Last month, Nielsen introduced its new "Big Data + Panel" measurement, which combines ratings data from traditional households with statistics from smart TVs and set-top boxes. Nielsen's new system ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program. Objectives ...

Abstract: Due to the inherent $\pi $ -phase constraint in phase unwrapping algorithms, the dynamic strain range of phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry ($\Phi $ -OTDR) is significantly ...

Abstract: To accurately simulate the thin layer of linear dispersive media, an improved 3-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is proposed. The inclusion of a weak conditionally stabilized ...

Strategies to improve university assessment for students and educators. Here, academics offer guidance on assessment design, covering formative, summative and diagnostic approaches, authentic ...

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