Recent Advances in Tunable External Cavity Diode Lasers by Yan Wang, Yue Song

“…Conversely, external cavity quantum dot laser provides a wider tunable range and a remarkably lower threshold current. Furthermore, dual-wavelength external cavity tunable diode lasers are gaining importance in applications such as optical switching and terahertz radiation generation. …”
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Antibacterial Activities and In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory (Membrane Stability) Properties of Methanolic Extracts of Gardenia coronaria Leaves by Amin Chowdhury, Shofiul Azam, Mohammed Abdullah Jainul, Kazi Omar Faruq, Atiqul Islam

“…Methanol extract from the leaves of Gardenia coronaria was completely screened for membrane stability and antibacterial activity. The lower concentrations of Methanolic leaf extract of Gardenia coronaria gave good antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, but higher concentrations gave relatively more projecting antibacterial activity in vitro as compared with Kanamycin. …”
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Myoxinol (Hydrolyzed Hibiscus esculentus Extract) in the Cure of Chronic Anal Fissure: Early Clinical and Functional Outcomes by Adolfo Renzi, Antonio Brillantino, Giandomenico Di Sarno, Francesco D’Aniello, Stefania Ziccardi, Fiorella Paladino, Francesca Iacobellis

“…At follow-up the success rate was 72.4% (21/29); median VAS score and mean anal resting pressure were significantly lower if compared with respective baseline data. …”
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About the confusion-matrix-based assessment of the results of imbalanced data classification by V. V. Starovoitov, Yu. I. Golub

“…If the data is imbalanced, the accuracy calculated from the confusion matrix with normalized values will usually have lower values, since it is calculated by a different formula. …”
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Study on Synthesis and Service Properties of Anticoagulant Ice Microcapsule Coating Material by Rong Chang, Jie Wang, Yongchun Qin, Jian Xu, Wei Zeng, Yange Zhang, Peng Wang

“…The recommended spraying dosage of the anticoagulant ice fog seal layer was 0.4 kg/m2, which could lower the freezing point by at least −8°C while simultaneously meeting the antislip performance condition. …”
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Cooling of animal products in an air-gas environment of carbon dioxide by Aldamatov N. E., Bredihin S. A., Neverov E. N.

“…In this case, carbon dioxide acts as a working substance of the lower cascade, since it belongs to high-pressure refrigerating agents. …”
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A Review on Factors Influencing the Mismatch Losses in Solar Photovoltaic System by A. D. Dhass, N. Beemkumar, S. Harikrishnan, Hafiz Muhammad Ali

“…Solar photovoltaic is reckoned to be one of the promising methods to generate electricity; however, it has a lower conversion value due to various losses resulting from external and internal parameters. …”
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Disability, Mortality and Causes of Death in a 19th-Century Swedish Population by Lotta Vikström, Sören Edvinsson, Erling Häggström Lundevaller

“…Our study of death causes indicates that their deaths were less characterized by infectious diseases than among the non-disabled group, as a possible consequence of lower exposure to infections due to the way in which disability could impede opportunities for interaction with peers in the community. …”
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Risk communication in cataract surgery by Diana Lucia Martinez, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Matthew B. Schlenker

“…Risk framing was the only factor that was significant in risk perception, with no differences found by other patient clinical or demographic characteristics.Conclusion Patients who received positive framing reported lower risk scores for cataract surgery than patients who received negative framing. …”
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Microgravity Monitoring Technology for Deep Gas-Reservoir Development based on Dixi 121 Wellblock in Xinjiang Oilfield by Zongfang HU, Qingxiong HU, Yun CAI, Changrui ZHANG, Quandang SHI, Guihong XU, Jianqiang QIN, Yuangang XIE, Shenshen DENG, Hewen ZHU, Xue BAI

