NAF, OAF, OR NONCOOPERATION: WHICH PROTOCOL TO CHOOSE?

NAF, OAF, or Noncooperation: Which Protocol to Choose?

The two main Amplify and Forward cooperative protocols are the orthogonal (OAF) and the nonorthogonal one (NAF).In this paper, we consider a given source, N relays, click here a destination, and a channel realization and we try to resolve the following problem: what is the best way to communicate: without cooperation or using one of the two coopera

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Crafting a prognostic nomogram for the overall survival rate of cutaneous verrucous carcinoma using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to establish and verify a predictive nomogram for patients with cutaneous verrucous carcinoma (CVC) who will eventually survive and to determine the accuracy of the nomogram relative to the conventional American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system.MethodsAssessments were performed on 1125 patients wit

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Oral-Gut-Brain Axis in Experimental Models of Periodontitis: Associating Gut Dysbiosis With Neurodegenerative Diseases

Periodontitis is considered a non-communicable chronic disease caused by a dysbiotic microbiota, which generates a low-grade systemic inflammation that chronically damages the organism.Several studies have associated periodontitis with other chronic non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases.Besides, the oral ba

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Disclosing the ecological implications of heavy metal disturbance on the microbial N-transformation process in the ocean tidal flushing urban estuary

Anthropogenic source of heavy metals in the estuary-coastal sediment could cause serious environmental concerns.Thus, much needs to be concerned about the linkages between bacterial community, microbial nitrogen processes and heavy metals accumulation in the ocean tidal flush urban estuary where the river meet the sea.In this study, Illumina sequen

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