Investigation of the interactions and electromagnetic shielding properties of graphene oxide/platinum nanoparticle composites prepared under low-dose gamma irradiation by Dejan Kepić, Miloš Milović, Dušan Sredojević, Andjela Stefanović, Brankica Gajić, James L. Mead, Blaž Nardin, Blaž Likozar, Janvit Teržan, Muhammad Yasir, Warda Saeed, Svetlana Jovanović

“…Abstract A low-dose gamma irradiation was used for the one-step synthesis of graphene oxide/platinum nanoparticle composites. …”
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The impact of targeting all elderly persons in England and Wales for yearly influenza vaccination: excess mortality due to pneumonia or influenza and time trend study by Andrea G Mann, Punam Mangtani, Colin A Russell, John C Whittaker

“…Objective To investigate the impact on mortality due to pneumonia or influenza of the change from risk-based to age group-based targeting of the elderly for yearly influenza vaccination in England and Wales.Design Excess mortality estimated using time series of deaths registered to pneumonia or influenza, accounting for seasonality, trend and artefacts. …”
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Autoderm in Direct-to-implant Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Decreases Perioperative Complication Rates and Improves Reconstructive Outcomes by Suphalerk Lohasammakul, MD, Mandy Flor, MD, Swetha Reddy, Sean Chaiyasate, Jesse C. Selber, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACS, Kongkrit Chaiyasate, MD, FACS

“…The test of 2 proportions was used to compare complications to published rates. …”
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Bioceramics in Endodontics: Limitations and Future Innovations—A Review by Peramune Arachchilage Amila Saman Prasad Kumara, Paul Roy Cooper, Peter Cathro, Maree Gould, George Dias, Jithendra Ratnayake

“…In endodontics procedures, these materials are used as restorative material in applications such as root-end fillings, pulp capping, perforations repair, and apexification repair procedures. …”
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Digital identity management system for mine hydraulic props based on dual-mode wireless communication by ZHANG Can, LU Liqun, GENG Wenpeng, FU Shanshan, XIE Xinyu

“…The traditional management and maintenance mode of single hydraulic supports used in mining is inefficient, difficult to trace, and has low safety. …”
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A Spatially‐Distributed Machine Learning Approach for Fractional Snow Covered Area Estimation by Shalini Mahanthege, William Kleiber, Karl Rittger, Balaji Rajagopalan, Mary J. Brodzik, Edward Bair

“…Fusing Landsat and MODIS fSCA images creates high resolution daily spatial estimates of fSCA that are needed for various uses: to support scientists and managers interested in energy and water budgets for water resources and to understand the movement of animals in a changing climate. …”
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Surgical regenerative methods for peri-implantitis treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Soheil Shahbazi, Saharnaz Esmaeili, Armin Shirvani, Reza Amid, Mahdi Kadkhodazadeh

“…The standardized mean difference (SMD) was calculated using Cohen’s d or Hedges’ g, and a random-effects-restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method was applied for the meta-analysis. …”
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Earth as an Exoplanet: Investigating the Effects of Cloud Variability on the Direct-imaging of Atmospheres by Soumil Kelkar, Prabal Saxena, Ravi Kopparapu, Joy Monteiro

“…Given the challenges associated with modeling clouds, we adopt a novel approach in this work to study the effects of clouds by using real-time cloud data from Earth observations. …”
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New Paradigms for Geomorphological Mapping: A Multi-Source Approach for Landscape Characterization by Martina Cignetti, Danilo Godone, Daniele Ferrari Trecate, Marco Baldo

“…This approach guarantees a multi-scale and multi-temporal cartographic model for a full-coverage representation of landforms, representing a useful tool for land planning purposes.…”
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Probabilistic Interference Prediction for Dynamic 6G In-X Sub-Networks by Pramesh Gautam, Carsten Bockelmann, Armin Dekorsy

“…The effectiveness of the proposed predictors is evaluated using a spatially consistent 3GPP channel model incorporating realistic mobility and two distinct extreme traffic models. …”
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Research trends and frontiers of groundwater-lake interaction by Zesen YANG, Jingjing LIN, Qixin CHANG, Aiguo ZHOU, Xiaolong HUANG

“…Significance To analyze the research trends and frontiers in the field of groundwater-lake interaction, we conducted a comprehensive review the relevant papers from the Web of Science (WOS) database. Using VOSviewer software, we mapped the developmental trajectory of research topics in the field. …”
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Partnering for impact: Integrated transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis, soil transmitted helminths and malaria in Haiti. by Alaine Kathryn Knipes, Jean Frantz Lemoine, Franck Monestime, Carl R Fayette, Abdel N Direny, Luccene Desir, Valery E Beau de Rochars, Thomas G Streit, Kristen Renneker, Brian K Chu, Michelle A Chang, Kimberly E Mace, Kimberly Y Won, Patrick J Lammie

