Presentation of hospital waste management model at the source of production: systems dynamics approach by Saeideh Karimi, Lobat Taghavi, Nematollah Jafarzadeh Haghighi Fard, Jamal Ghodousi, Rouhallah Mahmoudkhani‬

“…Results: According to the presented flow diagram and the proposed scenarios, it was found that by using the optimal scenario, the various variables of the research, such as decontamination rate, collection, and unauthorized entry into urban waste reservoirs, through the explained relationships of the model in it improves about 15 to 40 percent. …”
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In Vivo Chemoprotective Activity of Bovine Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract in Mouse Bone Marrow Cells against Damage Induced by 5-Fluorouracil by Erika Evangelina Coronado-Cerda, Moisés Armides Franco-Molina, Edgar Mendoza-Gamboa, Heriberto Prado-García, Lydia Guadalupe Rivera-Morales, Pablo Zapata-Benavides, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Salazar, Diana Caballero-Hernandez, Reyes Silvestre Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla

“…In order to investigate the chemoprotection effect of ICRP on bone marrow cells in 5-FU treated mice, total bone marrow (BM) cell count, bone marrow colony forming units-granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM), cell cycle, immunophenotypification, ROS/superoxide and Nrf2 by flow cytometry, and histological and hematological analyses were performed. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Sports Activity Recognition Using Key Body Descriptors and Hybrid Deep Learning Classifier by Muhammad Tayyab, Sulaiman Abdullah Alateyah, Mohammed Alnusayri, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Dina Abdulaziz AlHammadi, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu

“…Various feature descriptors, including MSER (Maximally Stable Extremal Regions), SURF (Speeded-Up Robust Features), distance transform, and DOF (Degrees of Freedom), were applied to skeleton points, while BRIEF (Binary Robust Independent Elementary Features), HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients), FAST (Features from Accelerated Segment Test), and Optical Flow were used on silhouettes or full-body points to capture both geometric and motion-based features. …”
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Plant cover and hydrological response in a seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) by Eunice Maia Andrade, Maria Elinalda Ribeiro Costa, Júlio César Neves dos Santos, Helba Araujo de Queiroz Palácio, Jacques Carvalho Ribeiro Filho

“…The scarcity of information on the processes of rainfall-flow limits understanding of the hydrology of dry regions of the world. …”
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Effects of leading-edge defects of the NACA 0015 airfoil on aerodynamic performance with various Reynolds number by Ulfa Hanifah Nurhaliza, James Julian, Fitri Wahyuni, Waridho Iskandar

“…Computational methods are being used in this research to analyzing flow of the fluid through the NACA 0015 airfoil, both in smooth and defective airfoil, with various Reynolds Number which are 1.6×106, 2×106, and 2.5×106. …”
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Posterior Nutcracker Syndrome with Left Renal Vein Duplication: A Rare Cause of Haematuria in a 12-Year-Old Boy by J. Preza Fernandes, Rui Amorim, M. J. Gomes, V. Oliveira, A. Reis, J. Ribeiro-Castro

“…The Doppler ultrasonography showed turbulent pattern of venous blood flow of the posterior renal vein branch behind the aorta. …”
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Novel Optimized Support Vector Regression Networks for Estimating Fresh and Hardened Characteristics of SCC by Babak Naeim, Ali Javadzade Khiavi, Parisa Dolatimehr, Behnam Sadaghat

“…SCC's fresh-phase characteristics include the slump flow, V-funnel test, and L-box test, whereas its hardened-phase features involve the strength of the compressive. …”
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NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ON OPENSTACK CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES by Võ Nhân Văn, Lê Minh Chí, Nguyễn Quốc Long, Lê Đắc Nhường

“…Our research investigated the possible internal traffic flow patterns and evaluated network performance of each pattern on OpenStack cloud computing environment.…”
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Improving Traffic State Prediction Model for Variable Speed Limit Control by Introducing Stochastic Supply and Demand by Yuwei Bie, Mudasser Seraj, Can Zhang, Tony Z. Qiu

“…In this study, the traffic state prediction model is a second-order traffic flow model named METANET, while the VSL control is model predictive control (MPC) based, and the VSL decision is discrete optimized choice. …”
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Bank Valuation and Its Connections with the Subprime Mortgage Crisis and Basel II Capital Accord by C. H. Fouche, J. Mukuddem-Petersen, M. A. Petersen, M. C. Senosi

