Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control strategy for interleaved boost DC/DC converter dedicated to PEM fuel cell applications. by Belkheir Abdesselam, Amar Benaissa, Ouahid Bouchhida, Samir Meradi, Mohamed Fouad Benkhoris

“…This design offers several advantages, including: Low ripple current, by splitting the load current between two phases, the ripple current at the input and output is significantly reduced compared to a single-phase converter. Reduced semiconductor stress, Each phase handles only a fraction (1/N) of the total current, which reduces stress on individual components and promotes higher reliability and operating margins. …”
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Educational inequalities in the prevalence of vision impairment among older adults in India: A decomposition analysis by Rakesh Chandra, Satyam Kumar Rai, Aditya Singh

“…Using concentration curves we compared VI inequality along the axes of wealth and education. …”
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Effect of Various Preparation Designs on Pull-Out Bond Strength of Endocrown by Naveen Thangarasu, K. Vijay Venkatesh

“…Methods and Materials: Thirty extracted mandibular first molars were used for this study. Root canal treatment was done. …”
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Advancements in Nanotechnology for Enhanced Food Safety and Hygiene: Pathogen Detection, Smart Packaging, and Preservation Applications by Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Qausar Hamed AlKaisy, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Tablo Azad H.Slih, Rawaa H. Tlay, Tarek Gamal Mohamed Abd El-Maksoud, Franscesco Cacciola

“…Nanoparticle-based sensors have revolutionized the rapid identification of contaminants like Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Listeria, offering higher sensitivity and specificity compared to traditional methods. Smart packaging systems equipped with nanomaterials provide real-time contamination alerts and extend shelf life by enhancing barrier and antimicrobial properties. …”
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A paradoxical population structure of var DBLα types in Africa. by Mun Hua Tan, Kathryn E Tiedje, Qian Feng, Qi Zhan, Mercedes Pascual, Heejung Shim, Yao-Ban Chan, Karen P Day

“…Furthermore, we observed that every isolate repertoire, whether mono- or multiclonal, comprised DBLα types occurring with these frequency ranges implying a common genome structure. When comparing African countries of Ghana, Gabon, Malawi, and Uganda, we report that some DBLα types were consistently found at high frequencies in multiple African countries while others were common only at the country level. …”
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Assessment of Brush Biopsy Findings and Salivary LDH Levels in Oral Mucosal Lesions of Tobacco Users by Sam P. Davidson, Senthil Kumar, Elangovan Somasundaram, Suman Jaishankar

“…Results: Out of 80 samples, 30 were leukoplakia, 45 were tobacco pouch keratosis and 5 were oral cancer, and 13 samples showed positive dysplastic changes, 26 samples showed atypical dysplastic changes and 41 samples showed no signs of dysplastic changes and concluded as negative. On comparing the results of brush biopsy findings and salivary LDH levels, the mean salivary LDH value for positive dysplasia was elevated and the P value was statistically significant (P value: 0.00). …”
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Frost resistance and micro mechanism of metakaolin and polypropylene fiber modified coastal cement soil by Xukun Ma, Pengfei Wei, Ping Jiang, Haoqing Xu, Na Li, Sijia Qian, Wei Wang, Guoxiong Mei

“…At 28 days of curing, the maximum UCS of metakaolin-modified cementitious soil (MCS) reached 4.24 MPa, while the STS peaked at 0.54 MPa, representing increases of 22% and 19%, respectively, compared to the control group without metakaolin. In addition, the incorporation of PP fiber considerably enhanced both UCS and STS in metakaolin-modified cementitious soil (FMCS). …”
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Preoperative liquid biopsy transcriptomic panel for risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in T1 gastric cancer by Ping’an Ding, Jiaxiang Wu, Haotian Wu, Wenqian Ma, Tongkun Li, Peigang Yang, Honghai Guo, Yuan Tian, Jiaxuan Yang, Limian Er, Renjun Gu, Lilong Zhang, Ning Meng, Xiaolong Li, Zhenjiang Guo, Lingjiao Meng, Qun Zhao

“…The 4-mRNA panel showed specificity for T1 GC compared to other gastrointestinal cancers (P < 0.001). …”
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Applying a quantitative fire risk assessment method in hospital settings: Case study. by Marzieh Beljikangarlou, Ali Ghazvinloo, Alireza Dehdashti, Mohammad Reza MirLavasani

“…Hospital A exhibited higher fire risk levels compared to Hospital B, with several wards in Hospital A classified as "High" or "Very High" risk. …”
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Tracking Star-forming Cores as Mass Reservoirs in Clustered and Isolated Regions Using Numerical Passive Tracer Particles by Shingo Nozaki, Hajime Fukushima, Kazuki Tokuda, Masahiro N. Machida

