Research on power communication private network based on interleaved digital-analog hybrid modulation by ZHANG Jun, XU Xiang, RUI Wenjun, HU Weisheng

“…In the direct detection-based experiment, after 1 km standard single-mode fiber transmission, the recovered signal-to-noise ratio of 68 GBd signal with interleaved digital-analog modulation could achieve 33.0 dB, which supports the 1 024-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (1 024-QAM) signal with 17 GHz bandwidth. …”
Get full text

Multi scenario chaotic transient search optimization algorithm for global optimization technique by Ibrahim Mohamed Diaaeldin, Hany M. Hasanien, Mohammed H. Qais, Saad Alghuwainem, Othman A. M. Omar

“…Abstract Recently, chaotic maps (CMs) have been employed in many optimization algorithms as a motivator to find a better solution to non-convex engineering problems since they can avoid local optima and find the near-optimal solution rapidly. …”
Get full text

Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…**Objectives:** We estimated the economic impact of adopting HostDx Sepsis testing among patients with suspected acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in the emergency department (ED). **Methods:** Our cost impact model estimated costs for adult ED patients with suspected ARTI under the standard of care versus with the adoption of HostDx Sepsis from the perspective of US payers. …”
Get full text

A remote sensing evidence on the marginality, stagementation and spatiotemporal heterogeneity of vegetation evolution characteristics in the Yinshan Mountains, China: Based on PKU... by Menglin Yan, Jingyang Lu, Yingying Ma, Chao Ma

“…This study focuses on a typical Ecological Vulnerable Area (EVA)-Yinshan mountains (YSMs), using PKU GIMMS NDVI as a vegetation growth indicator, to explore the spatiotemporal heterogeneity and driving mechanisms of vegetation in in desertified steppe ecosystems (DSEs) of arid and semi-arid regions. The Theil-Sen (T-S) Median trend analysis & Mann-Kendall (M-K) trend test, Hurst index, correlation analysis, partial correlation analysis, residual analysis and bivariate spatial autocorrelation (Bi-SA) analysis were used for quantitative analysis. …”
Get full text

Reading-off the non-geometric scalar potentials with U-dual fluxes by Sayan Biswas, George K. Leontaris, Pramod Shukla

“…It has been observed that the scalar potentials induced by such generalized superpotentials typically have an enormous amount of terms, making it hard to study any phenomenological aspects such as moduli stabilization. …”
Get full text

FOTODEGRADAÇÃO NO CLIMA SEMIÁRIDO EM FILMES DE POLI(BUTILENO ADIPATO-CO-TEREFTALATO) PUROS E ADITIVADOS COM ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DE CRAVO DA ÍNDIA (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr.) by Karlos D. E. da Silva, Gabriel B. de L. Vitorino, Chaianne K. da S. Nascimento, Carlos A. de Souza, Amanda C. de O. D. Barros, Ivo D. de L. Silva, Glória M. Vinhas, José F. Q. Pereira, Andréa M. S. S. Brito

“…PHOTODEGRADATION IN SEMI-ARID CLIMATE IN PURE POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE-CO-TEREPHTHALATE) FILMS AND ADDITIVES WITH CLOVE ESSENTIAL OIL (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) …”
Get full text

Florida Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation Handbook: Federal Agencies by Michael T. Olexa, Aaron Leviten, Kelly Samek

“… There are four federal agencies that regulate solid and hazardous waste: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),  The United States Coast Guard (USCG), The Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and The Department of Transportation (DOT). …”
Get full text

ON THE FUTURE OF TEACHING PREACHING IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by J.E. Alcantara

“…I propose a turn toward improvisational teaching that is technologically innovative, intentionally collaborative, and strategically diverse. These commitments arise from ongoing pedagogical research, teaching and learning experiences in classrooms and conferences, dialogues with colleagues, and most importantly, from listening to students at various seminaries and divinity schools discuss how they learn, grow, and thrive as preachers. …”
Get full text

Differences in pain treatment between the healthcare systems in South Korea and Quebec and proposals for improvements by Min Cheol Chang, Mathieu Boudier-Revéret

“…It aims to present the differences between the systems in South Korea and Quebec, highlighting the issues arising from each system and providing perspectives on potential solutions.…”
Get full text

The Empiricist Impulse: Doers and Thinkers in Sixteenth-Century Spain by Portuondo María M.

