A 3D Approach Using a Control Algorithm to Minimize the Effects on the Healthy Tissue in the Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment [PDF]
Entropy, 2023 According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a worldwide health problem. Its high mortality rate motivates scientists to study new treatments. One of these new treatments is hyperthermia using magnetic nanoparticles.
Gustavo Resende Fatigate +2 more
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A Novel Evaluation of Income Class Boundaries Using Inflection Points of Probability Density Functions: A Case Study of Brazil [PDF]
EntropyCategorizing a population into different income classes is important for creating effective policies and analyzing markets. Our study develops a statistical method based on a nationwide survey of income distribution.
Rafael Bittencourt +4 more
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Retrospective Cohort Study of COVID-19 in Patients of the Brazilian Public Health System with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection [PDF]
Vaccines, 2022 Several vaccines against COVID-19 are now available, based on different techniques and made by different laboratories spread around the world. With the roll out of the vaccination process in an advanced stage in many countries, the reduced risk of ...
Thiago B. Murari +13 more
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Electronic and structural properties of Möbius boron-nitride and carbon nanobelts [PDF]
Discover NanoFor the development of nanofilters and nanosensors, we wish to know the impact of size on their geometric, electronic, and thermal stabilities. Using the semiempirical tight binding method as implemented in the xTB program, we characterized Möbius boron ...
C. Aguiar, N. Dattani, I. Camps
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Degeneracy and Photon Trapping in a Dissipationless Two-Mode Optomechanical Model [PDF]
EntropyIn this work, we theoretically study a finite and undamped two-mode optomechanical model consisting of a high quality optical cavity containing a thin, elastic, and dielectric membrane. The main objective is to investigate the precursors of quantum phase
Thiago Alonso Merici +2 more
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Hierarchical Virtual Screening and Binding Free Energy Prediction of Potential Modulators of Aedes Aegypti Odorant-Binding Protein 1 [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main hematophagous vector responsible for arbovirus transmission in Brazil. The disruption of A. aegypti hematophagy remains one of the most efficient and least toxic methods against these diseases and, therefore ...
Moysés F. A. Neto +8 more
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Dossiê: Modelagem Computacional em Ciência e Tecnologia
REMATDossiê: Modelagem Computacional em Ciência e Tecnologia, v. 10, n. especial, 2024. Artigos apresentados no Encontro Regional de Matemática Aplicada e Computacional (ERMAC-2023) & Simpósio 1ª Década do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Modelagem ...
Greice da Silva Lorenzzetti Andreis +1 more
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Parameter N Analysis on the Rational-Talbot Algorithm for Numerical Inversion of Laplace Transform
Vetor, 2021 This article investigates the numerical inversion of the Laplace Transform by the Rational-Talbot method and analyzes the influence on the variation of the free parameter N established by the technique when applied to certain functions.
Elisandra Freitas +4 more
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Ambientes de modelagem computacional no aprendizado exploratório de Física
Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física, 2012 Este trabalho apresenta, inicialmente, algumas visões sobre a interface tecnologia e ciência no contexto educacional, seguido do relato de três iniciativas independentes de investigação da utilização da modelagem computacional no ensino de ciências ...
Laercio Ferracioli +8 more
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Vetor, 2023 Problemas relacionados à transferência radiativa e ao transporte de fótons são comumente encontrados em diversas disciplinas científicas e campos da engenharia, abrangendo desde a tomografia computadorizada e radioterapia até a astrofísica, testes não ...
Iram Barbaro Rivas Ortiz +4 more
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