Distance-assistant node coverage identification model for wireless sensor networks by FAN Gao-juan1, SUN Li-juan1, WANG Ru-chuan1, HUANG Hai-ping1

“…A distance-assistant node coverage identification model was proposed which adopts distance information be-tween the node and its neighbors to identify nodes coverage without using any location information.Theory analysis and simulation results are presented to evaluate the proposed DANCI model.It is shown that in randomly deployed sensor networks,the maximum error between DANCI model and location information-aware strategy is 6.396 0%,and the nodes coverage accuracy improves significantly compared to neighbor number-based scheme and nearest neighbor-based scheme.…”
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Multilayer Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient for Static Safety and Stability Analysis of Novel Power Systems by Yun Long, Youfei Lu, Hongwei Zhao, Renbo Wu, Tao Bao, Jun Liu

“…More and more renewable energy sources are integrated into novel power systems. The randomness and fluctuation of such renewable energy sources bring challenges to the static stability and safety analysis of novel power systems. …”
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ERGONOMICS AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT IN THE DESIGN OF STUDENTS’ FURNITURE IN MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC ABEOKUTA NIGERIA by ADEKUNLE IBRAHIM MUSA-OLOKUTA

“… A total of five hundred and fifty students were randomly selected in three schools of engineering; communication; science and technology. …”
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An associated perception import method for big data by Huaiyu GONG, Jinsong XU, Pan WANG

“…Against the background of the existing database to the large data migration，Apache introduced the Sqoop as the main tool for the relational database to the big data migration.Sqoop simply cut the data table and randomly store it on diffe rent nodes.Being aimed at the problem of low efficiency of the query of the relationship between the Hadoop，a method of data importing and preprocessing was designed.To reduce the network transmission delay and improve the performance of the system，the high correlation degree was kept in the adjacent nodes.The contrast experiment shows that the performance of the data query can be improved greatly by the same or adjacent nodes.…”
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On Channel Transforms to Enhance Reciprocity and Quantization in Physical-Layer Secret Key Generation by Ghalib Hussain, Syed Junaid Nawaz, Shurjeel Wyne, Mohammad N. Patwary

“…Within the physical layer security (PLS) paradigm, the secret key generation (SKG) technique exploits the wireless channel’s randomness to generate symmetric secret keys for message encryption/decryption by legitimate communication nodes. …”
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Safety and tolerability of the M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulator BAY 2413555 in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the REMOTE-HF study by Marat Fudim, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Dominik Linz, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Calum MacRae, Nina Kimmeskamp-Kirschbaum, Michaela Meyer, Thomas Mondritzki, Hanna Tinel, Wilfried Dinh, Robert J. Mentz

“…REMOTE-HF was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase Ib dose-titration study with two active arms. …”
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Survey: Discovery in Wireless Sensor Networks by Valerie Galluzzi, Ted Herman

“…The basic ideas behind these protocols are explained, which include deterministic schedules of waking and sleeping, randomized schedules, and combinatorial methods to ensure discovery.…”
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Dynamic pilot allocation scheme in massive MIMO system by Xin FANG, Xingxing LI, Haiyan CAO, Peng PAN, Yunju LIU

“…In order to solve the problem of the pilot contamination in multi-cell massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system,a dynamic pilot allocation scheme was proposed by analyzing the error of MMSE channel estimation.Users living in the fringe regions between the target cell and adjacent cells adopt the dynamicpilot allocation scheme,the rest of users are randomly pilot allocation to increase the average achievable sum rate of the downlink.The simulation results show that the proposed method can not only apparently improve the performance of the channel estimation,but also effectively improve the achievable sum rate of the downlink in the whole system.…”
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Country image and branding of Slovakia by Katarína Kleinová, Johana Űrgeová

“…Most countries communicate with the rest of the world on several levels and so they create their images whether knowingly or randomly. Political decisions of the government, the ways of attracting foreign investors and skilled workforce, export of products, export of culture, promotion of tourism and ultimately inhabitants themselves of the country are also either positively or negatively involved in creating the country image.…”
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A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder (WAD): Part 4 – Noninvasive Interventions for Chronic WAD by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…While the majority of a subset of nine studies supported the effectiveness of interdisciplinary interventions, the two randomized controlled trials provided conflicting results. …”
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Pilot Trial on Ischemic Conditioning of the Gastric Conduit in Esophageal Cancer: Feasibility and Impact on Anastomotic Leakage (TIGOAL-I) by María-Carmen Fernández-Moreno, MD, PhD, María Eugenia Barrios Carvajal, MD, Fernando López Mozos, MD, PhD, Roberto Martí Obiol, MD, PhD, Jorge Guijarro Rozalén, MD, PhD, Elisabetta Casula, MD, PhD, Joaquín Ortega, MD, PhD

