Trade Flow and Nation Brand Distance: A Structural Gravity Model Approach by AL BESHER, HUDA ISMAIL

“…The NBD is calculated based on Country Brand Strength Index (CBSI) which consists of relative values per capita of the statistical data for five different areas that composite the index, which includes the dimensions of exports, tourism, foreign direct investment, immigration, and government environment. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017 by Arash Etemadi (330880)

“…The highest age-standardised incidence rates in 2017 were seen in the high-income Asia Pacific (29·5, 28·2–31·0 per 100 000 population) and east Asia (28·6, 27·3–30·0 per 100 000 population) regions, with nearly half of the global incident cases occurring in China. …”

Design and development of a biomimetic jellyfish robot that features ionic polymer metal composites cituators by Akle, Barbar

“…The shape and swimming style of this underwater vehicle are based on the Aurelia aurita jellyfish, which has an average swimming speed of 13 mm/s and which is known for a high swimming efficiency. …”
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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…However, when accounting for ageing and population growth, declines were observed in age-standardised prevalence (14·3% decrease), age-standardised death rates (42·6%), and age-standardised DALY rates (38·2%). …”

Digital Predistortion Using Relaxed Sampling Rates by Ahmed, Serien

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Design and Development of a Synergetic Controller for a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System by Adib, Andrew Ayman

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Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients by Bouquet, Antoine

“…Median numbers of CLMs per patient were 1 in the combined, 3 in the classic, and 4 in the reverse strategy group (p = 0.01 classic vs reverse; p < 0.001 reverse vs combined). …”
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Optimisation of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance Based and Periodic Based Approaches by ALHAJERI, RASHED ABDULLA

“…Periodic based automatic cleaning showed decreases in improvement of between 164.64% to 245.34%. …”
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CubeSat Communication Subsystems: A Review of On-Board Transceiver Architectures, Protocols, and Performance by Amr Zeedan (17983750)

“…Moreover, constellations of CubeSats in low Earth orbits (LEOs) can meet the increasing demands of global-coverage low-cost high-speed flexible connectivity. …”

Carbide Derived Carbon (CDC) as novel adsorbent for ibuprofen removal from synthetic water and treated sewage effluent by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…The effects of CDC dosage, temperature, initial pH and agitation speed on the adsorption process were examined by using batch adsorption experiments. …”

Influence of thermo-mechanical properties of coatings on friction in elastohydrodynamic lubricated contacts by Habchi, W.

“…In fact, under high sliding speeds, friction was found to increase with the thermal inertia of coatings. …”
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Supplementation of retrobulbar block with clonidine in vitreoretinal surgery by Abi Nader, Elie

“…The median number of postoperative analgesic requests per patient during the first 24 hours was higher in the control group than the clonidine group [2 (0-3) vs. 1 (0-3); P < 0.001]. …”
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The Influence of Loneliness and Living Alone on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: Evidence from Europe by Ammari, Lora

“…This research indicates a positive correlation between living alone and loneliness, with a greater effect on males, and identifies loneliness as an independent factor decreasing QoL. …”
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Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes – Ionic Polymer Electroactive Hybrid Transducers by Akle, Barbar J.

“…The strain rate of the transducer increased proportional to the ratio of SWNT to RuO2 in the electrode. …”
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Carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field by Lesèche, Guy

“…Follow-up duplex scans showed asymptomatic recurrent stenosis greater than 60% in 3 patients, 2 of whom with stenosis greater than 80% underwent repeat operation. …”
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New fault models and efficient BIST algorithms for dual-portmemories by Amin, A.A.

“…These modifications allow multiple access of memory cells for increased test speed with minimal overhead on both silicon area and device performance. …”
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Solving the Narrow Corridor Problem in Potential Field-Guided Autonomous Robots by Masoud, A.A.

“…In addition to eliminating the narrow corridor artifact, improving the quality of the trajectory, the suggested solution significantly increases the speed of the robot. Theoretical development along with simulation results are provided.…”
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Chemical, rheological, and sensory properties of wheat biscuits fortified with local buckwheat by Ahmed Hussein (683680)

“…The samples with <i>F</i>. tataricum demonstrated greater amounts of fiber and ash while the samples made of soft wheat flour were rich in carbohydrates. …”

Road deaths and injuries in India: Action required on the five pillars of road safety by Gopalakrishna Gururaj (19807233)

“…<p dir="ltr">Road deaths and injuries are increasing in India due to unprecedented motorization and expansion of infrastructure amidst absence of strong road safety policies and programmes. …”

FAST FUZZY FORCE-DIRECTED/SIMULATED EVOLUTION METAHEURISTIC FOR MULTIOBJECTIVE VLSI CELL PLACEMENT by Sait, Sadiq M.

“…The complexity of this problem increases when multiple optimization objectives are considered simultaneously. …”
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