Energy-Aware Distributed Intelligent Data Gathering Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks by Rongbo Zhu, Yingying Qin, Jiangqing Wang

“…In cluster formation phase, an energy-efficient distributed clustering scheme is proposed to form a coverage-efficient WSN, which constructs a minimum connected dominating set (MCDS) based on maximal independent sets (MISs) in distributed and localized manner, and the node with more power is selected to be the cluster head in turn to prolong the network lifetime. …”
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Hierarchical Feature Extraction Assisted with Visual Saliency for Image Quality Assessment by Ruizhe Deng, Yang Zhao, Yong Ding

“…Image quality assessment (IQA) is desired to evaluate the perceptual quality of an image in a manner consistent with subjective rating. Considering the characteristics of hierarchical visual cortex, a novel full reference IQA method is proposed in this paper. …”
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Material Turns of the Screw: The Collier’s Weekly Serialization of The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Kirsten MacLeod

“…Finally, how might readers of Collier’s have understood the tale, taking into account their understanding of the contemporary literary and periodical scene, James’s place in it, and the manner in which the story was presented in Collier’s? …”
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Organization of accounting for the purpose of producing real reports as the basis of management in the public sector with an emphasis on healthcare institutions in the Republic of... by Brakus Aleksandra, Đuranović-Miličić Jadranka, Gligović Dejan

“…The goal of real accounting reporting is to present business events in a realistic, correct, accurate and timely manner. In this way, it is possible to present the essence of financial reports in a realistic light, which are the basis for making valid business decisions both in the public sector and in other parts of economic activities. …”
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Efficient Model Predictive Algorithms for Tracking of Periodic Signals by Yun-Chung Chu, Michael Z. Q. Chen

“…Moreover, a receding horizon approach is adopted for the steady-state subproblem to spread the optimization over time in an efficient manner, making its solution possible for fast-sampling systems. …”
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Cross-Talk between Apolipoprotein E and Cytokines by Hongliang Zhang, Li-Min Wu, Jiang Wu

“…Moreover, apoE modulates inflammatory and immune responses in an isoform-dependent manner. Correspondingly, inflammatory cytokines can either upregulate or downregulate the production of apoE in various tissue types. …”
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Tacit Knowledge and In-service Training of Civil Servants by Roman Lavtar

“…Due to the recent decision of Slovene government to abort the state exam for civil servants we elaborate the question of necessity of the pre-service and in-service training of civil servants and in what manner that training should be performed. Elaborating some experience in the neighborhood countries we try to find some conclusions of the topic. …”
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Stiffness-Displacement Correlation from the RC Shear Wall Tests of the SAFE Program: Derivation of a Capacity Line Model by Francisco J. Molina, Pierre Pegon, Pierre Labbé

“…This relatively simple model, when used as a capacity line in combination with the demand response spectrum, is able to predict in an approximate manner the maximum response to the applied earthquakes. …”
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Nutritional properties of Europen eel (Anguilla anguilla) bone peptide-calcium and its apoptosis effect on Caco-2 cells by Hui Teng, Yuewei Qian, Xiaoyun Fan, Hui Cao, Yuting Tian, Lei Chen

“…The chelated compound of EBPC and calcium ion triggered a strong apoptosis in heterogeneous human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) in concentration- and time-dependent manners. Western blot analysis revealed that the EBPC-Ca induced apoptosis may be the result of a blocked autophagy flux through mitochondrial-dependent pathway. …”
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Daniel 12:2 and the Threat of Shame by Kevin Swartz

“…The linguistic connection of דראון (“contempt, abhorrence”) to Isaiah, particularly concerning the fear of non-burial and corpse exposure, reinforces this interpretation by emphasising the concept of shame tied to one’s manner of death (Isa 66:24). This study employs a sociological approach to explore the language of “shame and contempt” in Dan 12:2 within its Judaic cultural framework, focusing on burial practices and the associated threat of non-burial. …”
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THE COMPARISON BETWEEN STRUCTURAL PARTICLE “地” IN MANDARIN AND STRUCTURAL PARTICLE “DENGAN” ATAU “SECARA” IN INDONESIAN by Elvira Septevany, Liu Dandan, Qin Weifen, Lu Xing