“…Methods:. This pilot randomized clinical trial was conducted between April 2016 and October 2021 at a single-center tertiary hospital. …”
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The Effect of Polyurethane Film Versus Apis Dorsata Honey Spray for Wound Dressing Following Long Bone Fractures Osteosynthesis by Surianty Shafei, Mohd Ariff Sharifudin, Shaifuzain Ab Rahman, Abdul Nawfar Sadagatullah

“…Methods: This prospective, randomized clinical study was designed to compare the effect of conventional polyurethane film and Apis dorsata honey spray as dressing materials after long bone fracture osteosynthesis. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Conbercept, Ranibizumab, and Triamcinolone on 23-Gauge Vitrectomy for Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Jinglin Cui, Hong Chen, Hang Lu, Fangtian Dong, Dongmei Wei, Yan Jiao, Steve Charles, Weikuan Gu, Lin Wang

“…The experiment was randomized controlled, with a noninferiority limit of five letters. …”
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Day Ward Glaucoma Patients Have Lower Depression Levels and Higher Glaucoma Knowledge Levels than Inpatients by Huiming Xiao, Wenmin Huang, Xi Qin, Chengguo Zuo, Qiongman Yang, Rong Li, Mingkai Lin

“…Methods. Patients were randomized into the day-case group or the inpatient group. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Two Computationally-Characterised Affective Bias Tasks by Alexandra C. Pike, Katrina H. T. Tan, Hoda Tromblee, Michelle Wing, Oliver J. Robinson

“…Affective biases have been shown to change with effective intervention: randomized controlled trials into these biases and the mechanisms that underpin them may allow greater understanding of how interventions can be improved and their success be maximized. …”
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Sedative Effect of Nasal Midazolam-Ketamine at Different Doses on 3-6-year-old Uncooperative Dental Patients by Masoud Fallahinejad Ghajari, Ghassem Ansari, Mostafa Mohaveri, Ahmad Eghbali Zarch, Sajjad Razavi

“…Methods: This double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 20 uncooperative children aged 3-6 years with a definitely negative Frankel scale. …”
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Boosting knowledge, attitudes, and practices: An experimental controlled study evaluating the effectiveness of m-health training on antimicrobial resistance for hemodialysis nurses by Hossam Alhawatmeh, Mohammed Aljarrah, Issa M Hweidi, Nezam Al-Nsair, Mohammad S Alyahya, Sawsan Abuhammad

“…Design: A parallel group randomized controlled trial. Methods: A convenience sample of 64 nurses was cluster-randomized into either an m-health group ( n = 32) or a control group ( n = 32). …”
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Immediate Respiratory Warm-Up Effect on Dynamic Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Cardiac Surgery Candidates by Bahareh Mehregan Far, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Mohsen Abedi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Mahmood Beheshti Monfared, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

“…Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. Forty participants scheduled for heart surgeries were randomly assigned to either the study (RWU between two tests) or control (without RWU) groups. …”
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The Feasibility and Histological Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel Menghini Needle (EUS Sonopsy CY™) for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Solid Pancreatic M... by Ryo Igarashi, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Irina M. Cazacu, Goro Shibukawa, Ai Sato, Akane Yamabe, Takumi Maki, Yoshitsugu Yoshida, Shogo Yamamoto, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Hojo

“…A total of 30 patients with solid pancreatic masses who underwent EUS-FNAB with two different types of needles, EUS Sonopsy™ and ProCore™, were included in a prospective, randomized, controlled, crossover study. All the pancreatic masses were punctured with the two needles and were randomized regarding the order of the needle to be used. …”
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Effects of a synthetic analog of the bovine appeasing pheromone on the overall welfare of dairy calves from birth through weaning by J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Teruel, A. Cozzi, E. Harris, S.M. Rutter, A. Beaver

“…The main objective of this study was to determine if the use of the bovine appeasing pheromone (BAP) would improve the welfare of dairy calves; therefore, in this randomized controlled trial, 72 Holstein Friesian dairy calves were housed in individual hutches after birth and were randomly allocated to receive BAP or a placebo once every 2 wk from birth through weaning. …”
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