Wireless Sensor Network Optimization for Constrained Environments With Limited a Priori Target Information by Joseph Mockler, Sarah Wielgosz, Huan Xu

“…Similarly, these analytically optimal expressions assume the target position is known a priori, but is not a valid assumption for many practical applications. …”
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Subject independent evaluation of eyebrows as a stand‐alone biometric by Hoang (Mark) Nguyen, Ajita Rattani, Reza Derakhshani

“…Despite achieving promising accuracy during short‐term evaluations, the proposed methods showed lower accuracy when matching against long‐term data or when facing data captured under varying illumination and facial expressions.…”
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Performance characteristics of the fork-join queuing system by V. I. Klimenok

“…A constructive condition for the existence of a stationary distribution is found, and algorithms for calculating the stationary distribution and stationary performance characteristics of the system are proposed. Analytical expressions are obtained for the lower and upper bounds of the mean sojourn time of customers in the system.Conclusion. …”
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Alteration of Loperamide-Induced Prostate Relaxation in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats by Sheng-Lung Hsu, Hsien-Hui Chung, I-Hung Chen, Yat-Ching Tong

“…Loperamide-induced prostate relaxation is decreased in HFD rats due to reduced MOR and KATP channel expressions.…”
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On the reduction of imaging time-points for dosimetry in radionuclide therapy by Johan Gustafsson, Jan Taprogge

“…Furthermore, the analytical expressions predicted correctly the optimal reduced imaging schedule in 9 of 12 pairwise comparisons between schedules for patients. …”
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Interferencia lingüística en el aprendizaje simultáneo de varias lenguas extranjeras by Sandra Hibeth Buitrago, José Fernando Ramírez, Jhon Fredy Ríos

“…Los profesores y profesoras de lenguas extranjeras de la Universidad de Caldas de Manizales - Colombia, han observado que los estudiantes y las estudiantes que están aprendiendo dos o más lenguas extranjeras simultáneamente mezclan términos y expresiones de las otras durante el uso de una de ellas. …”
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Les effets divergents du printemps arabe sur la coopération euro-méditerranéenne en Tunisie et au Maroc by Jean-Yves Moisseron, Sébastien Abis, Julien Velud, Frédéric Teulon

“…The «Arab Spring» with all of its diversity of rationales and local expressions is leading to important changes in the dynamics of the European-Mediterranean partnership, going so far in some countries as to raise fundamental questions and diverging pathways to Euro-Mediterranean integration. …”
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On the Computation of Degenerate Hopf Bifurcations for n-Dimensional Multiparameter Vector Fields by Michail P. Markakis, Panagiotis S. Douris

“…The restriction of an n-dimensional nonlinear parametric system on the center manifold is treated via a new proper symbolic form and analytical expressions of the involved quantities are obtained as functions of the parameters by lengthy algebraic manipulations combined with computer assisted calculations. …”
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Some Identities of Fully Degenerate Dowling Polynomials and Numbers by Lingling Luo, Yuankui Ma, Wencong Liu, Taekyun Kim

“…We also obtain the generating functions, expressions, and recurrence relations for the fully degenerate Dowling polynomials and the fully degenerate Bell polynomials and other special polynomials and numbers.…”
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Some Results for the Drazin Inverses of the Sum of Two Matrices and Some Block Matrices by Abdul Shakoor, Hu Yang, Ilyas Ali

“…Then, we apply it to give some expressions for the Drazin inverse of block matrix M=(ABCD) (A and D are square matrices) under some conditions, generalizing some recent results in the literature. …”
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Campo magnético generado por N bobinas alineadas axialmente by César Gutiérrez Tapia, Javier González Damián

“…A partir de los métodos numéricos existentes para el cálculo de las integrales elípticas de primera clase k y segunda clase e, se describe la obtención de expresiones simples para calcular el campo magnético por el método de las ecuaciones elípticas.…”
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Magnesium hydride protects against acetaminophen-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting TXNIP/NLRP3/nf-κb pathway by Yachen Si, Lulu Liu, Yinyin Zhang, Hongxia Li, Tingting Zhao, Su Liu, Xuejun Sun, Jin Cheng, Hongtao Lu

“…In addition, the increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and expressions of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-1β) and pro-apoptotic factors (Bad, Bax, Caspase3, and CytC) induced by APAP were downregulated with MgH2 treatment. …”
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Importance of NAB2-STAT6 Fusion in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Solitary Fibrous Tumor with Hamartoma-Like Features: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kei Tanaka, Takashi Kishimoto, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Yukio Nakatani, Masaru Miyazaki

“…The fibroblastic cells in the stroma were immune-positive for CD34, CD99, and bcl-2. But these expressions were not decisive in the differentiation between solitary fibrous tumor and pancreatic hamartoma, because CD34 was positive for both tumors, and CD99 and bcl-2 expressions were not elucidated in the previous cases of pancreatic hamartomas. …”
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Phenolic compounds from Chaenomeles speciosa alleviate inflammation in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW264.7 macrophages via the NF-κB and MAPK pathways by Fuxia Hu, Chao Liu, Fengqin Wang, Changxin Zhou, Maotong Zhu, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Zhaosheng Wang

“…The extract suppressed the levels of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and the mRNA and protein expressions of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). …”
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Age- and sex-related differences in social competence and emotion labeling in pre-adolescence by Elizabeth E.L. Buimer, Pascal Pas, Carlijn van den Boomen, Mathijs Raemaekers, Rachel M. Brouwer, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol

“…Identification of facial expressions is important to navigate social interactions and associates with developmental outcomes. …”
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Study of a Biparametric Family of Iterative Methods by B. Campos, A. Cordero, Á. A. Magreñán, J. R. Torregrosa, P. Vindel

“…We find the analytical expressions for the fixed and critical points by solving 6-degree polynomials. …”
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Pulsation Calculation of Cylindrical Underwater Gas Explosion Products in Well by A. M. Sheiko, V. V. Ivashechkin, V. V. Veremenuk

“…A special calculation program has been developed to solve the equation. Expressions for calculation of maximum radius of cylindrical explosion chamber at the end of expansion process and pressure impulse in the first half-period pulsation.…”
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O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu) by Aristóteles Barcelos Neto

“…These individuals are recognized as possessing specific powers for interpreting facts and visual or verbal expressions of Wauja cosmological ideas.…”
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SÖZLÜ VE YAZILI KÜLTÜR AYRIMINDA KUR’AN by Süleyman Gezer

“…It is known that the Quran is revealed to Arabians who are living in verbal culture, its a usual situation that the Quran conveys elements belonging to verbal culture and verbal language in its expressions and styles. This article mostly consists of the processes that take place in the understanding of the Quran and the transition of it from verbal culture to written culture. …”
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Electro–dynamic Forces in Conductor of Spiral Shape by V. V. Pavlovets, A. S. Gerasimovich

“…The paper contains vector-parametric equation of a spiral, expressions for calculation of the magnetic field induction established by an electrical conductor of a spiral shape, and also radial and tangential forces acting per unit of a conductor length. …”
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