A Use of Fuzzy TOPSIS to Improve the Network Selection in Wireless Multiaccess Environments by Mouad Mansouri, Cherkaoui Leghris

“…This manuscript presents the use of a hybrid method, combining the fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal situation and fuzzy analytic network process, in the network selection, to improve the quality of service and avoid, as much as possible, unnecessary handovers. …”
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Indirect evidence of an early mating advantage in wild cooperatively breeding male banded mongooses by Graham Birch, Michael A. Cant, Hazel J. Nichols, Magali Meniri, Robert Businge, Francis Mwanguhya, Jonathan D. Blount

“…An early mating advantage would intensify initial male-male competition and hence selection for male choice, as any initial mistake identifying preferred mating partners could see paternity lost to rivals.…”
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Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids: Clinical Outcomes by Yeoungjee Cho, Sunil V. Badve, Carmel M. Hawley, Kathryn Wiggins, David W. Johnson

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a preferred home dialysis modality and has a number of added advantages including improved initial patient survival and cost effectiveness over haemodialysis. …”
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Self-Correction in Free-Running Dual-Comb Spectroscopy With Varying Interferogram Refresh Rates by Xiangze Ma, Wei Long, Jie Cheng, Yujia Ji, Teng Huang, Dijun Chen

“…The dual-comb spectrometer has emerged as a preferred instrument in multiheterodyne spectroscopy due to its high-resolution and fast-scanning capabilities. …”
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High-Resolution Microscopy to Learn the Nuclear Organization of the Living Yeast Cells by Renjie Wang, Aiwen Huang, Yan Wang, Pengxin Mei, He Zhu, Qianqian Chen, Sankui Xu

“…We also discovered that the nucleolus prefers to locate at the nuclear periphery, which was called the “genes poor region,” especially when the cells entered quiescence. …”
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Improving Baking Quality of Weak Gluten Semolina Using Ovine Whey Powder by Nicola Secchi, Costantino Fadda, Ivo Pinna, Alessandra Del Caro, Paola Conte, Antonio Piga, Simonetta Fois, Pasquale Catzeddu

“…Among the different pan bread types, consumers preferred 4T with 5% of substitution, which also showed an improved cell size distribution in the crumb.…”
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Perinatal Palliative Care: Barriers and Attitudes of Neonatologists and Nurses in Poland by Aleksandra Korzeniewska-Eksterowicz, Maria Respondek-Liberska, Łukasz Przysło, Wojciech Fendler, Wojciech Młynarski, Ewa Gulczyńska

“…The most common barriers pointed out by both groups were insufficient knowledge of the personnel on palliative medicine and family preference for life sustaining treatment. Conclusions. …”
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Prolonged Storage of Bound Organic Carbon in Wetland but Not Upland Soils: A 13C and 14C Perspective by Tian Ma, Yiyun Wang, Guohua Dai, Juan Jia, Zongguang Liu, Yufu Jia, Simin Wang, Erxiong Zhu, Xinying Zhang, Negar Haghipour, Lukas Wacker, Bingrui Jia, Jin‐Sheng He, Hailong Zhang, Meixun Zhao, Timothy I. Eglinton, Xiaojuan Feng

“…We find that bound OC has similar δ13C as SOC, suggesting no preference for plant‐ or microbe‐derived carbon. However, bound OC Δ14C is more negative than SOC in wetland but not upland mineral soils, and decreases with increasing reactive minerals. …”
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A Methodology for Calculating Greenhouse Effect of Aircraft Cruise Using Genetic Algorithm-Optimized Wavelet Neural Network by Yong Tian, Lina Ma, Songtao Yang, Qian Wang

“…Validation tests demonstrate that the proposed model with preferred network architecture can outperform others investigated in this paper in terms of accuracy and stability. …”
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The Auscultation of a Carbon Dioxide Embolization Event during Endoscopic Vein Harvest by Erik Strauss, Bradley Taylor, Michael Mazzeffi, Kenichi Tanaka, Patrick Odonkor

“…Endoscopic vein harvest in preparation for coronary artery bypass surgery has become a preferred method of procuring saphenous vein. Several case reports have documented carbon dioxide (CO2) embolization with this procedure as well as CO2 embolization during other laparoscopic surgeries (Markar et al., 2010). …”
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To suppress tin whisker growth by using (100)-oriented copper by Han-Wen Lin, Jia-Ling Lu, Chih-Chia Hu, K.N. Tu, Chih Chen

