PREMIERE study: reaching target blood pressure level – a success in coronary heart disease treatment by Yu. A. Karpov, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev

“…Perindopril treatment was associated with BP reduction; 86% of the participants reached target BP levels, <140/90 mm Hg, by the end of the study. …”
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An adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control of variable speed reaching law for steer-by-wire systems by Jinwen Yang, Yinquan Yu, Dequan Zeng, Yiming Hu, Junhui Liu, Kai Liu, Giuseppe Carbone, Shaohua Luo, Xiaofeng Zhu

“…To solve the inadequate tracking accuracy resulting from actuator fault and system disturbances, an adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control strategy based on a variable-speed reaching law (VSRL-ASMFTC) is proposed. By integrating an adjustment function into the constant-velocity reaching polynomial and designing an adaptive law, dynamic updating of the control law is achieved. …”
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Implementing FFE-MLSD With Improved BER and Reduced Complexity for Long-Reach PAM4 Wireline Receivers by Hanseok Kim, Sihyun Lee, Piljun Jeong, Jaeha Kim, Woo-Seok Choi

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Particle Size Characteristics of Flood Sediments in Floodplain and Historical Flood Events of Hengyang Reach of Xiangjiang River by Xiong Pingsheng, Liu Liang, Zhang Chuchu, Hao Liting, Huang Linjuan

“…[Objective] The flood information recorded in floodplain sediments during the historical period was analyzed in order to reveal the extreme flood events and the regularity of flood occurrence, and to provide guidance for flood control and disaster reduction. [Methods] Particle size characteristics and flood events for the floodplain profile of Hengyang Reach of the Xiangjiang River in Hu'nan Province were studied based on particle size analysis of 91 samples from the flood plain combined with AMS 14C dating. …”
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Semi-Automated Control System for Reaching Movements in EMG Shoulder Disarticulation Prosthesis Based on Mixed Reality Device by Shunta Togo, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Susumu Kimizuka, Yinlai Jiang, Hiroshi Yokoi

“…Two evaluation experiments with reaching and reach-to-grasp movements were conducted to compare the performance of the conventional system when operated using only visual feedback control of the user. …”
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Coordinate Representations for Interference Reduction in Motor Learning. by Sang-Hoon Yeo, Daniel M Wolpert, David W Franklin

“…Here we examine the extent to which each of these three possible coordinate systems--Cartesian hand position, shoulder and elbow joint angles, or hand orientation--underlies the reduction in interference. Subjects performed goal-directed reaching movements in five different limb configurations designed so that different pairs of these configurations involved a change in only one coordinate system. …”
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Water-Sediment Characteristics and Flow-Sediment Diversion Patterns in Typical Bifurcated Channels in the Middle Reaches of Huaihe River by ZHANG Hui, NI Jin, BEN Peng, WANG Jiu-sheng

“…This indicated a continuous reduction in sediment inflow intensity and an enhancement of the channel’s sediment transport capacity, promoting channel scouring. …”
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Towards Non-Animal Testing in European Regulatory Toxicology: An Introduction to the REACH Framework and Challenges in Implementing the 3Rs by Katerina Stoykova

“…REACH permits animal testing as a last resort only and imposes the 3Rs principle (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement of animal testing). …”
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Temporal and Spatial Variation Characteristics of Base Flow and Its Influencing Factors in Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River by JIANG Lei, HE Ya'nan, GU Xihui

“…The results show that the Chapman-Maxwell filtering method is more suitable for base flow segmentation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The base flow of the main stream in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is much larger than that of tributaries. …”
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Upper-Limb Robotic Rehabilitation: Online Sliding Mode Controller Gain Tuning Using Particle Swarm Optimization by Deira Sosa Méndez, David Bedolla-Martínez, Maarouf Saad, Yassine Kali, Cecilia E. García Cena, Ángel L. Álvarez

“…The proposed method was validated through experimental tests conducted on two healthy subjects, and the outcomes indicated a reduction of over 20% in tracking errors compared to heuristically tuned gains. …”
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Preparation of CuONPs and their Catalytic Reduction Properties by Zhou Guoliang

