Research and Design of High-Fidelity Experimental Bed System for Wireless Sensor Network by Heqing Huang, Wenjing Liu

“…This paper is designed and implemented on Linux open-source platform. The whole system has low cost and can be replicated. The design results have good reference and application value for the research and design of wireless sensor network experimental system.…”
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Alterations of myocardial ketone metabolism in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by Qiuyu Sun, Cory S. Wagg, Nathan Wong, Kaleigh Wei, Ezra B. Ketema, Liyan Zhang, Liye Fang, John M. Seubert, Gary D. Lopaschuk

“…Control mice were fed with regular low‐fat diet and regular drinking water. Hearts of the mice were excised and perfused in the isolated working mode aerobically with 5‐mM glucose, 0.8‐mM palmitate, 100‐μU/mL insulin, with either low (0.6 mM) or high (1 mM) levels of β‐hydroxybutyrate. …”
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Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…This paper presents a multi-Helmholtz unit series–parallel acoustic metamaterial with a segmented noise control effect designed by taking advantage of the adjustable frequency band of an acoustic metamaterial, aiming to change the main noise spectrum characteristics under different driving conditions of military equipment such as tanks. …”
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Flotation of Sulphide Minerals Using Organosolv Lignin as Collector—Pilot-Scale Trials by Panagiotis M. Angelopoulos, Georgios Anastassakis, Nikolaos Kountouris, Maria Taxiarchou, Effrosyni Koutsotheodorou, Tilemachos Pefkos, Vasileios Klepkos, Christina Samara, Giorgos Mprokos

“…The material is attractive because it is natural, biodegradable, and possesses a low carbon footprint compared to the conventional reagents. …”
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Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Subpopulation Changes in Reaction to an Acute Psychosocial Stressor as Compared to an Active Placebo-Stressor in Healthy Young Males: Mediating Effects o... by Lisa-Marie Walther, Angelina Gideon, Christine Sauter, Marcel Leist, Petra H. Wirtz

“…., +1 min after TSST cessation) were independently mediated by parallel increases in epinephrine (ab’s ≤ −0.43; 95% CIs [LLs ≤ −0.66; ULs ≤ −0.09]). …”
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Scalable Hyperspectral Enhancement via Patch-Wise Sparse Residual Learning: Insights from Super-Resolved EnMAP Data by Parth Naik, Rupsa Chakraborty, Sam Thiele, Richard Gloaguen

“…In this contribution, we propose a novel parallel patch-wise sparse residual learning (P²SR) algorithm for resolution enhancement based on fusion of HSI and MSI. …”
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Pathway to care among adolescents and young adults with breast cancer in Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Atara Ntekim, Ayorinde Folasire, Oluwaponmile A. Odukoya, Anthonia Sowunmi, Adewunmi Alabi

“…Abstract Background The mortality from breast cancer (BC) is still high in Nigeria and other low-and medium-income countries (LMICs) especially among adolescents and young adults. …”
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A mixed methods study exploring food insecurity and diet quality in households accessing food clubs in England by Nida Ziauddeen, Elizabeth Taylor, Nisreen A Alwan, Fran Richards, Barrie Margetts, Tim Lloyd, Marta Disegna, Naomi Mason, Ravita Taheem, Dianna Smith

“…Food security status was calculated in 69 participants who answered all six questions of the USDA module, with 42% reporting low and 43% very low food security. Among participants with follow-up (n = 52), low food security was 41% and very low food security was 18% at follow-up. …”
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Proposal and Strategy for Nursing-Led Research: Protocol for an Unfunded Clinical Trial by Leticia Carmen Simón-López, Ismael Ortuño-Soriano, Raquel Luengo-González, Paloma Posada-Moreno, Ignacio Zaragoza-García, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

“…Thus, the entire development of our low-interventional clinical trial was conducted without interfering at any point with the parallel commercial clinical trial. …”
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The Accurate Interpretation and Clinical Significance of Morphological Features of Fine Needle Aspiration Cells in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Xue-Jiao Xiong, Ming-Ming Xiao, Yi-Xia Zhang, Dong-Ge Liu, Mu-Lan Jin, Jian Wang, Hong-Tao Xu, Qing-Chang Li, Guang-Ping Wu

“…Although the sensitivity of psammoma bodies (PBs) was low, the specificity was 100%. In terms of preparation methods, the method of liquid-based preparation (LBP) is obviously better than that of conventional smears. …”
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Study on Lithospheric Tectonic Features of Tianshan and Adjacent Regions and the Genesis Mechanism of the Wushi Ms7.1 Earthquake by Kai Han, Daiqin Liu, Ailixiati Yushan, Wen Shi, Jie Li, Xiangkui Kong, Hao He

“…Earthquakes occur mostly in areas with low values of Te. (2) Medium and strong earthquakes are prone to occur in regions with alternating positive and negative changes in the gravity field during the stage of large-scale reverse adjustment. …”
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Histologic and genomic characterization of a primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin by Anastasios D. Papanastasiou, Maria R. De Filippo, Chaido Sirinian, Pier Selenica, Maria Repanti, Jorge S. Reis-Filho, Britta Weigelt

