BeiDou Satellites Assistant Determination by Receiving Other GNSS Downlink Signals by Lei Chen, Ke Zhang, Xiangwei Zhu, Yangbo Huang, Gang Ou, Huicui Liu

“…Secondly, the minimum number of visible satellites (MNVS), carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N0), dilution of precision (GDOP), and geometric distance root-mean-square (gdrms) are evaluated for acquiring the effective receiving antennas’ coverage ranges. Finally, the scheme of deploying 3 receiving antennas is proved to be optimal by analysis and simulations over the middle earth orbit (MEO), geostationary earth orbit (GEO), and the inclined geosynchronous satellite orbit (IGSO). …”
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A multivalent binding model infers antibody Fc species from systems serology. by Armaan A Abraham, Zhixin Cyrillus Tan, Priyanka Shrestha, Emily R Bozich, Aaron S Meyer

“…Additionally, we confirm that afucosylated IgG is associated with membrane-associated antigens for COVID-19 and HIV, and present new evidence indicating that this relationship is specific to the host cell membrane. Finally, we use the model to identify redundant assay measurements and subsets of information-rich measurements from which Fc properties can be inferred. …”
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Los espacios públicos en sectores populares de Cartagena: lugares de encuentro y desencuentro by Rosario Blanco-Bello, Kenia Victoria-Cogollo

“…El texto está dividido así: La primera sección se refiere a las consideraciones iníciales de la investigación; la segunda, describe las situaciones en las que el espacio público se constituye en lugar para el encuentro y el desencuentro social; la tercera manifiesta las expectativas que se tejen en torno a éste y en la cuarta se plantean consideraciones finales referidas a los diferentes usos que adquieren los espacios públicos; así como la importancia de la dicotomía del uso para otorgar vitalidad a los espacios referidos, y a conflictos generados a partir de diversas formas de territorializar el espacio.…”
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Iterative Analytical Solutions for Nonlinear Two-Phase Flow with Gas Solubility in Shale Gas Reservoirs by Xiaoji Shang, J. G. Wang, Zhizhen Zhang

“…Thirdly, the convergence and accuracy of the solutions are checked through history matching of two sets of gas production data: a China shale gas reservoir and a horizontal Barnett shale well. Finally, the effects of the nonlinear term, shale gas solubility, and entry capillary pressure on the shale gas production rate are investigated. …”
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Exploring Current Evidence on the Past, the Present, and the Future of the Heart Team: A Narrative Review by Alexandru Burlacu, Adrian Covic, Mircea Cinteza, Paula Madalina Lupu, Radu Deac, Grigore Tinica

“…Envisioned as a tool for optimizing the management of various complex cardiovascular pathologies, Heart Team should simplify and facilitate the activity in the cardiovascular ward. Finally, these facts should be translated into better cardiovascular outcomes and a lower psychological distress among Team participants. …”
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Diffusion Smart-seq3 of breast cancer spheroids to explore spatial tumor biology and test evolutionary principles of tumor heterogeneity by Antony Cougnoux, Loay Mahmoud, Per A. Johnsson, Alper Eroglu, Louise Gsell, Jakob Rosenbauer, Rickard Sandberg, Jean Hausser

“…We use the Smart-seq3D data to test evolutionary principles of spatial tumor heterogeneity. Finally, we characterize aspects of tumor heterogeneity captured by 3D spheroids that are missing from 2D cultures but found in tumors in vivo. …”
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A New Method for Artificial Core Reconstruction of a Fracture-Control Matrix Unit by Qiang Liu, Jianjun Liu, Guihong Pei, Zhengwen Zhu, Yun Lei

“…Then, the F-CMU is established using a three-dimensional (3D) printed material called polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as fracture support material which has a faster dissolution rate and causes less damage to the core due to water being the solvent. Finally, the porosity, permeability, and wettability of the matrix system and the T2 spectra from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) before and after reconstruction are measured. …”
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Performance of the Colloidal Gold Immunochromatography of Cryptococcal Antigen on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by Ning Zhu, Shanhong Lin, Xingbei Weng, Weijie Sun, Xueqin Chen

“…A total of 111 patients with clinically suspected PC who were finally diagnosed with nonhuman immunodeficiency virus infection and hospitalized in the Ningbo First Hospital from March 2017 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced VCID results in visual deficits, reduced neuroinflammation and vascular alterations in the retina by Erica M. Weekman, Colin B. Rogers, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Donna M. Wilcock

“…Whole mount retinas were stained for vessels, microglia and astrocytes to identify glial and vascular changes. Finally, neuroinflammatory and cardiovascular gene expression was measured using NanoString’s nCounter system. …”
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A Review on the Contemporary Development of Composite Materials Comprising Graphene/Graphene Derivatives by Fenfen Li, Linyu Long, Yunxuan Weng

