Academic Articles & Research Papers

A Model of Social Distancing for Interacting Age-Distributed Multi-Populations: An Analysis of Students’ In-Person Return to Schools

Because of the current scenario of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in Brazil, whose vaccination campaign is in the initial stage, government authorities have pointed out towards the complete reopening of the economy. And recently for the...

Extraction and Energy Management of Solar Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell, and Battery Systems Using a Novel Multi Port Power Converter for DC Microgrid Applications

In DC microgrids, efficient power extraction and an effective energy management strategy (EMS) are crucial when integrating multiple power sources. This study presents a novel Four-Port Converter (FPC) configuration designed to extract powe...

A comprehensive review on the adoption of insulated block/eco-block as a green building technology from a resident perspective

Green building technologies (GBTs) have gained significant momentum as a result of the environmental, energy management and societal problems within the building sector. The insulated block/eco-block is a GBT, which consists of an insulatio...

Brassica carinata biomass, yield, and seed chemical composition response to nitrogen rates and timing on southern Coastal Plain soils in the United States

Abstract Brassica carinata (carinata), a non‐food oilseed feedstock mainly used for biofuel, is a relatively new alternative winter crop in the southeastern (SE) United States (US). However, there are limited N rate and N application timing...

Mobile App Prototype in Older Adults for Postfracture Acute Pain Management: User-Centered Design Approach

BackgroundPostfracture acute pain is often inadequately managed in older adults. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can offer opportunities for self-management of pain; however, insufficient apps exist for acute pain management after a fr...

Dielectric‐Confinement‐Induced in‐Plane Photoelectric Anisotropy in Isotropic Quasi‐1D γ‐GaS Nanoribbon

ABSTRACT The growing demand for polarized photodetection has driven the need for compact, integrated, and multifunctional device architectures. Although one‐dimensional (1D) materials are of significant interest for their innate polarizatio...

Photoresponsive Biomimetic Soft Robots Enabled by Near‐Infrared‐Driven and Ultrarobust Sandwich‐Structured Nanocomposite Films

Soft robots, intelligent structures built up of smart soft materials, are capable of being programmed to perform delicate work. Recently, plenty of biomimetic soft robots with functionalities of grasping, sensing, searching, and transportin...

Effects of Annealing and Deformation on Sagging Resistance of a Hot-Rolled, Four-Layered Al Alloy Clad Sheet

Multilayer brazeable aluminum alloy sheet is prone to collapse during high-temperature brazing process. The sagging resistance of the aluminum composite sheet needs to be further improved for quality control. Effects of annealing and rate o...

Quantum Leap: Improving Cybersecurity for the Next Era of Computing by Focusing on Users

The need to secure communications is critical for militaries and has offered an advantage in battle across history for those who do it well. The advent of new technologies offers ways of securing information, which appears impenetrable by t...

Nanotechnology: A Revolution in Modern Industry

Nanotechnology, contrary to its name, has massively revolutionized industries around the world. This paper predominantly deals with data regarding the applications of nanotechnology in the modernization of several industries. A comprehensiv...

Design Considerations for a Distributed Low-Cost Air Quality Sensing System for Urban Environments in Low-Resource Settings

With rapid urbanization, hazardous environmental exposures such as air, noise, plastic, soil and water pollution have emerged as a major threat to urban health. Recent studies show that 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe contaminated air ...

Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism at the results of losartan use in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Poniatowskaya T. Yu. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism at the results of losartan use in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(3):55-61. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI: 10.52...

A Model to Predict Heart Disease Treatment Using Data Mining

Background and Aim: Nowadays heart disease is very common and is a major cause of mortality. Proper and early diagnosis of this disease is very important. Diagnostic methods and treatments of the disease are so expensive and have many side ...

Real-Time Power Electronics Laboratory to Strengthen Distance Learning Engineering Education on Smart Grids and Microgrids

In the science and engineering fields of study, a hands-on learning experience is as crucial a part of the learning process for the student as the theoretical aspect of a given subject. With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, educational instit...

How Demographic and Academic Factors Relate to Critical Thinking Skills among Indonesian Nursing Students

Background: Critical thinking is a core competency for nursing students because it supports clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and patient safety. However, evidence on critical thinking among nursing students in Indonesia remains l...

Video-based communication assessment for weight management counseling training in medical residents: a mixed methods study

Abstract Background Physician delivered weight management counseling (WMC) occurs infrequently and physicians report lack of training and poor self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the Video-based Communication As...

Prevalence of comorbid depression and associated factors among hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hunan, China

Abstract Background Depression and diabetes are major health challenges, with heavy economic social burden, and comorbid depression in diabetes could lead to a wide range of poor health outcomes. Although many descriptive studies have highl...

Lessons Learned From a Sequential Mixed-Mode Survey Design to Recruit and Collect Data From Case-Control Study Participants: Formative Evaluation

BackgroundSequential mixed-mode surveys using both web-based surveys and telephone interviews are increasingly being used in observational studies and have been shown to have many benefits; however, the application of this survey design has...

High-risk behaviors and experiences with traffic law among night drivers in Curitiba, Brazil

Objective: To explore high-risk behaviors and experiences with traffic law among night drivers in Curitiba, Brazil. Method: Data from 398 drivers on sociodemographic parameters, high-risk behaviors, experiences with traffic law, and traffi...

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