Anchor-Node-Based Distributed Localization with Error Correction in Wireless Sensor Networks by Taeyoung Kim, Minhan Shon, Mihui Kim, Dongsoo S. Kim, Hyunseung Choo

“…Results via in-depth simulation show that ADL has about 12% higher localization accuracy and about 10% lower message transmission cost than DRLS. In addition, the localization accuracy of ADL with REP is about 30% higher than that of DRLS, even though message transmission cost is increased.…”
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MSF: An Efficient Mobile Phone Sensing Framework by Giuseppe Cardone, Andrea Cirri, Antonio Corradi, Luca Foschini, Dario Maio

“…MSF has been optimized also to enhance performances for Android-based systems, and we report an extensive set of experimental results that assess our architecture and quantitatively compare it with a selection of other mobile sensing systems by showing that MSF outperforms them by presenting lower CPU usage and memory footprints.…”
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Treatment of Urethral Strictures from Irradiation and Other Nonsurgical Forms of Pelvic Cancer Treatment by Iyad Khourdaji, Jacob Parke, Avinash Chennamsetty, Frank Burks

“…Radiation effects on the genitourinary system can manifest early or months to years after treatment with the onus being on the clinician to investigate and rule-out stricture disease as an underlying etiology for lower urinary tract symptoms. Obliterative endarteritis resulting in ischemia and fibrosis of the irradiated tissue complicates treatment strategies, which include urethral dilation, direct-vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU), urethral stents, and urethroplasty. …”
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Development of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy 11 Days after Spinal Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review by Eiichi Kakehi, Tadataka Kawakami, Yukiko Ishikawa, Takashi Matsuoka, Naoki Nakagawa, Tugutake Morishita, Shohei Taniguchi, Yukinobu Akamatsu, Shigehisa Sakurai, Akane Hirotani, Takafumi Nozaki, Keisuke Shoji, Seiji Adachi, Kazuhiko Kotani, Masami Matsumura

“…We herein describe an 81-year-old woman who developed acute-onset excruciating thigh pain and weakness in her lower extremities after spinal surgery. We diagnosed acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by a nerve conduction study, which showed findings of demyelination without cerebrospinal fluid analysis because of a spinal prosthesis. …”
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Rehydration Kinetics of Dehydrated Vegetables Pre-Treated By Ohmic-Blanching by Joshua Oheji Otugbeikwu, Philip Abraham Aligwe, Julius Amove

“…The implication is an improved method of hot air dehydration which is of lower cost compared to freeze-drying. The design and model of a bench-top ohmic heating device offer a portable, simple, and low-cost alternative to the otherwise more capital-intensive equipment designs.…”
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Interpretation of Groundwater Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Technique in Moradabad City, Western Uttar Pradesh State, India by J. K. Pathak, Mohd Alam, Shikha Sharma

“…The higher values of most of the parameters were found in the area of old settlement, while lower values observed in new settlements. This shows clear impact of land use on groundwater. …”
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Study approaches mediate associations between learning environment and academic performance by Tore Bonsaksen, Amayra Tannoubi, Linda Stigen, Astrid Gramstad, Tove Carstensen, Gry Mørk

“…Linear regression analyses and mediation analyses were performed.Results Higher levels of ‘student autonomy’ were directly associated with lower averaged grades whereas higher levels of ‘appropriate workload’ were associated with higher averaged grades. …”
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High Level Bioaerosol Protection against Infective Aerosols: How Medical Face Masks Compare against Respirators by Christian M. Sterr, Aline Dick, Lena Schellenberger, Julian Zirbes, Claudia Nonnenmacher-Winter, Frank Günther

“…Considering the higher comfort, better availability, and lower price of medical masks in contrast to respirators, it is recommendable to use medical face masks especially in low risk situations and in general public.…”
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Total Flavonoids Content in the Raw Material and Aqueous Extractives from Bauhinia monandra Kurz (Caesalpiniaceae) by Ana Josane Dantas Fernandes, Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira, Karina Perrelli Randau, Tatiane Pereira de Souza, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares

“…After choosing the optimized condition, the method was applied for the matrixes (herbal material and extractives), showing precision lower than 5% (for both parameters repeatability and intermediate precision), coefficient of determination higher than 0.99, and no important influence could be observed for slight variations from wavelength or AlCl3 concentration. …”
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An Intelligent Framework Based on Deep Learning for SMS and e-mail Spam Detection by Umair Maqsood, Saif Ur Rehman, Tariq Ali, Khalid Mahmood, Tahani Alsaedi, Mahwish Kundi

