Experimental and numerical evaluation of aeroacoustic damping performance of in-duct double-layer orifice plates by Li, Jing

“…A centrifugal pump is implemented to generate mean flow through the perforated plate. The mean flow Mach number M_a is varied by changing the flow rate of the pump. …”
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Breaking invisible barriers: does fast internet improve access to input markets? by Demir, B, Javorcik, B, Panigrahi, P

“…Enhanced connectivity increased real income by 2.2% in the median province. Our findings underscore the importance of digital infrastructure investments in fostering economic growth by improving supply chain efficiency and broadening firms’ access to suppliers.…”

Numerical investigations on an improved counterflow double-channel micro combustor fueled with hydrogen for enhancing thermal performance by Zuo, Wei, E, Jiaqiang, Lin, Rongming

“…(b) The improved combustor achieves the largest thermal enhancement at the hydrogen/air equivalence ratio of 0.6, when the hydrogen/air equivalence ratio is ranged from 0.9 to 0.5. Namely, the mean temperature of upper and right wall is improved by about 27.55 K and 29.55 K, respectively, and the mean nonuniformity of upper and right wall temperature is reduced by about 23.24% and 19.51%, respectively. …”
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Sparse machine learning methods for financial signal processing by Pucha Srinivasa Sai Chakravarthy

“…And research of portfolio theory was primarily driven as a mean – variance optimization problem where in mean mimicked the returns and variance the risk. …”
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Event rates and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition in hospitalised SARS-CoV-2 positive children and young people and controls across different pandemic waves: exposure-stratified... by Pazukhina, E, Rumyantsev, M, Baimukhambetova, D, Bondarenko, E, Markina, N, El-Taravi, Y, Petrova, P, Ezhova, A, Andreeva, M, Iakovleva, E, Bobkova, P, Pikuza, M, Trefilova, A, Abdeeva, E, Galiautdinova, A, Filippova, Y, Bairashevskaia, A, Zolotarev, A, Bulanov, N, DunnGalvin, A, Chernyavskaya, A, Kondrikova, E, Kolotilina, A, Gadetskaya, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Of 2595 CYP with confirmed COVID-19, 1707 (65.7%) participated in follow-up interviews, with 1183/1707 (69%) included in the final ‘matched’ analysis. The median follow-up time post-discharge was 6.7 months. …”

Study on impacts of engineering strategies on pedestrian behaviour and perceptions at zebra crossings by Ng, Wan Ying

“…One recommendation includes painting an extra “LOOK” sign at the median to remind pedestrians to look out for vehicles at the other lane while crossing the road to ensure the safety of pedestrians. 46% of the participants stated that having a “LOOK” sign at the median of the crossing will remind them to look out for vehicles and improve the safety of pedestrians at zebra crossings. …”
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Role of primary and secondary care data in atrial fibrillation ascertainment: impact on risk factor associations, patient management, and mortality in UK Biobank by Camm, CF, Von Ende, A, Gajendragadkar, PR, Pessoa-Amorim, G, Mafham, M, Allen, N, Parish, S, Casadei, B, Hopewell, JC

“…There was a median lag of 1.3 years between cases ascertained in PC and subsequently in HADP. …”

Building wireless sensor network: prototype datalogging enhancement & development as a real-time modelling device by Tay, Owen Jia Hao

“…Key performance metrics, including R2, Cross Validation Score Mean (CVSM), Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), and Mean Absolute Error (MAE), are employed to evaluate accuracy and stability over time. …”
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Adipose tissue fatty acid composition, serum lipids, and serum alpha-tocopherol in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients living on the island of Crete by Nikolakakis, N, Kounali, D, Tornaritis, M, Anastassou, A, Papadakis, E, Kassotakis, G, Kafatos, A

“…The mean total percentage of saturated fatty acids (p = 0.004), along with the mean percentage of ω-6 (p = 0.002), the mean value of the ratio ω-6/ω-3 (p &lt; 0.0001), and the percentage of linoleic acid (p = 0.001) were significantly lower in CAPD patients than in the controls. …”

Disruption of the Broadcast by Packer, Randall

“…In this sense, the new media artist uses technological means to take control of media information and broadcast it according to their own perspective.…”
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Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study by Greiver, M, Kalia, S, Voruganti, T, Aliarzadeh, B, Moineddin, R, Hinton, W, Dawes, M, Sullivan, F, Syed, S, Williams, J, De Lusignan, S

“…Associations between site EDP levels and mean BP. Associations between site EDP levels and frequency of cardiovascular outcomes.…”

Mitigating quantization effects on distributed sensor fusion : a least squares approach by Zhu, Shanying, Chen, Cailian, Xu, Jinming, Guan, Xinping, Xie, Lihua, Johansson, Karl Henrick

“…Moreover, we characterize its rate of convergence in the mean square sense and that of the mean sequence. …”
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The dietetic practice of prescribing amino acid-based formulas in paediatrics patients without cow’s milk allergy: a single centre retrospective study by O’Connor, Graeme, Mansell, Melissa

“…Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms were the most common reason for commencing an AAF, 76 of 154 (49%) patients. The median age of patients prescribed AAF was 5.5 (IQR 1.3-9.8) years old. …”
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Impacts of market impact cost on portfolio selection strategies by Tang, Jingxiang

“…This report studies optimal dynamic portfolio choice with mean-variance analysis in continuous time when there are market impact costs. …”
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An observational study of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in treatment-experienced people living with HIV in Singapore by Ang, Li Wei, Ng, Oon Tek, Boudville, Irving Charles, Leo, Yee Sin, Wong, Chen Seong

“…Results: A total of 2,231 PLHIV were included in this study. 93.9% were men, and the median age at latest follow-up was 48 years. The median duration of HIV infection and duration of exposure to cART was 6.8 years and 5.7 years, respectively. …”
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Development of a device-free fall detection system in home environment by Tan, Kevin Peng Hsien

“…The data will be concluded through a falling algorithm using Kalman filter and a Median approach. Different network orientation and several test results will be executed to prove the effectiveness of this methodology.…”
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Automated lesion segmentation and quantification for prediction of paradoxical worsening in patients with tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis by Kalra, Gagan, Agarwal, Aniruddha, Marchese, Alessandro, Agrawal, Rupesh, Bansal, Reema, Gupta, Vishali

“…The PW + group had significantly higher mean lesion area (p = 0.0152), mean pixel intensity (p = 0.0181), and integrated pixel intensity (p < 0.0001) compared to the PW- group. …”
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Online object detection and tracking by Ooi, Jun Han.

“…The report introduces the real-time object detection and tracking by using HOG feature extraction, mean-shift tracking and k-NN classification methods. …”
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Are we apathetic? surveying Singaporeans' political attitudes, participation, and knowledge. by Chan, Boon Wee., Wong, Teck Zhung.

“…Findings showed Singaporeans' mean level of trust in the government was fairly high, while the mean level of political knowledge was average. …”
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Estimating consumptive water use of rice in lowland paddy fields of Tanjung Karang, Malaysia by Abdullahi, Abubakar Sadiq

“…The mean values of DP during off season irrigation activity for the three growth stages ranged between 2.0-3.6 mm/d, 1.4-3.5 mm/d and 2.2-4.6 mm/d respectively. …”
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