A study of atmospheric gradient for the analysis of weather events and prediction of rainfall in the tropical region by Naha Biswas, Anik

“…Both the gradient parameters show an increasing trend prior to a significant weather event over a larger region in the tropical climatic zone. The north and east components of atmospheric gradient have also been investigated in relation to rainfall occurring over a larger region. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…However, it should be understood that with the exception of a very few key texts from within it, the rNying ma'i rgyud 'bum was not very widely read even among rNying ma pas: neither monks nor laymen read at all widely or frequently within its many hundreds of texts. …”

Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Bhattacharjee, NV, Schumacher, AE, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Graham, SM, Lacey, BWH, Maude, RJ, Runghien, T, Rodriguez, JAB

“…The share of livebirths was projected to decline between 2021 and 2100 in most of the six other super-regions—decreasing, for example, in south Asia from 24·8% (23·7–25·8) in 2021 to 16·7% (14·3–19·1) in 2050 and 7·1% (4·4–10·1) in 2100—but was forecast to increase modestly in the north Africa and Middle East and high-income super-regions. Forecast estimates for the alternative combined scenario suggest that meeting SDG targets for education and contraceptive met need, as well as implementing pro-natal policies, would result in global TFRs of 1·65 (1·40–1·92) in 2050 and 1·62 (1·35–1·95) in 2100. …”

The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Jayanthi, Renu, Virdee, Bal Singh, Lubangakene, Innocent, Ganguly, Priyanka, Mariyanayagam, Dion

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Variable computed tomography appearances of COVID-19 by Lim, Zhan Ye, Khoo, Hau Wei, Hui, Terrence Chi Hong, Kok, Shawn Shi Xian, Kwan, Kenneth Eng Ling, Young, Barnaby Edward, Tan, Cher Heng, Kaw, Gregory Jon Leng

“…Variable CT features were observed: consolidation with ground-glass opacities, ground-glass opacities with subpleural reticular bands, and an anterior-posterior gradient of lung abnormalities resembling that of acute respiratory distress syndrome. …”
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Mechanical properties and antioxidant activity of carrageenan-cellulose nanofiber incorporated butylated hydroxyanisole as active food packaging by Wan Amnin, Wan Yahaya, Syed Mohd Saufi, Tuan Chik, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman, Adibi, M. Nor, Khadijah Husna, Abd Hamid, Azilah, Ajit

“…However, the film's solubility, opacity, thickness, and moisture content improved with an increase in BHA concentration. …”
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Development of active packaging films from semirefined carrageenan integrated with rosemary essential oil and TiO2 nanoparticles by Khadijah Husna, Abd Hamid, Tarchiani, Jayakumar, Sarmeswari, Gunasegaran, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman

“…The SRC film with 1 wt% TiO2NPs displayed lower opacity values; however, the opacity of the films increased with the concentration of TiO2NPs, indicating their suitability for preventing spoilage in photosensitive foods. …”
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Methane precipitation in ice giant atmospheres by Toledo, D, Rannou, P, Irwin, PG, de Batz de Trenquelléon, B, Roman, M, Apestigue, V, Arruego, I, Yela, M

“…In addition, lower Keddy or μCH4 values result in smaller opacities. Methane supersaturation is promptly removed by condensation, controlling the decline in μCH4 with altitude in the troposphere. …”

Machine-Learning-Assisted Analysis of Visible Spectroscopy in Pulsed-Power-Driven Plasmas by Datta, Rishabh, Ahmed, Faez, Hare, Jack D.

“…Radiation transport simulations, which use spectral emissivity and opacity values generated using the collisional-radiative code PrismSPECT, are used to determine the spectral intensity generated by the plasma along the spectrometer’s line of sight (LOS). …”
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Residual learning diagnosis detection: an advanced residual learning diagnosis detection system for COVID-19 in industrial internet of things by Zhang, Mingdong, Chu, Ronghe, Dong, Chaoyu, Wei, Jianguo, Lu, Wenhuan, Xiong, Naixue

