A Review on Software-Defined Networking for Internet of Things Inclusive of Distributed Computing, Blockchain, and Mobile Network Technology: Basics, Trends, Challenges, and Future... by Shakila Shafiq, Md. Sazzadur Rahman, Shamim Ahmed Shaon, Imtiaz Mahmud, A. S. M. Sanwar Hosen

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Distribution characteristics of bacterial communities in central air-conditioning ventilation systems of a Grade 3A hospital in Shanghai based on 16S rRNA sequencing by Jun NI, Haiyun ZHANG, Jian CHEN, Lijun ZHANG, Yongping LIU, Xiaojing LI, Yiming ZHENG, Liping ZHANG

“…Central air-conditioning ventilation systems improve some indoor environment indicators while exacerbating the risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases.ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution characteristics of microbial communities in the central air-conditioning ventilation systems of hospitals, providing a scientific basis for the selection of microbial indicators in hygiene standards for hospital central air-conditioning ventilation systems and for hospital risk early warning systems.MethodsIn October 2023, two central air-conditioning ventilation systems were selected from a Grade 3A hospital in Shanghai: one was an all-air air-conditioning system serving the waiting area on the ground floor, and the other was a fan coil plus fresh air system serving the outpatient area on the third floor. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY AMONG BENEFICIARIES OF E - WALLET INPUT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COMPONENT OF GROWTH ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT SCHEME (GESS) IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Dengle Yuniyus GIROH, Apagu Dawa MEDUGU, Dauna YAKUBU

“…Result of the socio-economic analysis revealed that respondents were small scale farmers who were young with mean family size of five people and with mean experience of 7 years. Production function analysis showed that the Cobb-Douglas functional form was selected as the lead equation and showed that the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) of 0.7781 implied that about 77.81% of the variations in total output of respondents were explained by production factors included in the model. …”
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Optimal Planning of Wind-Based DG: A Two-Stage Approach Linking Penetration Factor, Turbine Type Selection, Capacity, and Power Factors to Minimize Line Losses by Sina Saboktakin, Tarek Medalel Masaud, Ehab F. El-Saadany

“…The growing penetration of wind energy into power distribution networks necessitates advanced planning models to ensure efficient integration and improved network operation. …”
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Agricultural Electrostatic Spraying Electrode Corrosion Degradation Mechanisms: A Multi-Parameter Coupling Model by Yufei Li, Anni Zou, Jun Hu, Changxi Liu, Shengxue Zhao, Qingda Li, Wei Zhang, Yafei Wang

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Three-dimensional creep constitutive model of sandstone based on damage statistics by Wang Liukai, Cai Guojun, Zhao Weiping, Hu Xing

“…MethodsThe Nishihara model in the classical elastoplastic model was selected and the damage was introduced to make up for the shortcomings that it could not reveal the nonlinear creep characteristics of the rock, and the Weibull distribution function was used as the damage statistical function, and the SMP criterion was used as the strength criterion of sandstone to deduce the damage variables under three-dimensional conditions. …”
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Randomized controlled single-center trial of ferrous succinate and polysaccharide iron complex in the treatment of anemia induced by non-dialysis chronic kidney disease by YAO Yao, YU Chuan-qi, LI Ming, BIAN Fan, JIANG Geng-ru

“…Objective To compare the curative effect of ferrous succinate and polysaccharide iron complex on the anemia of non-dialysis chronic kidney disease(ND-CKD)patients.Methods Twenty ND-CKD patients in our hospital were selected and divided into two groups according to the randomization method.Blood routine,iron metabolism index,liver function,renal function,and hs-CRP were examined at the baseline and at 1 st,2 nd,3 rd,4 th,5 th and6 th month after treatment.The qualified rate and increase of hemoglobin from baseline were observed and compared.Results As compared with the polysaccharide iron complex group,hemoglobin(Hb)increased significantly after treatment with ferrous succinate complex for 3 and 6 months.The difference was not significant,although both groups showed an increase in both ferritin and transferrin saturation.The increase in red blood cells and serum iron was greater after treatment for 6 months.At 4 th,5 th and6 th month after treatment,the qualified rate in ferrous succinate complex group was significantly higher than in the polysaccharide iron complex group.There was significant difference in counts of red blood cells(RBC),Hb and red cell distribution width(RDW)between two groups after treatment for 6 months.There was no significant difference in liver function,hs-CRP and eGFR between two groups during the treatment duration of 6 months.Conclusions Iron supplement is a necessary means to correct anemia in patients with ND-CKD.Oral iron is a commonly used method of iron supplementation in clinic.After the treatment of ferrous succinate,Hb increased significantly and was more effective.Ferrous succinate can also improve RDW at the same time.…”
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Networks Based on Graphs of Transient Intensities and Product Theorems in Their Modelling by Gurami Tsitsiashvili

