A Multi-granularity Decomposition Mechanism of Complex Tasks Based on Density Peaks by Ziling Pang, Guoyin Wang, Jie Yang

“…However, unsupervised tasks are more common in real scenarios. Inspired by the idea of granular computing and the characteristics of human cognitive process, this paper proposes a complex tasks decomposition mechanism based on Density Peaks Clustering (DPC) to address complex tasks with an unsupervised process, which simulates the multi-granular observation and analysis of human being. …”
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Cryopreserved human alternatively activated macrophages promote resolution of acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mouse by Maria Elena Candela, Melisande Addison, Rhona Aird, Tak-Yung Man, Jennifer A. Cartwright, Candice Ashmore-Harris, Alastair M. Kilpatrick, Philip J. Starkey Lewis, Anna Drape, Mark Barnett, Donna Mitchell, Colin McLean, Neil McGowan, Marc Turner, James W. Dear, Stuart J. Forbes

“…Abstract Acute liver failure is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening condition most commonly caused by an overdose of acetaminophen (paracetamol). …”
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Critique and Analysis of the Textbook “Comparative Education: Foundation, Principles and Methods” by abbas madandararani

“…Accordingly, the attention to comparative education and its necessity have become a common phenomenon in higher education institutions which can be seen through establishments of graduate courses, research centers, and publication of books and articles. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Theoretical Foundations from the Collection of Art in Islamic Civilization by Mehran Houshiar

“…The findings of this critical study indicate that the unity of existence and the existence of common and hidden beliefs in all works show a semantic continuity and dependence on a single origin. …”
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Modification of partial safety factors for a semi-probabilistic evaluation of existing timber structures by Maria Loebjinski, Zheng Li, Wolgang Rug, Hartmut Pasternak

“…As a contribution to this, a first step of this study is the evaluation of the reliability level of timber elements subjected to common limit states. Based on these analyses, modifications of the target reliability and of partial safety factors (PSF) for existing structures on the resistance side are studied. …”
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Wogonin Attenuates Ovalbumin Antigen-Induced Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation by Inhibiting Th17 Differentiation by Rie Takagi, Masaaki Kawano, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Kumiko Hashimoto, Takehiro Higashi, Katsuya Ohbuchi, Atsushi Kaneko, Sho Matsushita

“…Indeed, wogonin and berberine, major components common to HST and OGT, exhibit Th17-inhibitory activities in both murine and human systems in vitro. …”
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Test fairness of the in-house College English examination for Chinese non-English major undergraduates: a case study by Kangxi Li, Mengting Kong, Liye Li, Jingwen Lu

“…However, the fairness of such examinations has not received due attention.MethodsThis paper employs Kunnan’s Test Fairness Framework to investigate common issues of test fairness related to the in-house College English examination, using a university in East China as an example. …”
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Assessment of environmental capabilities and capabilities of Tarom city for olive production and cultivation by Vahid Riahi, saeid nasire zare

“…Hence, from altitude, slope and slope status as terrestrial parameters and three climate parameters as relative rainfall, temperature and relative humidity data from 11 meteorological, synoptic and rain gauge stations with appropriate statistical period (1375-1395) and A common time base was used for climatic zoning. The results showed that Tarom city is in good condition for olive cultivation, 21.2% of the total area of the study area is suitable for olive cultivation, most of which is located in the middle districts of the city. …”
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Sustainable energy technologies for emerging renewable energy and electric vehicles by Surender Reddy Salkuti

“…With the recent advances in power generation technologies, the fluctuations in generation and electrical demand are common in hybrid power systems. This special issue was aimed at addressing the economic challenge of integrating RESs, ES, and EVs to improve the resilience and flexibility of grid operations. …”
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Research on certificateless anonymous authentication and key agreement scheme of vehicle network based on CPN by ZHENG Lu, FENG Tao, SU Chunhua

