Optimizing cluster head selection in wireless sensor networks using firefly and genetics algorithm by Navid Moshtaghi Yazdani, Mohammad Hasan Olyaei Torqabeh

“…For this purpose, the evolutionary firefly algorithm and genetic algorithm that itself has been modeled after natural biological evolution modeling have been used, and instead of randomly choosing cluster heads, it works on the possible answers that have superior attributes and also have a higher survival rate. The results of comparing LEACH and EAMMH protocols and the proposed method in terms of the number of dead nodes compared to the number of execution times based on 50, 100, and 200 nodes indicates that the number of dead nodes for the simulation of LEACH protocol is almost equal to the number of dead nodes for the EAMMH protocol, but the proposed algorithm has approximately 10 percent less dead nodes, but by an increase in the number of nodes (200 nodes) the number of dead nodes have decreased 35 percent and 22 percent compared to LEACH and EAMMH algorithms respectively.…”
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Therapeutic Actions of the Thiazolidinediones in Alzheimer’s Disease by María José Pérez, Rodrigo A. Quintanilla

“…Currently, there is no effective therapy for AD; however several studies have shown that the treatments with the peroxisome proliferators activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) agonists known as thiazolidinedione drugs (TZDs), like rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, attenuate neurodegeneration and improve cognition in mouse models and patients with mild-to-moderate AD. …”
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Concentration of Cd, Pb, Hg, and Se in Different Parts of Human Breast Cancer Tissues by Mehrnoosh Mohammadi, Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari, Saber Khodabandeh

“…The aim of this study is to determine the concentration of cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium in separated parts of tegmen, tumor, tumor adiposity, and tegmen adiposity of 14 breast cancer tissues which have been analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption (AA-670) and ICP-OES (ULTIMA 2CE). …”
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Experimental and computational investigation of the effect of machining parameters on the turning process of C45 steel by Tien-Thinh Le, Hang Thi Pham, Hiep Khac Doan, Panagiotis G. Asteris

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Projeto de Vida, Dispositivo de Racialidade e Prática Antirracista: Relato de Experiência Profissional na Socioeducação by William Gualberto Gonçalves de Souza, Silvia Renata Lordello

“…O presente artigo, portanto, apresenta estratégias de atuação fruto das reflexões e implicações de um psicólogo negro no contexto socioeducativo, o qual busca contemplar a realidade racial na construção do seu fazer. …”
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Interpretation possibilities of Middle Neolithic cave usage patterns by Gizella Kovács

“…Outlining the special natural atmosphere of the cave and surveying its unusual effect on the people venturing there represent a pivotal addition enabling the contextual interpretation of the finds. …”
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Science et Fiction by Annie Escuret

“…Among the happy epistemocritics, we will find famous French names such as Michel Serres, Henri Atlan, Michel Foucault and many others. This essay first seeks to delineate the main epistemological turning points in the 19th century. …”
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Effects of chromophore interaction in the spectroscopy of ketocyanine dyes with a central pyranone or pyridone fragment by Ludmila A. Shvedova, Alexander S. Tatikolov, Vladimir I. Sklyarenko, Zhanna A. Krasnaya

“…It was found that replacement of bridging O atom with NMe group suppresses the chromophore interaction in the cross-conjugated ketone and corresponding tridecamethine salt. …”
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Reduced prefrontal hemodynamic responses measured using near-infrared spectroscopy in adults with autism spectrum disorder by Kohei Kamikawa, Kazuhiko Yamamuro, Kazuhiko Yamamuro, Ryo Mizui, Natsuko Kashida, Rio Ishida, Rio Ishida, Rio Ishida, Takashi Okada, Nakao Iwata, Manabu Makinodan, Manabu Makinodan, Manabu Makinodan

“…The differences in oxygenated hemoglobin changes at Ch 20 were significantly correlated with the Autism-Spectrum Quotient Japanese version (AQ-J) total score and attention switching score, which is a symptom cluster of AQ-J (p = 0.043 and p = 0.009, respectively).ConclusionAdults with ASD have reduced prefrontal hemodynamic responses as measured using near-infrared spectroscopy and the reduced activity of the frontal pole in particular is related to reduced attentional function.…”
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Active and Uncontrolled Asthma Among Children Exposed to Air Stack Emissions of Sulphur Dioxide from Petroleum Refineries in Montreal, Quebec: A Cross-Sectional Study by Leylâ Deger, Céline Plante, Louis Jacques, Sophie Goudreau, Stéphane Perron, John Hicks, Tom Kosatsky, Audrey Smargiassi

“…BACKGROUND: Little attention has been devoted to the effects on children’s respiratory health of exposure to sulphur dioxide (SO2) in ambient air from local industrial emissions. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine with Graphene Oxide Carbon Dots Modified Electrodes by Omar Isaac Torres-Soto, Alejandro Vega-Rios, Rocio B. Dominguez, Velia Osuna

