Wireless body area network: Architecture and security mechanism for healthcare using internet of things by Arun Kumar, Ritu Dewan, Wisam Subhi Al-Dayyeni, Bharat Bhushan, Jayant Giri, Sardar MN Islam, Ahmed Elaraby

“…But if the Server is exposed to a malicious attack (i.e., flooded with ClientHello messages, the DTLS protocol may no longer serve the purpose) as it may lead to Denial-of-Service (DoS). …”
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Schools food waste audit as the criteria for evaluating the quality of school meals by Anna V. Stol

“…As a result of the analysis of the accumulated experience of food waste audits and approaches to waste minimization, an algorithm for conducting an audit is proposed, which may have different goals depending on who conducts it. …”
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A comparative framework to develop transferable species distribution models for animal telemetry data by Joshua A. Cullen, Camila Domit, Margaret M. Lamont, Christopher D. Marshall, Armando J. B. Santos, Christopher R. Sasso, Mehsin Al Ansi, Kristen M. Hart, Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes

“…These modeling decisions may limit the performance of SDMs beyond the study region or sampling period. …”
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AIRWAY ASSESSMENT IN OUTPATIENT DENTAL PRACTICE by I. А. Khrypachenko, T. V. Diomina, O. А. Udod

“…Moreover, soft tissues excess in the area of pharynx and epiglottis may complicate both tracheal intubation and mask ventilation. …”
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Crack analysis for some structures subjected to thermal and dynamic loads by Ngo Huong Nhu

“…The general steps of the algorithm are presented. Some programs are written by Gibian languages in the codes Castem for crack analysis of different structures. …”
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Asymptotic Analysis of Shearlet Transfom for Inpainting by Süleyman Çetinkaya, Cüneyt Yazıcı, Hülya Kodal Sevindir

“…An asymptotic analysis may help to evaluatethe performance of an algorithm. …”
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On the effectiveness of the civil regime's penalty-setting framework against insider dealing in the UK by Rustam Mirrakhimov

“…Hence the implementation of the policy may have been ineffective.…”
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Analytical Designing of Optimum Controller for Linear-Quadratic Functional with the Given Limiting Restrictions by V. I. Timoshpolskii, V. B. Kovalevskii, G. Romadan, P. V. Ilyusenko

“…The paper considers the development of an algorithm with the purpose to solve the problem of analytical designing of optimum controller for linear-quadratic functional with the given limiting restrictions. …”
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Modeling of Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings with Transfer Functions by J. A. Vázquez, L. E. Barrett

“…In modeling the dynamics of the entire rotor-bearing system, the rotor is augmented with a model of the bearings. This model may explicitly include the pad degrees of freedom or may implicitly include them by using dynamic matrix reduction methods. …”
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Goal-Directed Mechanical Ventilation: Are We Aiming at the Right Goals? A Proposal for an Alternative Approach Aiming at Optimal Lung Compliance, Guided by Esophageal Pressure in A... by Arie Soroksky, Antonio Esquinas

“…These patients are often subjected to high inspiratory pressure, and in severe cases in order to improve oxygenation and preserve life, we may need to resort to unconventional measures. The currently accepted ARDSNet guidelines are characterized by a generalized approach in which an algorithm for PEEP application and limited plateau pressure are applied to all mechanically ventilated patients. …”
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Enhancing Cloud Detection in Polar Regions Using Combined Spectral and Textural Features for Landsat 8/9 OLI Imagery by Xinran Shen, Teng Li, Chong Liu, Shaoyin Wang, Lei Zheng, Qi Liang, Xiao Cheng, Jiaqi Yao

“…Texture-based methods effectively reduce snow-cloud misclassification but may inadvertently misclassify texturally similar features, highlighting the need for improved discrimination in classification algorithms. …”
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Automated quantification of T1 and T2 relaxation times in liver mpMRI using deep learning: a sequence-adaptive approach by Lukas Zbinden, Samuel Erb, Damiano Catucci, Lars Doorenbos, Leona Hulbert, Annalisa Berzigotti, Michael Brönimann, Lukas Ebner, Andreas Christe, Verena Carola Obmann, Raphael Sznitman, Adrian Thomas Huber

