Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><strong> Search methods</strong></p> We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to 1 February 2024 and the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group's Specialized Register to 1 February 2023, reference‐checked, and contacted study authors. <p><strong> Selection criteria</strong></p> We included trials randomizing people who smoke to an EC or control condition. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…&lt;h4&gt;Search methods&lt;/h4&gt;We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group's Specialized Register to 1 February 2023, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to 1 July 2023, and reference-checked and contacted study authors.&lt;h4&gt;Selection criteria&lt;/h4&gt;We included trials in which people who smoke were randomized to an EC or control condition. …”

Algebraic identifiability of partial differential equation models by Byrne, HM, Harrington, HA, Ovchinnikov, A, Pogudin, G, Rahkooy, H, Soto, P

“…This problem has been intensively studied for ordinary differential equation models, where theory, several efficient algorithms and software packages have been developed. …”

The influence of nutrition on obesity by Ee, Xing Min

“…While these two factors may be crucial in the regulation of body weight, the impact of nutrition on obesity has often been overlooked. People in modern days consume copious amounts of carbohydrate-rich foods and sugary products, having the misconception that as long as their calorie intake is kept to a minimum, their weight would be kept in check as well. …”
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A computer vision software to automatically measure dimensions of flat surfaces in a photograph by Wang, Qifeng

“…A previous project has been conducted and a substantial amount of work have been done on objects and contours detection. …”
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Port service quality in the supply chain management context by Poh, Patricia Xiang Qi.

“…The port industry is a specialised industry and is usually the gateway to many markets involving sea transport. However, there has been a general shift in the roles of the port. Besides the traditional function of being the facilitator, providing of infrastructure and equipment, contemporary ports have now been integrated into supply chains. …”
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Geometric primitive feature extraction : concepts, algorithms and applications by Prasad, Dilip Kumar.

“…For the problem of polygonal approximation, two fundamental problems have been addressed. First, the nature of the performance evaluation metrics in relation to the local and global fitting characteristics has been studied. …”
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Development of isolated type DC/DC converter for on-board power supply by Enrique Alejandro, Nunes Di Pierri

“…A 20 kW high frequency DC/DC converter composed of two identical 10 kW units has been constructed for a hybrid vehicle application. …”
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Ancient Tangut manuscripts rediscovered by van Driem, George

“…It is a cause for great joy that, since the appearance of the article by van Driem and Kepping (1991), the original Tangut manuscripts bearing interlinear Tibetan transcriptions, which had been lost for decades, have now been found and returned to the Institute of Oriental Studies in St. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network by Liu, Yan.

“…In addition, serial port has been expanded, and the battery has been replaced as well. …”
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A Biography of the Prophet of Islam : In the Light of the Original Sources An Analytical Study / by Mahdi Rizqullah Ahmad, Dr. author 598741

“…First, every detail mentioned has been traced back to original sources, whose authenticity has been discussed extensively in the footnotes. …”

Carbon based materials for MEMS applications by Tan, Chong Wei

“…CNTs have been a subject of interest by many researchers since its discovery by Ijima in 1991. …”
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RFID and cloud computing in supply chain tracking system by Saha, Ishita.

“…Different techniques for doing this have been studied and the most effective solution has been provided using Service-Oriented Architecture. …”
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Optical and optoelectronic properties of Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric matrix by Ding, Liang

“…Thermal annealing effect on optical properties of nc-Si embedded in SiO2 films has been studied also. The influence of nanocrystal size on the band gap and dielectric function has been investigated. …”
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Development of a fiber optic gradient hydrophone by Mei, Suo Hai.

“…Fiber optic hydrophones have been under development since 1970s, and have been proven to have many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as PZT hydrophones. …”
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Inducing System-1-type diagnostic reasoning in second-year medical students within 15 minutes by Rosby, Lucy Victoria, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Tan, Gerald, Low-Beer, Naomi, Mamede, Silvia, Zwaan, Laura, Schmidt, Henk

“…During the test phase, students responses were significantly more accurate and faster for cases which had been seen repeatedly during the training phase (mean score¼3.56/4, mean time¼2.34 s) com- pared with cases which had been seen only twice (mean score¼1.59/4, mean time¼7.50 s). …”
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Development of engineering tools and design guidelines for FRP strengthened RC walls subject to near field blast loading by Fung, Tat Ching, Tan, Kang Hai, Werner Riedel, Yu, Qingjun, Del Linz, Paolo, Li, Gen, Tu, Huan

“…In this report D5, as a supplement, some additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls by uncased charge have also been studied for ANN analysis. Moreover, additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls using the large cased charge, denote as “device B”, have been studied. …”
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Gain design and verification of autopilot control loops for UVAs by Huang, Qian.

“…In this master thesis, autopilot control system of a UAV has been developed. Before starting the control system design, general concepts of system response have been reviewed. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network (I) by Lin, Zhenxing.

“…To fully utilize resources, an automated mobile robots system has been proposed. Various techniques and methods have been explored, including communication protocols, robot localization and navigation, interception and obstacle avoidance. …”
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Impact of renewable power penetration on power market operation by Zhao, Qian

“…The existing theories and methods to evaluate reliability performances and electricity prices have been studied. Renewable energy penetrations in deregulated power systems have been investigated. …”
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