“…The synergistic effects of electrostatic attraction from glassy carbon electrode negatively charged surface, functionalization for inner-sphere mechanism, and edge effect from lower particle size resulted in amplified electrochemical signal achieving detection at nanomolar level using AMP and DPV. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON FRACTURE PERFORMANCES OF AA LY12CZ AND FSW JOINTS by ZHANG HaiYing, LIU XiuLi, ZANG WeiFeng, DONG DengKe

“…Based on years’ experience in fracture toughness tests,the matters need attention for KRcurve and fracture toughness determination using thin compact tension（ C（ T）） specimen were studied.The KRcurve and fracture toughness of LY12 CZ alloy and friction stir welded joints were determined according to proposed test method.The microstructures of FSW joint were also observed utilizing metalloscope.The test result demonstrates that the fracture toughness of friction stir welded LY12 CZ alloy is higher than that of the parent alloy,because the weld nugget presents fine recrystallized structure.It is also found that the fracture toughnesses with crack perpendicular to rolling direction are higher than those with crack parallel to rolling direction for both welded and parent alloy.In addition,the test result indicates that the fracture toughness of C（ T） specimen is related to inplane dimension,and that the fracture toughness increases with the increase of in-plane dimension.…”
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The Protective Effects of Annexin A1 in Acute Lung Injury Mediated by Nrf2 by Hui Huang, Yuqin Shi, Yuequan Zhou

“…Additionally, AnxA1 attenuated oxidative stress in lung tissues of ALI mice by restoring the activity of catalase (CAT), SOD, and glutathione (GSH) but reducing the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA). …”
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L’usure des oppositions islamistes au Maroc by Youssef Belal

“…Finally, terrorist groups linked to global networks were not able to gain political or geostrategic traction from attacks on Moroccan territory.…”
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Correlation Analysis of Ocular Symptoms and Signs in Patients with Dry Eye by Hang Song, Mingzhou Zhang, Xiaodan Hu, Kaixiu Li, Xiaodan Jiang, Yan Liu, Huibin Lv, Xuemin Li

“…Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that main duct number (central 1 cm), rounding of lid margins, and hyperkeratinization significantly affected OSDI score. Conclusions. Close attention should be paid to the morphology and structure of the eyelid margin and the function of meibomian gland in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of dry eye diseases.…”
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Triptolide suppresses IL-1β-induced expression of interleukin-8 by inhibiting ROS-Mediated ERK, AP-1, and NF-κB molecules in human gastric cancer AGS cells by Shinan Li, Shinan Li, Dhiraj Kumar Sah, Archana Arjunan, Mohamed Yazeer Ameer, Bora Lee, Young-Do Jung

“…These results demonstrate that Triptolide inhibits the IL-1β-induced IL-8 expression in gastric cancer cells by inhibiting ROS production and angiogenesis, via the dose-dependent attenuation of ERK, AP-1, and NF-κB activation. In this study, we showed that Triptolid inhibits ROS/ERK-mediated AP-1 and ROS-mediated NF-κB axes potentially leading to an improved treatment outcome for gastric cancer and its associated tumor microenvironment.…”
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"El problema de la conciencia en los primeros desarrollos académicos de la psicología en la Argentina: José Ingenieros." by Ana María Talak

“…Considero que este planteo y los de otros autores argentinos (como Piñero, Rivarola, Senet) problematizaron los fenómenos psíquicos conscientes e intentaron d elimitar respuestas, atendiendo a los tópicos que en ese mom ento histórico interesaban, tales como la explicación del aspecto fenoménico de la experiencia consciente (su dimensión cualitativa subjetiva) en relación con los procesos biológicos, con los procesos psíquicos no conscientes y con la conducta manifiesta. …”
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Binocular suppression based asymmetrical stereo image watermarking with self-recovery by Ting LUO, Gang-yi JIANG, Xiao-dong WANG, Mei YU, Zong-ju PENG, Feng SHAO

“…To authenticate the integrity of stereo image,an asymmetrical stereo image watermarking scheme based on binocular suppression was proposed.Firstly,according to the features of stereo vision,the computation of binocular sup-pression model was established.The concept of asymmetric stereo image watermarking was defined that two views of stereo image were embedded with different data payloads.Then,discrete wavelet transform was employed to generate different types of recovery watermark for each block,and their copies were embedded into two or three different mapping blocks to improve the quality of recovery.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can detect and recover different kinds of tamper effectively,such as collage attack,and the recovered quality is better than those of other existing and extended mono-image watermarking methods.…”
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On Period of the Sequence of Fibonacci Polynomials Modulo by İnci Gültekin, Yasemin Taşyurdu

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RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL, PENAL Y TRIBUTARIA DE LA FUNCIÓN EJERCIDA POR EL COMISARIO EN LA LEGISLACIÓN VENEZOLANA by Mariana del Valle Buitrago-Rodríguez

“…El propósito general, está dirigido a determinar las responsabilidades, que por ley se le atribuyen de manera indirecta a la función del Comisario mercantil en Venezuela. …”
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