Enabling Collaborative Musical Activities through Wireless Sensor Networks by Santiago J. Barro, Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés, Carlos J. Escudero

“…On the other hand, the capabilities of WSN (wireless sensor networks) allow developers to build up more complex applications, since nodes have the ability of autoidentifying, autoconfiguring, and establishing associations with other nodes, behaving in a smarter way than other networks. In this paper, we propose the use of an optimized WSN network for interconnecting MIDI devices. …”
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A Numerical Approach on Waste Heat Recovery through Sidewall Heat-Exchanging in an Aluminum Electrolysis Cell by Youjian Yang, Wenju Tao, Zhaowen Wang, Zhongning Shi

“…It is found that approximate 80% of the sidewall waste heat can be recovered while the cell behaves steadily. It is also proved possible to control the thickness of the frozen ledge through adjusting the heat convection rate of the heat exchanger. …”
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Fully automated in vivo screening system for multi-organ imaging and pharmaceutical evaluation by Junhan Duan, Guanming Lin, Kangjian Jiao, Xiaohui Hong, Xudong Lin

“…However, current strategies for phenotyping of behaving animals, such as zebrafish, typically involve tedious manipulations. …”
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Quantum Brownian Representation for the Quantum Field Modes by Daniel Arteaga

“…In other words, the two-mode system behaves as if it were interacting linearly with some effective environment. …”
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A Highly Efficient System for Separating Glandular and Non-glandular Trichome of Cucumber Fruit for Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis by Lei Sun, Zhongxuan Feng, Fang Wang, Yu Qi, Menghang An, Lin Yang, Min Feng, Mingqi Wang, Huazhong Ren, Xingwang Liu

“…After filling glass bottles with pre-cooling buffer and glass beads, cucumber ovaries are then placed in the glass bottles and the trichome is harvested by bead-beating method. …”
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The Study of Release of Chlorhexidine from Preparations with Modified Thermosensitive Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide Microspheres by Witold Musial, Bojana Voncina, Janusz Pluta, Vanja Kokol

“…The preparations, assessed in vitro below the VPTT, release an initial burst of CX at different time periods between 120 and 240 min, followed by a period of 24 h, when the rate of release remains approximately constant, approaching the zero-order kinetics; the release rates for the polymers beads are as follows: pNIPAM-C>pNIPAM-B>pNIPAM-A. …”
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Genome-Wide and Gene-Specific Epigenomic Platforms for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Biomarker Development Trials by Christina Michailidi, Ethan Soudry, Mariana Brait, Leonel Maldonado, Andrew Jaffe, Carmen Ili-Gangas, Priscilla Brebi-Mieville, Jimena Perez, Myoung Sook Kim, Xiaoli Zhong, Quiang Yang, Blanca Valle, Stephen J. Meltzer, Michael Torbenson, Manel Esteller, David Sidransky, Rafael Guerrero-Preston

“…A global loss of promoter methylation was observed in HCC with the Illumina BeadChip assays and the Nimblegen oligonucleotide arrays. …”
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Understanding, anticipating and managing health risks linked to climate migration by François Gemenne

“…Health, associated with push factors that encourage people to leave, such as the appearance of new diseases, and pull factors that draw refugees toward certain locations, such as access to healthcare, is embedded in a complex web of factors behind the decision to leave. Given this reality, countries can decide to consider and organize these flows in terms of an adaptation strategy, instead of a failure to adapt. …”
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Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk-Alman Askerî İlişkileri ve General Hilmar von Mittelberger’in Harp Okullarındaki Faaliyetleri by Resul ALKAN

“…Among these, Hilmar von Mittelberger is the most prominent name with his works that he left behind in a short period of 7 years, with his last position in Germany with the rank of lieutenant general. …”
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Recruitment in Swarm-Founding Wasps: Polybia occidentalis Does not Actively Scent-Mark Carbohydrate Food Sources by Benjamin J. Taylor, Erik V. Nordheim, Teresa I. Schueller, Robert L. Jeanne