“…These models enable us to formulate an optimal bank valuation problem subject to cash flow, loan demand, financing, and balance sheet constraints. …”
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Axial-Symmetry Numerical Approaches for Noise Predicting and Attenuating of Rifle Shooting with Suppressors by Shi-Wei Lo, Chang-Hsien Tai, Jyh-Tong Teng

“…Results obtained for muzzle flow field and for noise recorded were compared with those obtained from experimental data; these two batches of results were in agreement. …”
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Isocratic RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Separation and Estimation of Zofenopril and Hydrochlorthiazide in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by G. S. Devika, M. Sudhakar, J. Venkateshwara Rao

“…The mobile phase comprising of acetonitrile methanol: 0.02M NaH22PO4 buffer (40:20:40) was delivered at a flow rate of 1.0mL/min. The pH of the mobile phase is adjusted to 7.2 with Sodium hydroxide solution. …”
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Evaluating Ecosystem Characteristics and Ecological Carrying Capacity for Marine Fauna Stock Enhancement Within a Marine Ranching System by Jie Feng, Haolin Yu, Lingjuan Wu, Chao Yuan, Xiaolong Zhao, Huiying Sun, Cheng Cheng, Yifei Li, Jingyi Sun, Yan Li, Xiaolong Wang, Yongjun Shang, Jiangling Xu, Tao Zhang

“…This study established two energy flow models and an evaluation index system to assess the structure, function, carrying capacity, and ecological status of both a marine ranching ecosystem and a nearby control site in the Beibu Gulf. …”
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Emergency Pancreatoduodenectomy with Preservation of Gastroduodenal Artery for Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Duodenal Metastasis by Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma in a... by Kyriakos Neofytou, Alexandros Giakoustidis, Martin Gore, Satvinder Mudan

“…The patient had an uneventful recovery and did not experience further bleeding. Also the blood flow to the liver was compromised as shown by the normal liver function tests (LFTs) postoperatively. …”
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Modeling the effects of pressure and magnetic field on the phase change of sodium sulfate/magnesium chloride hexahydrate in nanochannels by Ali B.M. Ali, Rasha Abed Hussein, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Soheil Salahshour, Mostafa Pirmoradian, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Abbas Deriszadeh

“…The impact of pressure and magnetic field frequency on heat flow, maximum temperature, and charge/discharge times was examined. …”
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A Layered Middleware Architecture for Automated Robot Services by Jongsun Choi, Yongseong Cho, Jaeyoung Choi, Jongmyung Choi

“…End users can define practically a flow of robot services by using an intuitive GUI. …”
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STUDIES ON THE APPLICATION OF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES IN THE FIELD OF ULTRAFILTRATION by LAURENȚIU TATARU, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BARSAN, MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHADUS, EMILIAN MOSNEGUTU, DANA-ALEXANDRA CHITIMUS

“…In other words, the aging of the membrane decreases the volume of the permeate and at the same time changes the dependence of the parameters: pressure, temperature, flow if it is desired to obtain the same amount of permeate. …”
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Minimizing Harmonic Distortion Impact at Distribution System with Considering Large-Scale EV Load Behaviour Using Modified Lightning Search Algorithm and Pareto-Fuzzy Approach by S. N. Syed Nasir, J. J. Jamian, M. W. Mustafa

“…Power system harmonic flow, VPF, CS, battery, and the analysis will be modelled in MATLAB/m-file platform. …”
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Formulating the in-plane frictional resistances and collapse mechanisms for multi-storey masonry block walls by Luca Umberto Argiento, Alessandra Maione, Claudia Casapulla

“…A dry frictional contact condition is assumed at the rigid block interfaces, according to the Coulomb's law with non-associated flow rule. The key aspect of the proposed approach is the introduction of a criterion to evaluate the contribution of the actual frictional resistances depending on the inclination angle of the crack line. …”
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Energy Supply Chains in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Research and Trends by Agnieszka A. Tubis, Honorata Poturaj

“…The attainment of successive levels of digital maturity by chain participants translates into numerous benefits related to the efficiency, cost, and effectiveness of the energy flows implemented. However, the increasing degree of digitalisation and automation generates an increased risk of cyberattacks and other challenges related to the operation of the smart grid. …”
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