Simple Modeling of the Ratio of Fields at a Tip and a Contacting Surface with External Illumination by E. Bortchagovsky

“…The analysis of the relation of fields generated at a tip and a contacting surface is performed in the Rayleigh approximation of a simple dipole model for the standard configuration of tip-enhanced Raman scattering experiments with external excitation. …”
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A Positivity-Preserving Numerical Scheme for Nonlinear Option Pricing Models by Shengwu Zhou, Wei Li, Yu Wei, Cui Wen

“…The numerical results for European put option and European butterfly spread are compared to the standard finite difference scheme. It turns out that the proposed scheme is efficient and reliable.…”
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Evaluation of Petunia Cultivars as Bedding Plants for Florida by Richard O. Kelly, Zhanao Deng, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Harbaugh, describes the history of petunia breeding in Florida and summarizes the results of field trials testing best performing cultivars in Florida and comparing the resulting standards with untested varieties from seed companies around the world. …”
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Chalcones Containing 2,5-Dimethylfuran Moiety by S. Sridhar, S. C. Dinda, Y. Rajendra Prasad

“…When these chalcones were evaluated for antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities, some of them were found to possess significant activity, when compared to standard drugs.…”
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A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Vadsala Baskaran, Amanda Goodwin, Lavanya Athithan, Ciro Roberto Rinaldi, Alfredo Addeo

“…The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation usually preceded by induction chemotherapy, in fit patients, represents the gold standard in the acute myeloid leukaemia. In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new drugs. …”
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Boundedness and monotonicity of principal eigenvalues for boundary value problems with indefinite weight functions by G. A. Afrouzi

“…., eigenvalues corresponding to positive eigenfunctions) for the boundary value problem: −Δu(x)=λg(x)u(x), x∈D;(∂u/∂n)(x)+αu(x)=0, x∈∂D, where Δ is the standard Laplace operator, D is a bounded domain with smooth boundary, g:D→ℝ is a smooth function which changes sign on D and α∈ℝ. …”
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Epidemic models with differential susceptibility and stagedprogression and their dynamics by James M. Hyman, Jia Li

“…We consider the contact rates tobe proportional to the total population or constant such that the infectionrates have a bilinear or standard form, respectively. We derive explicitformulas for the reproductive number $R_0$, and show that the infection-freeequilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if $R_01$.…”
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Useful Solutions for Plane Wave Diffraction by Dielectric Slabs and Wedges by Gianluca Gennarelli, Giovanni Riccio

“…The resulting diffraction coefficients are expressed in terms of the geometrical optics response of the considered structure and the standard transition function of the Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction. …”
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Embedded software security testing technology for relay protection devices by Wei DING, Jiaxiao MENG, Tao DAI, Huajun CHEN

“…As the first defensive line of power grid security,the right actions of delay protection devices can minimize the influence to the electric power system security caused by system or equipment failures.Based on the research of relay protection device inspection procedures and enterprise standard of electric power industry,the embedded software testing content and technologies of relay protection device were studied,including functional testing,performance testing and fault injection testing.This research contributes to the completeness and correctness of the embedded software testing about relay protection device.…”
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Narzędzie doboru zindywidualizowanych strategii utrzymania dyscypliny (ZSUD) w klasie szkolnej by Ewa Lemańska-Lewandowska

“…This article presents a standardized research tool containing a number of strategies that can help discipline in the classroom drawn from various known models of discipline. …”
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Analysis of a HBV Model with Diffusion and Time Delay by Noé Chan Chí, Eric ÁvilaVales, Gerardo García Almeida

“…This paper discussed a hepatitis B virus infection with delay, spatial diffusion, and standard incidence function. The local stability of equilibrium is obtained via characteristic equations. …”
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IMPROVING INFORMATION SUPPORT OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT BY ENTERPRISES ON THE BASIS OF USING COMMUNICATION TOOLS OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM by M. N. Belousova, V. A. Belousov

“…Information support of crisis management requires the creation of a communication infrastructure, based on the program-target method, within which technological standards and profiles are formed – technological platforms. …”
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Adaptation of Differential Transform Method for the Numeric-Analytic Solution of Fractional-Order Rössler Chaotic and Hyperchaotic Systems by Asad Freihat, Shaher Momani

“…A new reliable algorithm based on an adaptation of the standard generalized differential transform method (GDTM) is presented. …”
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Study on semantic Web security by De-yan CHEN, Hong ZHAO, Xia ZHANG, Li-jun ZHAO, An PING

“…Semantic Web technologies themselves as well as the web of data constituted by semantic Web applications on the Internet might introduce new security,privacy and trust issues as well as requirements.So,security issues faced by the Semantic Web and its security status were analyzed in detail.On this basis,the semantic Web security reference framework was proposed.Finally,urgent needs about key technologies,policy specifications and safety standards of semantic Web were pointed out based on the semantic Web security reference framework.…”
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A 12 GHz 30 mW 130 nm CMOS Rotary Travelling Wave Voltage Controlled Oscillator by G. Jacquemod, F. Ben Abdeljelil, L. Carpineto, W. Tatinian, M. Borgarino

“…The phase noise and power consumption performances were compared with the literature and with telecommunication standards for broadcast satellite applications. The RTW VCO exhibits a −106 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz and a 30 mW power consumption with a sensibility of 400 MHz/V. …”
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Uncertainty-Based Trimmed Coefficient of Variation with Application by Ali Hussein Al-Marshadi, Muhammad Aslam, Alharbey Abdullah

“…In this paper, the neutrosophic trimmed average, neutrosophic trimmed standard deviation, and neutrosophic trimmed coefficient of variation (NTCV) are introduced. …”
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The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Impaired Glucose Regulation in Chinese Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Dong Zhao, Nannan Wu, Jing Yang, Simo Liu, Ning Zhang, Xuhong Wang, Haibin Zhang

“…In the study, the overall age-standardized prevalence of IGR (16.0%) in Tongzhou residents was higher than that in the national population (15.0%). …”
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Polynomial Reproduction of Vector Subdivision Schemes by Y. F. Shen, D. H. Yuan, S. Z. Yang

“…We first present a simple algebraic condition for polynomial reproduction of such schemes with standard subdivision symbol. We then extend it to general subdivision symbol satisfying certain order of sum rules. …”
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Noninvasive Management of Fractured Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter Valve by Azib Shahid, Harpreet Singh, Toni-Denise Espina, Mohammad Abdalla, Uzair Ghori, Bryan S. Benn

“…We report two cases of malfunctioning tunneled IPC drainage valves repaired by our noninvasive method and discuss the need for a repair kit and a standardized approach to this repair in case of nonavailability of repair kits.…”
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Structural characteristics of strategic efficiency of the aviation industry projects by A. V. Bondarenko

“…The essence of the structural characteristics of the strategic effectiveness of the project has been highlighted, and the indicators, by which they can be evaluated using the standard rating method, have been enumerated.…”
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