Investigation of Dual-Vortical-Flow Hybrid Rocket Engine without Flame Holding Mechanism by A. Lai, T.-H. Chou, S.-S. Wei, J.-W. Lin, J.-S. Wu, Y.-S. Chen

“…This engine was numerically investigated using a CFD tool that can handle reacting flow with finite-rate chemistry and coupled with the real-fluid model. …”
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Research on process optimization and trajectory planning of EA4T axle robot grinding by Feng ZHANG, Zhongli FENG, Feng XU, Deming ZHANG, Xiangrui ZENG, Jianwei MA, Shilei ZHANG

“…The grinding force, feed rate and spindle speed corresponding to the optimal grinding process parameters are entered into the control system. …”
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HTLV-1 antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid in tropical spastic paraparesis in Brazil by A. Spina-França, J. A. Livramento, L. R. Machado, H. R. Gomes, L. S. Vianna, L. H. M. Castro, J. P. S. Nobrega, L. A. Baciheschi

“…CSF patterns considered (cytology, protein content and gamma-globulins rate) were different between TSP group with HTLV-l antibodies in CSF and SP group with no HTLV-l antibodies detection either in serum or in CSF. …”
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Genome-Wide identification and salt stress-responsive expression dynamics of the HMGR gene family in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. by Xiaohan Tang, Xiaojun Ma, Jun Cao, Xinhong Wang, Xuexiang Li, Xiaozhou Yang, Jing Shu

“…They also exhibit significant therapeutic potential in herbal medicine. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR), a pivotal rate-limiting enzyme governing the initial stage of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway in triterpene saponin biosynthesis, remains uncharacterized in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. …”
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Fertility intention and its correlates with reproductive-aged married women in Ethiopia: an adapted theory of planned behavior (TPB) by Fitsum Tariku Fantaye, Solomon Abrha Damtew, Kelemua Menegesha Sene

“…The population continues to grow at a rate of 2.7 and fertility rates remain at 4.6. Fertility is one of the three key aspects in shaping population dynamics, as women’s fertility intention for children play a significant role in determining actual fertility rates. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis in the Russian Federation in 2022 and Forecast of its Development for 2023 by E. I. Andaev, A. Ya. Nikitin, M. I. Tolmacheva, I. D. Zarva, E. V. Yatsmenko, V. A. Matveeva, E. A. Sidorova, V. Yu. Kolesnikova, S. V. Balakhonov

“…Despite the increase in the incidence of TBVE in 2022, a significant downward trend has been retained. The rate of infection of ticks removed from humans in 2022 was below the long-term average values. …”
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Assessing trends in clonorchiasis incidence via prescription data analysis in South Korea by Taeksang Lee, Jun Hyun Lee, Hanna Jin, Yun Kyung Lee, Hyun Beom Song

“…Methods We estimated the number of annual nationwide clonorchiasis cases by utilizing the National Health Insurance Service drug prescription information dataset for 2002–2023 and disease-specific prescription pattern. We then assessed trends in the overall incidence rates as well as sex-, age-, and region-specific incidence rates of clonorchiasis. …”
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An Analysis of RF On-Chip Antennas in Si-Based Integrated Microwave Photonics by Ajaypal Singh Dhillon, Bahaa Radi, Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

“…The unification of antenna with photonic integrated circuits (PICs) reduces system loss for high data rate communication by eliminating parasitic interconnects. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Heart–Aorta Fluid–Structure Interaction Based on S-ALE Method by Xiong Li, Fengchong Lan, Jiqing Chen, Xinzhe Chen

“…However, the effect on blood velocity and flow rate did not present any significant difference. …”
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Incidence of unnatural deaths in Transkei sub-region of South Africa (1996–2015) by B L Meel

“…The figure is 160 per 100 000 among males and 44 per 100 000 among females. The rate of unnatural death has increased from 153 per 100 000 in 1996 to 260 per 100 000 in 2015. …”
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Physical and Chemical Characterization of Drag Reducing Polymer Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in Human Blood Flow by Akram Jassim Jawad, Auda J. Braihi