“…We conclude that foragers of this species of wasp do not use odor marks left behind by nestmates to find food, but they do exhibit the tendency, when returning to a food source that has not been depleted, to choose a resource based on its relative position, presumably by using visual cues.…”
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The involvement of reactive oxygen species in wounding-induced archeospores production in Neopyropia yezoensis by Dahai Gao, Chaofeng Teng, Xinghong Yan

“…Wounding-induced archeospores formation and release have been observed in N. yezoensis, but the mechanism behind them is unclear. In this study, the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the process of wounding-induced archeospores formation and release was investigated. …”
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An Experimental Study on Cracking Behavior of Precracked Sandstone Specimens under Seepage Pressure by Qibin Lin, Ping Cao, Hua Wang, Rihong Cao

“…The seepage pressure had a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the specimens: the specimens under seepage pressure lagged far behind those without seepage pressure in peak strength but maintained a comfortable lead in peak strain. …”
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Implementation of stop smoking support by mental healthcare professionals: cross-sectional analysis of why nothing much happens by Eline Meijer

“…Abstract Smoking is highly prevalent and persistent among people with mental illness, but implementation of smoking cessation care by mental healthcare professionals (MHCPs) is lagging behind. This study took a broad approach to understanding implementation of stop smoking support (SSS) by MHCPs (N = 220 for main analyses), incorporating background characteristics, psychosocial factors, client factors, and organizational/environmental factors. …”
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Modeling of surface electromagnetic waves with axial symmetry on a bi-isotropic one-layer plane screen by V. T. Erofeenko

“…Monochromatic electromagnetic fields with axial symmetry propagating behind the screen, in front of the screen and into the screen layer are calculated. …”
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Market of the Russian avant-garde painting: investment potential and characteristics of auctioning by D. L. Morozova

“…The nominal yield of his works, according to the author’s calculations, is 5.1 % which significantly lags behind the same indicator of financial assets. Investing in painting is viewed as a complex phenomenon with unique properties that distinguish the art market from other investments. …”
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The Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Sustainable Development Strategy of Huizhou’s Traditional Villages in the Xin’an River Basin by Wei Wang, Anqi Liu, Xiaoxiao Xu

“…By incorporating an optimal parameters-based geographical detector model, this study further explored the driving mechanisms behind spatial differentiation. The villages exhibit a “one belt, two cores, and multiple dispersion” pattern, with Shexian and Yixian counties as hot gathering areas of traditional villages. …”
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Progress in the Study of Dry Shrinkage Deformation and Drying Stress of Raw Bamboo by Jiayi Zhu, Lin Yang

“…This review paper explores bamboo’s gradient structure and moisture migration characteristics, focusing on the mechanisms behind shrinkage strain formation and the sources of stress. …”
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A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…Although the model presented here is limited to stars burning hydrogen in their cores, it is sufficient to determine the evolutionary fate of disk-embedded stars: whether they proceed to later stages of nuclear burning and leave behind a compact remnant, reach a quasi-steady state where mass loss and accretion balance one another, or whether accretion proceeds faster than stellar structure can adjust, causing a runaway. …”
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Cognitive Impairments in Viral Hepatitis Patients: Causes, Manifestations, and Impact on Quality of Life by Tatyana Vasiliyevna Polukchi

“…Key areas covered include the pathophysiological mechanisms behind cognitive impairment in viral hepatitis, clinical manifestations observed in affected patients, the implications for their daily functioning and overall well-being, and the tools used in cognitive assessments. …”
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Rock Deformation Estimated by Groundwater-Level Monitoring: A Case Study at the Xianshuihe Fault, China by Yuqing Zhao, You-Kuan Zhang, Xiuyu Liang, Zheming Shi, Yonglin Yang, Feifei Li

“…The estimated strain changes using the GLM method lag slightly behind those of CFM, which is probably due to the diffusive effects of pore pressure propagation that is caused by the rock deformation under the crustal stress. …”
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