Prevalence of lumbosacral transition vertebrae in symptomatic adults and the levels of degeneration in the suprajacent disc by Song, Joshua, Betzler, Brjan Kaiji, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong

“…Retrospectively, 545 patients (Age = 57.6 ± 18.3 years; Male = 277; Female = 268) who underwent radiographic evaluation of the lumbar spine for lower back pain or radicular symptoms were shortlisted. …”
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Variations of the femoral artery position in relation to femoral vein and mid-inguinal point: a cadaveric study by Taib, Che Norma Mat, Nasir, Aina Amira Mohamad, Ahmad, Nurul Arina, Moklas, Mohamad Aris Mohd

“…Bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant association of distance from anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to femoral artery between the right and left thigh. …”
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Feasible power-flow solution analysis of DC microgrids under droop control by Liu, Zhangjie, Liu, Ruisong, Xin, Zhang, Su, Mei, Sun, Yao, Han, Hua, Wang, Peng

“…DC Microgrids have been widely used due to their high efficiency, high reliability and flexibility. A sine qua non condition for the correct operation of systems is the existence of a feasible power-flow solution. …”
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Cordic core based quantum readout processing block design on FPGA by Cao, Hongyu

“…This project proposes the design of a new quantum readout processing module that uses the CORDIC algorithm to calculate the required sine and cosine values, and a phase accumulator-based direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDFS) to generate the local oscillation signal, thereby achieving precise readout of qubits. …”
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Seismic performance of tuned liquid damper in novel wall interlocking block by Ong, Peng Pheng

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Profiling pro-inflammatory proteases as biomolecular signature of material-induced subcutaneous host response in immuno-competent mice by Tran, Nam M. P., Truong, Anh T. H., Nguyen, Dang T., Dang, Tram Thuy

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An experimental investigation on relation of stress with occurrence of tinnitus by Ng, Chee Seng.

“…Biophysical signals such as Electrocardiogram, Blood Volume Pulse and Skin Conductance are measured to quantify the stress level on the subject. …”
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Moisture management properties of knitted fabrics with varying structures and fibre content by Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis, Nasir, Siti Hana, Roslan, Mohd Nazrul

“…Moisture management qualities, which allow for the rapid absorption and transport of water vapour and liquid perspiration from the skin to the outer surface of garments, are crucial in multilayer sportswear, as they allow for maximum wearer comfort. …”
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Stability analysis on reiner-phillippoff hybrid nanofluid flow over a wedge by Iskandar, Waini, Khairum, Hamzah, Najiyah Safwa, Khashi’ie, Nurul Amira, Zainal, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Kasim, Anuar, Mohd Ishak, Pop, Ioan Mihai

“…The findings showed that when the magnitude of the magnetic parameter is increased, skin friction and heat transfer rate both are increased. …”
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An artificial sensory neuron with tactile perceptual learning by Wan, Changjin, Chen, Geng, Fu, Yangming, Wang, Ming, Matsuhisa, Naoji, Pan, Shaowu, Pan, Liang, Yang, Hui, Wan, Qing, Zhu, Liqiang, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Sensory neurons within skin form an interface between the external physical reality and the inner tactile perception. …”
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Microneedles and micropump for drug delivery applications by Teo, Melissa Ai Ling

“…In vitro experiments using isolated rat's skin demonstrated that these arrays enhance drug permeability by 10-20 times with the amount of enhancement depending on the microneedle diameter. …”
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Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification by Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar

“…Radiographic evaluation with X-rays and CT scans revealed scoliosis and total fusion of almost all levels of the spine, with only a few disc spaces spared. A large mass of heterotopic bone was observed, corresponding to the location of the paraspinal muscles in the lumbar region, branching upwards and fusing with the scapulae on both sides. …”
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Development of heating and cooling materials for sports apparel by Thum, Kai Yang

“…Efficiency of the dual-layer pairing is calculated by the difference in temperature of the skin between heating and cooling mode. It was found that the MICA White-Carbon Black and the MICA Red-Carbon Black pairing have the best efficiency in terms of its dual-layer properties by using various test such as the Skin Test as well as the Lamp Test which will be further explained in Section 4 of Experimental Methods. …”
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Study of bioheat transfer and cardiac thermal pulse of aneurysm in the abdominal aortic using computational fluid dynamic and fluid structure interaction by Looi, Jun Cong

“…A CTP and IRT evaluation-based on AAA and abdomen skin surface detection method was proposed respectively. …”
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Sleep monitoring by millimeter wave radar sensor by Ma, Yuchen

“…Currently, there are wearable devices that have sleep monitoring functions, but they may cause skin problems such as allergies on sensitive skin. …”
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A feasibility study on the efficacy of a patient-owned wound surveillance system for diabetic foot ulcer care (ePOWS study) by Lo, Zhiwen Joseph, Harish, Keerthi B., Tan, Elaine, Zhu, Julia, Chan, Shaun, Liew, Huiling, Hoi, Wai Han, Liang, Shanying, Cho, Yuan Teng, Koo, Hui Y., Wu, Kyle, Car, Josip

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Vein identification for forensic investigation by Zhang Hengyi

“…For evaluation of the proposed algorithms, we have developed a skin image collection system capturing both color and NIR images from 328 individuals. …”
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Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin by Woetmann, Anders, Alhede, Morten, Dabelsteen, Sally, Bjarnsholt, Thomas, Rybtke, Morten, Nastasi, Claudia, Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn, Andersen, Mads Hald, Bonefeld, Charlotte M., Geisler, Carsten, Givskov, Michael, Odum, Niels

“…Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. …”
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Prospective study of UV exposure and cancer incidence among Swedish women by Yang, L, Veierød, M, Löf, M, Sandin, S, Adami, H-O, Weiderpass, E

“…<p><b>Background:</b> Except for skin melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, little evidence from prospective studies is available on the association between UV exposure and cancer risk.…”

Free fermion six vertex model: symmetric functions and random domino tilings by Aggarwal, Amol, Borodin, Alexei, Petrov, Leonid, Wheeler, Michael

“…In the bulk, we show that the lattice asymptotic behavior of such domino tilings is described by a new determinantal point process on $${\mathbb {Z}}^{2}$$ Z 2 , which can be viewed as an doubly-inhomogeneous generalization of the extended discrete sine process.…”
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