Optimal downlink power allocation schemes for OFDM-NOMA-based Internet of things by Ya Gao, Fei Yu, Haoran Zhang, Yongpeng Shi, Yujie Xia

“…Second, we construct the downlink transmission rate maximizing problem subject to the total power. Then, to solve this problem, we divide it into three sub-problems: device grouping, inter-sub-band power allocation, and intra-sub-band power allocation problems. …”
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Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait by Dalal Alkazemi, Munirah Albeajan, Stan Kubow

“…A case-control study. Setting and Subjects. Children aged 0–13 years were recruited from pediatric allergy and immunology clinics (PAICs) located at major government hospitals in Kuwait (total FA cases: n=100; boys = 67%), and healthy controls (n=100, boys 55%) were recruited from various vaccination units at primary healthcare centers. …”
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Effect of Coffee Husk Compost and NPSB Fertilizers on Selected Soil Chemical Properties of Potato Field in Chora District, South West Ethiopia by Temam Jibril, Getachew Bekele

“…Postharvest soil data were collected and subjected to ANOVA using SAS version 9.4. All the soil parameters analyzed were significantly (P<0.05) affected by the main factors of CHC and NPSB blended fertilizer except exchangeable K+ and Na+ which were affected by main factors but not by factors interaction. …”
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Multivariate Analysis of Genetic Diversity Among Sugarcane Clones (Saccharum spp.) by Melaku Tesfa, Esayas Tena, Mulugeta Kebede

“…Sixteen quantitative traits were measured, including sprouting percentage, tiller count, stalk count, stalk height, stalk diameter, number of internodes, single cane weight, cane yield, sugar yield, Brix%, Pol%, Purity%, Sucrose%, leaf area, leaf width, and leaf length. The data were subjected to univariate and multivariate analyses using SAS and R software, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and co-prevalence of comorbidities among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in Puerto Rico by Enid J García-Rivera, Krystel Ruiz-Serrano, Edgar I Miranda, Luis C Mejía, Adolfo Pinzón, Cecile Marqués-Goyco, José G Quijada, Homero Monsanto, Juan C Orengo

“…A mean of 6.3 claims (SD±9.99) and a median of 3 claims (Q1 1- Q3 8) per subject were identified. Of the 3,100,636 claims most (74%) were related to the diagnosis of diabetes (59%) and associated to outpatient services (88%). …”
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Advanced Autonomous System for Monitoring Soil Parameters by Băjenaru Valentina-Daniela, Istrițeanu Simona-Elena, Paul-Nicolae Ancuța

“…These procedures culminated in the development of a soil quality assessment model that was subsequently subjected to two months of laboratory testing using three distinct soil types. …”
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Russian and Foreign Experience of AntiCrisis Planning of 2008-2010 and Efficiency Estimation of Conducted AntiCrisis Programs by A. R. Shakirov, O. Yu. Sinyaeva

“…The experience of some foreign countries is also subject to review because of their effectiveness and difference from the Russian one. …”
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES USED BY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS AT IAIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN by Saadillah Saadillah, Hidayah Nor

“…This study investigated the metacognitive strategies and the frequency used by English Department students at IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin and determined how those metacognitive strategies were influenced by the learners’ proficiency. 105 respondents who participated in this study were the first semester students in English Department. The subjects learned English as a foreign language and were at beginning level. …”
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Portable E-nose for Enhanced Pizza Toppings Recognition using MQ Gas Sensors by Aziz Amari, Rachida Belloute, Mohammed Diouri

“…In this paper, a portable electronic nose system was developed and evaluated for its performance in rating pizza toppings, as compared to subjective evaluation of quality. In this study, four pizza-topping types were prepared: P1: 100% minced beef with Edam cheese, P2: 50% minced beef and 50% minced Kadid (air-dried salted meat) with Edam cheese, P3: 100% minced Kadid with Edam cheese, and P4: 100% minced beef with parmesan cheese. …”
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Investigating the Perceived Impact of Surgeons' Burnout on Surgical Physician Associates' Wellness in United States Ambulatory Surgery Centers by Rhionna Smith, Lihua Dishman, John Fick, Kathleen Thomas

“…To ensure validity and reliability, we individually reviewed the survey instrument to ensure it be formative of the two study constructs, two retired newspaper editors completed the cognitive interviews, and four subject matter experts critically reviewed it. Demographic data were analyzed using Minitab V21, and qualitative data were analyzed using MAXQDA V2022. …”
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Are medical school preclinical tests biased for sex and race? A differential item functioning analysis by Esther Dasari Dale, Mohammed A. A. Abulela, Hao Jia, Claudio Violato

