Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase System of “Combustible Liquid – Solid Fuel” Combustion in a Fixed Bed by K. V. Dobrego, I. A. Koznacheev

“…In case of upper side ignition the combustion wave is formed at the time of the order of 100 s (when the used magnitudes of parameters are being used again), then it spreads downstream of the layer, accompanied by incomplete oxidation of solid fuel and complete combustion of oxygen. …”
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Responsiveness Index versus the RASS-Based Method for Adjusting Sedation in Critically Ill Patients by Johanna E. Wennervirta, Mika O. K. Särkelä, Markus M. Kaila, Ville Pettilä

“…RI and RASS groups did not differ in total time alive in 30 days without mechanical ventilation (p=0.72). …”
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Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Use of Propofol Plus Fentanyl versus Midazolam Plus Fentanyl as Sedation in Diagnostic Endoscopy in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease by Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Amal Selim, Nehad Hawash, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Mohamed Yousef, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Rehab Badawi, Sally Elnawasany, Reham Abdelkader Elkhouly, Amr Shaaban Hanafy, Fatma H. Rizk, Loai Mansour, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

“…There was no statistical significant difference between the studied groups regarding age, sex, weight, Child–Pugh classification score, type and duration of endoscopic intervention, time needed for complete recovery, or time needed for discharge. …”
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Continuous atrial fibrillation monitoring using a wearable smartwatch: Using long-term Holter as reference by Yannan Pan, Erdong Chen, Shihui Jie, Dongbo Huo, Zhongru Ding, Jing Zhou, Jie Jiang, Jianping Li, Yong Huo

“…Results The study analyzed 72 patients (48 males, mean age 65.4 ± 8.5) with 914 AF episodes lasting 834.7 hours, including 142 longer-than-5-minute AF episodes. Smartwatch recording time was 8927.6 hours. By individual, sensitivities and specificities of AF longer than 5 minutes were 100.0% and 83.7% for PPG and 89.7% and 67.4% for the ECG algorithm. …”
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Securing fog computing in healthcare with a zero-trust approach and blockchain by Navjeet Kaur, Ayush Mittal, Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Surjeet Dalal, Kashif Saleem, Ehab Seif Ghith

“…The framework was evaluated using iFogSim, simulating a healthcare environment with 50 IoT devices, 10 fog nodes, and varying workloads (100–1000 tasks/min). The key evaluation performance metrics include intrusion detection rate (IDR), data integrity (DI), task completion rate (TCR), average task response time (ART), and average block time. …”
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Process variables in mixture experimental design applied to wood plastic composites by Javier Cruz-Salgado, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Edgar Augusto Ruelas-Santoyo, José Alfredo Jiménez-García, Israel Miguel-Andrés, Roxana Zaricell Bautista-López

“…Unlike standard response surface designs, which are limited by the requirement that proportions must sum to 100%, mixture-process experiments enable a thorough evaluation of how operational factors, such as particle size and mixing time, interact with mixture components. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…On the contrary, Proteus spp. was 100% sensitive to all drugs except to nitrofurantoin. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of the varietal fund of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) in the conditions of Krasnodar region by T. G. Prichko, L. D. Chalaya, N. V. Mozhar

“…Varietal dif­ferences in the content of vitamins and polyphenols have been identified between new varieties and cultivars taken for crossing: Zolotistaya (28.4 mg/100 g), Novogodnyaya (33.3 mg/100 g) and Podarochnaya (32.3 mg/100 g) are high in vitamin C; Kubanochka (225.0 mg/100 g), Novogodnyaya (222.2 mg/100 g) and Podarochnaya (196.8 mg/100 g) are high in P-active catechins, which allows you to replenish your assortment of quince for the South of Russia with valuable genotypes of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) competitive varieties of selection by the North-Caucasus Zonal Scientific-Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture.…”
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A Review on Frequency Compensation and Transient Enhancement Schemes of Flipped Voltage Follower LDO Regulators for SoC Applications by P. Manikandan, B. Bindu

“…The proposed FVF LDO achieves a settling time of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$100 \ ns$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and PSR of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-31\ dB\text{@}1\ MHz$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Comparative analysis of LMA Blockbuster® clinical performance: Blind versus Miller laryngoscope-guided insertion in paediatric general anaesthesia – A double-blinded, randomised co... by Pooja Bihani, Shivanand, Rishabh Jaju, Naveen Paliwal, Sarita Janweja, Ankit Vyas

