SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE AND PIN DIODE DETECTORS IN OPTICAL RECEIVERS by ELECHI PROMISE, ORIKE SUNNY, MINAH-EEBA WINNER, EZINNE IKPO CHIKERENMA

“… This research explained how to establish the optical receiver sensitivity and the link power budget design in terms of quality factor, receiver power and bit error rate (BER) for several values of attenuation at 100km fiber length. …”
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Identification of Environmental Anomalies in Enterprises Based on Electricity Consumption Data Mining by CHEN Jintao, ZHANG Yi, ZHANG Liangyu, NING Zhihao

“…First， K-means clustering is used to identify the operating status of the equipment， and a model of the enterprise production line is constructed based on dynamic time-warping distance. …”
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Cognitive profile in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies by Shuai Liu, Chunyan Liu, Xiao-Dan Wang, Huiru Lu, Yong Ji

“…In the visuoconstructive test, the total score and hands subitem score in the clock-drawing test were significantly lower in MCI-LB than in MCI-AD. As for the executive function, the ‘animal fluency test’, ‘repeat digits backward test’ and ‘take paper by your right hand’ in MMSE all showed lower scores in MCI-LB compared with MCI-AD. …”
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Experimental study on the solar heating and night sky radiative cooling properties of biochar by Haiwei Xie, Jianyun Luo, Yan Zhang, Jiajuan Yan, Yuhao Qing

“…When utilizing a low-density polyethylene film cover plate with a thickness of 10 μm and employing 50 mesh of WBS, the combined effect of daytime solar heating and nighttime radiative cooling is optimized. …”
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Impact of Loan Interest Rate on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises a Case Study of Rosika Company Limited in Kabale Municipality. by Twongyeirwe, Sonia

“…Fewer respondents noted that favorable rates help SMEs cover costs and sustain normal operations, ultimately achieving profits. …”
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Safety and efficacy of low-dose esketamine weakly opioidized anesthesia in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing surgery: a prospective, double-blind randomized c... by Ni-Na Hou, Meng-Yun Zhang, Yu-Wei Zhang, Hong-Jing Wu, Hong Luo, Heng Yang

“…Cumulative perioperative sufentanil use was lower in the HS group compared with the LS group (P < 0.01). …”
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Analysis of Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits under Low Carbon Pathway in Taiwan by Hsin-Chih Lai, Shih-Ming Chung, Li-Ling Li, Wen-Yinn Lin, Min-Chuan Hsiao

“…The future power plants’ emissions were calculated by historical inventory and the power generation from 2010 to 2016. …”
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An Important Tool in Lymphedema Management: Validation of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire by Hanife Abakay, Ummuhan Abdulrezzak, Turkan Akbayrak

“…STUDY DESIGN: The study included 60 patients who underwent gynecologic cancer surgery with lower limb lymphedema in the lymphedema group and 30 who underwent gynecologic cancer surgery without lower limb lymphedema in the non-lymphedema group. …”
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Pollution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Carbonaceous Components in PM2.5 in a Typical Industrial City by Liyan Ma, Dongmei Hu, Yulong Yan, Yueyuan Niu, Xiaolin Duan, Yafei Guo, Wanhua Li, Lin Peng

“…OC was divided into primary organic carbon (POC) and secondary organic carbon (SOC) using the minimum R squared (MRS) method, and the highest and lowest amounts of SOC were generated in winter and summer, respectively. However, owing to the photochemical reaction that produces SOC in summer, the SOC/OC ratio was high. …”
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Performance optimization of active RIS-assisted near-shore dual-function radar communicaiton system by XU Miao, YUE Dianwu, SUN Yu, WU Xiangkai, YUAN Meng

“…To address the issues of poor communication quality, high demand for radar detection, and scarce scarcity of spectrum resources for maritime users in coastal waters, an offshore dual-function radar communication (DFRC) system assisted by a shipborne active reconfigurable intelligent surface (ARIS) was studied. In order to align with the characteristics of maritime channels, a three-path loss model and a two wave with diffuse power (TWDP) channel considering the evaporative duct over the sea was employed. …”
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ORIENTATION SYSTEM OF PV PANELS AFTER SUN by GEORGE EDUARD HOLMAN, CIPRIAN AFANASOV

“…Solar guidance systems increase the efficiency of the power generation system by keeping the panels in a position perpendicular to the light rays. …”
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Progress of research on aviation kerosene preparation using bioethanol by Pan LI, Yu ZHAO, Xingguo WU, Lulu ZHANG, Junhao HU, Wei CHEN, Jing BAI, Chun CHANG, Shuqi FANG

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Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis Between Depressive Symptoms, Social Withdrawal, Self-Esteem, and School Adaptation in Multicultural Adolescents by Chung Choe, Seunghee Yu

“…Child neglect increased the risk of depressive symptoms and social withdrawal while lowering self-esteem. A high household income was associated with lower social withdrawal. …”
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The effect of manufacturing defects and license plate on the energy efficiency of solar vehicles by Burak İpek, Mehmet Yıldız, Tunahan Akış, Aytaç Gören

“…Similarly, power consumption values are calculated as 1,692, 2,167, and 2,214 W at 120 km/h. …”
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Impact of eye movements and facial expressions on social performance during a collaborative problem-solving task by Kana Miyamoto, Hiroki Tanaka, Jennifer Hamet Bagnou, Céline Clavel, Elise Prigent, Amine Benamara, Christine Le Scanff, Jean-Claude Martin, Satoshi Nakamura

“…Our eye movement analysis showed that the lower the percentage of looking at the conversation partner is and the higher the percentage of looking outside is, the lower is the social performance. …”
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Stroke survivors’ health literacy is not associated with caregiver burden: a cross-sectional study by Andrea Hess Engström, Sebastian Lindblom, Maria Flink, Susanna Söderberg, Lena von Koch, Charlotte Ytterberg

“…Stroke survivors’ health literacy was not associated with caregiver burden. However, lower needs of assistance in daily activities, lower levels of depression, higher levels of participation and increased age in stroke survivors were associated with lower caregiver burden. …”
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A voltage weak node identification method considering fault reconstruction in distribution networks by YANG Junwen, SHANG Lei, YE Xinzhi, LIU Chengxi, DONG Xuzhu

“…The voltage crossing limit problem is gradually highlighted and the stable operation of the system is becoming increasingly complex in the context of building a new distribution system. …”
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Benefits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis’s floral volatile components on human emotions and moods by Yan Cai, Hannan Chen, Xin Zhang, Wanning Bu, Wei Ning

“…Notably, G1 saw a rise in α wave power by 0.17 µV2/Hz and G2 experienced an increase in HRV index by 0.184, while the power of β wave decreased by 2.589 and 0.01 µV2/Hz, respectively. …”
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Assessing the impact of waste picking on musculoskeletal disorders among waste pickers in Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study by Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh

“…Analysis of the impact of waste picking on complaints of MSDs suggests that the occupation of waste picking raises the risk of MSDs particularly in the shoulder, lower and upper back. Older age and longer duration of work are significant risk factors for MSDs.Conclusions The findings suggest a relatively higher prevalence of MSDs among waste pickers, particularly in the lower and upper back and shoulder, compared to controls. …”
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