Not All Platelets Are Created Equal: A Review on Platelet Aging and Functional Quality in Regenerative Medicine by Fábio Ramos Costa, Joseph Purita, Rubens Martins, Bruno Costa, Lucas Villasboas de Oliveira, Stephany Cares Huber, Gabriel Silva Santos, Luyddy Pires, Gabriel Azzini, André Kruel, José Fábio Lana

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Acute effect of three functional fitness training designs with equalized load on inexperienced and experienced athletes by Alejandro Oliver-López, Adrián García-Valverde, Rafael Sabido

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Gender equality in caregiver attendance for children with chronic diseases: a Swedish longitudinal observational study by Henrik Imberg, Marcus Svedberg, Linda Mark, Viktoria Mellqvist, Jens Michelsen, Kristel Björkman, Niklas Johansson

“…This study aimed to explore gender equality in attendance at doctor’s appointments among caregivers of children with chronic diseases before and after the introduction of video conference visits.Methods Children aged 0–17 years diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes or a chronic neurological disease at Gothenburg’s and Lund’s paediatric hospitals were included. …”
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Development of START-EDI guidelines for reporting equality, diversity and inclusion in research: a study protocol by Michael G Fadel, Rebecca Barnes, Amanda J Cross, Sally Hopewell, George B Hanna, Linda D Sharples, Peter Buckle, Brian D Nicholson, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Julie Hepburn, Vivian Welch, Jérémie F Cohen, Tanvi Rai, Piers R Boshier, Anthony Muchai Manyara, Hannah Kettley-Linsell, Christopher Newby, Darshali A Vyas, Philip Edgar-Jones

“…Introduction Acknowledging equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research is not only a moral imperative but also an important step in avoiding bias and ensuring generalisability of results. …”
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Response strategies for promoting gender equality in public health emergencies: a rapid scoping review by Janina I Steinert, Alexa R Yakubovich, Julie Hennegan, Caterina Alacevich, Bridget Steele

“…Included studies assessed gender-based outcomes in the domains of sexual and reproductive health, equal opportunities, access to economic resources, violence and health. …”
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Equality of specialist orthodontic care for adolescents in the Swedish public dental service: a cohort study by Emma Göranson, Mikael Sonesson, Lillemor Dimberg, Niko Vähäsarja, Aron Naimi-Akbar

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Enhancement Infrared-Visible Image Fusion Using the Integration of Stationary Wavelet Transform and Fuzzy Histogram Equalization by Rusul Basheer Khazal, Nada Jasim Habeeb

“…In this paper, a novel image fusion method has been proposed to enhance visible-infrared image fusion using the integration of stationary wavelet transform and fuzzy histogram equalization. …”
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16QAM Blind Equalization via Maximum Entropy Density Approximation Technique and Nonlinear Lagrange Multipliers by R. Mauda, M. Pinchas

“…Recently a new blind equalization method was proposed for the 16QAM constellation input inspired by the maximum entropy density approximation technique with improved equalization performance compared to the maximum entropy approach, Godard’s algorithm, and others. …”
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Underwater Acoustic Rapidly Time-Varying Channel Equalization Technique Integrating Deep Learning and Domain Knowledge by Ke DENG, Shuaijun WANG, Hua YU, Jian ZHANG, Junfan CHEN, Zhouping WU

“…To mitigate the time-frequency doubly-selective fading in such underwater acoustic rapidly time-varying channels and reduce the bit error rate(BER) of OFDM systems, this paper proposed an underwater acoustic rapidly time-varying channel equalization method that combined deep learning with domain knowledge. …”
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Research on Performance Optimization of Running Air-cooled Heat Pipe Radiator Based on Temperature Equalization Technology by Zhiyong WU, Xiong WANG, Nan HUANG, Guomeng SONG, Hongfeng WANG, Mingyi CHEN, Jie ZOU

