Modeling and Modulation of NNPC Four-Level Inverter for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant by Xiaoqiang Guo, Xuehui Wang, Ran He, Mehdi Narimani

“…For high-power PV power plant, the multilevel inverter is of potential interest. In contrast to the neutral-point clamped (NPC) or flying capacitor (FC) multilevel inverter, the nested neutral point clamped (NNPC) four-level inverter has better features for solar photovoltaic power plant. …”
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Electrochemical Behavior of CsI in LiCl Molten Salt by Sung-Wook Kim, Sang-Kwon Lee, Min Ku Jeon, Eun-Young Choi

“…It was found that Cs+ ions were hardly involved in the cathode reaction, and reduction of Li+ ions occurred dominantly in the cathode. In contrast, incorporation of I− ions induced low-potential anode reaction compared with the I− ion-free cases. …”
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Healthcare Access vs. Quality Healthcare: Rethinking Healthcare Risks by Augustine Kumah

“…The findings reveal a consistent decline in mortality due to lack of access. In contrast, mortality due to poor quality care has increased from 5 million in 2015 to an estimated 6 million by 2024, underscoring the persistent challenges in healthcare delivery, including medical errors, misdiagnoses, and inadequate treatment.ConclusionAddressing the dual challenges of access and quality is essential for reducing global mortality rates and achieving better health outcomes.…”
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Spatio-temporal behavior of atmospheriC concentration of NO2 using OMI sensor and its effect on precipitation in Iran by abolhassan gheibi, ali soleymani, hossein malakooti

“…However, when considering the overall trend, there was an upward trend with a slope of 3.53× -2. In contrast, the time series analysis of average annual precipitation in Iran demonstrated a declining trend with a slope of (-0.159 mm × ). …”
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For Good Reason: Analyzing How Students Define Difficulty in RateMyProfessor.com Comments by Alexis Teagarden, Michael Carlozzi

“…We identify recurring argumentative patterns in both corpora. In contrast to SET scholarship which often assumes students favor ease over all other course characteristics, we see commenters providing a more nuanced evaluation: condemning contrived forms of difficulty but commending authentic ones. …”
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Du Bestiaire dans le théâtre de W.B. Yeats by Pierre Longuenesse

“…In the beginning, the project of the Miracle Plays cycle determines this concrete and spiritual landscape, where diabolical creatures confront divine figures, and dissonant sounds contrast with birdsong. Later, in the Plays for Dancers, Yeats creates a different acoustic universe, mostly « acousmatic », in which animals are paradoxically the manifestations of the spiritual aspect of the natural world. …”
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Designing an innovative closed-loop supply chain network considering economic and environmental aspects by Maryam Rahmaty

“…The results show that the MOPSO algorithm has obtained the most significant number of Pareto solutions in the large size. In contrast, the SPEA algorithm has included more Pareto solutions in the small and medium sizes. …”
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Ancrage spatial d’un nouveau référent dans le récit en français et en chinois : perspective informationnelle et organisation discursive by Arnaud Arslangul

“…This study focuses on the anchoring of new protagonists in the spatial setting of narrative discourse. It is a contrastive and experimental study, based on an analysis of a corpus elicited from a visual stimulus with speakers of French and Chinese (N = 48). …”
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The Effects of Red and Blue Lights on Circadian Variations in Cortisol, Alpha Amylase, and Melatonin by Mariana G. Figueiro, Mark S. Rea

“…Results showed-that, as expected, only the blue light reduced nocturnal melatonin. In contrast, both blue and red lights affected cortisol levels and, although less clear, alpha amylase levels as well. …”
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Marked Gingival Overgrowth Protruding from the Oral Cavity Due to Sodium Valproate by Mami Uegami, Hiroaki Ito, Tadashi Shiohama

“…Among antiepileptic medications, phenytoin is commonly reported to cause this condition. In contrast, sodium valproate (VPA), another widely used antiepileptic drug, rarely induces gingival overgrowth. …”
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Myocardial viability with a new technique in the echocardiogram of stress. by Leonel de Armas Rodríguez, Carlos Yun Angarica, Niurka Moreno Rodríguez, Juan Prohías Martínez, Angel G. Obregón Santos