“…To address the shortcomings of existing authentication schemes in vehicle networks, which commonly suffer from key escrow issues, as well as the lack of consideration for lightweight deployment and secure rapid authentication of compute-constrained electronic control unit (ECU), a lightweight certificateless anonymous authentication and key agreement scheme without bilinear pairings was proposed for compute-unconstrained ECU networks. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Configuration of the Stabilisation System for Femoral Diaphyseal Fractures on the State of Stresses and Displacements by Jakub J. Słowiński, Konrad Kudłacik

“…The treatment of femoral diaphyseal fractures by intramedullary nailing has become a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery. The purpose of this numerical simulation was to present how the changes in configuration of the stabilisation system can affect the stress and displacement state in the bone tissue and implanted device. …”
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Preparation of Ca-Mg Double-Doped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Their Drug-Loading and Drug-Releasing Properties by Qian Zhang, Jiamin Huang, Chao Liu, Ruihua Chen, Tao Jiang, Yusufu Hailili, Telieke Bahetibieke, Xiaohui Tang, Mei Wang

“…Breast cancer is a common clinical malignant tumor that seriously threatens women’s physical and mental health. …”
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Security in the Realm of Social Justice: From Processes to the Emergence A Critical Look at Justice and National Security by Salman Sadeghizadeh, Abdulamir Nabavi

“…Demand for security is the second most essential human need after the physiological necessities to the life which evolves along with the metamorphoses in common life trends and processes and has gotten different aspects. …”
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Analysis of Free Pendulum Vibration Absorber Using Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics by Emrah Gumus, Atila Ertas

“…Structures which are commonly used in our infrastructures are becoming lighter with progress in material science. …”
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis presenting as Budd–Chiari syndrome: a case report and literature review by Jingwen Gan, Xiao Ma, Jiang Shao, Jinhui Wang, Dongyan Cao

“…Abdominal pain, bloating or increasing abdominal circumference, and bilateral lower extremity edema were common symptoms. The establishment of clinical diagnoses of IVL and BCS mainly depends on clinical presentations and imaging, such as ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Great Mimicker—A Single-Institution Retrospective Study by Danielle A. Bazer, Ewa Zabrocka, Nicholas Koroneos, Agnieszka Kowalska

“…Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma contained in the brain and the spinal cord as well as the meninges, cranial nerves, eyes, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). …”
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Customization and prospects of friction stir processing for improving the biomedical properties of metallic implants for orthopedic applications by Jialong Li, Ming-Chun Zhao, Ying-Chao Zhao, Dengfeng Yin, Andrej Atrens

“…This review (i) provides an overview of the current status and issues of metallic implants for orthopedic applications, with a special attention to the potential of FSP to address the performance decay commonly encountered by implant materials. (ii) details the principles for the development of FSP process parameters to the performation modification of implant materials, (iii) introduces the customized design of implant materials by FSP (including magnesium alloys, titanium alloys and other alloys, as well as their physico-mechanical properties and implant application), and (iv) highlights the influence of FSP on the biological functionality of implant materials. …”
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Conjugate Natural Convection: A Study of Optimum Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Eccentric Annular Channels by Ahmad Jamal, Esmail M. A. Mokheimer

“…As part of the results, fluctuations in the induced fluid flow rate and heat transfer in the eccentric annular channel due to the conjugate effect, governed by the ratios of the solid and fluid thermal conductivities and thicknesses of outer and inner circular cylinder walls, are obtained for the boundary conditions of one wall heated isothermally and the other kept adiabatic. Commonly encountered ratios of the solid and fluid thermal conductivities and cylinder walls thicknesses are utilized in the present analysis. …”
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Speaking About and Through Video Games: Towards Verbalizing a New Grammar by Alexandre Dubois

“…Since a number of scholars attempted to verbalize such a common trait, and in doing so constituted a grammar in which verbs define entire games’ structures, this article takes these linguistic tropes at their word by suggesting that the infinitive is the primary form of video game verbs. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in COVID-19: A Series of Three Cases by Chaitanya Pal, Paulina Przydzial, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Shrey Shah, Pratik Patel, Nikhil Madan

“…These cases demonstrate the importance of concomitant testing for common pathogens despite the need for antimicrobial stewardship.…”
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