Data management method for building internet of things based on blockchain sharding and DAG by Wenhu Zheng, Xu Wang, Zhenxi Xie, Yixin Li, Xiaoyun Ye, Jinlong Wang, Xiaoyun Xiong

“…By combining the characteristics of the KD tree and Merkle tree, a block structure known as 3D-Merkle tree is designed to support three-dimensional data queries, enhancing the efficiency of three-dimensional data queries in building IoT. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Spinal Levobupivacaine: Hyperbaric Compared with Isobaric Solution by Vimolluck Sanansilp, Travuth Trivate, Phakaporn Chompubai, Shusee Visalyaputra, Pattipa Suksopee, Ladda Permpolprasert, Benno von Bormann

“…Our results suggest that hyperbaric levobupivacaine was more predictable for sensory block level and more effective for surgical procedures with lower abdominal approach. …”
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Design and Simulation of a PV System Operating in Grid-Connected and Stand-Alone Modes for Areas of Daily Grid Blackouts by Moien A. Omar, Marwan M. Mahmoud

“…The system includes a storage battery block with a proper capacity to secure for continuous power supply of a residential house with a daily energy load of 10 kWh. …”
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Study of Tunnel-Face to Borehole ERI (TBERI) Measurement Configurations and Its Optimization by Wei Zhou, Lichao Nie, Yongheng Zhang, Yonghao Pang, Zhao Dong, Zhimin An, Zhengyu Liu, Chuanyi Ma

“…Moreover, the configuration is optimized based on the block weighted CR optimization strategy. After considering the data combination, an effective measurement configuration suitable for TBERI detection was formed. …”
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Core Cross-linked Star Polymers for Temperature/pH Controlled Delivery of 5-Fluorouracil by Elizabeth Sánchez-Bustos, José M. Cornejo-Bravo, Angel Licea-Claverie

“…The arms consisted of a diblock copolymer containing N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and 4-methacryloyloxy benzoic acid (4MBA) in the temperature sensitive block and poly(hexyl acrylate) forming the second hydrophobic block, while ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate was used to form the core. …”
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A low-power metal–oxide scan driver circuit outputting non-overlapping pulses with DC power-supplied buffer by HyeongMin Kim, JungSuk Oh, YiKyoung You, SangWoon Lee, KeeChan Park

“…This circuit has two parts: a ‘carry generation block (CGB)’ and an ‘output generation block (OGB).’ …”
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Origin of the Bohai Sea Basin, North China Craton, and implications for bidirectional back-arc extension in the East Asian continental margin by A. L. Chen, X. Chen

“…We propose a right-lateral strike-slip fault between the eastern margin of the Liaodong Block and northwestern margin of the Jiaodong Block. …”
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Bimolecular Complementation to Visualize Filovirus VP40-Host Complexes in Live Mammalian Cells: Toward the Identification of Budding Inhibitors by Yuliang Liu, Michael S. Lee, Mark A. Olson, Ronald N. Harty

“…We demonstrated the potential broad spectrum activity of a lead candidate inhibitor by demonstrating its ability to block PTAP-dependent binding of HIV-1 Gag to Tsg101 and subsequent egress of HIV-1 Gag VLPs.…”
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The Impact of Pinless Navigation in Conventionally Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty by P. Koenen, M. M. Schneider, T. R. Pfeiffer, B. Bouillon, H. Bäthis

“…If necessary, the block position or resection level were optimized, corrections were protocolled. …”
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ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY OF TURKEY IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICS OF PRESTIGE IN FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS by Uğur Ünal

“…States are obliged toadjust their foreign policy according to circumstances like relaxation in the conflicts between the in-block orinter-blocks caused by the socio-political, socio-economic and socio-psychological developments; change ofpower balance; and emergence of new strong states as these circumstances can present new possibilities or, onthe contrary, hazards before the world states.States living between two double-poled blocks from the World War I to the late 1950s witnessed China pullingitself out of the Soviet Socialist system in the early 1960s and beginning to increase its effectiveness as a thirdmajor in its region. …”
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The association between motor blockade and duration of second stage of labor with labor epidural analgesia: A retrospective cohort study by Daryl Jian An Tan, Rehena Sultana, Chin Wen Tan, Ban Leong Sng

