Water is an effective additive to fuel oil to reduce the concentration of soot in the gas phase by Mirlan Moldobaev, Zarlık Maymekov, Kubat Kemelov, Damira Sambaeva

“…In this regard, in burner equipment of medium and small power, it is required to develop and implement effective environmental measures to reduce emissions of soot particles. …”
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Optimization of Film-Dressings Containing Herbal Extracts for Wound Care—A Quality by Design Approach by Diana Antonia Safta, Cătălina Bogdan, Sonia Iurian, Mirela-Liliana Moldovan

“…All formulations contained polyvinyl alcohol and a previously studied complex herbal extract. The films were characterized in terms of uniformity of mass, film thickness, swelling degree, folding endurance, adhesive, and mechanical properties. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning With Dueling DQN for Partial Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in Mobile Edge Computing by Ehzaz Mustafa, Junaid Shuja, Faisal Rehman, Abdallah Namoun, Mazhar Ali, Abdullah Alourani

“…Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is widely utilized to optimize computation offloading decisions. However, previous studies fall short in two main ways: firstly, they do not collectively optimize the comprehensive state space, and secondly, their reliance on Q-learning and Deep Q Networks (DQN) makes it challenging for agents to discern the optimal action in large action spaces, as many actions may possess similar values. …”
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Flexible grant schemes: a systematic scoping review by Bojana Klepac, Amy Mowle, Erin Fitzpatrick, Melinda Craike

“…We found a lack of clarity and consistency in the interpretation of flexibility in the included studies. Three dominant, interrelated themes were identified: adaptation, autonomy, and coordination. …”
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Muscone Protects Against Ferroptosis-Induced Injury in Models of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Modulating Snap25 Protein by Ruijia You, Bin Sun, Jing Luo, Guanhua Hu, Nan Shao, Wenwen Si

“…Background: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the leading critical neurological conditions globally, resulting in significant adult mortality and disability. Previous studies have demonstrated a close relationship between AIS and the ferroptosis signaling pathway. …”
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Tensor RT optimized driver drowsiness detection system using edge device by Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Sambasivam Gnanasekaran, Arnab Pattanayak, Gourav Kumar, Kartik Vig, Vaibhav Narain, K.M. Deva Narayan, Sunidhi Garg

“…In this paper, alongwith the proposed project, we have analysed and reviewed the latest research, studies, and experiments in the field of driver drowsiness detection and prediction analysing systems. …”
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<i>pyVPRM</i>: a next-generation vegetation photosynthesis and respiration model for the post-MODIS era by T. Glauch, T. Glauch, J. Marshall, C. Gerbig, S. Botía, M. Gałkowski, M. Gałkowski, S. N. Vardag, S. N. Vardag, A. Butz, A. Butz

“…The results conform well with those from inversion studies.</p>…”
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Common Genetic Polymorphisms Influence Blood Biomarker Measurements in COPD. by Wei Sun, Katerina Kechris, Sean Jacobson, M Bradley Drummond, Gregory A Hawkins, Jenny Yang, Ting-Huei Chen, Pedro Miguel Quibrera, Wayne Anderson, R Graham Barr, Patricia V Basta, Eugene R Bleecker, Terri Beaty, Richard Casaburi, Peter Castaldi, Michael H Cho, Alejandro Comellas, James D Crapo, Gerard Criner, Dawn Demeo, Stephanie A Christenson, David J Couper, Jeffrey L Curtis, Claire M Doerschuk, Christine M Freeman, Natalia A Gouskova, MeiLan K Han, Nicola A Hanania, Nadia N Hansel, Craig P Hersh, Eric A Hoffman, Robert J Kaner, Richard E Kanner, Eric C Kleerup, Sharon Lutz, Fernando J Martinez, Deborah A Meyers, Stephen P Peters, Elizabeth A Regan, Stephen I Rennard, Mary Beth Scholand, Edwin K Silverman, Prescott G Woodruff, Wanda K O'Neal, Russell P Bowler, SPIROMICS Research Group, COPDGene Investigators

“…Large-scale blood biomarker studies would also benefit from close attention to the ABO blood group.…”
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The Impact of Contracted Family Doctors Services on the Cognitive, Behavioral, and Health Outcomes of Diabetes Patients by LONG Chao, LI Jia, YANG Zhikai, HEI Luping, LI Zhansheng, YUAN Beibei

“…However, there is still a need for further improvement in implementing patient health education and psychological care components within the service package. …”
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汽提塔二次蒸汽热能利用的研究与实践 Research and practice on the utilization of secondary steam thermal energy from stripping column by 庞雪风1，王喜刚1，薛宝臣1，曲新2，韩明忱3，孙武4 PANG Xuefeng1,WANG Xigang1, XUE Baochen1,QU Xin2, HAN Mingchen3, SUN Wu4

“…In order to save steam and reduce the use of circulating water, taking a 2 500 t/d soybean processing plant as an example, the utilization of secondary steam thermal energy from stripping column in the leaching workshop was studied. By exchanging heat between the secondary steam from the stripping column and fresh solvent, the temperature of the fresh solvent increased from 52 ℃ to 56 ℃. …”
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Metal Powder Production by Atomization of Free-Falling Melt Streams Using Pulsed Gaseous Shock and Detonation Waves by Sergey M. Frolov, Vladislav S. Ivanov, Viktor S. Aksenov, Igor O. Shamshin, Fedor S. Frolov, Alan E. Zangiev, Tatiana I. Eyvazova, Vera Ya. Popkova, Maksim V. Grishin, Andrey K. Gatin, Tatiana V. Dudareva