“…The results showed significant effecting of PVP on blood fluidity characteristics, where the viscosity decreased as the PVP content increased or as a shear rate increased. For a certain shear rate, the shear stress decreased as PVP content increased. …”
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Trends in the Management of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in the USA from 2000 to 2007 by Jae H. Choi, John Pile-Spellman, Jonathan Brisman

“…In 58,051 IVM-related admissions (detection rate 2.4/100,000 person-years; mean age 49±17 years; 52% women) major diagnoses were intracranial hemorrhage (ICrH) in 15%, seizure 32%, ischemia 5%, and headache 9%. …”
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Demonstration of Scully–Drühl-type quantum erasers on quantum computers by Bo-Hung Chen, Dah-Wei Chiou, Hsiu-Chuan Hsu

“…On the IBM Quantum platform, delay gates can be employed to further defer the random choice, thereby amplifying the retrocausal effect. …”
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Factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes among patients with Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis receiving outpatients care by Maria Jose Vadakunnel, Vijayalakshmi Jawaharlal Nehru, Usharani Brammacharry, Venkateswari Ramachandra, Suganthi Palavesam, Anbazhagi Muthukumar, Balasundaram Revathi Mani, Gunavathy Pradhabane, S. R. Sriramkumar, Kanagavel Venkatchalam, Muthuraj Muthaiah

“…Patients with heteroresistant patterns had 2.72 times higher odds of unsuccessful treatment outcomes compared to those with inferred and true-resistant patterns. …”
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Where do new words like boobage, flamage, ownage come from? Tracking the history of ‑age words from 1100 to 2000 in the OED3 by Chris A. Smith

“…They also appear to be less likely to be lexicalized given this transparency. This low rate of lexicalization is a sign of high productivity and may also explain the high rates of obsolescence of historical ‑age words in the OED3.…”
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Training Rarámuri Criollo Cattle to Virtual Fencing in a Chaparral Rangeland by Sara E. Campa Madrid, Andres R. Perea, Micah Funk, Maximiliano J. Spetter, Mehmet Bakir, Jeremy Walker, Rick E. Estell, Brandon Smythe, Sergio Soto-Navarro, Sheri A. Spiegal, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Santiago A. Utsumi

“…The study found that Rarámuri Criollo cows can effectively adapt to virtual fencing technology, achieving over 99% containment rate while displaying typical diurnal patterns for grazing, resting, or traveling behavior. …”
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Drug Release Profile from Calcium-Induced Alginate-Phosphate Composite Gel Beads by Yoshifumi Murata, Youko Kodama, Takashi Isobe, Kyoko Kofuji, Susumu Kawashima

“…The initial release amount and release rate of a water-soluble drug, diclofenac, from the alginate gel beads could be controlled by modifying the composition of the matrix with calcium phosphate. …”
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Identification of Flow Ｒegimes Based on Adaptive Learning and Additional Momentum BP Neural Network for Electrical Capacitance Tomography by WANG Li-li, LIU Hong-bo, CHEN De-yun, FENG Qi-shuai

“…In this paper based on the analysis of deficiency of BP neural network，for reducing the error oscillation，the adaptive learning rate adjustment factor and the additional momentum is introduced. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi Isolates from a General Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, Indonesia: A Five-Year Review by Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito, Cucunawangsih

“…In the 2011–2015 period, resistance rates against most antimicrobials and MDR rate of S. …”
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EFFECT OF THE EXTENT OF MEDIASTINAL LYMPHODISSECTION ON THE RESULTS OF COMBINED MODALITY TREATMENT FOR STAGE IIIA (N2 ) NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER by E. O. Mantsyrev, A. V. Vazhenin, O. A. Gladkov, A. A. Lukin, M. N. Mironchenko, Ya. A. Gnatyuk, S. N. Timofeev

“…The median disease progression-free survival was 31 months and 14.5 months and the overall 5-year survival rates were 43,4 % and 16 %, respectively (p<0,05). …”
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