Mechanical response of glass/kevlar hybrid composite jackets for steel containers carrying hazardous materials to enhance safety by Andrew Kenney, Chao Zhang, Lekhnath Bhandari, Ruifeng Liang, Hota GangaRao

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Quasi-cyclic extension based on PEG algorithm for construction of LDPC codes by LEI Jing1, WANG Jian-hui1, TANG Chao-jing1

“…Several important relations between the cycle structure on the Tanner graph and the parity-check matrix H of LDPC codes were proved.A new algorithm for constructing LDPC codes was proposed that introduced quasi-cyclic ex-tension method to PEG algorithm.After a basic matrix was constructed with PEG algorithm,circulant permutation ma-trices would replace the "1"s in the basic matrix.The new method could eliminate effectively the short cycles in the basic matrix without changing the degree distribution fraction of the basic matrix.Simulations show that the quasi-cyclic extended codes based on PEG algorithm have as good error correcting performance as the LDPC codes generated by PEG algorithm in the same conditions of code length,rate,degree distribution and decoding algorithm.The conclusion of contrastive analysis is that well-chosen cycle structures can improve the decoding performance obviously under the given degree distribution.The proposed algorithm can offer a good performance and low encoding complexity synchronously by taking advantage of the quasi-cyclic code’s characteristic that its parity-check matrix H has less superposition within the cycles.…”
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Backdoor detection in embedded system firmware without file system by Chao-jian HU, Yi-bo XUE, Liang ZHAO, Zhou-jun LI

“…Any embedded system firmware without file system will integrate its system code and user application code into a single file.This setting has brought some additional difficulties to analyze them.Aimed at this kind of firmware,the problem of library function identification was analyzed,and several heuristic methods to recognize some important function relevant with manipulating network socket and character string / memory were proposed.Based on this analysis,the backdoor detection problem of some typical types including unauthorized listener,unintended function,hidden function,outward connection request etc.were discussed,and several backdoors (one is critical level) in a real world firmware were found.The result shows this method of identifying library function can be useful for security analysis to this type of firmware.…”
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Personality associations with online vs. offline social capital and life satisfaction by Miao Chao, Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Jon D. Elhai, Haibo Yang, Christian Montag

“…In an increasingly digitalized world, social capital can be established and used in both online and offline contexts. …”
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Genome sequence of Vibrio sp. OULL4 isolated from shellfish by Vengadesh Letchumanan, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan

“…The control of these vibrios has been a hurdle due to the rising numbers of antibiotic resistant strains in the environments. …”
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Therapeutic Decision Making in Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to Age and Child–Pugh Class: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis in South Korea by Sunmin Park, Chai Hong Rim, Young Kul Jung, Won Sup Yoon

“…Age and liver function have a significant impact on the therapeutic decision-making of HCC patients in Korea. …”
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Role of p57KIP2 in Stem and Progenitor Leydig Cells of Mouse Testes by Seung Hyun Park, Kyung Noh Yoon, Yang Xu, Myung Chan Gye

Variation in soil enzyme activity with amendments of biochar and polyacrylamide in coal gangue soils by Qiuyun Fan, Na Li, Yuqing Geng, Ying Dong, ChaoYing Zhang

“…Abstract Coal gangue is a prevalent solid waste material, and its utilization presents an urgent challenge. …”
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Resource reservation based on relaxed policy for grid workflow by Peng XIAO, Zhi-gang HU, Chao-kun YAN, Xi-long QU

“…To address the problem that applications tend to overestimate reservation duration,a novel reservation technique based on overlapping relaxing policy was proposed,so as to mitigate the negative effects of stringent reservation mechanisms on system performance.The analysis of the relaxed policy was represented theoretically and a relaxed admission algorithm was designed for large-scale grid workflows.Experimental results show that relaxed policy can significantly mitigate the negative effects of classical policies when system is in presence of heavy workload.Experimental results based on a real workflow indicate that the relaxed policy is able to decreasing the efficiency loss due to the overestimation of reservation durations.…”
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Opportunities, challenges and school strategies for integrating generative AI in education by Davy Tsz Kit Ng, Eagle Kai Chi Chan, Chung Kwan Lo

“…The increasing accessibility of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools has led to their exploration and adoption in education. …”
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Potato Physiological Disorders - Brown Center and Hollow Heart by Lincoln Zotarelli, Chad Hutchinson, Seth Byrd, Douglas Gergela, Diane L. Rowland

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Software reliability prediction with an improved Elman network model by CHENG Xu-chao1, CHEN Xin-yu1, GUO Ping1

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Generalized Dirac Oscillator in Cosmic String Space-Time by Lin-Fang Deng, Chao-Yun Long, Zheng-Wen Long, Ting Xu

“…The corresponding eigenfunctions can be represented as confluent hypergeometric function and hypergeometric function. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Spotlight: Red LaSoda by Lincoln Zotarelli, Doug Gergela, Chad M. Hutchinson, David Dinkins, Edsel Redden

“…It was observed in 1949 as a deep red mutant of LaSoda in the Louisiana potato breeding program. It has been in trials over many seasons and at many locations in Florida including university and grower sites. …”
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Costoclavicular block as a diaphragm-sparing nerve block for shoulder surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Youngin Lee, Seunguk Bang, Jihyun Chung, Min Suk Chae, Jungwon Shin

“…Background Distal nerve block approaches have been explored to reduce hemidiaphragmatic paresis (HDP) more effectively than interscalene block (ISB). …”
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Synthesis of Uniformly Excited Concentric Ring Arrays by the Strategy of Partial Density Tapering and the Algorithm of Differential Evolution by Xin-Kuan Wang, Gui-Bao Wang, Jianke Jia, Chao-Jun Huang

“…Through performing the PDT, a sound starting solution for DE can be generated. Then, the ring filling factor (RFF) is introduced so that the optimization of the number of elements can be transformed into the optimization of RFFs within the tapered thresholds, and thereby the real coding can be directly used with respect to the consideration of parallel encoding strategy. …”
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Combined Effect of Subchondral Drilling and Hyaluronic Acid with/without Diacerein in Full-Thickness Articular Cartilage Lesion in Rabbits by Wanwisa Suwannaloet, Wiroon Laupattarakasem, Peerapol Sukon, Siriwan Ong-Chai, Pisamai Laupattarakasem

“…The newly formed tissue in SCD lesions showed significantly better histological grading scale and had higher content of type II collagen in HA-treated group compared to NSS control. …”
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Secret level valuation method of BLP model based on some application properties by Chan DONG, Xiu-bin FAN, You-wen LI, Jian-rong WANG

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Surveillance of Occupational Lung Diseases in Canada by Helen Dimich-Ward, Gustavo R Contreras, Roxanne Rousseau, Moira Chan-Yeung

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Colorectal Cancer Presenting as Single Pulmonary Hilar Lymph Node Metastasis by Ahmed M. Habib, Xenophon Kassianides, Samuel Chan, Mahmoud Loubani, Syed Qadri

“…It is not uncommon to perform pulmonary metastasectomy and identify mediastinal metastasis. Previous studies have identified incidental lymph node involvement following routine mediastinal lymph node clearance in 20–50% of cases. …”
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