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Since its post-World War II inception, the science of record linkage has grown exponentially and is used across industrial, governmental, and academic agencies. The academic fields that rely on record linkage are diverse, ranging from history to publ...

A new three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) variable-structure floating linkage mechanism is presented in this article. The proposed mechanism consists of six links, five revolute joints, and one rolling or sliding joint. In the mechanism, the fixed link o...

As with all Pano languages, Chácobo links clauses together through an elaborate system of switch reference clauses. This paper provides a detailed description of switch reference and clause linkage in Chácobo (Pano) from a typological p...

Record linkage can enhance the utility of data by bringing data together from different sources, increasing the available information about data subjects and providing more holistic views. Doing so, however, can increase privacy risks. To mitigate th...

Population-based data linkage has a long history in Australia from its beginnings in Western Australia in the 1970s to the coordinated national data linkage infrastructure that exists today. This article describes the journey from an idea to a nation...

This paper presents a new two-step approach for record linkage, focusing on the creation of high-quality training data in the first step. The approach employs the unsupervised random forest model as a similarity measure to produce a similarity score...

For injured and after-stroke patients who temporarily lose their hand’s grasping abilities, assisting them in regaining their index finger mobility is very important in the rehabilitation process. In this paper, a finger rehabilitation device b...

We consider an optimization problem on the maximal magnitude of angular acceleration of the output-links of a commercially available center-driven linkage system (CDLS) for vehicle wipers on windshield. The purpose of this optimization is to improve...

Research based on health insurance data has a long tradition in Germany. By contrast, data linkage of survey data with such claims data is a relatively new field of research with high potential. Data linkage opens up new opportunities for analyses in...

Hierarchical clustering is a widely used data analysis technique. Typically, tools for this method operate on data in its original, readable form, raising privacy concerns when a clustering task involving sensitive data that must remain confidential...

Constructing the Qinghai–Tibet Railway (QTR) was a landmark project and was beneficial to the sustainable development of the Third Pole. To understand the sustainable development of remote regions by the provision of railway, we studied the QTR’s imp...

We present an algorithm to find corresponding authors of patents and scientific articles. The authors are given as records in Scopus and the Chinese Patents Database. This issue is known as the record linkage problem, defined as finding and linking i...

The synthesis of four-bar linkage has been extensively researched, but for a long time, the problem of motion generation, path generation, and function generation have been studied separately, and their integration has not drawn much attention. This...

Measuring lower extremity joint angles during cycling is interesting to derive joint loading from contact forces at the pedals and to determine the cause of cycling injuries. Traditionally, joint angles are determined in a stationary setup with high-...

Marine economic cooperation has emerged as a major theme in this era of globalization; hence, maritime network connectivity and dynamics have attracted more and more attention. Port construction and maritime route improvements increase maritime trade...

Assessing the flux linkage is an important feature for electric machines, including switched reluctance machines. However, sensor calibration errors and noise impose a problem known as drift, which is caused by the integration process used to estimat...

The data linkage of different data sources for research purposes is being increasingly used in recent years. However, generally accepted methodological guidance is missing. The aim of this article is to provide methodological guidelines and recommend...

To analyze the influencing factors of the emergency linkage of gas explosion accidents and their causal relationships, a method for analyzing the influencing factors of the emergency linkage of gas explosion accidents is proposed based on a hierarchi...

Record linkage is an essential task in data integration in the fields of healthcare, law enforcement, fraud detection, transportation, biology, and supply chain management. The problem of record linkage is to cluster records from various sources such...

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) maps are fundamental tools for exploring the genetic basis of traits of interest in any species. Quantifying LD patterns in cattle breeds has been made possible due to the availability of huge quantities of SNPs through mo...

The literature on clientelism, the informal exchange of benefits for political support, has proliferated over the last three decades. However, the existing literature largely ignores the role of religion in shaping clientelism in contemporary politic...

Mechanical performance analysis and experimental study of the mechanics of the four-star-type crank-linkage mechanism of the marine air compressor were carried out to improve the submerged floating performance and stealth performance of the underwate...

Our goal is to discuss the different issues that arise when attempting to visualize a joints-and-bars cube through GeoGebra, a widespread program that combines dynamic geometry (DGS) and computer algebra systems (CAS). As is standard in the DGS frame...

Given the growing awareness of sustainable development, the environmental protection industry has attracted much attention. Green finance has developed rapidly in policymaking and practices. This study provides a framework for evaluating green financ...

The cam-linkage mechanism is a typical transmission mechanism in mechanical science and is widely used in various automated production equipment. However, conventional modeling methods mainly focus on the design and dimensional synthesis of the cam-l...

