering in optical fibers. …”
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