“…The introduced controls are selected so that the marginal distribution of the combined system is a mixture of the marginal distributions of the combined systems with different weights determined by the introduced transient intensities. …”
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Semantics and Functioning of Color Terminology in Autobiographies of Artists from Late 19th to Early 20th Century by M. M. Sandalova, L. V. Kalinina

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Comparative genomics analysis of the MYB gene family in barley: preliminary insights into evolution and biological function in Blue Qingke by Hongyan Li, Youhua Yao, Xin Li, Yongmei Cui, Likun An, Baojun Ding, Xiaohua Yao, Kunlun Wu

“…Background The Myeloblastosis related (MYB) family is one of the most widely distributed transcription factor families in plants and plays a significant role in plant growth and development, hormone signal transduction, and stress response. …”
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Contamination status and toxicity risk assessment of selected potentially toxic elements in surface soils under the influence of different land uses in Midwestern Burkina Faso, Wes... by Michel Bembamba, Aboubakar Sako

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A New Robust Algorithm for Fault-Plane Parameters Identification: The 2009 L’Aquila (Central Italy) Seismic Sequence Case by Annarita Mangiacapra, Zaccaria Petrillo, Sergio Scippacercola, Luisa Valoroso, Rosa Nappi, Giuliana Alessio, Simona Tripaldi

“…With this volume is associated a hypocenter occurrence density angular diagram and a likelihood function. The likelihood function is useful to individuate the best value of the fault thickness and to test the hypothesis of fault flatness. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio at admission and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis based on the MIMIC-III database. by Qingsong Wu, Lianyi Liao, Qingjun Deng

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin (RDW/ALB) ratio (RAR) and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis has not been fully delineated. …”
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The abundance and sett ecological characteristics of the Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NE China) by Jiawei Li, Dongrui Li, Yanwen Fu, Yiwen Ma, Jianping Ge, Limin Feng

“…The sett is a crucial resource for badgers, serving various functions and significantly influencing their spatial ecology. …”
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Topology Optimization of the Network with Renewable Energy Sources Generation Based on a Modified Adapted Genetic Algorithm by A. M. Bramm, A. I. Khalyasmaa, S. A. Eroshenko, P. V. Matrenin, N. A. Papkova, D. A. Sekatski

“…The proposed genetic algorithm used two different functions of interbreeding, the function of mutation, selection of the best individuals and mass mutation (complete population renewal). …”
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Evaluation of the Variability of Micro and Macro Spray Parameters as a Function of Sampling Time Using a Laser Doppler Analyzer by Dariusz Lodwik, Mariusz Koprowski

“…The guiding idea determining the direction of the conducted research was to use a 2D (two-dimensional) laser analyzer LDA/PDA (laser Doppler anemometry/phase Doppler anemometry) to evaluate the values of selected micro and macro parameters (microstructure characterization with simultaneous evaluation of lateral distribution) of the spray. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound/Ultra-high Pressure Combined with Sous-vide Cooking on the Quality of Spiced Beef by Zhenhua SHI, Daobang TANG, Huaigu YANG, Xueming LIU, Xuping WANG, Yaosheng LIN, Jinhao ZOU, Jingrong CHENG, Mingjun ZHU

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Clarification and Prioritization of Omnichannel Marketing Antecedents: A Meta-Synthesis Approach by Hamid Reza Irani, Elham Ebrahimi, Babak Somi

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Mean Field Initialization of the Annealed Importance Sampling Algorithm for an Efficient Evaluation of the Partition Function Using Restricted Boltzmann Machines by Arnau Prat Pou, Enrique Romero, Jordi Martí, Ferran Mazzanti

“…We show that both the quality of the estimation and the cost of the computation can be significantly improved by using a properly selected mean-field starting probability distribution. …”
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A hybrid Bi-LSTM model for data-driven maintenance planning by Alexandros Noussis, Ryan O’Neil, Ahmed Saif, Abdelhakim Khatab, Claver Diallo

“…Hence, this paper develops a hybrid DL model using Monte Carlo dropout to generate RUL predictions which are used to construct empirical system reliability functions used for the optimization of the selective maintenance problem (SMP). …”
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