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Open AccessExtended depth of field in augmented reality
The 3D display device shows an image with depth information. Conventional 3D display devices based on binocular parallax can focus accurately only on the depth of a specific screen. Because the human eye has a...
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Correction to: Chicken or Egg? A Bi-directional Analysis of Social Protection and Social Cohesion in Burundi and Haiti
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Chicken or Egg? A Bi-directional Analysis of Social Protection and Social Cohesion in Burundi and Haiti
A limited but growing number of studies point to mixed effects of social protection on social cohesion. Relatively little is known about the role of social cohesion on access to and impact of social protection...
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Open AccessRevisiting Rwanda’s agricultural intensification policy: benefits of embracing farmer heterogeneity and crop-livestock integration strategies
The government of Rwanda is promoting agricultural intensification focused on the production of a small number of targeted commodities as a central strategy to pursue the joint policy goals of economic growth,...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a gas chromatography method for the determination of β-caryophyllene in clove extract and its application
The purpose of this study is to check the effectiveness of the analysis method that separates and quantifies β-caryophyllene among clove extracts and validate according to current ICH guidelines. The β-caryoph...
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Open AccessClinical relevance and validity of TLICS system for thoracolumbar spine injury
In order to enhance the reliability of the application to clinical practice of the TLICS classification, we retrospectively reviewed the patients with thoracolumbar spine injuries who underwent magnetic resona...
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J-integral Fracture Toughness of High-Mn Steels at Room and Cryogenic Temperatures
The J-integral fracture toughness values of high-Mn steel (Fe-25 wt pct Mn) and 304L stainless steel were evaluated at 25 °C, 0 °C, − 50 °C, − 100 °C, − 163 °C, and − 196 °C using precracked compact tension (C...
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Open AccessOptimal Gating Window for Respiratory-Gated Radiotherapy with Real-Time Position Management and Respiration Guiding System for Liver Cancer Treatment
Respiratory-gated radiotherapy is one of the most effective approaches to minimise radiation dose delivery to normal tissue and maximise delivery to tumours under patient’s motion caused by respiration. We pro...
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Synthesis of Synchrotron Radiation-induced Gold Nanoparticles as Radiosensitizer in Radiotherapy
This study investigated the feasibility of synthesizing GNPs using synchrotron radiation X-ray for use as a radiosensitizer in radiotherapy, and examined the morphology of the GNPs. Different concentration rat...
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Solidification Microsegregation and Hot Ductility of Fe-Mn-C-Al-xNb TWIP Steels
The influence of Nb addition on casting microstructures and high-temperature mechanical properties of Fe-Mn-C-Al-xNb TWIP steels was analyzed by phase-field modeling and experiments. Phase-field simulations sh...
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Total knee arthroplasty using ultra-congruent inserts can provide similar stability and function compared with cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty
Recently, ultra-congruent (UC) inserts have shown successful outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It was hypothesized that patients in the UC group would not show significantly different in vivo s...
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Zero-static-power nonvolatile logic-in-memory circuits for flexible electronics
Flexible logic circuits and memory with ultra-low static power consumption are in great demand for battery-powered flexible electronic systems. Here, we show that a flexible nonvolatile logic-in-memory circuit...
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Comparison of clinical outcomes and second-look arthroscopic findings after ACL reconstruction using a hamstring autograft or a tibialis allograft
The purpose of this prospective randomized clinical study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes, including tibial tunnel widening and the progression of osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction ...
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Early anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can save meniscus without any complications
Early ACL reconstruction, before retuning to activity eliminates recurrent episodes of instability and thereby decreases chances of meniscal and cartilage injury. However, there are no clear and uniform guidel...
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Open AccessHistorical review on the patterns of open innovation at the national level: the case of the roman period
As a result of the open innovation dissemination, the necessity of open innovation is being magnified in the theory of national innovation system. Nevertheless, research on the relationship between the open in...
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6-MV photon beam modeling for the Varian Clinac iX by using the Geant4 virtual jaw
Most virtual source models (VSMs), with the exception of the patient-dependent secondary collimator (jaw), use beam modeling. Unlike other components of the treatment head, the jaw absorbs many photons generat...
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Comparison of pencil-beam, collapsed-cone and Monte-Carlo algorithms in radiotherapy treatment planning for 6-MV photons
Treatment planning system calculations in inhomogeneous regions may present significant inaccuracies due to loss of electronic equilibrium. In this study, three different dose calculation algorithms, pencil be...
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Evaluation of the applicability of pinpoint ion chambers for SRS dosimetric quality assurance
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of a Pinpoint ion chamber for the measurement of the absolute dose for dosimetric quality assurance (QA) under the same conditions as are used for...
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Comparisons of tunnel-graft angle and tunnel length and position between transtibial and transportal techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Our aim was to evaluate tunnel-graft angle, tunnel length and position and change in graft length between transtibial (30 patients) and anteromedial (30 patients) portal techniques using 3D knee models after a...
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Effects of Mn Addition on Tensile and Charpy Impact Properties in Austenitic Fe-Mn-C-Al-Based Steels for Cryogenic Applications
Effects of Mn addition (17, 19, and 22 wt pct) on tensile and Charpy impact properties in three austenitic Fe-Mn-C-Al-based steels were investigated at room and cryogenic temperatures in relation with deformat...
