The Exploration of Network Coding in IEEE 802.15.4 Networks by Deze Zeng, Song Guo, Victor Leung, Jiankun Hu

“…Since the coding opportunities are mostly exploited, our proposal achieves both higher energy efficiency and throughput performance than the original IEEE 802.15.4.…”
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Forecasting of CVaR based on intraday trading in Tehran ETFs: The approach of heterogeneous autoregression models by Shiva Hallaji, Mahdi Madanchi Zaj, Fereydon Ohadi, Hamidreza Vakilifard

“…Additionally, CVaR prediction was more accurate for index funds than for equity and fixed-income funds, with the HARQ model demonstrating superior performance.Originality/Value: This study investigates the application of HAR models in predicting ETF risks and provides a novel framework for risk management and investment decision making, particularly in the Iranian financial market.…”
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New Record of <i>Encarsia protransvena</i> and Confirmed Occurrence of <i>Encarsia hispida</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Al... by Giuliano Cerasa, Luigi Tomasello, Gianluca Melone, Elia Russo, Gaetano Siscaro, Carmelo Cavallaro, Annamaria Ienco, Francesca Laudani, Vincenzo Palmeri, Orlando Campolo, Francesca Garganese, Francesco Porcelli, Paolo A. Pedata, Vittorio Farina, Giovanni Gugliuzza, Roberto Rizzo, Stefania Laudonia, Gabriella Lo Verde

“…<i>Singhiella simplex,</i> originating from the Oriental region, has established a global presence. …”
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A New Era of Submillimeter GRB Afterglow Follow-Ups with the Greenland Telescope by Yuji Urata, Kuiyun Huang, Keiichi Asada, Hiroyuki Hirashita, Makoto Inoue, Paul T. P. Ho

“…Summarizing the current achievements of submm GRB follow-ups, we identify the following three scientific goals regarding GRBs: (1) systematic detection of bright submm emissions originating from reverse shock (RS) in the early afterglow phase, (2) characterization of forward shock and RS emissions by capturing their peak flux and frequencies and performing continuous monitoring, and (3) detections of GRBs at a high redshift as a result of the explosion of first generation stars through systematic rapid follow-ups. …”
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On Measuring the Complexity of Networks: Kolmogorov Complexity versus Entropy by Mikołaj Morzy, Tomasz Kajdanowicz, Przemysław Kazienko

“…The results of these experiments point to K-complexity as the more robust and reliable measure of network complexity. The original contribution of the paper includes the introduction of several new entropy-deceiving networks and the empirical comparison of entropy and K-complexity as fundamental quantities for constructing complexity measures for networks.…”
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Proposing a strategic transformation model for universities (Case study: A public university) by Zahra Bagheri, Seyed Javad Hosseininezhad, Nasser Safaie

“…Also, the environment of change, competitors, and effective communication with the industry are influenced by different factors and do not affect other factors.Originality/value: Traditional management and leadership methods lack effectiveness in today's changing and dynamic conditions. …”
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Recent Advances in Three-Dimensional Stem Cell Culture Systems and Applications by Xiaowen Wu, Junxiang Su, Jizhen Wei, Nan Jiang, Xuejun Ge

“…Compared to two-dimensional culture, three-dimensional culture system is better to realistically simulate the local microenvironment of cells, promote the exchange of information among cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM), and retain the original biological characteristics of stem cells. …”
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Prospects of Artificial Kefir Grains Prepared by Cheese and Encapsulated Vectors to Mimic Natural Kefir Grains by Xue Han, Huaxi Yi, Sainan Zhao, Jialei Sun, Yu Wang

“…However, up to now, there is still no efficient approach to producing stable kefir grains by using the pure or cultural mixture of strains isolated from the original kefir grains. Therefore, new techniques need to be taken to promote the kefir grain production. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Portuguese Version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index by C. M. Teixeira, A. Caçador, T. M. Ferreira, José Vasconcelos-Raposo

“…These results confirm the theoretical strength of PSQI; however, we were unable to confirm the seven-factor structure proposed in the original version. Conclusions: The PSQI-P has good psychometric properties and is suitable for use in nomothetic research on sleep quality in Portuguese adolescents. …”
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Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Way Measuring Choroidal Thickness in Pregnant Women by Jun Zhang, Huiyun Wang, Qiubo Yu, Qihu Tong, Qinkang Lu