“…Unlike normal lungs, parts of the lungs infected with the COVID-19 developed lesions, ground-glass opacity, and bronchiectasis became apparent. Through a public dataset, in this article, we propose an advanced residual learning diagnosis detection (RLDD) scheme for the COVID-19 technique, which is designed to distinguish positive COVID-19 cases from heterogeneous lung images. …”
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Improved design of an advanced Ice Giants Net Flux Radiometer by Aslam, S, Calcutt, SB, Hewagama, T, Irwin, PG, Nixon, C, Quilligan, G, Roos-Serote, MC, Villanueva, G

“…Net flux measurements within spectral filter bands, ranging from solar to far-infrared, will help derive radiative heating and cooling profiles, and will significantly contribute to our understanding of the planet’s atmospheric heat balance and structure, tropospheric 3-D flow, and compositions and opacities of the cloud layers. The IG-NFR uses an array of non-imaging Winston cones integrated to a matched thermopile detector Focal Plane Assembly (FPA), with individual bandpass filters and windows, housed in a vacuum micro-vessel. …”

Sustainable food packaging biodegradable Carboxymethyl cellulose films reinforced with green-synthesized ZNO nanoparticles from pineapple waste by Hossain, Md. Sanower, Nur Iznin Hanis, Mohd Azhar, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman, Jun Haslinda, Shariffuddin

“…Physical properties showed enhancement, including a thickness of 0.17.05 mm, opacity of 17%, moisture content of 52.38%, and water solubility of 64.52%. …”
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Laser-induced texturing: A sustainable approach to self-cleaning mechanisms in solar panel by Rai, Rahool, M., Ishak, Aiman, Mohd Halil, M. M., Quazi, Sudhakar, K.

“…Therefore, emphasis on the significance of understanding the effects of laser parameters on the resulting surface characteristics, such as water contact angle, self-cleaning efficiency, and opacity of the glass is discussed. Several studies conducted for metals show the effectiveness of laser-textured surfaces in mitigating dust accumulation. …”
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Percutaneous Intratumoral Immunoadjuvant Gel Increases the Abscopal Effect of Cryoablation for Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistant Cancer by Som, Avik, Rosenboom, Jan‐Georg, Wehrenberg‐Klee, Eric, Chandler, Alana, Ndakwah, Gabrielle, Chen, Eric, Suggs, Jack, Morimoto, Joshua, Kim, Jonathan, Mustafa, Abdul Rehman, Marcos‐Vidal, Asier, Fintelmann, Florian J., Basu, Arijit, Langer, Robert, Traverso, Giovanni, Mahmood, Umar

“…Rheological testing demonstrated the thermoresponsive increase in viscosity at body temperature and radio‐opacity via microCT. Its ability to significantly augment the abscopal rate of cryoablation is demonstrated in otherwise immunotherapy resistant metastatic tumors in two aggressive colorectal and breast cancer dual tumor models with an all or nothing response, responders generally demonstrating complete regression of bilateral tumors in 90‐day survival studies.…”
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Simultaneous super-resolution and classification of lung disease scans by Heba M. Emara, Mohamed R. Shoaib, Walid El-Shafai, Mohamed Elwekeil, Ezz El-Din Hemdan, Mostafa M. Fouda, Taha E. Taha, Adel S. El-Fishawy, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie, Fathi E. Abd. El-Samie

“…To address this gap, we present a computer-aided diagnostic system for chest X-ray and CT images of several common pulmonary diseases, including COVID-19, viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung opacity, and various types of carcinoma. The proposed system depends on super-resolution (SR) techniques to enhance image details. …”
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From Transparency to Accountability and Back by Cen, Sarah, Alur, Rohan

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Effects of multilingualism on brain structure, cognition and language processing by Yee, Jia’en

“…While bilingualism research has shown evidence of PA transfer across languages of different opacity, it is unclear if additionally taxing on phonological awareness through more opaque literacy experiences in multilinguals would bring about enhancements in this language processing function. …”
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Disruption of seasonal influenza circulation and evolution during the 2009 H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics in Southeastern Asia by Chen, Z, Tsui, JL, Cai, J, Su, S, Viboud, C, du Plessis, L, Lemey, P, Kraemer, MUG, Yu, H

“…East, South, and Southeast Asia (together referred to as Southeastern Asia hereafter) have been recognized as critical areas fuelling the global circulation of seasonal influenza. …”