Schedule-based analysis of airborne transmission risk in public transportation systems by Jiali Zhou, Haris N. Koutsopoulos

“…The model is utilized to assess transmission risk as a function of OD flows, planned operations, and factors such as mask-wearing, ventilation, and infection rates. …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study of Positive-Pressure Condensation Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in Bent-Tube Heat Exchangers by Jiaming Xing, Qing Cheng

“…Experiments on positive-pressure condensation and dehumidification were conducted at varying pressures, with the results demonstrating that the model’s accuracy is within ±17%. As the fluid flow rate and pipe diameter rise, so do the dehumidification capacity and heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Thermal Convective Instabilities and Chaos in a Rotating Hybrid Nanofluid Layer with Cattaneo–Christov Heat Flux Model by Sèmako Justin Dèdèwanou, Adjimon Vincent Monwanou, Aimé Audran Koukpémèdji, Amoussou Laurent Hinvi, Clément Hodévèwan Miwadinou, Jean Bio Chabi Orou

“…The linear and nonlinear dynamics of thermal convection of a rotating hybrid nanofluid layer heated from below with the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model are studied in this paper. Starting from the flow equations of a hybrid nanofluid and exploiting the free boundary conditions, the analytical expressions of the stationary and oscillatory Rayleigh numbers of the base fluid are determined as a function of the dimensionless parameters of the heat transfer fluid and the thermophysical properties of the hybrid nanofluid. …”
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Sugarcane Bagasse Fibers for Enhancing Moisture Susceptibility Properties in Stone Mastic Asphalt by Poornachandra Thejaswi, Jagadish Vengala, Manish S. Dharek, M. Manjunatha, Arjun Poudel

“…The experimental results revealed enhanced stability and flow value, greater filling of voids in the bitumen, and reduced air voids in the prepared SMA mix amended with SBF. …”
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Downregulation of CD4+LAP+ and CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Acute Coronary Syndromes by Ying-zhong Lin, Shan-he Lu, Zheng-de Lu, Ying Huang, Ying Shi, Ling Liu, Xiao-yan Wang, Qing-wei Ji

“…The frequencies of CD4+LAP+ and CD4+CD25+ Treg cells were detected using flow cytometric analysis, and the plasma IL-10 and TGF-β1 levels were measured using an ELISA in 29 stable angina (SA) patients, 30 NSTEACS patients, 27 STEAMI patients, and a control group (30 cases). …”
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Mixed Convection in a Double Lid-Driven Wavy Shaped Cavity Filled with Nanofluid Subject to Magnetic Field and Internal Heat Source by Kakali Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Alim

“…A numerical investigation is carried out to analyze the impacts of internal heat source size, solid concentration of nanoparticles, magnetic field, and Richardson number on flow characteristics in an oppositely directed lid-driven wavy-shaped enclosure. …”
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Interleukin-18 Increases TLR4 and Mannose Receptor Expression and Modulates Cytokine Production in Human Monocytes by Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio, Reginaldo Keller Fernandes, Daniela Ramos Rodrigues, Marjorie Assis Golim, Angela Maria Victoriano Campos Soares

“…Monocytes from healthy donors were stimulated or not with IL-18 for 18 h, and then the TLR2, TLR4, and MR expression and intracellular TNF-α, IL-12, and IL-10 production were assessed by flow cytometry and the levels of TNF-α, IL-12, IL-15, and IL-10 in culture supernatants were measured by ELISA. …”
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Human migration from the Levant and Arabia into Yemen since Last Glacial Maximum by Andreas Henschel, Riyadh Saif-Ali, Molham Al-Habori, Syafiq Azman Kamarul, Luca Pagani, Cynthia Al Hageh, Emilio Porcu, Nassim Nicolas Taleb, Daniel Platt, Pierre Zalloua

“…We show that the initial gene flow into the Yemeni populations of today came from the rest of Arabia and the Levant, and a less substantial and more recent genetic impact into coastal Yemen from East Africa, particularly.…”
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Parametric Study on the Thermal Performance and Optimal Design Elements of Solar Air Heater Enhanced with Jet Impingement on a Corrugated Absorber Plate by Alsanossi M. Aboghrara, M. A. Alghoul, B. T. H. T. Baharudin, A. M. Elbreki, A. A. Ammar, K. Sopian, A. A. Hairuddin

“…At a clear sky day and a mass flow rate of 0.04 kg/s, the hourly results revealed that the max fluid outlet temperatures for the proposed SAH, jet-to-flat plate SAH, and cross-corrugated plate SAH are 321, 317, and 313 K, respectively; the max absorber plate temperatures are 323.5, 326.5, and 328 K, respectively; the maximum temperature differences between the absorber plate and fluid outlet are ~3, 9, and 15 K, respectively; the max efficiencies are 65.7, 64.8, and 60%, respectively. …”
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Chiral exceptional point enhanced active tuning and nonreciprocity in micro-resonators by Hwaseob Lee, Lorry Chang, Ali Kecebas, Dun Mao, Yahui Xiao, Tiantian Li, Andrea Alù, Sahin K. Özdemir, Tingyi Gu

