A High-Throughput Hardware Architecture for the H.264/AVC Half-Pixel Motion Estimation Targeting High-Definition Videos by Marcel M. Corrêa, Mateus T. Schoenknecht, Robson S. Dornelles, Luciano V. Agostini

“…The architecture was fully described in VHDL, synthesized for two different Xilinx FPGA devices, and it achieved very good results when compared to related works.…”
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Multi-Temporal Energy Management Strategy for Fuel Cell Ships Considering Power Source Lifespan Decay Synergy by Xingwei Zhou, Xiangguo Yang, Mengni Zhou, Lin Liu, Song Niu, Chaobin Zhou, Yufan Wang

“…With increasingly stringent maritime environmental regulations, hybrid fuel cell ships have garnered significant attention due to their advantages in low emissions and high efficiency. However, challenges related to the coordinated control of multi-energy systems and fuel cell degradation remain significant barriers to their practical implementation. …”
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Public Health Decision-Maker Perspective on Joint Clinical Assessments in Central European EU Member States by Gergő Merész, Dávid Dankó, Márk Péter Molnár

“…The HTA R introduces provisions that may benefit member states, in particular the opportunity to share national or regional assessment reports, cooperate outside of clinical domains, or use the methodological guidelines on a local level for technologies that are not subject to joint assessment. Challenges related to the timelines, differences between assessment scopes, and diverging guidance may jeopardize the full potential of the HTA R in Central European EU member states. …”
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Evaluation of a Brief Personalised Intervention for Alcohol Consumption in College Students. by Natasha C Clarke, Matt Field, Abigail K Rose

“…Results indicated that both groups significantly reduced their alcohol consumption and frequency of binge drinking but there were no significant group differences in either of these measures. We conclude that the provision of generalised information can be as efficient as a BPI for the reduction of alcohol consumption in students.…”
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Optics Temperature-Dependent Nonuniformity Correction Via <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $\ell _{0}$</tex-math></inline-formula>-Regularized Prior for Airborne Infrare... by Li Liu, Tianxu Zhang

“…The proposed method is fundamentally different from the existing nonuniformity correction techniques developed for infrared focal plane arrays and simultaneously suppresses the optics-related FPN and random noise. …”
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Crowdfunding en proyectos educativos: revisión de la literatura by Nayibe Arévalo Pérez, Nolfer A Rico Bautista, Dewar Rico Bautista

“…It is essential to understand the different sources of capital to support entrepreneurs. …”
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Milk fatty acids and rumen composition as proxy measures of enteric methane by Timothy P. Bilton, Sharon M. Hickey, Arjan Jonker, Kathryn McRae, Melanie K. Hess, Benjamin J. Perry, Brooke Bryson, Hannah Henry, Wendy Bain, Fern Booker, Barry Veenvliet, Jacqueline Peers-Adams, Gerrard Pile, Erin Waller, Peter H. Janssen, Kathryn M. Tiplady, Peter Reid, Stefan Muetzel, Michael Agnew, Ken G. Dodds, John C. McEwan, Suzanne J. Rowe

“…Lower proportions of acetate relative to propionate were found in the rumen samples from the low-methane ewes. …”
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Methodological Strategy of Ecological Economic Zoning (EEZ) in the Municipal Scale: an Academic Exercise of Political Geography for the Management of the Territory by Augusto César Pinheiro da Silva, Marcelo Motta de Freitas, Rejane Araujo Rodrigues

“…Central institutional condition participants of applicability of zoning at the local scale, the municipalities have the ability to articulate regional management challenges that arise in relation to environmental, social and economic resources, as well as making them more productive and efficient in their own space and public management. …”
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International Criminalization of International Terrorizm by A. G. Volevodz

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The Pricing Strategy of Dual Recycling Channels for Power Batteries of New Energy Vehicles under Government Subsidies by Xiaodong Zhu, Wei Li

“…The vigorous development of the new energy automobile industry has highlighted the issue of efficient recycling of power batteries. Using a Stackelberg game, the pricing mechanism of dual-channel power battery recycling models under different government subsidies is investigated. …”
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Estratégia metodológica de Zoneamento Ecológico Econômico (ZEE) na escala municipal: um exercício acadêmico de geografia política para a gestão do território by Augusto César Pinheiro da Silva, Marcelo Motta de Freitas, Rejane Araujo Rodrigues

“…Central institutional condition participants of applicability of zoning at the local scale, the municipalities have the ability to articulate regional management challenges that arise in relation to environmental, social and economic resources, as well as making them more productive and efficient in their own space and public management. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of a BERT-based scholarly recommendation system by Jie Zhu, Hulin Wu, Ashraf Yaseen