“…In addition, the preparation methods and application fields of different Gr composite materials are reviewed. Finally, the development prospects and key issues are discussed.…”
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Combustion Behaviour of ADN-Based Green Solid Propellant with Metal Additives: A Comprehensive Review and Discussion by Rushikesh Kore, Ashish Vashishtha

“…This review aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the thermal decomposition of ADN and its combustion behaviour, along with the combustion of ADN-based solid propellants with metal additives. Finally, based on an extensive review of the existing literature, various research pathways for focused future collaborative efforts are identified to further advance ADN-based “green” solid propellants.…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Multivariate optimization of removing of cobalt(II) with an efficient aminated-GMA polypropylene adsorbent by induced-grafted polymerization under simultaneous g... by Fatemeh Maleki, Mobina Gholami, Rezvan Torkaman, Meisam Torab-Mostaedi, Mehdi Asadollahzadeh

“…The grafted polymer was then modified using different amino groups and tested for adsorption of cobalt ions in an aqueous solution. Finally, the modified polymer adsorbent with a high efficiency for cobalt ions adsorption was synthesized and tested. …”
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Improved lung nodule segmentation with a squeeze excitation dilated attention based residual UNet by Dhafer Alhajim, Karim Ansari-Asl, Gholamreza Akbarizadeh, Mehdi Naderi Soorki

“…The proposed model was evaluated using the publicly available Lung Nodule Analysis 2016 (LUNA16) dataset, achieving a Dice Similarity Coefficient of 97.86%, IoU of 96.40%, sensitivity of 96.54%, and precision of 98.84%. Finally, it was shown that each added component to the U-Net’s structure and the intensity normalization technique increased the Dice Similarity Coefficient by more than 2%. …”
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Effects of Thermal Treatment on Mineral Composition and Pore Structure of Coal by Bin Liu, Teng Teng, Zhenhua Jiao, Shaobo Li

“…The volume of microfracture decreases, then increases, and finally decreases. The volume of macropore and mesopore increases slowly, and that of transition pore decreases slowly with the increasing temperature. …”
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Significantly Delayed Development of Polyarthritis with Active Tenosynovitis after Possible Temporary Neutropenic Immune-Related Adverse Events Caused by Atezolizumab Treatment: A... by Yoshitaka Saito, Yoh Takekuma, Hajime Asahina, Ryo Hisada, Mitsuru Sugawara

“…Prednisolone 15 mg attenuated the symptoms, allowing suspension of analgesics; however, dose reduction from 15 mg/day was difficult because of symptom flares. Finally, iguratimod 25 mg twice daily was initiated on day 764; prednisolone was reduced to 10 mg without flares, and its dosage was slowly reduced to 5 mg/day. …”
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Synthesis of a Novel Ce-bpdc for the Effective Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution by Changqing Zhao, Yanwei Cui, Fang Fang, Si Ok Ryu, Jiarui Huang

“…The experimental data revealed that the Langmuir isotherm gave a more satisfactory fit for fluoride removal. Finally, the tested results of ground water samples from three places, Yuefang, Jiangji, and Sanyi which exhibited high removal efficiency, also demonstrate the potential utility of the Ce-bpdc as an effective adsorbent.…”
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Integrated Bioinformatics Identifies FREM1 as a Diagnostic Gene Signature for Heart Failure by Chenyang Jiang, Weidong Jiang

“…Then, external independent RNA-seq datasets evaluate the diagnostic value of gene signals. Finally, the convolution tool CIBERSORT estimated the composition pattern of immune cell subtypes in heart failure and carried out a correlation analysis combined with gene signals. …”
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Aerodynamic Optimization Design of Duct Body Structure for Coaxial Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Du Siliang, Zha Yi, Zhao Qijun

“…This article focuses on the aerodynamic optimization design of the main lift duct body components of a coaxial multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle, aiming to improve its power load and wind drag. The specific method is to remove the partial duct structure between the upper and lower coaxial rotors; change the flow characteristics of the flow field around the duct body; then establish a grid model of the duct body suitable for numerical analysis; analyze its aerodynamic characteristics in hovering, axial flow, and oblique flow states; and finally compare the aerodynamic characteristics with the unmodified duct body structure. …”
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The use of photovoice in research with adolescents living with HIV in Africa: A scoping review by Yolanda R. Mayman, Brian van Wyk

“…Method: Eight electronic databases (ERIC, Ebscohost, PubMed, SCOPUS, CINAHAL, PsycINFO, CABI Direct and Africa Index Medicus) were searched to identify articles that used photovoice methods with ALHIV in Africa to publish between 2000 and 2024. …”
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Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal S... by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…Using the proposed GS2T with the developed Grey-CRADIS method in conjunction with the decision-makers’ preferences, Company-2 was found to be the best contractor for the construction project. Finally, classical MCDM methods such as theWeighted Sum Model (WSM) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) were employed to confirm the top-ranking contractor.…”
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