Methods used earlier for choosing profile shift coefficients were based on presumed advantages without physical proof justifying them. In this paper, a new method is proposed which guarantees a positive influence on gear failures and the operational...
Shift work has been associated with dietary changes. This study examined factors associated with the dietary profiles of shift workers from several industries (n = 118, 57 male; age = 43.4 ± 9.9 years) employed on permanent mornings, nights, or rotat...
In this paper, a clustering method with proposed distance measurement to extract base load profiles from arbitrary data sets is studied. Recently, smart energy load metering devices are broadly deployed, and an immense volume of data is now collected...
This study explores the application of profile shift coefficients as a design strategy to eliminate the need for stepped planet gears in a specific type of planetary gear train, referred to as the AA gear train. By appropriately selecting gear tooth...
A then-test technique was used to investigate the possibility of a response shift in the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile (GHABP). Following completion of part 1 of the GHABP, 16 adults were invited for hearing-aid follow up appointments. In accor...
A modelling framework suitable for detecting shape shifts in functional profiles combining the notion of the Fréchet mean and the concept of deformation models is developed and proposed. The generalized mean sense offered by the Fréchet...
High-speed precision positioning systems require motion profiles that achieve rapid transfer while suppressing motion-induced vibration. Conventional time-optimal trajectories often minimize travel time at the expense of residual vibration, which pro...
In recent years, many buildings have been fitted with smart meters, from which high-frequency energy data is available. However, extracting useful information efficiently has been imposed as a problem in utilizing these data. In this study, we analyz...
Primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) are widely used as in vitro models for liver function and drug metabolism studies, yet their metabolic stability post-thawing remains an open question. To better characterize early metabolic changes, we conducted a ti...
The inception of cancer treatment with chemotherapeutics began in the 1940s with nitrogen mustards that were initially employed as weapons in World War II. Since then, treatment options for different malignancies have evolved over the period of last...
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) possesses a small but significant population of cancer stem cells (CSCs) thought to play a role in its invasiveness, recurrence, and metastasis. The CSCs display transcriptional profiles for multipotency, self-renewal, t...
Compared with cubic Continuously Variable Crown (CVC), quintic CVC presents integrated control capability of quadratic and quartic crown. In order to take full advantage of quintic CVC and have better comprehensive control of the edge wave, center wa...
Electric vehicles (EVs) and charging piles have been growing rapidly in China in the last five years. Private charging piles are widely adopted in major cities and have partly changed the charging behaviors of EV users. Based on the charging data of...
Diet plays a pivotal role in shaping the gut microbiota, influencing host physiology, immune function, and nutrient metabolism. In this study, we evaluated the impact of three distinct feeding systems—Forage only, Balanced feed only, and Mixed...
This paper proposes a new rapid and straightforward method along with a related device for finding the three basic parameters of an actual external involute spur gear. The number of teeth is easily counted, but the other two parameters—the modu...
This paper studies quantitative forms of approximate recurrence for bounded linear operators on Banach spaces through the notion of uniformly
The paper proposes a rapid, straightforward, and inexpensive method for finding the basic parameters of helical gears with an involute profile. The basic parameters envisaged are the normal module, normal profile shift coefficient, and the helix angl...
Both aggressive and aggression-deprived (AD) species represent pathologic cases intensely addressed in psychiatry and substance abuse disciplines. Previously, we reported that AD mice displayed a higher aggressive behavior score than the aggressive g...
This study investigated the year-round metabolomic variation in Fucus serratus (FS) and F. vesiculosus (FV) collected monthly from Danish coastal water around Aarhus Bay. Untargeted high-resolution liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry profil...
Chemical biology and the application of small molecules has proven to be a potent perturbation strategy, especially for the functional elucidation of proteins, their networks, and regulators. In recent years, the cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA)...
This paper proposes an accuracy enhancement method for fiber-longitudinal power profile estimation (PPE) based on convolutional neural networks (CNN). Two types of CNNs are designed. The first network treats different polarization streams identically...
The modern design of mechanical parts, such as gears, goes through the continuous demand for a high level of efficiency and reliability, as well as an increased load carrying capacity and endurance life. The aim of the present paper was to perform a...
19 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a wealth of literature in the public health field [...]
Vegetal drinks as a substitute for milk consumption are raising striking interest in the food industry. Soy and rice drinks are the most successful milk substitutes but are low in protein and fiber contents, are rich in sugars, and their cultivation...
As a ranging sensor, a continuous transmission frequency modulation (CTFM) sonar with its ability for range finding and range profile formation works effectively under stationary conditions. When a relative velocity exists between the target and the...
The importance of high resolution range profiles (HRRPs) for radar applications like tracking or classification is well known. In the scientific literature several approaches have been investigated to obtain HRRPs from wideband radar signals. Recent...