“…This review would summarize relevant original articles published from January 1, 2008 to December 1, 2016 to assess the changes of choroidal thickness (CT) with enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) during pregnancy. …”
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Discoloration Effects of High-Dose γ-Irradiation and Long-Term Thermal Aging of (U)HMW-PE by Anja Kömmling, Emmanouil Chatzigiannakis, Jörg Beckmann, Volker Wachtendorf, Kerstin von der Ehe, Ulrike Braun, Matthias Jaunich, Ulrich Schade, Dietmar Wolff

“…Therefore, the yellowing is assumed to originate from annealable color centers in the form of free radicals that are trapped in the crystalline regions of the polymer and recombine at elevated temperatures. …”
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A Chromosome level assembly of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) variety grown in arid environment by Himanshu V. Patankar, Luis F. Rivera, Fatima Omari Alzahrani, Rod A. Wing, Ikram Blilou

“…Abstract The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an ancient fruit-bearing tree known for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. They originated from the Middle East in regions having large farms including mountainous regions of Al-Baha in Saudi Arabia. …”
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An Efficient Detector for Automatic Tomato Classification Systems by Duy-Linh Nguyen, Xuan-Thuy Vo, Adri Priadana, Jehwan Choi, Kang-Hyun Jo

“…This research aims to develop a vision-based tomato detector to support robots and automatic tomato classification systems. In this idea, the original convolution blocks in the Backbone and Neck modules of the YOLOv8n architecture are replaced by a new version, called Receptive Field Attention Convolution (RFAConv). …”
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False Positive Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) Uptake in Undifferentiated Adrenal Malignant Tumor by Hee Soo Jung, Seok Jun Moon, Yun Mi Kim, Hye Rim Kang, Seok Mo Lee, Soo Jin Jung, Seok Jin Choi, Tae Kyoon Kim, Min Jeong Kwon, Jeong Hyun Park, Soon Hee Lee

“…Metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin was suspected from a lymph node biopsy, and surgical resection was performed for definitive diagnosis and correction of excess hormonal secretion. …”
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Subacute Stroke in a Young Female: A Case of Moyamoya Syndrome Initially Anchoring with Anxiety by Saira Chaughtai, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Muhammad Shaheryar Haider, Hasnan M. Ijaz, Sarah Elmedani, Mohamed Bakr, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…After the development of remitting slurred speech and facial droop, magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiogram yielded the discovery of high-grade stenosis of the origin of the left middle cerebral artery with associated thrombosis in that area. …”
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Multiple Marginal Tissue Recession Treated with a Simplified Lateral Sliding Flap Technique by Fernando Salimon Ribeiro, Juliana Aparecida Najarro Dearo de Morais-Camillo, José Marcos Alves Fernandes, Juliana Rico Pires, Elizangela Partata Zuza, Ana Emília Farias Pontes

“…This was a modification of Nelson’s technique, which was originally described as the combination of the double papilla technique, lateral sliding flap, and connective tissue graft. …”
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Characterization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from the Testis by Letizia De Chiara, Elvira Smeralda Famulari, Sharmila Fagoonee, Saskia K. M. van Daalen, Stefano Buttiglieri, Alberto Revelli, Emanuela Tolosano, Lorenzo Silengo, Ans M. M. van Pelt, Fiorella Altruda

“…Here, we confirm that colonies derived from human testicular cultures, with our isolation protocol, are of mesenchymal origin and do not arise from spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). …”
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16S rRNA gene sequencing of non-lactic acid bacteria cultures from lait caillé in Burkina Faso by Geoffroy Romaric Bayili, Clarisse S. Compaoré, Bréhima Diawara, Lene Jespersen, Hagretou Sawadogo-Lingani

“…The objective of this study was to provide information on the identity of non-LAB originating from traditional lait caillé and capable of growing abundantly on standard media used for dairy LAB isolation. …”
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Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of Lactoperoxidase–Thiocyanate–Hydrogen Peroxide System in Reduced-Lactose Milk Whey by Ahmad Ni’matullah Al-Baarri, Novia Tri Damayanti, Anang Mohamad Legowo, İsmail Hakkı Tekiner, Shigeru Hayakawa

“…The product of the lactoperoxidase system (LPOS) has been developed as a preservative agent to inhibit foodborne bacteria, but its action was, heretofore, limited to several original compounds in milk. This research was conducted to analyze the application of the lactoperoxidase system against Escherichia coli in fresh bovine milk and its derivative products to determine the strength of antibacterial activity. …”
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Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network for Fault Diagnosis of High-Speed Train Bogie by Kaiwei Liang, Na Qin, Deqing Huang, Yuanzhe Fu

“…Within the novel architecture, the proposed CRNN first filters out the features from the original data through convolutional layers. Then, four recurrent layers with simple recurrent cell are used to model the context information in the extracted features. …”
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