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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a W3C specification for a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language, more precisely, for styling Web documents. However, in the last few years, the landscape f...

Background and purpose: Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a small vessel disease, resulting from progressive amyloid-β deposition in the media/adventitia of cortical and leptomeningeal arterioles. We sought to assess the prevalence o...

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and has affected every social class. The prevalence of moderate-to-severe stress and anxiety levels in the general population was reported to be 25%. This study aimed to describe the validation o...

Predictive Maintenance (PdM) approach in Combined Sewer Systems (CSS) is gaining momentum due to advances in sensor technology, affordability and availability of data, and the rise of machine learning and data analytics. This study aims to characteri...

The types of carbides and their effects on the fatigue failure mechanism in carburized CSS-42L steel were systematically studied in the present investigation. The results indicate that the main carbides in carburized CSS-42L steel are Cr-rich M₂₃C₆ c...

For present and future advanced aerospace bearing applications, it is significant and necessary to improve the corrosion resistance of carburized CSS-42L steel. In this study, Cr films of about 1 μm in thickness were fabricated onto carburized CSS...

This article presents an innovative chaotic communication scheme that integrates the multiuser access technique known as Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) with the chaos-based selective strategy Chaos-Based Selective Symbol (CSS) and th...

Production performance of heavy oil deposits in Xinjiang oilfield developed by vertical-well cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) is increasingly challenged by reservoir heterogeneity, which is comprised of original sedimental heterogeneity and steam-induc...

Encoder interfaces should be operated in real time with high precision and fast processing for industrial motor control systems. The continuous bidirectional serial synchronous (BiSS-C) interface is an open-source serial communication protocol design...

Whether type III secretion system (T3SS) effector proteins encoded by Gram-negative bacterial pathogens have intra-bacterial activities is an important and emerging area of investigation. Gram-negative bacteria interact with their mammalian hosts by...

Doxorubicin (DOX), an effective chemotherapeutic agent for many types of cancer, is known for significant cardiotoxic side effects, which largely limit its clinical usage. A 3 h treatment of cardiomyoblast H9C2 cells with a low concentration of DOX (...

Heavy cargo units with a relatively reduced footprint area require a support surface large enough to transfer the forces onto the largest possible surface and/or the main stiffening (longitudinal and transverse) in order to not collapse or overstress...

Multi-channel synchronous data transmission interfaces are increasingly required to deliver higher accuracy, reliability, and cost efficiency for displacement measurement in industrial ultra-precision equipment and advanced manufacturing. The bidirec...

Objective: Barriers to healthcare accessibility and individuals’ perceived fairness of medical services are crucial indicators for evaluating the performance of a health system. An in-depth analysis of the statistical associations among these f...

From the analysis of chirp spread spectrum (CSS) signals in radar and communication applications, we can distinguish the cases of estimating only data or time-delay propagation or Doppler frequency when all the other parameters are known or set to ze...

Like other abiotic stresses, salt stress has become a major factor that restricts the growth, distribution and yield of crops. Research has shown that increasing the nitrogen content in soil can improve the salt tolerance of plants and nitrate transp...

Multiple containers running scientific workflows in SMP-based high-performance computers generate some bottlenecks due to workload flexibility. To improve system resource utilization by minimizing these bottlenecks, vertical resource management is re...

The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant cause of infection in immunocompromised individuals, cystic fibrosis patients, and burn victims. To benefit its survival, the bacterium adapt to either a motile or sessile lifestyle w...

CAR-T therapy has revolutionized the field of oncology, offering a promising treatment option for cancer patients. However, the significant morbidity associated with therapy-related toxicity presents a major challenge to its widespread use. Despite e...

Many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria rely on a functional type III secretion system (T3SS), which injects multiple effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells, for their pathogenicity. Genetic studies conducted in different host-microbe pathosyste...

Background. The COVID Stress Scales (CSS) assess COVID-related stress experienced in the past week related to danger and contamination fears, socioeconomic consequences, xenophobia, compulsive checking, and reassurance seeking, and traumatic stress s...

Compelling evidence has demonstrated a bidirectional relationship between Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) and periodontitis (PD). Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms driving their co-occurrence remain unclear, highlighting the need for finding...

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a major cause of infantile diarrhea worldwide. EPEC and the closely related murine model of EPEC infection, Citrobacter rodentium, utilize a type III secretion system (T3SS) to propagate the infection. Sinc...

In this work, a novel TiAlMoNbW high-entropy alloy (HEA) film and its corresponding nitrid (HEN) film were deposited on CSS-42L bearing steel by magnetron sputtering technology. The microstructure, microhardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resist...

Effective rhizobium–legume symbiosis depends on multiple molecular signaling pathways, integrating not only classical nodulation factors and surface polysaccharides but also diverse protein secretion systems. Among them, the Type VI Secretion S...

