Reforming public service of Republic of Kazakhstan as necessary condition for effective development of national economy by S. S. Dontsov, A. S. Kadyrova, S. A. Rakhimova, A. A. Nurgaliyeva, A. A. Titkov

“…The article emphasizes the importance of rational reforms of the public service in Kazakhstan for the successful implementation of all major strategic plans and effective development of the national economy as a whole. …”
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Fall risk-increasing drugs and associated health outcomes among community-dwelling older patients: A cross-sectional study in Croatian cohort of the EuroAgeism H2020 project by Paar Elizabeta, De Lai Eleonora, Držaić Margita, Kummer Ingrid, Bužančić Iva, Hadžiabdić Maja Ortner, Brkic Jovana, Fialová Daniela

“…Our study highlights the need for rationalization of FRID use. To reduce the unnecessary exposure to FRIDs in older adults, health-care professionals must consider high individualization of medication schemes regarding selection, dosing, and combinations of only necessary FRIDs.…”
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Chinese Medicine Huzhen Tongfeng Formula Effectively Attenuates Gouty Arthritis by Inhibiting Arachidonic Acid Metabolism and Inflammatory Mediators by Jianping Deng, Zicong Wu, Chen Chen, Zhenling Zhao, Yifei Li, Zhengquan Su, Yiguang Lin, Yifei Wang, Zhiping Wang

“…These findings extend our understanding of the pharmacological action of HZTF, rationalizing the application HZTF as an effective herbal therapy for GA.…”
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Genotyping Genebank Collections: Strategic Approaches and Considerations for Optimal Collection Management by Noelle L. Anglin, Peter Wenzl, Vania Azevedo, Charlotte Lusty, David Ellis, Dongying Gao

“…Data from genotyping can help define genetic diversity within a collection, identify genetic gaps, reveal genetic redundancies and verify uniqueness, enable the comparison of collections of the same crop across genebanks (rationalization), and determine errors or mix-ups in genetic identity that may have occurred in a germplasm collection. …”
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Opposite outcomes of triglyceride-glucose index and associated cardiovascular mortality risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus participants by different obesity criteria by Hui Huang, Jing Tian, Jiahui Xu, Qingguang Chen, Mengjie Cai, Hao Lu, Fan Gong

“…Among non-obese T2DM participants (BMI-defined), the hazard ration for CVD mortality was 1.73 in the fourth quartile group of TyG index compared with the first quartile group. …”
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Uncovering the Mechanism of Action of Antiprotozoal Agents: A Survey on Photoaffinity Labeling Strategy by Alessandro Giraudo, Cristiano Bolchi, Marco Pallavicini, Roberto Di Santo, Roberta Costi, Francesco Saccoliti

“…Besides highlighting new potential drug targets, PAL can provide valuable information on efficacy and liabilities of small molecules at the molecular level, which could be exploited to greatly facilitate the rational optimization of compounds in terms of potency and safety. …”
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An Enhanced End-to-End Object Detector for Drone Aerial Imagery by Quan Yu, Qiang Tong, Lin Miao, Lin Qi, Xiulei Liu

“…Look Forward Stage introduces a more rational gradient structure which eliminates inter-layer information bias between decoders. …”
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The Scale Effect of Coarse-Grained Materials by Triaxial Test Simulation by Xiaotao Ai, Guangjin Wang, Xiangyun Kong, Bo Cui, Bin Hu, Hongling Ma

“…The results showed that under the same confining pressure, the peak stress and initial deformation modulus Ei increased with the increase of the maximum particle size dmax, while the degree of shear shrinkage and Poisson’s ration υ decreased. As the confining pressure increased, the scale effect of coarse-grained materials would be magnified. …”
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A Master–Slave Game-Based Strategy for Trading and Allocation of Virtual Power Plants in the Electricity Spot Market by Na Yang, Liuzhu Zhu, Bao Wang, Rong Fu, Ling Qi, Xin Jiang, Chengyang Sun

“…This method ensures the rational allocation of electricity consumption among distributed energy resources within the VPP and derives the optimized bidding prices and quantities for both the VPP and its internal members. …”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…This work elucidates the impact of carbon configurations on K‐storage performance and proposes a structural model for efficient K‐ion storage, which is instrumental in the rational design and advancement of carbon anodes in PIBs.…”
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Genetic Diversity and Structure of a Critically Endangered Ornamental Species, <i>Rhododendron farinosum</i>, with Extremely Small Populations by Fengjuan Li, Linyuan Fan, Jingli Zhang, Wen Liu, Wei Li, Yongpeng Ma, Hong Ma