Thanks to the recent development of innovative instruments and software with high accuracy and resolution, 3D modelling provides useful insights in several sectors (from industrial metrology to cultural heritage). Moreover, the 3D reconstruction of o...
Peptide and protein drug molecules fold into higher order structures (HOS) in formulation and these folded structures are often critical for drug efficacy and safety. Generic or biosimilar drug products (DPs) need to show similar HOS to the reference...
Background/Objectives: The human cathelicidin LL-37 (37 residues; net charge +6) couples broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity with immunomodulatory function, but rapid proteolysis and peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD)-mediated citrullination limit it...
The characterization of new materials for enabling gear design is definitely a fundamental objective in the gear industry and research. Single Tooth Bending Fatigue (STBF) tests can be performed to speed up this process. However, it is well known tha...
Next-generation wireless communication networks are expected to offer extremely high data rates supported by very low latency and radically new applications, which require a new wireless radio technology paradigm. However, it is crucial to assist the...
Although nurses’ fatigue affects their well-being and patient safety, no effective objective measurements exist. We explored the profiles of salivary biomarkers associated with nurses’ chronic fatigue across several shifts. This longitudi...
Night shift work can have a serious impact on health. Here, we assess whether and how night shift work influences the metabolite profiles, specifically with respect to different chronotype classes. We have recruited 100 women including 68 nurses work...
(1) Background: Several researchers have highlighted a higher incidence of overweight and obesity among nurses, and others have analyzed the quality of nurses’ eating habits and their related physical activity levels. The present study assessed...
Evolutionary and ecological forces are important factors that shape gut microbial profiles in hosts, which can help insects adapt to different environments through modulating their metabolites. However, little is known about how gut microbes and meta...
Background: Diabetes foot infection is a very important public health problem that causes serious health problems, mortality, and high health expenditures, and is one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus. There are concerns that a...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted pediatric healthcare systems globally, altering infection dynamics, hospital admissions, and antimicrobial practices. This study aimed to evaluate temporal shifts in patient demographics, clinical aspects,...
Neutrophils play a crucial role in host defense against infection. Aberrant neutrophil activation may induce tissue damage via sterile inflammation. Neutrophil accumulation has been identified as a feature of the inflammatory response observed in met...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted tourism systems worldwide, particularly ecologically sensitive and tourism-dependent regions such as the Galapagos Islands. This study investigated the impact of the pandemic on profiles of tourists visiting Santa Cruz...
This manual presents a procedure to calibrate the one-dimensional sound speed (co) and Poisson’s ratio (ν) of a (split) Hopkinson bar using the open-source templates written in Excel® and Matlab® for dispersion correction. The Excel&...
Alstonia scholaris is a well-known source of alkaloids and widely recognized for therapeutic purposes to treat the ailments in human and livestock. However, the composition and production of alkaloids vary due to tissue specific metabolism and season...
We present the project of a 2U CubeSat format spaceborne multichannel laser heterodyne spectroradiometer (MLHS) for studies of the Earth’s atmosphere upper layers in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range (1258, 1528, and 1640 nm). A spaceborne MLHS...
Rapeseed press cake (RPC), the protein-rich residue from edible oil production, is currently underutilized and is primarily used as animal feed. This study aimed to investigate pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) for protein recovery from RPC using r...
Unfavourable dietary behaviours of female nurses, especially among shift-working nurses, including high snacking frequency, short fasting period and large day-to-day energy intake variability may be linked with adverse health. In this study we: (1) e...
A precise prediction of the rolling force is critical to ensure the quality of the final product, especially in the cold rolling of thin strips. Based on this, a new mathematical model is developed to work out the rolling force when considering the r...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of the quality of diet as calculated by the Nutrient Rich Food index (NRF9.3), and length of service (LS) (≤10 years vs. >10 years) with selected serum biochemical parameters, the proportions...
Bitcoin’s ledger records what each transaction moves but not what it does; unsupervised profiles describe it without labels, but are rarely tested against information the clustering never saw. We evaluate ZSH, which weights twelve features by t...
Aberrant glycosylation frequently accompanies malignant, metabolic, and chronic inflammatory diseases; however, it remains unclear how coexisting conditions influence disease-associated alterations in serum N-glycan profiles. To address this question...
The growing interest in alternative protein sources has driven research into edible insects as sustainable raw materials for food and bioprocessing applications. In this study, protein concentrates were produced from Amazonian leaf-cutter ants (Atta ...
Background/Objectives: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide method distribution and lethality profiles remains insufficiently studied, particularly in the post-pandemic period. This study aimed to examine temporal changes in suicide methods...
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