“…The structural particle “dengan” or “secara” when corresponding to the word class will indicate a method, style or manner of doing something. …”
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Intestinal permeability, food antigens and the microbiome: a multifaceted perspective by Francesco Valitutti, Francesco Valitutti, Maurizio Mennini, Gianluca Monacelli, Giulia Fagiolari, Marisa Piccirillo, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Di Cara

“…All these contribute to homeostasis in a well-regulated manner. Nevertheless, this frail balance might be disrupted for instance by westernized dietary habits, infections, pollution or exposure to antibiotics, thus diminishing protective immunity and leading to the onset of chronic diseases. …”
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Biophilic Philosophy of Josef Šmajs by Jan Lípa, Ladislav Rozenský, Petr Ondrušák, Zdeněk Vrba, Josef Dolista

“…His philosophy, which can be called biophilic, interprets the current form of the ecological crisis and its causes and provides a clear, realistic guide to saving humanity and life on earth in ethical manner. …”
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Manuscript Documentation and Conservation Treatment: A Mamluk Manuscript from the 15th Century by Nil Baydar

“…Abstract The conservation treatment of a 15,h century Mamluk manuscript decorated in a manner suitable to the period is considered in three parts. …”
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Partial Purification and Characterization of Rhodanese from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Liver by Hossein Tayefi-Nasrabadi, Reza Rahmani

“…Studies on the enzyme with a number of cations showed that the activity of the enzyme was not affected by Sn2+, but Hg2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, and Ca2+ inhibited and Cu2+ activated the enzyme with a concentration-dependent manner.…”
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Recent advances in bio-integrated electrochemical sensors for neuroengineering by Shulin Chen, Tzu-Li Liu, Yizhen Jia, Jinghua Li

“…The complex nature of these conditions demands precise and quantitative monitoring of disease-associated biomarkers in a continuous, real-time manner. Current chemical sensing strategies exhibit restricted clinical effectiveness due to labor-intensive laboratory analysis prerequisites, dependence on clinician expertise, and prolonged and recurrent interventions. …”
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Design and Implementation of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory Astronomical Data Transmission Visualization System by Xinchen Ye, Hailong Zhang, Yan Zhu, Jie Wang, Tohtonur Ergesh, Huijuan Li

“…In test, this visualization system can run stably for a long time in unmanned manner. This system also provides a solution for the astronomical observation bases to automatically transmit data to the data center.…”
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Importer et diffuser la littérature scientifique européenne en Géorgie dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle : le discours de vulgarisation de la presse géorgienne by Tamara Svanidzé

“…I will try to understand in what manner the translators, who were at the same time contributors to the most important periodicals and eminent figures in the modernization of the country, use these discourses of scientific popularization to reinforce their position in the emerging Georgian intellectual system.…”
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Association of Fecal Microbiota with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Diarrhea and Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Its Management by Fang Yang, Jiaqi Wu, Ning-Yuan Ye, Jing Miu, Jing Yan, Li-Na Liu, Bai Ye

“…Furthermore, we explored the effects of different traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on intestinal microbiota of IBS-D in dose-dependent manner. Our results showed that there was no significant difference in fecal microbial community diversity among the healthy control group, IBS-D rats and IBS-D rats treated with traditional Chinese medicine, but the fecal microbial composition at different taxonomic levels have changed among these groups. …”
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Fault Tolerant PLBGSA: Precedence Level Based Genetic Scheduling Algorithm for P2P Grid by Piyush Chauhan, Nitin

“…Finishing such complex task in a P2P grid requires scheduling subtasks of workflow in an optimized manner. Several factors play their part in scheduling decisions. …”
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