Design Mode Analysis of Pareto Solution Set for Decision-Making Support by Satoru Hiwa, Tomoyuki Hiroyasu, Mitsunori Miki

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified on the conceptual design problem of the hybrid rocket engine.…”
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Dislocation after Hemiarthroplasty due to Insufficiency Fracture of the Superior Acetabulum: A Case Report by Masahiko Nozawa, Takashi Nishiura, Katsuhiko Maezawa, Keiji Matsuda, Hidenori Morio

“…This patient had subsequently been treated with a cementless socket inserted into the fractured acetabulum. We should remember the possibility of insufficiency fracture of the superior acetabulum after hemiarthroplasty, particularly in elderly patients suffering from chronic postoperative pain and disability.…”
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A Consistent Discrete Version of a Nonautonomous SIRVS Model by Joaquim Mateus, César M. Silva, S. Vaz

“…A family of discrete nonautonomous SIRVS models with general incidence is obtained from a continuous family of models by applying Mickens nonstandard discretization method. Conditions for the permanence and extinction of the disease and the stability of disease-free solutions are determined. …”
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Physical, Microbial, and Chemical Quality of Hot-Air-Dried Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Chips during Storage by Rebecca R. Milczarek, Ana M. Vilches, Carl W. Olsen, Andrew P. Breksa, Bruce E. Mackey, Maria T. Brandl

“…Plastic zip-top bags and Met-PET bags with desiccant packets performed equally well as packaging for most of the quality metrics tracked during this study. …”
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Challenges and Barriers Faced by People with TB and Healthcare Workers Providing TB Care and Management – A Qualitative Study by S. Suseendar, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, T. Pritish Baskaran, V. R. Rehana, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Manoj Kumar Gupta, S. Srikanth, Suman Saurabh

“…People with TB must be counseled properly regarding the free health care services available near their homes to prevent out-of-pocket expenditure. These will help in fast-tracking the elimination of TB.…”
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Doxycycline-integrated silk fibroin hydrogel: preparation, characterizations, and antimicrobial assessment for biomedical applications by Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla, Chandra Sri Durga, Vikas Sahu, Neema Kumari, Jayachandran Venkatesan, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Pratibha Ramani, Kiran Kumar Bokara, Karthikeyan Ramalingam

“…Doxycycline is prescribed to alleviate infection and improve socket healing, but its immediate absorption in the bloodstream makes the treatment less effective at oral sites. …”
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Impact of Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment on Total WBC Count in Patients with Periodontitis by Hozan Wrya Azeez, Arkhawan Ali Abdulhaq, Ziwar Ahmed Salih

“…Clinical parameters such as Plaque Index, Gingival Index, probing pocket depth, the clinical attachment level for group II were measured. …”
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Investigating the Properties and Behavior of Ag-Cu-Ti-Sn-%5.1 Zr Filler Metal in Dissimilar Bonding of Alumina to Copper by M. Taheri, Gh. Azimi Roeen, A. Bahrami

“…The microhardness in the region of the reaction layer of the joint with filler metal containing 5.1 wt.% of zirconium and that without zirconium was measured as 248 and 146 Vickers, respectively.…”
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CADD-based discovery of novel oligomeric modulators of PKM2 with antitumor activity in aggressive human glioblastoma models by Maia Cabrera, Romina Armando, Ian Czarnowski, Patricio Chinestrad, Ramiro Blanco, Alejandra Zinni, Daniel Gómez, Diego L. Mengual Gómez, Pablo Lorenzano Menna

“…This pocket was exploited in a virtual screening of a large small-molecule library, identifying two promising candidates, C599 and C998. …”
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Oral Health Status of the Elderly at Tonga, West Region, Cameroon by Yotat Michele Lolita, Agbor Ashu Michael, Ntumba Hubert, Djachechi Florence, Bolenge Jacques

“…Risk factors to dental caries were toothbrushing and tobacco consumption while dental plaque was associated to pocket depth of 4–6 mm. Barriers to oral health care included ignorance 47 (25.7%), financial difficulties 124 (67.8%), and distance to the nearest clinic 12 (6.5%). …”
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Dynamic Fracture Toughness of TaC/CNTs/SiC CMCs Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering by Qiaoyun Xie, Sylvanus N. Wosu