“…However, in the ${{ \mathcal M }}_{{\rm{rms}}}=10$ model, there are more low-mass, unbound convex hull cores compared to the ${{ \mathcal M }}_{{\rm{rms}}}=2$ model. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Using a web interface that allows users to alter certain combinations of parameters, several demonstration analysis were run to predict the impact of three policy interventions on the future of ESRD care **Results:** The model was successfully calibrated against the output of United States Renal Data System’s (USRDS) prior predictions and tested by comparing the output to historical data. Our model predicts that the ESRD patient population will continue to rise, with total prevalence increasing to 829,000 by 2020. …”
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Novel architecture of ternary ZnO/PMA/AgI heterojunctions towards boosted visible-light photocatalytic destruction of antibiotics by Yossor R. Abdulmajeed, Saad H. Ammar, Nada D. Ali, Fatma D. Ali, A. Al-Farraji, Marwa A. Lafta

“…Herein, we demonstrated that the constructed ZnO embedded with phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) and AgI ternary heterojunction (ZnO/PMA/AgI) considerably improves the visible-light-induced photocatalytic destruction activity toward levofloxacin (LEV) antibiotic (97.4% within 60 min) compared to binary samples (ZnO/PMA and ZnO/AgI) and single samples (ZnO, PMA, and AgI). …”
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Scientific and Technical Texts: Translation Aspects in Electrical and Computer Engineering by Irina Suima

“…Research methods: theoretical study and analysis of literary sources on the problem of research; methods of linguistic analysis: descriptive and comparative methods, methods of classification and systematization. …”
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Learning-based pattern-data-driven forecast approach for predicting future well responses by Yeongju Kim, Baehyun Min, Alexander Sun, Bo Ren, Hoonyoung Jeong

“…The prediction performances of DSI, LDFA, LPFA, and ECS were compared using two benchmark models: Brugge and Olympus models. …”
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Hourly Ozone and PM2.5 Prediction Using Meteorological Data – Alternatives for Cities with Limited Pollutant Information by Felipe Cifuentes, Angel Gálvez, Carlos M. González, Mauricio Orozco-Alzate, Beatriz H. Aristizábal

“…Abstract Using statistical models, the average hourly ozone (O3) concentration was predicted from seven meteorological variables (Pearson correlation coefficient, R = 0.87–0.90), with solar radiation and temperature being the most important predictors. …”
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Association between higher mortgage payment-to-income ratio and greater psychological distress among high-income homeowners in Japan: A cross-sectional study by Kazuya Ogawa, Keiichi Shimatani, Ryotaro Iwayama, Norimichi Suzuki

“…Results: For both overall respondents (PR = 1.22, 95 % CI 1.11–1.35) and the high-income group (PR = 1.23, 95 % CI 1.09–1.39), individuals with mortgage payment ratios ≥30 % were more likely to report psychological distress compared with those <30 %. While the low-income group showed a marginally similar tendency (PR = 1.21, 95 % CI 1.00–1.46), this association was not robust in the sensitivity analysis. …”
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Predicting child mortality determinants in Uttar Pradesh using Machine Learning: Insights from the National Family and Health Survey (2019–21) by Pinky Pandey, Sacheendra Shukla, Niraj Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar

“…All ML models demonstrated comparable predictive capabilities. The most effective model identified key determinants of under-five mortality, including breastfeeding status, number of births in the preceding five years, child's gender, birth intervals, antenatal care, birth order, type of water source, and maternal body mass index. …”
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Distinguishing glioblastoma from brain metastasis; a systematic review and meta-analysis on the performance of machine learning by Mohammad Amin Habibi, Reza Omid, Shafaq Asgarzade, Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Ali Soltani Farsani, Zohreh Tajabadi

“…Furthermore, the integration of CNNs and RNNs has demonstrated improved performance compared to standalone models in a significant portion of the studies. …”
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Exploring offshore wind’s potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources by Kenji Shiraishi, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke, Won Young Park

“…We found that the Least-Cost scenario, which accelerates renewable energy growth, reduces average system costs by 43% and increases energy self-sufficiency by 31 percentage point compared to the business-as-usual scenario. While it is a highly valuable resource, OSW nonetheless necessitates significant infrastructure development and potentially faces both stricter regulations and local opposition. …”
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The short-term and long-term results of three-stage surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis with formation of ileal J-pouch by P. V. Tsarkov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, I. A. Tulina, Yury Ye. Kitsenko

“…Patients, who underwent the first stage of treatment on the basis of our institution, had shorter time of surgical treatment, as compared to the cases when colectomy was performed in the other clinics: 4,7±1,6 and 46,1±39,8 months respectively (p=0,02). …”
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