“…In this study, the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) by CuONPs was investigated using NaBH4 as the hydrogen donor. …”
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Soil moisture loss reduction owing to evaporation by Yu. A. Savel’ev, O. N. Kuharev, N. P. Larjushin, P. A. Ishkin, Yu. M. Dobrynin

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Reaching caesarean section rates below 15%: experience of a French tertiary maternity using the Robson classification system by Julien Echalard, Manon Vouga, Aude Bourtembourg-Matras, Didier Riethmuller, Nicolas Mottet

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Attribution Analysis of Runoff Change in the Upper Reaches of the Liuchong River Basin Based on Coupled Water-energy Balance Equation by LONG Da, DONG Qianjin, YANG Rongfang

“…Taking the upper reaches of the Liuchong River in Guizhou Province as the study area,this paper first analyzes the trend and abrupt change of the annual runoff at Qixingguan Station in the Liuchong River by the Mann-Kendall test and Pettitt test to find the abrupt change points,then,discusses the reasons of runoff change before and after the abrupt change points by the coupled water-energy balance equation,finally,calculates the contribution rates of precipitation,potential evapotranspiration and underlying surface to runoff change through the sensitivity analysis of their elastic coefficients.The results show that:The depth of runoff in the upper reaches of the Liuchong River shows a significant downward trend from 1971 to 2009,and a significant abrupt change occurred in 1986.By comparing the sensitivity of precipitation,potential evapotranspiration,and underlying surface to runoff change,it is found that the elastic coefficient of precipitation is the highest,followed by the underlying surface index,and finally the potential evapotranspiration,indicating that runoff is the most sensitive to the change of precipitation.In addition,based on the results of the contribution rate of the three factors to the reduction of runoff,it is found that the contribution rate of decreasing precipitation to runoff reduction is as high as 113.3%,followed by the change of underlying surface,with a contribution rate of 14.4% and finally the increasing potential evapotranspiration,with a contribution rate of -27.7%.…”
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Reaching machine learning leverage to advance performance of electrocatalytic CO2 conversion in non-aqueous deep eutectic electrolytes by Ahmed Halilu, Mohamed Kamel Hadj-Kali, Hanee Farzana Hizaddin, Mohd Ali Hashim, Emad M. Ali, Suresh Bhargava

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Spatial and temporal trend analysis of discharge and water quality, Case study: Chamriz-Pol Khan reach of Kor river by Vida Pasandi Pour, Homa Razmkhah, Alireza Fararouie, Amin Rostami Ravari

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Harm Reduction Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Reduction and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in HIV Primary Care: Protocol for an Implementation Effectiveness Study by Gabriela Steiner, Stefan Baral, Elise D Riley, Steven Shoptaw, Gabriel Chamie, Kate Roberts, Lauren Suchman, Kelly Knight, Monica Gandhi, Phillip Coffin, Ayesha Appa

“…However, CM is not widely implemented, in part due to feasibility concerns. Although reductions in substance use short of full abstinence can improve health outcomes, CM programs typically target complete abstinence from stimulant use rather than reduction. …”
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Digital agriculture drives carbon emission reduction in China by Yao Wenyan, Li Chenghan, Lin Fangzhou

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Understanding China’s Double Reduction Policy on Educational Economy by QICHAO WANG, XIAOTONG LUO, JIE YANG

“…It concludes that the “double reduction” policy has a complex and far-reaching impact on China’s educational economy and on the related job market, as well as on the distribution of the family income and on education-relevant expenses, which is mainly reflected in family education costs. …”
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BSFL biodiesel production and cost reduction: A review by Lingfeng He, Abdullah Amru Indera Luthfi, Noorashikin Md Saleh, Zahira Yaakob, Nor Sakinah Mohd Said, Peer Mohamed, Xiaoling Li

“…The integrated system includes light parameter optimization, carbon dioxide optimization, and cost reduction to treat specific microalgae in their respective water bodies.…”
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