Homeland security video surveillance system utilising the internet of video things for smart cities by Yasser Ismail, Mohamed Hammad, Mahmoud Darwich, Wael Elmedany

“…Moreover, an effective local memory has been used to reuse the data during the process of loading both the search area and the current block into the processing element array (PE array). …”
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Access to evidence-based care: a systematic review of trauma and surgical literature costs across resource settings by Eduardo Huaman, Lacey LaGrone, Megan Wojick, Hannah Conner, Ashley Farley, Marianne Luyo, Sam Thomas-Pate

“…Background Evidence-based medicine has become the foundation for surgeons around the world to provide the most effective surgical care. However, the article processing charges (APCs) and subscription fees for surgical journals may be a barrier, particularly for those in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Objectives The objective of this study was to define the current options for producers and consumers of surgical literature, inclusive of trauma, across resource settings.Data sources The Web of Science Core Collection database.Study appraisal and synthesis methods A complete list of journals publishing surgical content between 2019 and 2020 was compiled. …”
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MFCEN: A lightweight multi-scale feature cooperative enhancement network for single-image super-resolution by Jiange Liu, Yu Chen, Xin Dai, Li Cao, Qingwu Li

“…The network introduced a novel comprehensive integrated multi-level feature module, leveraging the strong local perceptual capabilities of CNNs and the superior global information processing of transformers. …”
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DNGR-1 limits Flt3L-mediated antitumor immunity by restraining tumor-infiltrating type I conventional dendritic cells by Ignacio Melero, Ruth Conde-Garrosa, David Sancho, Santos Mañes, Alfonso R Sanchez-Paulete, Francisco J Cueto, Carlos del Fresno, Paola Brandi, Alexis J. Combes, Elena Hernández-García, Michel Enamorado, Christian P Bromley, Manuel J Gomez, Santiago Zelenay, Salvador Iborra, Matthew F. Krummel

“…Indeed, the increased infiltration of cDC1s within tumors and their protective effect rely on CCL5/CCR5 chemoattraction. Moreover, FLT3LG and CCL5 or CCR5 gene expression signatures correlate with an enhanced cDC1 signature and a favorable overall survival in patients with cancer. …”
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Characteristics and quality of biofloc in vannamei shrimp culture with different carbon sources by Muhammad Faris Allam, Julie Ekasari, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi, Wiyoto Wiyoto

“…Based on these, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of using carbon sources with different levels of complexity on the characteristics and quality of biofloc in pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) rearing. …”
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Integrated removal of chromium, lead, and cadmium using nano-zero-valent iron-supported biochar: Mechanistic insights and eco-toxicity assessment by Yuzhen Wei, Jialu Yu, Fasih Ullah Haider, Qinhu Zhang, Run Chu, Cai Liqun

“…Results of the remediation application of the composites to multi-metal systems revealed that intricate interplay existed between coexisting HMs, which hindered the simultaneous removal effect. The coexistence of Cr6+ and Cd2+ decreased both removal efficiencies by 58.16 % and 14.06 % at high Cr6+ levels, respectively, while the coexistence of Cd2+ and Pb2+ resulted in a decrease in Cd2+ removal efficiency by 14.3 %. …”
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Communicating with Local Elected Officials by Ricky W. Telg, Shelli Rampold

“…This publication (a) discusses how county commissioners prepare to vote on ANR policies, (b) identifies factors that impact county commissioners’ decision-making about ANR policy decisions, (c) identifies sources county commissioners’ use to gather ANR information, and (d) discusses how information from Extension faculty and other individuals can be presented to effectively inform elected officials on important ANR topics, explain complex processes, and educate them about Extension programs. …”
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Communicating with Local Elected Officials by Ricky W. Telg, Shelli Rampold

“…This publication (a) discusses how county commissioners prepare to vote on ANR policies, (b) identifies factors that impact county commissioners’ decision-making about ANR policy decisions, (c) identifies sources county commissioners’ use to gather ANR information, and (d) discusses how information from Extension faculty and other individuals can be presented to effectively inform elected officials on important ANR topics, explain complex processes, and educate them about Extension programs. …”
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Event segmentation in ADHD: neglect of social information and deviant theta activity point to a mechanism underlying ADHD by Christian Beste, Veit Roessner, Astrid Prochnow, Xianzhen Zhou, Foroogh Ghorbani, Bernhard Hommel