“…To unravel the reasons behind the endangerment of this species and provide guidance for the rational conservation of this species, this study obtained a large number of SNP loci by using double-digest restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-seq) to evaluate the genetic diversity and genetic structure of <i>R. farinosum</i>, as well as to infer the population history of this species. …”
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The Modified Gil-Vernet Antireflux Surgery: A Successful Technique for High-Grade Vesicoureteral Reflux Correction in Children—Long-Term Follow-Up by Mahmoudreza Moradi, Abolhassan Seyedzadeh, Saeed Gharakhloo, Aref Teymourinezhad, Kaveh Kaseb, Haress Rezaee

“…This simple and safe technique can correct bilateral VURs simultaneously; thus, it is rational to be considered for high-grade VUR correction. …”
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Unprecedented mechanical wave energy absorption observed in multifunctional bioinspired architected metamaterials by Zhendong Li, Xinxin Wang, Kexin Zeng, Zichao Guo, Chong Li, Xiang Yu, Seeram Ramakrishna, Zhonggang Wang, Yang Lu

“…Abstract In practical engineering, noise and impact hazards are pervasive, indicating the pressing demand for materials that can absorb both sound and stress wave energy simultaneously. However, the rational design of such multifunctional materials remains a challenge. …”
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Acquired vulnerability against EGF receptor inhibition in gastric cancer promoted by class I histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat by Tamara Zenz, Robert Jenke, Denys Oliinyk, Sandra Noske, René Thieme, Tim Kahl, Ines Gockel, Florian Meier-Rosar, Achim Aigner, Thomas RH Büch

“…Conclusion: Our findings establish the profound upregulation of the EGFR/AREG axis by entinostat as starting point for a rational combination therapy in gastric carcinoma.…”
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Strategic Planning of Rural Development Based on Foresight Methodologies by Rasul Gusmanov, Almir Askarov, Milyausha Lukyanova, Vitaliy Kovshov, Eugene Stovba

“…The purpose of the study is to establish scientific rational for the use of the foresight methodology in the strategic planning of rural development. …”
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Developing a Robust Model Based on the Gaussian Process Regression Approach to Predict Biodiesel Properties by Inna Pustokhina, Amir Seraj, Hafsan Hafsan, Seyed Mojtaba Mostafavi, S. M. Alizadeh

“…The basic purpose of the present study is to design a precise algorithm based on Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) model with several kernel functions, i.e., Rational Quadratic, Squared Exponential, Matern, and Exponential, to estimate biodiesel properties. …”
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<i>Musa paradisiaca</i> L. Inflorescence Abrogates Neutrophil Activation by Downregulating TLR4/NF-KB Signaling Pathway in LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury Model by Francisco Allysson Assis Ferreira Gadelha, Raquel Fragoso Pereira Cavalcanti, Cosmo Isaias Duvirgens Vieira, Joao Batista De Oliveira, Louíse Mangueira De Lima, Adriano Francisco Alves, Matheus Marley Bezerra Pessoa, Leônia Maria Batista, Naiara Naiana Dejani, Marcia Regina Piuvezam

“…Thus, this study supports the use of banana inflorescence in folk medicine and suggests its rational use to develop a phytomedicine to treat pulmonary inflammation.…”
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Dummy Template Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Electrochemical Detection of Cardiac Troponin I: A Combined Computational and Experimental Approach by Mohammad Sadegh Sadeghi Googheri, Davide Campagnol, Paolo Ugo, Samira Hozhabr Araghi, Najmeh Karimian

“…The satisfactory correlation between experimental and computational results validated our model-based approach for the rational design of dummy template molecularly imprinted polymers.…”
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Features of Plasma Electrolytic Formation of Manganese- and Cobalt-Containing Composites on Aluminum Alloys by Ann V. Karakurkchi, Nykolay D. Sakhnenko, Maryna V. Ved’, Ihor S. Luhovskyi, Hryhoriy A. Drobakha, Maryna V. Mayba

“…The incorporation of manganese and cobalt oxides in the composition of the surface layers was confirmed by the results of X-ray structural analysis. The rational modes of aluminum alloys PEO treatment were substantiated to obtain coatings with manganese and cobalt contents up to 25–40 аt.%. …”
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Mapping 3D Overthrust Structures by a Hybrid Modeling Method by Weisheng Hou, Yanhua Li, Shuwan Ye, Songhua Yang, Fan Xiao

“…Abstract A rational three‐dimensional (3D) geological model with complex characteristics generated on a small amount of data is a crucial data infrastructure for scientific research and many applications. …”
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