Subjects: Get full text

Ethics of artificial intelligence in medicine by Julian Savulescu, Alberto Giubilini, Robert Vandersluis, Abhishek Mishra

“…This article reviews the main ethical issues that arise from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in medicine. …”
Get full text

Temporal relationship between hospital admissions for pneumonia and weather conditions in Shanghai, China: a time-series analysis by Yuan Liu, David Rogers, Yue Zhang, Haidong Kan, Weibing Wang, Jianming Xu, Renjie Chen, Xiaofang Ye, Li Peng

“…Objectives To explore the association between weather conditions and hospital admissions for pneumonia in Shanghai.Design A time-series analysis was performed for a period of 4 years (January 2008–December 2011). …”
Get full text

Association of ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and the risk of head and neck carcinoma: a systematic review, meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, network analysis, and functional effe... by Mohammad Moslem Imani, Ali Ashabi, Farzad Rezaei, Atefe Saffar Shahroudi, Sadegh Kashkouli, Edris Sadeghi, Masoud Sadeghi

“…Despite the reported associations between xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) polymorphisms and HNC, the results have been inconsistent, with different studies reporting varying results. Therefore, our aim is to assess the association of three XPD polymorphisms (rs13181, rs1799793, and rs238406) in a comprehensive meta-analysis. …”
Get full text

The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…Our findings underscore that the water consumption of lithium mining can have important impacts that vary significantly with geographic context. EIRs provide a useful basis for estimating WF and BC, though certain limitations and challenges persist, particularly regarding incomplete or insufficiently detailed data.…”
Get full text

Prior Information Shapes Perceptual Confidence by Luca Tarasi, Margherita Covelli, Chiara Tabarelli de Fatis, Vincenzo Romei

“…In this study, we manipulate prior knowledge by inducing varying levels of target probability expectation (low: 33%, random: 50%, high: 67%) in a perceptual detection task. …”
Get full text

Significant role of anionic behavior of cocoyl glutamate on lead(II) ion adsorption towards activated carbon adsorbent from cigarette butts by Moh Zeinur Ridho, Retno Pertiwi, Eldo Delta Bagaskara, Raya Rambu Rambani, Chika Synthia Pitaloka, Fanta Mei Wahyuni, Istiqomah Rahmawati, Muhammad Reza

“…The presence of DCG markedly enhances the affinity of CA towards lead(II) ions due to its anionic behavior. …”
Get full text

Effect of the Flavor and Quality of Wolfberry Tea Processed with Buds and Leaves under Different Degree of Spreading by Guanjun PAN, Linyuan DUAN, Jiake ZHAO, Ping SHUAI, Guoli DAI, Weisu TIAN, Jinyuan WANG, Jiapeng HUANG, Xiaotong BI, Enzhao LIN, Ken QIN, Zhilong HAO, Bo ZHANG

“…The sensory evaluation, flavonoids, water extracts, amino acid components, sugar substances, organic acids, and volatile substances of wolfberry tea processed with varying degrees of spreading were analyzed. The results indicated that wolfberry tea processed with D and G plants spread to 55% water content (D55%、G55%) achieved higher sensory quality scores compared to those processed with 50% and 60% water content (D50%, D60%, G50%, G60%). …”
Get full text

Assessment and enhancement of transfer capability for large-scale renewable generation base transmitted by voltage source converter based high voltage direct current system by Shiyuan Chen, Shunjiang Lin, Yuerong Yang, Kaiyun Jiang, Mingbo Liu

“…Voltage source converter based high voltage direct current transmission is a key method for transmitting large-scale renewable energy generation. The transfer capability of large-scale renewable generation base transmitted by voltage source converter based high voltage direct current system must be considered in modern power system operations. …”
Get full text

Impact of climate change over distribution and potential range of chestnut in the Iberian Peninsula by Pedro Álvarez-Álvarez, Adrián Aviñoa-Arias, Adrián Aviñoa-Arias, Emilio Díaz-Varela, José Vicente López-Bao, José Carlos Pérez-Girón

“…The Regions of Provenance exhibit varying levels of resilience, with the Mediterranean regions being particularly vulnerable. …”
Get full text

The case for development of a core outcome set (COS) and supplemental reporting guidelines for influenza vaccine challenge trial research in swine by Sheila Keay, Famke Alberts, Annette M. O’Connor, Robert Friendship, Terri O’Sullivan, Zvonimir Poljak

“…Overall, most studies were well designed but clinical heterogeneity made between-study comparisons challenging. Studies varied by samples, outcomes, and assays selected for measurement. …”
Get full text