Optimization of Echo Views for Percutaneous Device Closure of Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect through the Femoral Vein Guided by Transthoracic Echocardiography without Radiation by Zankai Ye, Zhiqiang Li, Hanlu Yi, Yaobin Zhu, Yan Sun, Hongju Zhang, Pei Li, Ning Ma

“…The subcostal acoustic window and parasternal aorta short-axis views were used to guide the extra stiff wire and catheter into the left atrium. All procedures were performed under the subcostal biatrial section. …”
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Near Junction Integration of Vapor Chamber for Transient Thermal Performance Improvements of SiC Power Module by Wei Mu, Laili Wang, Haoyuan Jin, Borong Hu, Binyu Wang, Jinfeng Zhang, Liang Wang, Teng Long

“…Power semiconductor modules are mostly stressed when faced with large junction temperature variations, leading to failures such as bond wire lift-off and solder fatigue. This issue becomes more challenging with the implementation of SiC devices because their smaller die size reduces the thermal inertia and increases the thermal resistance. …”
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Removal of an incarcerated intrauterine device reaching the serosal surface of the uterus by hysteroscopy alone: a case report by Min You, Qin-Fang Chen, Hai-Qian Lu

“…Microscissors were employed to cut along the white adhesion band, revealing a faintly visible metal wire. We successfully removed the IUD using hysteroscopy only. …”
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High-entropy alloys: Electrochemical Nanoarchitectonics toward high-performance Water splitting by Christian Iffelsberger, Katarina A. Novčić, Eva Kolíbalová, Frank-Michael Matysik, Martin Pumera

“…Upon an electric arch by applying voltage drop of about 2 MV/m with high current densities and using ultra-thin Pt wire in glass, whose movement, in the aqueous solution containing the salt of the elements to be incorporated to the HEAs, is controlled by the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM), the HEAs, consisting of doped silica nanobeads are produced. …”
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A Controllable Distributed Energy Resource Transformer-Based Grounding Scheme for Microgrids by Dingrui Li, Yiwei Ma, Yu Su, Chengwen Zhang, Lin Zhu, He Yin, Fred Wang, Leon M. Tolbert

“…In this paper, a novel controllable DER transformer-based grounding scheme is proposed, where a controllable switch is added to the neutral wire of the transformer. The proposed scheme can disable grounding capability in the grid-connected mode and enable it in the islanded mode by changing the transformer connection. …”
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Project “BUSSARD” − a holistic development of high-efficiency solar cells covering innovative front-end, metallization and interconnection approaches by Lorenz Andreas, Schube Jörg, Nikitina Veronika, Mack Sebastian, Schweigert Sebastian, Buddgard Jonas, Albrecht Jonas, Pospischil Maximilian, Kraft Achim, Wolf Andreas, Hermle Martin, Clement Florian

“…The results are compared to TOPCon modules interconnected via SmartWire Connection Technology (SWCT) and electrically conductive adhesive (ECA).…”
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Evaluation of an assistive exosuit for alleviating neck and shoulder muscle fatigue during prolonged flexed neck posture by Hang Man Cho, Jae-Ryeong Choi, Jung-Hwan Moon, Kyu-Jin Cho, Seung-Won Kim

“…Methods The preliminary feasibility experiment was conducted with five subjects for 15 min to verify the effect of supporting the weight of the head with a wire on reducing neck muscle fatigue. The prime experiment was conducted with 26 subjects for 15 min to quantitatively evaluate the reduction in muscle fatigue achieved by wearing the exosuit and to assess its qualitative usability from the user’s perspective. …”
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STUDY OF COMPATIBILITY OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF HIGH-LEVEL PROTOCOLS AND ERROR-CORRECTING CODES by Vladyslav Sharov, Olena Nikulina

“…Meanwhile, the development of WireGuard in the mid-2010s, spearheaded by Jason A. …”
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Obesity-induced mesenteric PVAT remodelling is sexually dimorphic, but not driven by ovarian hormones by Lisa Ivatt, Mhairi Paul, Allende Miguelez-Crespo, Patrick W. F. Hadoke, Matthew A. Bailey, Ruth A. Morgan, Mark Nixon

“…Mesenteric PVAT (mPVAT) was isolated for RNA-sequencing and histological analysis, and mesenteric arteries were isolated for assessment of vascular function by wire myography. In a separate study, female mice were subjected to bilateral ovariectomy prior to dietary intervention to determine the contribution of ovarian hormones to PVAT dysregulation. …”
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Impact of a Novel Oblique-Tip Papillotome for Biliary Cannulation during ERCP: A Nonrandomized Coarsened Exact Matching Study by Hiroo Imazu, Shiaw-Hooi Ho, Shoryoku Hino, Khean-Lee Goh, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Kazuki Sumiyama, Hisao Tajiri

“…This study was performed to evaluate the utility of the OT-papillotome for contrast-guided cannulation (CGC) and wire-guided cannulation (WGC) during ERCP, compared with standard cannulation by WGC using a standard-tip papillotome (ST-papillotome). …”
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Antioxidant Responses in Chromium-Stressed Maize as Influenced by Foliar and Root Applications of Fulvic Acid by Farwa Iftikhar, Asma Zulfiqar, Atif Kamran, Ammara Saleem, Muhammad Zeeshan Arshed, Usman Zulfiqar, Ivica Djalovic, P. V. Vara Prasad, Walid Soufan