“…Secondary outcomes included the number of insertion attempts, haemodynamic disturbances, insertion time and airway complications. Methods: This randomised controlled trial study enroled 100 patients aged 1–4 years undergoing elective surgery. …”
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Rapid identification of bacterial select agents using loop-mediated isothermal amplification by Timothy E. Egbo, Candace D. Blancett, Jackie M. Payne, Christopher P. Stefan, Timothy D. Minogue, John H. Sellers, Jeffrey W. Koehler

“…Abstract Background Point of need diagnostics provide efficient testing capability for remote or austere locations, decreasing the time to answer by minimizing travel or sample transport requirements. …”
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Developing a Fire Monitoring System Based on MQTT, ESP-NOW, and a REM in Industrial Environments by Miracle Udurume, Taewoong Hwang, Raihan Uddin, Toufiq Aziz, Insoo Koo

“…Fires and fire hazards in industrial environments pose a significant risk to safety, infrastructure, and the operational community. The need for real-time monitoring systems capable of detecting fires early and transmitting alerts promptly is crucial. …”
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Application of Gastric Tube Decompression for Rapid Tip Positioning in Bedside Blind Insertion of Nasoenteric Tubes by Yang LL, Li DN, Gao P, Zhang H, Wang J

“…The first-time positioning conformity rate was 94.55% (52/55). …”
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Research on Feature Extracted Method for Flutter Test Based on EMD and CNN by Hua Zheng, Zhenglong Wu, Shiqiang Duan, Jiangtao Zhou

“…The method allows for real-time, online prediction with low computational complexity.…”
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Hydrothermal alkaline treatment of lignocellulosic biomass for microcrystalline cellulose generation at subcritical water by Siti Machmudah, Wahyudiono, Prida Novarita Trisanti, Heru Setyawan, Suci Madhania, Kriyo Sambodho, Sugeng Winardi, Tadafumi Adschiri, Motonobu Goto

“…Results of FTIR analysis indicated that the removal of non-cellulosic constituents improved with increasing operating temperature and/or the prolonged treatment time. The XRD diffractogram pattern proved that improving the operating parameters (temperature and/or time) may also improve the crystallinity index of the solid product. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Introduction: Dengue fever has been one of the most concerning endemic diseases of recent times. Every year, 50-100 million people get infected by the dengue virus across the world. …”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Retinal Arterial Occlusion: Epidemiology, Clinical Approach, and Visual Outcomes by Ana Sofia Lopes, Rita Basto, Susana Henriques, Luísa Colaço, Filomena Costa e Silva, Isabel Prieto, Francisco Guerreiro

“…Initial therapies were 100% normobaric oxygen administration, topical and oral hypotensive medication, eye massage and aspirin. …”
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Are women leaders significantly better at controlling the contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic? by Maxwell SALVATORE, Bhramar MUKHERJEE

“…We compared in women- versus men-led countries the trajectory of time varying reproduction number R(t) as well as most recent values of R(t) and other metrics of viral transmission such as doubling time and case-fatality rates. …”
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Efficacy of Lazolex® Gel in the Treatment of Herpes Simplex Mucocutaneous Infections and the Prevention of Recurrences: A Pilot Study by Tina A. Kituashvili, Vakhtang G. Kvirkvelia, George G. Galdava, Nino G. Archvadze

“…Following treatment with Lazolex® Gel, the frequency of outbreaks decreased from a median of 2.00 and 1.00 times per year in the HSV-1 and HSV-2 cohorts to 0.25 and 0.00 (p=0.001 and p=0.003), respectively. …”
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Impact of 21 June 2020 Annular Solar Eclipse on Meteorological Parameters, O3 and CO at a High Mountain Site in Taiwan by Saginela Ravindra Babu, Shantanu Kumar Pani, Chang-Feng Ou-Yang, Neng-Huei Lin

“…Over the Taiwan region, the solar eclipse began at 14:49 local time (LT; UTC+8), reached maximum obscuration at 16:13 LT, and finished at 17:24 LT. …”
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