“…In previous studies using machine learning (ML), spam detection using a small dataset has resulted in lower accuracy. To counter this problem, in this paper, multiple classifiers of ML and a classifier of deep learning (DL) were applied to the SMS and e-mail dataset for spam detection with higher accuracy. …”
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Development of a psychological frailty index: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Jinlong Zhao, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Daniel Fernández, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas

“…Psychological frailty was significantly associated with lower life expectancy (odds ratio [OR] 1.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71–2.29), higher outpatient treatments (1.25, 1.03–1.51), and increased hospitalization (1.45, 1.22–1.74).ConclusionThe PFI could be a reliable instrument for identifying psychological frailty. …”
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Spot Price Prediction of Resources in Cloud Computing by Proposing a New Structure in Deep Learning Method Considering the Level of QOS by Seyed soroush Nezamdoust, Mohammad Ali Pourmina, Farbod Razzazi

“…The price of spot instances is on average lower than other patterns and fluctuates based on supply and demand. …”
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The Effects of Aerobic Training on Depression and Resilience among Healthcare Workers by Hassan Shafaei

“…However, it was observed that experimental group had significantly lower depression and higher resilience compared to control group in the posttest (both P=0.001). …”
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Debris Bed Self-Leveling Mechanism and Characteristics for Core Disruptive Accident of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor: Review of Experimental and Modeling Investigations by Ruicong Xu, Songbai Cheng

“…During the material-relocation phase in CDA of SFR, the molten materials are possibly released from the core region into subcooled sodium, subsequently forming the debris bed on the lower part of the reactor vessel after being quenched and fragmented. …”
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Strengthening Disaster Risk Communication: Insights from Emergency Operation Centers in Saudi Arabia by Jameel Abualenain

“…Results indicated high ratings for the clarity and accessibility of information, though transparency and consistency scored lower, revealing gaps in cross-agency communication. …”
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Personality traits of women with hereditary risk for breast/ovarian cancer versus obstetric history and cancer preventive behaviors by Joanna Żurawska, Beata Pięta, Maciej Wilczak, Małgorzata Wojciechowska, Paweł Rzymski, Agnieszka Pieczykolan, Justyna Krysa, Agnieszka Bień

“…Openness to Experience was linked with lower number of children, more frequent use of hormonal contraceptives, and younger age at first breast ultrasound examination. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Drilling Behaviour of Synthetic and Natural Fiber-Based Composites by A. Mohan Kumar, R. Rajasekar, P. Manoj Kumar, R. Parameshwaran, Alagar Karthick, M. Muhibbullah

“…The following may be responsible for lower thrust force: (1) the axial force distributes circumferential of the cutting tool instead of focusing at the center and (2) the interfacial adhesiveness between the matrix and the fiber is higher. …”
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Spatiotemporal Video Denoising Based on Adaptive Thresholding and Clustering by Ali Abdullah Yahya, Jieqing Tan, Benyu Su, Kui Liu, Ali Naser Hadi

“…More specifically, hard-thresholding is applied on the higher noise areas while soft-thresholding is applied on the lower noise areas. Consequently, we can successfully remove the noise effectively and at the same time preserve the edges of the image, because the clustering approach saves more computation time and is more capable of finding relevant patches than the block-matching approach. …”
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Uncoupling Protein 2 Increases Susceptibility to Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Qin Wang, Jianchun Wang, Mingdong Hu, Yu Yang, Liang Guo, Jing Xu, Chuanjiang Lei, Yan Jiao, JianCheng Xu

“…UCP2 overexpression in mouse lungs increased LPS-induced pathological changes, lung permeability, lung inflammation, and lowered survival rates. Furthermore, ATP levels and mitochondrial membrane potential were decreased, while reactive oxygen species production was increased. …”
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Fabrication and high temperature electrical conductivity of polymer-derived SiHfBCN ceramic coating by Xichao Dong, Qinghua Zhao, Yao Li, Shaomin Gu, Xinming Xu, Dianwei He, Fang Ye, Laifei Cheng, Xingang Luan, Zhaoju Yu

“…The results indicate that the electrical conductivity of the SiHfBCN ceramic coating pyrolyzed at a lower temperature of 1200 °C reaches an impressive high value of 291.55 S·m−¹ at 1200 °C in argon. …”
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