“…Therefore, we conclude that a moderate ratio of the random negative sampling scheme, (in our case 1:10) is reasonable, sufficient and time-efficient in the recommendation system training…”
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Calculation Model of Multi-roll Straightening Process Based on Bilinear Hardening and Power Hardening by ZHU Xiaoyu, CHENG Zixing, WANG Xiaogang, HAN Peisheng

“…Selecting an appropriate material model based on specific material characteristics is crucial to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the straightening process. This research provides theoretical support for the development of straightening technology for new materials.…”
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Simultaneous profiling of classic and 11-oxygenated androgens via a novel derivatization method coupled with HPLC-MS/MS: A game-changer for endocrine disorders by Xianhua Zhang, Huiyu Xu, Yue Sun, Xin Xiong, Lingling Liu, Li Yang, Libo Zhao, Xiaona Li, Rong Li, Rongsheng Zhao

“…Intra- and inter-day relative errors for LLOQ ranged from -8.2 % to 10.7 %, and from -7.4 % to 13.8 % for QCs. …”
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Alpha 2 agonists for sedation to produce better outcomes from critical illness (A2B Trial): protocol for a multicentre phase 3 pragmatic clinical and cost-effectiveness randomised... by John Norrie, Stephen Morris, Daniel Francis McAuley, Bronagh Blackwood, Paul Dark, Matt P Wise, Anthony C Gordon, Kalliopi Kydonaki, Timothy Simon Walsh, David Hope, Christopher Weir, Gavin Perkins, Nazir I Lone, Benedict Creagh-Brown, Julia Boyd, Michael Reade, Richard Anthony Parker, Leanne M Aitken, Valerie J Page, Alasdair MacLullich, Cathrine A McKenzie, Alix Macdonald, Annabel Giddings, Lydia Emerson, Robert Glen

“…Post-ICU outcomes include mortality, anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, cognitive function and health-related quality of life at 6-month follow-up. A process evaluation and health economic evaluation are embedded in the trial.The analytic framework uses a hierarchical approach to maximise efficiency and control type I error. …”
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Artificial intelligence for prediction of atrial fibrillation in the stroke unit: a retrospective derivation validation cohort studyResearch in context by Maximilian Schoels, Laura Krumm, Alexander Nelde, Manuel C. Olma, Christian H. Nolte, Jan F. Scheitz, Markus G. Klammer, Christoph Leithner, Andreas Meisel, Franziska Scheibe, Michael Krämer, Karl Georg Haeusler, Matthias Endres, Christian Meisel

“…The relative contributions of different input data sources were assessed for explainability. …”
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Formulation and Characterization of Drug Loaded Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles (Niosomes) for Oral Bioavailability Enhancement by Sunil Kamboj, Vipin Saini, Suman Bala

“…Vesicles with 1 : 1 : 0.1 ratios of surfactant : cholesterol : dicetyl phosphate with each grade of span were found to have higher entrapment efficiencies, which were further selected for in vitro and in vivo studies. …”
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Investigation of Nano Spray-Dried, Hyaluronic Acid-Modified Polymeric Micelles for Nasal Administration by Bence Sipos, Levente Mayer, Mária Budai-Szűcs, Gábor Katona, Rita Ambrus, Ildikó Csóka

“…The characterization of dispersed polymeric micelles in aqueous media was performed based on dynamic light scattering and determining the solubility enhancement related factors such as encapsulation efficiency and thermodynamic solubility. …”
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Effect of a mix of condense and hydrolysable tannins feed additive on lactating dairy cows’ services per conception and days open by Alejandro R Castillo, Julio A Di Rienzo, Damiano Cavallini

“…The models included: dairy units (2), periods (3), and their interactions. No significant differences were observed in Period I. During the evaluation Period II, the mix tannins feed additive increased the artificial insemination efficiency, reducing (P < 0.01) the number of services of conception (- 9 %), from 2.20 to 2.02 and days open (P < 0.01) from 92.5 to 87 days (- 6.3 %). …”
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Lipid Metabolic Disturbances in Severe Sepsis: Clinical Significance and New Methods of Correction by O. G. Malkova, I. N. Leiderman, A. L. Levit, S. P. Nitenko

“…Objective: to reveal the basic regularities in the development of lipid metabolic disturbances in severe sepsis and to evaluate the efficiency of parenteral use of new balanced lipid emulsions in this cohort of patients. …”
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