Multi-criteria thermoeconomic and thermodynamic assessments of the desalination-integrated two-phase liquid-immersion data center cooling system by Kanbur, Baris Burak, Wu, Chenlong, Duan, Fai

“…The payback period is found 3.72 years that means the proposed system is economically feasible for real applications. …”
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Lessons in ecology and conservation from a tropical forest fragment in Singapore by Lum, Shawn, Ngo, Kang Min

“…As might be expected, declines in plant, invertebrate, bird, and mammal diversity occurred not only historically but also across two surveys made about 20 years apart. In other ways Bukit Timah proved surprising. …”
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SERS-based substrate for biological sensing applications by Goh, Douglas Wenda

“…Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy has emerged in recent years as one of the leading ideal optical techniques in analysing vibrational information from molecular bonds of molecules. …”
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Wavelength tuning of the soft-approached whispering gallery mode microlasers for display and sensing by Yang, Shancheng

“…Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microcavities and microlasers have attracted enormous research attentions in recent years due to the high quality factors, small mode volumes, enhanced light-matter interactions, and abundant applications in various fields such as optoelectronics, biological and chemical sensing, high-quality lasers, nonlinear studies, etc. …”
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Ocular blood flow measurements in healthy white subjects using laser speckle flowgraphy by Luft, Nikolaus, Wozniak, Piotr A., Aschinger, Gerold C., Fondi, Klemens, Bata, Ahmed M., Werkmeister, René M., Schmidl, Doreen, Witkowska, Katarzyna J., Bolz, Matthias, Garhöfer, Gerhard, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included 80 eyes of 80 healthy, non-smoking white subjects of Western European descent between 19 and 79 years of age. A commercial LSFG instrument was applied to measure ocular blood flow at the optic nerve head (ONH) three successive times before and after pharmacological pupil dilation. …”
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Digging for literature on tailoring cultural offers with and for older people from ethnic minority groups: a scoping review by Tierney, S, Gorenberg, J, Santillo, M, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Husk, K, Vougioukalou, S, Baxter, R, Dawson, S, Roberts, N, Potter, C, Warburton, H, McDougall, B, Latchem, J, Mahtani, KR

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A scoping review was conducted to identify what existing literature, conducted in the United Kingdom, tells us about tailoring cultural offers for older people (aged 60+ years) from ethnic minority groups. Relevant literature was searched for on electronic databases, through Google, via a questionnaire to cultural organisations and by contacting the study's advisory group.…”

Neotropical mammal responses to megafires in the Brazilian Pantanal by Bardales, R, Boron, V, Viana, DFP, Sousa, LL, Droge, E, Porfirio, G, Jaramillo, M, Payan, E, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Hyde, M

“…Jaguar density remained stable across years (2.8 ± 1.3, 3.7 ± 1.3, 2.6 ± 0.85/100 km2), while ocelot density increased from 13.9 ± 3.2 to 16.1 ± 5.2/100 km2. …”

Time to speed up scientific deliveries in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: innovative clinical trial design to improve patient care by Kawano-Dourado, L, Kulkarni, T, Ryerson, CJ, Richards, DB

“…Despite a large increase in the number of clinical trials in the last 10 years, current regulatory-approved management approaches are limited to two therapies that prevent the progression of fibrosis. …”

A systematic review of transanal total mesorectal excision: is this the future of rectal cancer surgery? by Simillis, C, Hompes, R, Penna, M, Rasheed, S, Tekkis, PP

“…The mean age ranged from 43 to 80 years and the mean body mass index from 21.7 to 31.8 kg/m2. …”

Efgartigimod efficacy and safety in refractory myasthenia gravis: UK’s first real-world experience by Moniz Dionísio, J, Ambrose, P, Burke, G, Farrugia, ME, Garcia-Reitboeck, P, Hewamadduma, C, Hill, M, Howard, RS, Jacob, S, Kullmann, D, Leite, MI, Miller, J, Pinto, A, Pritchard, J, Riswick, T, Sathasivam, S, Thambirajah, N, Viegas, S, Norwood, F, Spillane, J

“…Most (75%) were female and most had a disease duration of over 10 years. The average MG-Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score at baseline was 11.2. …”

Prevalence of complications in older adults after hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Goh, EL, Khatri, A, Costa, A, Ting, A, Steiner, K, Png, ME, Metcalfe, D, Cook, J, Costa, M

“…Studies were included if they reported prevalence data of complications in an unselected, consecutive population of older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) undergoing hip fracture surgery.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 95 studies representing 2,521,300 patients were included. …”

“UPDATE: I’m pregnant!”: inferring global downloads and reasons for using menstrual tracking apps by Rampazzo, F, Raybould, A, Rampazzo, P, Barker, R, Leasure, D

“…<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The market for smartphone apps tracking menstrual cycles has expanded in recent years. These apps market themselves as empowering users to achieve their reproductive goals and maximise chance of pregnancy. …”

The future of the timeshare industry : will the brands dominate? : A summary of the vacation ownership industry and an analysis of the advantages that the brands have over smaller... by Bornstein, Ethan S., 1973-

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From node embedding to community embedding on graphs by Cavallari, Sandro

“…In the last few years, graphs have become an instinctive representative tool to better study complex structures. …”
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Machine Learning For Dummies / by Mueller, John Paul, author 321669, Massaron, Luca, author 617095, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Unlike most machine learning books, the fully updated 2nd Edition of Machine Learning For Dummies doesn't assume you have years of experience using programming languages such as Python (R source is also included in a downloadable form with comments and explanations), but lets you in on the ground floor, covering the entry-level materials that will get you up and running building models you need to perform practical tasks. …”
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Analyzing Remote Sensing-Derived Normal Difference Vegetation Index to Predict Coastal Protection by Spartina alterniflora by Garber, Samantha C.

“…The study compared two different years and three time points within a growing season [August 2022; June, August, October 2023]. …”
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Impact of hypertension on retinal capillary microvasculature using optical coherence tomographic angiography by Chua, Jacqueline, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Hong, Jimmy, Chee, Miao Li, Le, Thu-Thao, Ting, Daniel Shu Wei, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Methods: This observational cross-sectional study consisted of 153 normal eyes from 77 nondiabetic hypertensive adults [mean (SD) age, 58 (9) years; 49% women; 23% poorly controlled BP]. Data on 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, serum creatinine, and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (MCR) were collected. …”
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Investigative study about project work groups in schools. by Ku, Evelyn Yin Ling.

“…Using grounded theory methodology, twenty-seven participants ranging from 13 to 14 years of age, from a secondary school, were interviewed in order to use an inductive, data-driven approach to elucidate on the concept of student project work group namely: how project work groups form; what impact does its formation have on the group’s experience; and how group experience affect future group formation tendencies. …”
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Persistent symptoms and association with inflammatory cytokine signatures in recovered coronavirus disease 2019 patients by Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Fong, Siew-Wai, Young, Barnaby Edward, Chan, Yi-Hao, Lee, Bernett, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Chee, Rhonda Sin-Ling, Yeo, Nicholas Kim-Wah, Tambyah, Paul, Pada, Surinder, Tan, Seow Yen, Ding, Ying, Renia, Laurent, Leo, Yee Sin, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C.

“…In a multivariable model, age >65 years, non-Chinese ethnicity, and the severity of acute infection were associated with increased likelihood of persistent symptoms. …”
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Lane-aware image enhancement for lane detection in rain (part A) by Zeng, Lanning

“…In recent years, due to the continuous development of science and technology, artificial intelligence technology is also under continuous development. …”
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