A Comparative Study between Via-Hole and Via-Free Grounded Coplanar Waveguide to Microstrip Transitions on Thin Polymer Substrate by Mohammed El Gibari, HongWu Li

“…A comparative study between via-holed and via-free back-to-back GCPW-MS-GCPW (Grounded Coplanar Waveguide-Microstrip lines) transitions is reported in this paper. According to simulation results, both via-holed and via-free transitions on commercial benzocyclobutene polymer 20 µm film show a bandwidth over 57 GHz. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Splenic Artery Aneurysm during the First Trimester of Pregnancy: Report of an Extremely Rare Case and Review of the Literature by Theodoros Pavlis, Charalampos Seretis, Stavros Gourgiotis, Paraskevi Aravosita, Christina Mystakelli, Stavros Aloizos

“…Furthermore, the spontaneous ruptures of SAAs predominantly appear during the third trimester of pregnancy. We present the third known case of spontaneous SAA rupture during the first trimester of pregnancy, which manifested as sudden hypovolemic collapse and was successfully confronted with combined aggressive resuscitation and emergency surgical operation.…”
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Application of an Improved TF-IDF Method in Literary Text Classification by Lin Xiang

“…It is possible to improve classification accuracy by using the TF-IDF algorithm in this paper’s application situation by exploiting the association between feature words and the quantity of texts in which they appear, while ignoring the variation in feature word distribution across categories. …”
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Psychological Factors Associated with Phantom Limb Pain: A Review of Recent Findings by Xaver Fuchs, Herta Flor, Robin Bekrater-Bodmann

“…Additional factors such as the amount of disability and adjustment to the amputation appear to also play a role. Bidirectional relationships between stress and PLP have been shown quite consistently, and the potential of stress and tension reduction in PLP treatment could be further exploited. …”
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A novel approach to sustainable water treatment utilising Cocos nucifera and Luffa acutangula by Ganesan Ramachandran, Latha Asaithambi, Partheeban Pachaivannan, G. Venkatesan

“…The parameters analyzed such as pH, turbidity, hardness, calcium, chloride, sulphate, TDS, TSS, iron, and copper and SEM and FTIR examination were performed. …”
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Low‐cost fabrication of polymer substrate‐based piezoelectric microgenerator with PPE, IDE and ME by S.S. Balpande, M.L. Bhaiyya, R.S. Pande

“…Traditional parallel plate metal electrodes (PPEs) are prone to cracks and internal defects on bending or stretching, thus mesh electrodes (MEs) has been proposed. Copper MEs based microgenerator has performed at par. …”
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REE AND Th MINERALS IN THE METASANDSTONES OF THE UDOKAN BASIN (RUSSIA) by E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, V.V. Shilovskikh, I.A. Blinov, E.E. Palenova

“…Based on ICP-MS, optical and electron microscopy, and electron back-scatter diffraction data, the paper considers the distribution and the mode of occurrence of REEs and Th in metasandstones of the Lower Proterozoic Sakukan Formation, which host mineralization of the Udokan and Unkur copper sandstone deposits. …”
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Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada by Harmke van Kooten, Vincent de Jonge, Eline Schreuders, Jerome Sint Nicolaas, Monique E van Leerdam, Ernst J Kuipers, Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…However, performing too many surveillance colonoscopies, or at intervals that are too short, may hinder access to endoscopic procedures and decrease the cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programs. Two reasons appear to be primarily responsible for nonadherence to postpolypectomy guidelines: lack of awareness or familiarity, and disagreement with the guidelines. …”
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Effects of Strain Rate and Initial Density on the Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour of Dry Calcareous Sand by Zhangyong Zhao, Yanyu Qiu, Mingyang Wang

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SUBJECT COMPOSITION OF PARTICIPANTS IN LEGAL RELATIONS RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS by Valeria B. Zolotova

“…At the same time, it is taken into account that trends in the commercialization of educational materials and to increase their marketability in the market cause a significant expansion of the subject composition, in particular, educational platforms are expanding, specialized organizations engaged in relevant activities appear, as well as specialists engaged in the preparation of educational and educational material. …”
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A Curious Case of Intestinal Diaphragm Disease Unmasked by Perforation of a Duodenal Ulcer by Mairéad McNally, Ion Cretu

“…Even at laparotomy, the diagnosis of diaphragm disease may be missed as the serosa may appear normal and strictures can be difficult to palpate. …”
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Enhancement of Voltage Stability by Using SVC for 30-Bus Power System by Dara Hama Amin

“…The effect of Static Var Compensator (SVC) on voltage stability is discussed in the paper, as well as the improvement of the voltage profile. …”
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Dual-Band Circularly-Polarized Transparent GNSS Antenna for Vehicular Applications by Quoc Hung Dang, Nghia Nguyen-Trong, Thomas Kaufmann, Timo Saarnimo, Chris Hide, Christophe Fumeaux

“…A fine metal mesh based on printed copper is used to achieve around 90% transparency while maintaining satisfactory antenna gain and radiation efficiency within both operation bands. …”
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Effect of Gastrointestinal Surgical Manipulation on Metabolic Syndrome: A Focus on Metabolic Surgery by Mario Rizzello, Francesco De Angelis, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Gianfranco Silecchia

“…We searched MEDLINE, Current Contents, and the Cochrane Library for papers published on bariatric surgery outcomes in English from 1 January 1990 to 20 July 2012. …”
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Catching up with the Past: A Small Contribution to a Long History of Interactive Environments by Michael Fox

“…This paper documents the evolution of my thinking in the area of interactive architecture over the past 15 years with students and my office. …”
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Dog recognition in public places based on convolutional neural network by Jianquan Ouyang, Hao He, Yi He, Huanrong Tang

“…At the same time, more and more stray dogs appear in public places where dogs are prohibited, which has a certain impact on the city environment and personal safety. …”
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Optimizarea generării de itinerarii pentru ghizi turistici autonomi prin integrarea datelor în timp real în algoritmi genetici by Cristian SANDU, Luminița DUMITRIU, Ioan ȘUȘNEA

“…Research in the field of autonomous vehicles has made good progress in the last years, but mass adoption is unlikely to happen very soon due to, in most part, important ethical and security concerns. …”
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Academic Subject Problem: Epistemological Crisis and Its Overcoming by M. B. Sapunov, A. A. Polonnikov

“…The paper focuses on the analysis of ontological, epistemological and pedagogical terms of changes in education, first of all – on the status of an academic subject. …”
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Refleksi sosial dalam antologi cerpen Kita Susah Tidur sejak Dilahirkan karya Aksan Taqwin Embe by Nurkalina Pratiwi Suganda, Tedi Permadi, Yostiani Noor Asmi Harini

“… This study presents the dominant social reflection category that appears in the short story anthology Kita Susah Tidur sejak Dilahirkan by Aksan Taqwin Embe. …”
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Error in the Sampling Area of an Optical Disdrometer: Consequences in Computing Rain Variables by R. Fraile, A. Castro, M. Fernández-Raga, C. Palencia, A. I. Calvo

“…The Z-R relationships appear to have little dependence on the sampling area, because both variables depend on it the same way. …”
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