Secondary throughput maximization scheme for non-linear energy harvesting cognitive radio networks by Haijiang GE, Ning JIA, Kaikai CHI, Yunzhi CHEN

“…Aiming at a cognitive radio network (CRN) consisting of a pair of primary users and M pairs of secondary users, the secondary throughput maximization for CRN based on the non-linear energy harvesting model was studied.Specifically, in the case of considering secondary transmitter (ST) circuit power, the secondary throughput maximization (STM) problem with primary users’ throughput demands was first modeled as a non-linear optimization problem and then transformed into a convex optimization problem.Finally, a low-complexity algorithm combining the golden section and dichotomy was proposed.By applying this low-complexity algorithm, the optimal time allocation of the primary transmitter (PT)’s energy transmission and secondary users’ information transmission, and the optimal transmission power of PT were obtained.In addition, for the case of neglecting the ST circuit power, the convex property of the STM problem was first proved, and then a more efficient algorithm was designed to solve it.The simulation results show that compared with the equal time allocation method and the link gain priority method, the proposed design algorithm significantly improves the throughput of secondary users.…”
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The diversity of income effects on mortality across regions in People’s Republic of China: Instrumental variable approach by Artur R. Nagapetyan, Tatiana I. Pavlova, Jun Li

“…The issue of equality of opportunity is crucial in contemporary society, often examined in relation to income. …”
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The Big Improvement in PISA 2009 Reading Achievements in Serbia: Improvement of the Quality of Education or Something Else? by Dragica Pavlović Babić, Aleksandar Baucal

“…The analysis shows that the largest part of the improvement was realised at lower achieving levels, suggesting that the dominant method of teaching in schools is a traditional method oriented towards the acquisition and reproduction of academic knowledge. …”
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Skyline-Based Aggregator Node Selection in Wireless Sensor Networks by Aziz Nasridinov, Sun-Young Ihm, Young-Ho Park

“…The experiments show that our method is several times faster compared to the existing approaches.…”
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Research of distribution pattern of allelic genes and genotypes of C/A polymorphism of COL1A1_1 collagen gene (RS1107946) in children with nasal obstruction of allergic genesis and... by Т. Ye. Shumna, O. M. Kamyshnyi, Т. P. Zinchenko

“…Non-parametric statistic methods of the licensed software package Statistica for Windows 6.1.RU, serial number AXXR712D833214SAN5 was used for processing the research results. …”
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Retrospective analysis of prostate cancer detection using mpMR/US-fusion and cognitive biopsy by V. S. Petov, A. K. Bazarkin, E. S. Krupinov, A. O. Morozov, M. S. Taratkin, A. F. Abdusalamov, A. V. Amosov, D. V. Enikeev

“…Transrectal biopsy under US-control has been standard diagnostic method for prostate cancer (PCa) detection for over 30 years. …”
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Integrated transportation system planning with gravitational search algorithm approach based on fuzzy mutant controller by Alireza Hosseinzadeh Kashani, Seyed Ahmad Shayannia, Mohammad Mehdi Movahedi, Soheila Sardar

“…The observed tests show that the presented method has better results than other compared algorithms.…”
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Pediatric vocal cord mobility: Translaryngeal ultrasound application for resource-limited laryngologists by Divya P. Ramyead, Fiona Kabagenyi, Sandhia Padayachee, Marc Jordaan, Shazia Peer

“…The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of an application-based translaryngeal ultrasonography (TLUS) as a screening tool for mobility of TVCs and to assess the feasibility of its use by an otolaryngologist not formally trained in ultrasonography. Methods: Forty children were recruited at the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH). …”
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Multislice Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Changes in the Gluteal Muscles of Patients with Scoliosis at Different Ages and with Different Magnitudes of Deformation Before Treatme... by G. V. Diachkova, Yu. Zeynalov, M. A. Korabel’nikov, K. A. Diachkov, T. A. Larionova, I. V. Sutyagin

“…To study the gluteal muscles in patients with scoliosis of various etiologies using multislice computed tomography (MSCT).Material and methods. MSCT was first used to study the gluteal muscles of 27 patients with idiopathic scoliosis. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Warmed Versus Room Temperature Intravenous Fluids Administration to Prevent Intraoperative Heat Loss in Anaesthetised Calves Undergoing Umbilical... by Sitkican Okur, Latif Emrah Yanmaz, Mumin Gökhan Senocak, Ayse Golgeli, Ferda Turgut, Omer Tarik Orhun, Yakup Kocaman, Ugur Ersoz

“…Objectivxe To evaluate the effectiveness of warmed IV fluids administered to prevent intraoperative heat loss in anaesthetised calves undergoing umbilical herniorrhaphy. Methods Thirty Simmental breed calves (aged 10–30 days) were randomly divided between two equal groups, wherein the infusion fluid (Ringer's lactate, 5 mL/kg/h) was administered either at room temperature (Group RoT) or warmed (Group WF). …”
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Ellipsoidal <i>K</i>-Means: An Automatic Clustering Approach for Non-Uniform Data Distributions by Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Abdel-Monem M. Ibrahim, Kheir Eddine Bouazza, Wael Deabes, Abdel-Rahman Hedar