“…The findings of the study indicate that microgravity technology is an efficient method for developing reservoirs of middle and deep reservoirs. the higher the sand-ground ratio of the reservoir section, the lower the residual microgravity anomaly, which is in accordance with forward modelling and the distribution law of the sand-body depicted by seismic data.…”
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Task relevant autoencoding enhances machine learning for human neuroscience by Seyedmehdi Orouji, Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Aurelio Cortese, Brian Odegaard, Cody Cushing, Mouslim Cherkaoui, Mitsuo Kawato, Hakwan Lau, Megan A. K. Peters

“…Abstract In human neuroscience, machine learning can help reveal lower-dimensional neural representations relevant to subjects’ behavior. …”
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Interference of a phytoconstituent from Nymphaea lotus-derived ligand N-acetyl glucosamine with signaling receptors in diabetes mellitus development: A targeted computational analy... by Sunday Amos Onikanni, Tran Nhat-Phong Dao, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Halliru Zailani, Oluwafemi Shittu Bakare, Omolola Esther Amos, Ashwil Klein, Valens Munyembaraga, Morenike Grace Ajayi, Adebola Iyabode Akinjokun, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye, Leandro Miranda-Alves

“…It provides innovative methods that can speed up drug discovery and lower costs thereby results to increase enthusiasm at developing instinctive antidiabetic agents as alternatives for managing diabetes. …”
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Some Results on Study of The Oroshayemoye Site in the Steppe Zone of the Volga Region by Aleksander A. Vybornov, Filat F. Gilyazov, Natalia S. Doga, Marianna A. Kulkova, Aleksander I. Yudin

“…There are several cultural layers of different ages separated by sterile streaks. The lower level contains the artifacts of the Orlovka Neolithic culture. …”
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Population Based Trends in the Incidence of Hospital Admission for the Diagnosis of Hepatorenal Syndrome: 1998–2011 by Manish Suneja, Fan Tang, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Linnea A. Polgreen, Philip M. Polgreen

“…However, the changes in the principles of hepatorenal syndrome management may have also contributed to the increase in incidence and lower mortality.…”
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A comparative study of classical and innovative lobbed air diffusers using temperature sensors for thermal environment/comfort in vehicle cabins by Danca Paul, Cernei Alexandru

“…However, the innovative lobbed air diffusers demonstrated superior performance by maintaining slightly lower or comparable temperature, despite higher inlet air temperature. …”
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Hormonal Modulation in Aging Patients with Erectile Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome by Inês Campos Costa, Hugo Nogueira Carvalho, Luís Pacheco-Figueiredo, Inês Tomada, Nuno Tomada

“…Men with MetS evidenced lower TT circulating levels with an increasing number of MetS parameters, for which hypertriglyceridemia and waist circumference strongly contributed. …”
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Variations of TEC Over Iberian Peninsula in 2015 Due to Geomagnetic Storms and Solar Flares by A. L. Morozova, T. V. Barlyaeva, T. Barata

“…The variations of these modes as well as the original TEC data were studied in relation to four strongest geomagnetic storms of 2015 and three geomagnetic disturbances of lower amplitude observed during the same months. …”
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Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri, Fabiana Nascimento Lopes, Ana Paula Mendes Carvalho, Fernanda Moura Lanza

“…Prevalence of leprosy cases in children under 15 years old with deformity was higher in males ( CI 95%: 1.09–6.45) and in multibacillary patients ( CI 95%: 3.54–60.87) and lower when the detection mode was passive ( CI 95%: 0.31–1.73). …”
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Gender Differences in Pulmonary Function, Respiratory Symptoms, and Macrophage Proteomics among HIV-Infected Smokers by Shiva D. Rahmanian, Karen L. Wood, Shili Lin, Mark A. King, April Horne, Shangbin Yang, Haifeng M. Wu, Philip T. Diaz

“…There was significantly higher percentage of cough and phlegm production in males. There was also a lower FEV1 and a higher RV in males than females. …”
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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…However, the effect of VR on increasing the muscle strength of lower extremities and reducing the fear of falling in the elderly is still not obvious.…”
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