“…Relevance statement The proposed automated, sequence-adaptive algorithm for total and segmental analysis of liver mpMRI may be co-registered to any combination of parametric sequences, enabling comprehensive quantitative analysis of liver mpMRI without sequence-specific training. …”
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Concordance and test-retest consistency of sleep biomarker-based neurodegenerative disorder profiling by Daniel J. Levendowski, Debby Tsuang, Lana M. Chahine, Christine M. Walsh, Chris Berka, Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, David Salat, Corrine Fischer, Gandis Mazeika, Bradley F. Boeve, Luigi Ferini Strambi, Simon J. G. Lewis, Thomas C. Neylan, Erik K. St. Louis

“…Abstract Biomarkers that aid in early detection of neurodegeneration are needed to enable early symptomatic treatment and enable identification of people who may benefit from neuroprotective interventions. …”
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Systematic pan-cancer analysis identifies PKNOX1 as a potential prognostic and immunological biomarker and its functional validation by Kan Liu, Yongkang Xu, Ye Mao, Shumin Fu, Shenglan Huang, Jianbing Wu

“…The correlations between PKNOX1 expression and MDSC immune infiltration and immune cells were analyzed using the TIDE algorithm and the ESTIMATE algorithm. PKNOX1 -interacting proteins and expression-related genes were analysed via the STRING and TIMER 2.0 platforms, and the functions of PKNOX1 in tumors and the cell pathways involved were predicted via KEGG enrichment analysis. …”
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Vocal biomarkers correlate with FEV1 variations during methacholine challenge by Giovanni Paoletti, Giovanni Costanzo, Morena Merigo, Francesca Puggioni, Sebastian Ferri, Maria Rita Messina, Fulvio Cordella, Giuseppe Ranieri, Arianna Arienzo, Victor Savevski, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Ayana deBrito Martins, Enrico Heffler

“…Conclusion The app’s algorithm is sensitive in correlating specific vocal biomarkers to FEV1 variations during MCT. …”
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A novel dilated weighted recurrent neural network (RNN)-based smart contract for secure sharing of big data in Ethereum blockchain using hybrid encryption schemes by Swetha S, Joe Prathap P M

“…The internal nodes that exist to redirect information may have inadequate buffer ability to momentarily take the information and again deliver it to the upcoming nodes that may create the occasional fault in the transmission of data and defeat frequently. …”
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Seismic Vibration Control and Multi-Objective Optimization of Transmission Tower with Tuned Mass Damper Under Near-Fault Pulse-like Ground Motions by Ying Lin, Tao Liu

“…Although the wind load is usually adopted as the governing lateral load in the design of transmission towers, many tall transmission towers may be damaged or even collapse in high seismic intensity areas, especially under near-fault pulse-like ground motions. …”
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Optimizing TCP Performance in Multi-AP Residential Broadband Connections via Minislot Access by Domenico Giustiniano, Eduard Goma, Alberto Lopez Toledo, George Athanasiou

“…We finally show that the throughput achieved by our algorithm is very close to the theoretical upper bound in key simulation scenarios.…”
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Image processing for microprocessors TIM voids detection by Ting Ying Jiang, Mei-Hui Song, Zi-Ying Oh, Tong Liu

“…It then calculates the void occupancy percentage for each die area.The Niblack algorithm is employed in our void detection software. …”
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Evaluation of snow-drifting influencing factors and susceptibility of transportation infrastructure lines by Pengxiang Li, Aiying Gao, Mingzhou Bai, Shumao Qiu

“…The WOE (Weight of Evidence) model was selected as the base evaluation model, and the BP-GA algorithm was applied to optimize the weights of evaluation indicators. …”
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