“…In this paper, a new clustering technique, simulated-annealing-based ellipsoidal clustering (SAELLC), is proposed to automatically partition data into an optimal number of ellipsoidal clusters, a capability absent in traditional methods. SAELLC transforms each identified cluster into a hyperspherical cluster, where the diameter of the hypersphere equals the minor axis of the original ellipsoid, and the center is encoded to represent the entire cluster. …”
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Mechanism and application of full-anchor cable support mechanism for direct roof with thick soft rock in mining roadway by LI Yongchao, WANG Yin, LUO Gang, ZHANG Yangqiang

“…The full anchor cable support of equal length can anchor all thick soft rocks in the deep stable rock layer through methods such as homogenization stress and strengthened anchoring, and its support effect is better than that of anchor cable combined support. …”
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Causally-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Joint Communication and Sensing by Anik Roy, Serene Banerjee, Jishnu Sadasivan, Arnab Sarkar, Soumyajit Dey

“…Evaluation of the causally-aware RL framework in different JCAS scenarios shows the benefit of our proposed solution over baseline methods in terms of the higher reward. We have shown that in the presence of interfering users and sensing signal clutters, our proposed solution achieves 30% higher data rate in comparison to the communication-only state-of-the-art beam pattern learning method while maintaining sensing performance.…”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobials as contributing for scaling and root planing in adult periodontitis by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Yuliana Zambrano Rivero, Zuraikis Garbey Bonne, Jacquelín Hernández Senguen

“…Using the simple random probabilistic method, three groups with 48 members were formed voluntarily. …”
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Factors associated to mortality of critical geriatrics patients admitted in intensive care by Wilfredo Hernández Pedroso, Ricardo González Mesana, Aliusha Rittoles Navarro, Rafael Venegas Rodríguez, Raúl Santana Sánchez, Daily Chacón Montano

“…The variables studied were: age, sex, mortality, prognostic indices (APACHE II and SOFA), diagnostic profile, therapeutic methods, mechanical ventilation time and causes of death. …”
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Statistical analysis of carbon and nitrogen sources for growth and sporulation of Exserohilum rostratum causing banana leaf spot disease by Du Ruiqing, Lin Shanhai, Huang Siliang, Zhang Zhengtian, Qin Liping, Li Qiqin

“…The effects of carbon and nitrogen sources on colony diameters and sporulation among different isolates of E. rostratum have been analyzed using conventional variance analysis method; however, this method was impossible to differentiate the common carbon and nitrogen sources from the species and the isolate-specific ones for growth and sporulation.In-depth difference analyses of various carbon and nitrogen sources were performed to determine the nutritional characteristics of E. rostratum causing banana leaf spot disease, and to provide a basis for disease management.Three isolates (CLER09, D087 and JL05) of the pathogen were used as the experimental ones. …”
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DYNAMICS OF INDICATORS OF MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM IN BONE DEFECT REPLACEMENTFABRIC EQUIVALENTS OF BONE TISSUE ON THE BASIS OF MMSC-AT by A.V. Bambuliak, P.P. Perebujnis, S.V. Tkachuk, A.V. Javorskiy

“…The "gold standard" is still considered to be an autologous bone transplant, but this method has some drawbacks associated with additional surgery. …”
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An Explainable Framework Integrating Local Biplots and Gaussian Processes for Unemployment Rate Prediction in Colombia by Diego Armando Pérez-Rosero, Diego Alejandro Manrique-Cabezas, Jennifer Carolina Triana-Martinez, Andrés Marino Álvarez-Meza, German Castellanos-Dominguez

“…(ii) Then, we used a Local Biplot technique from the widely recognized Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) method along with local affine transformations as an unsupervised representation of non-stationary and non-linear data patterns in a simplified and comprehensible manner. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Distance and Faceto- face Breastfeeding Education on Female Nursing Students’ Knowledge: A Quasiexperimental Study by Marjan Kevenjan, Fatemeh Vizeshfar, Ladan Zarshenas

“…It could provide a suitable method for improving the knowledge of health professionals regarding breastfeeding.…”
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Hydrolysis of cefazolin by enzymes produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa after exposure to ceftazidime in vitro by Papaioannidou Paraskevi, Nitsas Vassilios, Mirtsou-Fidani Vassiliki

“…The aim of this study was to use an in vitro model for the study of the development of resistant strains of Ps. aeruginosa after a short exposure to ceftazidime, and to study the hydrolysing capacity of β-lactamases produced by the resistant strains. Methods. Among 563 clinical strains of Ps. aeruginosa, 37 multisensitive strains were collected for the study. …”
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