Modular multilevel converter periodic trajectory determination — A generic Fourier-based collocation method by Philippe De Rua, Jef Beerten

“…In this paper, the proposed method is also applied to an illustrative simple RLC circuit as well as to a complete arm-averaged model of the MMC; it is validated against simulations and compared with a state-of-the-art shooting method.…”
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Becoming Resilient: Promoting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in a Canadian Context by Judith A. MacDonnell, Mahdieh Dastjerdi, Nimo Bokore, Nazilla Khanlou

“…This paper reports on grounded theory findings that are relevant to promoting the mental health and well-being of immigrant women in Canada. The findings illustrate how relationships among settlement factors and dynamics of empowerment had implications for “becoming resilient” as immigrant women and how various health promotion approaches enhanced their well-being. …”
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Digitalized Optical Sensor Network for Intelligent Facility Monitoring by Esther Renner, Lisa-Sophie Haerteis, Joachim Kaiser, Michael Villnow, Markus Richter, Torsten Thiel, Andreas Pohlkötter, Bernhard Schmauss

“…Temperature measurements of a packaged FBG sensor fiber were performed with a portable demonstrator, illustrating the system’s robustness and the comprehensive data processing stream from sensor value formation to the cloud. …”
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Methodology of a hierarchical and automated failure analysis and its advantages by Levent Ergün, Roman Müller Hainbach, Stefan Butzmann

“…We then explain a new workflow that utilizes this approach. To illustrate its application, we provide a demonstrative example. …”
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Modelling Eco-Driving Support System for Microscopic Traffic Simulation by Johan Olstam, Viktor Bernhardsson, Charisma Choudhury, Gerdien Klunder, Isabel Wilmink, Martijn van Noort

“…A set of verification simulations used to illustrate the effect of the combination of the ecoDriver system and drivers’ compliance to the advices are also presented.…”
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IDHOCNET: A Novel ID Centric Architecture for Ad Hoc Networks by Shahrukh Khalid, Athar Mahboob, Choudhry Fahad Azim, Aqeel Ur Rehman

“…In this paper we present IDHOCNET which is a novel implementation of service provisioning and application development framework in the ad hoc context. We illustrate a number of implemented features of the architecture which include IP address autoconfiguration, identification of nodes by using real world identifiers, IP based services support in ad hoc networks, and a new class of application known as ID based application. …”
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A spatial accessibility framework for mapping the mismatch between wood supply and demand across Europe by Anita Poturalska, Ossi Kotavaara, Terhi Ala-Hulkko

“…However, interregional transport needs to be included in the analysis to fully meet European demand. This illustrates how provisioning ES spatial flow can be effectively incorporated in evaluation of ES mismatches. …”
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Recruiting for Epigenetic Research: Facilitating the Informed Consent Process by Nancy Jallo, Debra E. Lyon, Patricia Anne Kinser, Debra Lynch Kelly, Victoria Menzies, Colleen Jackson-Cook

“…Easy to understand illustrations of the epigenetic process provided a basis for active engagement and encouraged individual questions.…”
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A magnetorheological clutch for efficient automotive auxiliary device actuation by F. Bucchi, P. Forte, F. Frendo, R. Squarcini

“…Several clutch preliminary studies done to choose the clutch geometry and the magnetic field supply are illustrated. The final choice consisted in an MR clutch with permanent magnet, which satisfied size, torque and fail-safe specifications. …”
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Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales) by Ling-Ling Liu, Yong-Xiang Liu, Ya-Ya Chen, Jiu-Lan Gou, Feng Chi, Yi Liu, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Si Zhou

“…The descriptions, illustrations, and notes of the novel taxa are provided along with an updated phylogenetic tree of Melanommataceae. …”
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Anti-aging versus positive-aging language in scientific literature: Raising questions for future research by Akbar Azizi-Zeinalhajloo, Haidar Nadrian, Nafiseh Ghassab-Abdollahi, Elham Lotfalinejad, Hassan Rezaeipandari, Devender Bhalla

