Development of a portable low-cost PC-independent accelerometer for multiple purposes by Erick Montoya

“… Modern seismographs are sensitive enough to record seismic waves with amplitudes as small as a few micrometers, but their manufacturing cost is also very high. …”
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Outcomes of non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19 versus seasonal influenza during the fall-winter 2022–2023 period by Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Bo-Wen Shiau, Ya-Wen Tsai, Jheng-Yan Wu, Ting-Hui Liu, Po-Yu Huang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Chih-Cheng Lai

“…Abstract Background The comparability of outcomes for non-hospitalized COVID-19 outpatients during the Omicron wave to outpatients with influenza remains uncertain. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Push-Out Bond Strength and Dentinal Tubule Penetration of Different Calcium-Silicate-Based Endodontic Sealers by Mihai Merfea, Sanda Ileana Cimpean, Radu Stefan Chiorean, Aurora Antoniac, Ada Gabriela Delean, Iulia Clara Badea, Mindra Eugenia Badea

“…Six specimens from each group were selected for SEM-EDX examination to evaluate dentinal tubule penetration. …”
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COVID-19-related attitudes, risk perceptions, preventive behaviours and economic impact in sub-Saharan African countries: implementing a longitudinal phone-based survey protocol in... by Gwenaëlle Maradan, Elhadji Ba, Assane Ndiaye, Cheikh Sokhna, Patrick Peretti-Watel, Valérie Seror, Sébastien Cortaredona, Jocelyn Raude, Olivier L’Haridon, Cyril Berenger, El-Hadj Ba

“…The present article presents the study protocol and details about the implementation of the first wave of data collection which started in July 2020. …”
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FLAVONOIDS QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION IN THE INFLORESCENCES OF TAGETES ERECTA AND TAGETES PATULA by Е. A. Malyugina, A. V. Mazulin, G. V. Mazulin

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS Tagetes patula L. and Tagetes erecta L. was selected in the present study. Plant material (inflorescences) was collected from different regions of Ukraine. …”
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High-Resolution Mapping of Topsoil Sand Content in Planosol Regions Using Temporal and Spectral Feature Optimization by Jiaying Meng, Nanchen Chu, Chong Luo, Huanjun Liu, Xue Li

“…At the feature level, the recursive feature elimination (RF-RFE) method was utilized to preferentially select 19 key spectral variables from the initial feature set, among which the short-wave infrared bands (b11, b12) and the visible bands (b2, b3, b4) contributed most significantly to the prediction. …”
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Experimental Study on the Damage and Crack Evolution Characteristics of TS-RCR Structural Bodies under Cyclic Loading and Unloading by Xiaoping Xie, Shanle Chen, Xinqiu Fang, Chengwei Liu, Hongyang Liu, Yuqi Huang, Jiangang Liu, Yanfen Wang

“…According to the relationship between the RA (the ratio of the rise time to the amplitude of the acoustic-emission-detection wave) value and time, the evolution law of the RA value and AF value of structures with different lithologies is similar in different periods under cyclic loading and unloading.…”
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Femtosecond laser subtractive/additive-integrated biomimetic manufacturing for visible/infrared encryption and stimuli-responsive infrared decryption by Ruijie Liu, Dongshi Zhang, Zhuguo Li

“…Adjusting the scan interval for biomimetic manufacturing can tailor the structural oxidation degree, the emission in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) band while keeping the blackness of hierarchical aggregates, and the confined height between the covering quartz plate and the ablated sample. …”
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Investigation on the Influence of Water-Shale Interaction on Stress Sensitivity of Organic-Rich Shale by Xiangjun Liu, Yan Zhuang, Lixi Liang, Jian Xiong

“…In the acoustic studies, a higher attenuation coefficient of the acoustic wave corresponds to a larger variation in the shale structure and thus a larger permeability of the shale and smaller stress sensitivity coefficient. …”
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Comparing EQ-5D-5L and IPOS among residents with malignant tumors in a community home hospice: a longitudinal study by Takeshi Miura, Masato Kaneko, Kei Kawano, Yuka Kanoya, Makoto Kuroki

“…In contrast, the IPOS is an excellent tool when it is important to comprehensively and deeply capture the needs of individuals over time. We note that when selecting or using different measures, one must consider the specific characteristics of each measure.…”
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Preferential Stripping Analysis of Post-Transition Metals (In and Ga) at Bi/Hg Films Electroplated on Graphene-Functionalized Graphite Rods by Nastaran Ghaffari, Nazeem Jahed, Zareenah Abader, Priscilla G. L. Baker, Keagan Pokpas

“…In this study, we introduce a novel electrochemical sensor combining reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets with a bismuth–mercury (Bi/Hg) film, electroplated onto pencil graphite electrodes (PGEs) for the high-sensitivity detection of trace amounts of gallium (Ga³⁺) and indium (In³⁺) in water samples using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). The electrochemical modification of PGEs with rGO and bimetallic Bi/Hg films (ERGO-Bi/HgF-PGE) exhibited synergistic effects, enhancing the oxidation signals of Ga and In. …”
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SCN2A gene mutations with epilepsy: single center experience by Tong Zhao, Fang Chen, Le Wang, Yun Xie, Minglei Yang, Fan Feng