“…Based on the temperature equalization technology, the application of numerical simulation and experimental testing methods, L-shaped heat pipes and temperature equalization pipes was used to achieve optimization on the basis of the original straight heat pipe radiator, and fi eld test veri fi cation was conducted on the subway line. …”
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Li-Ion Battery Active–Passive Hybrid Equalization Topology for Low-Earth Orbit Power Systems by Lin Zhu, Zihua Liu, Yong Lin, Zhe Li, Jian Qin, Xiaoguang Jin, Shujie Yan

“…In contrast, active equalization technology offers higher efficiency, faster equalization speeds, and the ability to utilize digital control methods, making it the mainstream direction for the development of lithium-ion battery equalization technology. …”
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Control Algorithm for Equal Current Sharing between Parallel-Connected Boost Converters in a DC Microgrid by Muamer M. Shebani, M. Tariq Iqbal, John E. Quaicoe

“…However, the conventional droop method cannot ensure equal current sharing due to the mismatches in parameters of parallel-connected converters. …”
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Probabilistic power flow calculation of active distribution network based on Copula theory and equal probability segmentation by JIA Yudong, LIU Wenbin, MU Xizhen, MU Xiaobin, ZHU Yongqiang, XIA Ruihua

“…An interval segmentation method based on equal probability principle is proposed for interval segmentation. …”
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Optimization Design of Nonpulsating, Equal Contact Stress Guide Curves for Internal Curve Radial Piston Motors by Hongbin Qiang, Jiajun Shao, Shaopeng Kang, Kailei Liu, Dongming Li, Xiansheng Ke

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Information Entropy and Fuzzy Logic Based Equalizer for PolMux QAM Coherent Optical Communication Systems by Zhili Zhou, Yiju Zhan, Qingling Cai, Xiukai Ruan, Guihua Cui, Yuxing Dai, Haiyong Zhu

“…The nonparametric PDF estimator of Parzen window method is employed to estimate the PDF of symbols. …”
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The effects of addressing gender norms and access to resources on gender equality in climate-affected agrifood systems in Bangladesh by Sadika Akhter, Els Lecoutere, Esther Kihoro, Mohammed Kamruzzaman, Durjoy Dey

“…We rely on gender-disaggregated intrahousehold data collected between treatment and control populations in March 2023 and use propensity score matching as a quasi-experimental identification method. Our study findings confirm that challenging structural barriers to gender equality associated with discriminatory gender norms and attitudes and enhancing gender-equal access to resources and extension services support women's empowerment in climate-affected agrifood systems. …”
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Real-Time Software Implementation of Filter-Separated MIMO Adaptive Equalizer for Fully Virtualized Access Networks by Daisuke Hisano, Takahiro Suzuki, Kohei Nishida, Akio Yamasaki, Sang-Yuep Kim, Jun-ichi Kani, Tomoaki Yoshida

“…The proposed method uses two types of FIR filters; one is used for polarization demultiplexing with short taps, and the other is a filter with long taps for the compensation of the CD in the fiber channel and the frequency distortion from the transceiver. …”
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INDICATIONS FOR MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION – ARE THEY USING EQUALLY FOR CHOOSING OF INVASIVE STRATEGY IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE? by A. S. Korotin, A. R. Kiselev, Yu. V. Popova, O. M. Posnenkova, V. I. Gridnev

“…Patients were divided into 2 groups: with an invasive (n = 481 patients without considering the revascularization method) and conservative (n = 715 patients) treatment strategy. …”
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Building crack monitoring based on digital image processing by Yanyan Xu, Yanxia Cai, Dandan Li, Tierui Zhang

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The Spatio-Temporal Equalization Sliding-Window Distribution Distance Maximization Based on Unsupervised Learning for Online Event-Related Potential-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces... by Haoye Wang, Jing Jin, Xinjie He, Shurui Li, Andrzej Cichocki

“…In this study, we propose the spatio-temporal equalization sliding-window distribution distance maximization (STE-sDDM) algorithm, which introduces spatio-temporal equalization (STE) to unsupervised ERP classification for the first time and integrates it with a novel unsupervised classification method, sliding-window distribution distance maximization (sDDM). …”
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