Background: Cyberchondria, characterized by excessive or repeated online searching for health-related information accompanied by heightened health concerns or distress, is an increasingly recognized behavioral phenomenon. Healthcare students represen...

Cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) is one of the main offshore heavy oil recovery methods used. Predicting the production of horizontal CSS wells is significant for developing offshore heavy oil reservoirs. Currently, the existing reservoir numerical sim...

This article presents a novel method for the detection of biofilms based on a heatable, capacitive sensor structure (CSS). Biofilms are capable of strongly binding large amounts of water to their extracellular biopolymer matrix, which is detectable v...

In order to compare the properties of alkali-activated carbon steel slag (CSS) and stainless steel slag (SSS), the effects of sodium hydroxide/sodium silicate solution mass ratio (NH/NS), liquid/solid ratio and blast furnace slag (BFS) dosage on the...

Background: Emerging data suggest that more aggressive beta-lactam PK/PD targets could minimize the occurrence of microbiological failure and/or resistance development. This study aims to assess whether a PK/PD target threshold of continuous infusion...

CdZnTe (CZT) films were grown by closed space sublimation (CSS) method on (111)-oriented CZT wafers, non-oriented CZT wafers and FTO substrates. The compositional and morphological properties of CZT films on different substrates were characterized by...

This paper intends to assess the effect of a maternity department intervention on improvement of knowledge and use of child safety seats (CSS) among newborn parents. An intervention study included three groups (one education plus free CSS interventio...

Stigma among healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an issue that requires immediate attention, as it may otherwise lead to the collapse of healthcare systems. In this study, we developed the COVID-19-related st...

The time-series state and parameter estimations of indoor localization continue to be a topic of growing importance. To deal with the nonlinear and positive skewed non-Gaussian dynamic of indoor CSS–TOF (Chirp-Spread-Spectrum Time-of-Flight) ra...

We perform a theoretical and empirical analysis of a set of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) document complexity metrics. The metrics are validated using a practical framework that demonstrates their viability. The theoretical analysis is performed using...

The quality of the ecological environment is related to people’s health and quality of life, and is a prerequisite for happiness. This paper uses data from the 2019 Chinese Social Survey(CSS) and matches it with green tax data of 30 provinces a...

Evaluation of chronic constipation is important, although it is often difficult to satisfactorily treat due to the complex interplay of factors. This study aimed to determine whether the volume of intraluminal contents and lateral diameter of the col...

To evaluate oncological outcomes of primary versus secondary muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy. Medline, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library were searched for eligible studies. Hazard ratios for overall survival (OS), can...

Atmospheric Phase Screen (APS) is a major noise that suppresses the accuracy of InSAR deformation time series products. Several correction methods have been developed to perform APS reduction in the InSAR analysis, in which an algorithm called Common...

Compression stockings (CSs) are a relatively simple and effective tool for alleviating varicose veins and are often used as a preventive measure among workers whose jobs require prolonged standing. Nevertheless, the efficacy of CSs that are advertise...

Laser-based manufacturing processes—including marking, hardening, cutting, and welding—demand the precise selection of processing parameters, as the resulting surface state is critically dependent on the delivered power density and beam&n...

Background: 1, 3-ß-D-Glucan (BDG) is an antigen present in the cell wall of many pathogenic fungi and is used as a marker for the early diagnosis of candidemia and discontinuation of empirical treatment. Changes in the epidemiology of Candida s...

Increasing attention is being paid on leaf area index (LAI) retrieval in mountainous areas. Mountainous areas present extreme topographic variability, and are characterized by more spatial heterogeneity and inaccessibility compared with flat terrain....

The Charged System Search (CSS) metaheuristic algorithm is introduced to the field of water resources management and applied to derive water-supply and hydro-power operating policies for a large-scale real-world reservoir system. The optimum algorith...

This study evaluated the impact of the deposition pressure on the formation of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films on ultra-thin (100 µm) Schott glass substrate at high temperature (T > 450 °C) by Close-Spaced Sublimation (CSS) technique...

A modern chemical sensor system (M-CSS) was developed for the cost-effective chemical analysis of Thai precision and sustainable agriculture (TPSA), which is suitable in rural Thailand and elsewhere. The aim of this study was to achieve precision and...

Investigation of the swelling pressure of buffer/backfill materials is a critical aspect in the design of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) disposal repositories. In this study, to clarify the swelling pressure–suction relation for compacted b...

Background: Head and neck carcinosarcoma (HNCS) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy with limited research, resulting in an incomplete understanding of disease progression and a lack of reliable prognostic tools. This study aimed to retrospecti...

In recent years, the interest in electric vehicles (EVs) in the research community has been growing, particularly in the context of decarbonization. Additionally, there is a growing increase in their number, leading to massive energy demand on the ch...

Cognitive radio (CR) has become a tempting technology that achieves significant improvement in spectrum utilization. To resolve the hidden terminal problem, collaborative spectrum sensing (CSS), which profits from spatial diversity, has been studied...