Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Fan Slewing Bearings in Nonlinear Wiener Process with Random Covariate Effect by Mingjun Liu, Zengshou Dong, Hui Shi, Yujia Zheng, Min Zhang

“…Secondly, the combination of random covariate models and the nonlinear Wiener degradation process is researched. The stress effect which is used as a random covariate is introduced into the nonlinear Wiener degradation model in the form of the additive hazard model. …”
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Global Alignment of Pairwise Protein Interaction Networks for Maximal Common Conserved Patterns by Wenhong Tian, Nagiza F. Samatova

“…Most of alignment tools focus on finding conserved interaction regions across the PPI networks through either local or global mapping of similar sequences. Researchers are still trying to improve the speed, scalability, and accuracy of network alignment. …”
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A Systematic Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Soil-Rock Mixture considering the Rock Size Effect by Minghui Ren, Guangsi Zhao, Xianhao Qiu, Qinghua Xue, Meiting Chen

“…Realistic and stable shear strength parameters of S-RM have been researched by a reasonable gap (0.2–0.4D, where D is the largest particle size).…”
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Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb by Naghmeh Nejat, Alireza Valdiani, David Cahill, Yee-How Tan, Mahmood Maziah, Rambod Abiri

“…TIAs are present only in micro quantities in the plant and are highly poisonous per se rendering a challenge for researchers to increase yield and reduce toxicity.…”
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Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by A. V. Rezaev, A. M. Stepanov, N. D. Tregubova

“…The breakneck expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in recent years has attracted the attention of higher education researchers. However, their curiosity often comes down to using specific AI tools, such as text and image generators, translators, and personal assistants in the educational process. …”
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Exosomes in Ocular Health: Recent Insights into Pathology, Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Functions by Noelia Blanco-Agudín, Suhui Ye, Sara González-Fernández, Ignacio Alcalde, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Luis M. Quirós

“…Furthermore, given their unique characteristics, their potential as diagnostic biomarkers or therapeutic agents and their application in clinical ophthalmology are also explored, along with the main limitations that researchers face today in the field.…”
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Two Improved Methods of Generating Adversarial Examples against Faster R-CNNs for Tram Environment Perception Systems by Shize Huang, Xiaowen Liu, Xiaolu Yang, Zhaoxin Zhang, Lingyu Yang

“…Only if adversarial attacks are studied thoroughly, researchers can come up with better defence methods against them. …”
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On the Question of Pedagogical Digital Competence by D. A. Mezentceva, E. S. Dzhavlakh, O. V. Eliseeva, A. Sh. Bagautdinova

“…However, despite the measures being adopted, a number of researchers report unsatisfying results. One of the root causes of this situation seems to be the absence of clear understanding of what the notions of digital competence and pedagogical digital competence are supposed to include. …”
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Reliability Estimation of Parameters of Helical Wind Turbine with Vertical Axis by Adela-Eliza Dumitrascu, Badea Lepadatescu, Dorin-Ion Dumitrascu, Anisor Nedelcu, Doina Valentina Ciobanu

“…The analysis of simulation results has been focused on the interpretation of the relative frequency histograms and cumulative distribution curve (ogive diagram), which indicates the probability of obtaining the daily or annual energy output depending on wind speed. The experimental researches consist in estimation of the reliability and unreliability functions and hazard rate of the helical vertical axis wind turbine designed and patented to climatic conditions for Romanian regions. …”
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An intelligent system for lung CT image denoising using a hybrid WT-NLM filter by S.L. Soniya, T. Ajith Bosco Raj

“…Image denoising is an extensively researched problem in computer vision that is commonly used as a benchmark for many imaging tasks. …”
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The Neuropathology of Autism by Gene J. Blatt

“…As postmortem findings are related to core behavior symptoms, and technology improves, researchers are gaining a much better perspective of contributing factors to the disorder.…”
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Study on Epoxy Resin-Modified Asphalt Binders with Improved Low-Temperature Performance by Zhiqi Luo, Tao Liu, Yintan Wu, Hongwei Yuan, Guoping Qian, Xiantao Meng, Jun Cai

“…Epoxy resin-modified asphalt binder (ERMAB) has been wildly used in the pavement of steel bridges, while the improvement on its low temperature is still a big challenge to researchers. This paper tries to improve the low-temperature performance of ERMAB by optimizing the modifier, epoxy resin. …”
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Spatial Information in Autonomous Modal Parameter Estimation by Randall J. Allemang, Allyn W. Phillips

“…While autonomous modal parameter estimation means slightly different things to different researchers and practitioners, for the purpose of this discussion, autonomous will require an automated procedure which sorts and processes a large number of possible modal parameter solutions to yield one consistent estimate with no user interaction after initial thresholds are chosen. …”
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Effect of xanthan gum on the quality of low sodium salted beef and property of myofibril proteins by Zirui Zhao, Shujie Wang, Dayu Li, Yajun Zhou

“…The effects of xanthan gum (0 % and 0.3 %) on the quality of low sodium (2.0 %, 2.4 %, 2.8 %, 3.2 %, 3.6 % and 4.0 %) salted beef and property of myofibril proteins (MP) extracted from salted beef were researched. Changes in the salting absorptivity, cooking loss, shear force, color and sensory analysis showed that xanthan gum had a positive effect on the quality of salted beef with low salinity (2.0 %, 2.4 % and 2.8 %). …”
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Delivering group CBT- competencies and group processes by Satwant Singh

“…Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) is an empirically validated psychotherapy and the most researched therapeutic modality t has shown to be effective in treating a range of psychological disorders. …”
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Advanced Metasurface-Based Antennas: A Review by Wanchen Yang, Jinghao Li, Dongxu Chen, Yue Cao, Quan Xue, Wenquan Che

“…In conclusion, the researches of metasurface have overcome the shortcomings of conventional antennas and proposed some good solutions to realize innovative antennas.…”
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Sexual Dysfunction in Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review by Sarah E. Park, Elaine Ma, Caitlyn Dagenet, Maria A. Aleshin, Heather M. Holahan, Vivian Y. Shi, Jennifer L. Hsiao

“…Study design, patient demographics, disease characteristics, measures used to assess sexuality or sexual function, and study results were independently extracted for each article by two researchers. Any discrepancies were resolved to consensus by a third reviewer. …”
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An Integrated Model for Production Planning and Cell Formation in Cellular Manufacturing Systems by Reza Raminfar, Norzima Zulkifli, Mohammadreza Vasili, Tang Sai Hong

“…Many structural and operational issues should be considered for a successful CM design and implementation such as cell formation (CF), production planning, and facility layout. Most researchers have addressed these issues sequentially or independently, instead of jointly optimizing a combination of these issues. …”
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Academic Activities Transaction Extraction Based on Deep Belief Network by Xiangqian Wang, Fang Huang, Wencong Wan, Chengyuan Zhang

“…Extracting information about academic activity transactions from unstructured documents is a key problem in the analysis of academic behaviors of researchers. The academic activities transaction includes five elements: person, activities, objects, attributes, and time phrases. …”
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Conversion of Intermediate Therapies into Intensive Therapies. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Julio Jova Dueñas, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, José Roque Nodal

“…It was achieved positive results in teaching and researching fields.<strong><br /></strong>…”
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