“…<h4>Methodology/principle findings</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using TAS surveys for LF as a platform to collect information about STH and malaria. …”
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Effects of external fixator-assisted acute angulation on arterial diameter: a cadaveric model by Akif Mirioglu, Kaan Ali Dalkir, Hakki Can Olke, Bugra Eraslan, Bugra Kundakci, Melih Bagir, Mehmet Ali Deveci

“…Methods Eight lower extremities from four fresh-frozen cadavers were used. Osteotomies were performed at the distal femoral and proximal tibial metaphyses. …”
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Impact and effect mechanisms of mass campaigns in resource-constrained health systems: quasi-experimental evidence from polio eradication in Nigeria by Olakunle Alonge, Svea Closser, Marco J Haenssgen

“…This longitudinal study responds to this gap through an analysis of polio eradication campaigns in Nigeria.Methods Using four rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys in Nigeria between October 2000 and December 2017, we created a longitudinal dataset containing 88 881 under-5 children/pregnancies. …”
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Scale Dependent Relationships Between Precipitation and Atmospheric Source Nitrate: Insights From the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin by Feng Wang, Yongqin Liu, Dongmei Qu, Yunting Fang, Anyi Hu, Yueang Li, Zhihao Zhang, Bin Zhang, Junzhi Liu

“…To gain a deeper insight into this issue, this study leveraged the significant precipitation gradient of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, which spans the entire southern Tibetan Plateau, to explore the impact of precipitation on the relative contribution of atmospheric‐source nitrate (fatm) in rivers using the Δ17O–NO3− approach. The results showed that fatm can be as high as 20% particularly in areas with substantial precipitation, glacier and permanent snow coverage and lower nitrogen concentrations. fatm exhibited a strong positive correlation with precipitation in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, although this relationship varied across individual rivers. …”
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Control points deployment in an Intelligent Transportation System for monitoring inter-urban network roadway by Martin Luther Mfenjou, Ado Adamou Abba Ari, Arouna Ndam Njoya, David Jaures Fotsa Mbogne, Kolyang, Wahabou Abdou, François Spies

“…To ensure optimal deployment of these points, we have used the Non-Dominated Sorted Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) that will allow to realize the Pareto front of non-dominated solutions. …”
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The treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a review of current management options and a potential role for scrambler therapy by Hassan Aboumerhi, Henry Vucetic, Andrew Gruenzel, Bahar Moftakhar, Bahar Moftakhar, Mona Gupta, Mona Gupta, Santosh K. Rao, Santosh K. Rao, Michael D. Staudt, Michael D. Staudt

“…Scrambler therapy (ST) is a peripheral, non-invasive neuromodulation technique, which uses transcutaneous electrical stimulation to modulate pain signals. …”
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Screening great ape museum specimens for DNA viruses by Michelle Hämmerle, Meriam Guellil, Lovro Trgovec-Greif, Olivia Cheronet, Susanna Sawyer, Irune Ruiz-Gartzia, Esther Lizano, Aigerim Rymbekova, Pere Gelabert, Paolo Bernardi, Sojung Han, Thomas Rattei, Verena J. Schuenemann, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Katerina Guschanski, Sebastien Calvignac-Spencer, Ron Pinhasi, Martin Kuhlwilm

“…Here, we screened 209 great ape museum specimens for 99 different DNA viruses, using hybridization capture coupled with short-read high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Performance comparison between the conventional and blade-designed two-fluid pressure nozzles via CFD simulation by Che-Hao Hsu, Hong-Ping Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chou, Guang-Xiang Liu, Hsu-Yu Chen, Chien-Hsun Lee, Chin-Chi Cheng

“…Simulations were conducted under fixed pressure (2 bar) using two Newtonian liquids—water and a glycerol/water mixture with viscosities of 1 mPa s and 100 mPa s, respectively—and air velocities of 60 m/s and 100 m/s. …”
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Spatial clusters of risk and cartography of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis by Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida Ballestero, José Nildo de Barros Silva Júnior, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Daniele Maria Pelissari, Isabela Zaccaro Rigolin, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Quézia Rosa Ferreira, Gilberto da Cruz Leal, Leonora de Oliveira Teixeira, Yury Bitencourt da Costa, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

“…Mapping was carried out using Kernel and scan statistic techniques. RESULTS 1,084 cases were reported in the period analyzed. …”
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