Otitis externa: Review and clinical update by J.D. Osguthorpe, D.R. Nielsen

“…Chronic disease often is part of a more generalised dermatologic or allergic problem. Symptoms of early acute and most chronic disease include pruritus and local discomfort. …”
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Adaptive Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation for Passive Bistatic Radar Using OFDM Waveform by Zhixin Zhao, Sihang Zhu, Yuhao Wang, Siyuan Cheng, Sheng Hong

“…It faces severe radio frequency interference (RFI) problem. In this paper, a theoretical analysis of the range-domain correlation of RFI in OFDM-based HF radar is presented. …”
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Polarization-based puncturing pattern selection of shortened Polar code by Shunlan LIU, Aiming HU, Jianrong BAO

“…In order to solve the problem of inflexible Polar code length,a new puncturing pattern selection scheme based on feedback cost puncturing was proposed to generate shortened Polar codes.In this scheme,the Polarization effect was reserved,the sub-optimal subchannel was selected as the cost bit,the output bit corresponding to the cost bit was used as the puncturing pattern,and then the value of the cost bit is adjusted by feedback to obtain the shortened Polar code.Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed shortened Polar code is better than that of the shortened Polar code generated by bit-reversal permutation method,and the shortened Polar codes generated by direct puncturing method at the end under different channel and code rate conditions,and slightly weaker than that of the shortened Polar code proposed by Wang R and Liu R et al.In the AGWN channel,when the block error rate is 10^-3,the proposed shortened Polar code with a code rate of 0.5 can obtain a gain of 0.5 dB compared with the shortened Polar code generated by bit-reversal permutation method,and the coding performance is greatly improved.…”
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First-Line (1L) Treatment Decision Patterns and Survival of Hormone Receptor (HR)-Positive/HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) Patients in a Latin American (LATAM) Public In... by Guillermo Valencia, Patricia Rioja, Miguel Chirito, Olenka Peralta, Jorge Sánchez, Connie Rabanal, Raúl Mantilla, Zaida Morante, Hugo Fuentes, Carlos Castaneda, Tatiana Vidaurre, Cristian Pacheco, Silvia Neciosup, Henry L. Gomez

“…Advanced breast cancer is an incurable disease, with a median overall survival of 3 years, including in countries without access problems. Although chemotherapy is reserved in some cases, it is still used in many countries as a first-line therapy. …”
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Designing transportation for women: Night paratransit service for the female community of Sapienza university of Rome by Maria Vittoria Corazza, Silvia D’Eramo

“…The local press often reports on women’s harassment in transit, which poses a significant problem for the female community at Sapienza University of Rome, particularly during evening commutes. …”
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Revascularization of Chronic Iliac Vein Occlusion Using Balloon-Assisted Transseptal Needle Puncture Technique by Simon Long, Patrick D. Sutphin, Sanjeeva P. Kalva

“…Background Chronically occluded central veins are not an uncommon problem, which may arise due to a plethora of reasons. …”
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IOT-ENABLED VEHICLE SPACE IDENTIFICATION AND BOOKING SYSTEM by Alka Suryawanshi, Madhav Bokare, Satish Pawale, Umesh Thorat

“…An effective solution to this problem is the implementation of an innovative parking management system. …”
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Region-Focusing Data Augmentation via Salient Region Activation and Bitplane Recombination for Target Detection by Huan Zhang, Xiaolin Han, Weidong Sun

“…To this end, region-focusing data augmentation via salient region activation and bitplane recombination for the target detection of optical satellite images is proposed in this paper to solve the problem of internal structure loss in data augmentation. …”
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Agriculture et paysage des espaces périurbains algériens by Hadj Mohammed Maachou

“…This extension has become the number one problem of this landscape. And periurban agriculture in Oran is changing in terms of land ownership and economy, with pressure on its space and activities. …”
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GFEA: Leader Election Algorithm for Choosing a GroupDecision Support System Facilitator by Sabir Mohammedi Taieb, Mohamed Adnane Laredj

“…Even so, collaborative work in GDSS demands coordination provided by a single controlling entity known as the GDSS facilitator. However, the problem of electing a GDSS Facilitator hasn’t been treated enough in the literature, and it is often neglected. …”
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Towards Sustainable Heritage: Redevelopment Of Historical Districts Through Place-Quality Matrix.Case Study: Religious Complex, Old Cairo by Eman Saleh, Ghada Mohamed

“…The findings are expected to provide actionable recommendations and comprehensive understanding, presented in a form of a design proposal for the place-quality enhancement with reserved cultural identity.…”
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Denoising Method of dbN Wavelet Threshold for Die Repair Hammer Force Signals by LIU Li-jun, SHEN Xiu-qiang, WANG Xiao-lu, YANG Wen-hao, YAO Ji-rong

“…In order to solve the problem that the noise of the hammer power signal in mold repair is large, the dbN wavelet (abbreviation of Daubechies, N is the wavelet order) is used to reconstruct the hammer force signal according to the obtained low frequency coefficient. …”
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Reward shaping-based deep reinforcement learning for look-ahead dispatch with rolling-horizon by Hongsheng Xu, Yungui Xu, Ke Wang, Yaping Li, Abdullah Al Ahad

“…Therefore, this paper proposes novel reward shaping (RS)-based DRL algorithms for the rolling-horizon LAD problem. We propose the method for accurately estimating the look-ahead discounted factor that best matches different look-ahead horizons (LAHs). …”
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BG-YOLO: A Bidirectional-Guided Method for Underwater Object Detection by Ruicheng Cao, Ruiteng Zhang, Xinyue Yan, Jian Zhang

“…During the detection tasks, only the object detection branch is reserved so that no additional computational cost is introduced. …”
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Algorithms for online fault tolerance server consolidation by Boyu Li, Bin Wu, Meng Shen, Hao Peng, Weisheng Li, Hong Zhang, Jie Gan, Zhihong Tian, Guangquan Xu

“…Unlike existing algorithms that assume that no two servers share replicas of more than one item, we first formulate capacity reservation for a general arbitrary scenario. Due to the combinatorial nature of this problem, finding the optimal solution is difficult. …”
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Interest groups in Lithuania: dynamics of development and characteristics of institutionalization by Alvidas Lukošaitis

“… The problems that are pertinent to the activities of the interest groups, their relationship with the State, etc., are obviously understudied in Lithuania. …”
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Eesti sõjakirjasaatjad Vabadussõjas / Estonian War Correspondents in the War of Independence by Toivo Kikkas

“…According to the daily newspapers, messages from the frontline received less attention as the War continued. More space was reserved for social and economic problems. The decline in articles covering the War must have played a part, either in the deepening tediousness of war or in becoming accustomed to it. …”
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A Robust Game Approach for On Spot Price Cloud Markets in Microservice-Based Applications by Hamta Sedghani, Mauro Passacantando, Riccardo Lancellotti, Mina Zolfy Lighvan, Danilo Ardagna

“…The problem is modeled using a Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problem (GNEP). …”
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Interaction energy-based power coupling oscillation analysis and suppression of grid-forming converter connected system by Yaqi Shen, Zhuoyang Li, Jing Ma, Letian Wang, Ningsai Su, Jialong Song

“…The proposed active damping control method can effectively suppress oscillation while guaranteeing the basic response characteristics.© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.…”
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Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi Isolated From Stool Culture by Tito Aloys Ndima Etouke, Georges Ful Kuh, Boris Emmanuel Djoumsie Gomseu, Vanessa Linda Nzesseu, Jean-De-Dieu Tamokou, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…Enteric fever is a significant health problem in developing countries caused by Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi. …”
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