Environment-Aware CMT for Efficient Video Delivery in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks by Yuanlong Cao, Changqiao Xu, Jianfeng Guan, Fei Song, Hongke Zhang

“…The e -CMT provides environment-aware cognitive ability for efficient video delivery with three modules, which are Path Quality-aware Model (PQM) that devotes to estimate path quality and select candidate path using for retransmission, Adaptive Retransmission Trigger (ART) that contributes to cognize packet loss and trigger efficient retransmission behaviors, and Congestion-avoid Data Distributor (CDD) that serves to enable Partial-Reliable retransmission to mitigate congestion condition. …”
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Effect of Bentonite Prehydration Time on the Stability of Lightweight Oil-Well Cement System by Stephen Adjei, Salaheldin Elkatatny, Abdulaziz Al-Majed

“…Sodium bentonite is used as an extender in lightweight oil-well cement systems as it prevents excess water and sedimentation of particles, thereby ensuring the formation of homogenous and stable cement sheaths. …”
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A Multiobjective Optimal Operation of a Stand-Alone Microgrid Using SAPSO Algorithm by Guoping Zhang, Weijun Wang, Jie Du, Hua Liu

“…For this purpose, an efficient search algorithm combining the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm is developed. …”
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Nanostructured Porous Silicon Photonic Crystal for Applications in the Infrared by G. Recio-Sánchez, V. Torres-Costa, M. Manso-Silván, R. J. Martín-Palma

“…For 3D structures, there are no complete band gaps, although several new partial gaps do exist in different high-symmetry directions. …”
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Nonthermal Signatures of Radiative Supernova Remnants. II. The Impact of Cosmic Rays and Magnetic Fields by Rebecca Diesing, Siddhartha Gupta

“…We also use a self-consistent model of particle acceleration to estimate the nonthermal emission from these modified SNRs and demonstrate that, for reasonable CR acceleration efficiencies and magnetic field strengths, the nonthermal signatures of shell formation can all but disappear. …”
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Wind Tunnel Tests of Wind-Induced Snow Distribution for Cubes with Holes by Xintong Jiang, Zhixiang Yin, Hanbo Cui

“…Therefore, a wind tunnel simulation was performed, in which quartz particles with an average particle size of 0.14 mm as snow particles were used, and cubes with dimensions of 100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm each containing a hole with the size of 20 mm × 20 mm were employed as structures. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacterial Species from Pasteurized Dairy Products: Potential Risk to Consumer Health by Solomon H. Mariam

“…Sequence alignments of 16S rRNA gene partial sequences suggested up to 99% sequence similarities to subspecies of Salmonella enterica. …”
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Bradyrhizobium Inoculation Improved Agrosymbiotic Performances of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] Varieties at Two Sites in Ethiopia by Lemlem Yohannes, Tarekegn Yoseph, Tewodros Ayalew

“…Grain yield was strongly and markedly related to all parameters except for the harvest index. The partial budget analysis revealed that the White Wonder Trailing with inoculation provided the highest net benefit of 67171.3 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) ha−1, with a marginal rate return of 1386.7%. …”
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Remote Sensing of Atmospheric CO and O3 Anomalies before and after Two Yutian MS7.3 Earthquakes by Haodong Liang, Cunlin Xin, Haibo Liu, Guoyun Di, Songxin Liu, Liang Zhang

“…Difference value and anomaly index methods and the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model were used to simulate gas backward trajectories and analyze the relations between spatial and temporal variations in total columns of CO and O3 (TotCO and TotO3) and earthquakes. …”
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Surgical Repair of the Postoperative Lung Hernia by Combining Mesh Interposition and Chest Wall Stabilization by Using Synthes Plates: A Novel Technique by Dragan Subotic, Mark Wiese, Aljaz Hojski, Didier Lardinois