This paper presents a planar four-bar approximate motion synthesis technique that uses only pole locations. Synthesis for rigid-body guidance determines the linkage dimensions that guide a body in a desired manner. The desired motion is specified wit...

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs are most successful at supporting youth labor markets when they combine education and employment. Education–employment linkage theory describes this combination in terms of power-sharing...

Migration is an important driver of population dynamics in Europe. Although migrants are generally healthy, subgroups of migrants are at increased risk of a range of infectious diseases. Early identification of infections is important as it prevents...

Featured Application: This paper addresses the formation control of a team of agents based on the decentralized control and the recently introduced reconfigurable virtual linkage approach. Following a decentralized control architecture, a decentraliz...

The development of a linkage map is an important component for promoting genetic and genomic studies in California condors, an endangered New World vulture species. Using a set of designed anonymous microsatellite markers, we genotyped a reference co...

Glycosidic linkage analysis was conducted on the unfractionated polysaccharides in alcohol-insoluble residues (AIRs) prepared from six red seaweeds (Gracilariopsis sp., Prionitis sp., Mastocarpus papillatus, Callophyllis sp., Mazzaella splendens, and...

Genetic linkage maps provide a useful resource for non-model genomes and can aid in genome reassembly to form more contiguous pseudo-chromosomes. We present the first linkage map of any cephalopod, H. maculosa, composed of 47 linkage groups (LG). A t...

Privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) aims to link records from different data sources while ensuring sensitive information is not disclosed. Utilizing blockchain as a trusted third party is an effective strategy for enhancing transparency and aud...

Unbalanced inertia force is inevitably generated during the operation of crank linkage. It is one of the main excitation sources of air compressor vibration and the focus of managing air compressor vibration noise. In this regard, this paper studies...

With the advent of the big data era, data security and sharing have become the core elements of new-era data processing. Privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL), as a method capable of accurately and securely matching and sharing the same entity acr...

In this paper, we present a novel design framework to connect linkage synthesis with dynamics performance of the linkage. The aim of the design framework is to improve the dynamics performance of the mechanism through linkage design, instead of impro...

Today, social networks are becoming increasingly popular and indispensable, where users usually have multiple accounts. It is of considerable significance to conduct user identity linkage across social networks. We can comprehensively depict diversif...

The genetic linkage maps of the traditional F₂ population in inbred lines were estimated from the frequency of recombination events in both parents, providing full genetic information for genetic and genomic studies. However, in outbred forest trees,...

Auricularia heimuer is one of the most popular edible fungi in China. In this study, the whole genome of A. heimuer was sequenced on the Illumina HiSeq X system and compared with other mushrooms genomes. As a wood-rotting fungus, a total of 509 carbo...

The dimensional synthesis of multi-linkage robots has great significance for improving flexibility and efficiency. With the increase of the degree of freedom and restrictions on special occasions, the solution of dimensional synthesis becomes complic...

This paper addresses performance degradation in nonlinear flux linkage algorithms, arising from estimation errors in rotor flux linkage due to fluctuations in current and temperature. We introduce a parameter-adaptive flux linkage model using MRAS, w...

This paper studies the problem of linkage-bar synthesis by means of multiple deep neural networks (DNNs), which requires the inverse solution of linkage parameters based on a desired trajectory curve. This problem is highly complex due to the fact th...

Gears are foundational tools used to transmit or modify mechanical energy or motion. Implementing gears into planar linkage mechanisms is less common but can be a similarly valuable technique that takes advantage of the high efficiency of gears while...

Nightlily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) is mainly cultivated for bud consumption with medicinal, nutritional, and economic value. Enhancing nightlily yield is one of the most significant breeding goals of modern agriculture of H. citrina breedin...

Eucommia ulmoides is an economically important tree species for both herbal medicine and organic chemical industry. Effort to breed varieties with improved yield and quality is limited by the lack of knowledge on the genetic basis of the traits. A ge...

The data management process is characterised by a set of tasks where data quality management (DQM) is one of the core components. Data quality, however, is a multidimensional concept, where the nature of the data quality issues is very diverse. One o...

The five-bar linkage, used in the form of a planar manipulator, benefits from easy controllability and relatively simple kinematic structures, which mean that it can be used in several applications in robotics, rehabilitation, and haptic devices, etc...

One of the challenges in response to population aging is to meet needs for elderly care among older people especially for those who want to age in their homes or communities. However, disabled older people have more challenges due to their restricted...

In a prospective study, we sought to determine acceptability of linkage of administrative and clinical trial data among Canadian patients and Research Ethics Boards (REBs). The goal is to develop a more harmonized approach to data, with potential to...

The structures of industrial linkages form an essential basis for the economy and have an important impact on urban economic resilience. By analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on China’s urban economy in 2020, this study uses China’s nationa...