“…Measurement specialists and subject matter experts independently reviewed the items to identify construct-irrelevant factors as potential sources for DIF as demonstrated in Appendix A. …”
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Insight into unusual complex thermodynamical behaviour of citric acid and ethanolamine solution by Reshma Karunakaran, Rajagopal Shanmugasundaram

“…This paper reports the IFF phenomenon with basic chemicals such as citric acid and ethanolamine subjected to different conditions. The amine molecule within the precursor compound is crucial in attaining this phenomenon. …”
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Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of trans-Resveratrol and cis-Resveratrol in an Injectable Solution by Esmeralda Mota-Lugo, Mariana Dolores-Hernández, Elvia A. Morales-Hipólito, Iris A. Blanco-Alcántara, Hugo Cuatecontzi-Flores, Raquel López-Arellano

“…As degradation products, cis-resveratrol was observed at 3.9 min, which could be resveratrone in 3.2 min and five unidentified products in 0.7, 1.0, 1.4, 1.8, and 5 min. Some solutions subjected to temperature stress of 40 and 60°C, UV light, and acidic and basic hydrolysis exhibited colour changes. …”
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Possible ways to increase the efficiency of the institution of power lustration in Ukraine by V. B. Pchelin

“…It has been noted that the state is showing excessive activity in the formation and implementation of mechanisms for the purification of power, aimed not at eliminating existing shortcomings, but at expanding the list of persons subject to lustration. Such approaches to the purification of power, being ineffective, contradict a number of standards recognized by the world community. …”
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A Novel Role for Corneal Pachymetry in Planning Cataract Surgery by Determining Changes in Spherical Equivalent Resulting from a Previous LASIK Treatment by Arthur Hammer, Tjebo F. C. Heeren, Romesh Angunawela, John Marshall, Kamran Saha

“…Data of 157 eyes of 81 patients were collected, of which data were analysed for 73 eyes of 73 patients to avoid concurrence of measurements in both eyes per subject (42% female; mean age 40.9; SD 12.8). The CPT ratio cutoff for distinction between myopic and hyperopic LASIK was 0.86 for Pentacam UI data. …”
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Corneal Spherical Aberration and Corneal Asphericity after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK by Hui Zhang, Yan Wang, Hua Li

“…This study enrolled 70 patients having SMILE and 64 subjects receiving FS-LASIK. The preoperative spherical equivalent (SE) was −5.83 ± 1.23 diopters (D) and −6.20 ± 1.52 D, respectively. …”
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Role of the Mucin-2 and Kaiso genes in the social behavior of mice by E. N. Kozhevnikova, K. M. Achasova, V. S. Korostina, E. B. Prokhortchouk, E. A. Litvinova

“…We used knock-out animals with a mutation in the trans­cription factor Kaiso in tests assessing social behavior, but did not observe any difference between test subjects and wild-type animals. By contrast, double knock-out animals that additionally had a mutation in Mucin-2, a major gene for intestinal proteoglycan, displayed significant changes in social behavior: lower aggression rates and higher rates of courtship behavior toward a male intruder. …”
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Diversity and Species Composition of Midgut Symbiotic Bacteria in Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka by Randi Hathnagoda, Pinidi Gunathilake, Thilini Buddhinee, Pabasara Welgama, Hasini Gunarathna, Harshani Perera, Koshila Ranasinghe

“…Subsequently, the most abundant bacterial families were subjected to DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and gene sequencing for species identification. …”
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Inclusion of Women Architects into the Cultural Field of Spanish Competitions: Struggling for Professional Recognition from the Periphery (1978-2008) by Asunción Díaz García, José Luis Oliver-Ramírez

“…Highlighting the value of these women’s contribution to architecture has always been subject to disinterest, hesitancy or even outspoken reticence, typical of an eminently patriarchal structure, to which were added those inherent to any competitive structure where the struggle for the domination of symbolic power is inescapable. …”
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Effect of Boron Carbide Particles Addition on the Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Aluminium Alloy Composites by null Ravindra, M. Rajesh, K. Dilip Kumar, Mamunuri Sailender, G. Pathalinga Prasad, N. Nagaraj, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu

“…Mechanical characteristics of composites were determined by subjecting them to tensile, compression, and hardness tests. …”
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