“…Results The age of onset of disease in the 12 children with SCN2A was distributed from 22 h after birth to 10 years and 11 months of age, the neonatal missense mutation was the most common, followed by nonsense mutation, the type of seizure was predominantly generalized tonic–clonic seizures(Generalized tonic–clonic seizures, GTCS), paraventricular white matter echo enhancement was the most common of the magnetic resonance image(Magnetic resonance image, MRI), and electroencephalogram(Electroencephalogram, EEG) were predominantly spiking and spiking-slow wave issuance in all phases of wakefulness and sleep, and there was a generalized developmental disorder in 11 cases; of the 12 cases of the children, the diagnosis of epilepsy was diagnosed in 3 cases, and levetiracetam(Levetiracetam, LEV) treatment was ineffective in all of them; epilepsy syndrome was diagnosed in 9 cases, of which 4 cases of Dravet syndrome(Dravet syndrome, DS) had the highest number of cases, and LEV and valproate(Valproate, VPA) were effective in 50% of the children, and multiple medications were ineffective in the remaining 2 cases; 2 children with west syndrome(West syndrome, WS) were ineffective in the administration of topiramate(Topiramate, TPM), clonazepam(Clonazepam, CZP), and pro-adrenocorticotropic hormone, All have global developmental delays; 2 cases of ohtahara syndrome(Ohtahara syndrome, OS), 1 case of phenobarbital(Phenobarbital, PB) treatment was effective, 1 case was ineffective in multiple drug treatment; 1 case of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes(self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, SeLECTS) with normal development of central temporal spikes, LEV could control seizures. …”
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The Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Dentinal Tubule Penetration of Endodontic Bioceramic Sealer by Sundus Bukhary, Sarah Alkahtany, Amal Almohaimede, Nourah Alkhayatt, Shahad Alsulaiman, Salma Alohali

“…Single-rooted extracted human teeth (N = 100) were selected and prepared, and then divided into four groups (n = 25). …”
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Colorimetric and Naked-Eye Detection of Inorganic Arsenic in Water using BF2-Curcumin and Silica Nanoparticle-BF2-Curcumin Sheets by Farshid Ghorbani, Sheyda Mohammadi Isaabad

“…Under optimum conditions (pH=8 and 3 min), the relationship between absorbance intensity at 602 nm wave length and arsenic ion concentration is between 0.06 and 130 µM, with 0.21 µM as the limit of detection. …”
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Co-administration of AYUSH 64 as an adjunct to standard of care in mild and moderate COVID-19: A randomized, controlled, multicentric clinical trial. by Arvind Chopra, Girish Tillu, Kuldeep Chuadhary, Govind Reddy, Alok Srivastava, Muffazal Lakdawala, Dilip Gode, Himanshu Reddy, Sanjay Tamboli, Manjit Saluja, Sanjeev Sarmukaddam, Manohar Gundeti, Ashwini Kumar Raut, B C S Rao, Babita Yadav, Narayanam Srikanth, Bhushan Patwardhan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>During the first pandemic wave, 140 consenting and eligible hospitalized adult participants with mild-moderate symptomatic disease (specific standard RT-PCR assay positive) were selected as per a convenience sample, and randomized (1:1 ratio) to an open-label (assessor blind) two-arm multicentric drug trial; standard of care (SOC as per Indian guidelines) versus AYUSH 64 combined with SOC (AYUSH plus). …”
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Photosynthetic difference of six poplar genotypes and estimation of photosynthetic capacities based on leaf hyperspectral reflectance by Yuanchuan Li, Siqi Ruan, Dasui Li, Jun Liu, Qingqing Hu, Yuanyong Dian, Zequn Yu, Jingjing Zhou

“…Effectively evaluating and estimating the photosynthetic capacities of different poplar genotypes is essential for selecting and breeding poplars with high productivity. …”
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Efficient Detection of Floating Algal Blooms Using Sentinel-2 Imagery: The Introduction of the SFABI Index by M. Saygi, I. Colkesen, M. Celen

“…Based on the results, the proposed index was developed based on the vegetation red-edge (B06 and B07) and near-infrared (B08) with the highest average M-statistic values and the visible-region (B02 and B03) and short-wave infrared (B12) with one the lowest M-statistic values. …”
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Design and Simulation of Optical Waveguide Digital Adjustable Delay Lines Based on Optical Switches and Archimedean Spiral Structures by Ting An, Limin Liu, Guizhou Lv, Chunhui Han, Yafeng Meng, Sai Zhu, Yuandong Niu, Yunfeng Jiang

“…This configuration enables the selective interruption of optical wave paths. The upper path passes through an ultralow-loss Archimedes’ spiral waveguide delay line made of silicon nitride, where the five spiral structures provide delays of 10 ps, 20 ps, 40 ps, 80 ps, and 160 ps, respectively. …”
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Advanced Scalable Multi-Beam Focusing for Indoor Optical Wireless Networks With IR Radiative Clusters by Sharadhi Gunathilake, Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Kosala Herath, Malin Premaratne

“…Spatially distributed IR clusters permit a non-uniform spherical wave model to focus the radiation in the near-field regime. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The study used a sample size of 72 from 88 respondents who were selected for the study. Different data collection tools like interview guide, and questionnaire were used. …”
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