18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT scans for thoracic tuberculosis: current evidence and future perspectives by Ana Paula Santos, Rosana Souza Rodrigues, Erik H.J.G. Aarntzen, Paulo Henrique Rosado de Castro, Cecile Magis-Escurra, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

“…Using its whole-body field of view, host responses are most commonly visualised using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose, which reflects the glycolytic activity of cells. …”
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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS OF CHECHNYA AND ITS ADJACENT AREAS by Musa A. Taysumov, Mukhudin U. Umarov, Marzhan A.-M. Astamirova, Aminat S. Abdurzakova, Raisa S. Magomadova, Satsiat A. Israilova, Birlant A. Khasueva, Kheda L. Khalidova

“…Among the studied, the most valuable and promising for widespread introduction are the species of more than 122 taxa, the decorative effect of which is preserved throughout the year with no signs of aging. …”
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Risk assessment and simulation optimization of evacuation in large public building fires: A case study by Qiang Li, Zaohong Zhou, Yunbin Sun, Hongjun He

“…Visibility is found to be the most critical factor affecting available safe evacuation time, compared to CO concentration, smoke layer height, and temperature. …”
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Fuzzy Masks for Correlation Matrix Pruning by Adam Dudas, Alzbeta Michalikova, Roman Jasek

“…Among statistical methods used in data analysis processes, correlation analysis holds one of the most significant places. Using correlation, analysts measure prediction potential between values of a pair of attributes of a dataset which can be summarized into a correlation matrix for any multidimensional dataset. …”
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Numerical Optimization of Polygon Tessellation for Generating Machine-producible Crochet Patterns by Jan Lukas Storck, Bjarte Alexander Feldmann, Johannes Fiedler, Yordan Kyosev

“…In the case of manual crocheting, approaches for an automated generation of crochet patterns according to 3D shapes have already been presented in the literature. However, the most technically advanced crocheting machine prototype currently proposed automates the crocheting of flat fabrics starting from a chain row. …”
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Machine learning metallic glass critical cooling rates through elemental and molecular simulation based featurization by Lane E. Schultz, Benjamin Afflerbach, Paul M. Voyles, Dane Morgan

“…We demonstrate with Shapley additive explanation analysis that the most impactful features have physically reasonable influence on model predictions. …”
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Design Methodology of LLC Resonant Converter for PV-Powered Li-Ion Battery Charger by Ahmed Y. Farag, Mohamed Rabah, Khaled A. El-Metwally, Abdelmomen Mahgoub

“…Both simulation and experimental results validate the effectiveness of the methodology, confirming ZVS for the primary-side switches across the full operating range, along with zero-current switching of the secondary-side rectifiers throughout most of the operating range.…”
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Defining the logistics performance as factor of production: an evidence based analysis from developing countries by Zunaira Khadim, Irem Batool, Minhas Akbar, Veronika Zidova, Asokan Vasudevan, Jin Zhang

“…Further analysis revealed that LPI components, custom procedures, and infrastructure were the most significant contributing factors to the growth process. …”
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An Intelligent Ensemble-Based Detection of In-Vehicle Network Intrusion by Easa Alalwany, Imad Mahgoub, Bader Alsharif, Abdullah Alfahaid

“…The Controller Area Network (CAN) bus has been implemented in most modern Vehicles. Various attacks can be launched against the CAN bus protocol because it is designed without security mechanisms. …”
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Diet of Dendropsophus molitor (Anura: Hylidae) in a High-Andean agricultural ecosystem, Colombia by Diego F. Higuera-Rojas, Juan E. Carvajal-Cogollo

“…Despite being one of the most researched amphibian species in Colombia, aspects of its diet as an indication of its trophic niche have not yet been evaluated. …”
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Effect of biological pre-treatment of seed on germination and growth indices and pigments of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) under salinity stress by seyyed esmaeil mousavi, Heshmat Omidi

“…The minimum mean germination time (3.79 days) obtained at combination of bacteria and fungi treatment that shows this treatment was most effective in compared with other biological treatments. …”
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Health rights of inmates in correctional facilities in Korea as of 2016: a cross-sectional study by Young Su Ju, Myoung-hee Kim, Jun Yim, Minyoung Choung

“…The major facilities with the most inmates with mental health conditions had 160 such inmates in 2014 and 161 in 2015. …”
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOLUTIONS OF PIECEWISE-LINEAR PHASE SYSTEMS by A. F. Gribov, B. I. Shakhtarin

“…By now, rigorous and approximate analysis methods of such systems have been developed. However, most methods are limited to the analysis of low order systems. …”
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Heparin, Heparin-like Molecules, and Heparin Mimetics in Breast Cancer: A Concise Review by Diego R. Gatica Portillo, Yishu Li, Navneet Goyal, Brian G. Rowan, Rami A. Al-Horani, Muralidharan Anbalagan

“…Overall, heparins and their mimetics, conjugates, and combinations represent a powerful strategy to effectively and safely treat breast cancer, which is the most common cancer diagnosed in women worldwide and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.…”
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Mobile robot navigation path algorithm in 3d industrial internet of thing (iot) environment based on 5g mobile communication by Pei Ping, Yu. N. Petrenko

“…According to the development of industrial automation, the industrial Internet of things (IoT) is widely used in smart factories to capture the data and manage the production. One of the most important components of industrial IoT is the wireless sensor network (WSN), which are easy to deploy and use in indoor industrial environments for a IoT of tasks, such as irrigation, machine condition monitoring, and environment monitoring. …”
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Retalho TRAM com dissecção mínima para reconstrução mamária Minimal dissection for tram flap breast reconstruction by Allysson Antonio Ribeiro Gomes, Salustiano Gomes de Pinho Pessoa

“…<br>BACKGROUND: After the TRAM flap for breast reconstruction have been published, become the most popular autologous breast reconstructive procedure, although not free of donor site complications. …”
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Application of modified equations of dynamics of average for operational forecasting of the turn and results of battle action by Borys Butvin, Olexander Mashkin, Olexii Solomitskii

“…The development of an expert information processing unit, together with modern software tools for data analysis and processing, provides an opportunity to organize the process of quality assessment of the most important properties of models and multimodel complexes. …”
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Review on the recent development on polyaniline and transition metal oxides composite electrode for supercapacitor application by Okechukwu Benjamin Okafor, Abimbola Patricia Idowu Popoola, Olawale Muhammed Popoola, Samson Oluropo Adeosun

“…Polyaniline is one of the most studied conducting polymers for energy storage application because of its high capacity and electrochemical properties but poor cyclability. …”
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NlugOBP1 in Nilaparvata lugens involved in the perception of repellent agent geraniol by Ke Ke, Shuai Wu, Ke Hu, Xun Liao, Ming Li, Rongyu Li

“…Abstract The brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) is one of the most prominent rice pests. Current methods for effectively controlling N. lugens primarily involve cultivating resistant varieties or synthesizing insecticides. …”
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Trends in the hormone and antibiotic use for cattle fattening in Bangladesh by S. S. Islam, J. J. Joti, Md. S. Islam, Md. M. Rahman, D. Mondol

“…It can be concluded that more than half of the farmers applied hormones and about two-thirds of the farmers used antibiotics for beef fattening, and most of the farmers did not follow the recommended withdrawal periods before slaughter, which is of public health concern.…”
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