The Influence of Pores on Irradiation Property of Selected Nuclear Graphites by Zhengcao Li, Dongyue Chen, Xiaogang Fu, Wei Miao, Zhengjun Zhang

“…As structural material and moderator in high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), nuclear graphite endures large flux of irradiation in its service time. The microstructure of nuclear graphite is a topical issue studied to predict the irradiation property of graphite and improve manufacturing process. …”
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Effectiveness of Using a Digital Wearable Plantar Pressure Device to Detect Muscle Fatigue: Within-Subject, Repeated Measures Experimental Design by Fu-Yu Chen, Tzu-Yao Lin, Yi-Cheng Huang, Evina Widianawati

“…While various sensors detect muscle fatigue via muscle activity, biochemical markers, and kinematic parameters, a real-time wearable solution with high usability remains limited. …”
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Quantification of Representation Error in the Neutral Winds and Ion Drifts Using Data Assimilation by Jiahui Hu, Aurora López Rubio, Alex Chartier, Sarah McDonald, Seebany Datta‐Barua

“…Abstract In this work we quantify the representation error of the algorithm Estimating Model Parameters from Ionospheric Reverse Engineering (EMPIRE), which estimates global neutral winds and ion drifts given time‐varying plasma densities. SAMI3 (Sami3 is A Model of the Ionosphere) serves as the background climate model and pseudo‐measurements for the EMPIRE observation system. …”
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The Canadian Prospective Pragmatic Perilunate Outcomes (C3PO) trial; a protocol by Eric C. Mitchell, Isabelle Tottenham, Ruby Grewal, Matthew W. T. Curran, Neil J. White

“…The secondary objectives are to examine the long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of PSI, evaluate progression of these outcomes over time, and to examine the impact of specific operative and injury related factors on outcomes. …”
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Research on incentive mechanism integrated trust management for P2P networks by HU Jian-li1, ZHOU Bin2, WU Quan-yuan2

“…An important challenge regarding peers’ trust valuation in peer-to-peer（P2P） systems was how to cope with such issues as dishonest feedbacks from malicious peers,collusions and complicatedly strategic frauds to the trust model itself,which could not be effectively tackled by the existing solutions.Thus,an incentive mechanism integrated trust management model for P2P networks,（IMTM） was proposed,to quantify and evaluate the trustworthiness of peers.Moreover,the related definitions and distributed implementation strategies of IMTM was also given.In IMTM,the recommendation credibility,composed of three factors,including the similarity characteristics,the altering scope of interaction experiences and the time fading feature of trust when interacting,was introduced to portray the extent to which the trustor trusted another recommender’s recommendations.Besides,the trusted service persistent intensity was imported to this model to promote peers to provide high-quality services to others continuously,and the risk mechanism was used to improve the sensitivity of this model.Additionally,based on the trust model,an adaptive reputation based incentive mechanism was presented.Through this mechanism,trusted peers could migrate to the centric position,while untrusted peers to the edge of the topology,incenting peers to provide more high-quality services in order to get more return on services.Theoretical analyses and experimental results demonstrate that IMTM has advantages in combating such malicious behaviors as the dishonest recommendations from malicious peers,collusions and the complicatedly strategic attacks to the trust model itself over the existing models,and show more adaptability,sensitivity and effectiveness.…”
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Preparation of Activated Carbons from Sawdust by Chemical Activation by Huiping Zhang, Ying Yan, Lichun Yang

“…The effects of various parameters such as the impregnation ratio, activation temperature and time on the nitrogen adsorption isotherms, specific surface areas and pore volumes of the activated carbons were measured and analyzed in order to optimize the operational conditions. …”
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Qualitative Inquiry into Challenges Experienced by Registered General Nurses in the Emergency Department: A Study of Selected Hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana by Confidence Alorse Atakro, Jerry Paul Ninnoni, Peter Adatara, Janet Gross, Michael Agbavor

“…All recorded interviews were transcribed, reviewed several times by researchers and supervisors, and analyzed using content analysis. …”
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Analysis of Key Commuting Routes Based on Spatiotemporal Trip Chain by Wenbin Yao, Caijun Chen, Hongyang Su, Nuo Chen, Sheng Jin, Congcong Bai