“…The analysis of solidified particles and particle size distribution in the powder is studied by sifting on sieves, optical microscopy, laser diffraction wet dispersion method (WDM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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The Evolution of Ophthalmological Healthcare System in Premature Children by A. V. Tereshhenko, I. G. Trifanenkova, M. S. Tereshhenkova, Yu. A. Yudina, S. V. Isaev, P. L. Volodin, N. N. Yudina, A. A. Vydrina, Yu. A. Sidorova, E. V. Erohina, V. V. Shaulov

“…Multicenter clinical studies evaluating the possibilities of anti-VEGF therapy for active ROP have being performed. …”
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Access and coverage of malaria services in Haiti in the context of elimination: a scoping review of the literature by Kenny Moise, Aude Melody Achille, Roubens Duvilaire, Jimmy Fedna, Roody Thermidor, Bertiny Bourdeau, Jessica Maureen Nestor, Gérald Lerebours, Jean Hugues Henrys, Christian Raccurt

“…Future studies should aim to fill this gap and investigate the determinants of the persistence of malaria cases in certain municipalities and departments of the country.…”
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Effects of public roads on wildlife-vehicle collisions in two protected areas, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Cameron T. Cormac, Cormac Price, Wendy Collinson, Dave J. Druce, Jarryd P. Streicher, Colleen T. Downs

“…Mitigation measures should be implemented to reduce the number of wildlife mortalities along the roads in both locations, with specific measures to mitigate small vertebrate road mortalities. …”
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Method for Calculating the Unbalanced Current in Ungrounded Double Wye C-Type Harmonic Filters by Sergio Arrieta Meza, Fernando Salinas Salinas, Luis Alonso Trujillo Guajardo, Luis Humberto Rodríguez Alfaro, Mario Alberto González Vázquez, Johnny Rodríguez Maldonado, Miguel Angel Platas-Garza

“…Then, the calculation methodology is proposed and validated in two practical case studies. In the first case, a 45 Mvar C-type second harmonic filter connected to a 34.5 kV bus is analyzed. …”
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Invited review: Improved control of Johne's disease in dairy cattle through advancements in diagnostics, testing, and management of young stock by Larissa Martins, Karin Orsel, Razieh Eshraghisamani, Jose Miguel Hernández-Agudelo, A. Caroline Pereira, Waseem Shaukat, Ad P. Koets, John P. Bannantine, Caroline Ritter, David F. Kelton, Richard J. Whittington, Maarten F. Weber, Antonio Facciuolo, Navneet K. Dhand, Karsten Donat, Susanne Eisenberg, Miguel A. Salgado, John P. Kastelic, Jeroen De Buck, Herman W. Barkema

“…ABSTRACT: Johne's disease (JD; paratuberculosis) control programs have been regionally implemented across the globe, but few have successfully eradicated the pathogen (Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis; MAP) causing this disease. …”
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Numerical Analysis of a Fractional Cauchy Problem for the Laplace Equation in an Annular Circular Region by José Julio Conde Mones, Julio Andrés Acevedo Vázquez, Eduardo Hernández Montero, María Monserrat Morín Castillo, Carlos Arturo Hernández Gracidas, José Jacobo Oliveros Oliveros

“…Thus, we found a stable method for finding the solution to the problem studied. To illustrate the proposed method, we elaborate on synthetic examples and MATLAB 2021 programs to implement it. …”
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Thinning intensity influences the C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems: A global synthesis by Chongwei Fan, Guiyao Zhou, Hongyang Chen, Zhenggang Du, Ruiqiang Liu, Yanghui He, Changjiang Huang, Shuying Qiu, Yimin Zhu, Jie Li, Xuhui Zhou

“…Future forest management could implement an appropriate forest thinning intensity to ensure ecosystem functionality and maintain the balance and stability of ecosystem elements.…”
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DATA 5.0—Data Acquisition, Translation & Analysis—a prospective urooncological data warehouse for the 21st century by Viktoria Schütz, Christine Geisler, Mathias Rath, Sarah Böning, Thomas Treber, Albrecht Stenzinger, Alexander Brobeil, Oliver Reinhard, Anette Duensing, Anette Duensing, Stefan Duensing, Stefan Duensing, Markus Hohenfellner, Magdalena Görtz

“…Commonly, case documentation is restricted to studies investigating a defined hypothesis. Only few institutions prospectively register all oncological patients with a reliable, sustainable and continuous follow-up infrastructure. …”
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Prostate cancer diagnosis and management: current practices in Africa a consultant-based survey by Marcella Derboise Christelle Biyouma, Marcella Derboise Christelle Biyouma, Kaleab Habtemichael Gebreselassie, Kaleab Habtemichael Gebreselassie, Saleh Abdelkerim Nedjim, Saleh Abdelkerim Nedjim, Ouima Justin Dieudonné Ziba, Ouima Justin Dieudonné Ziba, Axel Stéphane Nwaha Makon, Axel Stéphane Nwaha Makon, Anteneh Tadesse Kifle, Anteneh Tadesse Kifle, Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed, Ayun Kotokai Cassell, Bencherki Youssef, Bencherki Youssef, Sissoko Idrissa, Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Rachid Aboutaieb, Tagang Titus Ngwa‐Ebogo, Alain Khassim Ndoye, Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Fru Fobuzshi Angwafo, Fru Fobuzshi Angwafo

“…Prostate cancer emerged as the most frequent urological cancer in all regions studied. The assay for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was available in nearly all centres. …”
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