Can Tactile Neglect Occur at an Intra-Limb Level? Vibrotactile Reaction Times in Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage by J. B. Mattingley, J. L. Bradshaw

“…Eight patients with RH damage, and eight matched normal controls, were tested using a vibrotactile choice RT paradigm, with the responding hand held in prone or supine posture, and located either at the body midline, or in left or right hemispace. …”
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Integration of High-Performance Nanocrystalline TiO2 Photoelectrodes for N719-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ke-Jian Jiang, Jin-Ming Zhou, Kazuhiro Manseki, Qi-Sheng Liu, Jin-Hua Huang, Yan-lin Song, Shozo Yanagida

“…We report on enhanced performance of N719-sensitized TiO2 solar cells (DSCs) incorporating size and photoelectron diffusion-controlled TiO2 as sensitizer-matched light-scatter layers on conventional nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes. …”
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A novel interlayer cleaning methods for improving internal quality in wire-arc directed energy deposition: processing, characterisation and performance demonstration by Hao Liu, Fan Jiang, Cheng Li, Ruican Zhu, Wei Liu, Di Yang, Zhihe Xu, Cheng Zhang, Shujun Chen, Bing Bai

“…The uncleaned specimens exhibited a porosity of 2.81%. Laser cleaning reduced this to 2.11%, while arc cleaning achieved 0.13%. …”
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W-Band GaAs pHEMT Power Amplifier MMIC Stabilized Using Network Determinant Function by Seong-Hee Han, Dong-Wook Kim

“…The developed power amplifier MMIC exhibits a linear gain exceeding 20 dB and an input return loss greater than 6 dB across the 88–98 GHz range. …”
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Analysis of Feeder Bus Network Design and Scheduling Problems by Mohammad Hadi Almasi, Sina Mirzapour Mounes, Suhana Koting, Mohamed Rehan Karim

“…This paper is targeted at dealing with the FNDSP to exhibit strategic and tactical goals and also contributes to the unification of the field which might be a useful complement to the few existing reviews.…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of immediate vs. elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury by Zhaohui Hua, Baoning Zhou, Wenhao Xue, Zhibin Zhou, Jintao Shan, Lei Xia, Yunpeng Luo, Yiming Chai, Zhen Li

“…After propensity-score matching for various factors, outcomes during hospitalization and follow-up were compared. …”
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Effects of Breast-Conserving Surgery Combined with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy on Breast Cosmetic Appearance and Systemic Stress of Patients with Breast Cancer by Jing Ji, Junfeng Shi, Xia Da, Guozhu Wang, Jin Xu

“…Methods: A total of 150 early breast cancer patients admitted between January 2020 and September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Propensity score matching was performed to minimize selection bias based on baseline characteristics, resulting in two matched groups of 55 patients each. …”
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Associations of Retinal Microvascular Density and Fractal Dimension with Glaucoma: A Prospective Study from UK Biobank by Qi Chen, MD, Suyu Miao, MD, Yuzhe Jiang, MD, Danli Shi, MD, PhD, Weiyun You, MD, Lin Liu, MD, PhD, Mayinuer Yusufu, MTI, Yufan Chen, MD, Ruobing Wang, MD, PhD

“…Propensity score matching was implemented via a logistic regression model with a caliper of 0.1 and a matching ratio of 1:4 no replacements. …”
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Outcome evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis for an integrated multidisciplinary diabetic limb salvage program: a combined observational and simulation study by Yan Sun, Xiaoli Zhu, Jaime Lin, John Abisheganaden, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Lixia Ge, Joseph Molina, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Jeremy Hoe, Gary Ang, Kai Qiang Low, Theophilus Yap, Nur Aberleen Syafirah Binte Azmi, Enming Yong, Tiffany Chew, Hui Yan Koo, Chelsea Law, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Claris Shi, Julia Choo, Wai Han Hoi, Sadhana Chandraskear, Jo Ann Lim, Jemes Siow, Sabariah Binte Kaspon, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Daniel Chew