“…<strong>Methods:</strong> To 15 patients in those that areas of myocardial viability were detected, through the images kept in the hard disk of a computer, and that they were accepted for treatment interventionist of angioplastìa more stent, they were carried out ventriculography later on, to contrast with the realized previous diagnosis. The Positive Predictive Value (VPP) was determined, the stocking of the Ejection fraction and the Index of myocardial contractility. …”
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Framing Deaths, Embracing Lives: Alan M. Clark’s Jack the Ripper Victims Series by Lucyna Krawczyk-Żywko

“…At the same time, they marginalise and exploit the victims, defining them as silent testimonies to the power of the elusive perpetrator. In contrast, Alan M. Clark’s Jack the Ripper Victims Series (2011–2018), consisting of five novels devoted to one canonical victim each, shifts the focus and depicts their lives. …”
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Orthopedic Considerations in the Pedestrian versus Motor Vehicle Accident Polytrauma Patient by Jason Samona, Robert Colen

“…This case presentation glaring reveals that the patient incurred which is referred to as the “fatal triad”, in contrast to the commonly circulated thoughts of biodynamic mechanisms of PVMVA fractures. …”
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Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Multifocal Synchronous Transformation to Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma by Mark Benedict, Jose Costa

“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma is a common malignancy to affect the thyroid and is typified by a nonaggressive nature and low rates of mortality. In contrast, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the most aggressive thyroid malignancy with a mortality rate of nearly 90% and survival typically of only six months after the diagnosis is made. …”
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Genetically Encoded Libraries of Nonstandard Peptides by Takashi Kawakami, Hiroshi Murakami

“…In the strategies for genetic code expansion, non-proteinogenic amino acids are assigned to the nonsense codons or 4-base codons in order to add these amino acids to the universal genetic code. In contrast, in the strategies for genetic code reprogramming, some proteinogenic amino acids are erased from the genetic code and non-proteinogenic amino acids are reassigned to the blank codons. …”
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Diverse Spectrum of Presentation of Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon: A Concise Review of the Literature by Muhammad A. Chaudhry, Marcus Smith, Elias B. Hanna, Ralph Lazzara

“…The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is a disease entity characterized by slow progression of angiographic contrast in the coronary arteries in the absence of stenosis in the epicardial vessels. …”
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Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis: An introduction – Narrative review by Ekta Rai, Vibhavari Naik, Aparna Williams, Mohan S. Kamath

“…However, as MA uses aggregate data that includes averaging patient characteristics and pooled effect estimates, it has limitations when considering personalised medicine. In contrast, individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA) includes and segregates individual patient data to study new outcomes, identify outcome predictors, and analyse multiple covariate effects on treatments. …”
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Real-time predication and navigation on traffic congestion model with equilibrium Markov chain by Yan Zheng, Yanran Li, Chung-Ming Own, Zhaopeng Meng, Mengya Gao

“…In our study, the authors proposed an advanced prediction and navigation models on a dynamic traffic network. In contrast to the traditional shortest path algorithms, focused on the static network, the first part of our guiding method considered the potential traffic jams and was developed to provide the optimal driving advice for the distinct periods of a day. …”
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Research on technological innovation decision-making considering government subsidies and corporate reputation. by Yu Kang, Zhe Huang

“…The results show that: government subsidies can effectively stimulate the innovation ability of pharmaceutical enterprises and improve their reputation; the more sensitive an enterprise's reputation is to the coefficient of technological innovation, the more it can improve the enterprise's innovation level; and the coordination contract of government-enterprise cooperation can realize the Pareto improvement of the benefits of the government and enterprises.…”
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John Locke, Abolitionism, and the Reactionary Enlightenment by Brian Smith

“…Abolitionists centralized the anti-slavery elements inherent to his social contract theory – natural liberty, self-ownership, and the necessity of express consent – while pro-slavery apologists foregrounded his entanglements in colonial politics, specifically his role in composing the Carolina constitution. …”
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