“…The experiment was conducted in a wire house under natural environmental conditions at the Seed Centre, Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. …”
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Collapsing Pattern Class-IV Lupus Nephritis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare COVID-19 Sequelae by K Harshitha Reddy, Pranjal Kashiv, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Kapil Navin Sejpal

“…It is divided into two types: diffuse segmental and the other being diffuse global. Wire-loop lesions could also be observed. There have been reports of Collapsing Glomerulopathy (CG) in SLE patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). …”
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The Influence of Polymerization Type and Reinforcement Method on Flexural Strength of Acrylic Resin by Rodrigo Borges Fonseca, Amanda Vessoni Barbosa Kasuya, Isabella Negro Favarão, Lucas Zago Naves, Márcio Grama Hoeppner

“…Fourteen groups (N=10) were created by the interaction of factors in study: type of resin (self-cured (SC) or heat-cured (HC)) and reinforcement method (industrialized glass fiber (Ind), unidirectional glass fiber (Uni), short glass fiber (Short), unidirectional and short glass fiber (Uni-Short), thermoplastic resin fiber (Tpl), and steel wire (SW)). Reinforced bars (25×2×2 mm) were tested in flexural strength (0.5 mm/min) and examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Estimated baseline density of a spotted hyaena population in a post-war landscape by Willem D. Briers-Louw, Tamar A. Kendon, Matthew S. Rogan, Alison J. Leslie, Drew Bantlin, Emma Evers, David Gaynor, Peter Lindsey, João Almeida, Vincent N. Naude

“…The combination of historical armed conflict, marginal trophy hunting and bushmeat poaching using wire snares and gin traps (with physical injuries evident in 9% of identified individuals) presents persistent anthropogenic pressure, limiting the post-war recovery of this resident hyaena population. …”
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C3-VQA: Cryogenic Counter-Based Coprocessor for Variational Quantum Algorithms by Yosuke Ueno, Satoshi Imamura, Yuna Tomida, Teruo Tanimoto, Masamitsu Tanaka, Yutaka Tabuchi, Koji Inoue, Hiroshi Nakamura

“…The sources of heat dissipation include passive inflow via intertemperature wires and the power consumption of components located in the cryostat, such as wire amplifiers and quantum–classical interfaces. …”
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Energy-Accuracy Trade-Offs for Resistive In-Memory Computing Architectures by Saion K. Roy, Naresh R. Shanbhag

“…ReRAMs and FeFETs demonstrate high energy efficiencies while achieving high SNDR, as their low conductance values lead to lower currents and lower noise due to wire parasitics. In all cases, across all three device types, DP dimension, ADC precision, and conductance contrast, the maximum achievable SNDR is found to be in the range of 18–22 dB, barely meeting the minimum needed for achieving an inference accuracy close to an equivalent fixed-point digital architecture. …”
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Experimental and numerical analysis of pGFRP and wood cross-arm in latticed tower: a comprehensive study of mechanical deformation and flexural creep by Amir Abd Latif, Mohamad Ridzwan Ishak, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Noorfaizal Yidris, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Zuhri, Muhammad Asyraf Muhammad Rizal, Zuliskandar Ramli

“…The pGFRP cross-arms showed lower deflection at working loads compared to Balau wood, due to the latter’s higher elastic modulus and flexibility specifically at Point Y3, the critical issues necessitated reinforcement strategies. pGFRP cross-arms withstood higher bending stress, showing 32% less deflection under normal conditions and 15% less under broken wire conditions than Balau wood. Additionally, the creep strength of wood was 34% lower than that of pGFRP cross-arms. …”
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Unraveling the laser decal transfer-based printing of ZnO ceramic towards FEP-ZnO-based Piezo-Tribo hybrid nanogenerators by Arpit Kumar Singh, Anshu Sahu, Palani Iyamperumal Anand

“…While various combinations of metals have been explored for applications ranging from aerospace and biomedical devices to micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), it works on conventional printing processes that rely on wire or powder as raw materials, which limit their applicability in certain end-use cases. …”
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Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement under Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Shangju Gao, Jingchao Wei, Wenyi Li, Long Zhang, Can Cao, Jinshuai Zhai, Bo Gao

“…The intraoperative adverse events included 1 case of registration failure and 1 case of guide-wire dislodgment in group RE-RO, as well as 2 cases of screw misplacement in group GE-FLU. …”
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On the measurement of microclimate by Ilya M. D. Maclean, James P. Duffy, Stef Haesen, Sanne Govaert, Pieter De Frenne, Thomas Vanneste, Jonathan Lenoir, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Marcus W. Rhodes, Koenraad Van Meerbeek

“…We demonstrate that reasonably accurate estimates of air temperature can be obtained with low‐cost and unshielded ultrafine‐wire thermocouples that possess low thermal emissivity and a highly reflective surface. …”
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