“…A high densification of 98.4% was achieved under the sintering parameter of 133°C/min, 1800°C, and 90 MPa pressure. Vickers indentation was employed to measure the indentation toughness on the polished surface of ceramic samples, SEM was applied to directly observe the crack propagation after indentation, and split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) was developed to determine the dynamic fracture toughness within the ceramic samples subjected to an impact in a three-point bending configuration.…”
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Forecasting New Product Diffusion Using Grey Time-Delayed Verhulst Model by Yuhong Wang, Shulin Yang, Wuyong Qian, Xiaozhong Li

“…The related parameter packets of this novel model are obtained under the rule of ordinary least squares (OLS). …”
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Investigation on Aging Model of Solid Propellant Using the Degree of Crosslinking by Junqi Wang, Huiru Cui, Weili Ma

“…Solid propellant is the main part of solid rocket motor (SRM). To further investigate the service life of SRM, aging of solid propellant should be concerned. …”
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Patient Perceptions of Surgeon Attire, Professionalism, and Gender Bias in Pakistani Public Hospitals by Maham Arshad, Zara Ali, Talha Tariq, Kainat Raza, Fatima Hashmi, Tarim Nayab

“…Doctors in fleece and softshell jackets were rated lower in these categories (p < 0.001). …”
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Distortion-Based Slice Level Prioritization for Real-Time Video over QoS-Enabled Wireless Networks by Ismail A. Ali, Martin Fleury, Mohammed Ghanbari

“…It is shown that giving higher-priority classified packets preference in accessing the wireless media results in considerable quality gain (up to 3 dB in tests) over the case when no prioritization is applied. …”
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Development of a Low Cost Assistive Listening System for Hearing-Impaired Student Classroom by Setha Pan-ngum, Tharapong Soonrach, Sangvorn Seesutas, Anukool Noymai, Pasin Israsena

“…Key specifications include transmitting in 2.4 GHz ISM band with eight selectable transmission channels, battery operated and chargeable, pocket size, and ranged up to thirty metres. Audio characteristics and user tests show that it is comparable to a commercial system, currently employed in our partner school. …”
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Prospects of Germany’s new North Sea spaceport by Vladislav B. Belov

“…This strategy was updated in 2023, with one of the priorities being the creation of a dedicated spaceport for launching low-orbit rocket carriers in the North Sea. This project represents a unique opportunity not only to strengthen Germany’s position on the international stage but also to stimulate the development of the national space sector, including its commercialization, known as New Space. …”
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Hardness characteristics of as-cast Ni-Ru-Zr alloys by Chipise L., Batane N.R., Jain P.K., Coetzee S.H., Odera B.O., Goosen W., Cornish L.A.

“…The Vickers hardness of 21 as-cast Ni-Ru-Zr alloys of different compositions were studied, and nanohardness indentations were done on the individual phases. …”
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An Efficient TDOA-Based Localization Algorithm without Synchronization between Base Stations by Sangdeok Kim, Jong-Wha Chong

“…The TDOA equations are derived by continuously varying the locations of the source and the location of a base station. The number of packets necessary for localization is also reduced. …”
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Study on Deformation Law of Deep Foundation Pit with the Top-Down Method and Its Influence on Adjacent Subway Tunnel by Yue Gui, Zhenxing Zhao, Xiaqiang Qin, Jianfei Wang

“…Based on the analyses on the data of field and numerical simulation, the following major findings were obtained: (1) the relationship between the measured maximum wall deflection, δhm, and excavation depth, H, in this study is δhm=0.06%H∼0.27%H, which is quite different compared with the relationship of soft-soil pit δhm=0.02%H∼1.2%H, but closer to the normalized curve of rock-socketed pile δhm=0.01%H∼0.45%H and rock-socketed diaphragm wall δhm=0.031%H∼0.129%H. (2) The relationship between the maximum settlement of column (δp) and excavation depth (H) is δp=−0.09%∼0.04%H. …”
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