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using labor epidural analgesia records from parturients who delivered vaginally: normal vaginal delivery (NVD) and instrument-assisted delivery (instrumental delivery). Motor block was categorized into: no motor block and any degree of motor blockade (modified Bromage score of 1 to 3). …”
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Diagnostic Model of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Used Artificial Intelligence Methods by Yong Li

“…The strongest predictors of in-hospital mortality were age, gender, cardiogenic shock, AF, VF, third degree atrioventricular block, in-hospital bleeding, underwent PCI during hospitalization, underwent CABG during hospitalization, hypertension history, diabetes history, and myocardial infarction history. …”
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A Study to Compare the Analgesic Efficacy of Intrathecal Bupivacaine Alone with Intrathecal Bupivacaine Midazolam Combination in Patients Undergoing Elective Infraumbilical Surgery by Anirban Chattopadhyay, Souvik Maitra, Suvadeep Sen, Sulagna Bhattacharjee, Amitava Layek, Sugata Pal, Kakali Ghosh

“…Each patient in group “B” received hyperbaric bupivacaine 12.5 mg along with 0.4 mL of normal saline in the subarachnoid block, and patients of group “BM” received 12.5 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine along with preservative free midazolam 0.4 mL (2 mg). …”
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Risk Factors of Periprocedural Bradycardia during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yong Li, Shuzheng Lyu

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that the differences between the two groups in no-reflow, the culprit vessel was LAD, using thrombus aspiration devices during operation, gender, completely block of culprit vessel, and intraoperative hypotension were statistically significant (P<0.05). …”
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Bending Performance of Prestressed Continuous Glulam Beams by Nan Guo, Mingtao Wu, Ling Li, Guodong Li, Yan Zhao

“…The prestressed beams were composed of prestressed low-relaxation steel bars, the deviator block, the anchorage device, and the novel end-connection apparatus. …”
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A VHDL Code for Offset Pulse Position Modulation Working with Reed Solomon System by Using ModelSim by Ahmed H. Albatoosh, Mohamed Ibrahim Shuja'a, Basman M. Al-Nedawe

“…There are numerous variations of ECC, including linear block, convolutional, and turbo codes, among others. …”
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Consensus Mechanism of IoT Based on Blockchain Technology by Yue Wu, Liangtu Song, Lei Liu, Jincheng Li, Xuefei Li, Linli Zhou

“…Sensors and blockchain nodes can use the shared key to generate HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) signatures for sensor-aware transactions and use the Verifiable Random Function to implement block nodes. Offline fast election, which is the node that wins the election, becomes the block node. …”
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As Time Goes By: Event File Decay Does Not Unleash Inhibition of Return by Lars-Michael Schöpper, Christian Frings

“…Crucially, we varied the RSI from 500 ms to 3000 ms, trial-wise (Experiment 1) and block-wise (Experiment 2). We observed overall binding effects that were reduced with increasing RSI; these effects were slightly stronger when presented block-wise. …”
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The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India by Richa Mahajan, Hemaal Koul, Rajiv K Gupta, Riya Gupta, Bhavna Langer, Rashmi Kumari, Tasvinder Kour, Nahida Chowdhary

“…Setting and design: A cross-sectional study conducted in Darsopur village in R S Pura block, Jammu district. Methods and Material: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 male and female adults living in Darsopur village in RS Pura block of Jammu district. …”
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Experimental Study on Expansion Characteristics of Core-Shell and Polymeric Microspheres by Pengxiang Diwu, Baoyi Jiang, Jirui Hou, Zhenjiang You, Jia Wang, Liangliang Sun, Ye Ju, Yunbao Zhang, Tongjing Liu

“…Based on the experimental results, the core-shell microsphere is suitable for injection in the early stage to block the near-wellbore zone, and the polymeric microsphere is suitable for subsequent injection to block the formation away from the well. …”
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