Assist-as-needed control based on region attractor for power-assist of knee joint taking into account differences in human and orthotic motion by Ken MASUYA, Yuta IDE, Masafumi OKADA

“…This paper tackles this issue, and we propose a region attractor that changes the speed of the reference motion based on the internal force acting on the lower limb attachment point. In addition, to reduce pain at the attachment point caused by a misalignment between the wearer and the orthosis, the center of rotation (CoR) of the knee is estimated in real-time. …”
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Modalities for Imaging of Prostate Cancer by A. H. Hou, D. Swanson, A. B. Barqawi

“…Prostate screening by digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen has shifted the diagnosis of prostate cancer to lower grade, organ confined disease, adding to overdetection and overtreatment of prostate cancer. …”
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Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children by Jing Yang, Chong Liu, Yuxia He, Zhangqiao Cai

“…Children with perforation had significantly longer duration of symptoms, higher white blood cell count, CRP level, and neutrophils percentage, and lower serum sodium level. Elevated white blood cell count with CRP level and elevated neutrophils percentage with CRP level were found to be associated with risk of perforation. …”
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Canine Leishmaniosis Control through the Promotion of Preventive Measures Appropriately Adopted by Citizens by Giulia Simonato, Erica Marchiori, Federica Marcer, Silvia Ravagnan, Patrizia Danesi, Fabrizio Montarsi, Carlo Bononi, Gioia Capelli, Mario Pietrobelli, Rudi Cassini

“…The canine seroprevalence was significantly lower than that recorded at the beginning of the outbreak, despite the fact that sand fly abundance did not significantly decrease. …”
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Influence of initial surface roughness on the deposition and adhesion of electroless Ni-P plating on 6H-SiC substrate by Hossein Ahmadian, Tianfeng Zhou, Weijia Guo, Qian Yu, A.M. Sadoun, A. Fathy, Yang Xuanzhe, M. Elmahdy

“…Additionally, the Rockwell C indentation tests indicate that substrates characterized by lower roughness are susceptible to adhesion difficulties, particularly in the form of peeling at the plating-substrate interface.…”
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Effects of Habitat Change on the Web Characteristics and Fitness of the Giant Wood Spider (Nephila pilipes) in Sri Lanka by Tharaka Wijerathna, Dilini Tharanga, Inoka C. Perera, Mayuri R. Wijesinghe

“…Also, females in nonforest habitats were significantly smaller than those in the forest, indicating lowered fitness. The disparities in web characteristics and fitness are impressive given that the forest and nonforest habitats are located in close proximity, suggesting that rainforest orbweaver spiders such as Nephila pilpes may suffer population declines if the extents of natural forest continue to shrink.…”
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Effect of Oil Content and Emulsifier Type on the Properties and Antioxidant Activity of Sea Buckthorn Oil-in-Water Emulsions by Hongxia Zheng, Like Mao, Jingyi Yang, Chenyu Zhang, Song Miao, Yanxiang Gao

“…The emulsions processed at lower pressure or contained higher oil content had higher DPPH radical scavenging activity. …”
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The Use of Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites in Wastewater Pretreatment by Giora Rytwo

“…The consequent destabilization of the colloidal suspension lowers total suspended solids (TSSs), turbidity, and other environmental quality parameters, making the treatments that follow more efficient. …”
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The bearing capacity based on standard penetration test by Widiarso Dian Agus, Qadaryati Nurakhmi, Winarno Tri

“…The stability of building construction or series is not only determined by the upper circuit but the stability of the lower series in this case the foundation plays an equally important role in maintaining the stability of the structure. …”
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Corrosion Inhibiting Mechanism of Nitrite Ion on the Passivation of Carbon Steel and Ductile Cast Iron for Nuclear Power Plants by K. T. Kim, H. W. Kim, H. Y. Chang, B. T. Lim, H. B. Park, Y. S. Kim

“…The passive film of carbon steel and ductile cast iron, formed by NaNO2 addition showed N-type semiconductive properties and its resistance, is increased; the passive current density is thus decreased and the corrosion rate is then lowered. In addition, the film is mainly composed of iron oxide due to the oxidation by NO2- ion; however, regardless of the alloys, nitrogen compounds (not nitrite) were detected at the outermost surface but were not incorporated in the inner oxide.…”
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Influence of Sand Gradation on Volumetric Weigh and Compressive Strength of Pavement Foam Mortar by Basri Doni Rinaldi, Putri Elsa Eka, Adji Bayu Martanto, Hakam Abdul