“…The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated for the DEFINITE Care program relative to routine care.Results The estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores showed that the DEFINITE Care group exhibited a 9% lower mortality, 5% higher lower extremity amputation (LEA)-free survival, yet a 5% higher minor LEA rate compared with the matched historical controls. …”
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Valorisation des aménités et développement territorial : le rôle des Parcs Naturels Régionaux by Jean-Christophe Dissart, Amédée Mollard, Dominique Vollet

“…It compares indicators of socioeconomic development, spatial structure and amenity endowment of municipalities that are members of RNPs in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes, matched to similar municipalities located outside RNPs. …”
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Diffusion-limited tumour growth: Simulations and analysis by Philip Gerlee, Alexander R. A. Anderson

“…Simulation results show that for high consumption rates (or equivalently low oxygen concentrations) the tumours exhibit branched morphologies, but more importantly the simplicity of the model allows for an analytic approach to the problem. …”
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Lingual Movement during Speech Production by a Speaker of Cantonese with Dysarthria-An Electromagnetic Articulographic Study by Manwa Lawrence Ng, Yang Chen, Sally Wong

“…In addition, lingual displacement associated with the error phonemes was similar to the substituted one (/t/), accounting for same phoneme perception.Conclusion:The EMA provided an objective measurement to better our understanding of the articulatory deviations exhibited by dysarthric individuals.…”
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Data Transmission Control of Vehicle Ad Hoc Network in Intelligent Transportation Systems for Smart Cities by Zhenhua Li, Guicai Yu

“…Experimental simulations show that the proposed scheme exhibits good performance in both linear and crossover vehicular networking scenarios. …”
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Compact Microstrip Bandpass Diplexer Based on Twist Revised Split Ring Resonators by Jian Li, Yongjun Huang, Xuefeng Zhao, Guangjun Wen

“…The proposed filter unit exhibits both electric and magnetic coupling effects and possesses two resonance modes (magnetic and electronic resonances). …”
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Temperature-Responsive Gelation of Type I Collagen Solutions Involving Fibril Formation and Genipin Crosslinking as a Potential Injectable Hydrogel by Shunji Yunoki, Yoshimi Ohyabu, Hirosuke Hatayama

“…The PSC/genipin solutions exhibited fluidity at room temperature for at least 30 min, whereas the ASC/genipin solutions rapidly reached gel points. …”
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Age-related cerebral ventriculomegaly occurs in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia by Franziska Eisenhuth, Joy E. Agbonze, Adam M. R. Groh, Jesse M. Klostranec, David A. Rudko, Jo Anne Stratton, Adam J. Shapiro

“…We hypothesized that patients with PCD exhibit sub-clinical ventriculomegaly related to ependymal motile ciliary dysfunction. …”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…Samples treated with different antibiotics exhibited similar abundances of phyla and families. …”
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Crystal structure modulating performances for 213-nm GeO2 solar-blind photodetectors via DC reactive magnetron sputtering method by Chengming Wei, Jiabao Liu, Xinru Lan, Cheng Yang, Shuiping Huang, Dongdong Meng, Zhengwei Chen, Hongguang Duan, Xu Wang

“…On the foundation of these ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors, obvious photoresponse characteristics have been achieved at 213 nm and the quartz-GeO2 device exhibits better performances including a short fall time of 148.5 ms, a high photo-dark current ratio of 86.65, large photoresponsivity of 4.56 A/W, and high detectivity of 6.78 × 1013 Jones, which can be attributed to the less oxygen defect exists in the quartz-GeO2 film due to the oxygen-rich growth condition and the better lattice matching with sapphire. …”
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Performance evaluation of inset feed microstrip patch antenna parameters with different substrate materials for 5G wireless applications by Kebbekoppalu Shrinivasa Praveena, M Patil Chandrashekar

“…Ceramic and FR4 exhibited higher return loss values, suggesting poorer impedance matching and higher signal reflection. …”
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Oral Findings, Salivary Copper, Magnesium, and Leptin in Type II Diabetic Patients in Relation to Oral Candida Species by Mohammed Jasim Mohammed, Abbas S. Al-mizraqchi, Salah M. Ibrahim

“…Result. The diabetic group exhibited a significant increase in the number of Candida spp colonies due to elevated levels of glucose in the saliva (p>0.05). …”
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