One-year Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Cost of Hospitalizations for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States by Christopher M. Blanchette, Emily Zacherle, Joshua M. Noone, Bryce A. Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Reuben Howden

“…**Methods:** Using data from the 2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), we identified COPD (ICD-9-CM: 491.xx, 492.xx, or 496.xx) patients with AATD (273.4). …”
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Maximally PCB-Space-Saving Hybrid Integration of Millimeter-Wave and Microwave Antennas for 5G and B5G Smartphones by Huan-Chu Huang, Jie Wu, Shuang Cui

“…The thin FPC-based millimeter-wave antenna module consists of a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1\times 4$ </tex-math></inline-formula> millimeter-wave antenna array (embracing the 3GPP 5G band n261 and maximally steering to 45&#x00B0;), an IC shielding case, and a connector. …”
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Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers by Tamer Eliyan, Ali Saeed Almuflih, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Fady Wadie

“…In contrast, increasing C significantly reduces both TRV and arcing time, with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$200~\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>F selected as the optimal capacitance. …”
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Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women. by Laura Karavirta, Timo Aittokoski, Katja Pynnönen, Timo Rantalainen, Kate Westgate, Tomas Gonzales, Lotta Palmberg, Joona Neuvonen, Jukka A Lipponen, Katri Turunen, Riku Nikander, Erja Portegijs, Taina Rantanen, Søren Brage

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this cross-sectional study, a population-based cohort of 75, 80, and 85-year-old men and women (n = 409, 62% women) underwent laboratory-based assessment of walking speed, maximal knee extension strength, and body fat percentage. Free-living physical activity was assessed as total PAEE, and light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using individually calibrated combined accelerometry and heart rate sensing. …”
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Minimum Description Length and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Predictive Modeling by Petr Silhavy, Katerina Hlavackova-Schindler, Radek Silhavy

“…Various regression models and feed-forward neural networks were evaluated using criteria such as MAE, MAPE, RMSE, and Adjusted <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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MILP Modeling and Optimization of Multi-Objective Three-Stage Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problem With Assembly and AGV Transportation by Shiming Yang, Leilei Meng, Saif Ullah, Biao Zhang, Hongyan Sang, Peng Duan

“…To solve this problem, a mixed-integer linear programming model (MILP) is developed and the optimal Pareto front for small-scale instances are solved by using the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\varepsilon $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-method. …”
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Rancang Bangun Website Akademik dengan Penyimpanan Sertifikat Digital Menggunakan Teknologi Blockchain by Windra Swastika, Hermawan Wirasantosa, Oesman Hendra Kelana

“…Keamanan terjamin karena semua orang bisa mengambil bagian untuk menyimpan data dengan ledger yang terdistribusi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan perancangan sistem yang dibuat dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses pembuatan teknologi blockchain sebagai media penerbitan sertifikat dan validasinya dapat dibuat menggunakan program milik Ethereum yaitu Geth dan penyimpanan data menggunakan smart contract yang diterbitkan pada jaringan blockchain. …”
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Influence of multi-point laser shock peening process on surficial mechanical properties in gear steels by XUE Cheng, LEI Duncai, YAN Xueyuan, ZANG Shunlai, DONG Hongtao, YOU Zhiwei

“…The results show that the proposed four-layer overlapping laser shock peening path scheme can obtain a more uniform surface residual compressive stress field. …”
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X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 (USP11) increases susceptibility to Cushing’s disease in women by Tao Zhang, Yanting Liu, Fang Liu, Kaiyu Guo, Runhua Tang, Jingwei Ye, Li Xue, Zhipeng Su, Zhe Bao Wu

“…In contrast, knockdown of USP11 leads to a substantial reduction in both POMC transcription and ACTH secretion, as demonstrated in both in vitro and in vivo models. …”
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Mystical handbooks of the late middle ages by B. McGinn

“… Mystical handbooks, or how-do-it books describing the path to union with God, was a genre that arose in Western Europe in the 12th century and lasted into the Early Modern period. …”
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Install Window Shutters by Hal S. Knowles, III, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Karla A. Lenfesty, Barbara Haldeman

“…It discusses roof design/bracing/installation and creating a continuous load path to strengthen your home against windstorms. …”
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Reinforcing Your Roof by Hal S. Knowles, III, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Karla A. Lenfesty, Barbara Haldeman

“…It discusses roof design/bracing/installation and creating a continuous load path to strengthen your home against windstorms. …”
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Lettuce Cultivars Suitable for Use in Southern Florida by Huangjun Lu

“… Lettuce is an economically important winter vegetable crop in Florida, with approximately 11,000 acres in production and a farm gate value of $40–$50 million annually. Florida lettuce production occurs mainly in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). …”
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Outras vozes da política: memória e imaginação by José Luiz Bica de Mélo

“…The text aims to present the relation between reason and sensibility through a brief path of literary and poetic reflection, trying to think about the nexus between politics and imagination. …”
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Nonlinear asymptotic stability in $L^\infty $ for Lipschitz solutions to scalar conservation laws by Golding, William

“…As an application, we are able to compute algebraic decay rates of the $L^\infty $ norm of perturbations of global-in-time Lipschitz solutions, including perturbations of planar rarefaction waves. …”
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Install Window Shutters by Hal S. Knowles, III, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Karla A. Lenfesty, Barbara Haldeman

“…It discusses roof design/bracing/installation and creating a continuous load path to strengthen your home against windstorms. …”
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The learning of cultural diversity and the patrimonialization of biodiversity by José Rogério Lopes, Paolo Totaro

“…The scope of this discussion comprehends cases investigated in different regions of Brazil in order to recognize the various perceptions of otherness that constitute the experiences revealed through an ecological path, as well as their situational and discursive agencies. …”
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Reinforcing Your Roof by Hal S. Knowles, III, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Karla A. Lenfesty, Barbara Haldeman

“…It discusses roof design/bracing/installation and creating a continuous load path to strengthen your home against windstorms. …”
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Wild Pig Trapping: Techniques and Designs by Bethany Wight, Raoul K. Boughton, E. Hance Ellington

“… This document describes the most commonly used trapping techniques, traps, and gate designs fro trapping wild pigs. Updated with E. …”
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Therapeutic effect of dihydroartemisinin on Alzheimer’s disease model mice with senile macular degeneration by Gao Han, Gong Xuewu, Zhang Meng, Wang Yuejing, Wang Yuchun, Zhang Keshuang, Yao Hongbo

“…The binding energy between DHA and Aβ, Bcl-2, ATG5, LC3, Caspase3, LAMP1 is −5.7, −7.0, −5.8, −7.2, −6.9 kcal/mol. …”
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