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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Mapping Racial Fluidity over Time in Jamaica by Monique D. A. Kelly

“…Over time, skin color ratings between Black and mixed-race individuals converged, suggesting increased fluidity between skin color and racial identity. …”
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Determinants of depressive symptoms in multinational middle-aged and older adults by Can Lu, Shenwei Wan, Zhiyong Liu

“…SHAP analyses identified self-rated health as the predominant predictor, though key factors varied notably—gender was especially influential in MHAS. …”
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Differences in the inflammatory response and outcome among hospitalized patients during different waves of the COVID-19 pandemic by Violeta Briciu, Violeta Briciu, Daniel-Corneliu Leucuta, Monica Muntean, Monica Muntean, Amanda Radulescu, Amanda Radulescu, Cristina Cismaru, Cristina Cismaru, Adriana Topan, Adriana Topan, Lucia Herbel, Melinda Horvat, Melinda Horvat, Mirela Flonta, Mihai Calin, Roxana Dobrota, Mihaela Lupse, Mihaela Lupse

“…Systemic inflammatory indexes like neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR), Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) were calculated.ResultsThe Delta wave, characterized by the longest hospitalizations and the highest rates of severe cases and mortality, showed significant elevations in inflammatory biomarkers. …”
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Enhanced Heat Transfer in Micromixers with Magnetic Fields: CFD Modeling and Analysis of Ferrofluid Convection by p. Amjadian, N. Almasi, N. Azimi

“…Secondly, simultaneous effect of the SMF and magnetic nanoparticles on the flow pattern and heat transfer rate of ferrofluid is evaluated. …”
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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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Radio frequency fingerprint identification method based on syntactic recognition by CHEN Yanjun, HU Aiqun

“…Both the intra-class error rate and inter-class error rate of open set identification are below 10.72%. …”
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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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Epidimiology of Aerobic Bacterial Infections Among IUD (Intrauterine Device) Users in the Northern West Bank by Samar Ghazal, Mohammed Musmar, Mariam AL-Tell

“…It is one of the very effective contraceptive methods with very small failure rate. Infection has been the main problem that faces women using IUD all over the world. …”
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Effects of Dietary Schizochytrium Algae as ω-3 PUFA Source on the Egg-Laying Quail Performance, Serum Indexes, and Egg Yolk Fatty Acids Contents by Yifan Chang, Yue Xuan, Ruinan Zhang, Xuemei Ding, Qiufeng Zeng, Jianping Wang, Shiping Bai, Shanshan Li, Yan Liu, Yuchuan Chen, Keying Zhang

“…The objective of this experiment is to investigate the effects of SAP or SAO as ω-3 PUFA raw materials on production performance, egg quality, serum immunity, serum lipids, and fatty acid deposition patterns in the eggs of laying quails. Chinese yellow-feathered quails served as the experimental subjects. …”
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Assessment of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Based on Different Definitions in the Early COPD Cohort by Dai C, Tang G, Yang H, Wu F, Deng Z, Zheng Y, Zhao N, Lu L, Wan Q, Wang Z, Peng J, Wu X, Zhou K, Cai G, Xiao S, Wen X, Yang C, Chen S, Yu S, Sun R, Zhou Y, Ran P

“…Furthermore, the prevalence of PRISm varied from 2.0% to 12.5% depending on the definitions and predicted equations, with the Chinese equation, LLN definition in Chinese equation and fixed definition in GLI equation yielding higher prevalence rates.Conclusion: Our findings highlight concerns about the comparability of studies and the interchangeability of various definitions and reference equations for PRISm.Keywords: PRISm, definitions, clinical features, prevalence, reference equations…”
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Tratamento de sequelas de queimadura de face com laser de CO2 fracionado em pacientes com fototipos III a VI Treatment of facial burn sequelae using fractional CO2 lasers in patien... by Alessandra Grassi Salles, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Remigio, Valéria Berton Liguori Zacchi, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…CONCLUSIONS: The treatment with CO2F laser with mild parameters was well tolerated and resulted in high satisfaction rates for patients with facial burn sequelae as well as improved skin texture, distensibility, and surface irregularities. …”
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Investigation of Population Changes and Determination of the Bean Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) Peak in Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Linnaeus Fields by Pheromon... by Sedighe Ashtari

“…The investigation of the distribution and damage level of bean pod borer in important bean-growing areas of Markazi province over two years in five bean-growing regions (Arak, Khomain, Shazand, Milajerd, and Khondab) showed that Khomain and Khondab had the highest and lowest infestation rates, respectively. Red pods showed more sensitivity to this pest compared to green and white pods. …”
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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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Changing epidemiology of leptospirosis in China from 1955 to 2022 by Zengliang Wang, Ke Li, Yuanhua Liu, Michael P. Ward, Yue Chen, Shuting Li, Jidan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Na Wang, Haiyan Qiu, Yueran Lian, Cuicai Zhang, Zhijie Zhang, Biao Kan

“…Results Between 1955 and 2022, China reported 25,236,601 leptospirosis cases, with 91% occurring from July to October. The annual incidence rate peaked at 38.28/100,000 during outbreaks in the 1960s–1980s but stabilized at a low level (0.07/100,000) between 2005 and 2022, with over 99% of cases in southern China. …”
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Phenotypic characterisation of four naked neck chicken ecotypes indigenous to Pakistan by M Shafiq, A Ahmad, H Khaliq, ZM Iqbal, B Siddique, MI Ullah, MF Khalid, F Ali, MT Khan, S Aslam, R Mustafa, U Farooq, S Mehmood, J Hussain, Z Li

“…Feathers in the breast, wing bow, wing bar, wing bay, saddle, and tail areas most commonly had a plain pattern, followed by stippled, pencilled, and laced patterns. …”
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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal by Nisha Giri, Sujina Maharjan, Tika Bahadur Thapa, Sushant Pokhrel, Govardhan Joshi, Ojaswee Shrestha, Nabina Shrestha, Basista Prasad Rijal

“…Our study aimed to determine the rate of nasal carriage MRSA among HCWs at Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu. …”
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Skeletal muscle lncRNA profile associated with fatty acids in Nellore beef cattle by Bruna Maria Salatta, Maria Malane Magalhães Muniz, Larissa Fernanda Simielli Fonseca, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Caio de Souza Teixeira, Gabriela Bonfá Frezarim, Marta Serna-García, Danielly Beraldo dos Santos Silva, Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira, Fernando Baldi, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque

“…C3, and 22, 28 and 22 DE lncRNAs (fold change > | 2 |, p-value < 0.01 and false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05) were found, respectively. For three comparisons, the novel DE transcripts, lncRNA_15786.3, lncRNA_13894.1 and lincRNA_17393.3 interacted with CCN1, BNIP3, and CNOT2 genes, respectively, and appeared to contribute to a PUFA-enriched fatty acid profile. …”
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