“…A specific type of EPs known as chiral EPs has recently attracted much attention for controlling the flow of light and for building sensors with better responsivity. …”
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Inhibition of skin fibrosis via regulation of Th17/Treg imbalance in systemic sclerosis by Akiko Sekiguchi, Chikako Shimokawa, Tamotsu Kato, Akihiko Uchiyama, Yoko Yokoyama, Sachiko Ogino, Ryoko Torii, Hajime Hisaeda, Hiroshi Ohno, Sei-ichiro Motegi

“…Infection with Hp suppressed the development of bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis and the infiltration of CD3+ T cells and CD68+ macrophages. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that Hp infection increased Tregs and inhibited the induction of bleomycin-induced Th17 cells. …”
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Cities and Socialization of Libraries in Medieval Europe by Dilek Bayır Toplu

“…Cities, as results of economic based changes, caused the apperance of merchantiles in produce and consumption flows. Cities, by selecting an area outside of feudal city walls, and by consisting new living habits which shows differances from village living habits took its place in Medieval Feudal Regime. …”
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Malignant Course of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Causing Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, Christopher DeZorzi, Abhilash Akinapelli, Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Aiman Smer, Janani Baskaran, William P. Biddle

“…Sudden cardiac arrest secondary to congenital anomalous coronary artery disease is characterized by insufficient coronary flow by the anomalous left coronary artery to meet elevated left ventricular (LV) myocardial demand. …”
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Proliferation and TH1/TH2 Cytokine Production in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after Treatment with Cypermethrin and Mancozeb In Vitro by Rajesh Mandarapu, Rajanna Ajumeera, Vijayalakshmi Venkatesan, Balakrishna Murthy Prakhya

“…Cultures were then further incubated for 48 or 72 hr in fresh medium containing phytohemagglutinin (10 µg/mL) to assess, respectively, effects on cell proliferation (BrdU-ELISA method) and cytokine formation (flow cytometric bead immunoassays). Mancozeb induced dose-dependent increases in lymphocyte proliferation, inhibition of production of TNFα and the TH2 cytokines IL-6 and IL-10, and an increase in IFNγ (TH1 cytokine) production (at least 2-fold compared to control); mancozeb also induced inhibition of IL-4 (TH2) and stimulated IL-2 (TH1) production, albeit only in dose-related manners for each. …”
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Programming for Stimulation-Induced Transient Nonmotor Psychiatric Symptoms after Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease by Xi Wu, Yiqing Qiu, Keith Simfukwe, Jiali Wang, Jianchun Chen, Xiaowu Hu

“…There were no statistical differences between the UPDRS-III under the final stimulation parameter (without STPS) and previous optimum UPDRS-III under the STPSs (p=1.000). Conclusion. The flow diagram used for determining electrode contacts that induce STPS and the programming protocol employed in the treatment of these symptoms are effective.…”
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Column operation studies for the removal of dyes and phenols using a low cost adsorbent by V. K. Gupta, I. Tyagi, S. Agarwal, R. Singh, M. Chaudhary, A. Harit, S. Kushwaha

“…The column type continuous flow operations were used to obtain the breakthrough curves. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Retinal Vascular Diseases and Choroidal Neovascularization by Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Luca Di Antonio, Silvio Di Staso, Luca Agnifili, Angela Di Gregorio, Marco Ciancaglini, Leonardo Mastropasqua

“…Split spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography algorithm was used to identify the blood flow within the tissue. Fluorescein angiography (FA) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) with Spectralis HRA + OCT (Heidelberg Engineering GmbH) were performed. …”
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Dual Strategy Based Improved Swarm Intelligence and Stacked LSTM With Residual Connection for Land Use Land Cover Classification by Vinaykumar Vajjanakurike Nagaraju, Ananda Babu Jayachandra, Andrzej Stateczny, Swathi Holalu Yogesh, Raviprakash Madenur Lingaraju, Balaji Prabhu Baluvaneralu Veeranna

“…By integrating residual connection with stacked LSTM, gradient flow is enabled directly among long sequences, reducing the vanishing gradient issue and fastening the convergence rate. …”
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The Increase of Circulating PD-1- and PD-L1-Expressing Lymphocytes in Endometriosis: Correlation with Clinical and Laboratory Parameters by Monika Walankiewicz, Ewelina Grywalska, Grzegorz Polak, Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Elzbieta Witt, Agata Surdacka, Jan Kotarski, Jacek Rolinski

“…Peripheral blood (PB) samples from 25 female patients and 20 healthy age and sex-matched subjects serving as controls were used in the study. Using flow cytometric analysis, we assessed the differences in the frequencies of PD-1-positive T and B lymphocytes in the study group and healthy individuals. …”
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A Review of Matrix Converters in Motor Drive Applications by Annette von Jouanne, Emmanuel Agamloh, Alex Yokochi

“…MCs also offer the following characteristics: total semiconductor solution, sinusoidal input and output currents, bidirectional power flow and controllable input power factor. This paper reviews the history, recent developments and commercialization of MCs and discusses several technical requirements and challenges, including bidirectional switches, wide bandgap (WBG) opportunities using GaN and SiC, overvoltage protection, electromagnetic interference (EMI) and ride-through in motor drive applications. …”
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