“…Terms such as "old people," "old age," "elderly", "the elderly" and "the aged" are in the form of anti-aging speaking, and it is recommended that the terms "older people", "older adults", "seniors" and "later life" be used instead of the latter mentioned terms, indicating there is a growing sense that emphasis on a positive perception and illustration of aging. There is a lack of evidence on the diversity, frequency, range of terms and expressions and examples of anti-aging speaking, and also the other end, positive aging. …”
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PhysioDroid: Combining Wearable Health Sensors and Mobile Devices for a Ubiquitous, Continuous, and Personal Monitoring by Oresti Banos, Claudia Villalonga, Miguel Damas, Peter Gloesekoetter, Hector Pomares, Ignacio Rojas

“…Two exemplary use cases for health assessment and sports training are presented to illustrate the capabilities of the PhysioDroid. Next technical steps include generalization to other mobile platforms and health monitoring devices.…”
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The Impact of Variable Inlet Mixture Stratification on Flame Topology and Emissions Performance of a Premixer/Swirl Burner Configuration by P. Koutmos, G. Paterakis, E. Dogkas, Ch. Karagiannaki

“…Comparisons with Large Eddy Simulations, performed with an 11-step global chemistry, illustrated the flame front interaction with the vortex formation region under the influence of the variable inlet mixture stratifications. …”
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Rare Manifestation of Alport Syndrome by Amornpol Anuwatworn, Prince Sethi, Kelly Steffen, Orvar Jonsson, Marian Petrasko

“…Percutaneous coronary angioplasty was performed and her symptoms improved. This case illustrates that SCAD may be a manifestation of AS patients with chest pain.…”
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Enhancer regulatory networks globally connect non-coding breast cancer loci to cancer genes by Yihan Wang, Daniel A. Armendariz, Lei Wang, Huan Zhao, Shiqi Xie, Gary C. Hon

“…Comparative studies illustrate subtype specific functions between enhancers in ER + and ER − cells. …”
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Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With UTAUT to Increase the Explanatory Power of the Effect of HCI on Students’ Intention to Use E-Learning System and Perceive Succes... by Fareed Al-Sayid, Gokhan Kirkil

“…The proposed hypotheses were tested by multi-linear regression. The results illustrated that the main predictors of students’ success (SS) are behaviour intention, ease of use, usefulness, visual design, and learner interface interactivity which explained 53.6% of perceived success in using the system. …”
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Energy and Wake effects Optimization of Offshore Wind Farm using PSO algorithm by Ouhdan Mahmoud, Ait Madi Abdessalam, Hassoine Mohammed Amine

“…To tackle this problem, the research has developed a multi-objective optimization framework in Python that shows the Pareto front, which illustrates the trade-off between wake effects and (AEP) by using a particle swarming optimization (PSO) algorithm. …”
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Upcycling of Polyethylene Wastes to Valuable Chemicals over Group VIII Metal‐decorated WO3 Nanosheets by Qimin Zhou, Weiqiang Gao, Deliang Wang, Yinlong Chang, Hanxi Guan, Khak Ho Lim, Xuan Yang, Pingwei Liu, Wen‐Jun Wang, Bo‐Geng Li, Qingyue Wang

“…In‐situ spectroscopic investigations and supplementary theoretical calculations illustrate that these aromatics are formed through the cyclization of alkene intermediates. …”
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Efficacy of PDD-guided tumor excision combined with photodynamic therapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Nan Yang, Yunchuan Yang, Wanqi Zhang, Xinying Li, Hao Jiang, Huiling Kou, Junbo Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Liuchang Tan, Yuangang Lu

“…This study aims to illustrate the efficacy and safety of PDD-guided tumor excision combined with ALA-PDT in patients with cSCC. …”
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Multi-Item Multiperiodic Inventory Control Problem with Variable Demand and Discounts: A Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm by Seyed Mohsen Mousavi, S. T. A. Niaki, Ardeshir Bahreininejad, Siti Nurmaya Musa

“…A set of compromise solution including optimum and near optimum ones via MOPSO has been derived for some numerical illustration, where the results are compared with those obtained using a weighting approach. …”
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