Design and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of a Six-Disc Short-Backfire Disc-on-Rod Antenna for 2.4 GHz Applications

Design and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of a Six-Disc Short-Backfire Disc-on-Rod Antenna for 2.4 GHz Applications Ashikur Mollik, Md Emadur Rahman Ekra*, Md Nadim Hosain, Md Daud Ibrahim Abstract This study designs and analyzes a copper disc-on-rod endfire antenna for the 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. Six coaxial

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Moving Beyond Blind Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Narrative Review of Assisted Techniques and Their Clinical Role

Moving Beyond Blind Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Narrative Review of Assisted Techniques and Their Clinical Role Calvin Constantine Yang1, Juan Farrel Wongso1, Ave Zangkila Langit1, Eka Arum Cahyaning Putri2* Abstract Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion is a common bedside procedure, yet conventional blind placement confirms tube position only after insertion, when

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Consistency-Availability Trade-offs in Distributed NoSQL Systems: From the CAP Theorem to Tunable and Strongly Consistent Cloud Data Stores

Consistency-Availability Trade-offs in Distributed NoSQL Systems: From the CAP Theorem to Tunable and Strongly Consistent Cloud Data Stores Naser Mislimi1*, Violeta Manevska2 Abstract The move of data management from centralized relational servers to geo-distributed, partitioned platforms forced designers to face a trade-off that classical transaction theory set aside: when the

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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of Melatonin Receptor MT1 (MTNR1A) Expression in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of Melatonin Receptor MT1 (MTNR1A) Expression in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Tan Deasy Tandika Wijaya1,2, Aditya Sita Sari1,3*, Fishella Aprista Rahmanti1,2 Abstract Background: Breast cancer caused 0.67 million deaths in 2022, and clinicians need tissue markers that refine risk beyond stage, hormone receptors, and

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Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing Factors in the Utilization of Preschool Children’s Dental Health Services in Surabaya

Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing Factors in the Utilization of Preschool Children’s Dental Health Services in Surabaya Retno Palupi1*, Titiek Berniyanti2, Tsaniya Kamilah3, Nadhif Putri Sucipto4 Abstract Dental and oral problems remain highly prevalent among preschool children, yet the utilization of dental health services in this age group is still low.

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α-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression in Relation to Invasive Histopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

α-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression in Relation to Invasive Histopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Lathifah Nurul Fajri1,2, Nila Kurniasari1,2*, Heriyawati1,2 Abstract Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has a favourable prognosis, but some tumours show invasive histopathological features associated with more aggressive behaviour. Alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), a marker of activated

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