“…Based on the spatiotemporal trip chains, the spatiotemporal similarity matrix is constructed by dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm. Finally, the characteristics of commuting pattern are analysed by the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm. …”
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Políticas Territoriais e Mobilidade Populacional na Amazônia: contribuições sobre a área de influência das Hidrelétricas no Rio Madeira (Rondônia/Brasil) by Maria Madalena de A. Cavalcante, Dorisvalder Dia Nunes, Ricardo Gilson da Costa Silva, Luiz Cleyton Holanda Lobato

“…The methodology consists of the time-spatial analysis with literature review, fieldwork and geographic data collection in the area. …”
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Survival Analysis by Penalized Regression and Matrix Factorization by Yeuntyng Lai, Morihiro Hayashida, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…DNA microarray is a useful technique to detect thousands of gene expressions at one time and is usually employed to classify different types of cancer. …”
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Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy by Claire Kennedy, Carol Traynor, Patrick O'Kelly, Anthony Dorman, Peter J. Conlon

“…There was no significant association between time on dialysis, HLA mismatch, occurrence of rejection, and the development of recurrent membranous disease. …”
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Spontaneous Uterine Rupture of an Unscarred Uterus before Labour by Mamour Guèye, Magatte Mbaye, Mame Diarra Ndiaye-Guèye, Serigne Modou Kane-Guèye, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Mouhamadou Mansour Niang, Hannegret Diaw, Jean Charles Moreau

“…This is an exceptional case that we observe for the first time in our unit.…”
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The Effort of The Government and Its Impact on Maintaining the Stability of Cooking Oil Prices by Mohamad Nur Efendi, Shidqi Saifuddin Hamzah, Selvina Khomairoh, Nurul Izzati Septiana

“…However, these issues diminished over time as oil stock levels increased and enforcement actions against illegal activities were strengthened. …”
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Chemical Migration and Emulsification of Surfactant-Polymer Flooding by Jierui Li, Weidong Liu, Guangzhi Liao, Linghui Sun, Sunan Cong, Ruixuan Jia

“…During the surfactant-polymer flooding process, the loss of polymer is smaller than that of surfactant, the dimensionless breakthrough time of polymer is 1.092 while that of surfactant is 1.308, and the dimensionless equal concentration distance of the chemical is 0.65. …”
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Numerical Evaluation and Management Suggestions for Heavy Metal Pollution Risks in a Sludge Landfill: A Case Study from Fuyong Landfill, Shenzhen, China by Muyun Sun, Kaiyuan He, Shi Shu

“…The transport parameters not only influence the simulated time for heavy metal pollutants to break through the silt layer and cause underground environmental pollution but also affect the extent to which the heavy metal pollutants in pore water exceed the guidelines. …”
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Rapid Discrimination of Cheese Products Based on Probabilistic Neural Network and Raman Spectroscopy by Zheng-Yong Zhang

“…The experimental results show that the spectrum contains abundant molecular vibration information of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and other components, and the Raman spectral data collection time of a single sample is only 100 s. Due to the high spectral similarity between samples, it is impossible to identify them with naked eyes. …”
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A Lightweight Person Detector for Surveillance Footage Based on YOLOv8n by Qicheng Wang, Guoqiang Feng, Zongzhe Li

“…To enable person detection tasks in surveillance footage to be deployed on edge devices and their efficient performance in resource-constrained environments in real-time, a lightweight person detection model based on YOLOv8n was proposed. …”
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Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes in Women ≥40 Years of Age: A Retrospective Study About 421 Cases in Mahdia by Soumaya Kraiem, Leila Souilem, Dhekra Toumi, Haifa Bouchahda

“…STUDY DESIGN: Among 9962 women who delivered in Mahdia’s hospital between January 2015 and December 2016, 421 women (4.22%) were 40 years old or older at the time of delivery. Our retrospective study included 421 pregnant women aged more than 40 years and 421 controls aged 18-39, stratified to parity. …”
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Mathematical Development and Evaluation of Forecasting Models for Accuracy of Inflation in Developing Countries: A Case of Vietnam by Nhu-Ty Nguyen, Thanh-Tuyen Tran

“…This is a complex problem requiring a large investment of time and wisdom to attain positive results. Thus, appropriate tools for forecasting inflation variables are crucial significant for policy making. …”
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Surgical treatment of paraphimosis in dogs: 4 cases by Nuriza Zamirbekova, Kurtulus Parlak, Iremsu Satici, Hilmican Ergin, Sena Yazici, Ebrar Merve Eris, Melek Yildiz, Fahrettin Alkan

“…The surgical wound healing time was recorded as one week in the second and third cases. …”
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