“…In a 68-year-old female, the lung hernia was confirmed 5 months after the partial left-sided chest wall and scapula angle resection with primary Mersilene mesh reconstruction for elastofibroma. …”
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Transarterial Chemoembolization of Metastatic Liver Lesions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by O. Yu. Stukalova, G. P. Gens, Z. Kh. Shugushev, V. V. Maslov, A. G. Chepurnoy

“…Both immediate and long-term results of up to 12 months were evaluated using the RECIST 1.1 scale. A partial response was achieved after 4 TACE treatments in 22.2 % of cases. …”
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Safety Distance of Shotcrete Subjected to Blasting Vibration in Large-Span High-Speed Railway Tunnels by Ao Li, Dingli Zhang, Qian Fang, Jiwei Luo, Liqiang Cao, Zhenyu Sun

“…Empirical prediction equations for peak particle velocity (PPV) were obtained through regression analysis based on the obtained monitoring data. …”
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The Effect of a Card Game upon Achievements within Medical Terms Topic: MedTerm Game by Tugce Gunter, Dilek Karaman

“…All students who voluntarily participated in the study played the card game named ‘MedTerm’ in order to learn medical terms. …”
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A Step-by-Step Equivalent Microprediction Method for the Mechanical Properties of Composite Solid Propellants considering Dewetting Damage by Huiru Cui, Xuan Lv, Yurong Xu, Zhiwen Zhong, Zixiang Zhou, Weili Ma

“…The Park-Paulino-Roesler (PPR) cohesive model was introduced to simulate the particle debonding (or dewetting) in solid propellant. …”
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Evaluation method and module design for cost-effective compliance with irradiance guidelines to maintain soil quality in solar parks by Cesar Ilkay, Van Aken Bas B.

“…One design is installed with partially transparent, bifacial modules, the other with gaps between the opaque, bifacial modules. …”
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Application of mastopexy technique using Klein’s solution. A 40 cases experience. by Heriberto Chávez Sánchez, Liliana Espinosa Chang, Dagmaris Losa Pérez

“…Complications were minimal, only in two of the patients who presented partial wound dehiscence without any other surgical intervention. …”
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Unlocking Dabrafenib’s Potential: A Quality by Design (QBD) Journey to Enhance Permeation and Oral Bioavailability through Nanosponge Formulation by Konda Sri Chaya Reddy, Darna Bhikshapathi, Jaini Pavan Kumar

“…After being loaded with DBF, the produced β-CD NSPs were characterized in terms of particle size, zeta potential (Z.P), polydispersity index (PdI), and drug entrapment efficiency (E.E). …”
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Factors Influencing Efficacy of Peripheral Corneal Relaxing Incisions during Cataract Surgery by Nino Hirnschall, Jörg Wiesinger, Petra Draschl, Oliver Findl

“…Mean corneal astigmatism was reduced to 1.14 D (±0.67; 0.11 to 3.89) 4 months postoperatively. A partial least squares regression showed that a high eccentricity of the cornea, a large deviation between keratometry and topography, and a high preoperative astigmatism resulted in a larger postoperative error concerning astigmatism. …”
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Unified Failure Strength Criterion for Terrace Slope Reinforcement Materials by Xuan Fang, Jie Yang, Jia-Ming Na, Zhen-Yuan Gu

“…When the axial load rises up to a certain value, damage will occur at the particle cemented site near the shear plane, and the resistance stress generated by the cementation shows a trend of growth first and then attenuation, and concurrently, the friction between particles increases by degrees. …”
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Trueperella pyogenes and Brucella abortus Coinfection in a Dog and a Cat on a Dairy Farm in Egypt with Recurrent Cases of Mastitis and Abortion by Gamal Wareth, Mohamed El-Diasty, Falk Melzer, Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, Amir Abdulmawjood, Lisa D. Sprague, Heinrich Neubauer

“…Identification of the bacteria was done by means of MALDI-TOF MS, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) based on cpn60, partial 16S rRNA sequencing, and growth on Loeffler Serum Medium. …”
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