“…This divergence was accompanied by differences in EEG theta band activity and a different effective connectivity network architecture at the source level. …”
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Frequency-specific changes in prefrontal activity associated with maladaptive belief updating in volatile environments in euthymic bipolar disorder by Marina Ivanova, Ksenia Germanova, Dmitry S. Petelin, Aynur Ragimova, Grigory Kopytin, Beatrice A. Volel, Vadim V. Nikulin, Maria Herrojo Ruiz

“…Despite this, BD individuals adjusted their expectations of action-outcome contingencies more slowly, but both groups invigorated their actions similarly. On a neural level, while healthy individuals exhibited an alpha-beta suppression and gamma increase during belief updating, BD participants showed dampened effects, extending across the PFC, OFC, and ACC regions. …”
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Amplifying organizational performance from business intelligence: Business analytics implementation in the retail industry by Emmanuel P. Paulino

“…FINDINGS: BA capabilities have a significant positive effect on the level of BI. BI has a significant positive effect on organizational performance. …”
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Uncertainties in Earthquake Risk Assessment for Disaster Planning by Yasin Fahjan, Ferhat Pakdamar, Yaşasın Eryılmaz, Fatma Kara

“…The soil amplification effects on the seismic intensity level and damage ratios are emphasized. …”
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Optimization of Saffron Essential Oil Nanoparticles Using Chitosan-Arabic Gum Complex Nanocarrier with Ionic Gelation Method by Fitri Astutiningsih, Sri Anggrahini, Aprilia Fitriani, Supriyadi Supriyadi

“…The model equation obtained for the process through RSM was adequate. The LWCS concentration and Arabic gum concentration had a significant effect on z-average and PDI. …”
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Exendin-4 Improves Diabetic Kidney Disease in C57BL/6 Mice Independent of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation by Shu Fang, Yingying Cai, Fuping Lyu, Hongbin Zhang, Chunyan Wu, Yanmei Zeng, Cunxia Fan, Shaozhou Zou, Yudan Zhang, Ping Li, Ling Wang, YaomingXue, Meiping Guan

“…In vitro, we investigated the role of exendin-4 in the differentiation process of 3T3-L1 and brown preadipocytes and its effect on the rat mesangial cells induced by oleate. …”
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Chitinase-3-like-1: a multifaceted player in neuroinflammation and degenerative pathologies with therapeutic implications by Pharaoh Fellow Mwale, Cheng-Ta Hsieh, Ting-Lin Yen, Jing-Shiun Jan, Rajeev Taliyan, Chih-Hao Yang, Wen-Bin Yang

“…Abstract Chitinase-3-like-1 (CHI3L1) is an evolutionarily conserved protein involved in key biological processes, including tissue remodeling, angiogenesis, and neuroinflammation. …”
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Le travail de la relation à l’institution hospitalière : du traitement de l’agressivité dans et par la recherche-action by Héloïse Haliday

“…The researchers conclude that managerial staff at all levels should receive advanced training in group processes to mitigate the effects of the fantasy of the evil institution.…”
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Obstacles and Challenges to Gender Parity. Political Violence, Electoral System and Interculturalism by Laura Albaine

“…As well as with quotas, the size of the electoral district and the kind of electoral list system are the two variables that most influence the effective implementation of these measures. At the same time, the socio-cultural context also influences the process of implementation of gender parity measures. …”

The Impact of the International Accounting Convergence on Income Smoothing in Brazillian Companies by Roberto Carlos Klann, Ilse Maria Beuren

“…The results show a rising in income smoothing levels after convergence. It is concluded that the effectiveness of the process of convergence of accounting standards of the country to international standards, in order to get better quality of accounting information, does not depend only on the convergence of accounting standards.…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Liver Cell Failure: A New Direction and Option by Yantian Cao, Bangjie Zhang, Rong Lin, Qingzhi Wang, Jie Wang, Fangfang Shen

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Experimental Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Stirred Vessel for Coal-Water Slurry Based on the Taguchi Method by C. M. Raguraman, A. Ragupathy, L. Sivakumar

“…The experiments were planned based on Taguchi’s orthogonal array with each trial performed under different levels of design parameter. Signal-to-noise (S/N) analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were carried out in order to determine the effects of process parameter and optimal factor’s level settings. …”
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