“…Aims: Primary skin mucinous carcinoma is a rare sweat gland neoplasm with a high local recurrence rate after conventional excision but a low distant-metastasis rate. The genetic underpinning of skin mucinous carcinoma is presently unknown. …”
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Mortality level and predictors in a rural Ethiopian population: community based longitudinal study. by Berhe Weldearegawi, Mark Spigt, Yemane Berhane, Geertjan Dinant

“…<h4>Background</h4>Over the last fifty years the world has seen enormous decline in mortality rates. However, in low-income countries, where vital registration systems are absent, mortality statistics are not easily available. …”
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The association between body fat composition and urinary stone disease in the different community-based sex populations by FAN Xiao-hong, YE Wen-ling, MA Jie, SUN Ying, WANG Liang, DAI Qing, HENG Wei, ZHOU Ya-li, ZHANG Xue-he, SUN Wei, CUI Rui, ZHANG Wei, WANG Bao-bao, LI Xue-mei

“…Objective To investigate the association between body fat composition and urinary stone disease(USD) in different community-based sex populations.Methods The study was based on the cross-sectional survey performed in Pinggu District,Beijing in 2014.One thousand eight hundred and thirty-five participants in the survey were included in this study.All the subjects received interview for a questionnaire and somatological index measurement,and volunteered to take a 24-hour urine sample for determination of serum creatinine,blood urea,electrolytes and so on.Diagnosis of USD was identified by renal ultrasonic examination.The body composition analysis was performed with bioelectrical impedance measurement and a body composition analyzer(InBody720).Based on tertiles of the body fat percentage(BFP),the female and male subjects were divided into the low,medium and high body fat groups,respectively.Result In the present study,1730 participants were included in the final analysis.The mean age was 54.9±8.8 years,and 46.3% were males.The USD prevalence which ultrasonography proved was 7.0%.In all subjects and males,the prevalence of USD increased in parallel with BFP(P trend <0.05).The male had a odds ratio(OR) 2.63 times that of the females( 95%CI 1.77～3.92).In the male subjects,increase of BFP was significantly correlated with increase of the USD prevalence.In the multivariate logistic regression,the OR in the high BFP group was 1.98 times that in the low BFP group(95%CI 1.07～3.69),although there was no significant association between higher BFP and risk of USD in the female subjects. …”
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Support, networks, and relationships: Findings from a mixed-methods evaluation of a mentorship programme for early career women researchers in sexual and reproductive health and ri... by Muhammad Asim, Peter Muriuki Gatheru, Joy J Chebet, Mehr G Shah, Anna Thorson, Vanessa Brizuela

“…Low research output among women researchers in health research has been linked to inadequate mentorship opportunities for early career women researchers and particularly in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) field. …”
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Improvement in the Usability of Meat Inspection Findings for Swine Herd Health Management by Darko Maric, Sebastian Vetter-Lang, Johannes Klinger, Nikolaus Böhm, Karin Schwaiger, Annemarie Käsbohrer

“…The analysis of the data (n = 20,345) showed that the most common alteration was low-grade (28.4%), followed by moderate-grade (11.3%,) and then high-grade pneumonia (5.2%). …”
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Calculation of the Dispersion Curves Modeling the Propagation of Ultrasonic Lamb Waves in a Bonded Aluminum/Epoxy/Aluminum Structure Using the Semi-Analytical Finite Element Method by Mustapha AZKOUR, Mhammed EL ALLAMI, Hassan RHIMINI

“…However, if we want to assess defects such as debonding using the S0 mode, a low frequency should be used, and it must be strictly smaller than its frequency of high dispersivity and correspond to a maximum group velocity. …”
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A Hardware Accelerator for Real-Time Processing Platforms Used in Synthetic Aperture Radar Target Detection Tasks by Yue Zhang, Yunshan Tang, Yue Cao, Zhongjun Yu

“…To address this issue, a low-power, low-latency deep learning SAR object detection algorithm accelerator was designed in this study to enable real-time target detection on airborne and satellite SAR platforms. …”
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Solidarity in Ethnically Diverse Contexts: Supportive Relations of First‐Generation Roma Graduates’ Social Mobility in Hungary by Judit Durst, Margit Feischmidt, Zsanna Nyírő

“…This trend is reinforced by the generally low level of social mobility. However, parallel to the main trend, a less visible process enables the social mobility of people of Roma origin born into marginalised, socio‐economically low‐status families. …”
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Tobacco spending and the perceived cost of tobacco among smokers living with HIV and receiving treatment at outpatient clinics in Viet Nam: A mixed methods study. by Gloria Guevara Alvarez, Thanh Hoang, Reet Kapur, Claire Nguyen, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Trang Nguyen, Nam Nguyen, Hoang Van Minh, Donna Shelley

“…This may reflect our sample's strong socioeconomic resources as well as the low price of cigarettes in Viet Nam, which may be too low to cause financial hardship and thus reduce motivation to quitting.…”
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