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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Continuous aerosol monitoring and comparison of aerosol exposure based on smoke dispersion distance and concentrations during oxygenation therapy
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Open AccessContinuous aerosol monitoring and comparison of aerosol exposure based on smoke dispersion distance and concentrations during oxygenation therapy
This study evaluated the aerosol exposure risks while using common noninvasive oxygenation devices. A simulated mannequin was designed to breathe at a minute ventilation of 20 L/min and used the following oxyg...
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Open AccessA comparative analysis of aerosol exposure and prevention strategies in bystander, pre-hospital, and inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation using simulation manikins
To evaluate aerosol exposure risk and prevention strategies during bystander, pre-hospital, and inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study compared hands-only CPR, CPR with a surgical or N95 mas...
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A multi-step deposited AlN films in a DC pulsed sputtering and film characteristics classification with principal component analysis of OES data
In this work, a unique approach in experiments was carried out by a pulsed DC sputtering for the 60/30-min process in one-step and multi-step (two- and four-step) deposition to obtain trends of residual stress...
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Learning English via Virtual Charades with Google Assistant: The Correlates Between Smartphone Self-efficacy, Interactive Fun, Flow Experience and Learning Outcomes
The potential of using an intelligent personal assistant (IPA) to enhance learning has received attention. However, little research has explored how embedding Charades into Google Assistant can facilitate Engl...
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Residual stress classification of pulsed DC reactive sputtered aluminum nitride film via large-scale data analysis of optical emission spectroscopy
The amount of residual stress generated during the growth process of aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films prepared by pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering was investigated. The evaluated process parameters wer...
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Impact of Wind on Tide-Induced Advective Salt Transport in A Well-Mixed Estuary
The tide-induced net advective salt flux in well-mixed estuaries consists of five terms according to the method from Kjerfve. The term resulted from the vertical variation in salinity can be negligible in well...
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Open AccessBioactivity-Guided Isolation of Totarane-Derived Diterpenes from Podocarpus neriifolius and Structure Revision of 3-Deoxy-2α-hydroxynagilactone E
Bioactivity-guided phytochemical investigation of Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don. (Podocarpaceae) has led to the isolation of one new (2) and three known (1, 3, and 4) B-type podolactones, along with three totaran...
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Discharge estimation in lined irrigation canals by using surface velocity radar
This study proposes a surface velocity method for discharge estimation in lined irrigation canals. In this method, a surface velocity radar is used for surface velocity measurement. However, this radar cannot ...
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Reliability-based Evaluation of River-bridge Flood Resistance Ability Via a Visual Inspection Table
This research establishes a reliability-based preliminary evaluation table for assessing river-bridge flood resistance. Flood resistance for a river-bridge is affected by numerous factors, including bridge str...
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A facile low-temperature synthesis of V2O5 flakes for electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide sensor
Herein, we report a simple hydrothermal synthesized V2O5 flake employed as an electrode material for non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensor application. The morphology, structural, and electrochemical prop...
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Develo** a Rapid Assessment Method to Estimate Berg Balance Scale Score of Elderly People
To prevent falls, many experts are committed to studying the balance of risk factors and assessment methods fall. Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is a clinical assessment method that most commonly used yet its charac...
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Open AccessPhenologic variation of major triterpenoids in regular and white Antrodia cinnamomea
Antrodia cinnamomea and its host Cinnamomum kanehirae are both endemic species unique to Taiwan. Many studies have confirmed that A. cinnamomea is rich in polysaccharides and triterpen...
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Open AccessA probabilistic bridge safety evaluation against floods
To further capture the influences of uncertain factors on river bridge safety evaluation, a probabilistic approach is adopted. Because this is a systematic and nonlinear problem, MPP-based reliability analyses...
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Depth-based hand gesture recognition
In this article, a dynamic gesture recognition system with the depth information is proposed. The proposed system consists of three main components: preprocessing, static posture recognition and dynamic gestur...
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Open AccessSilvestrol induces early autophagy and apoptosis in human melanoma cells
Silvestrol is a cyclopenta[b]benzofuran that was isolated from the fruits and twigs of Aglaia foveolata, a plant indigenous to Borneo in Southeast Asia. The purpose of the current study was to determine if inhibi...