“…Orientation analysis indicated the Sn grains on the <111>− and the <100>-oriented Cu possesses <110> preferred orientation, which may slow down the formation of the Cu–Sn IMCs.…”
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An Update on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: 2015 Consensus Guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver by Robert P Myers, Hemant Shah, Kelly W Burak, Curtis Cooper, Jordan J Feld

“…The present document reviews the epidemiology of hepatitis C in Canada, preferred diagnostic testing approaches and recommendations for the treatment of chronically infected patients with the newly approved antiviral agents, including those who have previously failed peginterferon and ribavirin-based therapy. …”
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OIL CROP POMACE AS A POTENTIAL SOURCEOF PROTEIN AND DIETARY FIBER by SERGHEEVA, Elena, NETREBA, Natalia

“…Harmless extraction methods are preferred as they reduce the number of reagents used, reduce waste, and increase the yield. …”
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Limited Exchange Transfusion Can Be Very Beneficial in Sickle Cell Anemia with Acute Chest Syndrome: A Case Report from Tanzania by Clara Chamba, Hamisa Iddy, Erius Tebuka, Furahini Tluway, Elisha Osati, Neema Budodi, Collins Meda, Mbonea Yonazi, Anna Schuh, Lucio Luzzatto, Julie Makani

“…Red cell exchange (RCE) transfusion is usually regarded as preferable to top-up transfusion, because it reduces the proportion of Hemoglobin (Hb) S while at the same time avoiding circulatory overload. …”
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BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION OF POLYAXIAL ANGULAR STABLE PLATES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES by Norin Forna, Paul-Dan Sîrbu, Savin Liliana, Lucian Eva, Wilhelm Friedl, Eugen Carata, Tudor Pinteală, Răzvan Tudor, Mihnea Theodor Sîrbu

“…These findings highlight that combining lateral and medial plates enhances rigidity and stability, particularly under axial loading, making it a preferred approach for treating tibial plateau fractures.…”
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Analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency of a theoretical multi-stage compressor with the combined use of adiabatic, isothermal and subisothermal compression processes by V. L. Yusha

“…The results obtained suggest that, theoretically, from the point of view of thermodynamic efficiency criteria, combined multistage compression is preferable to multistage adiabatic compression. The prospects for the practical use of subisothermal stages as part of multi-stage compressor units are determined by the possibilities of their constructive implementation.…”
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A Systematic Review of Bimanual Motor Coordination in Brain-Computer Interface by Poraneepan Tantawanich, Chatrin Phunruangsakao, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Thirty-six articles were reviewed, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Gelation of Type I Collagen Solutions Involving Fibril Formation and Genipin Crosslinking as a Potential Injectable Hydrogel by Shunji Yunoki, Yoshimi Ohyabu, Hirosuke Hatayama

“…In specific cases PSC would be preferred over ASC as an injectable gel system. The temperature-responsive gelation of PSC/genipin solutions was due to temperature responses to genipin crosslinking and collagen fibril formation. …”
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Addressing the diversity of Xylodon raduloides complex through integrative taxonomy by Javier Fernández-López, M. Teresa Telleria, Margarita Dueñas, Andrew W. Wilson, Mahajabeen Padamsee, Peter K. Buchanan, Gregory M. Mueller, María P. Martín

“…Molecular, morphological, and environmental evidences delimit two lineages within this complex: a Northern Hemisphere clade with longer basidiospores and wider ranges in temperature and precipitation tolerance, and a Southern Hemisphere clade with smaller and more spherical basidiospores, and an isothermal and more humid climate preference. The integrative taxonomic approach used in this study demonstrates congruence between data sets and shows how morphological and environmental characteristics contribute to the differentiation of fungal species complexes. …”
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Comparative analysis of different numerical schemes in solute trapping simulations by using the phase-field model with finite interface dissipation by Yang X., Tang Y., Cai D., Zhang L., Du Y., Zhou S.

“…The comparative analysis of advantages and disadvantages in the two numerical schemes indicates that the time-elimination relaxation scheme is preferable in one-dimensional phase-field simulation, while the standard explicit scheme seems to be the only choice for two- or three dimensional phase-field simulation. …”
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