“…Foam mortar from the six gradations of sand, it is concluded that gradation no. 6 (lower limit of pusjatan gradation) with a value of volumetric weigh is 0.97 t/m3 does not float perfectly in water, and no. 1 to 5 (gradation of 3 sand sources and 2 gradations of Pusjatan upper limit and middle) with a volumetric weigh is 0.83 t/m3 - 0.93 t/m3 floats in water. …”
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Determination of Dabigatran Concentration in Human Plasma and Breast Milk by F. Sidgwick, A. Porter, P. Ayuk, F. Kamali, A. Truemann

“…The assay was validated for specificity, sensitivity, linearity, precision, accuracy, and stability of the analyte in human plasma and breast milk. The lower limit of detection for dabigatran was 20 pg/ml in plasma and 75 pg/ml in breast milk. …”
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Incontinentia Pigmenti Misdiagnosed as Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by Fahimeh Abdollahimajd, Minoo Fallahi, Mohammad Kazemian, Yalda Nilipour, Mitra Radfar, Sedigheh Tahereh Tehranchi

“…In this case report, we present a 12-day female newborn with a history of maternal genital HSV in second trimester and vesicular lesions on the upper and lower limbs that was appeared at first hours of life. …”
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Varietal Evaluation of Potato Microtuber and Plantlet in Seed Tuber Production by Md. Sadek Hossain, M. Mofazzal Hossain, M. Moynul Haque, Md. Mahabubul Haque, Md. Dulal Sarkar

“…Diamant, Asterix, and Granola varieties differed significantly in foliage coverage, plant height, and yield. They produced lower graded minituber (67.62%, 78.16% ha−1, and 66.27% of Asterix, Granola, and Diamant varieties, resp.) as per seed rule of the National Seed Board of Bangladesh, while foliage coverage (74.38%) was the maximum in Diamant. …”
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The effect of particle size on photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline by ZnO nanoparticles by Reza Torkamani, Bagher Aslibeiki, Masih Darbandi, Hamid Naghshara

“…The catalysts prepared at lower calcination temperatures show higher photocatalytic performance due to the active surface of the particles. …”
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Neonicotinoid Analysis in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Honey Samples Collected around Tekirdag in Turkey by Nurullah Ozdemir, Mustafa Necati Muz

“…In recent years, the widespread use of neonicotinoids in agricultural areas has caused environmental pollution due to its lower toxicity to mammals. Honey bees, which are considered as biological indicators of environmental pollution, can carry these pollutants to the hives. …”
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Morphological, physiological, element absorption, and transcriptomic analysis reveals the mechanism of 2-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy) trimethylamine alleviating copper stress in cucumber... by Yang Li, Xiaoning Wang, Mengwei Huang, Yijing Xing, Xueting Wang, Hu Wang, Meng Li, Qingjie Du, Huaijuan Xiao, Jiqing Wang, Juanqi Li

“…Furthermore, the accumulation of Cu in leaves and roots of cucumber treated with DCPTA was significantly lower than that in seedlings treated with Cu alone. …”
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Kinetic Studies of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisations of Styrene and Chloromethylstyrene with Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) Macroinitiator by Nattawoot Rattanathamwat, Jatuphorn Wootthikanokkhan, Nonsee Nimitsiriwat, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Udom Asawapirom

“…The molecular weights of the product determined by the GPC were lower than were the theoretical values. The result was discussed in light of the chain transfer reaction to the poly(chloromethylstyrene) repeating units. …”
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Atypical Endobronchial Carcinoid with Postobstructive Pneumonia Obscuring the Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Robert Ali, Candice Baldeo, Jesse Onyenekwe, Roshan Lala, Cristian Landa, Anwer Siddiqi

“…Fortunately, the papular lesions that developed across her lower limbs prompted further investigations. The return of appropriate serology coincided with progression to alveolar hemorrhage, offering a more complete clinical picture, and when she responded to the combination of steroid, cyclophosphamide, and plasma exchange, the diagnosis of GPA was cinched.…”
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Unique composition and evolutionary histories of large low velocity provinces by James Panton, J. Huw Davies, Paula Koelemeijer, Robert Myhill, Jeroen Ritsema

“…Abstract The two “large low velocity provinces” (LLVPs) are broad, low seismic wave speed anomalies in Earth’s lower mantle beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean. …”
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